Question 1

What convinced Tsar Alexander II that reform was necessary?

Accepted Answer

A) Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War 
B) A mutiny in the Russian navy 
C) Socialist victories in the Russian Duma 
D) Defeat in the Crimean War 
E) Serious social upheaval in Russia 
A) Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War 
B) A mutiny in the Russian navy 
C) Socialist victories in the Russian Duma 
D) Defeat in the Crimean War 
E) Serious social upheaval in Russia

Question 2

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

A) was a moral victory but a military disaster. 
B) had little real impact. 
C) ended the Civil War. 
D) declared that most of the slaves in the United States were now free. 
E) convinced Britain to ally with the South. 
A) was a moral victory but a military disaster. 
B) had little real impact. 
C) ended the Civil War. 
D) declared that most of the slaves in the United States were now free. 
E) convinced Britain to ally with the South.

Question 3

Which country's incursions into the Black Sea prompted England and France to enter the Crimean War in 1854?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Turkey 
C) Germany 
D) Austria 
E) The United States 
A) Russia 
B) Turkey 
C) Germany 
D) Austria 
E) The United States

Question 4

In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray 
A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray

Question 5

Which statement best describes industrialization on the Continent by 1870?

Accepted Answer

A) It remained limited in its development. 
B) It had come of age based upon innovations from the British Industrial Revolution. 
C) It was never marked by depressions or recessions. 
D) It did not see the rise of trade unions. 
E) It was not challenged by socialism. 
A) It remained limited in its development. 
B) It had come of age based upon innovations from the British Industrial Revolution. 
C) It was never marked by depressions or recessions. 
D) It did not see the rise of trade unions. 
E) It was not challenged by socialism.

Question 6

As a consequence of its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France had to

Accepted Answer

A) abandon Algeria. 
B) give up the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. 
C) demilitarize. 
D) agree to an defensive alliance with Prussia. 
E) give up its Asian colonies. 
A) abandon Algeria. 
B) give up the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. 
C) demilitarize. 
D) agree to an defensive alliance with Prussia. 
E) give up its Asian colonies.

Question 7

Who was the dominant foreign power in Italy prior to unification?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Spain 
C) Papal States 
D) Savoy 
E) Austria 
A) France 
B) Spain 
C) Papal States 
D) Savoy 
E) Austria

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Second German Empire

Accepted Answer

The Second German Empire, also known as

Question 9

Which country did Piedmont align with during the Italian War of 1859?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) England 
C) Austria 
D) Prussia 
E) France 
A) Russia 
B) England 
C) Austria 
D) Prussia 
E) France

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Victor Emmanuel II

Accepted Answer

Victor Emmanuel II was a significant his

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-zemstvos

Accepted Answer

Zemstvos were local government bodies in

Question 12

Mid-nineteenth century literary Realists

Accepted Answer

A) embraced aspects of Romanticism. 
B) avoided flowery and sentimental language. 
C) found few readers during their lifetimes. 
D) were closely aligned with political conservatives. 
E) often drew on medieval literature for inspiration. 
A) embraced aspects of Romanticism. 
B) avoided flowery and sentimental language. 
C) found few readers during their lifetimes. 
D) were closely aligned with political conservatives. 
E) often drew on medieval literature for inspiration.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

Accepted Answer

Mexico and Emperor Maximilian have a com

Question 14

What were the causes and consequences of the Crimean War?

Accepted Answer

The Crimean War, which took place from 1

Question 15

How did Marx explain historical change? How did he apply his theory of historical change to the times in which he lived?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx explained historical change th

Question 16

What was the original reason that the North fought the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A) To preserve slavery 
B) To end slavery 
C) To preserve the Union 
D) To eliminate the Democratic Party 
E) To demonstrate its technological superiority over the South 
A) To preserve slavery 
B) To end slavery 
C) To preserve the Union 
D) To eliminate the Democratic Party 
E) To demonstrate its technological superiority over the South

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Karl Marx

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx was a German philosopher, econ

Question 18

In Madame Bovary, ____ told the story of a woman trapped in loveless marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray 
A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-"iron and blood"

Accepted Answer

"Iron and Blood" (or "Blood and Iron") i

Question 20

Why was Prussia more likely than Austria to provide leadership in the cause of German unification?

Accepted Answer

A) Prussia lacked a strong military. 
B) Austria had few ethnic Germans living within its borders. 
C) Austria feared the creation of a strong German state in central Europe. 
D) Prussia was a large multinational empire. 
E) Prussia had lagged behind the rest of Europe in industrialization. 
A) Prussia lacked a strong military. 
B) Austria had few ethnic Germans living within its borders. 
C) Austria feared the creation of a strong German state in central Europe. 
D) Prussia was a large multinational empire. 
E) Prussia had lagged behind the rest of Europe in industrialization.

Exam 22: An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

What convinced Tsar Alexander II that reform was necessary?

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Which country's incursions into the Black Sea prompted England and France to enter the Crimean War in 1854?

In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

Which statement best describes industrialization on the Continent by 1870?

As a consequence of its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France had to

Who was the dominant foreign power in Italy prior to unification?

Please define the following key terms. -Second German Empire

Which country did Piedmont align with during the Italian War of 1859?

Please define the following key terms. -Victor Emmanuel II

Please define the following key terms. -zemstvos

Mid-nineteenth century literary Realists

Please define the following key terms. -Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

What were the causes and consequences of the Crimean War?

How did Marx explain historical change? How did he apply his theory of historical change to the times in which he lived?

What was the original reason that the North fought the Civil War?

Please define the following key terms. -Karl Marx

In Madame Bovary, ____ told the story of a woman trapped in loveless marriage.

Please define the following key terms. -"iron and blood"

Why was Prussia more likely than Austria to provide leadership in the cause of German unification?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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