Question 1

What role did geography play in what areas industrialized first?

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A)  Regions with high populations and concentrations of wealth were the first to industrialize. 
B)  Areas that had a relatively small workforce and lots of capital were the earliest to industrialize. 
C)  Only places with significant deposits of fossil fuels took part in industrialization. 
D)  Places with stable populations and a need for capital industrialized first. 
A)  Regions with high populations and concentrations of wealth were the first to industrialize. 
B)  Areas that had a relatively small workforce and lots of capital were the earliest to industrialize. 
C)  Only places with significant deposits of fossil fuels took part in industrialization. 
D)  Places with stable populations and a need for capital industrialized first.

Question 2

One of the primary reasons that Europeans quickly embraced industrialization was because

Accepted Answer

A)  the scientific community was enthusiastic about practical applications for their theories. 
B)  of an abundance of the necessary natural resources. 
C)  of a need to compensate for a relatively small amount of cheap labor. 
D)  of a long history of entrepreneurship among the European elite. 
A)  the scientific community was enthusiastic about practical applications for their theories. 
B)  of an abundance of the necessary natural resources. 
C)  of a need to compensate for a relatively small amount of cheap labor. 
D)  of a long history of entrepreneurship among the European elite.

Question 3

One of the most important explanations for the increased adoption of coal and other fossil fuels as a source of energy was that

Accepted Answer

A)  they were easy to mine and remove from the ground. 
B)  sources of fossil fuels may be found almost everywhere. 
C)  they decreased pollution as compared with earlier types of energy sources, such as wood. 
D)  they freed up land for farming. 
A)  they were easy to mine and remove from the ground. 
B)  sources of fossil fuels may be found almost everywhere. 
C)  they decreased pollution as compared with earlier types of energy sources, such as wood. 
D)  they freed up land for farming.

Question 4

The purpose of Commodore Perry's mission to Japan in 1853 was to

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A)  create an American colony in Japan. 
B)  explore and map the Japanese mainland. 
C)  bring the message of Christianity into Japan. 
D)  persuade the Japanese to open their ports to trade. 
A)  create an American colony in Japan. 
B)  explore and map the Japanese mainland. 
C)  bring the message of Christianity into Japan. 
D)  persuade the Japanese to open their ports to trade.

Question 5

What advantages did industrialization provide to Western economies?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization brought about a transf

Question 6

When James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Prairie in 1827,he represented the American plains as

Accepted Answer

A)  "a great land with the potential to feed the world." 
B)  "a vast country incapable of sustaining a dense population." 
C)  "a tremendous region that would be opened up by the new technologies of the day." 
D)  "a land that should be left to the Indians." 
A)  "a great land with the potential to feed the world." 
B)  "a vast country incapable of sustaining a dense population." 
C)  "a tremendous region that would be opened up by the new technologies of the day." 
D)  "a land that should be left to the Indians."

Question 7

Low protein foods,such as the graham cracker,were developed with the intention of

Accepted Answer

A)  making healthier foods that could be easily kept for long periods. 
B)  developing foods for use by the military. 
C)  creating foods that would promote chastity. 
D)  developing foods that were compact and could be easily transported to distant markets. 
A)  making healthier foods that could be easily kept for long periods. 
B)  developing foods for use by the military. 
C)  creating foods that would promote chastity. 
D)  developing foods that were compact and could be easily transported to distant markets.

Question 8

China began to industrialize in the 1860s because of

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A)  their failure at defeating Britain and Japan. 
B)  economic decline in the face of European expansionism in Asia. 
C)  a peasant rebellion and foreign military occupation. 
D)  defeat by Britain and the decline of the tea market. 
A)  their failure at defeating Britain and Japan. 
B)  economic decline in the face of European expansionism in Asia. 
C)  a peasant rebellion and foreign military occupation. 
D)  defeat by Britain and the decline of the tea market.

Question 9

Compare the role of western imperial powers in encouraging or discouraging industrialization in Japan and China.What accounts for the differences?

Accepted Answer

The role of western imperial powers in e

Question 10

What happened to India during the eighteenth century that caused it to lose its traditional manufacturing industries?

Accepted Answer

During the eighteenth century, India exp

Question 11

What were the disadvantages of industrialization?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization, which refers to the p

Question 12

Two of the key reasons that South America was slow to industrialize were

Accepted Answer

A)  its size and lack of resources. 
B)  its long revolutionary wars and its large population of cheap labor. 
C)  its lack of connection with global trade and little access to fossil fuels. 
D)  resistance by the United States and a failure to permit free trade North America. 
A)  its size and lack of resources. 
B)  its long revolutionary wars and its large population of cheap labor. 
C)  its lack of connection with global trade and little access to fossil fuels. 
D)  resistance by the United States and a failure to permit free trade North America.

Exam 23: Replacing Muscle: The Energy Revolutions

What role did geography play in what areas industrialized first?

One of the primary reasons that Europeans quickly embraced industrialization was because

One of the most important explanations for the increased adoption of coal and other fossil fuels as a source of energy was that

The purpose of Commodore Perry's mission to Japan in 1853 was to

What advantages did industrialization provide to Western economies?

When James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Prairie in 1827,he represented the American plains as

Low protein foods,such as the graham cracker,were developed with the intention of

China began to industrialize in the 1860s because of

Compare the role of western imperial powers in encouraging or discouraging industrialization in Japan and China.What accounts for the differences?

What happened to India during the eighteenth century that caused it to lose its traditional manufacturing industries?

What were the disadvantages of industrialization?

Two of the key reasons that South America was slow to industrialize were

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