Question 1

Talk about:
-nationalities problem

Accepted Answer

The issue of nationalities can be a comp

Question 2

Talk about:
-Magyarization

Accepted Answer

Magyarization refers to the policy of th

Question 3

Talk about:
-​emigration

Accepted Answer

Emigration refers to the act of leaving

Question 4

A new development in the age of mass leisure was

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A)  the newspaper and novel. 
B)  the excessive consumption of alcohol. 
C)  the theater. 
D)  carnival. 
E)  professional sports. 
A)  the newspaper and novel. 
B)  the excessive consumption of alcohol. 
C)  the theater. 
D)  carnival. 
E)  professional sports.

Question 5

How did the Second Industrialization Revolution differ from its predecessor? How did it impact various aspects of life for Europeans of all classes?

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The Second Industrial Revolution differe

Question 6

Talk about:
-Irish Home Rule

Accepted Answer

Irish Home Rule refers to the movement f

Question 7

In 1898, Spain defeated the United States in the Spanish-American War, hence breaking Cuba free from the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Louis Napoleon's Second Empire was brought to an end by

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A)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
B)  the emperor's financial policies. 
C)  his choice of poor administrators. 
D)  his defeat by the Austrians. 
E)  the unpopularity of his marriage to Empress Eugenie. 
A)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
B)  the emperor's financial policies. 
C)  his choice of poor administrators. 
D)  his defeat by the Austrians. 
E)  the unpopularity of his marriage to Empress Eugenie.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Spanish-American War

Accepted Answer

The Spanish-American War was a conflict

Question 10

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

Accepted Answer

The emergence and development of sociali

Question 11

The state with the most successful socialist party in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

A rise in female prostitution in European cities during the later nineteenth century can best be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  heavy migration to cities by country women and their increasingly desperate struggle for urban economic survival. 
B)  greater public toleration of sex workers and abandonment of all municipal efforts to police the trade. 
C)  the acceptance by clergymen of the sex trade as an economic necessity for poorer women. 
D)  the declining interest of men and women to form families. 
E)  the decline in available husbands due to various STDs. 
A)  heavy migration to cities by country women and their increasingly desperate struggle for urban economic survival. 
B)  greater public toleration of sex workers and abandonment of all municipal efforts to police the trade. 
C)  the acceptance by clergymen of the sex trade as an economic necessity for poorer women. 
D)  the declining interest of men and women to form families. 
E)  the decline in available husbands due to various STDs.

Question 13

Which of the following statements best applies to Spain and Italy in the late nineteenth century?

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A)  Spain had returned to the status of a great power. 
B)  Italy's unification was vigorously supported by the pope. 
C)  Both countries were preeminent colonial powers, especially in Africa. 
D)  Both countries remained second-rate European powers, less transformed by the economic and cultural innovations of the age. 
E)  Both nations had joined the nations of northern Europe by creating powerful industrial middle-class societies. 
A)  Spain had returned to the status of a great power. 
B)  Italy's unification was vigorously supported by the pope. 
C)  Both countries were preeminent colonial powers, especially in Africa. 
D)  Both countries remained second-rate European powers, less transformed by the economic and cultural innovations of the age. 
E)  Both nations had joined the nations of northern Europe by creating powerful industrial middle-class societies.

Question 14

Octavia Hill's housing venture was designed to

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A)  give the poor an environment they could use to improve themselves. 
B)  give the poor charity since they could never help themselves. 
C)  let the wealthy know what it was like to be poor. 
D)  break down class barriers in London. 
E)  make the upper classes feel better and improve their self-esteem by doing something for the downtrodden of society. 
A)  give the poor an environment they could use to improve themselves. 
B)  give the poor charity since they could never help themselves. 
C)  let the wealthy know what it was like to be poor. 
D)  break down class barriers in London. 
E)  make the upper classes feel better and improve their self-esteem by doing something for the downtrodden of society.

