slave industry
FRUSTRATIONS OF PROGRESS;CHAOS AND COMPLEXITY
1. Which of the following did reformers first try to end in the slave industry?
A. The trade in slaves itself
B. The culture of slavery in North America
C. Slavery in Caribbean agriculture
D. Liberation and compensation of slaves
2. The term quantum mechanics refers to the study of
A. astronomy.
B. cosmology.
C. molecular chemistry.
D. subatomic particles.
3. The greatest extension of the frontier of food production in the 1800s occurred in what areas?
A. The rice paddies of China, Japan, and Vietnam
B. The steppes in Asia
C. The sub-Saharan areas of Africa
D. The open lands of South America, North America, and Australia
4. Quinine was essential for the expansion of imperial powers because of its
A. value for flavoring and preserving food.
B. usefulness in fighting malaria.
C. value as a base for cosmetics.
D. role as a military weapon.
5. One of the consequences of rapid urbanization and the creation of enormous cities has been
A. a drop in literacy rates.
B. a decrease in the number of manufacturing jobs.
C. a rise in living standards for the poor.
D. the creation of gangs and criminal organizations.
6. Which of the following was not an innovation that came about due to militarization in the 1800s?
A. Factory production of bread
B. Larger farms
C. Canned food and milk
D. Margarine
7. Many of Henri Bergson’s followers were made hopeful by his writings because he argued that
A. truth isn’t that which is real, but that which we choose to believe.
B. God doesn’t exist and everything is permissible.
C. we should accept our existence as the only possible foundation for our life choices.
D. we retain the freedom to create a future that differs from the one predicted by scientists.
8. Comte de Gobineau, a French anthropologist, argued that human beings
A. could be classified by race, with the French at the top and Asians at the bottom.
B. were all the same, regardless of race.
C. could be classified by race, but non-Europeans who adopted European culture could evolve to a higher state of being.
D. could be classified by race, with the whites at the top and blacks at the bottom.
9. The San hunters of southern Africa weren’t overwhelmed during the nineteenth century because they
A. were moved to reservations where they could be protected.
B. live in a harsh environment.
C. were protected by a treaty.
D. managed to effectively fight off Western colonists.
10. According to the work of anthropologist Franz Boas,
A. the concept of cultural relativism is wrong.
B. people of different cultures think differently due to their diet.
C. some societies and peoples are more evolved than others.
D. no race is superior to any other in brain power.
11. The Suez Canal, built in 1869 largely by French engineers and French capital, was significant because it
A. gave Egypt an agricultural advantage by putting hundreds of thousands of new acres under cultivation.
B. reduced travel time from Europe to India from months to weeks.
C. connected the Mediterranean with the Persian Gulf.
D. connected the Nile with the Red Sea.
12. The purpose of Commodore Perry’s mission to Japan in 1853 was to
A. explore and map the Japanese homeland.
B. bring the message of Christianity into Japan.
C. persuade the Japanese to open their ports to trade.
D. create an American colony in Japan.
13. A primary cause for the development of time standards for the entire globe was
A. the telegraph.
B. a desire for uniformity.
C. the railroads.
D. European imperial domination.
14. During the nineteenth century, which of the following countries experienced a decrease in industrial production?
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Britain
15. The main goal of the Habsburg Empire in World War I was
A. expanding its territories.
B. preserving its overseas colonies.
C. containing its national minorities.
D. forcing the British to allow it more freedom of the seas.
16. Hydroelectric power requires
A. public enthusiasm.
B. a large river that can be dammed.
C. large open spaces with high winds.
D. significant amounts of sunlight.
17. The Helsinki Agreement of 1975 pledged its signers to recognize
A. democracy as the best political ideology.
B. capitalism as the best economic system.
C. a respect for human rights.
D. the need for nuclear disarmament.
18. With regards to the mining and agriculture industry, in the nineteenth century, which of the following statements is false?
A. Large companies tried to be paternalistic to keep workers from rebelling
B. Specialization became more common
C. Reliance on export crops provided peasants a more reliable source of income
D. Private investment grew
19. Most of those who fear globalization worry that it will lead to
A. Americanization.
B. a new Europeanization of the globe.
C. cultural diversity.
D. a plural world.
20. Even greater than their use for human food, fish are a vital source of
A. fertilizer.
B. lamp oil.
C. lotions and creams.
D. industrial lubricants.
…………………….Answer preview…………………….
Which of the following did reformers first try to end in the slave industry?
The trade in slaves itselfThe term quantum mechanics refers to the study of
subatomic particles.The greatest extension of the frontier of food production in the 1800s occurred in what areas?
The open lands of South America, North America, and Australia……………………………….APA
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