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Chapter 18 and 19 Test
Multiple Choice
Choose the letter of the best answer. _____ 1. Which of the following had not undergone its own wide-scale Industrial Revolution by 1900? (A) United States (B) Britain (C) Japan (D) Latin America (E) France _____ 2. Among the reasons that Europe industrialized first was that (A) it enjoyed an obvious economic advantage over all other regions by 1750. (B) it possessed a unique capacity for technological innovation. (C) European rulers fostered unusually close alliances with their merchant classes. (D) Europe’s societies had, unlike China, Japan, and other Asian societies, developed highly commercialized, market-based economies. (E) European rulers had attempted to suppress merchants in their states but failed. _____ 3. Which of the following best characterizes past explanations for Europe’s Industrial Revolution? (A) Europeans were just lucky to industrialize first. (B) Europeans stole innovations from other societies. (C) Unique features of European society, economy, or history gave it a long-term advantage and head-start in industrializing. (D) More adequate rainfall encouraged economic and industrial development. (E) Only Europe possessed large deposits of coal. _____ 4. Which of the following arguments serves to counter the notion that European culture is inherently more suited to industry and technology? (A) Until about 1750, core areas of Europe, India, and China enjoyed similar levels of economic development. (B) Europeans make up only a small percentage of the world’s population. (C) Non-European civilizations have been able to provide other valuable contributions to World History, for example, in terms of music or cuisine. (D) Europeans today lag far behind the United States in terms of industry and technology. (E) Europe’s early industrialization
Chapter 18 and 19 Test
Multiple Choice
Choose the letter of the best answer. _____ 1. Which of the following had not undergone its own wide-scale Industrial Revolution by 1900? (A) United States (B) Britain (C) Japan (D) Latin America (E) France _____ 2. Among the reasons that Europe industrialized first was that (A) it enjoyed an obvious economic advantage over all other regions by 1750. (B) it possessed a unique capacity for technological innovation. (C) European rulers fostered unusually close alliances with their merchant classes. (D) Europe’s societies had, unlike China, Japan, and other Asian societies, developed highly commercialized, market-based economies. (E) European rulers had attempted to suppress merchants in their states but failed. _____ 3. Which of the following best characterizes past explanations for Europe’s Industrial Revolution? (A) Europeans were just lucky to industrialize first. (B) Europeans stole innovations from other societies. (C) Unique features of European society, economy, or history gave it a long-term advantage and head-start in industrializing. (D) More adequate rainfall encouraged economic and industrial development. (E) Only Europe possessed large deposits of coal. _____ 4. Which of the following arguments serves to counter the notion that European culture is inherently more suited to industry and technology? (A) Until about 1750, core areas of Europe, India, and China enjoyed similar levels of economic development. (B) Europeans make up only a small percentage of the world’s population. (C) Non-European civilizations have been able to provide other valuable contributions to World History, for example, in terms of music or cuisine. (D) Europeans today lag far behind the United States in terms of industry and technology. (E) Europe’s early industrialization