Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
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What was the Industrial Revolution?
increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century
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Why would some European nations choose to engage in Imperialism?
To increase home country's political, economical, and cultural dominance in the world.
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True of False: Japan Shut their Country down for visitors and traders due to the Shoguns lack of respect for Missionaries in the 1700's
True
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Which social class grew as a result of the industrial revolution?
Middle Class
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Who is this?
Trey Mcbride
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Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?
textile production
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What is the best definition of the idea of imperialism?
To dominate every aspect of another country's society and economy.
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What was a benefit of the railroad in Britain?
It offered cheap transportation for materials and goods.
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What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
unions
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What is a key description of government's role in capitalism?
Worker-owner relations should not be interfered with by the government.
300
Before the French and American revolutions, both countries were ruled by what form of government?
Monarchy
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Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies.
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Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?
government should not interfere in economic matters
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Where did the British Empire control an entire continent?
Australia
400
With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?
Communism
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An economic motivator of imperialism was a industrial demand for what?
cheaper sources of raw materials.
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The Industrial Revolution is thought to have started where?
London / Great Britain
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What is the laissez-faire policy?
a policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference
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What was true of direct control?
A: Local government officials were used.
B: The British preferred it.
C: Local rules were included with European styles.
D: It had no self-rule.
It had no self-rule.
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Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
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What happened because of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
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The Industrial Revolution served as a primary motivation behind what writing?
The Communist Manifesto.
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Which continent had the greatest number of British colonies?
Africa