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

Compare and contrast political developments in Britain and France in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. How would you explain the differences you note?

The continent of Africa was largely spared from the imperial ambitions of the European nations during the period after 1880, as the West focused instead upon the societies and states of Asia.

Bismarck feared an anti-German alliance between

Late nineteenth-century imperialism was closely tied to

What is the superego, according to Freud's theory of psychoanalysis?

What happened at the premier of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring ?

What was the process that drove unwanted thoughts into the unconscious in Freud's theory of psychoanalysis?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Spanish-American War

What led to the scramble for Africa? How did the colonization of Africa affect relations between the European powers?

Which event best exemplified renewed anti-Semitism in France in the late nineteenth century?

By the end of the nineteenth century, the United States had become the world's third richest nation and greatest industrial power, behind Great Britain and Imperial Germany.

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

Post-Impressionist painters such as Cezanne and van Gogh differed from the Impressionists in shifting from an objective reality to a subjective reality, thus abandoning the artist's traditional task of portraying the external world.

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

How did the "new physics" challenge the established certainties of classical physics?

By 1914, ____ had become the strongest military and industrial power on the continent.

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente before 1914?

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

Freud believed that the human mind was ruled by rational thought and conscious decisions.

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