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1 ECON 343 European Economic History The Industrial Revolution John Lovett Exam 3 Code Name: Objective Section: 2.5 points each unless noted. ( points This one is just an example). Assume the country of Examplestan is initially at point as shown on the chart at right. Next, for whatever, reason, the living standards and population change over the next few generations so as to trace out a smiley face with glasses. $,6 $,4 $,2 $, $8 $ Indicate what happens over the next several generations, on the chart at right. is generation, is gen 2, etc. $ (3 points) Assume the country of Malthusia is experiencing a Malthusian Relationship. Malthusia is initially at point as shown on the chart at right. Next, there is a one-time decrease in population as several, people are abducted by aliens. This abduction is a one-time event. Indicate what happens, over the next several generations, on the chart at right. is generation, is gen 2, etc. $,6 $,4 $,2 $, $8 $6 $ (3 points) Assume the country of Modernia is, as you might guess, is experiencing modernity as defined by this course. Modernia is initially at point as shown on the chart at right. $,6 $,4 $,2 Don t forget, Modernia is experiencing modernity as defined by this course. Indicate what happens in Modernia, over the next several generations, on the chart at right. is generation, is generation 2, etc. $, $8 $6 $

2 ECON 343 European Economic History The Industrial Revolution John Lovett 3. (3 points) Assume the country of Rev-Thom is experiencing a Malthusian Relationship. Rev-Thom is initially at point as shown on the chart at right. Next, there is a one-time improvement in technology. This new technology means more output from the same inputs as before. $,6 $,4 $,2 $, $8 $6 Indicate what happens, over the next several generations, on the chart at right. is generation, is gen 2, etc. $ What was true about Western European birth patterns, ca 4, according to Clark? a. Rich W. European families have significantly more babies than poor W. European families. b. Rich W. European families would have slightly more babies than poor W. European families. c. Rich W. European families would have slightly fewer babies than poor W. European families. d. Rich W. European families have significantly fewer babies than poor W. European families. 5. What was true about Asian birth patterns, around the year 4, according to Clark? a. Rich Asian families have significantly more babies than poor Asian families. b. Rich Asian families would have slightly more babies than poor Asian families. c. Rich Asian families would have slightly fewer babies than poor Asian families. d. Rich Asian families have significantly fewer babies than poor Asian families. 6. How did the answers to # s 5 and 6 affect Europe and China s growth, according to Clark? a. In Asia, the wealthy families could keep their family empires together. This was one area in which China actually had an advantage over Europe. b. In Asia there was a lack of cheap, unskilled, labor. This meant that Asia relied on skilled craftsmen rather and had little need to invent industrial machines. c. In Europe, the rich s wealth and talent would be trickle down, i.e. be redistributed toward the middle of society, rather than remaining permanently among a few elite Indicate which region is likely to, according to Jones, see a faster rate of economic growth in the long run. Assume that the regions are alike except for the differences noted # Region v Region 2.. has 8 nation states. Each state has a government that makes it very hard for labor and money to leave the state... is one giant island with a total area of 24, miles 2... has 8 nation states. It is relatively easy for labor and money to leave one state and go to another... 6 islands relatively close to each other. Each island averages 4, miles 2 (ex. 2 x 2 miles) miles for a total 24, miles 2. 2

3 ECON 343 European Economic History The Industrial Revolution John Lovett 8. Help!!! The ghosts of Ghengis Khan, Kublai Khan, Tamerlane, Osman, and other warriors from the steppes of Asia are haunting Scharbauer Hall. They are feeling left out of this course. Please appease these spirits. Indicate how these warriors may have helped Western Europe modernize ahead of the Muslim world. a. According to some, the Muslim world beat off the Mongol attacks but only by becoming very militaristic and despotic. This authoritarian turn by Muslim states, while allowing them to survive in the short-run, meant they were not conducive for further development. b. Mongol armies devastated Europe all the way to the Pyrenees in Spain, but also brought Chinese learning and technology. Once Europe recovered from the physical destruction of the Mongols, it used the new knowledge to leap ahead. c. Mongol armies devastated every area of the Muslim including Spain but left Christian Europe relatively untouched. The Muslim world suffered the loss of enough people and property to set it back about 2 years. d. The Mongols introduced horses to Europe. 9. (2 pts) What is the name of item 9?. (2 pts) What is the name of item?. What is the woman in the picture doing/making? What stage in the production process is she working on? (ex. She s helping to make music by tuning a piano) 2. Which part of the textile manufacturing process was automated first? a. printing patterns on cloth d. cleaning the fibers b. spinning the fibers e. weaving the fibers c. combing/carding the fibers f. sewing the fabric together 9 Edupics (22). 3. What powered the early (ca 76 s) inventions in the textile industry? Pick 2 (check 2) items that were used to power these early machines? wheels/drums turned by horses coal fired steam engines hand power water wheels electricity gasoline internal combustion engines 4. According to our readings and lecture, which area on the graph at right best illustrates where Charles I wanted to take Great Britain during his reign? 5. According to our readings and lecture, which area on the graph at right best illustrates where Great Britain was in about the year 7? Govt s Potential Power Much If the Govt. decides to do something, it can get it done Little Govt. lacks the means to do much of anything a c e b d f 3 Little/No Action Let people do just about anything that doesn t threaten govt Act, but only in certain areas Act strongly but only in specified instances Govt s Use of its Power Unrestrained Use power with few/any restrictions or inhibitions

