Question 1

define the following term:
-economic imperialism

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Economic imperialism refers to the pract

Question 2

The artist whose work garnered the highest price at the first Impressionist auction was

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A) Claude Monet. 
B) Berthe Morisot. 
C) Éduoard Manet. 
D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 
E) Vincent Van Gogh. 
A) Claude Monet. 
B) Berthe Morisot. 
C) Éduoard Manet. 
D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 
E) Vincent Van Gogh.

Question 3

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 4

Inquiry into the disintegrative processes within atoms became a central theme in the new physics in part due to the experimental work of

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A) Einstein on cosmic rays and gravity. 
B) Marie and Pierre Curie on radium and radiation. 
C) Planck on quanta. 
D) Pasteur on microbes and infection. 
E) Bergson on time and the "life force." 
A) Einstein on cosmic rays and gravity. 
B) Marie and Pierre Curie on radium and radiation. 
C) Planck on quanta. 
D) Pasteur on microbes and infection. 
E) Bergson on time and the "life force."

Question 5

What did the New Physics and concepts of psychoanalysis contribute to Modernism?

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The New Physics and concepts of psychoan

Question 6

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

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The Great War, also known as World War I

Question 7

Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed that democracy and Christianity together could triumph where great men and science had failed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

define the following term:
-Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

Accepted Answer

Leo XIII's encyclical "De Rerum Novarum"

Question 9

In his Life of Jesus, Ernst Renan

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A) employed the methods of higher criticism. 
B) questioned the historical accuracy of the Bible. 
C) challenged the divinity of Jesus. 
D) postulated that the value of Jesus lay in his life and teaching. 
E) all of the above. 
A) employed the methods of higher criticism. 
B) questioned the historical accuracy of the Bible. 
C) challenged the divinity of Jesus. 
D) postulated that the value of Jesus lay in his life and teaching. 
E) all of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following was not an argument to justify imperialism at the turn of the century?

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A) the "white man's burden" 
B) Social Darwinism 
C) the need for military bases 
D) to lessen the burden of excess European population, especially criminals and other "undesirables" 
E) national prestige 
A) the "white man's burden" 
B) Social Darwinism 
C) the need for military bases 
D) to lessen the burden of excess European population, especially criminals and other "undesirables" 
E) national prestige

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

define the following term:
-Theodor Herzl and Zionism

Accepted Answer

Theodor Herzl was a Jewish Austro-Hungar

Question 13

define the following term:
-Émile Zola, Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dostoevsky

Accepted Answer

Émile Zola, Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dost

Question 14

What were the causes of the "New Imperialism" of the late nineteenth century? What were some of the arguments to justify this imperialism? What were the results or consequences of this imperialism?

Accepted Answer

The "New Imperialism" of the late ninete

Question 15

define the following term:
-Cecil Rhodes

Accepted Answer

Cecil Rhodes was a British businessman,

Question 16

define the following term:
-Post-Impressionism

Accepted Answer

Post-Impressionism was an art movement t

Question 17

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

It is accurate to identify Europe in the

Question 18

Among the notable achievements of the British Liberals under Lloyd George was

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A) unilateral British disarmament and world peace proposals. 
B) passage of the National Insurance Act of 1911 providing sickness and unemployment benefits to workers. 
C) nationalization of all private industry in Britain. 
D) reductions in the size of the British colonial empire. 
E) to implement a policy of laissez-faire in economic and welfare matters. 
A) unilateral British disarmament and world peace proposals. 
B) passage of the National Insurance Act of 1911 providing sickness and unemployment benefits to workers. 
C) nationalization of all private industry in Britain. 
D) reductions in the size of the British colonial empire. 
E) to implement a policy of laissez-faire in economic and welfare matters.

Question 19

define the following term:
-David Lloyd George

Accepted Answer

David Lloyd George was a prominent Briti

Question 20

define the following term:
-the Symbolists

Accepted Answer

The Symbolists were a group of late 19th

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

define the following term: -economic imperialism

The artist whose work garnered the highest price at the first Impressionist auction was

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

Inquiry into the disintegrative processes within atoms became a central theme in the new physics in part due to the experimental work of

What did the New Physics and concepts of psychoanalysis contribute to Modernism?

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed that democracy and Christianity together could triumph where great men and science had failed.

define the following term: -Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

In his Life of Jesus, Ernst Renan

Which of the following was not an argument to justify imperialism at the turn of the century?

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

define the following term: -Theodor Herzl and Zionism

define the following term: -Émile Zola, Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dostoevsky

What were the causes of the "New Imperialism" of the late nineteenth century? What were some of the arguments to justify this imperialism? What were the results or consequences of this imperialism?

define the following term: -Cecil Rhodes

define the following term: -Post-Impressionism

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

Among the notable achievements of the British Liberals under Lloyd George was

define the following term: -David Lloyd George

define the following term: -the Symbolists

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