SAT II World History : Global Developments

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT II World History

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Example Question #251 : Sat Subject Test In World History

James Watt is generally remembered as the inventor of __________.

Possible Answers:

laissez-faire capitalism

automobiles

the railroad

the factory system

the steam engine

Correct answer:

the steam engine

Explanation:

James Watt was a Scottish inventor who helped perfect the Newcomen Steam Engine in the 1770s. Although he did not actually invent the steam engine, he is generally remembered as having done so. His adaptations to the steam engine created the necessary machinery that led to the Industrial Revolution. 

Example Question #252 : Sat Subject Test In World History

The Industrial Revolution arose first in __________.

Possible Answers:

Russia

England

Germany

France

the United States

Correct answer:

England

Explanation:

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the early nineteenth century. Due to England's relative wealth, agricultural prosperity, surplus of workers, colonial holdings, and history of capitalist democracy, the prerequisites for the Industrial Revolution were heavily concentrated there. The Industrial Revolution quickly spread from England around Europe and to North America. 

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