Question 1

The discovery of which medicine removed a roadblock to European conquest of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quinine 
B)  Cola 
C)  Aspirin 
D)  Sodium bicarbonate 
A)  Quinine 
B)  Cola 
C)  Aspirin 
D)  Sodium bicarbonate A

Question 2

Many European advocates of imperialism believed that whites had a "civilizing mission"; what did this mission entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Demonstrating to their fellow Europeans the achievements of African and Asian cultures in art, literature, science, and technology 
B)  Teaching colonial subjects Enlightenment and liberal values such as the fundamental equality of all humans 
C)  Spreading superior European knowledge and culture to colonial subjects through education or even violence, if necessary 
D)  Ensuring the survival of the European race in Africa and Asia through selective breeding programs designed by Social Darwinists 
A)  Demonstrating to their fellow Europeans the achievements of African and Asian cultures in art, literature, science, and technology 
B)  Teaching colonial subjects Enlightenment and liberal values such as the fundamental equality of all humans 
C)  Spreading superior European knowledge and culture to colonial subjects through education or even violence, if necessary 
D)  Ensuring the survival of the European race in Africa and Asia through selective breeding programs designed by Social Darwinists C

Question 3

Women's massive entry into the service sector in the late nineteenth century accelerated what social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  The division of occupations into male and female categories 
B)  The acceptance of women into universities 
C)  The growth of bureaucracies, made possible by paying lower wages to women 
D)  Reform legislation in Britain and the United States aimed at achieving voting rights for women 
A)  The division of occupations into male and female categories 
B)  The acceptance of women into universities 
C)  The growth of bureaucracies, made possible by paying lower wages to women 
D)  Reform legislation in Britain and the United States aimed at achieving voting rights for women A

Question 4

What were the most frequent destinations for international migrants who left Europe seeking economic opportunity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe's colonies in East Asia, including Indochina and Malaysia 
B)  North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand 
C)  European colonies in Africa, particularly South Africa 
D)  British-controlled India 
A)  Europe's colonies in East Asia, including Indochina and Malaysia 
B)  North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand 
C)  European colonies in Africa, particularly South Africa 
D)  British-controlled India

Question 5

In 1893, the Fabian Society in Great Britain

Accepted Answer

A)  helped found the Labour Party. 
B)  launched the suffragette movement. 
C)  helped bring home rule to Ireland. 
D)  brought Marxism to Britain. 
A)  helped found the Labour Party. 
B)  launched the suffragette movement. 
C)  helped bring home rule to Ireland. 
D)  brought Marxism to Britain.

Question 6

Of the working-class parties that developed out of socialism, which of the following was the largest after 1890?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Socialist Party in France 
B)  The Labour Party in England 
C)  The Social Democratic Party in Germany 
D)  The Social Democratic Party in Sweden 
A)  The Socialist Party in France 
B)  The Labour Party in England 
C)  The Social Democratic Party in Germany 
D)  The Social Democratic Party in Sweden

Question 7

In the 1880s, Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs opened the first clinic in Europe to provide

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric care. 
B)  cosmetic surgery. 
C)  birth control for women. 
D)  no-cost pediatric care for the lower classes. 
A)  psychiatric care. 
B)  cosmetic surgery. 
C)  birth control for women. 
D)  no-cost pediatric care for the lower classes.

Question 8

By 1890, which European nation claimed territory on each of the continents shown on this map?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  The United States 
D)  France 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  The United States 
D)  France

Question 9

Describe the inroads that Russia made into Asia between the 1860s and the 1890s.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 10

The demand for raw materials along with business that was brought on by industrialism led to a rise in

Accepted Answer

A)  republicanism. 
B)  imperialism. 
C)  romanticism. 
D)  classicism. 
A)  republicanism. 
B)  imperialism. 
C)  romanticism. 
D)  classicism.

Question 11

What features characterized the 1880s movement known as new unionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It featured nationwide unions with salaried managers who could organize a widespread general strike across the trades, focusing on common goals such as the eight-hour workday. 
B)  It was built around craft-based unions of skilled artisans, such as carpenters and painters, who focused on the issues that affected their particular craft. 
C)  It emerged out of working-class political parties throughout Europe and focused on organizing workers around political causes such as universal manhood suffrage. 
D)  It first organized as a movement dedicated to improving the conditions of female workers but later expanded to focus on the social conditions of all workers. 
A)  It featured nationwide unions with salaried managers who could organize a widespread general strike across the trades, focusing on common goals such as the eight-hour workday. 
B)  It was built around craft-based unions of skilled artisans, such as carpenters and painters, who focused on the issues that affected their particular craft. 
C)  It emerged out of working-class political parties throughout Europe and focused on organizing workers around political causes such as universal manhood suffrage. 
D)  It first organized as a movement dedicated to improving the conditions of female workers but later expanded to focus on the social conditions of all workers.

Question 12

Briefly describe the significance of Pan-Slavism in shaping the Balkan peninsula.

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Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 13

Which of the following statements is supported by this map?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Most African colonies had gained independence from European powers by the 1890s. 
B)  By the 1890s, most of Africa was colonized by Germany and Italy. 
C)  The British were primarily concerned with securing territory along the coast of Africa at this time. 
D)  The French sought to expand further into the interior of West Africa in the 1890s. 
A)  Most African colonies had gained independence from European powers by the 1890s. 
B)  By the 1890s, most of Africa was colonized by Germany and Italy. 
C)  The British were primarily concerned with securing territory along the coast of Africa at this time. 
D)  The French sought to expand further into the interior of West Africa in the 1890s.

