Chapter 18

Quiz for Chapter Eighteen America in Global Context: The World’s Biggest Cities, 1800–2000

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Question 1

The evidence in Table 18.1 supports which of the following conclusions?A. The skyrocketing birthrate in the United States during the nineteenth century accounted for the tremendous growth of its major cities.
B. Due to the Industrial Revolution, international population centers shifted from Asia to Europe and the United States in the nineteenth century.
C. The United States outstripped Great Britain as the world’s most powerful nation in the nineteenth century.
D. Nineteenth-century immigration patterns accounted for the massive population shift from Asia to Europe and the United States.

Question 2

What do the data presented in Table 18.1 suggest about the status of the United States in the world in 1800, 1900, and 2000?A. The United States reached the height of its international power and importance in 1900.
B. The power of the United States did not exceed that of England in 1800, 1900, or 2000.
C. Japan’s status as a world power exceeded that of the United States in 1800, 1900, and 2000.
D. It was a minor nation in 1800, but the United States had emerged as a world power by 1900.

Question 3

What continent is represented in the data in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but is no longer represented in the data from the year 2000?A. Asia
B. Europe
C. North America
D. South America