Canvas Quiz Questions

Which statement best reflects the values of the social gospel movement?

"Feed the hungry, comfort the sick."

Which statement correctly identifies one aspect of Realpolitik?

Power is more important than principles.

What did Karl Marx predict would be the final result of centuries of class struggle and economic competition?

Private ownership of farms and factories would be abolished.

After 1858, Parliament set up a system of colonial rule in India which became known as the British...

Raj

A major result of the Industrial Revolution was the...

concentration of workers in urban areas.

European imperialists redrew the map of Africa with little regard for...

ethnic boundaries.

Which of the following is responsible for the increase in steel production seen during the Industrial Revolution?

Henry Bessemer

Which of the following was one factor that allowed Britain to industrialize first?

British Colonies

Funds for investment of business, called ____________________, were crucial to the industrialization of Great Britain.

Capital

In Great Britain, ____________________ was crucial for heating water to power steam engines.

Coal

Which factor led to the Boer War?

Gold and diamonds were discovered in Boer lands.

"Shortly before mid-day I placed the single earphone to my ear and started listening... I heard, faintly but distinctly, pip-pip-pip... I now felt for the first time absolute certain that the day would come when mankind would be able to send messages without wires not only across the Atlantic, but between the farthermost ends of the earth."

Guglielmo Marconi

In the past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into colonies, and controlled their economies. Which term refers to the situation described in this statement?

Imperialism

How did the enclosure movement contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

Increased the Urban Workforce

The inventor ____________________ developed an efficient steam engine that was a crucial innovation in industrialization.

James Watts

These were originally formed to unite workers in opposition against the working conditions of factories.

Labor Unions

Which of the following was one factor that allowed European nations to extend their control over Asia and Africa after 1800?

Military advantages such as superior weapons.

"Passions are let loose... to overthrow everything that society respects as the basis of its existence: religion, public morality, laws, customs, rights, and duties, all are attacked, confounded (defeated), overthrown, or called in question." - Prince Clemens von Metternich.

Nationalism

Which statement best reflects the effect of imperialism in Africa?

Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.

Which of the following statements concerning the economies of the European colonies is most accurate?

Slowly, the industrial system of the Europe, including factories and the production of manufactured goods, was introduced into Africa and Asia.

"Truly, this earth is a trophy cup for the industrious man. And this rightly so, in the service of natural selection. He who does not possess the force to secure his Lebensraum (territory or space) in this world, and, if necessary, to enlarge it, does not deserve to possess the necessities of life. He must step aside and allow stronger peoples to pass him by." -Adolf Hitler The above quote from a twentieth century dictator reflects the values and beliefs of what theory that emerged during the Industrial Age?

Social Darwinism

Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth of in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people. Speaker B: Individuals make the best economic decisions for themselves, and therefore, for their country. Governments, should not be involved. Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy. Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of the people. Which of the above statements best represents the views of Adam Smith?

Speaker B

Which of the following statements best describes European imperialism?

The Industrial Revolution was a driving force behind European imperialism.

Which of the following accurately describes how social classes changed during the Industrial Revolution?

The aristocracy became owners of factories and forced the peasants to move into cities.

Which social development is reflected in the following 1837 quote by Catharine Beecher? "Woman is to win every thing by peace and love; by making herself so much respected, esteemed and loved, that to yield to her opinions and to gratify her wishes, will be the free-will offering of the heart. But this is to be all accomplished in the domestic and social circle. There let every woman become so cultivated and refined in intellect... so unassuming and unambitious... so 'gentle and easy to be entreated,' as that every heart will repose in her presence; then, the fathers, the husbands, and the sons, will find an influence thrown around them, to which they will yield not only willingly but proudly... But the moment woman begins to feel the promptings of ambition, or the thirst for power, her aegis of defence is gone. All the sacred protection of religion, all the generous promptings of chivalry, all the poetry of romantic gallantry, depend upon woman's retaining her place as dependent and defenceless, and making no claims, and maintaining no right but what are the fits of honour, rectitude, and love."

The growing influence of the women's temperance movement.

Which event marked the official reunification of Italy?

The withdrawal of French troops from Rome in 1870.

How did the majority of British people view Indian culture? (Hint: its no different than how they viewed every other culture that they conquered)

They dismissed Indian culture as inferior to their own.

Which of the following natural resources was least important for the early development of industry in Great Britain?

Timber

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

To prevent fighting of European nations over the division of Africa.

In Laissez-Faire economics, the government...

left the economy alone under the belief that free markets would regulate themselves.

Mass production in factories, which created an increased in the number of goods produced, led to...

more consumer goods available to more people at a lesser price.

Prior to factories, goods were produced at home in a system known as...

the Domestic System (putting out system)

"I cannot paint an angel, because I have never seen one." - Gustave Courbet The above quotation reflects the values of an artistic movement that rejected

the romantic emphasis on imagination.