Question 1

define the following term:
-Meiji Restoration

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The Meiji Restoration was a period in Japanese history that lasted from 1868 to 1912. It marked the end of the feudal system and the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji.

Who: The Meiji Restoration was led by a group of young samurai and nobles who sought to modernize and strengthen Japan.

What: It was a political, social, and economic revolution that aimed to modernize Japan and restore power to the emperor.

Where: The Meiji Restoration took place in Japan, primarily in the capital city of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and throughout the country.

When: The Meiji Restoration began in 1868 and lasted until the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912.

Why Important: The Meiji Restoration was important because it transformed Japan from a feudal society into a modern industrialized nation. It led to the modernization of the country, the adoption of Western technology and institutions, and the establishment of Japan as a major world power. It also laid the foundation for Japan's rapid economic and military growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

define the following term:
-"white man's burden"

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary.

Question 4

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

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A) bringing peace to Europe for over fifty years. 
B) creating friendship between Germany and England. 
C) easing tensions between France and Germany. 
D) dividing Europe into two opposing groups of nations making war more likely. 
E) ensuring peace in the Balkans. 
A) bringing peace to Europe for over fifty years. 
B) creating friendship between Germany and England. 
C) easing tensions between France and Germany. 
D) dividing Europe into two opposing groups of nations making war more likely. 
E) ensuring peace in the Balkans.

Question 5

Modernism in music included all of the following elements except

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A) attraction to the exotic. 
B) the exclusive use of extremely regular rhythms. 
C) nationalist themes. 
D) folk music. 
E) the lure of the primitive. 
A) attraction to the exotic. 
B) the exclusive use of extremely regular rhythms. 
C) nationalist themes. 
D) folk music. 
E) the lure of the primitive.

Question 6

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

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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 8

Because of the lasting influence of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, there was little evidence of anti-Semitism in France at the end of the nineteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Britain's Fabian Socialists

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

Question 10

define the following term:
-suffragists

Accepted Answer

Suffragists were individuals, mostly wom

Question 11

define the following term:
-political democracy

Accepted Answer

Political democracy is a system of gover

Question 12

Marie Curie won two Nobel prizes for her achievements in

Accepted Answer

A) cellular biology and chemistry. 
B) physics and cellular biology. 
C) physics and chemistry. 
D) geology and physics. 
E) chemistry and astronomy. 
A) cellular biology and chemistry. 
B) physics and cellular biology. 
C) physics and chemistry. 
D) geology and physics. 
E) chemistry and astronomy.

Question 13

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

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A) rapidly rising suicide rates especially in cities. 
B) refusals by German leaders to enact new welfare legislation. 
C) the use of military forces to put down urban riots. 
D) the proliferation of ultra-nationalist right-wing political groups with anti-Semitic, racist, and imperialist beliefs. 
E) peasant rebellions, particularly in the Rhineland region. 
A) rapidly rising suicide rates especially in cities. 
B) refusals by German leaders to enact new welfare legislation. 
C) the use of military forces to put down urban riots. 
D) the proliferation of ultra-nationalist right-wing political groups with anti-Semitic, racist, and imperialist beliefs. 
E) peasant rebellions, particularly in the Rhineland region.

Question 14

define the following term:
-Social Darwinism and Herbert Spencer

Accepted Answer

Social Darwinism is a term used to descr

Question 15

In 1905, who published "The Electro-Dynamics of Moving Bodies"?

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A) Tesla. 
B) Einstein. 
C) Planck. 
D) Curie. 
E) Carver. 
A) Tesla. 
B) Einstein. 
C) Planck. 
D) Curie. 
E) Carver.

Question 16

The primary antagonists in the Balkans region were

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A) Serbs and Austrians. 
B) Russians and French. 
C) English and Germans. 
D) Serbs and Croats. 
E) Russians and Serbs. 
A) Serbs and Austrians. 
B) Russians and French. 
C) English and Germans. 
D) Serbs and Croats. 
E) Russians and Serbs.

Question 17

define the following term:
-New Imperialism

Accepted Answer

New Imperialism refers to the period of

Question 18

The Boxers in China were successful in limiting the influence of the European nations and Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Herbert Spencer was the chief propagandist for German volkish thought at the turn of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

define the following term:
-Wassily Kandinsky and abstract painting

Accepted Answer

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter

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

define the following term: -Meiji Restoration

The basis of the Bismarckian System was

define the following term: -"white man's burden"

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

Modernism in music included all of the following elements except

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.

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

Because of the lasting influence of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, there was little evidence of anti-Semitism in France at the end of the nineteenth century.

Britain's Fabian Socialists

define the following term: -suffragists

define the following term: -political democracy

Marie Curie won two Nobel prizes for her achievements in

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

define the following term: -Social Darwinism and Herbert Spencer

In 1905, who published "The Electro-Dynamics of Moving Bodies"?

The primary antagonists in the Balkans region were

define the following term: -New Imperialism

The Boxers in China were successful in limiting the influence of the European nations and Japan.

Herbert Spencer was the chief propagandist for German volkish thought at the turn of the twentieth century.

define the following term: -Wassily Kandinsky and abstract painting

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The Roman Republic

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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

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Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

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Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

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