Question 1

Bismarck's plan to unite most German-speaking people into a single state focused on using

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A)  liberalism and language. 
B)  Prussian industry and German nationalism. 
C)  religion and conservatism. 
D)  ethnicity and race. 
E)  democracy and liberalism. 
A)  liberalism and language. 
B)  Prussian industry and German nationalism. 
C)  religion and conservatism. 
D)  ethnicity and race. 
E)  democracy and liberalism. B

Question 2

A significant point of dispute between France and Germany was

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A)  Germany's seizure of Alsace and Lorraine. 
B)  Germany's assault on French naval supremacy. 
C)  Germany's desire that France get out of Africa. 
D)  Germany's support for Alfred Dreyfus. 
E)  France's insistence that Strasbourg speak French. 
A)  Germany's seizure of Alsace and Lorraine. 
B)  Germany's assault on French naval supremacy. 
C)  Germany's desire that France get out of Africa. 
D)  Germany's support for Alfred Dreyfus. 
E)  France's insistence that Strasbourg speak French. A

Question 3

The Treaty of Kanagawa of 1854

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A)  was modeled on the unequal treaties that the West had with China. 
B)  opened Japan and Korea to the United States. 
C)  settled the Opium War. 
D)  put an end to the Taiping Rebellion. 
E)  put an end to the Sepoy Mutiny. 
A)  was modeled on the unequal treaties that the West had with China. 
B)  opened Japan and Korea to the United States. 
C)  settled the Opium War. 
D)  put an end to the Taiping Rebellion. 
E)  put an end to the Sepoy Mutiny. A

Question 4

Germany had a strong advantage in the chemical chemical industry because Germany

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A)  controlled the sources for the raw materials. 
B)  had strong cooperation between universities and industries. 
C)  had government funded research. 
D)  b and c only 
E)  all of the above 
A)  controlled the sources for the raw materials. 
B)  had strong cooperation between universities and industries. 
C)  had government funded research. 
D)  b and c only 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

Families were considered middle class only if they

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A)  had a second home. 
B)  were college-educated. 
C)  did not work with their hands. 
D)  owned their own horses. 
E)  employed a full-time servant. 
A)  had a second home. 
B)  were college-educated. 
C)  did not work with their hands. 
D)  owned their own horses. 
E)  employed a full-time servant.

Question 6

The most influential idea of the nineteenth century was nationalism which

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A)  was defined as a community unified by history and culture. 
B)  was a force for unity in Europe. 
C)  hastened the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  hastened the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  was defined as a community unified by history and culture. 
B)  was a force for unity in Europe. 
C)  hastened the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  hastened the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels argued that the elimination of private property would

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A)  empower the workers to have a revolution. 
B)  strip the bourgeoisie of their oppressive powers. 
C)  establish a new society without government. 
D)  end the suffering of the third world. 
E)  redistribute all material wealth universally. 
A)  empower the workers to have a revolution. 
B)  strip the bourgeoisie of their oppressive powers. 
C)  establish a new society without government. 
D)  end the suffering of the third world. 
E)  redistribute all material wealth universally.

Question 8

The Boxer Uprising was a series of riots

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A)  encouraged by Chinese officials against foreign presence. 
B)  that rid China of the Japanese presence. 
C)  that placed Japan under direct military control. 
D)  that clearly demonstrated Japanese nationalism. 
E)  that demonstrated the support for Christianity in China. 
A)  encouraged by Chinese officials against foreign presence. 
B)  that rid China of the Japanese presence. 
C)  that placed Japan under direct military control. 
D)  that clearly demonstrated Japanese nationalism. 
E)  that demonstrated the support for Christianity in China.

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Emmeline Pankhurst

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Emmeline Pankhurst was a British politic

Question 10

Which of the following are ways that cities in industrial nations changed their character in the nineteenth century?

