Question 1

Talk about:
-anticlericalism

Accepted Answer

Anticlericalism refers to a historical a

Question 2

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

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A)  India. 
B)  China. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  the Philippines. 
E)  the Congo. 
A)  India. 
B)  China. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  the Philippines. 
E)  the Congo.

Question 3

Talk about:
-Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

Accepted Answer

The Triple Alliance and the Triple Enten

Question 4

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

Accepted Answer

The Great War, also known as World War I

Question 5

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe in the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

It is accurate to identify Europe in the

Question 6

By the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups had emerged as labor's dominant voice in the United States?

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A)  the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
B)  the American Federation of Labor. 
C)  the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  the Knights of Labor. 
E)  the Socialist Worker's Party. 
A)  the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
B)  the American Federation of Labor. 
C)  the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  the Knights of Labor. 
E)  the Socialist Worker's Party.

Question 7

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

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A)  bringing peace to Europe for over fifty years. 
B)  creating friendship between Germany and England. 
C)  easing tensions between France and Germany. 
D)  dividing Europe into two opposing groups of nations, making war more likely. 
E)  ensuring peace in the Balkans. 
A)  bringing peace to Europe for over fifty years. 
B)  creating friendship between Germany and England. 
C)  easing tensions between France and Germany. 
D)  dividing Europe into two opposing groups of nations, making war more likely. 
E)  ensuring peace in the Balkans.

Question 8

The artist whose work garnered the highest price at the first Impressionist auction was

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A)  Claude Monet. 
B)  Berthe Morisot. 
C)  Éduoard Manet. 
D)  Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 
E)  Vincent Van Gogh. 
A)  Claude Monet. 
B)  Berthe Morisot. 
C)  Éduoard Manet. 
D)  Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 
E)  Vincent Van Gogh.

Question 9

Talk about:
-George Eastman

Accepted Answer

George Eastman was an American entrepren

Question 10

Britain's Fabian Socialists

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A)  demanded the immediate nationalization of all British industry and transportation facilities. 
B)  as Marxists, urged the Proletariat to begin a revolt against the government. 
C)  refused to participate in the political process. 
D)  favored evolution toward a socialist state by democratic means. 
E)  practiced civil disobedience against the power of Parliament. 
A)  demanded the immediate nationalization of all British industry and transportation facilities. 
B)  as Marxists, urged the Proletariat to begin a revolt against the government. 
C)  refused to participate in the political process. 
D)  favored evolution toward a socialist state by democratic means. 
E)  practiced civil disobedience against the power of Parliament.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet

Accepted Answer

Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet were b

Question 12

Which of the following Progressive-era laws went into effect during Woodrow Wilson's tenure as president in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  graduated federal income tax. 
B)  Pure Food and Drug Act. 
C)  Interstate Commerce Act. 
D)  Meat Inspection Act. 
E)  Social Security Act. 
A)  graduated federal income tax. 
B)  Pure Food and Drug Act. 
C)  Interstate Commerce Act. 
D)  Meat Inspection Act. 
E)  Social Security Act.

Question 13

Using Darwin's terminology, Herbert Spencer argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  no progress in human society was now possible and decadence had set in everywhere. 
B)  no rational justification could be given to "natural selection." 
C)  peaceful progress was inevitable. 
D)  evolution could never be reversed. 
E)  human societies were organisms evolving through time by struggling with their environments. 
A)  no progress in human society was now possible and decadence had set in everywhere. 
B)  no rational justification could be given to "natural selection." 
C)  peaceful progress was inevitable. 
D)  evolution could never be reversed. 
E)  human societies were organisms evolving through time by struggling with their environments.

Question 14

What were the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution of 1905?

Accepted Answer

The Russian Revolution of 1905 was cause

Question 15

Talk about:
-Max Planck and quanta

Accepted Answer

Max Planck was a German physicist who is

Question 16

Talk about:
-Russo-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

The Russo-Japanese War was a military co

Question 17

Talk about:
-economic imperialism

Accepted Answer

Economic imperialism refers to the pract

Question 18

Talk about:
-Fabian Socialists

Accepted Answer

Fabian Socialists refer to the members o

Question 19

Talk about:
-Post-Impressionism

Accepted Answer

Post-Impressionism was an art movement t

Question 20

Talk about:
-Ernst Renan's Life of Jesus

Accepted Answer

Ernst Renan's "Life of Jesus" is a contr

Talk about: -anticlericalism

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

Talk about: -Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe in the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

By the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups had emerged as labor's dominant voice in the United States?

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

The artist whose work garnered the highest price at the first Impressionist auction was

Talk about: -George Eastman

Britain's Fabian Socialists

Talk about: -Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet

Which of the following Progressive-era laws went into effect during Woodrow Wilson's tenure as president in the United States?

Using Darwin's terminology, Herbert Spencer argued that

What were the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution of 1905?

Talk about: -Max Planck and quanta

Talk about: -Russo-Japanese War

Talk about: -economic imperialism

Talk about: -Fabian Socialists

Talk about: -Post-Impressionism

Talk about: -Ernst Renan's Life of Jesus

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: -anticlericalism

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

Talk about: -Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe in the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

By the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups had emerged as labor's dominant voice in the United States?

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

The artist whose work garnered the highest price at the first Impressionist auction was

Talk about: -George Eastman

Britain's Fabian Socialists

Talk about: -Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet

Which of the following Progressive-era laws went into effect during Woodrow Wilson's tenure as president in the United States?

Using Darwin's terminology, Herbert Spencer argued that

What were the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution of 1905?

Talk about: -Max Planck and quanta

Talk about: -Russo-Japanese War

Talk about: -economic imperialism

Talk about: -Fabian Socialists

Talk about: -Post-Impressionism

Talk about: -Ernst Renan's Life of Jesus

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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