Question 1

Which of these nations was the least industrially advanced by 1900?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Belgium 
E) Spain 
A) Britain 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Belgium 
E) Spain

Question 2

Who was the "father" of tourism in England?

Accepted Answer

A) David Lloyd-George 
B) Thomas Cook 
C) John Boothe 
D) Frederick Cartwright 
E) W. G. Grace 
A) David Lloyd-George 
B) Thomas Cook 
C) John Boothe 
D) Frederick Cartwright 
E) W. G. Grace

Question 3

What role did the Reichstag play in German politics in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The Reichstag played a significant role

Question 4

In Germany, Britain, and France, ____ by 1910.

Accepted Answer

A) unemployment 
B) opposition political parties had quadrupled in size 
C) women had gained the vote 
D) universal national healthcare had been put in place 
E) adult illiteracy was virtually eliminated 
A) unemployment 
B) opposition political parties had quadrupled in size 
C) women had gained the vote 
D) universal national healthcare had been put in place 
E) adult illiteracy was virtually eliminated

Question 5

Discuss the growth of political democracy in Great Britain, France, and Italy. How would you account for the differences you note?

Accepted Answer

The growth of political democracy in Gre

Question 6

Which two issues divided the Second International in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Trade unions and liberalism 
B) Liberalism and revisionism 
C) Revisionism and nationalism 
D) Nationalism and trade unions 
E) Liberalism and revisionism. 
A) Trade unions and liberalism 
B) Liberalism and revisionism 
C) Revisionism and nationalism 
D) Nationalism and trade unions 
E) Liberalism and revisionism.

Question 7

The chief motive for mass education was

Accepted Answer

A) political. 
B) social. 
C) religious. 
D) economic. 
E) ideological. 
A) political. 
B) social. 
C) religious. 
D) economic. 
E) ideological.

Question 8

What best describes the split between the French working and middle classes?

Accepted Answer

A) It was largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B) It enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C) It led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D) It was further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E) It ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival. 
A) It was largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B) It enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C) It led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D) It was further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E) It ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-"woman question"

Accepted Answer

The "woman question" refers to debates a

Question 10

The European population increased dramatically between 1850 and 1910.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-electricity

Accepted Answer

Electricity is a fundamental concept in

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-dance halls

Accepted Answer

Dance halls are venues specifically desi

Question 13

How did the steel, electricity, and the internal combustion engine shape economic and social developments in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The steel industry played a crucial role

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Kulturkampf

Accepted Answer

Kulturkampf was a term used to describe

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-plutocrats

Accepted Answer

Plutocrats are individuals who are extre

Question 16

Alexander III believed that

Accepted Answer

A) social reforms were more important than political reforms. 
B) diversity built national strength. 
C) the powers of the zemstvos should be increased. 
D) Russia needed to move toward democracy. 
E) his father's reforms had been a mistake. 
A) social reforms were more important than political reforms. 
B) diversity built national strength. 
C) the powers of the zemstvos should be increased. 
D) Russia needed to move toward democracy. 
E) his father's reforms had been a mistake.

Question 17

What was true of Italy in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Italy returned to the status of a great power. 
B) Italy's unification was vigorously supported by the pope. 
C) Italy became a preeminent colonial power, especially in Africa. 
D) Italy remained a second-rate European power. 
E) Italy created a powerful industrial middle-class society. 
A) Italy returned to the status of a great power. 
B) Italy's unification was vigorously supported by the pope. 
C) Italy became a preeminent colonial power, especially in Africa. 
D) Italy remained a second-rate European power. 
E) Italy created a powerful industrial middle-class society.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Emperor Francis Joseph

Accepted Answer

Emperor Francis Joseph was the ruler of

Question 19

Which statement best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B) Emperor Joseph was weak and ineffective. 
C) The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D) Emperor Francis Joseph had a harmonious relationship with Parliament. 
E) The Catholic Church struggled to maintain the loyalty of followers. 
A) Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B) Emperor Joseph was weak and ineffective. 
C) The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D) Emperor Francis Joseph had a harmonious relationship with Parliament. 
E) The Catholic Church struggled to maintain the loyalty of followers.

Question 20

What did the increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand lead to in late nineteenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs 
B) A strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations 
C) Greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions 
D) Closer economic cooperation among the great powers 
E) Greater investment by the United States in the European economy 
A) The elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs 
B) A strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations 
C) Greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions 
D) Closer economic cooperation among the great powers 
E) Greater investment by the United States in the European economy

Exam 23: Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

Which of these nations was the least industrially advanced by 1900?

Who was the "father" of tourism in England?

What role did the Reichstag play in German politics in the late nineteenth century?

In Germany, Britain, and France, ____ by 1910.

Discuss the growth of political democracy in Great Britain, France, and Italy. How would you account for the differences you note?

Which two issues divided the Second International in the late nineteenth century?

The chief motive for mass education was

What best describes the split between the French working and middle classes?

Please define the following key terms. -"woman question"

The European population increased dramatically between 1850 and 1910.

Please define the following key terms. -electricity

Please define the following key terms. -dance halls

How did the steel, electricity, and the internal combustion engine shape economic and social developments in the late nineteenth century?

Please define the following key terms. -Kulturkampf

Please define the following key terms. -plutocrats

Alexander III believed that

What was true of Italy in the late nineteenth century?

Please define the following key terms. -Emperor Francis Joseph

Which statement best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

What did the increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand lead to in late nineteenth-century Europe?

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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.

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