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A)  Railroads with regular schedules brought food and commuters into the cities to work. 
B)  Police and fire departments were created. 
C)  Sanitation improved and death rates decreased. 
D)  City planning was used. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  Railroads with regular schedules brought food and commuters into the cities to work. 
B)  Police and fire departments were created. 
C)  Sanitation improved and death rates decreased. 
D)  City planning was used. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-Thomas Edison

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Thomas Edison, born on February 11, 1847

Question 12

Identify the following term(s).
-steel

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Steel is an alloy made primarily of iron

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-anarchist

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An anarchist is an individual who advoca

Question 14

Workers around the world primarily sought change

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A)  by participating in the political system through voting. 
B)  by overthrowing political institutions. 
C)  by changing jobs. 
D)  through radical socialist ideology. 
E)  by striking. 
A)  by participating in the political system through voting. 
B)  by overthrowing political institutions. 
C)  by changing jobs. 
D)  through radical socialist ideology. 
E)  by striking.

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-railroads

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Railroads have played a crucial role in

Question 16

Which of the following are ways that working-class women earned money to support the family?

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A)  Doing piecework such as sewing and making lace, hats, or gloves. 
B)  Doing laundry for people. 
C)  Taking in boarders. 
D)  Doing domestic service or factory work. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Doing piecework such as sewing and making lace, hats, or gloves. 
B)  Doing laundry for people. 
C)  Taking in boarders. 
D)  Doing domestic service or factory work. 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

Urban planning methods in replacing old, crowded cities included

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A)  organizing neighborhoods according to immigrant nationality. 
B)  laying out new cities, such as Chicago, on rectangular grids. 
C)  maintaining traditional streets to appeal to national historical memory. 
D)  creating "planned communities" with all amenities within walking distance of miniature villages. 
E)  removing vestiges of medieval town halls. 
A)  organizing neighborhoods according to immigrant nationality. 
B)  laying out new cities, such as Chicago, on rectangular grids. 
C)  maintaining traditional streets to appeal to national historical memory. 
D)  creating "planned communities" with all amenities within walking distance of miniature villages. 
E)  removing vestiges of medieval town halls.

Question 18

Most railways were built by European or American engineers with equipment from the West. The exception to this was in

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A)  Japan. 
B)  China. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the Orient Express. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  Japan. 
B)  China. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the Orient Express. 
E)  Russia.

Question 19

Which of the following was a result of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905?

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A)  Humiliation of the outdated Japanese military and the stripping of Japanese colonies in Asia. 
B)  Tsar Nicholas II was forced to grant a constitution. 
C)  Tsar Nicholas was forced to permit an elected parliament. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  b and c only 
A)  Humiliation of the outdated Japanese military and the stripping of Japanese colonies in Asia. 
B)  Tsar Nicholas II was forced to grant a constitution. 
C)  Tsar Nicholas was forced to permit an elected parliament. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  b and c only

Question 20

Once government-owned industries in Japan became profitable,

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A)  the profits were used to subsidize farmers. 
B)  the company was turned over to workers' control. 
C)  they were sold to private investors. 
D)  they were placed under the military. 
E)  they were divided into shares and given to the poorest Japanese citizens. 
A)  the profits were used to subsidize farmers. 
B)  the company was turned over to workers' control. 
C)  they were sold to private investors. 
D)  they were placed under the military. 
E)  they were divided into shares and given to the poorest Japanese citizens.

Exam 27: The New Power Balance

Bismarck's plan to unite most German-speaking people into a single state focused on using

A significant point of dispute between France and Germany was

The Treaty of Kanagawa of 1854

Germany had a strong advantage in the chemical chemical industry because Germany

Families were considered middle class only if they

The most influential idea of the nineteenth century was nationalism which

In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels argued that the elimination of private property would

The Boxer Uprising was a series of riots

Identify the following term(s). -Emmeline Pankhurst

Which of the following are ways that cities in industrial nations changed their character in the nineteenth century?

Identify the following term(s). -Thomas Edison

Identify the following term(s). -steel

Identify the following term(s). -anarchist

Workers around the world primarily sought change

Identify the following term(s). -railroads

Which of the following are ways that working-class women earned money to support the family?

Urban planning methods in replacing old, crowded cities included

Most railways were built by European or American engineers with equipment from the West. The exception to this was in

Which of the following was a result of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905?

Once government-owned industries in Japan became profitable,

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