chapter 17 quiz
which of the following resulted from Europe's expansion overseas in the 18th and 19th centuries?
European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade
which of the following explains why industrialization first occurred in Europe?
European rulers fostered unusually close alliances with their merchant classes
which of the following is the objective of the cartoon?
Northern capitalists/factory owners paid their workers a fair wage
all of the following resulted from the French Revolution and Russian Revolutions except
a socialist economic system
which of the following describes a feature of Karl Marx's vision of the society he predecited would emerge after the collapse of capitalism?
a society made up only of the middle class
which of the following describes how the movement toward industrialization in the 19th century affected Latin America?
Latin America provided the food prodcuts, raw materials, and markets for industrializing countries
which of the following did Karl Marx propose
he believed middle class and working class were opposed to each other
which of the following was a result of industrial revolution?
an increase in production in mining, manufacturing, and services
which of the following contributed to England's early industrialization?
colonial trade
by reducing the cost of overland freight, the railroad
created national markets
in what way was the industrial revolution a global phenomenon by the end of the 19th century?
even regions that failed to industrialize were impacted by industrialization
in 19th century Britain, women from the laboring classes found jobs as
factory workers and domestic servants
the economic development of Latin America was heavily dependent on
foreign capital
adoption of which of the following power sources has contributed the most to increasing energy avaliable to humans?
fossil fuels
all of the following contributed to the rise of industrialization in western Europe and North America during the 19th century except
increased rights for laborers
which of the following describes how the industrial revolution unfolded?
it began independently in only one place. Great Britain
how did contact with other civilizations contributed to Europe's industrial revolution?
it enabled Europe to draw disproportionately on the world's resources
in the 18th century, how did the industrial revolution solve an emerging energy crisis?
it introduced the use of coal, oil, and natural gas as sources of fuel
which of the following describes the situation in Latin America after independence?
politically, the area was plagued by internal divisions regional revolts, and international wars
the most significant technological advance to solve the issues pf energy in the early stages of the Industrial revolution was the
steam engine
the excerpt above emphasizes which of the following solutions to the exploitation of industrial laborers?
sufficient wages for factory workers to live full, comfortable lives
most world historians would agree that the key to European predominance in the world economy during the 19th and early 20th centuries was
the industrial revolution
the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?
the location and large number of British coal deposits
which of the following groups benefited the most from the Industrial revolution in 19th century Britain
the middle classes
which of the following best exemplifies mercantilism as it was practice in the Atlantic trading system by 1750?
the protection of European merchant companies by their respective government
which of the following has been offered as an explanation for why Britain was the first European country to industrialize?
the scientific revolution in Great Britain fostered technological innovations that increased effciency
which of the following played a greater role in industrial development in Russia than in the US or Western Europe
the state
which of the following accompanied industrialization wherever it occurred in the world?
urbanization