Question 1

Talk about:
-Alexander Herzen and populism

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Alexander Herzen was a Russian writer an

Question 2

Talk about:
-Napoleon III

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Napoleon III, born Charles-Louis Napoleo

Question 3

Talk about:
-Richard Wagner and Gesamtkunstwerk

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Richard Wagner was a German composer, co

Question 4

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

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A)  equal amounts of property for everyone. 
B)  the dictatorship of the proletariat. 
C)  all political power transferred to the proletariat. 
D)  a utopian society. 
E)  a classless society. 
A)  equal amounts of property for everyone. 
B)  the dictatorship of the proletariat. 
C)  all political power transferred to the proletariat. 
D)  a utopian society. 
E)  a classless society.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

During the Franco-Prussian War

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A)  Napoleon III successfully defended the French homeland. 
B)  the French were decisively defeated at the Battle of Sedan. 
C)  Bismarck allowed the Prussian army to fall into a subordinate position. 
D)  a military standoff resulted between the two great armies. 
E)  a truce was finally agreed to, giving Germany the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, while France gained Schleswig and Holstein. 
A)  Napoleon III successfully defended the French homeland. 
B)  the French were decisively defeated at the Battle of Sedan. 
C)  Bismarck allowed the Prussian army to fall into a subordinate position. 
D)  a military standoff resulted between the two great armies. 
E)  a truce was finally agreed to, giving Germany the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, while France gained Schleswig and Holstein.

Question 7

Talk about:
-"iron and blood" and Realpolitik

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"Iron and blood" and Realpolitik are bot

Question 8

The nineteenth century composer associated with the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total art work") was

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A)  Brahms. 
B)  Beethoven. 
C)  Liszt. 
D)  Mozart. 
E)  Wagner. 
A)  Brahms. 
B)  Beethoven. 
C)  Liszt. 
D)  Mozart. 
E)  Wagner.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a significan

Question 10

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 11

Talk about:
-North German Confederation

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The North German Confederation was a pol

Question 12

The belief that everything mental, spiritual, or ideas was simply a result of physical forces is known as

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A)  Realism. 
B)  nominalism. 
C)  materialism. 
D)  consumerism. 
E)  thermodynamics. 
A)  Realism. 
B)  nominalism. 
C)  materialism. 
D)  consumerism. 
E)  thermodynamics.

Question 13

Talk about:
-Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation was a hist

Question 14

The Russian zemstvos were

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A)  radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes. 
B)  local assemblies with limited self-governing powers. 
C)  agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules. 
D)  the emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free. 
E)  Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St. Petersburg. 
A)  radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes. 
B)  local assemblies with limited self-governing powers. 
C)  agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules. 
D)  the emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free. 
E)  Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St. Petersburg.

Question 15

Talk about:
-Alexander II and the serfs

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Alexander II, also known as Alexander th

Question 16

Talk about:
-First International

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The First International, also known as t

Question 17

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

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A)  the United Sates. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Imperial Germany. 
D)  France. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  the United Sates. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Imperial Germany. 
D)  France. 
E)  Russia.

Question 18

Talk about:
-Austro-Prussian War

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The Austro-Prussian War, also known as t

Question 19

Compare and contrast slavery in the United States with the serfdom in Imperial Russia. How and why was the abolition of both accomplished, and what consequences followed for former slaves and former serfs?

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Slavery in the United States and serfdom

Question 20

Talk about:
-Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Red Shirts

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian genera

Talk about: -Alexander Herzen and populism

Talk about: -Napoleon III

Talk about: -Richard Wagner and Gesamtkunstwerk

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

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

During the Franco-Prussian War

Talk about: -"iron and blood" and Realpolitik

The nineteenth century composer associated with the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total art work") was

Talk about: -Kansas-Nebraska Act

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in

Talk about: -North German Confederation

The belief that everything mental, spiritual, or ideas was simply a result of physical forces is known as

Talk about: -Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

The Russian zemstvos were

Talk about: -Alexander II and the serfs

Talk about: -First International

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

Talk about: -Austro-Prussian War

Compare and contrast slavery in the United States with the serfdom in Imperial Russia. How and why was the abolition of both accomplished, and what consequences followed for former slaves and former serfs?

Talk about: -Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Red Shirts

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Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

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

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 10: An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Talk about: -Alexander Herzen and populism

Talk about: -Napoleon III

Talk about: -Richard Wagner and Gesamtkunstwerk

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

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

During the Franco-Prussian War

Talk about: -"iron and blood" and Realpolitik

The nineteenth century composer associated with the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total art work") was

Talk about: -Kansas-Nebraska Act

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in

Talk about: -North German Confederation

The belief that everything mental, spiritual, or ideas was simply a result of physical forces is known as

Talk about: -Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

The Russian zemstvos were

Talk about: -Alexander II and the serfs

Talk about: -First International

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

Talk about: -Austro-Prussian War

Compare and contrast slavery in the United States with the serfdom in Imperial Russia. How and why was the abolition of both accomplished, and what consequences followed for former slaves and former serfs?

Talk about: -Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Red Shirts

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

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

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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