Quiz on Unit 6 review (1815-1914)

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Newcomen steam engine

Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production. Teaches that all forms of governmental authority were unnecessary and should be overthrown and replaced with a society based on voluntary cooperation A philosophy that emphasizes limited government and the rights of the individual. Popular sovereignty Greece was under the control of the very conservative ottomans. From 1821 to 1831, the Greeks engage in a series of rebellions. The ottomans initially helped but with the help of France, russia, and Britain (who wanted to weaken the ottomans) Greece won its independence in 1832

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Zollverein agreement

Many people began demanding more liberal reforms of king phillipe. When there was a bread shortage, people flooded the streets of Paris. The king responded with military force, killing about 50 of them. The protesters built barricades to defend themselves. The protests forced Louis Philippe to abdicate. A provisional government restored the French Republic. Customs union which put a huge tariff on trade beyond member states, and promoted free trade within those German states. Allowed the small German states to compete economically with large unified countries like Great Britain and France Marx was deeply distressed at the injustice of a society in which there was such a large gap between the rich and the poor classes. Communism! Worked to suppress liberal and nationalist movements in the German states. Outlawed nationalist organizations, forcibly dissolved student organizations, and removed liberal college professors.

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Raw materials (colonial empire), excellent transportation system via canals and rivers and later railroads, rise of capitalism, incentives for inventors (government rewards for new inventions), favorable government policies

Great exhibition Reasons for industrialization in Britain Temerance Movement Irish potato famine

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Transition from agrarian economies to economies based on the manufacture of goods. Done in factories with specialization

Sergei Witte Industrialization The July revolution in France Joseph de Maistre

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Newcomen steam engine

Zollverein agreement

Raw materials (colonial empire), excellent transportation system via canals and rivers and later railroads, rise of capitalism, incentives for inventors (government rewards for new inventions), favorable government policies

Transition from agrarian economies to economies based on the manufacture of goods. Done in factories with specialization

Between 1870 and 1914, a second wave of industrialization spread throughout Europe. Main building material became steel instead of iron, and the main fuel source became gasoline and electricity rather than coal and steam.

Section 2: True/false questions

Spinning jenny

Made the production of textiles exponentially cheaper.

Bessemer process

Allowed steel to be mass-produced. And it was stronger and more resistant to rust.

Great exhibition

Britain held an international exhibition to showcase their industrial might and greatness.

Steam engine

With the introduction of the steam engine, water power was no longer necessary and factories could be built anywhere.

Parliament repealed the corn laws

In 1846, parliament repealed the corn laws which levied steep tariffs on imported grain. This lowered food prices and less people were needed to farm so they moved to cities.

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