Question 1

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

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A) India. 
B) China. 
C) Japan. 
D) the Philippines. 
E) the Congo. 
A) India. 
B) China. 
C) Japan. 
D) the Philippines. 
E) the Congo.

Question 2

How did the place of Jews in European society change over the course of the nineteenth century?

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The place of Jews in European society ch

Question 3

Why did international rivalries intensify in Europe in the decade leading up to World War I

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International rivalries in Europe intens

Question 4

With what artistic movement was Camille Pissarro associated?

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A) Expressionism 
B) Romanticism 
C) Post-Impressionism 
D) Impressionism 
E) Dadaism 
A) Expressionism 
B) Romanticism 
C) Post-Impressionism 
D) Impressionism 
E) Dadaism

Question 5

Alfred Dreyfus sold army secrets to German and Austrian intelligence agents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Max Planck argued that a heated body radiates energy in a steady stream.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Albert Einstein's E=mc2

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein's equation E=mc^2 is a f

Question 8

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

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Abstract painting is an artistic movemen

Question 9

Which organization was responsible for subjugating much of India?

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A) The British East India Company 
B) The British West India Company 
C) The British Royal Marines 
D) The British Royal Infantry 
E) The British Royal Africa Company 
A) The British East India Company 
B) The British West India Company 
C) The British Royal Marines 
D) The British Royal Infantry 
E) The British Royal Africa Company

Question 10

Cecil Rhodes was the great champion of British imperialism in Asia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Foundations of the Nineteenth Century (1899), Houston Stewart Chamberlain predicted that Germany was destined to

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A) lead the world in high-tech manufacturing. 
B) lead the Aryan race to the conquest of Europe. 
C) be the European leader in music and the arts. 
D) generate the next great world religion. 
E) failure if they did not accept Jews as the originators of Western civilization. 
A) lead the world in high-tech manufacturing. 
B) lead the Aryan race to the conquest of Europe. 
C) be the European leader in music and the arts. 
D) generate the next great world religion. 
E) failure if they did not accept Jews as the originators of Western civilization.

Question 12

German polices after 1890

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A) made the Americas a new imperialist battle ground. 
B) created friendship between Germany and England. 
C) brought Russia and Germany closer together. 
D) drew France and Britain closer together. 
E) eased tensions in the Balkans. 
A) made the Americas a new imperialist battle ground. 
B) created friendship between Germany and England. 
C) brought Russia and Germany closer together. 
D) drew France and Britain closer together. 
E) eased tensions in the Balkans.

Question 13

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

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Cecil Rhodes was a British businessman,

Question 14

To advance the cause of women's suffrage, the Women's Social and Political Union founded by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters

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A) took a moderate approach to the problem seeking to demonstrate first that women were intelligent and could use political power wisely if given the vote. 
B) took a conservative approach to the problem and strongly recommended that only upper-class and educated women be considered as potential voters. 
C) took a radical, public, and well publicized approach to the movement, employing different media and provocative public actions, like pelting male politicians with eggs. 
D) considered the political situation of women in Europe to be hopeless and advised women seeking the vote to move to other countries, like the U.S., where the chances of gaining political equality were greater. 
E) formed a peaceful alliance with Britain's Communist Party. 
A) took a moderate approach to the problem seeking to demonstrate first that women were intelligent and could use political power wisely if given the vote. 
B) took a conservative approach to the problem and strongly recommended that only upper-class and educated women be considered as potential voters. 
C) took a radical, public, and well publicized approach to the movement, employing different media and provocative public actions, like pelting male politicians with eggs. 
D) considered the political situation of women in Europe to be hopeless and advised women seeking the vote to move to other countries, like the U.S., where the chances of gaining political equality were greater. 
E) formed a peaceful alliance with Britain's Communist Party.

Question 15

What did Britain's Fabian Socialists seek?

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A) They demanded the immediate nationalization of all British industry and transportation facilities. 
B) They urged the Proletariat to begin a revolt against the government. 
C) They wanted to participate in the political process. 
D) They favored evolution toward a socialist state by democratic means. 
E) They practiced civil disobedience against the power of Parliament. 
A) They demanded the immediate nationalization of all British industry and transportation facilities. 
B) They urged the Proletariat to begin a revolt against the government. 
C) They wanted to participate in the political process. 
D) They favored evolution toward a socialist state by democratic means. 
E) They practiced civil disobedience against the power of Parliament.

Question 16

The basis of the Bismarckian System was

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A) the acquisition of a huge overseas empire. 
B) the isolation of France through a series of military alliances. 
C) an enhanced civil service. 
D) the creation of a German war college. 
E) the incorporation of Austria-Hungary into the German Empire. 
A) the acquisition of a huge overseas empire. 
B) the isolation of France through a series of military alliances. 
C) an enhanced civil service. 
D) the creation of a German war college. 
E) the incorporation of Austria-Hungary into the German Empire.

Question 17

The ____ often portrayed characters caught in the grip of forces beyond their control.

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A) Naturalists 
B) Symbolists 
C) Cubists 
D) Impressionists 
E) Post-Impressionists 
A) Naturalists 
B) Symbolists 
C) Cubists 
D) Impressionists 
E) Post-Impressionists

Question 18

The Meiji Restoration in Japan

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A) successfully accomplished the expulsion of all foreigners from the country. 
B) created a political system rigidly authoritarian in both form and practice. 
C) concentrated on the reestablishment of feudal principles of decentralized government and native Japanese values. 
D) sent many Japanese abroad to be educated in the ways of the west and adopted many western reforms in political and military organization. 
E) forcefully rejected westernization and looked instead to China as its model. 
A) successfully accomplished the expulsion of all foreigners from the country. 
B) created a political system rigidly authoritarian in both form and practice. 
C) concentrated on the reestablishment of feudal principles of decentralized government and native Japanese values. 
D) sent many Japanese abroad to be educated in the ways of the west and adopted many western reforms in political and military organization. 
E) forcefully rejected westernization and looked instead to China as its model.

Question 19

Germany entered the ranks of the imperialist powers by establishing African colonies including

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A) the Sudan. 
B) Mozambique. 
C) Algeria. 
D) the Cameroons. 
E) Libya. 
A) the Sudan. 
B) Mozambique. 
C) Algeria. 
D) the Cameroons. 
E) Libya.

Question 20

The goal of the "Boxers" was to bring European-style democracy to China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

How did the place of Jews in European society change over the course of the nineteenth century?

Why did international rivalries intensify in Europe in the decade leading up to World War I

With what artistic movement was Camille Pissarro associated?

Alfred Dreyfus sold army secrets to German and Austrian intelligence agents.

Max Planck argued that a heated body radiates energy in a steady stream.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Albert Einstein's E=mc2

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

Which organization was responsible for subjugating much of India?

Cecil Rhodes was the great champion of British imperialism in Asia.

In Foundations of the Nineteenth Century (1899), Houston Stewart Chamberlain predicted that Germany was destined to

German polices after 1890

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

To advance the cause of women's suffrage, the Women's Social and Political Union founded by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters

What did Britain's Fabian Socialists seek?

The basis of the Bismarckian System was

The ____ often portrayed characters caught in the grip of forces beyond their control.

The Meiji Restoration in Japan

Germany entered the ranks of the imperialist powers by establishing African colonies including

The goal of the "Boxers" was to bring European-style democracy to China.

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

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

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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