Changing Expectations - Part 1 Flashcards
Which characteristic was not a reason that the Industrial Revolution began in England?
long-life expectancy
Which industry launched the Industrial Revolution?
textile
Which innovation led to an increase in cloth production at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
flying shuttle
Which new method of transportation did Robert Fulton pioneer?
steamship
What was a new method of production during the Second Industrial Revolution?
assembly line
What was not a source of energy introduced during the late 1800s?
coal
Which is not an example of the human cost of industrialization?
slave trade
Which best explains why the Industrial Revolution led to a larger middle class?
Businesses needed more educated people.
Which best describes the beliefs of Robert Owen?
People can build a utopian society with socialist ideals.
Why did Karl Marx believe that capitalism would be overthrown?
Workers would revolt.
How did the work of Louis Pasteur help improve the quality of life for people during the Industrial Revolution?
It led to new ways to fight disease.
Which most directly led to the rise of mass entertainment during the late 1800s?
increased leisure time
Which did not prompt European imperialism in the late nineteenth century?
abolition of slavery
Which was not used to justify European imperialism in the late nineteenth century?
the philosophy of Karl Marx
Which was an impact of European imperialism on the people of Africa?
loss of natural resources
Which led the British government to shut down the East India Company and rule India directly?
the Sepoy Mutiny
How did Britain seek to correct its balance of trade with China?
selling opium
Which was a goal of Sun Yat-sen in calling for revolution in China?
creating a democratic republic
Which was an argument for Japanese imperial expansion?
the need for natural resources
Which belief did many Americans use to justify the U.S. takeover of the Philippines?
It was their duty to civilize the Filipinos.
To which reform movement did Frederick Douglass devote his life?
abolition
Which was not a reason for urban planning?
collective bargaining
