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6.12 MC Answers and Review

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Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Industrialization and Its Effects

⛔STOP ⛔ Before you look at the answers, make sure you gave this practice quiz a try so you can assess your understanding of the concepts covered in Unit 6. Click here for the practice questions: AP Euro Unit 6 Multiple Choice Questions.

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Facts about the test: The AP Euro exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 55 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 1 minute per question.

The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Euro Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.

1. Who became the dominating conservative figure in Europe following the Congress of Vienna?

A. Louis XVIII

B. Otto von Bismarck

C. Napoleon Bonaparte

D. Prince Klemens von Metternich

Explanation: Following the Congress of Vienna, Metternich was able to push conservative ideals onto other major European nations.

📄 Study Unit 6.5: The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

2. Conservatives would support which of the following ideals?

A. The establishment and existence of hereditary monarchs

B. A popular constitution

C. An elected body of representatives

D. A state based around a common language and history

Explanation: Conservatives wanted to return to the era of absolute monarchs and supported the existence of the hereditary monarchy.

📄 Study Unit 6.5: The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

3. Liberals would support which of the following ideas?

A. An elected body of representatives

B. The existence of hereditary monarchs

C. Limited rights and protections for most people

D. A state based around a common language and history

Explanation: Liberals supported a government that was limited by a constitution and a body of elected officials.

📄 Study Unit 6.7: Intellectual Developments in Europe from 1815 - 1914

4. Nationalists would support which of the following ideas?

A. Popular rights and protections for all people

B. An elected body for representatives

C. Limited rights and protections for most people

D. A state based around a common language and history

Explanation: Nationalists supported the existence of states based around common histories and cultures. But, they did not necessarily align themselves with conservatives or liberals.

🎥 Watch: Conservatism, Liberalism, and Nationalism

5. Which of the following is an example of how conservatives attempted to repress liberal ideas?

A. The Organic Statue

B. The June Rebellion

C. Carlsbad Decrees

D. The Poor Law Act

Explanation: The Carlsbad Decrees were aimed at stopping the spread of liberal ideas by limiting student organizations.

📄 Study Unit 6.5: The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

6. Which of the following nationalistic revolutions was NOT successful?

A. Serbian Revolution

B. Spanish Revolution

C. Greek Revolution

D. Belgian Revolution

Explanation: The Spanish Revolution was not successful because the conservative powers saw it as a direct threat to their stability.

📄 Study Unit 6.6: Revolutions from 1815-1914

7. Which of the following countries did not experience some form of revolution during the 1800s?

A. Austria

B. Britain

C. France

D. Prussia

Explanation: Because of Great Britain’s slow but steady adoption of liberal ideas they did not experience any sort of widespread revolution.

📄 Study Unit 6.6: Revolutions from 1815-1914

8. What agricultural development pushed European peasants out of the countryside and into the city?

A. The Enclosure Movement

B. The Seed Drill

C. The Cottage Industry

D. The Cotton Gin

Explanation: The Enclosure Movement pushed peasants off of traditional farm land they traveled to the cities looking for work.

📄 Study Unit 6.2: The First Industrial Revolution

9. Which of the following was a reason why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain and not elsewhere?

A. The geographical location of waterways

B. The large amount of coal and iron in Britain

C. The growing population of Britain.

D. All of the above

Explanation: Britain possessed all of the necessary factors of production (land, labor, and capital) needed for industrialization.

📄 Study Unit 6.2: The First Industrial Revolution

10. What was the first industry to experience industrialization?

A. Automobiles

B. Agriculture

C. Steel

D. Textile

Explanation: The textile industry was the first industry to truly industrialize and adopt the factory method of production.

📄 Study Unit 6.2: The First Industrial Revolution

11. What invention allowed for the faster movement of goods and people?

A. The steam engine

B. The Bessemer Process

C. The Spinning Jenny

D. The Factory System

Explanation: The steam engine allowed for the invention of the railway system and eventually the first automobile.

📄 Study Unit 6.2: The First Industrial Revolution

12. What were some of the positive changes that occurred in industrialized cities?

A. Development of modern sewers

B. City streets were widened

C. New and more modern housing replaced old housing

D. All of the above

Explanation: While industrialization did lead to problems of inequality and poor working conditions, there were several positive impacts especially in the major cities.

📄 Study Unit 6.2: The First Industrial Revolution

13. Which country in continental Europe embraced industrialization first?

A. Austria

B. France

C. Germany

D. Russia

Explanation: Germany was the first country to fully embrace industrialization following Britain.

📄 Study Unit 6.2: The First Industrial Revolution

14. What class is most susceptible to the developing socialist ideas?

A. The working class

B. The middle class

C. The peasantry