Question 1

What was a major development in British politics before 1914?

Accepted Answer

A) The continual growth of political democracy 
B) The peaceful and successful settlement of the "Irish question" 
C) The transformation of the Fabians into the Conservatives 
D) The reduction of the power of the House of Commons 
E) The strengthening of the monarchy after the death of Queen Victoria 
A) The continual growth of political democracy 
B) The peaceful and successful settlement of the "Irish question" 
C) The transformation of the Fabians into the Conservatives 
D) The reduction of the power of the House of Commons 
E) The strengthening of the monarchy after the death of Queen Victoria A

Question 2

Emigration from Europe was spurred by

Accepted Answer

A) economic opportunities in the Americas. 
B) cheap shipping fares. 
C) religious persecution. 
D) the persecution of ethnic minorities. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) economic opportunities in the Americas. 
B) cheap shipping fares. 
C) religious persecution. 
D) the persecution of ethnic minorities. 
E) All of these are correct. E

Question 3

White-collar jobs remained closed to women after 1870.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Alexander Graham Bell

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-bor

Question 6

What did the English Reform Act of 1884 achieve?

Accepted Answer

A) It enfranchised women. 
B) It gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C) It did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D) It increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E) It increased middle-class representative in Parliament. 
A) It enfranchised women. 
B) It gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C) It did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D) It increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E) It increased middle-class representative in Parliament.

Question 7

What new energy source powered the second industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Coal 
B) Hydroelectric 
C) Natural gas 
D) Electricity 
E) Fuel-cells 
A) Coal 
B) Hydroelectric 
C) Natural gas 
D) Electricity 
E) Fuel-cells

Question 8

Between 1850 and 1900, Britain and Germany doubled, perhaps tripled, their national incomes, and real wages in Britain increased by two-thirds during that period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Redistribution Act

Accepted Answer

The Redistribution Act, more formally kn

Question 10

What happened to the European population between 1850 and 1910?

Accepted Answer

A) It increased from 270 million to 460 million. 
B) It actually decreased slightly. 
C) It increased from 140 to 190 million. 
D) It stagnated, causing severe problems for the development of leisure industries. 
E) It declined significantly because of the pollution engendered by increasing urbanization. 
A) It increased from 270 million to 460 million. 
B) It actually decreased slightly. 
C) It increased from 140 to 190 million. 
D) It stagnated, causing severe problems for the development of leisure industries. 
E) It declined significantly because of the pollution engendered by increasing urbanization.

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Kulturkampf

Accepted Answer

Kulturkampf, a term originating from Ger

Question 12

Edwin Chadwick was one of Britain's leading promoters of urban sanitary reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the final quarter of the nineteenth c

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Russification

Accepted Answer

Russification is a term that refers to a

Question 15

Charles Parnell, the leader of the Irish representatives in Parliament, called for

Accepted Answer

A) Ireland's complete separation from Britain. 
B) the partition of Ireland into two states, one of which would be fully independent and the other of which would be joined to Britain. 
C) Irish self-government through a separate parliament but not complete independence. 
D) the union of Ireland and Scotland into a New United Kingdom. 
E) the dominance of Ireland over all of Britain. 
A) Ireland's complete separation from Britain. 
B) the partition of Ireland into two states, one of which would be fully independent and the other of which would be joined to Britain. 
C) Irish self-government through a separate parliament but not complete independence. 
D) the union of Ireland and Scotland into a New United Kingdom. 
E) the dominance of Ireland over all of Britain.

Question 16

Which statement is correct regarding European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) They were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. 
B) They stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. 
C) They prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. 
D) They increasingly became less cohesive as togetherness was no longer an important value. 
E) They increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally. 
A) They were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. 
B) They stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. 
C) They prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. 
D) They increasingly became less cohesive as togetherness was no longer an important value. 
E) They increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally.

Question 17

Between 1895 and 1914, Europe as whole experienced

Accepted Answer

A) mass unemployment. 
B) slow and inconsistent economic growth. 
C) a deep depression. 
D) wild economic instability. 
E) an economic boom. 
A) mass unemployment. 
B) slow and inconsistent economic growth. 
C) a deep depression. 
D) wild economic instability. 
E) an economic boom.

Question 18

Between 1850 and 1900, wages in Germany and Britain

Accepted Answer

A) decreased. 
B) more than tripled. 
C) remained stagnant. 
D) increased. 
E) failed to keep up with inflation. 
A) decreased. 
B) more than tripled. 
C) remained stagnant. 
D) increased. 
E) failed to keep up with inflation.

Question 19

What was the chief cause of rising European populations between 1850 and 1880?

Accepted Answer

A) An increasing rising birthrate 
B) A declining mortality rate 
C) Better childhood immunization programs 
D) Better human diet in a consumer economy 
E) Dramatic improvements in urban sanitation 
A) An increasing rising birthrate 
B) A declining mortality rate 
C) Better childhood immunization programs 
D) Better human diet in a consumer economy 
E) Dramatic improvements in urban sanitation

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
plutocrats

Accepted Answer

Plutocrats refer to individuals or a cla

Exam 23: Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

What was a major development in British politics before 1914?

Emigration from Europe was spurred by

White-collar jobs remained closed to women after 1870.

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Alexander Graham Bell

What did the English Reform Act of 1884 achieve?

What new energy source powered the second industrial revolution?

Between 1850 and 1900, Britain and Germany doubled, perhaps tripled, their national incomes, and real wages in Britain increased by two-thirds during that period.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Redistribution Act

What happened to the European population between 1850 and 1910?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Kulturkampf

Edwin Chadwick was one of Britain's leading promoters of urban sanitary reforms.

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Russification

Charles Parnell, the leader of the Irish representatives in Parliament, called for

Which statement is correct regarding European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century?

Between 1895 and 1914, Europe as whole experienced

Between 1850 and 1900, wages in Germany and Britain

What was the chief cause of rising European populations between 1850 and 1880?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. plutocrats

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