Question 1

Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian-born leader of German unification,

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A)  instituted the Zollverein , the German customs union that drove industrial development. 
B)  followed a rigid plan for national unification at all costs. 
C)  was a liberal from lower class origins who used politics to achieve his reform goals. 
D)  practiced Realpolitik in conducting domestic and foreign policy. 
E)  relied upon the diplomatic and military support of the Habsburgs in the Austro-Prussian War. 
A)  instituted the Zollverein , the German customs union that drove industrial development. 
B)  followed a rigid plan for national unification at all costs. 
C)  was a liberal from lower class origins who used politics to achieve his reform goals. 
D)  practiced Realpolitik in conducting domestic and foreign policy. 
E)  relied upon the diplomatic and military support of the Habsburgs in the Austro-Prussian War.

Question 2

Talk about:
-battles of Königgrätz (Sadowa) and Sedan

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The battles of Königgrätz (also known as

Question 3

Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Talk about:
-Count Camillo di Cavour

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Count Camillo di Cavour, born in 1810, w

Question 5

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 - 1871.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1871, William I was proclaimed kaiser, or emperor, of the Second Reich in

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A)  Berlin. 
B)  Frankfort. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Versailles. 
E)  Rome. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  Frankfort. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Versailles. 
E)  Rome.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

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A)  His ideas were readily accepted by religious fundamentalists and cultural conservatives. 
B)  His works were truly revolutionary in that they were the first to propose a theory of evolution. 
C)  His theory emphasized the idea of the "survival of the fit" in which advantageous natural variants and environmental adaptations in organisms determine their survival. 
D)  His On the Origin of Species described man's evolution from animal origins through natural selection. 
E)  He envisioned utopian evolution, unlike Marx who predicted materialistic revolution. 
A)  His ideas were readily accepted by religious fundamentalists and cultural conservatives. 
B)  His works were truly revolutionary in that they were the first to propose a theory of evolution. 
C)  His theory emphasized the idea of the "survival of the fit" in which advantageous natural variants and environmental adaptations in organisms determine their survival. 
D)  His On the Origin of Species described man's evolution from animal origins through natural selection. 
E)  He envisioned utopian evolution, unlike Marx who predicted materialistic revolution.

Question 8

Compare and contrast the practice of Realpolitik in the leadership of Napoleon III of France and Otto von Bismark of Prussia. What were their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, and what were their achievements?

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Realpolitik, a term coined by Bismarck h

Question 9

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

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A)  the building of the Eiffel Tower. 
B)  the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 
C)  a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. 
D)  the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. 
E)  the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism. 
A)  the building of the Eiffel Tower. 
B)  the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 
C)  a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. 
D)  the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. 
E)  the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism.

Question 10

Talk about:
-Reform Act of 1867

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The Reform Act of 1867 was a significant

Question 11

The Realist novelist whose  Madame Bovary indicated his contempt for middle-class hypocrisy and smugness was

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A)  Rudyard Kipling. 
B)  Gustave Flaubert. 
C)  William Thackeray. 
D)  Gustave Courbet. 
E)  Anthony Powell. 
A)  Rudyard Kipling. 
B)  Gustave Flaubert. 
C)  William Thackeray. 
D)  Gustave Courbet. 
E)  Anthony Powell.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Florence Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale was a pioneering fi

Question 13

Charles Dickens, whose novels focused upon the English lower and middle classes, was the greatest of the Victorian novelists in realistically portraying urban industrial society .

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Talk about:
-​natural selection

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Natural selection is a fundamental mecha

Question 15

Talk about:
-Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

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Mexico and Emperor Maximilian have a com

Question 16

Talk about:
-Michael Faraday

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Michael Faraday was a British scientist

Question 17

Talk about:
-Elizabeth Blackwell

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Blackwell was a pioneering fig

Question 18

Talk about:
-zemstvos

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Zemstvos were local government bodies in

Question 19

Talk about:
-Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary

Accepted Answer

Madame Bovary is a novel written by Gust

Question 20

Prussian leadership of German unification meant

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A)  a new era of peaceful European interstate relations had begun. 
B)  the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C)  Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D)  true parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E)  a new era of peace had arrived in Europe. 
A)  a new era of peaceful European interstate relations had begun. 
B)  the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C)  Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D)  true parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E)  a new era of peace had arrived in Europe.

Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian-born leader of German unification,

Talk about: -battles of Königgrätz (Sadowa) and Sedan

Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

Talk about: -Count Camillo di Cavour

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 - 1871.

In 1871, William I was proclaimed kaiser, or emperor, of the Second Reich in

Which of the following statements best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

Compare and contrast the practice of Realpolitik in the leadership of Napoleon III of France and Otto von Bismark of Prussia. What were their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, and what were their achievements?

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

Talk about: -Reform Act of 1867

The Realist novelist whose Madame Bovary indicated his contempt for middle-class hypocrisy and smugness was

Talk about: -Florence Nightingale

Charles Dickens, whose novels focused upon the English lower and middle classes, was the greatest of the Victorian novelists in realistically portraying urban industrial society .

Talk about: -natural selection

Talk about: -Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

Talk about: -Michael Faraday

Talk about: -Elizabeth Blackwell

Talk about: -zemstvos

Talk about: -Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary

Prussian leadership of German unification meant

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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

Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian-born leader of German unification,

Talk about: -battles of Königgrätz (Sadowa) and Sedan

Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

Talk about: -Count Camillo di Cavour

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 - 1871.

In 1871, William I was proclaimed kaiser, or emperor, of the Second Reich in

Which of the following statements best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

Compare and contrast the practice of Realpolitik in the leadership of Napoleon III of France and Otto von Bismark of Prussia. What were their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, and what were their achievements?

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

Talk about: -Reform Act of 1867

The Realist novelist whose Madame Bovary indicated his contempt for middle-class hypocrisy and smugness was

Talk about: -Florence Nightingale

Charles Dickens, whose novels focused upon the English lower and middle classes, was the greatest of the Victorian novelists in realistically portraying urban industrial society .

Talk about: -​natural selection

Talk about: -Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

Talk about: -Michael Faraday

Talk about: -Elizabeth Blackwell

Talk about: -zemstvos

Talk about: -Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary

Prussian leadership of German unification meant

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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Talk about: -natural selection