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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which movement in the 1700s promoted reason, liberty, and self determination?
The Scientific Revolution
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
The American Revolution
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Robert Owen
Voltaire
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation due to intense pride?
A revolution
Protestantism
Enlightenment
Nationalism
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which nations unified in the 1750s to 1900s due to nationalistic movements?
Italy
America
Germany
France
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following revolutions were based on discontent with imperial and monarchist rule?
The American Revolution
The French Revolution
The Haitian Revolution
Ottomanism
- 6. Multiple Choice
Bolivar's "Letters from Jamaica" focused on gaining rights in Latin America for:
All landowning men
Creoles
Slaves
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which nation was the first to industrialize?
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
- 8. Multiple Choice
All of the following helped countries to industrialize except:
Access to waterways
Natural resources like coal
Access to foreign resources and markets
Being colonies of other nations
- 9. Multiple Choice
What effect did specialization of labor have on the workplace?
It led to more unskilled labor in factories
It led to more skilled labor in factories
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did industrialization affect colonies like India and Egypt?
It led to decline in these countries' share of global manufacturing
It led to increase in these countries' share of global manufacturing
- 11. Multiple Choice
The 1st Industrial Revolution focused on factories and steam power. The 2nd Industrial Revolution focused on all of the following except:
Oil
Electricity
The steam engine
Steel
- 12. Multiple Choice
After Britain industrialized, all of these nations followed suit, except:
Japan
America
Russia
India
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following nations promoted their own industrialization in response to western industrialization?
Japan
China
The Ottoman Empire
Italy
- 14. Multiple Choice
As countries embraced Adam Smith's capitalism laissez faire policies, what new forms of business were promoted?
corporations
monopolies
socialism
transnational businesses
- 15. Multiple Choice
All of the following were reactions to industrialization's negative effects on workers except:
Labor unions
Communism
The invisible hand
Utilitarianism
- 16. Multiple Choice
Accurate effects of industrialization on society include
Poor working and living conditions for the lower class
Increased standard of living for middle and upper classes
Lower class families working closer together in their homes
More accessible and cheaper goods
- 17. Multiple Choice
Industrialism in Egypt differed from Industrialism in England in that
It was driven more by the state then independent capitalists
It was driven more by independent capitalists than the state
In did not involve foreign intervention
Machines were adapted much less in production
- 18. Multiple Choice
Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations describes
Utopian Communist communities
Democratic Republicanism
Laissez Faire Economics
Mercantilism as an ideal economic system
- 19. Multiple Choice
Toussant L'Ouverture
was a member of the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre
rose to the rank of General under Napoleon
was a complete revolutionary failure
helped free slaves in Haiti
- 20. Multiple Choice
Bolivar envisioned
a Grand Columbia united all the liberate South American states
a united Portugal and Spain
a Spanish takeover of Portuguese Brazil
a loosely knit confederation of South American States
- 21. Multiple Choice
Mexico was liberated from
the United States
the Spanish
the Portuguese
the Spanish and later (after a brief take over) the French
- 22. Multiple Choice
The following is associated with the view of the Philosophes
man is created good
there should be no capital punishment
freedom of speech but not the press
all of the above
- 23. Multiple Choice
Industrialism leads to
rapid rural population expansion
an increase of power in landed investors
a shift in the measure of wealth
an demand for skilled craftsmen
- 24. Multiple Choice
Mary Wollstonecraft is associated with
the Industrial Revolution
the Enlightenment
the French Revolution
none of these
- 25. Multiple Choice
Italian unification had as its architect
Bismarck coupled with opportunity
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Giuseppe Mazzini
Count Cavour together with the support of Garibaldi
- 26. Multiple Choice
Who best represents a reasoned defense of monarchy
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Rene Descartes
- 27. Multiple Choice
Jean Jacques Dessalines is best know for
his driving French forces from Haiti
his leadership in Latin America
creating the first commercial steam engine
as a Philosophe
- 28. Multiple Choice
Luddites
agitated for better wages for factory workers
were Utopian Socialist
adapted Marxism
hated machines
- 29. Multiple Choice
Under the Tokugawa Japan was
a major trading nation
rapidly industrializing
bankrupt
isolated
- 30. Multiple Choice
Commander Perry is connected to
the opening of Japan for trade
the attack on China during the Opium wars
Russia's rapid growth as a power
the defeat of the Napoleon
- 31. Multiple Choice
Russia's industrial process can best be described as
evolving organically by Russian middle class investors
directed by outside colonial powers
rapid because of the maintenance of serfdom
directed by the state through ministers like Sergei Witte
- 32. Multiple Choice
Classical Liberals believe
all of these
that the economy is a natural process
that population will always grow faster than food supply
that poverty will always exit in some form
- 33. Multiple Choice
A 19th century Conservative believes in
money as a measure of wealth
that there should me no attempt to help the poor
the status quo
in an eventual social revolution of the proletariat
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which of the following revolutions was impacted by Napoleon Bonaparte
French
Haitian
Latin American
All of these
- 35. Multiple Choice
Most 19th century liberals were likely
middle class
working class
upper class
peasants
- 36. Multiple Choice
What is the movement of people from farms to cities?
