Question 1

define the following term:
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a significan

Question 2

Bismarck goaded the Austrians into war in 1866 with the occupation of

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A) Lorraine. 
B) Bavaria. 
C) Saxony. 
D) Schleswig-Holstein. 
E) Hesse-Darmstadt. 
A) Lorraine. 
B) Bavaria. 
C) Saxony. 
D) Schleswig-Holstein. 
E) Hesse-Darmstadt.

Question 3

define the following term:
-Second German Empire

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The Second German Empire, also known as

Question 4

Compare and contrast the practice of Realpolitik in the leadership of Napoleon III of France and Otto von Bismark of Prussia. What were their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, and what were their achievements?

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Realpolitik, a term coined by Bismarck h

Question 5

Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man

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A) is filled with expressions of doubt and hesitancy over the new evolutionary theories. 
B) proposed the first theory of genetic mutations. 
C) argued for the animal origins of human beings, who had evolved by adapting to their environment over time. 
D) placed humans in the center of a rational universe. 
E) predicted the extinction of man and the rise of a new creation that would dominate nature. 
A) is filled with expressions of doubt and hesitancy over the new evolutionary theories. 
B) proposed the first theory of genetic mutations. 
C) argued for the animal origins of human beings, who had evolved by adapting to their environment over time. 
D) placed humans in the center of a rational universe. 
E) predicted the extinction of man and the rise of a new creation that would dominate nature.

Question 6

define the following term:
-Hegel's dialectic

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Hegel's dialectic is a philosophical con

Question 7

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in

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A) 1850. 
B) 1853. 
C) 1861. 
D) 1863. 
E) 1865. 
A) 1850. 
B) 1853. 
C) 1861. 
D) 1863. 
E) 1865.

Question 8

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

define the following term:
-Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers

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Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers is a

Question 10

The First International

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A) failed due to Marx's preoccupation with Das Kapital . 
B) became the largest working-class trade union in Europe in the nineteenth century. 
C) was rejected by Marx as a "bourgeois-dominated institution." 
D) served as a type of umbrella organization for all European labor interests. 
E) led the various revolutionary movements in the uprisings of 1848. 
A) failed due to Marx's preoccupation with Das Kapital . 
B) became the largest working-class trade union in Europe in the nineteenth century. 
C) was rejected by Marx as a "bourgeois-dominated institution." 
D) served as a type of umbrella organization for all European labor interests. 
E) led the various revolutionary movements in the uprisings of 1848.

Question 11

The American Civil War (1861-1865)

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A) was ended by the Missouri Compromise. 
B) was highly destructive due to the equal balance of forces between North and South. 
C) was a clear precursor of "total war" in the twentieth century. 
D) did not completely eradicate slavery in all of the states due to local referendums on the question. 
E) led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights. 
A) was ended by the Missouri Compromise. 
B) was highly destructive due to the equal balance of forces between North and South. 
C) was a clear precursor of "total war" in the twentieth century. 
D) did not completely eradicate slavery in all of the states due to local referendums on the question. 
E) led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights.

Question 12

In your opinion, what force or forces played the most important role in reviving the progress of European social and political reform in the later nineteenth century?

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In my opinion, the most important force

Question 13

What reasons does the author give to convince the reader that Continental industrialization came of age between 1850 and 1871? How did Continental industrialization differ from that of Britain?

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The author gives several reasons to conv

Question 14

Among the policies of Camillo di Cavour was all of the following except

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A) encouraging the development of roads, canals, and railroads in Piedmont. 
B) fostering business enterprise by expanding credit. 
C) stimulating investment in new industries. 
D) securing an alliance with Napoleon III. 
E) dramatically reducing government expenditures on the military. 
A) encouraging the development of roads, canals, and railroads in Piedmont. 
B) fostering business enterprise by expanding credit. 
C) stimulating investment in new industries. 
D) securing an alliance with Napoleon III. 
E) dramatically reducing government expenditures on the military.

Question 15

Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian-born leader of German unification,

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A) instituted the Zollverein , the German customs union that drove industrial development. 
B) followed a rigid plan for national unification at all costs. 
C) was a liberal from lower class origins who used politics to achieve his reform goals. 
D) practiced Realpolitik in conducting domestic and foreign policy. 
E) relied upon the diplomatic and military support of the Habsburgs in the Austro-Prussian War. 
A) instituted the Zollverein , the German customs union that drove industrial development. 
B) followed a rigid plan for national unification at all costs. 
C) was a liberal from lower class origins who used politics to achieve his reform goals. 
D) practiced Realpolitik in conducting domestic and foreign policy. 
E) relied upon the diplomatic and military support of the Habsburgs in the Austro-Prussian War.

Question 16

The dominant foreign power in Italy prior to unification was

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

Question 17

How did the expansion of scientific knowledge affect the Western worldview and the everyday lives of Europeans during the mid-nineteenth century? How does this expansion of scientific knowledge differ from that in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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The expansion of scientific knowledge du

Question 18

What were the aims and accomplishments of Bismarck and Cavour? Which statesman faced the greatest challenges, and who was most successful in overcoming challenges? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

The aims and accomplishments of Bismarck

Question 19

define the following term:
-Reform Act of 1867

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The Reform Act of 1867 was a significant

Question 20

England and France entered the Crimean War in 1854 because they feared growing influence in the Mediterranean by

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A) Russia. 
B) the Ottoman Empire. 
C) Prussia. 
D) Austria. 
E) the United States. 
A) Russia. 
B) the Ottoman Empire. 
C) Prussia. 
D) Austria. 
E) the United States.

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

define the following term: -Kansas-Nebraska Act

Bismarck goaded the Austrians into war in 1866 with the occupation of

define the following term: -Second German Empire

Compare and contrast the practice of Realpolitik in the leadership of Napoleon III of France and Otto von Bismark of Prussia. What were their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, and what were their achievements?

Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man

define the following term: -Hegel's dialectic

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

define the following term: -Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers

The First International

The American Civil War (1861-1865)

In your opinion, what force or forces played the most important role in reviving the progress of European social and political reform in the later nineteenth century?

What reasons does the author give to convince the reader that Continental industrialization came of age between 1850 and 1871? How did Continental industrialization differ from that of Britain?

Among the policies of Camillo di Cavour was all of the following except

Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian-born leader of German unification,

The dominant foreign power in Italy prior to unification was

How did the expansion of scientific knowledge affect the Western worldview and the everyday lives of Europeans during the mid-nineteenth century? How does this expansion of scientific knowledge differ from that in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

What were the aims and accomplishments of Bismarck and Cavour? Which statesman faced the greatest challenges, and who was most successful in overcoming challenges? Be specific.

define the following term: -Reform Act of 1867

England and France entered the Crimean War in 1854 because they feared growing influence in the Mediterranean by

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