World History and Cultures Test 8 Chapters 19-21
miner's safety lamp
Sir Humphry Davy
Who is considered the greatest inventor in history?
Thomas Edison
CLIPPERS ships were long, lean sailing vessels known for their tremendous speed on the high seas.
True
Cuba and the Philippines were SPANISH colonies ceded to the United States.
True
IRA SANKEY was D. L. Moody's song leader.
True
The first world's fair was called THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
True
founded the Salvation Army
William Booth
process for converting iron to steel
William Kelly
English prime minister during the French Revolution
William Pitt
Which of the following was NOT part of Metternich's fourfold plan for peace in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon?
assisting the French as they rebuilt their military after Napoleon's defeat
What is the system in which many people were employed to produce manufactured goods in a systematic way?
factory system
What does the Dutch word BOER mean?
farmer
What led to the biggest increase in Australia's population in the 19th century?
gold rush
George Muller is remembered for establishing the YMCA.
orphanages
Capitalism is an economic system in which there is GOVERNMENT control of the means of production.
private
Who wrote The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
Jewish prime minister of England
Benjamin Disraeli
famous cricket player who became a missionary
C. T. Studd
The British North America Act made NEWFOUNDLAND a self-governing commonwealth.
Canada
"Prince of Preachers"
Charles Spurgeon
The BOER War was an attempt to stop Russian dominance of Turkey.
Crimean
HENRY BESSEMER laid the first transatlantic cable.
Cyrus Field
reaper
Cyrus McCormick
cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Who created the modern nursing profession?
Florence Nightingale
introduced dialectic thinking
G. W. F. Hegel
Who built the first practical steam-powered locomotive?
George Stephenson
organized the Red Shirts
Giuseppe Garibaldi
organized Young Italy
Giuseppe Mazzini
taught idealism
Immanuel Kant
Who founded China Island Missions?
J. Hudson Taylor
? was a giant in the banking industry.
J. P. Morgan
spinning jenny
James Hargreaves
steam engine
James Watt
Which area was NOT explored by Captain Cook?
Japan
seed drill
Jethro Tull
proposed the atomic theory
John Dalton
steel plow
John Deere
flying shuttle
John Kay
What American missionary to Japan invented the rickshaw?
Jonathan Goble
Who introduced the use of antiseptics to fight germs following surgery?
Joseph Lister
Name one of the men responsible for developing the first modern automobiles.
Karl Benz or Henry Ford
Which was NOT a cause of the July Revolution?
Louis XVIII cruelly crushed a peaceful demonstration
Who led in the unification of Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
Who was England's longest reigning monarch?
Queen Victoria
first practical steam ship
Robert Fulton
founded the London police force
Robert Peel
CYRUS FIELD perfected the electric telegraph.
Samuel Morse
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What is the name of the uprising against the East India Company?
Sepoy Goble
