Chapter 23 Quiz A with Explanations

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. Which country was the richest in the world at the beginning of the nineteenth century?

China correct incorrect

The United States correct incorrect

France correct incorrect

India correct incorrect

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. What two factors were vital to the development of the Industrial Revolution?

The creation of a global banking system and a universal system of exchange correct incorrect

The growth in the artisanal manufacturing and the availability of capital correct incorrect

The production of raw materials and the ability to move them around the world correct incorrect

The demands of the Napoleonic wars and the integration of the Americas into global trade correct incorrect

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. Much of the new technology developed in Britain in the eighteenth century centered on improving production in

agriculture. correct incorrect

the textile industry. correct incorrect

coal mining. correct incorrect

the sugar industry. correct incorrect

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. While early advancements in machine technology can be associated with innovative artisans, what group of individuals played a leading role in technological developments after 1830?

Factory workers correct incorrect

Artisans correct incorrect

White-collar workers correct incorrect

Engineers correct incorrect

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. What contributed to the rise of German industry to challenge Britain by the end of the nineteenth century?

Germany hired many British engineers and workers. correct incorrect

Germany acquired greater access to resources than Britain. correct incorrect

Germany invested heavily in education and research. correct incorrect

Germany created many cartels to eliminate all global competition. correct incorrect

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. What was a major Japanese export to the Asian mainland in the early nineteenth century?

Pottery correct incorrect

Iron weapons correct incorrect

Tea correct incorrect

Timber correct incorrect

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. Declining prices, underconsumption of consumer goods, and the high cost of starting new businesses led to what global development in the 1870s?

More government regulations correct incorrect

A recession correct incorrect

The introduction of tariffs correct incorrect

A growth in the appeal of Marxism correct incorrect

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. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, what did firms in single industries like coal production do to ensure profitability and economic stability?

They formed cartels. correct incorrect

They established limited liability corporations. correct incorrect

They encouraged government regulation. correct incorrect

They expanded into overseas markets. correct incorrect

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. The growth of consumer capitalism after the mid-nineteenth century was sparked by the introduction of

consumer credit. correct incorrect

newspapers. correct incorrect

department stores. correct incorrect

new forms of transportation. correct incorrect

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. How did the British reverse the severe trade imbalance with China in the early nineteenth century?

They placed heavy tariffs on Chinese goods. correct incorrect

They banned Chinese goods in Britain until China opened its markets. correct incorrect

They negotiated trade agreements similar to those made with Japan. correct incorrect

They brought large amounts of opium into China from India. correct incorrect

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. Economic and social problems in mid-nineteenth century China contributed to the popular rebellion led by

Hong Xiuquan. correct incorrect

Zeng Guofan. correct incorrect

Cixi. correct incorrect

Meiji. correct incorrect

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. What change in Indian society resulted from the collapse of the traditional Indian textile industry during the nineteenth century?

Indian society became more fragmented along caste lines. correct incorrect

Indian society became more rural. correct incorrect

Indian society became more fragmented along religious lines. correct incorrect

Indian society became more urban. correct incorrect

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. What economic argument was used by industrialists to support the abolition of slavery during the nineteenth century?

Africans could produce raw materials more cheaply in Africa than on plantations in the Western hemisphere. correct incorrect

Freed African slaves would provide inexpensive labor for developing industrial markets. correct incorrect

Africans returned to Africa would help repopulate the continent and provide a new source for demand. correct incorrect

Freed African slaves would be more productive on plantations in the Western hemisphere. correct incorrect

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. What happened to the wives of wealthy factory owners as the Industrial Revolution progressed?

They played even more important roles in the management of their husband's factories. correct incorrect

They became more involved in professional fields outside of their husband's business. correct incorrect

They left their husband's business to become supervisors of the household. correct incorrect

They became more active in political and social issues that benefited their husbands. correct incorrect

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. Why did working women find industrial jobs appealing in the nineteenth century?

They provided high wages and free housing. correct incorrect

They provided women with opportunities for social advancement. correct incorrect

They provided women with safe working conditions compared to rural occupations. correct incorrect

They provided steady wages and alternatives to traditional occupations. correct incorrect

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. What was the name given to handicraft workers who attacked factories in early nineteenth-century England?

Bourgeoisie correct incorrect

Untouchables correct incorrect

Luddites correct incorrect

Socialists correct incorrect

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. What contributed to the growth of national cultures during the nineteenth century?

The growth of trade and the spread of railroads correct incorrect

The increase in literacy among the lower classes correct incorrect

The emergence of national educational systems correct incorrect

The involvement of the government in everyday lives correct incorrect

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. The German theorist Karl Marx stated in the nineteenth century that inequality between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat was caused by

the proletariat owning land. correct incorrect

the bourgeoisie controlling the means of production. correct incorrect

the public ownership of factories. correct incorrect

the government controlling industrial policy. correct incorrect

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. In Africa, who were the foremost innovators in agricultural production?

Free and slave women correct incorrect

Male peasant landowners correct incorrect

Male slaves correct incorrect

Male large landowners correct incorrect

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. Why were West African slave women important to landowners in the southern United States?

Because of their experience in cotton cultivation correct incorrect

Because they, on average, produced more children correct incorrect

Because of their knowledge of rice cultivation techniques correct incorrect

Because they showed great resistance to malaria correct incorrect