Question

World History questions?

Answer 1

1) Which of these changes during the Industrial Revolution led to greater efficiency?
A)Workers received labor rights.
B)Major labor unions were formed.
C)Slavery and other forms of forced labor were eliminated.
D)Animal & human power were generally replaced with steam power.

2) Which of these was the LEAST important aspect of imperialism in the period following European industrialization?
A)the state sponsorship of Christian missions
B)Europe established colonies in the interior of Africa and Asia
C)Europe searched for raw materials to feed the machines of Europe
D)Europe's need for an increased military presence across the globe

3) By the end of the nineteenth century, technology in the industrial setting (factories)
A)generally made human labor obsolete.
B)raised the need for artisans and carpenters.
C)led to an increase in the price of American products.
D)created a rapidly increasing demand for unskilled or semiskilled labor.

4) Otto von Bismarck (Germany) and Count Camillo di Cavour (Italy) both used the Realpolitik approach to unifying their countries. What is the BEST definition of Realpolitik?
A)adopting the ideas of Karl Marx
B)using any means to get and hold power
C)achieving power through parliamentary elections
D)using the support of the peasants to gain control

5) In 1854 United States seaman Commodore Matthew C. Perry negotiated the Convention of Kanagawa in Japan. What was the purpose of this treaty?
A)to end the war with China
B)to open Japan to American trade
C)to found a colony there for the United States
D)to negotiate the end of the Russo-Japanese War