Question 1

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 2

Why was France's industrial revolution delayed?

Accepted Answer

Low population in cities; lots of wars

Question 3

Why was Germany's industrial revolution delayed?

Accepted Answer

It was fragmented into many small states

(after it unified in the German Empire, it became a huge coal/steel producer)

Question 4

What is human capital?

Accepted Answer

Workforce

(the cumulative skills and experience of all workers)

Question 5

Why did the US become the world's leading industrial force?

Accepted Answer

It had a lot of immigrants to provide work in factories

Question 6

What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?

Accepted Answer

A huge railroad system in Russia

(part of Russia's industrial revolution; connected Moscow to the Pacific Ocean)

Question 7

Why did Russia build the Trans-Siberian Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Allowed Russia to trade easily with East Asian countries

Question 8

What was the first Asian country to industrialize?

Accepted Answer

Japan

(this lead to it becoming a leading world superpower in the late 1800s)

Question 9

What was company rule in India?

Accepted Answer

The period of time when the British East India Company controlled India

5.4 - Industrialization Spreads, AP World History: Modern Flashcards