Question 1

define the following term:
-Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan were both

Question 2

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

Accepted Answer

The emergence and development of sociali

Question 3

Emigration from Europe was spurred by

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A) economic opportunities in the Americas. 
B) cheap shipping fares. 
C) religious persecution. 
D) the persecution of ethnic minorities. 
E) all of the above. 
A) economic opportunities in the Americas. 
B) cheap shipping fares. 
C) religious persecution. 
D) the persecution of ethnic minorities. 
E) all of the above.

Question 4

Octavia Hill's housing venture was designed to

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A) give the poor an environment they could use to improve themselves. 
B) give the poor charity since they could never help themselves. 
C) let the wealthy know what it was like to be poor. 
D) break down class barriers in London. 
E) make the upper classes feel better and improve their self-esteem by doing something for the downtrodden of society. 
A) give the poor an environment they could use to improve themselves. 
B) give the poor charity since they could never help themselves. 
C) let the wealthy know what it was like to be poor. 
D) break down class barriers in London. 
E) make the upper classes feel better and improve their self-esteem by doing something for the downtrodden of society.

Question 5

The Boulanger Crisis in France had the end result of

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A) strengthening the monarchists. 
B) rallying French citizens to the cause of the Republic. 
C) splitting the support and allegiance of the army. 
D) causing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. 
E) toppling the Third Republic. 
A) strengthening the monarchists. 
B) rallying French citizens to the cause of the Republic. 
C) splitting the support and allegiance of the army. 
D) causing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. 
E) toppling the Third Republic.

Question 6

Between 1850 and 1910, European population

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

Question 7

During the reign of Alexander III, Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Roman Empire?

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A) 25. 
B) 40. 
C) 55. 
D) 70. 
E) 80. 
A) 25. 
B) 40. 
C) 55. 
D) 70. 
E) 80.

Question 8

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

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A) Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B) The Magyars dominated politics in Austria under Emperor William II. 
C) The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D) Prime minister Count Edward von Taafe was ousted in 1893 by the Slavic minorities for his failure to make concessions to them. 
E) By 1900 it had become a federal state, with seven different constitutional regions enjoying domestic self-rule. 
A) Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B) The Magyars dominated politics in Austria under Emperor William II. 
C) The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D) Prime minister Count Edward von Taafe was ousted in 1893 by the Slavic minorities for his failure to make concessions to them. 
E) By 1900 it had become a federal state, with seven different constitutional regions enjoying domestic self-rule.

Question 9

What policies and practices created mass politics in western European states? Did these changes fulfill the aims of earlier nineteenth-century liberals? Why or why not?

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The creation of mass politics in western

Question 10

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

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A) Guglielmo Marconi. 
B) Alexander Graham Bell. 
C) August Bebel. 
D) V. A. Huber. 
E) Joseph Swan. 
A) Guglielmo Marconi. 
B) Alexander Graham Bell. 
C) August Bebel. 
D) V. A. Huber. 
E) Joseph Swan.

Question 11

Early anarchists believed all of the following except

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A) people were inherently good. 
B) state and society were responsible for corrupting people. 
C) violence was the best means of achieving true freedom. 
D) the state and all existing social institutions should be abolished. 
E) all of the above. 
A) people were inherently good. 
B) state and society were responsible for corrupting people. 
C) violence was the best means of achieving true freedom. 
D) the state and all existing social institutions should be abolished. 
E) all of the above.

Question 12

The Second Industrial Revolution saw the advent of what new product?

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A) textiles. 
B) steel. 
C) coal. 
D) railroads. 
E) factories. 
A) textiles. 
B) steel. 
C) coal. 
D) railroads. 
E) factories.

Question 13

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

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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 14

define the following term:
-France's Third Republic

Accepted Answer

The Third Republic of France was the pol

Question 15

define the following term:
-mass society

Accepted Answer

Mass society refers to a society in whic

Question 16

define the following term:
-May Day

Accepted Answer

May Day, also known as International Wor

Question 17

The trade union movement prior to World War I

Accepted Answer

A) was strongest in France after the dissolution of the Second International in 1890. 
B) occurred despite trade unions being banned by most governments. 
C) varied from country to country, but was generally allied with socialist parties. 
D) was primarily for unskilled laborers, especially the New Model unions. 
E) focused entirely on wages and working conditions negotiated directly with employers without any government involvement in the process. 
A) was strongest in France after the dissolution of the Second International in 1890. 
B) occurred despite trade unions being banned by most governments. 
C) varied from country to country, but was generally allied with socialist parties. 
D) was primarily for unskilled laborers, especially the New Model unions. 
E) focused entirely on wages and working conditions negotiated directly with employers without any government involvement in the process.

Question 18

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

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A) France. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) Holland. 
E) Britain. 
A) France. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) Holland. 
E) Britain.

Question 19

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Accepted Answer

Middle-class and working-class families

Question 20

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

Accepted Answer

A) were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line. 
B) offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot. 
C) were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality. 
D) viewed progress with distrust as they did not wish to lose their economic gains. 
E) were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats. 
A) were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line. 
B) offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot. 
C) were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality. 
D) viewed progress with distrust as they did not wish to lose their economic gains. 
E) were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.

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

define the following term: -Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

Emigration from Europe was spurred by

Octavia Hill's housing venture was designed to

The Boulanger Crisis in France had the end result of

Between 1850 and 1910, European population

During the reign of Alexander III, Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Roman Empire?

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

What policies and practices created mass politics in western European states? Did these changes fulfill the aims of earlier nineteenth-century liberals? Why or why not?

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

Early anarchists believed all of the following except

The Second Industrial Revolution saw the advent of what new product?

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

define the following term: -France's Third Republic

define the following term: -mass society

define the following term: -May Day

The trade union movement prior to World War I

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

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