Utilitarianism
Urbanization
Proletariat
Enclosure Movement
- 37. Multiple Choice
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
Cartel
Corporation
Factory
Urbanization
- 38. Multiple Choice
The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.
Upper
Poor
Lower
Middle
- 39. Multiple Choice
Known as the Father of modern economics, author of Wealth of Nations, based on the principle of Laissez-Faire?
Adam Smith
David Ricardo
Thomas Malthus
John Wesley
- 40. Multiple Choice
In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
France
Britian
Prussia
Spain
- 41. Multiple Choice
Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:
telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes
steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb
sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors
automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is considered an impact of Industrialization during the 18th and 19th centuries?
Increased competition between industrialized nations
Rise of global inequalities
Transformation of society.
All of the above
- 43. Multiple Choice
Capitalism is
An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and money is invested to make profits.
An economic system in which the means of production are owned by the public (government) and operate for the welfare of all.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceSocialism isan economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.an economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWho designed the first efficient steam engine?James HargreavesJohn KayRichard ArkwrightJames Watt
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWho is the famous historical figure shown below? He wrote the famous phrase: "Workers of the world unite!"John AdamsThomas SmithKarl MarxEdward Jenner
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the 18th and 19th centuries?Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicities and languages.
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?Louis Pasteur's germ theory of diseaseCharles Darwin's Theory of evolutionAlbert Einstein's theory of relativityMarie Curie's theory of radio activity
- 49. Multiple ChoiceBy 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?The political independence of colonies in both North and South AmericaThe emancipation of slaves everywhere in t he Atlantic worldPolitical and economic domination of the Western Hemisphere by the United StatesThe creation of a politically unified South America
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe "Second Industrial Revolution" in the last half of the 19th century was associated with the mass production of which of the following groups of products?Textiles, iron, and coalTextiles, automobiles, and planesElectricity, ships, and radiosElectricity, steel, and chemicals
- 51. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 19th century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized byWidespread trade in opiumThe encouragement of slaverySmall military enclaves along coastlinesCompetition among imperialist powers
- 52. Multiple ChoiceThe US Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect a shared concern forPhysical elimination of the ruling classConfiscation of church propertyProtection of private propertyPreservation of the monarcy
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late 19th century?There was little effect for most peopleMarriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect on all threeLarge numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United StatesThere continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late 19th century?Western fears of the spread of Japanese influenceWestern investment to create self-sufficient economies in the new coloniesAn unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short period of timeThe decline of British and United States influence in international affairs
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led toThe overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the countryIncreased tensions between China and KoreaGreater Russian influence in ManchuriaThe colonization of Taiwan
- 56. Multiple ChoiceIn the 18th century, MOST revolutionary leaders tended to be members of theSlave classWorking classCatholic clergyEducated middle class
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism?It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theoryIt led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of EuropeIt influenced the development of the factory model of productionIt was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThe first republic to grant equality to all its citizens in the Western Hemisphere wasThe United StatesBoliviaHaitiJamaica
- 59. Multiple ChoiceThe beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?The amount and location of British petroleum reservesThe location and large number of British coal depositsThe aggressive promotion of industrialization by George IIIThe spread of cotton cultivation in southern England
- 60. Multiple ChoiceLiberalism should be viewed as a political ideology thatSupported the transition to an industrial, capitalist societyIs the ideological predecessor to socialismDeveloped in response to European colonialismGrew out of the labor movement
- 61. Multiple ChoiceEfforts at industrialization in Russia and Japan were similar in thatBoth began in the early 19th centuryBoth followed the termination of long-established institutionsBoth countries developed more centralized governmentsBoth countries widely adopted Western practices
- 62. Multiple ChoiceThe Meiji reforms in Japan resulted inThe strengthening of hte power of regional lords at the expense of the emperorA shift of power away from regional lords and to the emperorThe Tokugawa shogunate's adoption of a unified civil codeThe overthrow of the imperial system for a democratic republic
- 63. Multiple ChoiceThe Haitian revolution was the only revolution of the period 1750 to 1900 that was initiated and fought byCreolesMestizosForeign mercenariesSlaves
- 64. Multiple ChoiceImperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a result of all of the following exceptNationalismSocial DarwinismIndustrializationSocialism
- 65. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a reason India had become Britain's most important colony by about 1800?India offered crucial port facilities for the British navy.India was a major outlet for British manufactured goods.India was an important supplier of British raw materials.India was an important location for British textile factories.
