Unit 6 Consequences of Industrialization (1750-1900)

Question 1

Which of the following is a consequence and not a precondition of industrial development?

Answer 1

Organized labor union movement.

Question 2

Dutch and English Companies

Answer 2

• Dutch and English East India companies were granted monopolies to trade with the East
• These companies were not interested in ruling the territories, they wanted to make a profit

Question 3

The Dutch in Java

Answer 3

• Java, Indonesia, was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company
• The Dutch would pay tribute to the sultans eventually got involved in local struggles for power

Question 4

The British in India

Answer 4

• The British East India Company began their business in India by collaborating with local princes
• Local Indians to serve as troops in their private army, known as sepoys
• Battle of Plassey in 1757
• The leader of the British Army, Robert Clive, was able to overthrow the local Indian prince and gain control of the territory of Bengal

Question 5

Spread of British Rule

Answer 5

• While India was under the rule of the Mughal Empire, British officials began to advance steadily in land
• The British left the princes of these kingdoms in charge
• Overtime the British political establishment in India became known as the British Raj

Question 6

Early Colonial Society

Answer 6

• Europeans slowly adopted the dress, eating and work habits, and styles of the Asian peoples they ruled
• Over time this tolerance of the “native” culture will diminish