Question 1

Two factors that made the United States a suitable arena for industrialization were

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A)  a large immigrant population and access to natural resources. 
B)  a long history as a producer of raw materials and vast mineral deposits. 
C)  slavery and the concept of free trade. 
D)  high per capita incomes and a large merchant marine. 
A)  a large immigrant population and access to natural resources. 
B)  a long history as a producer of raw materials and vast mineral deposits. 
C)  slavery and the concept of free trade. 
D)  high per capita incomes and a large merchant marine.

Question 2

What are the explanations for nineteenth-century industrialization? Why was it centered in the West? Why did industrialization have social consequences?

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The explanations for nineteenth-century

Question 3

What technological development gave the greatest boost to the economies of the grasslands of Australia,New Zealand,and the South American pampa?

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A)  steamships and refrigeration 
B)  telegraphy 
C)  pumping technology for mining 
D)  new plowing technology 
A)  steamships and refrigeration 
B)  telegraphy 
C)  pumping technology for mining 
D)  new plowing technology

Question 4

An enormous land reclamation project that created 11,000 acres from former wasteland and the sea during the nineteenth century occurred in

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A)  Britain. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  the Netherlands.

Question 5

The two earliest countries to have more than one half of their populations engaged in industry were

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A)  Britain and Belgium. 
B)  America and Britain. 
C)  Russia and Britain. 
D)  America and Germany. 
A)  Britain and Belgium. 
B)  America and Britain. 
C)  Russia and Britain. 
D)  America and Germany.

Question 6

Why were countries that focused on the production of raw materials or primary products like rubber,guano,or coffee at a disadvantage economically to those that industrialized?

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A)  Non-industrialized countries were largely at the mercy of a constantly fluctuating market. 
B)  Countries that produced mostly raw materials were more likely to lack adequate connections to world markets. 
C)  Countries that produced primary products failed to keep up with education for their populations. 
D)  Industrialized countries often refused to buy raw materials from these countries. 
A)  Non-industrialized countries were largely at the mercy of a constantly fluctuating market. 
B)  Countries that produced mostly raw materials were more likely to lack adequate connections to world markets. 
C)  Countries that produced primary products failed to keep up with education for their populations. 
D)  Industrialized countries often refused to buy raw materials from these countries.

Question 7

Explain the various ways in which focusing on primary (agricultural)production could hinder a country's progress in industrializing.

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Focusing solely on primary (agricultural

Question 8

A key factor in the success of Japan's rapid industrialization during the late nineteenth century was

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A)  state support for Japanese corporations. 
B)  non-intervention by the state in the development of the new economy. 
C)  government control and planning of economic development in every aspect. 
D)  that the Japanese successfully copied the Western model of industrial development exactly. 
A)  state support for Japanese corporations. 
B)  non-intervention by the state in the development of the new economy. 
C)  government control and planning of economic development in every aspect. 
D)  that the Japanese successfully copied the Western model of industrial development exactly.

Question 9

What is the link between changes in the way that food was produced and the rise in global population during the nineteenth century?

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The link between changes in the way that

Question 10

Why was China,with a larger workforce and a long history as an economic superpower,unable to industrialize the way Japan did?

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There are several reasons why China, des

Question 11

Why did Egypt's first attempt at industrialization under Mehmet Ali fail?

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A)  Britain invaded and turned Egypt into a British protectorate. 
B)  Egypt's factories were inefficient and failed to produce significant quantities of finished products, like cotton cloth. 
C)  France undercut prices for Egyptian goods and created a collapse in the Egyptian economy. 
D)  Britain forced an end to their protective tariffs and wrecked their local industry by flooding their markets with cheaper products. 
A)  Britain invaded and turned Egypt into a British protectorate. 
B)  Egypt's factories were inefficient and failed to produce significant quantities of finished products, like cotton cloth. 
C)  France undercut prices for Egyptian goods and created a collapse in the Egyptian economy. 
D)  Britain forced an end to their protective tariffs and wrecked their local industry by flooding their markets with cheaper products.

