CADS 2000 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
What started the Industrial Revolution? - ANS-Growing populations urbanizing, banks
emerging, transportation to transport goods
When was the Industrial Revolution? - ANS-1760-1840
Lowell Factory workers - ANS-Labor force of young, unmarried women recruited to work
in New England textile mills
Second Industrial Revolution - ANS-(1871-1914) Development of chemical, electrical,
oil, and steel industries, mass production of consumer goods through mechanization of
the manufacturing of food and clothing
Socialism vs Capitalism - ANS-Socialism: everyone is equal, things are done and
received as a whole
Capitalism: you work for what you get
Impact of Consumerism during WW2 - ANS-- Many jobs
- Higher wages
- Because of the lack of consumer goods during the war, Americans were eager to
spend $$
5 dimensions of Globalization - ANS-1. Social
2. Technological
3. Economical
4. Environmental
5. Political
UN (United Nations) - ANS-International organization formed after WWII to promote
international peace, security, and cooperation
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) - ANS-To safeguard its members' freedom
and security
EU (European Union) - ANS-Free trade zone encompassing 27 European countries
World Trade Organization (WTO) - ANS-To manage international trade and resolve
disputes
International Criminal Court - ANS-Court established by the UN for indicting and
administering justice to people who commit war crimes
What started the Industrial Revolution? - ANS-Growing populations urbanizing, banks
emerging, transportation to transport goods
When was the Industrial Revolution? - ANS-1760-1840
Lowell Factory workers - ANS-Labor force of young, unmarried women recruited to work
in New England textile mills
Second Industrial Revolution - ANS-(1871-1914) Development of chemical, electrical,
oil, and steel industries, mass production of consumer goods through mechanization of
the manufacturing of food and clothing
Socialism vs Capitalism - ANS-Socialism: everyone is equal, things are done and
received as a whole
Capitalism: you work for what you get
Impact of Consumerism during WW2 - ANS-- Many jobs
- Higher wages
- Because of the lack of consumer goods during the war, Americans were eager to
spend $$
5 dimensions of Globalization - ANS-1. Social
2. Technological
3. Economical
4. Environmental
5. Political
UN (United Nations) - ANS-International organization formed after WWII to promote
international peace, security, and cooperation
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) - ANS-To safeguard its members' freedom
and security
EU (European Union) - ANS-Free trade zone encompassing 27 European countries
World Trade Organization (WTO) - ANS-To manage international trade and resolve
disputes
International Criminal Court - ANS-Court established by the UN for indicting and
administering justice to people who commit war crimes
