Industrialization's Impact (1750-1900)
What innovation primarily facilitated Japanese industrial expansion during the Meiji Restoration by allowing for more efficient production processes?
Iwakura Mission
Charter Oath
Meiji Constitution
Zaibatsu system
What economic effects did the flow of silver have on the Spanish economy?
The kingdom would re-distribute the wealth equally among all Spanish subjects
The massive influx of silver caused inflation
It didn't have much effect on the Spanish economy
The massive influx of silver would cause price decreases across the board
What role did technological innovations play in shaping labor systems during late-19th-century industrialization?
They caused rapid urbanization because more workers were needed for manual labor positions than machine operation roles.
They prompted shifts towards factory-based systems, often reducing skilled artisans’ status within the production process.
Technological advancements uniformly improved working conditions across all sectors including agriculture and mining.
Innovations led primarily to an increase in home-based piecework, furthering traditional craft methods globally.
The deforestation of large areas of land during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was primarily due to what activity?
Conservation efforts gone wrong
Urban park developments
Wildlife habitat creation
Expansion of agricultural land
What was a significant factor in shaping economic reform movements during the industrial revolution?
Rise of religious extremism
Poor working conditions in factories
Introduction of nuclear weapons
The discovery of new trade routes
What global impact did the Meiji Restoration have on Japan's economy between 1868 and the early twentieth century?
Increased dependence on European colonial powers for economic stability
Rapid modernization and industrial growth leading to a transformation into a world power
A severe recession due to isolationist policies
The creation of a communist society after abolishing monarchy
What impact did cash crop agriculture have on economic relationships between colonies and imperial powers during this period?
The focus on cash crops made colonies economically independent as it diversified their economic activities internally.
Cash crop agriculture discouraged industrial development within colonies as they focused solely on subsistence farming.
Colonies specialized in cash crops for export primarily benefited their controlling imperial nations' economies.
Imperial powers typically invested heavily in infrastructure only where cash crops were not cultivated by colonies.

How are we doing?
Give us your feedback and let us know how we can improve
What was the primary purpose of the British East India Company in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Researching medicinal plants and herbs in the Indian subcontinent.
Exploration for new territories in Africa to colonize.
Trade in spices, cotton, silk, indigo dye, salt, tea, and opium.
Missionary work to spread Christianity throughout Asia.
What good were Peru and Chile known for exporting in mass?
Guano
Palm Oil
Cotton
Maize
What was a significant cause of the Industrial Revolution in Western Europe during the 18th century?
Abundant gold deposits.
Access to resources such as coal and iron.
A large, skilled slave labor force.
The discovery of new trade routes to Asia.