Question 1

The cotton boom enriched planters, merchants, and manufacturers and also

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A)  led to the decline of American slavery. 
B)  encouraged the growth of a domestic textile industry in India. 
C)  made many sharecroppers rich. 
D)  created a high demand for mulch. 
E)  created an increasing demand for slaves. 
A)  led to the decline of American slavery. 
B)  encouraged the growth of a domestic textile industry in India. 
C)  made many sharecroppers rich. 
D)  created a high demand for mulch. 
E)  created an increasing demand for slaves. E

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Benjamin Disraeli

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Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman and literary figure who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice in the 19th century. He was born in London in 1804 and died in 1881. Disraeli is important because he played a significant role in shaping British politics and society during the Victorian era. He was known for his political reforms, including the expansion of the franchise and the improvement of working conditions. Disraeli also played a key role in expanding the British Empire and promoting imperialist policies. As a literary figure, he was a prolific writer and is best known for his novels, including "Sybil" and "Coningsby." Overall, Disraeli's impact on British politics, society, and literature makes him an important figure in history.

Question 3

In continental Europe, industries such as iron, construction, and machinery were greatly stimulated by

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A)  railroads. 
B)  the Crimean War. 
C)  the use of slave labor. 
D)  the increase in literacy. 
E)  American banking advances. 
A)  railroads. 
B)  the Crimean War. 
C)  the use of slave labor. 
D)  the increase in literacy. 
E)  American banking advances. A

Question 4

Which of the following were efforts that European governments made to stimulate their economies?

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A)  opening of technical schools. 
B)  promotion of private investment in industry building. 
C)  elimination of internal tariffs 
D)  encouraging joint stock companies 
E)  all of the above 
A)  opening of technical schools. 
B)  promotion of private investment in industry building. 
C)  elimination of internal tariffs 
D)  encouraging joint stock companies 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

As a result of industrialization of Britain, the most valuable crop in America was:

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A)  coal 
B)  lumbar 
C)  steel 
D)  cotton 
E)  potatoes 
A)  coal 
B)  lumbar 
C)  steel 
D)  cotton 
E)  potatoes

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-mass production

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-mass production...

Question 7

Friedrich List, the German economist, rejected laissez faire and free trade and argued that

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A)  England was unfairly oppressing religious minorities into serfdom. 
B)  Germany could only effectively compete with Britain by erecting tariffs against British imports. 
C)  capitalism was doomed to fail in the wake of violent revolution between the haves and have-nots. 
D)  laissez-faire economics could not work in continental Europe because of nationalist interests. 
E)  Adam Smith was wrong, and mercantilism was the correct and best economic model. 
A)  England was unfairly oppressing religious minorities into serfdom. 
B)  Germany could only effectively compete with Britain by erecting tariffs against British imports. 
C)  capitalism was doomed to fail in the wake of violent revolution between the haves and have-nots. 
D)  laissez-faire economics could not work in continental Europe because of nationalist interests. 
E)  Adam Smith was wrong, and mercantilism was the correct and best economic model.

Question 8

Explain the effects of the agricultural revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

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New crops from the Americas, by improvin

Question 9

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on rural areas in western Europe and America.

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Long before the Industrial Revolution be

Question 10

What invention, which was developed simultaneously in England and America, revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution?

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A)  The phonograph 
B)  Radar 
C)  The electric telegraph 
D)  The battery 
E)  The telephone 
A)  The phonograph 
B)  Radar 
C)  The electric telegraph 
D)  The battery 
E)  The telephone

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-division of labor

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-division of labor...

Question 12

In what way did the wars of Continental Europe between 1789 and 1815 open the door for Britain's advancement in the Industrial Revolution?

