Question 1

Britain's main strategy to eliminate competition in trade, especially in India, was to

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A) flood the market with cheap goods and drive competitors out of business. 
B) start a war, which Britain could win because of its superior navy. 
C) suppress all unionist activity that might cause an interruption of productivity. 
D) send all the Chartist reformers to Australia. 
E) send in saboteurs to destroy other countries' factories. 
A) flood the market with cheap goods and drive competitors out of business. 
B) start a war, which Britain could win because of its superior navy. 
C) suppress all unionist activity that might cause an interruption of productivity. 
D) send all the Chartist reformers to Australia. 
E) send in saboteurs to destroy other countries' factories. A

Question 2

What events in Continental Europe between 1789 and 1815 opened the door for Britain's advancement in the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A series of wars

Question 3

Roughly percent of Britain's population was under fifteen years of age in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

40

Question 4

How were colonialism and European imperialism related to industrialization?

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The economic relationship of Europe with

Question 5

Which of the following was true of poor urban neighborhoods?

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A) They were often filled with overcrowded tenements. 
B) There was an atmosphere of filth, pollution, and sewage. 
C) The danger of typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and tuberculosis was very high. 
D) Houses were often mixed in with factories. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) They were often filled with overcrowded tenements. 
B) There was an atmosphere of filth, pollution, and sewage. 
C) The danger of typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and tuberculosis was very high. 
D) Houses were often mixed in with factories. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Single women and married women both did factory work but for different reasons:

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A) Married women worked if their husbands were unable to support their families. 
B) Unmarried women worked for themselves or to save for marriage. 
C) Married women worked to put their children through school. 
D) Single women worked to make friends and be social. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Married women worked if their husbands were unable to support their families. 
B) Unmarried women worked for themselves or to save for marriage. 
C) Married women worked to put their children through school. 
D) Single women worked to make friends and be social. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 7

With industrialization, the role of middle-class women became management of the home, children, and servants. This was known as

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A) the "factory at home." 
B) the "female world of home." 
C) "home, sweet home." 
D) "children, kitchen, and church." 
E) the "cult of domesticity." 
A) the "factory at home." 
B) the "female world of home." 
C) "home, sweet home." 
D) "children, kitchen, and church." 
E) the "cult of domesticity."

Question 8

What invention, which was developed simultaneously in England and America, revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution?

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A) the phonograph 
B) radar 
C) yhe electric telegraph 
D) the battery 
E) the telephone 
A) the phonograph 
B) radar 
C) yhe electric telegraph 
D) the battery 
E) the telephone

Question 9

One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was that

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A) Western Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world. 
B) the raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization. 
C) the availability of cheap labor in Asia caused its markets to expand rapidly. 
D) Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition. 
E) workers' wages and quality of living rose quickly. 
A) Western Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world. 
B) the raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization. 
C) the availability of cheap labor in Asia caused its markets to expand rapidly. 
D) Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition. 
E) workers' wages and quality of living rose quickly.

Question 10

North Americans changed their environment on a scale.

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A) minimal 
B) vast 
C) medium 
D) minor 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) minimal 
B) vast 
C) medium 
D) minor 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 11

As a result of industrialization, the relationship between western Europe and the non-Western world

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A) improved through increased communications. 
B) worsened through the savagery of the slave trade. 
C) remained the same. 
D) became based on Western dominance. 
E) became dominated by the non-Western world through their monopoly of raw materials. 
A) improved through increased communications. 
B) worsened through the savagery of the slave trade. 
C) remained the same. 
D) became based on Western dominance. 
E) became dominated by the non-Western world through their monopoly of raw materials.

Question 12

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Why did the Industrial Revolution take place first in Britain rather than in another country?

Accepted Answer

Although the British were innovative, th

Question 13

Which of the following was not a type of protest or call for reform during the Industrial Revolution?

