Question 1

Describe the lives of upper-, middle-, and working-class women in English-speaking countries between 1850 and 1914.

Accepted Answer

Women in English-speaking countries were

Question 2

The most prominent early use of electric current was

Accepted Answer

A)  in steel making. 
B)  for lighting. 
C)  for telegraph systems. 
D)  in the chemical dye industry. 
E)  the electric chair. 
A)  in steel making. 
B)  for lighting. 
C)  for telegraph systems. 
D)  in the chemical dye industry. 
E)  the electric chair.

Question 3

The nineteenth-century movement that defended workers against their employers was

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A)  Social Darwinism. 
B)  liberalism. 
C)  the labor union movement. 
D)  millenarianism. 
E)  the Wobblies. 
A)  Social Darwinism. 
B)  liberalism. 
C)  the labor union movement. 
D)  millenarianism. 
E)  the Wobblies.

Question 4

Identify the following term(s).
-Guiseppe Mazzini

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872) was an Ital

Question 5

The most successful leader of Italian unification efforts was the fiery revolutionary

Accepted Answer

A)  Pope Pius IX 
B)  Giuseppe Mazzinni 
C)  Giuseppe Garabaldi 
D)  Camillo Cavour 
E)  Benito Mussolini 
A)  Pope Pius IX 
B)  Giuseppe Mazzinni 
C)  Giuseppe Garabaldi 
D)  Camillo Cavour 
E)  Benito Mussolini

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-socialism

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Socialism is a political and economic th

Question 7

Compare and contrast the influence of Europe and the United States on China and Japan between 1850 and 1914.

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize that the West

Question 8

One of the most significant reforms undertaken by Japan's Meiji oligarchs was

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A)  building a military aristocracy. 
B)  opening schools to train Japanese students in Western science and technology. 
C)  limiting the power of the emperor. 
D)  adopting Marxist economic policies. 
E)  All of these 
A)  building a military aristocracy. 
B)  opening schools to train Japanese students in Western science and technology. 
C)  limiting the power of the emperor. 
D)  adopting Marxist economic policies. 
E)  All of these

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Mikhail Bakunin

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876) was a Russia

Question 10

What were the main goals of the Meiji Restoration in late 19th century Japan?

Accepted Answer

They were determined to protec

Question 11

The British nineteenth-century attitude toward Europe has been called a policy of

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A)  "splendid isolation." 
B)  arrogance and conceit. 
C)  "laissez-faire." 
D)  "divide and conquer." 
E)  "ignorance is bliss." 
A)  "splendid isolation." 
B)  arrogance and conceit. 
C)  "laissez-faire." 
D)  "divide and conquer." 
E)  "ignorance is bliss."

Question 12

The concept of Social Darwinism argued that

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A)  social and racial differences resulted from natural processes. 
B)  Racism was justified 
C)  Capitalism was the only sound economic model. 
D)  Imperialism was justified by Divine Right. 
E)  "Might makes right." 
A)  social and racial differences resulted from natural processes. 
B)  Racism was justified 
C)  Capitalism was the only sound economic model. 
D)  Imperialism was justified by Divine Right. 
E)  "Might makes right."

Question 13

The revolutions of 1848 convinced conservative politicians that

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A)  use of the media was the most important tool in swaying public sentiment. 
B)  rubber bullets were an effective deterrent to rioters. 
C)  they couldn't keep the people out of politics forever. 
D)  democracy was an unworkable system. 
E)  the common person should never participate in politics. 
A)  use of the media was the most important tool in swaying public sentiment. 
B)  rubber bullets were an effective deterrent to rioters. 
C)  they couldn't keep the people out of politics forever. 
D)  democracy was an unworkable system. 
E)  the common person should never participate in politics.

Question 14

According to Marx, the end of worker exploitation would occur when

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A)  "scientific socialism" was proven by the intellectuals. 
B)  war broke down barriers of nationalism and included colonist countries. 
C)  free democracy replaced all entrenched monarchies in Europe. 
D)  workers would revolt and create a dictatorship of the proletariat. 
E)  war broke out and the Western industrialized, Christian world conquered the East. 
A)  "scientific socialism" was proven by the intellectuals. 
B)  war broke down barriers of nationalism and included colonist countries. 
C)  free democracy replaced all entrenched monarchies in Europe. 
D)  workers would revolt and create a dictatorship of the proletariat. 
E)  war broke out and the Western industrialized, Christian world conquered the East.

Question 15

Using Map (in the textbook) 27.2, explain what methods Bismarck used to unite Germany against France and Austria to form a German nation by "blood and iron."

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Bismarck used a combination of military

Question 16

Explain the reasons for mass migrations during the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Some of the major reasons for immigratio

Question 17

Japan's plan for imperialism as defined by Yamagata Aritomo was to control a "sphere of influence" comprised all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Manchuria. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Part of China. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  Manchuria. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Part of China. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  all of the above.

Exam 27: The New Power Balance

Describe the lives of upper-, middle-, and working-class women in English-speaking countries between 1850 and 1914.

The most prominent early use of electric current was

The nineteenth-century movement that defended workers against their employers was

Identify the following term(s). -Guiseppe Mazzini

The most successful leader of Italian unification efforts was the fiery revolutionary

Identify the following term(s). -socialism

Compare and contrast the influence of Europe and the United States on China and Japan between 1850 and 1914.

One of the most significant reforms undertaken by Japan's Meiji oligarchs was

Identify the following term(s). -Mikhail Bakunin

What were the main goals of the Meiji Restoration in late 19th century Japan?

The British nineteenth-century attitude toward Europe has been called a policy of

The concept of Social Darwinism argued that

The revolutions of 1848 convinced conservative politicians that

According to Marx, the end of worker exploitation would occur when

Using Map (in the textbook) 27.2, explain what methods Bismarck used to unite Germany against France and Austria to form a German nation by "blood and iron."

Explain the reasons for mass migrations during the late nineteenth century.

Japan's plan for imperialism as defined by Yamagata Aritomo was to control a "sphere of influence" comprised all of the following except

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New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

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Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

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East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

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Revolutions in Living

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