WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I. Industrialism was spurred on by raw materials found in newly claimed African and Asian colonies. II. Industrial weapons gave Europeans an advantage over societies in Africa and Asia. III. Industrialism forced Europeans to search outside their borders for raw materials to meet demands. IV. Industrialization decreased production of goods, so Europeans needed to open more markets abroad.How were industrialism and imperialism related?
A
I, II, and III
B
II, III, and IV
C
I, II and IV
D
I, III, and IV
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Western Imperialism in Africa Europeans began to drain African natural resources including palm oil, ivory, rubber, gold, diamonds, metals, and cotton. The European rule in Africa was a mixture of economic exploitation, racist subjugation and well-meaning reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -Resources like coal, iron, and rubber were in high demand. Some nations did not have enough raw materials to support their industrialization and looked to other lands to find them. Expanding outside of its borders also allowed a country to enter foreign markets for the purpose of selling industrial goods.

Detailed explanation-3: -These new industrialized nations needed more raw materials to fuel their mass production and population growth. In order to maximize the countries profits, these industrialized nations went out to find nations that they could exploit natural resources and cheap labor from thus leading to imperialism.

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