AP World History: Unit 6.4

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The economic system that prevailed from c. 1750-1900 was

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Capitalism

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Why, in the time period c. 1750-1900, did European states fight to acquire overseas colonies?

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To acquire raw materials to fuel their industrialization

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Which company took over other European states colonies in India?

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British East India Company

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What major world event lead to the Age of Imperialism? Options: The Agricultural Revolution, The abolition of slavery, The American Revolution, The Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution

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The MAIN reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations was

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to gain raw materials

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Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

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a need for raw materials to be used in factories

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During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

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Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

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A global corporation or world wide enterprise is an organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in one or more countries other than their home country.

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transnational company