Question 1

Talk about:
-Pablo Picasso and Cubism

Accepted Answer

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, scu

Question 2

Talk about:
-Congress of Berlin

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Berlin was a conference

Question 3

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

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A)  realism dealt more with themes like human suffering. 
B)  naturalism was more popular than realism. 
C)  in general, naturalism was more pessimistic than realism. 
D)  realism was simply a continuation of naturalism. 
E)  in general, realism was more pessimistic than naturalism. 
A)  realism dealt more with themes like human suffering. 
B)  naturalism was more popular than realism. 
C)  in general, naturalism was more pessimistic than realism. 
D)  realism was simply a continuation of naturalism. 
E)  in general, realism was more pessimistic than naturalism.

Question 4

The October Manifesto of Nicholas II

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A)  immediately led to the storming of the Winter Palace. 
B)  prompted the event known as "Bloody Sunday." 
C)  led to the creation a legislative assembly known as the Duma. 
D)  incensed the middle-class moderates. 
E)  provoked Japan into declaring war on Russia. 
A)  immediately led to the storming of the Winter Palace. 
B)  prompted the event known as "Bloody Sunday." 
C)  led to the creation a legislative assembly known as the Duma. 
D)  incensed the middle-class moderates. 
E)  provoked Japan into declaring war on Russia.

Question 5

Talk about:
-Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

Accepted Answer

Leo XIII's encyclical "De Rerum Novarum"

Question 6

According to relativity theory

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A)  space is absolute but time is relative to the observer. 
B)  time is absolute but space is relative to the observer. 
C)  neither time nor space is absolute but relative to the observer. 
D)  time and space are both absolute. 
E)  both time and space had an existence independent of human experience. 
A)  space is absolute but time is relative to the observer. 
B)  time is absolute but space is relative to the observer. 
C)  neither time nor space is absolute but relative to the observer. 
D)  time and space are both absolute. 
E)  both time and space had an existence independent of human experience.

Question 7

Talk about:
-Commodore Matthew Perry

Accepted Answer

Commodore Matthew Perry was a prominent

Question 8

Talk about:
-Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh

Accepted Answer

Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh were b

Question 9

How do the philosophical trends of the late nineteenth century compare to the same era's artistic achievements?

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The philosophical trends of the late nin

Question 10

Pope Leo XIII responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. 
B)  criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. 
C)  recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. 
D)  embracing Marxist socialism. 
E)  identifying Christian principles in socialism. 
A)  permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. 
B)  criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. 
C)  recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. 
D)  embracing Marxist socialism. 
E)  identifying Christian principles in socialism.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Suez Canal

Accepted Answer

The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway

Question 12

What did women hope to achieve in the feminist movement? To what extent were women successful by 1914?

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In the feminist movement, women hoped to

Question 13

In Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, the process that drives unwanted thoughts into the unconscious is known as

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A)  self-gratification. 
B)  neural dysfunction. 
C)  animal drives. 
D)  repression. 
E)  erasure. 
A)  self-gratification. 
B)  neural dysfunction. 
C)  animal drives. 
D)  repression. 
E)  erasure.

Question 14

Maria Montessori exemplifies the "new woman" of modern times in that

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A)  she became a leading advocate of the vote for women. 
B)  she entered Italian politics as a liberal. 
C)  she created the International Women's League for Peace and Freedom. 
D)  she obtained a professional degree and applied her expertise to new fields of inquiry like early childhood development. 
E)  she was the first professional woman who received equal pay for equal work. 
A)  she became a leading advocate of the vote for women. 
B)  she entered Italian politics as a liberal. 
C)  she created the International Women's League for Peace and Freedom. 
D)  she obtained a professional degree and applied her expertise to new fields of inquiry like early childhood development. 
E)  she was the first professional woman who received equal pay for equal work.

Question 15

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

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A)  Expressionism. 
B)  Romanticism. 
C)  Post-Impressionism. 
D)  Impressionism 
E)  Dadaism. 
A)  Expressionism. 
B)  Romanticism. 
C)  Post-Impressionism. 
D)  Impressionism 
E)  Dadaism.

Question 16

Social Darwinism was

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A)  the application of the principle of organic evolution to the social order. 
B)  an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. 
C)  an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. 
D)  advocated by Nietzsche. 
E)  condemned by Freud. 
A)  the application of the principle of organic evolution to the social order. 
B)  an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. 
C)  an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. 
D)  advocated by Nietzsche. 
E)  condemned by Freud.

Question 17

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

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A)  rapidly rising suicide rates, especially in cities. 
B)  refusals by German leaders to enact new welfare legislation. 
C)  the use of military forces to put down urban riots. 
D)  the proliferation of ultra-nationalist right-wing political groups with anti-Semitic, racist, and imperialist beliefs. 
E)  peasant rebellions, particularly in the Rhineland region. 
A)  rapidly rising suicide rates, especially in cities. 
B)  refusals by German leaders to enact new welfare legislation. 
C)  the use of military forces to put down urban riots. 
D)  the proliferation of ultra-nationalist right-wing political groups with anti-Semitic, racist, and imperialist beliefs. 
E)  peasant rebellions, particularly in the Rhineland region.

Question 18

Talk about:
-Anti-Semitism

Accepted Answer

Anti-Semitism is a form of discriminatio

Question 19

Talk about:
-volkish thought

Accepted Answer

Volkish thought refers to a cultural and

Question 20

The pioneer in nursing who founded the Female Association of the Care of the Poor and Sick was

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A)  Clara Barton. 
B)  Florence Nightingale. 
C)  Amalie Sieveking. 
D)  Bertha von Suttner. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett. 
A)  Clara Barton. 
B)  Florence Nightingale. 
C)  Amalie Sieveking. 
D)  Bertha von Suttner. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett.

Talk about: -Pablo Picasso and Cubism

Talk about: -Congress of Berlin

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

The October Manifesto of Nicholas II

Talk about: -Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

According to relativity theory

Talk about: -Commodore Matthew Perry

Talk about: -Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh

How do the philosophical trends of the late nineteenth century compare to the same era's artistic achievements?

Pope Leo XIII responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Talk about: -Suez Canal

What did women hope to achieve in the feminist movement? To what extent were women successful by 1914?

In Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, the process that drives unwanted thoughts into the unconscious is known as

Maria Montessori exemplifies the "new woman" of modern times in that

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

Social Darwinism was

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

Talk about: -Anti-Semitism

Talk about: -volkish thought

The pioneer in nursing who founded the Female Association of the Care of the Poor and Sick 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

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

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 12: An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

Talk about: -Pablo Picasso and Cubism

Talk about: -Congress of Berlin

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

The October Manifesto of Nicholas II

Talk about: -Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

According to relativity theory

Talk about: -Commodore Matthew Perry

Talk about: -Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh

How do the philosophical trends of the late nineteenth century compare to the same era's artistic achievements?

Pope Leo XIII responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Talk about: -Suez Canal

What did women hope to achieve in the feminist movement? To what extent were women successful by 1914?

In Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, the process that drives unwanted thoughts into the unconscious is known as

Maria Montessori exemplifies the "new woman" of modern times in that

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

Social Darwinism was

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

Talk about: -Anti-Semitism

Talk about: -volkish thought

The pioneer in nursing who founded the Female Association of the Care of the Poor and Sick 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

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

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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