Question 1

Talk about:
-the Reichstag

Accepted Answer

The Reichstag is the historic parliament building in Berlin, Germany. It has played a significant role in German history, particularly during the time of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazi party. The building was heavily damaged during World War II but was later restored and became the meeting place of the modern German parliament, known as the Bundestag. The Reichstag is also famous for its glass dome, which offers panoramic views of the city and symbolizes transparency in government. Today, it is a popular tourist attraction and a symbol of Germany's democratic government.

Question 2

In a cartel

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A)  a vertically integrated company worked to monopolize all business in its industry. 
B)  independent enterprises worked together to control prices and fix production quotas. 
C)  independent associations of grocers cooperated to artificially drive down prices. 
D)  private militias orchestrated intelligence gathering to diminish the police powers of modern nation states. 
E)  dependent enterprises worked with an overseeing organization to lower tariffs. 
A)  a vertically integrated company worked to monopolize all business in its industry. 
B)  independent enterprises worked together to control prices and fix production quotas. 
C)  independent associations of grocers cooperated to artificially drive down prices. 
D)  private militias orchestrated intelligence gathering to diminish the police powers of modern nation states. 
E)  dependent enterprises worked with an overseeing organization to lower tariffs. B

Question 3

An issue that brought socialists together in the nineteenth century was

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A)  nationalism. 
B)  revisionism. 
C)  the need for military action. 
D)  the desire to improve working and living conditions for most workers. 
E)  a fear that Marxism would submerge the socialist alternatives. 
A)  nationalism. 
B)  revisionism. 
C)  the need for military action. 
D)  the desire to improve working and living conditions for most workers. 
E)  a fear that Marxism would submerge the socialist alternatives. D

Question 4

European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century

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A)  were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. 
B)  stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. 
C)  prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. 
D)  increasingly became less cohesive, as togetherness was no longer an important value. 
E)  increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally. 
A)  were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. 
B)  stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. 
C)  prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. 
D)  increasingly became less cohesive, as togetherness was no longer an important value. 
E)  increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally.

Question 5

All of the following were used to limit family size in the late nineteenth century except

Accepted Answer

A)  coitus interruptus. 
B)  birth control pills. 
C)  abortion. 
D)  abandonment. 
E)  infanticide. 
A)  coitus interruptus. 
B)  birth control pills. 
C)  abortion. 
D)  abandonment. 
E)  infanticide.

Question 6

In the late nineteenth century, urban populations grew faster than the general population, despite the dramatic worsening of health and living conditions in cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Talk about:
-Coney Island and Blackpool

Accepted Answer

Coney Island and Blackpool are both famo

Question 8

​France's defeat by Prussia in 1870 ended the Third Republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How were the promises and problems of the new mass society reflected in education and leisure?

Accepted Answer

The promises and problems of the new mas

Question 10

Talk about:
-"yellow press"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-"yellow press"...

Question 11

Talk about:
-Wilbur and Orville Wright

Accepted Answer

Wilbur and Orville Wright were two Ameri

Question 12

Talk about:
-Kulturkampf

Accepted Answer

Kulturkampf was a term used to describe

Question 13

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

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A)  realized the growth of a real democracy through universal male suffrage. 
B)  passed social welfare legislation to woo workers away from the Social Democrats. 
C)  engaged in the Kulturkampf or crusade to make Catholicism Germany's national religion. 
D)  maintained a military second only to that of France on the Continent. 
E)  continued to threaten to invade its neighbors. 
A)  realized the growth of a real democracy through universal male suffrage. 
B)  passed social welfare legislation to woo workers away from the Social Democrats. 
C)  engaged in the Kulturkampf or crusade to make Catholicism Germany's national religion. 
D)  maintained a military second only to that of France on the Continent. 
E)  continued to threaten to invade its neighbors.

Question 14

Talk about:
-Jean Jaurès

Accepted Answer

Jean Jaurès was a prominent French socia

Question 15

By 1900, most European educational systems

Accepted Answer

A)  were free and compulsory at least at the primary level. 
B)  were expensive to operate, and charged high tuition. 
C)  were backward and lacked good teachers. 
D)  still taught a "medieval" variety of subjects. 
E)  had declined because of lack of governmental interest and support. 
A)  were free and compulsory at least at the primary level. 
B)  were expensive to operate, and charged high tuition. 
C)  were backward and lacked good teachers. 
D)  still taught a "medieval" variety of subjects. 
E)  had declined because of lack of governmental interest and support.

Question 16

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Accepted Answer

Middle-class and working-class families

Question 17

Talk about:
-Generation of 1898

Accepted Answer

The Generation of 1898 refers to a group

Question 18

Industrialization in Japan was the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  private investment and initiative. 
B)  European colonization. 
C)  socialist planning on the Marxist model. 
D)  government planning and initiative. 
E)  ambitious former samurai. 
A)  private investment and initiative. 
B)  European colonization. 
C)  socialist planning on the Marxist model. 
D)  government planning and initiative. 
E)  ambitious former samurai.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Henry Ford

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 194

Question 20

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  Holland. 
E)  Britain. 
A)  France. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  Holland. 
E)  Britain.

Talk about: -the Reichstag

In a cartel

An issue that brought socialists together in the nineteenth century was

European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century

All of the following were used to limit family size in the late nineteenth century except

In the late nineteenth century, urban populations grew faster than the general population, despite the dramatic worsening of health and living conditions in cities.

Talk about: -Coney Island and Blackpool

France's defeat by Prussia in 1870 ended the Third Republic.

How were the promises and problems of the new mass society reflected in education and leisure?

Talk about: -"yellow press"

Talk about: -Wilbur and Orville Wright

Talk about: -Kulturkampf

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

Talk about: -Jean Jaurès

By 1900, most European educational systems

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Talk about: -Generation of 1898

Industrialization in Japan was the result of

Talk about: -Henry Ford

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

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

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

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 11: Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

Talk about: -the Reichstag

In a cartel

An issue that brought socialists together in the nineteenth century was

European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century

All of the following were used to limit family size in the late nineteenth century except

In the late nineteenth century, urban populations grew faster than the general population, despite the dramatic worsening of health and living conditions in cities.

Talk about: -Coney Island and Blackpool

​France's defeat by Prussia in 1870 ended the Third Republic.

How were the promises and problems of the new mass society reflected in education and leisure?

Talk about: -"yellow press"

Talk about: -Wilbur and Orville Wright

Talk about: -Kulturkampf

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

Talk about: -Jean Jaurès

By 1900, most European educational systems

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Talk about: -Generation of 1898

Industrialization in Japan was the result of

Talk about: -Henry Ford

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

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

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

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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France's defeat by Prussia in 1870 ended the Third Republic.