Question 1

What advantages did the Second Industrial Revolution offer to women? What changed and did not change for women between 1870 and 1894?

Accepted Answer

The Second Industrial Revolution offered

Question 2

By 1900, which of the following nations was the least advanced industrially?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Spain.

Question 3

Which statement best applies to the Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prussia lost much of its influence on state politics. 
B)  Coalitions were used by Bismarck to get what he wanted and then he dropped them. 
C)  Socialism was almost completely stamped out by the Prussian army. 
D)  Almost all regional differences disappeared under the charismatic leadership of Bismarck. 
E)  The emperor became merely a figurehead and lacked any political power and influence. 
A)  Prussia lost much of its influence on state politics. 
B)  Coalitions were used by Bismarck to get what he wanted and then he dropped them. 
C)  Socialism was almost completely stamped out by the Prussian army. 
D)  Almost all regional differences disappeared under the charismatic leadership of Bismarck. 
E)  The emperor became merely a figurehead and lacked any political power and influence.

Question 4

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Talk about:
-"day-trippers"

Accepted Answer

Day-trippers are people who take short,

Question 6

Which one of the following was NOT a part of the emergence of the late nineteenth-century mass society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the extension of voting rights to the lower classes 
B)  diminishment of the conditions of the lower classes 
C)  a better standard of living for the lower classes 
D)  mass leisure 
E)  the "weekend" as a time of fun 
A)  the extension of voting rights to the lower classes 
B)  diminishment of the conditions of the lower classes 
C)  a better standard of living for the lower classes 
D)  mass leisure 
E)  the "weekend" as a time of fun

Question 7

The mass society of the late nineteenth century primarily benefited the middle classes, with the lower classes reaping few if any rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Talk about:
-​Count Edward von Taaffe

Accepted Answer

Count Eduard von Taaffe was an Austrian

Question 9

Henry Ford revolutionized the car industry with the mass production of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Make F. 
B)  Ford Rocket. 
C)  Bullet. 
D)  Eagle. 
E)  Model T. 
A)  Make F. 
B)  Ford Rocket. 
C)  Bullet. 
D)  Eagle. 
E)  Model T.

Question 10

"Sweating" jobs for women involved

Accepted Answer

A)  the subcontracting of piecework, usually in the tailoring trades. 
B)  working as a domestic servant. 
C)  hard physical labor on farms in the countryside. 
D)  competing for sales commissions in new department stores. 
E)  service as operators in the new telephone exchanges. 
A)  the subcontracting of piecework, usually in the tailoring trades. 
B)  working as a domestic servant. 
C)  hard physical labor on farms in the countryside. 
D)  competing for sales commissions in new department stores. 
E)  service as operators in the new telephone exchanges.

Question 11

Talk about:
-mass leisure

Accepted Answer

Mass leisure refers to the widespread pa

Question 12

Talk about:
-music halls and dance halls

Accepted Answer

Music halls and dance halls have been an

Question 13

Early anarchists believed all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  people were inherently good. 
B)  state and society were responsible for corrupting people. 
C)  violence was the best means of achieving true freedom. 
D)  the state and all existing social institutions should be abolished. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  people were inherently good. 
B)  state and society were responsible for corrupting people. 
C)  violence was the best means of achieving true freedom. 
D)  the state and all existing social institutions should be abolished. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 14

By the late nineteenth century, the distinction between the middle class and the lower class had completely disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Talk about:
-mass society

Accepted Answer

Mass society refers to a society in whic

Question 16

The Boulanger Crisis in France had the end result of

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthening the monarchists. 
B)  rallying French citizens to the cause of the Republic. 
C)  splitting the support and allegiance of the army. 
D)  causing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 - 1871. 
E)  toppling the Third Republic. 
A)  strengthening the monarchists. 
B)  rallying French citizens to the cause of the Republic. 
C)  splitting the support and allegiance of the army. 
D)  causing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 - 1871. 
E)  toppling the Third Republic.

Question 17

By 1900, in which one of the following countries had full literacy not been achieved?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Denmark 
E)  Bulgaria 
A)  Germany 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Denmark 
E)  Bulgaria

Question 18

Talk about:
-the Commune

Accepted Answer

The Commune was a radical socialist and

Question 19

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line. 
B)  offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot. 
C)  were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality. 
D)  viewed progress with distrust, as they did not wish to lose their economic gains. 
E)  were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats. 
A)  were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line. 
B)  offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot. 
C)  were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality. 
D)  viewed progress with distrust, as they did not wish to lose their economic gains. 
E)  were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.

Question 20

Which one of the following did NOT account for the increasing population in Europe between 1850 and 1880?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rising birthrate. 
B)  the development of vaccinations. 
C)  the eradication of polio. 
D)  improved elimination of sewage. 
E)  improved nutrition. 
A)  a rising birthrate. 
B)  the development of vaccinations. 
C)  the eradication of polio. 
D)  improved elimination of sewage. 
E)  improved nutrition.

What advantages did the Second Industrial Revolution offer to women? What changed and did not change for women between 1870 and 1894?

By 1900, which of the following nations was the least advanced industrially?

Which statement best applies to the Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck?

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

Talk about: -"day-trippers"

Which one of the following was NOT a part of the emergence of the late nineteenth-century mass society?

The mass society of the late nineteenth century primarily benefited the middle classes, with the lower classes reaping few if any rewards.

Talk about: -Count Edward von Taaffe

Henry Ford revolutionized the car industry with the mass production of the

"Sweating" jobs for women involved

Talk about: -mass leisure

Talk about: -music halls and dance halls

Early anarchists believed all of the following EXCEPT

By the late nineteenth century, the distinction between the middle class and the lower class had completely disappeared.

Talk about: -mass society

The Boulanger Crisis in France had the end result of

By 1900, in which one of the following countries had full literacy not been achieved?

Talk about: -the Commune

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

Which one of the following did NOT account for the increasing population in Europe between 1850 and 1880?

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

What advantages did the Second Industrial Revolution offer to women? What changed and did not change for women between 1870 and 1894?

By 1900, which of the following nations was the least advanced industrially?

Which statement best applies to the Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck?

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

Talk about: -"day-trippers"

Which one of the following was NOT a part of the emergence of the late nineteenth-century mass society?

The mass society of the late nineteenth century primarily benefited the middle classes, with the lower classes reaping few if any rewards.

Talk about: -​Count Edward von Taaffe

Henry Ford revolutionized the car industry with the mass production of the

"Sweating" jobs for women involved

Talk about: -mass leisure

Talk about: -music halls and dance halls

Early anarchists believed all of the following EXCEPT

By the late nineteenth century, the distinction between the middle class and the lower class had completely disappeared.

Talk about: -mass society

The Boulanger Crisis in France had the end result of

By 1900, in which one of the following countries had full literacy not been achieved?

Talk about: -the Commune

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

Which one of the following did NOT account for the increasing population in Europe between 1850 and 1880?

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

Filters

Talk about: -Count Edward von Taaffe