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The Industrial Revolution began in

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Great Britain

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Which of the following was a short term impact of the Industrial Revolution: Growth of factories, Banking and investment system, New inventions, All of the above?

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All of the above

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Who wrote the Wealth of Nations and is called the father of capitalism?

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Adam Smith

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Who wrote the Communist Manifesto and is called the father of communism?

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Karl Marx

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Which individual believes a laissez faire approach is best when it comes to government involvement in the economy?

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Adam Smith

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Bismarck organized the Berlin Conference in 1884–85 to

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establish rules for dividing up Africa among the European countries.

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The nineteenth-century phrase, “the white man’s burden,” reflects the idea that

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Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial people

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Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny or rebellion in 1857?
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The British East India Company raised taxes,
The British government ended the rule of the British East India Company,
India adapted Christianity,
The British East India Company took direct control of India

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The British government ended the rule of the British East India Company

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Which statement best describes an effect of the Opium Wars on China? Options: The British expelled all Chinese from Hong Kong, The British ended the importing of opium into China, The British victory led to spheres of influence in China, Chinese isolation increased

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The British victory led to spheres of influence in China

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The Boxer Rebellion of the early twentieth century was an attempt to

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remove foreign influences from China