10th Modern World History - 2nd Semester review Flashcards
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The industrial Revolution began in which country? a. Ireland b. The United States c. England d. Germany e . France
C England
The Industrial Revolution led to the development of colonies, whose primary purpose was to
a. provide a source of raw materials
b. provide a market for manufactured goods
c. spread the benefits of socialism
d. both a and b
e. a, b and c
d. Both a & b
The industrial Revolution began in which country? a. Ireland b. The United States c. England d. Germany e . France
C England
In order to make farming more efficient, small farms in Britain were converted to larger farms in a movement known as
a. Enclosure
b. Conjoining
c. Collectivization
d. Consolidation
A. Enclosure
Lord Townsend developed a system of crop rotation that eliminated which of the following form the medieval 3 field system?
a. planting winter crops
b. leaving the land to lie fallow
c. planting grain crops
d. planting spring crops
b leaving the land to lie fallow was eliminated
The term Kaiser-faire refers to
a. extensive government regulation of the economy
b. a form of communism
c. minimal government regulation
d. government direction of the economy
C. minimal government regulation. Hear hear!!!!
The first area of industry which benefited from the industrial Revolution was the
a. iron industry
b. consumer goods industry
c. fuel industry
d. textile industry
d. textile industry
A person who invests money and hires workers to produce goods is called a(n)
a. entrepreneur
b. philanthropist
c. capitalist
d. laborer
c. capitalist
An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Capitalism
Who were the two English men who started the Enlightment?
Did they come to the same conclusions regarding government and human nature?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Hobbes believed humans selfish and wicked. Strong ruler needed to gain law and order. Social contract.
Locke favored self government and believed citizens would work it out. Natural rights of Life, Liberty, and Property.
If demand for a particular product is great, and the supply for the product is low, then:
a. the prices for the item will be high
b the prices for the item will be low
c. the price of the item is unaffected
a. the prices for the item will be high
Socialism called for the government to take charge of
a. education
b. poorhouses
c. the economy
d. housing
c. the economy
If you are at a train track junction and can save 5 people tied to the tracks on the right or one fat rich man tied to the left from an oncoming train, utilitarian directs you to
a. direct the train away from the five people
b. direct the train away from the rich dude (who will make you wealthy)
c. put the lever in the middle to try and derail the train
d. do nothing and let whatever occurs happen
a. direct the train away from the five people
Thomas Malthus believed population should be controlled because the underclass(poor) would reproduce beyond a country’s ability to grow food, which would lead to the country falling into catastrophe as war and famine - positive checks-corrected the overpopulation problem
A. True
B. False
A. True
Who was a proponent of three branches of government and the separation of powers?
a. John Locke
b. Baron de Montesquieu
c. Thomas Hobbes
d. Jean Jacques Rousseau
b. Baron de Montesquieu