Question 12

The Suez Canal,built in 1869 largely by French engineers and French capital,was significant because it

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A)  connected the Nile with the Red Sea. 
B)  connected the Mediterranean with the Persian Gulf. 
C)  reduced the travel time from Europe to India from months to weeks. 
D)  gave Egyptian agriculture an advantage by putting hundreds of thousands of new acres under cultivation. 
A)  connected the Nile with the Red Sea. 
B)  connected the Mediterranean with the Persian Gulf. 
C)  reduced the travel time from Europe to India from months to weeks. 
D)  gave Egyptian agriculture an advantage by putting hundreds of thousands of new acres under cultivation.

Question 13

Chinese naval vessels fighting in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 had only three rounds of ammunition for each of their guns because

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A)  their factories were incapable of producing more. 
B)  the imperial household diverted funds for its own use. 
C)  the Chinese did not believe any outsider would attack. 
D)  they felt that Western powers would come to their aid. 
A)  their factories were incapable of producing more. 
B)  the imperial household diverted funds for its own use. 
C)  the Chinese did not believe any outsider would attack. 
D)  they felt that Western powers would come to their aid.

Question 14

What attitudes did people have about these dramatic changes in Europe and America? How did elites shape or guide changing attitudes?

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During the dramatic changes in Europe an

Question 15

How did patterns of human disease change from the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries,and why might those changes have affected the rise of population around the world?

Accepted Answer

In the eighteenth century, patterns of h

Question 16

What factors prevented Egypt from industrializing,despite two strongly supported attempts?

Accepted Answer

Several factors have prevented Egypt fro

Question 17

Explain and compare the relationship between industrialization and militarism in two of following countries: the United States,Japan,England,or China.How did Asian patterns of industrialization differ from those in the West?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization and militarism have ha

Question 18

What new technologies were developed that also had profound impact on trade and commerce?

Accepted Answer

Over the years, numerous new technologie

Question 19

The initial demand for bottled and canned foods came as a result of

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A)  military needs. 
B)  public demand for variety. 
C)  market demands for preserving foods. 
D)  new technologies that people cleverly exploited. 
A)  military needs. 
B)  public demand for variety. 
C)  market demands for preserving foods. 
D)  new technologies that people cleverly exploited.

Question 20

Despite possessing an overseas empire and significant capital,what country did not seriously participate in industrialization until the end of the nineteenth century?

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A)  France 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  Italy 
D)  Spain 
A)  France 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  Italy 
D)  Spain

Exam 23: Replacing Muscle: The Energy Revolutions

Two factors that made the United States a suitable arena for industrialization were

What are the explanations for nineteenth-century industrialization? Why was it centered in the West? Why did industrialization have social consequences?

What technological development gave the greatest boost to the economies of the grasslands of Australia,New Zealand,and the South American pampa?

An enormous land reclamation project that created 11,000 acres from former wasteland and the sea during the nineteenth century occurred in

The two earliest countries to have more than one half of their populations engaged in industry were

Why were countries that focused on the production of raw materials or primary products like rubber,guano,or coffee at a disadvantage economically to those that industrialized?

Explain the various ways in which focusing on primary (agricultural)production could hinder a country's progress in industrializing.

A key factor in the success of Japan's rapid industrialization during the late nineteenth century was

What is the link between changes in the way that food was produced and the rise in global population during the nineteenth century?

Why was China,with a larger workforce and a long history as an economic superpower,unable to industrialize the way Japan did?

Why did Egypt's first attempt at industrialization under Mehmet Ali fail?

The Suez Canal,built in 1869 largely by French engineers and French capital,was significant because it

Chinese naval vessels fighting in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 had only three rounds of ammunition for each of their guns because

What attitudes did people have about these dramatic changes in Europe and America? How did elites shape or guide changing attitudes?

How did patterns of human disease change from the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries,and why might those changes have affected the rise of population around the world?

What factors prevented Egypt from industrializing,despite two strongly supported attempts?

Explain and compare the relationship between industrialization and militarism in two of following countries: the United States,Japan,England,or China.How did Asian patterns of industrialization differ from those in the West?

What new technologies were developed that also had profound impact on trade and commerce?

The initial demand for bottled and canned foods came as a result of

Despite possessing an overseas empire and significant capital,what country did not seriously participate in industrialization until the end of the nineteenth century?

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