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A) Luddites 
B) Captain Swing riots 
C) Grand National Consolidated Trade Union 
D) United Briton 
E) Enclosure 
A) Luddites 
B) Captain Swing riots 
C) Grand National Consolidated Trade Union 
D) United Briton 
E) Enclosure

Question 14

Describe the early advocates of laissez faire and explore some of its critics.

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The most celebrated exponent of laissez

Question 15

New forms of energy were important for industrialization, such as

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A) horse power. 
B) wind and water energy. 
C) the steam engine and electricity. 
D) hydroelectric power. 
E) gas turbine engines. 
A) horse power. 
B) wind and water energy. 
C) the steam engine and electricity. 
D) hydroelectric power. 
E) gas turbine engines.

Question 16

Whose Egyptian reform efforts ran afoul of the British?

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A) Attaturk 
B) Muhammad Ali 
C) Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar 
D) Emperor Wu 
E) British East India Company 
A) Attaturk 
B) Muhammad Ali 
C) Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar 
D) Emperor Wu 
E) British East India Company

Question 17

In rural areas, manufacture was carried out through proto-industrialization, where

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A) a factory owner "put out" his workers to work in other factories. 
B) merchants delivered raw materials to craftspeople and picked up the finished product. 
C) merchants and factory owners collaborated to "cottage" a lower wage. 
D) silk and cotton textiles were manufactured together. 
E) workers led an idyllic working life. 
A) a factory owner "put out" his workers to work in other factories. 
B) merchants delivered raw materials to craftspeople and picked up the finished product. 
C) merchants and factory owners collaborated to "cottage" a lower wage. 
D) silk and cotton textiles were manufactured together. 
E) workers led an idyllic working life.

Question 18

According to the text, which industry offers a good example of mass production?

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A) cotton 
B) pottery 
C) iron 
D) steam 
E) railroad 
A) cotton 
B) pottery 
C) iron 
D) steam 
E) railroad

Question 19

The first commercially successful steamboat was Robert Fulton's North River, which first sailed in this river.

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A) St. Lawrence Seaway 
B) Hudson River 
C) Mississippi River 
D) Ohio River 
E) Erie Canal 
A) St. Lawrence Seaway 
B) Hudson River 
C) Mississippi River 
D) Ohio River 
E) Erie Canal

Question 20

Britain's social structure is described as being "more fluid" than the rest of Europe. Which of the following is the most likely reason for that?

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A) They had a reformed national church. 
B) It had a less powerful aristocracy. 
C) It did not have the three-estate system of France. 
D) It had a highly regimented government bureaucracy. 
E) The lines between the classes were not as sharply drawn. 
A) They had a reformed national church. 
B) It had a less powerful aristocracy. 
C) It did not have the three-estate system of France. 
D) It had a highly regimented government bureaucracy. 
E) The lines between the classes were not as sharply drawn.

Exam 22: The Early Industrial Revolution

Britain's main strategy to eliminate competition in trade, especially in India, was to

What events in Continental Europe between 1789 and 1815 opened the door for Britain's advancement in the Industrial Revolution?

Roughly percent of Britain's population was under fifteen years of age in the nineteenth century.

How were colonialism and European imperialism related to industrialization?

Which of the following was true of poor urban neighborhoods?

Single women and married women both did factory work but for different reasons:

With industrialization, the role of middle-class women became management of the home, children, and servants. This was known as

What invention, which was developed simultaneously in England and America, revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution?

One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was that

North Americans changed their environment on a scale.

As a result of industrialization, the relationship between western Europe and the non-Western world

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). Why did the Industrial Revolution take place first in Britain rather than in another country?

Which of the following was not a type of protest or call for reform during the Industrial Revolution?

Describe the early advocates of laissez faire and explore some of its critics.

New forms of energy were important for industrialization, such as

Whose Egyptian reform efforts ran afoul of the British?

In rural areas, manufacture was carried out through proto-industrialization, where

According to the text, which industry offers a good example of mass production?

The first commercially successful steamboat was Robert Fulton's North River, which first sailed in this river.

Britain's social structure is described as being "more fluid" than the rest of Europe. Which of the following is the most likely reason for that?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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