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DIDONATO SELF - CHECK EXAM 2024-2025Which of the following helped make Great Britain the starting place for the
Industrial Revolution? - ANSWER improved transportation
Enclosure movement laws caused - ANSWER many peasants to move to towns.
Why were Britain's entrepreneurs successful in starting businesses, and thus the
Industrial Revolution? - ANSWER Entrepreneurs had money to invest in new
businesses.
One of the first important products for Britain's manufacturers was - ANSWER
cotton cloth.
How did the steam engine change the entire factory system when textiles were
being produced? - ANSWER Factories spread all over the country, close to
workers.
What did the spinning jenny produce? - ANSWER more threads than weavers
could use
The iron industry expanded during the Industrial Revolution because - ANSWER
iron was used to build trains and railroads
How did factories change society in order to make the Industrial Revolution a
success? - ANSWER Factories created a new labor class and a system of shift work
that kept the machines running nonstop.
Governments encouraged industrialization in Europe by - ANSWER providing
money to build the necessary means of transportation.
What was one result of extreme urbanization? - ANSWER a need for urban reform
Western nations wanted to gain colonies in the late 1800s to improve their own -
ANSWER economies.
Which of the following statements shows how imperialist nations justified racism
toward nations they wanted to control? - ANSWER Western nations improved the
, lives of non-Western nations.
In Burma, the British - ANSWER caused the collapse of the Burmese monarchy.
Who was Great Britain's rival in taking over nations in Southeast Asia? - ANSWER
France
France's motives for invading Vietnam included - ANSWER competing with
Britain.
The Spanish-American War resulted in - ANSWER a new territory for the United
States.
What was direct rule of colonies? - ANSWER replacing local rulers with officials
from the foreign conqueror
Colonial powers profited from their colonies by instituting - ANSWER plantation
agriculture owned by the foreign power.
Why did early attempts at resistance to Western control in Southeast Asia fail? -
ANSWER The Western nations overpowered those who protested.
Why were later attempts at resistance by the conquered nations focused on the idea
of national independence? - ANSWER More of their citizens had been educated in
Western ideas.
Some European nations were interested in West Africa because of its - ANSWER
raw materials.
By 1900, West Africa was mostly controlled by - ANSWER France.
Who led the initial fight for nationalism in African nations? - ANSWER Africans
educated in Western ways
What significance would the Suez Canal ultimately have for the British? -
ANSWER connect them to a sea route to India
Why was the Boer War fought? - ANSWER The British wanted to control South
Africa.
An Egyptian army revolted when Britain bought its share in the Suez Canal
because the army wanted to - ANSWER remove a foreign influence.
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