- 66. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following European developments is most closely associated with the revolution in Haiti?The Protestant ReformationThe Russian RevolutionThe French RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution
- 67. Multiple ChoiceIn which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power?ZuluTaipingBoxerSepoy
- 68. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following African regions was able to defeat European powers in the 19th century?LiberiaEthiopiaEgyptMorocco
- 69. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is true regarding the growth of nationalism in the 19th century?War and conflict were often used as vehicles to unite the peopleThe transition to nationhood was usually smooth with little internal conflictOnly European nations experienced a growth in nationalismEuropean imperialism prevented the rise of nationalism in Asia
- 70. Multiple ChoiceThe American and French Revolutions were both caused in part byFood shortages owing to poor harvestsProblems of royal successionHigh taxation that bred discontentLack of social mobility in the peasant class
- 71. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are factors stimulating industrialization EXCEPTAn organized union movementAn ample population to serve as a workforceInvestment in CapitalAccess to natural resources
- 72. Multiple ChoiceThe Berlin Conference of 1885 was able toPartition China so that Germany benefitedDeal with economic problems in AsiaResolve issues of European rivalry in AfricaBring all of Africa under European control
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?A decline in the social status of womenAn increase in the power and prestige of the landowning aristocracyThe general leveling of social hierarchies based on wealthThe creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas
- 74. Multiple ChoiceA major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the development ofSocialismFeudalismLand grantsRailroads
- 75. Multiple ChoiceBefore 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily byMilitary conquests of large territories administered as military statesIntense colonization and settlement of large areasCoastal enclaves for trade and a few settlementsActive international action
- 76. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is most likely to have influenced 18th century population trends in both Europe and China?A sharp decline in average global temperaturesIntroduction of Western Hemisphere cropsInnovation in birth control measuresImprovement in surgical procedures
- 77. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?
The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada
The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues
The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion
The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army
The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy
- 78. Multiple Choice
All of the following were achieved by women during the French Revolution except
Their demands for change were represented in the cahiers along with those of the men
They marched to Versailles to bring the king and his family back to Paris
They published a Declaration of the Rights of Women in response to the French Constitution of 1791
They gained proportional representation in the chamber of deputies
They participated in the revolutionary clubs, including the Confederation of the Friends of the Truth
- 79. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?
The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically
The aristocracy’s power had eroded completely
The privileges of the clergy were declining
The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis
The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically
- 80. Multiple Choice
The armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarchs?
A better supply system
Superior training and more practice in drills
Technologically advanced weaponry
Older and more experienced soldiers
Greater patriotism and morale
- 81. Multiple Choice
The Tennis Court Oath symbolized
The resolve of the National Assembly to create a new constitution
The desire of the National Assembly to behead the king and queen
The resolve of the 1st and 2nd Estates to resist change
The resolve of the monarchy to resist change
The determination of Robespierre to eliminate all enemies of the state
- 82. Multiple Choice
Which of the following acted as a major intellectual cause of the French Revolution
The revival of classical art and architecture
Enlightenment ideals of natural law and equality
Descartes’ dualism of mind and matter
Hobbes’s theories of human nature
John Wesley’s Methodist revival in religion
- 83. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement accurately describes Bolivar's background?Bolivar was a Venezuelan aristocrat of Spanish descent who was educated in Europe.Bolivar was a a priest who led the independence movement in Mexico.Bolivar was a Brazilian nationalist who believed in a monarch.Bolivar was a freed slave who led the independence movement for Haiti.
- 84. Multiple ChoiceWho did Bolivar believe should have voting rights?All citizens.All male citizens.All female citizens.Citizens who belonged to an elite group.
- 85. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Bolivar, which political cause contributed to the Latin American Revolution?All Latin American countries were a democracy.Latin American citizens had representatives in Spain.Latin Americans had no right to own land.Latin Americans had no say in government.
- 86. Multiple ChoiceWhich social class did Bolivar belong to?PeninsularesCreolesMestizosEnslaved Persons
- 87. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of Bolivar's Jamaica Letter?To explain to Spain why the colonists would break away.To explain to the natives the need to unite against Spain.To explain the social and political situation of Latin America and the possible future of the new nations that would be created.To explain why Spain should continue to control her colonies.
- 88. Multiple ChoiceWho led a successful revolution in the northern area of South America, eventually having a country named after him?Napoleon BonaparteFather Miguel HidalgoSimón BolivarToussaint L‘Ouverture
- 89. Multiple ChoiceWhat country is named for Simon Bolivar?BoliviaHaitiCubaSouth America
- 90. Multiple ChoiceWhich empire did Símon Bolívar lead a revolution against to achieve independence?FranceSpainGreat BritainGermany
- 91. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?RaceWealthPoliticsReligion
- 92. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Bolivar not believe in "government of the masses"?The common person was not educated/informed enough to make decisions.This type of government would lead to chaos and be hard to control.Bolivar believed that there should be an absolute ruler based on divine right.Bolivar believed in a dictatorship in which one person held all the power.
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