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Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

The large scale factories began to develop ______ capital.

  1. Mercantile

  2. Social

  3. Natural

  4. Manufactured
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Mercantilism refers to the economic policy wherein the trade and accumulation of goods were maximized by obtaining the cheap raw material from the colonies. The development of large scale factories in Europe during the Industrial Revolution required the raw material of cotton, jute etc. that lead to spread if mercantile capital.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

Which of the following is not a characteristic of capitalism?

  1. Competition and consumer sovereignty

  2. Pursuit of personal profit

  3. Private ownership

  4. Government control of the economy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Capitalism is an economic, social and political system where private individuals control a country's trade and business. The government has little or no control over the market. The United States is a capitalist country. Capitalism prioritizes individual rights, private ownership, and free enterprise.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England primarily resulted from

  1. Widespread overpopulation

  2. Increased trade

  3. National prosperity

  4. Agricultural innovation

  5. Abundance of resources
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England primarily resulted from agricultural innovation. New farming techniques and improved livestock breeding led to amplified food production. This allowed a spike in population and increased health.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

Laissez-faire capitalism was an idea proposed by ___________________.

  1. moderate socialists

  2. mercantilists

  3. free-market industrialists

  4. abolionists

  5. labor unions
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Laissez-faire capitalism, advocating for minimal government intervention in the economy, was championed by free-market industrialists and economists like Adam Smith.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

In the nineteenth century, India's economy was forced to:

  1. industrialize to meet the growing demands of a wealthy British middle class.

  2. abandon much of its food production in favor of expanding the production of textiles and cash crops.

  3. provide cheap labor for the factories of British.

  4. abandon its participation in the larger global economy in order to improve British trade.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Abandon much of its food production in favor of expanding the production of textiles and cash crops.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects
Which of the following areas did NOT industrialize in the nineteenth century?

  1. The United States

  2. Russia

  3. Japan

  4. China
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Industrialization first started in England in the eighteenth century. It spread to other parts of Europe, Russia, the United States of America and Japan in the nineteenth century. Under the leadership of Mao Zedong industrialization began in China during the mid-twentieth century (after 1950 AD).

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

The Industrial Revolution first began in __________ .

  1. England

  2. France

  3. Germany

  4. USA
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Explanation

Industrial revolution can be termed as a structural transformation that happened in the Great Britain during the  eighteenth century. It refers to the  changes in the technological, socioeconomic and cultural areas primarily due to  mechanization of agriculture, textiles, metallurgy, steam power etc. It helped England to maintain its supremacy, as the revolution took time to reach other European nations.