4 ECON 3423 Economic History of the Industrial Revolution John Lovett 6. The Spinning Jenny: a. spins counterclockwise North of the equator & clockwise in the south due to the Coriolis effect. b. was made largely out of iron and other metals. c. was made primarily out of wood 7. The Spinning Jenny: a. used a fundamentally different process than hand spinning. b. basically imitated the older hand spinning process. c. often got really dizzy and had to rest. 8. (3 pts) Arrange the following in historical order. The st & last (5 th ) ones have been done for you. Thag the caveman discovers fire. The Magna Carta is signed. The English Civil War breaks out. _5_ Doctor Butler discovers caffeine. The English Bill of Rights is signed. 9. (4 pts) Arrange the following in their historical order. The English King, Charles I, gets his head cut off. Regime change! Parliament invites William and Mary, to take the English throne. The Gun Powder Plot Regime change! Parliament invites a new Stuart king to take back the English throne. 2. When, approximately, did the events of question 8 take place? a d b e c f g h When did Great Britain get a government that was both powerful enough to assign and protect property rights, and restrained from using its power in ways that threaten property rights? a. shortly after the American Revolution d. under Charles I b. during Cromwell s Protectorate e. under James II c. shortly after the Glorious Revolution f. under Elizabeth I 22. When was the Dutch Republic born? a. the mid 3 s b. the mid 4 s c. the late 5 s d. the late 6 s e. the late 7 s f. the late 8 s 23. How was the Dutch Republic born? a. The mostly Protestant Dutch revolted against the rule of Catholic Spain. b. The mostly Catholic Dutch revolted against the rule of Protestant England. c. England and France negotiated a treaty to end the Years War. England agreed to withdraw from the Dutch provinces but only if they became a new country and not part of France. d. A Dutch prince from one family married a Dutch princess from another family thereby uniting the Dutch provinces. A form of government in which each province had a vote was chosen. e. A mommy & daddy republic wanted to start a family. They go to the hospital and get a baby republic. 4

5 ECON European Economic History When was the Dutch Republic come to an end? a. The mid 3 s c. the late 5 s b. the mid 4 s d. the late 6 s John Lovett e. the late 7 s f. the late 8 s 25. How did the Dutch Republic come to an end? a. It has not. The Dutch Republic survived without a break to this day. b. The Dutch executive seized power and disbanded the representative government body. c. France invaded and replaced the government with a French puppet state. d. The Dutch King abdicated. The Dutch parliament decided to become part of Habsburg Spain in order to have a strong executive. e. The Dutch provinces disagreed over tax and tariff policy. Each province withdrew with some joining Prussia, some France, some Belgium, and one remaining as Luxembourg. 26. (6 pts) Circle and label (i.e. give me the name) of 3 areas, discussed in class, that had a system of good property rights and restrained government prior to 7. Do not circle England or Great Britain. 5

6 ECON 343 European Economic History John Lovett Essay: 3 points. Answer of the following 2 essays. Draw a graph showing (on one axis) the amount of possible power the government has, and (on the second axis) the amount of its power that a government tries to use. Indicate the optimal region on this graph according to a modern economist, namely one that thinks that a system of good property rights is the key to long-run development. Briefly explain why this is the optimal point. Show, approximately, where the following regimes were on the graph. a. The early Stuarts b. The worst part of the fighting during the English Civil War in an area in which neither Royalist nor Parliamentarians dominated. c. Oliver Cromwell d. The Restoration Stuarts e. William and Mary Briefly explain why you plotted each point where you did. 2. During the week after Thanksgiving, we will discuss the idea that a lock of coal prevented the Dutch Republic from leading Europe into the Industrial era. Cool, but that s not the only story about why the Dutch Republic didn t industrialize first. What stories have we discussed, thus far, to explain why the Dutch Republic wasn t the first industrial nation? Briefly tell me what the Dutch Republic was doing right. Spend most of your explaining what went wrong for the Dutch and why. 6