AP®︎ World History: Topic 5.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.4 of AP World History – Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900.
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Topic 5.4
Question 1 Easy
Textile Exports by Country, 1800 and 1880

Adapted from historical estimates
Which of the following best explains the opposite trends in textile exports from Britain and India shown in the chart?
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Topic 5.4: Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900
Thematic Focus: Technology and InnovationTEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.
Learning Objective: Unit 5: Learning Objective E
Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.
Historical Developments: KC-5.1.II.B
The rapid development of steam-powered industrial production in European countries and the U.S. contributed to the increase in these regions’ share of global manufacturing during the first Industrial Revolution. While Middle Eastern and Asian countries continued to produce manufactured goods, these regions’ share in global manufacturing declined.
Historical Developments: KC-5.1.I.D
As new methods of industrial production became more common in parts of northwestern Europe, they spread to other parts of Europe and the United States, Russia, and Japan.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Shipbuilding in India and Southeast Asia
- Iron works in India
- Textile production in India and Egypt