The Industrial Revolution began in what nation? A) France B) England C) United States D) Germany

Use your answer from #1 to answer the following question: Which of the following was NOT a reason the Industrial Revolution started there?
A) Had good climate for producing textiles B) Had lots of natural resources
C) Government encouraged international trade D) Had no horses

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when:
work done in overseas colonies replaced work done in "mother" countries.
Work done in "mother" countries replaced work done in overseas colonies.
Work done by hand in the home replaced work done by machines in factories.
Work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand in the home.

Good made and sold from the home instead of factories was called:
A) Factory System B) Cottage Industry
C) Industrial Revolution D) Agricultural Revolution

What was the first industry to industrialize?
A) Iron and Steel Industry B) Textile Industry (cloth)
C) Transportation Industry D) Steam Engine Industry

Why did the Factory System replace the Cottage Industry?
The factory system relied on individual farmers to make products by hand.
The cottage industry used machinery that was too large for peoples' homes.
The factory system was better at producing crops than the cottage industry.
The cottage industry was too slow to keep up with the demand for products.

What effect did the cotton gin have on the textile industry?
No effect
Increased the price of cotton
Decreased the price of cotton.
Influenced the invention of the steam engine

Lower-class apartments near factories where working-class families lived were called:
A) Urban centers B) Company towns
C) Tenement homes D) Cottage villas

Moving from rural farms to cities is called:
A) Metroization B) Urbanization C) Emigration D) Immigration

Which of the following is NOT true regarding child labor in England?
Children under the age of 9 were used in factories and mines.
Children were used in factories and mines because they were cheaper than hiring men.
After 1833, children were required by law to go to school.
After 1833, children under the age of 13 could not work in factories

Organizations/Clubs made up of people from the same profession that fought for better pay and shorter work hours are called:
A) Vaccine B) Socialists C) Soviets D) Unions

He wrote the Communist Manifesto which promoted the idea of a workers' revolution and created the idea of Communism .
A) Karl Marx B) Robert Owen C) Frederick Taylor D) Robert Fulton

Why was Otto Von Bismarck important?
A. He was the prime minister of China and credited with unifying China
B. He was the prime minister of Japan and credited with unifying Japan
C. He was the prime minister of Indonesia and credited with unifying the Southwest Pacific islands
D. He was the prime minister of Prussia and credited with unifying Germany

What was the area that France controlled in Asia called?
A. French IndoChina B. French IndoJapan
C. French Indonesia D. French Prussia

Which of the following is the best definition of imperialism?
A. a desire by a people to govern themselves in their traditional lands
B. an economic system controlled by the government for the welfare of all citizens
C. when a strong nation controls weaker ones for economic benefit
D. none of the above

Why did the British move in on the Boers in South Africa and take their land?
A. gold and diamonds were discovered there B. it was good farm land
C. British needed the permission of the Boers D. the Zulus had driven them south

What was the result of the Boer war?
A. the protectorate South Africa was established B. Great Britain was chased out of Africa
C. The Boers blended in with the British D. Great Britain took over French territory

What was the open door policy and what country created it?
A. Policy that allowed for open trade with many restrictions created by China
B. Policy created to control trade routes created by Japan
C. Policy that allowed for open trade without restrictions and created by United States and China
D. Policy created to influence trade amongst China and it was created by Africa