CADS 2000 Exam 1 questions well
answered graded A+
The Industrial Revolution took place from _________ to 1820/1840. - correct answer ✔✔1760
Which of the following were key inventions came out of the Industrial Revolution? Select all that
apply. - correct answer ✔✔Power loom, Spinning Jenny, Water-powered spinning frame
During the Industrial Revolution women and children made up what fraction of the work force
in Great Britain? - correct answer ✔✔2/3
Frances Lowell was known as the "Father of the American Revolution. - correct answer ✔✔False
During the time of the Lowell Factory Mills the work force was made up mostly of_____? -
correct answer ✔✔Young girls
The Second Industrial Revolution ended in 1914 when what happened? - correct answer
✔✔World War I started
As the Industrial Revolution continued retail markets started moving away from centralized
commerce and started developing into a decentralized commerce. - correct answer ✔✔True
By the end of the 1920s the United States was producing what percentage of the world's overall
manufactured goods? - correct answer ✔✔40%
What specific side effect of World War II affected consumerism? - correct answer ✔✔Rationing
of goods
, Which one of the following is NOT a component of Socialism? - correct answer ✔✔Supply &
demand determines market economy
Which of the following claims in support of globalization is supported by evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔Consumers generally have more choice and pay lower prices.
Which of the following claims opposed to globalization is supported by evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔Globalization if making wealthy individuals and corporations wealthier.
Which of the following is true, based on the experience of French dairy farmers and Mexican
avocado growers? - correct answer ✔✔Globalization opens new markets but also leads to new
risks.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of globalization on the movie industry? - correct answer
✔✔The majority of box office revenue for Hollywood now comes from the United States.
How are most pharmaceuticals manufactured? - correct answer ✔✔Designed in the United
States and manufactured abroad.
Imagine you work for a company that manufactures snowboards in China and sells them in
Europe. What is the most efficient way to ship those snowboards from China to Europe? -
correct answer ✔✔By ship, loaded into containers
What is the purpose of NATO? - correct answer ✔✔To safeguard its members' freedom and
security
Who are members of the International Criminal Court? - correct answer ✔✔About half the
countries in the world
answered graded A+
The Industrial Revolution took place from _________ to 1820/1840. - correct answer ✔✔1760
Which of the following were key inventions came out of the Industrial Revolution? Select all that
apply. - correct answer ✔✔Power loom, Spinning Jenny, Water-powered spinning frame
During the Industrial Revolution women and children made up what fraction of the work force
in Great Britain? - correct answer ✔✔2/3
Frances Lowell was known as the "Father of the American Revolution. - correct answer ✔✔False
During the time of the Lowell Factory Mills the work force was made up mostly of_____? -
correct answer ✔✔Young girls
The Second Industrial Revolution ended in 1914 when what happened? - correct answer
✔✔World War I started
As the Industrial Revolution continued retail markets started moving away from centralized
commerce and started developing into a decentralized commerce. - correct answer ✔✔True
By the end of the 1920s the United States was producing what percentage of the world's overall
manufactured goods? - correct answer ✔✔40%
What specific side effect of World War II affected consumerism? - correct answer ✔✔Rationing
of goods
, Which one of the following is NOT a component of Socialism? - correct answer ✔✔Supply &
demand determines market economy
Which of the following claims in support of globalization is supported by evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔Consumers generally have more choice and pay lower prices.
Which of the following claims opposed to globalization is supported by evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔Globalization if making wealthy individuals and corporations wealthier.
Which of the following is true, based on the experience of French dairy farmers and Mexican
avocado growers? - correct answer ✔✔Globalization opens new markets but also leads to new
risks.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of globalization on the movie industry? - correct answer
✔✔The majority of box office revenue for Hollywood now comes from the United States.
How are most pharmaceuticals manufactured? - correct answer ✔✔Designed in the United
States and manufactured abroad.
Imagine you work for a company that manufactures snowboards in China and sells them in
Europe. What is the most efficient way to ship those snowboards from China to Europe? -
correct answer ✔✔By ship, loaded into containers
What is the purpose of NATO? - correct answer ✔✔To safeguard its members' freedom and
security
Who are members of the International Criminal Court? - correct answer ✔✔About half the
countries in the world
