Question 1

Marie and Pierre Curie formulated the relativity theory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Germany entered the ranks of the imperialist powers by establishing African colonies including

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A) the Sudan. 
B) Mozambique. 
C) Algeria. 
D) the Cameroons. 
E) Libya. 
A) the Sudan. 
B) Mozambique. 
C) Algeria. 
D) the Cameroons. 
E) Libya.

Question 3

define the following term:
-Bismarckian System

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The Bismarckian System refers to the com

Question 4

During the nineteenth century, Jews

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A) were persecuted in almost every European country. 
B) received complete emancipation in France and Germany. 
C) were emancipated in most countries, but still faced restrictions 
D) were not allowed into certain professions. 
E) achieved full social and legal equality in all the countries of Europe except Germany. 
A) were persecuted in almost every European country. 
B) received complete emancipation in France and Germany. 
C) were emancipated in most countries, but still faced restrictions 
D) were not allowed into certain professions. 
E) achieved full social and legal equality in all the countries of Europe except Germany.

Question 5

define the following term:
-revolutionary socialism

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Revolutionary socialism is a political i

Question 6

define the following term:
-Friedrich Nietzsche's "slave morality"

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Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of "slave

Question 7

define the following term:
-George Eastman

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George Eastman was an American entrepren

Question 8

Social Darwinism was

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A) the application of the principle of organic evolution to the social order. 
B) an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. 
C) an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. 
D) advocated by Nietzsche. 
E) condemned by Freud. 
A) the application of the principle of organic evolution to the social order. 
B) an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. 
C) an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. 
D) advocated by Nietzsche. 
E) condemned by Freud.

Question 9

The quantum theory of energy developed by Max Planck raised fundamental questions about the

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A) structure of stars. 
B) accepted medieval theories of chemical reaction. 
C) subatomic realm of the atom and the basic building blocks of the material world. 
D) safe transmission of electrical energy for powering modern economies. 
E) the electro-dynamics of moving bodies. 
A) structure of stars. 
B) accepted medieval theories of chemical reaction. 
C) subatomic realm of the atom and the basic building blocks of the material world. 
D) safe transmission of electrical energy for powering modern economies. 
E) the electro-dynamics of moving bodies.

Question 10

define the following term:
-Max Planck and quanta

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Max Planck was a German physicist who is

Question 11

define the following term:
-Boer War

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The Boer War, also known as the South Af

Question 12

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What did women hope to achieve in the feminist movement? To what extent were women successful by 1914?

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In the feminist movement, women hoped to

Question 14

define the following term:
-Alfred Dreyfus and anti-Semitism

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Alfred Dreyfus was a French Jewish artil

Question 15

The Pan-German League advocated

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A) German withdrawal from world affairs and concentration on internal political reforms. 
B) anti-liberal policies including the development of a global German colonial empire to unite all classes of citizens at home. 
C) German leadership in the development of international pacifist organizations. 
D) strict limitations on development of German industry including far heavier corporate taxation to pay for new state social welfare programs deemed essential by the group. 
E) a German takeover of eastern France, western Poland, and the Germany-speaking part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
A) German withdrawal from world affairs and concentration on internal political reforms. 
B) anti-liberal policies including the development of a global German colonial empire to unite all classes of citizens at home. 
C) German leadership in the development of international pacifist organizations. 
D) strict limitations on development of German industry including far heavier corporate taxation to pay for new state social welfare programs deemed essential by the group. 
E) a German takeover of eastern France, western Poland, and the Germany-speaking part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Question 16

According to relativity theory

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A) space is absolute but time is relative to the observer. 
B) time is absolute but space is relative to the observer. 
C) neither time nor space is absolute but relative to the observer. 
D) time and space are both absolute. 
E) both time and space had an existence independent of human experience. 
A) space is absolute but time is relative to the observer. 
B) time is absolute but space is relative to the observer. 
C) neither time nor space is absolute but relative to the observer. 
D) time and space are both absolute. 
E) both time and space had an existence independent of human experience.

Question 17

What was the Dreyfus affair, and how did it symbolize European anti-Semitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

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The Dreyfus affair was a political scand

Question 18

define the following term:
-Henri Bergson's "life force"

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Henri Bergson, a prominent French philos

Question 19

define the following term:
-Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

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The Triple Alliance and the Triple Enten

Question 20

The Boer War was fought by the British in

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A) Australia. 
B) China. 
C) Zimbabwe. 
D) Botswana. 
E) South Africa. 
A) Australia. 
B) China. 
C) Zimbabwe. 
D) Botswana. 
E) South Africa.

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

Marie and Pierre Curie formulated the relativity theory.

Germany entered the ranks of the imperialist powers by establishing African colonies including

define the following term: -Bismarckian System

During the nineteenth century, Jews

define the following term: -revolutionary socialism

define the following term: -Friedrich Nietzsche's "slave morality"

define the following term: -George Eastman

Social Darwinism was

The quantum theory of energy developed by Max Planck raised fundamental questions about the

define the following term: -Max Planck and quanta

define the following term: -Boer War

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.

What did women hope to achieve in the feminist movement? To what extent were women successful by 1914?

define the following term: -Alfred Dreyfus and anti-Semitism

The Pan-German League advocated

According to relativity theory

What was the Dreyfus affair, and how did it symbolize European anti-Semitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

define the following term: -Henri Bergson's "life force"

define the following term: -Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

The Boer War was fought by the British in

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