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By the involvement of war primarily with

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-turnpike trusts

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Turnpike trusts were organizations forme

Question 14

"Division of labor" in mass production manufacturing means

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A)  dividing the work force into capitalists and communists. 
B)  dividing work into specialized and repetitive tasks. 
C)  using "division" as well as other mathematical functions. 
D)  having the worker make the entire product. 
E)  dividing the labor unions in order to weaken them. 
A)  dividing the work force into capitalists and communists. 
B)  dividing work into specialized and repetitive tasks. 
C)  using "division" as well as other mathematical functions. 
D)  having the worker make the entire product. 
E)  dividing the labor unions in order to weaken them.

Question 15

How do you account for the spread of industrialization outside of England in the nineteenth century?

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Students should note the beginnings of i

Question 16

Why was industrialization of continental Europe more difficult than in Britain?

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A)  Ongoing wars slowed the diffusion of British technologies and discouraged investment in industrial production. 
B)  Nationalism prohibited trade with other countries. 
C)  Tariffs (taxes on goods between countries) made transportation very expensive. 
D)  Europe lacked rivers. 
E)  Continental Europe had no colonies from which to get raw goods. 
A)  Ongoing wars slowed the diffusion of British technologies and discouraged investment in industrial production. 
B)  Nationalism prohibited trade with other countries. 
C)  Tariffs (taxes on goods between countries) made transportation very expensive. 
D)  Europe lacked rivers. 
E)  Continental Europe had no colonies from which to get raw goods.

Question 17

As a result of industrialization, the relationship between western Europe and the non-Western world

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A)  improved through increased communications. 
B)  worsened through the savagery of the slave trade. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  became based on Western dominance. 
E)  became dominated by the non-Western world through their monopoly of raw materials. 
A)  improved through increased communications. 
B)  worsened through the savagery of the slave trade. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  became based on Western dominance. 
E)  became dominated by the non-Western world through their monopoly of raw materials.

Question 18

Why did the Industrial Revolution take place first in Britain rather than in another country?

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Although the British were innovative, th

Question 19

Why did Muhammad Ali's efforts run afoul of the British?

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A)  Britain didn't want Egypt to become powerful and interfere with Britain's empire. 
B)  To preserve Egypt's historical and cultural heritage 
C)  Egypt had become allied with Russia. 
D)  To prevent the spread of Islamic learning 
E)  Because many British citizens were trying to immigrate to Egypt 
A)  Britain didn't want Egypt to become powerful and interfere with Britain's empire. 
B)  To preserve Egypt's historical and cultural heritage 
C)  Egypt had become allied with Russia. 
D)  To prevent the spread of Islamic learning 
E)  Because many British citizens were trying to immigrate to Egypt

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the appeal of Chartism in England?

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A)  universal male suffrage 
B)  the secret ballot 
C)  salaries for members of Parliament 
D)  annual elections 
E)  all of the above 
A)  universal male suffrage 
B)  the secret ballot 
C)  salaries for members of Parliament 
D)  annual elections 
E)  all of the above

Exam 22: The Early Industrial Revolution

The cotton boom enriched planters, merchants, and manufacturers and also

Identify the following term(s). -Benjamin Disraeli

In continental Europe, industries such as iron, construction, and machinery were greatly stimulated by

Which of the following were efforts that European governments made to stimulate their economies?

As a result of industrialization of Britain, the most valuable crop in America was:

Identify the following term(s). -mass production

Friedrich List, the German economist, rejected laissez faire and free trade and argued that

Explain the effects of the agricultural revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on rural areas in western Europe and America.

What invention, which was developed simultaneously in England and America, revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution?

Identify the following term(s). -division of labor

In what way did the wars of Continental Europe between 1789 and 1815 open the door for Britain's advancement in the Industrial Revolution?

Identify the following term(s). -turnpike trusts

"Division of labor" in mass production manufacturing means

How do you account for the spread of industrialization outside of England in the nineteenth century?

Why was industrialization of continental Europe more difficult than in Britain?

As a result of industrialization, the relationship between western Europe and the non-Western world

Why did the Industrial Revolution take place first in Britain rather than in another country?

Why did Muhammad Ali's efforts run afoul of the British?

Which of the following best describes the appeal of Chartism in England?

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