Revolutions (1750-1900)
What aspect of industrialization containment policies mirrors the feudalistic methods used during the Middle Ages?
Implementation of tariffs to protect domestic industries.
Rapid urbanization and expansion of cities.
Development of railway systems for transportation.
Abolition of child labor through legal reforms.
Which environmental factor contributed significantly to the migration patterns of populations during the Industrial Revolution?
The discovery of new ocean currents.
The spread of tropical diseases.
Frequent natural disasters in rural areas.
Overcrowding in urban centers.
Which of the following was a significant consequence of the global trade network that emerged in the wake of industrialization?
The decline of mercantilism as a popular economic theory
Increased interdependence between industrialized and non-industrialized nations
A reduction in urban populations due to agricultural improvements
The end of transatlantic slave trading activities
Which social consequence of Industrialization differed significantly between India and Germany?
Poverty rates increased dramatically only in India but not Germany.
The middle class disappeared entirely in both countries.
India faced severe exploitation under British rule while Germany saw urban worker movements gain political influence.
Both countries had identical labor movements.
What group best represents an international response to industrialization that aimed at protecting artisanal traditions and opposing unfettered capitalism during the late nineteenth century?
Social Darwinists
Chartists
Suffragettes
Arts and Crafts Movement
How did the development of joint-stock companies during the Industrial Revolution particularly alter global economic relations?
They diminished the role of European powers by enabling smaller countries to enter the market.
They caused immediate worldwide economic equality by distributing wealth across different social classes.
They facilitated the pooling of capital for large-scale ventures, intensifying European dominance in world trade.
They led to a decrease in international trade as companies focused on consolidating domestic control.
What effect might there have been on Japan's Meiji Restoration if Matthew Perry had chosen diplomacy over gunboat diplomacy when opening Japan’s ports?
Foreign relations between Japan and Western powers could potentially be strengthened due to mutual respect fostered by peaceful negotiations
The samurai class might retain its status longer without immediate need for modernizing the military structure facing foreign coercion
Japanese isolationist policies could have continued longer under less external pressure, delaying international engagement further.
Japan may have experienced a slower pace of Western-style reforms due to reduced pressure for military modernization and defense against threats.

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"The Communists ... openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working Men of All Countries, Unite!" Who co-...
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What was one of the long-term effects of new transportation technology like railroads on empires such as Britain’s during the Industrial Era?
Decline in overseas trade because ships remained faster than trains.
Increased ability for imperial powers to exploit colonial resources more efficiently.
Slowed expansion into colonies due to greater investment needed for domestic infrastructure.
Improved relations with colonized peoples through enhanced communication networks.
In which way did textile manufacturing change due to early industrial production methods?
Transition from handcrafting at home to machine use in factories.
Shift from wool-based products to exclusively silk-based textiles.
Change from natural dyes and materials to entirely synthetic textiles.
Movement from factory systems back towards artisanal cottage industries.