5.4 - Industrialization

What had the largest impact on Russian success in industrialization?

• Trans-Siberian Railroad

• end of serfdom

• unification of fragmented small states

British rule and control led to the decline of which THREE industries in India?

• ship-building

• mining

• cotton cloth

• tea

• spices

Besides India, what other country saw its textile industry devastated by European (especially English) production?

• Egypt

• Japan

• Russia

• the United States

Why did industrialization not develop extensively in India during this time?

• economic development was restricted by the British

• India lacked the population to work or consume

• India was isolated from world trade

• religious conflicts limited economic development

Which of the following did NOT significantly industrialize during this time?

• China

• Germany

• France

• Russia

"Company Rule" refers to the time when India was

• extensively controlled by the British East India Company

• ruled by Islamic "Mongols" from the steppes

• made a British royal colony

• controlled by large corporations from the West

Why was France behind in industrialization? (select all that apply)

• French Revolution disrupted the process/used up France's capital

• sparsely populated urban centers, so not a lot of labor available for factories

• poor soil and many famines

• few natural resources

Germany became a leader in producing steel and coal, but was originally held back by...

• its numerous politically fragmented states

• its belief that Germany could rely on trade rather than producing its own goods

• its emphasis on agriculture

• all of the above

The Trans-Siberian Railroad helped Russia industrialize by...(select all that apply)

• allowing them to trade with other countries (China, Japan)

• aided Russia in developing their steel, coal and iron industries

• providing Communist Russian workers with jobs

• giving farmers a means of transportation to major cities

Industrialization in Russia during the nineteenth century most closely resembled industrialization in which of the following regions?

• The United States during the American Revolution

• South America during the wars for independence from Spain

• Japan during the Meiji Restoration

• China during the Communist Revolution