Question 1

Talk about:
-cartels and tariffs

Accepted Answer

Cartels are associations of producers or

Question 2

Talk about:
-May Day

Accepted Answer

May Day, also known as International Wor

Question 3

What policies and practices created mass politics in western European states? Did these changes fulfill the aims of earlier nineteenth-century liberals? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The creation of mass politics in western

Question 4

Thomas Cook was a pioneer in

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing professional team sports. 
B)  mass tourism. 
C)  building dance halls. 
D)  the creation of the department store. 
E)  the redesign of London's parks for weekend leisure activities. 
A)  organizing professional team sports. 
B)  mass tourism. 
C)  building dance halls. 
D)  the creation of the department store. 
E)  the redesign of London's parks for weekend leisure activities.

Question 5

Talk about:
-mass education

Accepted Answer

Mass education refers to the widespread

Question 6

Charles Parnell, the leader of the Irish representatives in Parliament, called for

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland's complete separation from Britain. 
B)  the partition of Ireland into two states, one of which would be fully independent and the other of which would be joined to Britain. 
C)  Irish self-government through a separate parliament but not complete independence. 
D)  the union of Ireland and Scotland into a New United Kingdom. 
E)  the dominance of Ireland over all of Britain. 
A)  Ireland's complete separation from Britain. 
B)  the partition of Ireland into two states, one of which would be fully independent and the other of which would be joined to Britain. 
C)  Irish self-government through a separate parliament but not complete independence. 
D)  the union of Ireland and Scotland into a New United Kingdom. 
E)  the dominance of Ireland over all of Britain.

Question 7

Talk about:
-white-collar jobs

Accepted Answer

White-collar jobs refer to professional

Question 8

Talk about:
-Public Health Act of 1875

Accepted Answer

The Public Health Act of 1875 was a sign

Question 9

Talk about:
-the assembly line

Accepted Answer

The assembly line is a manufacturing pro

Question 10

Which of the following was a major development in British politics before 1914?

Accepted Answer

A)  the continual growth of political democracy 
B)  the peaceful and successful settlement of the "Irish question" 
C)  the transformation of the Fabians into the Conservatives 
D)  the reduction of the power of the House of Commons 
E)  the strengthening of the monarchy after the death of Queen Victoria 
A)  the continual growth of political democracy 
B)  the peaceful and successful settlement of the "Irish question" 
C)  the transformation of the Fabians into the Conservatives 
D)  the reduction of the power of the House of Commons 
E)  the strengthening of the monarchy after the death of Queen Victoria

Question 11

In late nineteenth-century Europe, increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand for economic development led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs. 
B)  a strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations. 
C)  greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions. 
D)  closer economic cooperation among the great powers. 
E)  greater investment by the United States in the European economy. 
A)  the elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs. 
B)  a strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations. 
C)  greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions. 
D)  closer economic cooperation among the great powers. 
E)  greater investment by the United States in the European economy.

Question 12

Reforms in urban living included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B)  model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C)  the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D)  a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E)  some increases in governmental regulations. 
A)  the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B)  model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C)  the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D)  a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E)  some increases in governmental regulations.

Question 13

Talk about:
-Michael Bakunin and anarchism

Accepted Answer

Michael Bakunin was a Russian revolution

Question 14

Talk about:
-Graham Bell

Accepted Answer

Graham Bell, also known as Alexander Gra

Question 15

During the Second Industrial Revolution, working-class organizations emphasized the gender role of women as

Accepted Answer

A)  doctors. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  housewives. 
D)  industrial managers. 
E)  breadwinners. 
A)  doctors. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  housewives. 
D)  industrial managers. 
E)  breadwinners.

Question 16

Although the German Reichstag was elected on the basis of universal male suffrage, it had little power because government ministers were responsible to the emperor rather than the parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Talk about:
-plutocrats

Accepted Answer

Plutocrats are individuals who are extre

Question 18

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties. 
B)  militant anarchist societies. 
C)  supporters of middle-class liberalism. 
D)  vehicles for leisure activities. 
E)  mutual aid societies. 
A)  political parties. 
B)  militant anarchist societies. 
C)  supporters of middle-class liberalism. 
D)  vehicles for leisure activities. 
E)  mutual aid societies.

Question 19

Talk about:
-​la belle époque

Accepted Answer

La Belle Époque, which translates to "th

Question 20

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the final quarter of the nineteenth c

Talk about: -cartels and tariffs

Talk about: -May Day

What policies and practices created mass politics in western European states? Did these changes fulfill the aims of earlier nineteenth-century liberals? Why or why not?

Thomas Cook was a pioneer in

Talk about: -mass education

Charles Parnell, the leader of the Irish representatives in Parliament, called for

Talk about: -white-collar jobs

Talk about: -Public Health Act of 1875

Talk about: -the assembly line

Which of the following was a major development in British politics before 1914?

In late nineteenth-century Europe, increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand for economic development led to

Reforms in urban living included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Michael Bakunin and anarchism

Talk about: -Graham Bell

During the Second Industrial Revolution, working-class organizations emphasized the gender role of women as

Although the German Reichstag was elected on the basis of universal male suffrage, it had little power because government ministers were responsible to the emperor rather than the parliament.

Talk about: -plutocrats

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

Talk about: -la belle époque

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

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: -cartels and tariffs

Talk about: -May Day

What policies and practices created mass politics in western European states? Did these changes fulfill the aims of earlier nineteenth-century liberals? Why or why not?

Thomas Cook was a pioneer in

Talk about: -mass education

Charles Parnell, the leader of the Irish representatives in Parliament, called for

Talk about: -white-collar jobs

Talk about: -Public Health Act of 1875

Talk about: -the assembly line

Which of the following was a major development in British politics before 1914?

In late nineteenth-century Europe, increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand for economic development led to

Reforms in urban living included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Michael Bakunin and anarchism

Talk about: -Graham Bell

During the Second Industrial Revolution, working-class organizations emphasized the gender role of women as

Although the German Reichstag was elected on the basis of universal male suffrage, it had little power because government ministers were responsible to the emperor rather than the parliament.

Talk about: -plutocrats

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

Talk about: -​la belle époque

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

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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Talk about: -la belle époque