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Empire Of Cotton by Sven Beckert
  • 1. Which legal structure significantly supported the cotton industry?
A) Communism
B) Capitalism without regulation
C) Slavery
D) Feudalism
  • 2. Which region was a major importer of cotton during the 19th century?
A) India
B) Russia
C) China
D) Britain
  • 3. What role does violence play in the narrative of cotton's history according to Beckert?
A) Irrelevant to the economic growth
B) A separate historical event
C) Central to its establishment and expansion
D) Only a minor issue
  • 4. Who were the main beneficiaries of the cotton economy?
A) Labor unions
B) Industrialists and slave owners
C) Independent craftspeople
D) Farmers in Europe
  • 5. Which influential figure is associated with the rise of cotton cultivation?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Eli Whitney
C) Andrew Carnegie
D) Henry Ford
  • 6. Beckert discusses the role of which countries in the global cotton supply chain?
A) Italy, China, and Russia
B) United States, India, and Egypt
C) Germany, France, and Spain
D) Brazil, Japan, and Australia
  • 7. What is a significant implication of cotton's history discussed in the book?
A) Environmental preservation
B) Cultural revival
C) Legacy of equality
D) Legacy of exploitation
  • 8. What economic system does Beckert suggest cotton was integral to?
A) Capitalism
B) Socialism
C) Mercantilism
D) Feudalism
  • 9. How does Beckert classify the convergence of politics and cotton?
A) Separate
B) Conflicting
C) Irrelevant
D) Intertwined
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