Question 1

Talk about:
-Second Industrial Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Second Industrial Revolution, also k

Question 2

Talk about:
-Contagious Diseases Acts

Accepted Answer

The Contagious Diseases Acts were a seri

Question 3

Talk about:
-Social Democratic Party

Accepted Answer

The Social Democratic Party is a politic

Question 4

What type of new energy source powered the Second Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  hydroelectric 
C)  natural gas 
D)  electricity 
E)  fuel-cells 
A)  coal 
B)  hydroelectric 
C)  natural gas 
D)  electricity 
E)  fuel-cells

Question 5

What characteristics are exhibited by mass society in the later nineteenth century, and how did the urban environment shape those characteristics?

Accepted Answer

In the later nineteenth century, mass so

Question 6

Talk about:
-Thomas Cook

Accepted Answer

Thomas Cook was a British travel company

Question 7

The upper classes in the late nineteenth century included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the landed aristocracy. 
B)  the professional classes, including lawyers, doctors, and engineers. 
C)  the upper middle classes. 
D)  wealthy upper middle classes. 
E)  industrial plutocrats. 
A)  the landed aristocracy. 
B)  the professional classes, including lawyers, doctors, and engineers. 
C)  the upper middle classes. 
D)  wealthy upper middle classes. 
E)  industrial plutocrats.

Question 8

During the reign of Alexander III, ethnic Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Russian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  25. 
B)  40. 
C)  55. 
D)  70. 
E)  80. 
A)  25. 
B)  40. 
C)  55. 
D)  70. 
E)  80.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Eduard Bernstein

Accepted Answer

Eduard Bernstein was a German social dem

Question 10

In most European countries, government and municipal authorities licensed and regulated prostitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Talk about:
-Boy Scouts

Accepted Answer

The Boy Scouts of America is a youth org

Question 12

Which one of the following pairings does NOT accurately present a nation of origin with its leading export item bound for Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina and beef 
B)  Brazil and coffee 
C)  Chile and gold 
D)  Algeria and iron 
E)  Java and sugar 
A)  Argentina and beef 
B)  Brazil and coffee 
C)  Chile and gold 
D)  Algeria and iron 
E)  Java and sugar

Question 13

Talk about:
-France's Third Republic

Accepted Answer

The Third Republic of France was the pol

Question 14

Talk about:
-Guglielmo Marconi

Accepted Answer

Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian invento

Question 15

In the decades after 1870, most Western governments made elementary education mandatory through state-run systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By 1914, what percentage of Britain's population lived in cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  95 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  10 percent 
D)  40 percent 
E)  80 percent 
A)  95 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  10 percent 
D)  40 percent 
E)  80 percent

Question 17

Talk about:
-Bismarck's welfare legislation

Accepted Answer

Bismarck's welfare legislation refers to

Question 18

Talk about:
-General Georges Boulanger

Accepted Answer

General Georges Boulanger was a prominen

Question 19

Between 1871 and 1894, two major domestic political issues involved the achievement of liberal practices and the growth of political democracy. To what extent were these realized in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy?

Accepted Answer

Between 1871 and 1894, Great Britain, Fr

Question 20

Discuss the structure of European society between 1870 and 1894. Why do historians focus so much attention on the middle class during this period?

Accepted Answer

During the period between 1870 and 1894,

Talk about: -Second Industrial Revolution

Talk about: -Contagious Diseases Acts

Talk about: -Social Democratic Party

What type of new energy source powered the Second Industrial Revolution?

What characteristics are exhibited by mass society in the later nineteenth century, and how did the urban environment shape those characteristics?

Talk about: -Thomas Cook

The upper classes in the late nineteenth century included all of the following EXCEPT

During the reign of Alexander III, ethnic Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Russian Empire?

Talk about: -Eduard Bernstein

In most European countries, government and municipal authorities licensed and regulated prostitution.

Talk about: -Boy Scouts

Which one of the following pairings does NOT accurately present a nation of origin with its leading export item bound for Europe?

Talk about: -France's Third Republic

Talk about: -Guglielmo Marconi

In the decades after 1870, most Western governments made elementary education mandatory through state-run systems.

By 1914, what percentage of Britain's population lived in cities?

Talk about: -Bismarck's welfare legislation

Talk about: -General Georges Boulanger

Between 1871 and 1894, two major domestic political issues involved the achievement of liberal practices and the growth of political democracy. To what extent were these realized in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy?

Discuss the structure of European society between 1870 and 1894. Why do historians focus so much attention on the middle class during this period?

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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: -Second Industrial Revolution

Talk about: -Contagious Diseases Acts

Talk about: -Social Democratic Party

What type of new energy source powered the Second Industrial Revolution?

What characteristics are exhibited by mass society in the later nineteenth century, and how did the urban environment shape those characteristics?

Talk about: -Thomas Cook

The upper classes in the late nineteenth century included all of the following EXCEPT

During the reign of Alexander III, ethnic Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Russian Empire?

Talk about: -Eduard Bernstein

In most European countries, government and municipal authorities licensed and regulated prostitution.

Talk about: -Boy Scouts

Which one of the following pairings does NOT accurately present a nation of origin with its leading export item bound for Europe?

Talk about: -France's Third Republic

Talk about: -Guglielmo Marconi

In the decades after 1870, most Western governments made elementary education mandatory through state-run systems.

By 1914, what percentage of Britain's population lived in cities?

Talk about: -Bismarck's welfare legislation

Talk about: -General Georges Boulanger

Between 1871 and 1894, two major domestic political issues involved the achievement of liberal practices and the growth of political democracy. To what extent were these realized in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy?

Discuss the structure of European society between 1870 and 1894. Why do historians focus so much attention on the middle class during this period?

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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