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6051760520The economic development of Latin America was heavily dependent onforeign capital0
6051760521Which of the following explains why industrialization first occurred in Europe?European rulers fostered unusually close alliances with their merchant classes1
6051760522Which of the following reflects an explanation for Europe's Industrial Revolution, which most historians criticize as Eurocentric and deterministic?Unique features of European society, economy, or history gave it a long term advantage and head-start in industrializing2
6051760523Which of the following arguments serves to counter the notion that European culture is inherently more suited to industry and technology?Until about 1750, core areas of Europe, India, and China enjoyed similar levels of economic development3
6051760524Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for why Britain was the first European country to industrialize?The Scientific Revolution in Great Britain fostered technological innovation4
6051760525In what way was the Industrial Revolution a global phenomenon by the end of the nineteenth century?Even regions that failed to industrialize were impacted by industrialization5
6051760526In nineteenth-century Britain, women from the laboring classes found jobs asfactory workers and domestic servants6
6051760527How did the working class movement in Britain differ from the one in Russia?It advocated a reformist program and a peaceful transition to socialism7
6051760528Which of the following was a reason for the failure of socialism to take root in the United States?The higher standard of living enjoyed by most American workers8
6051760529Which of the following played a greater role in industrial development in Russia than in the United States or Western Europe?The state9
6051760530Industrialization led to violent social revolution only inRussia10
6051760531How did contact with other civilizations contribute to Europe's Industrial Revolution?It enabled Europe to draw disproportionately on the world's resources11
6051760532Which of the following describes the situation in Latin America after independence?Politically, the area was plagued by internal divisions, regional revolts, and international wars12
6051760533Which of the following accompanied industrialization wherever it occurred in the world?Urbanization13
6051760534Which of the following describes how the movement toward industrialization in the nineteenth century affected Latin America?Latin America provided the food products, raw materials, and markets for industrializing countries14
6051760535Which of the following describes how the Industrial Revolution unfolded?It began independently in only one place, Great Britain15
6051760536In the eighteenth century, how did the Industrial Revolution solve an emerging energy crisis?It introduced the use of coal, oil, and natural gas as sources of fuel16
6051760537How did Britain's geography affect its Industrial Revolution?Coal and iron ore deposits were abundant and close to each other17
6051760538Which of the following was a result of the Industrial Revolution?An increase in production in mining, manufacturing, and services18
6051760539Which of the following groups benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution in nineteenth-century Britain?The middle classes19
6051760540In nineteenth-century Britain, most members of the aristocracy derived their wealth fromlandownership20
6051760541Which of the following made global migration an appealing option for many Europeans during the nineteenth century?The demand for labor overseas21
6051760542Which of the following describes a feature of Karl Marx's vision of the society he predicted would emerge after the collapse of capitalism?A society without classes and conflict22
6051760543Which group in the United States in the early twentieth century pressed for reforms to correct the abuses of capitalist industrialization?The Progressives23
6051760544What was most of the European capital invested in Latin America used to finance?Railroads24
6051760545Which was the only country in Latin America to experience a nationwide revolution in the early twentieth century?Mexico25
6051760546Which of the following is a phrase that has been used to describe the form of economic growth in Latin America in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?Dependent Development26
6051760547Which of the following was a value associated with middle-class culture in the nineteenth-century Britain?Hard Work27
6051760548Which of the following was a factor that pushed many Europeans to immigrate in the nineteenth century?The decline in peasant farming in their homelands28

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