Question 15

Talk about:
-revisionism or evolutionary socialism

Accepted Answer

Revisionism and evolutionary socialism a

Question 16

Eduard Bernstein, in his book Evolutionary Socialism , claimed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the only hope for the workers was a violent revolution. 
B)  socialism could best be achieved through the democratic process. 
C)  unions should bargain with employers and avoid politics. 
D)  the poor were too ignorant to be allowed to vote. 
E)  true communism would take hundreds of years to evolve. 
A)  the only hope for the workers was a violent revolution. 
B)  socialism could best be achieved through the democratic process. 
C)  unions should bargain with employers and avoid politics. 
D)  the poor were too ignorant to be allowed to vote. 
E)  true communism would take hundreds of years to evolve.

Question 17

The Liberal political leader who introduced two home rule bills was

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A)  William Gladstone. 
B)  William Butler Yeats. 
C)  Edward Fitzgerald. 
D)  Wolfe Tone. 
E)  Charles Parnell. 
A)  William Gladstone. 
B)  William Butler Yeats. 
C)  Edward Fitzgerald. 
D)  Wolfe Tone. 
E)  Charles Parnell.

Question 18

The English Reform Act of 1884

Accepted Answer

A)  enfranchised women. 
B)  gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C)  did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D)  increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E)  increased middle-class representative in Parliament. 
A)  enfranchised women. 
B)  gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C)  did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D)  increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E)  increased middle-class representative in Parliament.

Question 19

Between 1850 and 1910, European population

Accepted Answer

A)  increased from 270 million to 460 million. 
B)  actually decreased slightly. 
C)  increased from 140 to 190 million. 
D)  stagnated, causing severe problems for the development of leisure industries. 
E)  declined significantly because of the pollution engendered by increasing urbanization. 
A)  increased from 270 million to 460 million. 
B)  actually decreased slightly. 
C)  increased from 140 to 190 million. 
D)  stagnated, causing severe problems for the development of leisure industries. 
E)  declined significantly because of the pollution engendered by increasing urbanization.

Question 20

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

Accepted Answer

A)  Guglielmo Marconi. 
B)  Alexander Graham Bell. 
C)  August Bebel. 
D)  V. A. Huber. 
E)  Joseph Swan. 
A)  Guglielmo Marconi. 
B)  Alexander Graham Bell. 
C)  August Bebel. 
D)  V. A. Huber. 
E)  Joseph Swan.

Talk about: -nationalities problem

Talk about: -Magyarization

Talk about: -emigration

A new development in the age of mass leisure was

How did the Second Industrialization Revolution differ from its predecessor? How did it impact various aspects of life for Europeans of all classes?

Talk about: -Irish Home Rule

In 1898, Spain defeated the United States in the Spanish-American War, hence breaking Cuba free from the United States.

Louis Napoleon's Second Empire was brought to an end by

Talk about: -Spanish-American War

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

The state with the most successful socialist party in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was

A rise in female prostitution in European cities during the later nineteenth century can best be attributed to

Which of the following statements best applies to Spain and Italy in the late nineteenth century?

Octavia Hill's housing venture was designed to

Talk about: -revisionism or evolutionary socialism

Eduard Bernstein, in his book Evolutionary Socialism , claimed that

The Liberal political leader who introduced two home rule bills was

The English Reform Act of 1884

Between 1850 and 1910, European population

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

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: -nationalities problem

Talk about: -Magyarization

Talk about: -​emigration

A new development in the age of mass leisure was

How did the Second Industrialization Revolution differ from its predecessor? How did it impact various aspects of life for Europeans of all classes?

Talk about: -Irish Home Rule

In 1898, Spain defeated the United States in the Spanish-American War, hence breaking Cuba free from the United States.

Louis Napoleon's Second Empire was brought to an end by

Talk about: -Spanish-American War

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

The state with the most successful socialist party in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was

A rise in female prostitution in European cities during the later nineteenth century can best be attributed to

Which of the following statements best applies to Spain and Italy in the late nineteenth century?

Octavia Hill's housing venture was designed to

Talk about: -revisionism or evolutionary socialism

Eduard Bernstein, in his book Evolutionary Socialism , claimed that

The Liberal political leader who introduced two home rule bills was

The English Reform Act of 1884

Between 1850 and 1910, European population

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

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: -emigration