Question 1

The first place where universal male suffrage became law in 1870 was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  the United States. 
C)  England. 
D)  Germany 
E)  Iceland. 
A)  France 
B)  the United States. 
C)  England. 
D)  Germany 
E)  Iceland.

Question 2

The Meiji rulers sought to strengthen Japan by

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A)  attacking the United States naval bases in Korea. 
B)  embracing foreign ideas, institutions, and techniques. 
C)  defeating Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. 
D)  rejecting all foreign ideas and restoring traditional Japanese customs. 
E)  increasing family values. 
A)  attacking the United States naval bases in Korea. 
B)  embracing foreign ideas, institutions, and techniques. 
C)  defeating Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. 
D)  rejecting all foreign ideas and restoring traditional Japanese customs. 
E)  increasing family values.

Question 3

Some women sought satisfaction outside of the home and became involved

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A)  in working as volunteer social workers or nurses. 
B)  in organizing reform movements to curtail alcohol, prostitution, and child labor. 
C)  in working for women's suffrage. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  in working as volunteer social workers or nurses. 
B)  in organizing reform movements to curtail alcohol, prostitution, and child labor. 
C)  in working for women's suffrage. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 4

Leaders of Meiji Japan planned to remain free from Western imperialism by centralization, imperialism and

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A)  negotiating with Western diplomats. 
B)  restricting Western access to Japan. 
C)  keeping out all foreign influences. 
D)  becoming a world-class industrial power. 
E)  using propaganda to make Japanese people hostile to Westerners. 
A)  negotiating with Western diplomats. 
B)  restricting Western access to Japan. 
C)  keeping out all foreign influences. 
D)  becoming a world-class industrial power. 
E)  using propaganda to make Japanese people hostile to Westerners.

Question 5

Care and support of the new infrastructure by municipal governments included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  police protection. 
B)  fire protection. 
C)  garbage removal. 
D)  health inspectors. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  police protection. 
B)  fire protection. 
C)  garbage removal. 
D)  health inspectors. 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

The increase in the number of Europeans overseas was largely due to

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A)  a drop in the death rate. 
B)  epidemic disease in Europe. 
C)  famine and starvation. 
D)  plague spreading in Europe. 
E)  the abolition of serfdom in Russia. 
A)  a drop in the death rate. 
B)  epidemic disease in Europe. 
C)  famine and starvation. 
D)  plague spreading in Europe. 
E)  the abolition of serfdom in Russia.

Question 7

Identify the following term(s).
-"separate spheres"

Accepted Answer

The concept of "separate spheres" refers

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-Meiji Restoration

Accepted Answer

The Meiji Restoration was a period in Ja

Question 9

Using Map (in the textbook) 27.1, describe how Camillo di Cavour united northern Italy and Giuseppe Garibaldi united southern Italy.

Accepted Answer

Camillo di Cavour united northern Italy

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Commodore Matthew Perry

Accepted Answer

Commodore Matthew Perry was a prominent

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-Giuseppe Garibaldi

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian genera

Question 12

Industrialization in Russia took significantly longer because:

Accepted Answer

A)  wealthy landowners blocked most reforms in Russia. 
B)  Tsars were suspicious and conservative. 
C)  There was almost no commercial middle class in Russia 
D)  Serfdom was the predominant labor model until 1861. 
E)  All of these 
A)  wealthy landowners blocked most reforms in Russia. 
B)  Tsars were suspicious and conservative. 
C)  There was almost no commercial middle class in Russia 
D)  Serfdom was the predominant labor model until 1861. 
E)  All of these

Question 13

Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling of and trade with American shipping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Clive 
B)  Matthew Perry 
C)  Cecil Rhodes 
D)  Tsar Nicholas 
E)  Benjamin Disraeli 
A)  Robert Clive 
B)  Matthew Perry 
C)  Cecil Rhodes 
D)  Tsar Nicholas 
E)  Benjamin Disraeli

Question 14

The "annihilation of time and space," extolled by the public and the press, referred especially to

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of aircraft. 
B)  trans-atlantic submarine telegraph cables. 
C)  transcontinental railroads. 
D)  the science fiction musings of H. G. Wells. 
E)  an accurate clock. 
A)  the development of aircraft. 
B)  trans-atlantic submarine telegraph cables. 
C)  transcontinental railroads. 
D)  the science fiction musings of H. G. Wells. 
E)  an accurate clock.

Question 15

Describe the origins and aims of labor movements and socialist politics in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A combination of industrialization and r

Question 16

New technologies in the latter half of the nineteenth century revolutionized everyday life and transformed the world's economy. What were some of those new technologies, and how did they affect society?

Accepted Answer

After 1850, the industrialization that h

Question 17

The chemical dye industry hurt tropical nations such as India because

Accepted Answer

A)  of those nations' textile industries. 
B)  the industry exploited workers in those countries. 
C)  those nations grew the most indigo. 
D)  of the environmental impact of dye factories. 
E)  Indians and other tropical peoples could not afford chemical dyes. 
A)  of those nations' textile industries. 
B)  the industry exploited workers in those countries. 
C)  those nations grew the most indigo. 
D)  of the environmental impact of dye factories. 
E)  Indians and other tropical peoples could not afford chemical dyes.

Question 18

Identify the following term(s).
-Empress Dowager Cixi

Accepted Answer

Empress Dowager Cixi, also known as Tz'u

Question 19

Describe how the forces of nationalism weakened rather than strengthened Russia and Austria-Hungary in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Accepted Answer

The forces of nationalism weakened rathe

Question 20

Karl Marx asserted the resources of government and industry could

Accepted Answer

A)  be appropriate for profit in business. 
B)  be harnessed to end poverty and injustice. 
C)  not maintain proper cost of goods in the marketplace. 
D)  be used to allow business owners were able to put into the bank. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  be appropriate for profit in business. 
B)  be harnessed to end poverty and injustice. 
C)  not maintain proper cost of goods in the marketplace. 
D)  be used to allow business owners were able to put into the bank. 
E)  none of the above

Exam 27: The New Power Balance

The first place where universal male suffrage became law in 1870 was in:

The Meiji rulers sought to strengthen Japan by

Some women sought satisfaction outside of the home and became involved

Leaders of Meiji Japan planned to remain free from Western imperialism by centralization, imperialism and

Care and support of the new infrastructure by municipal governments included which of the following?

The increase in the number of Europeans overseas was largely due to

Identify the following term(s). -"separate spheres"

Identify the following term(s). -Meiji Restoration

Using Map (in the textbook) 27.1, describe how Camillo di Cavour united northern Italy and Giuseppe Garibaldi united southern Italy.

Identify the following term(s). -Commodore Matthew Perry

Identify the following term(s). -Giuseppe Garibaldi

Industrialization in Russia took significantly longer because:

Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling of and trade with American shipping?

The "annihilation of time and space," extolled by the public and the press, referred especially to

Describe the origins and aims of labor movements and socialist politics in the late nineteenth century.

New technologies in the latter half of the nineteenth century revolutionized everyday life and transformed the world's economy. What were some of those new technologies, and how did they affect society?

The chemical dye industry hurt tropical nations such as India because

Identify the following term(s). -Empress Dowager Cixi

Describe how the forces of nationalism weakened rather than strengthened Russia and Austria-Hungary in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Karl Marx asserted the resources of government and industry could

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