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