Question 14

As part of its program for modernization, the Meiji government in Japan

Accepted Answer

A)  gave overly favorable trade agreements to technologically advanced Western powers. 
B)  incurred the wrath and intractable resistance of its artisan and merchant classes. 
C)  sent students, entrepreneurs, and government officials to the West to gain knowledge of technology and industry. 
D)  received financial support from France and Great Britain. 
A)  gave overly favorable trade agreements to technologically advanced Western powers. 
B)  incurred the wrath and intractable resistance of its artisan and merchant classes. 
C)  sent students, entrepreneurs, and government officials to the West to gain knowledge of technology and industry. 
D)  received financial support from France and Great Britain.

Question 15

Discuss the ways in which industrialization promoted the growth of mass politics. How did industrialization promote the formation of working-class organizations? How did industrialization change the means by which people formed their opinions about issues and politicians, and how did it in turn change the way citizens made their concerns known to the government?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 16

Which of the following two countries came to rival Britain in industrial strength?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany and the United States 
B)  France and Austria 
C)  Russia and Italy 
D)  Sweden and Spain 
A)  Germany and the United States 
B)  France and Austria 
C)  Russia and Italy 
D)  Sweden and Spain

Question 17

What factors led to the development of the "new imperialism" in the late nineteenth century? In your answer, be sure to take into consideration the economic, political, and social aspects of the European quest for empire.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 18

Why was Egypt an early and attractive target for European takeover in the age of imperialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Egyptian state was weak, and Europeans felt there would be no resistance to their imperial expansion. 
B)  Egypt was a backward, unindustrialized country, so it provided a clean slate for Europeans to imprint their values. 
C)  Egypt's modernizing rulers had already built a thriving commercial and manufacturing center, and Egypt provided a convenient stopping point on the way to Asia. 
D)  Occupying Egypt gave Europeans easy access to the interior of central Africa, especially down the Nile corridor and through the Sudan. 
A)  The Egyptian state was weak, and Europeans felt there would be no resistance to their imperial expansion. 
B)  Egypt was a backward, unindustrialized country, so it provided a clean slate for Europeans to imprint their values. 
C)  Egypt's modernizing rulers had already built a thriving commercial and manufacturing center, and Egypt provided a convenient stopping point on the way to Asia. 
D)  Occupying Egypt gave Europeans easy access to the interior of central Africa, especially down the Nile corridor and through the Sudan.

Question 19

What was one of the main purposes of the Dual Alliance forged by Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879?

Accepted Answer

A)  To pressure Russia to stop negotiations for a Franco-Russian military alliance 
B)  To strengthen the ties among the German-speaking lands of central Europe 
C)  To defend against Russian aggression, particularly in the Balkans 
D)  To intimidate the Pan-Slavic movement into scaling back its political agitation 
A)  To pressure Russia to stop negotiations for a Franco-Russian military alliance 
B)  To strengthen the ties among the German-speaking lands of central Europe 
C)  To defend against Russian aggression, particularly in the Balkans 
D)  To intimidate the Pan-Slavic movement into scaling back its political agitation

Question 20

The Indian National Congress, founded in 1885, was

Accepted Answer

A)  a good example of the rise of mass politics in Europe's new colonies, especially among the new working classes. 
B)  an organization run by educated Indian elites who accepted aspects of British liberalism but occasionally challenged British rule. 
C)  a revolutionary organization that demanded a "free India," including the removal of all British personnel and interests. 
D)  an attempt by the British to offer the natives control of their own political system through self-rule. 
A)  a good example of the rise of mass politics in Europe's new colonies, especially among the new working classes. 
B)  an organization run by educated Indian elites who accepted aspects of British liberalism but occasionally challenged British rule. 
C)  a revolutionary organization that demanded a "free India," including the removal of all British personnel and interests. 
D)  an attempt by the British to offer the natives control of their own political system through self-rule.

Exam 23: Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

The discovery of which medicine removed a roadblock to European conquest of Africa?

Many European advocates of imperialism believed that whites had a "civilizing mission"; what did this mission entail?

Women's massive entry into the service sector in the late nineteenth century accelerated what social change?

What were the most frequent destinations for international migrants who left Europe seeking economic opportunity?

In 1893, the Fabian Society in Great Britain

Of the working-class parties that developed out of socialism, which of the following was the largest after 1890?

In the 1880s, Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs opened the first clinic in Europe to provide

By 1890, which European nation claimed territory on each of the continents shown on this map? ​ ​ ​

Describe the inroads that Russia made into Asia between the 1860s and the 1890s.

The demand for raw materials along with business that was brought on by industrialism led to a rise in

What features characterized the 1880s movement known as new unionism?

Briefly describe the significance of Pan-Slavism in shaping the Balkan peninsula.

Which of the following statements is supported by this map? ​ ​ ​

As part of its program for modernization, the Meiji government in Japan

Which of the following two countries came to rival Britain in industrial strength?

What factors led to the development of the "new imperialism" in the late nineteenth century? In your answer, be sure to take into consideration the economic, political, and social aspects of the European quest for empire.

Why was Egypt an early and attractive target for European takeover in the age of imperialism?

What was one of the main purposes of the Dual Alliance forged by Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879?

The Indian National Congress, founded in 1885, was

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