Question 1

China was forced to open its ports to trade with the West as a result of the

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A)  Taiping Rebellion. 
B)  Lotus Rebellion. 
C)  Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  Opium War. 
E)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
A)  Taiping Rebellion. 
B)  Lotus Rebellion. 
C)  Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  Opium War. 
E)  Sepoy Rebellion.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Opium War

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The Opium War, also known as the First O

Question 3

Despite the anti-Semitic environment of the time, which of the following does NOT describe the gains made by Jews?

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A)  Viennese cultural life was mainly shaped by Jews before World War One. 
B)  They were committed to and favored various forms of social equality. 
C)  Jews became leaders in the Volkish movement. 
D)  Many leaders in the sciences and medicine were Jews. 
E)  In many European nations, Jews gained legal equality and social status. 
A)  Viennese cultural life was mainly shaped by Jews before World War One. 
B)  They were committed to and favored various forms of social equality. 
C)  Jews became leaders in the Volkish movement. 
D)  Many leaders in the sciences and medicine were Jews. 
E)  In many European nations, Jews gained legal equality and social status.

Question 4

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-What was the Meiji Restoration? How did it transform Japan to make it a modern state?

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The Meiji Restoration was a period in Ja

Question 5

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Sepoy Mutiny

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The Sepoy Mutiny, also known as the Indi

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Paris Commune

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The Paris Commune was a radical socialis

Question 7

The emergence of large industrial and commercial cities (megalopolis) introduced a class system that included all of the following except

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A)  a middle class. 
B)  slaves from African colonies. 
C)  a declining artisan class. 
D)  factory workers. 
E)  a growing while collar group. 
A)  a middle class. 
B)  slaves from African colonies. 
C)  a declining artisan class. 
D)  factory workers. 
E)  a growing while collar group.

Question 8

Which treaty was signed between China and England after the Opium War?

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A)  Treaty of Taiping 
B)  Treaty of Nanking 
C)  Treaty of Ghent 
D)  Treaty of Verdun 
E)  Treaty of Versailles 
A)  Treaty of Taiping 
B)  Treaty of Nanking 
C)  Treaty of Ghent 
D)  Treaty of Verdun 
E)  Treaty of Versailles

Question 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Ulster Volunteers

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The Ulster Volunteers were a paramilitar

Question 10

The actions of Russian czars were supported and buttressed by the

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A)  aristocracy. 
B)  military. 
C)  new liberal and intellectual class. 
D)  Orthodox Church. 
E)  small and elite industrial leaders. 
A)  aristocracy. 
B)  military. 
C)  new liberal and intellectual class. 
D)  Orthodox Church. 
E)  small and elite industrial leaders.

Question 11

During the Dreyfus affair

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A)  Dreyfus was imprisoned in Germany. 
B)  Catholic clergy spoke of moderation and forgiveness. 
C)  university students demanded that Dreyfus be tried again. 
D)  Dreyfus's appeal failed and his conviction was never reversed. 
E)  army leaders, clerics, and nationalists supported him. 
A)  Dreyfus was imprisoned in Germany. 
B)  Catholic clergy spoke of moderation and forgiveness. 
C)  university students demanded that Dreyfus be tried again. 
D)  Dreyfus's appeal failed and his conviction was never reversed. 
E)  army leaders, clerics, and nationalists supported him.

Question 12

Which of these statements do not accurately describe Italy during the second half of the nineteenth century?​

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A)  ​A constitutional monarchy with very few eligible voters. 
B)  ​More interested in military glory than solving social or economic problems. 
C)  ​Unsuccessful in their attempts to achieve imperialistic glory. 
D)  ​Southern farmers were staunchly loyal to the Church and their landowners. 
E)  ​Unstable but absent of radical elements. 
A)  ​A constitutional monarchy with very few eligible voters. 
B)  ​More interested in military glory than solving social or economic problems. 
C)  ​Unsuccessful in their attempts to achieve imperialistic glory. 
D)  ​Southern farmers were staunchly loyal to the Church and their landowners. 
E)  ​Unstable but absent of radical elements.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Taiping Rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civi

Question 14

Which of the following established an Open Door Policy in China?

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A)  The United States 
B)  Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  France 
E)  russia 
A)  The United States 
B)  Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  France 
E)  russia

Question 15

Who should be credited with publicizing the dreadful conditions imposed on blacks who worked on rubber plantations in the Congo?

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A)  Mohandas Gandhi 
B)  Edward Morel 
C)  Charles Gordon 
D)  David Livingstone 
E)  Henry Stanley 
A)  Mohandas Gandhi 
B)  Edward Morel 
C)  Charles Gordon 
D)  David Livingstone 
E)  Henry Stanley

Question 16

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Georges Clemenceau

Accepted Answer

Georges Clemenceau was a leading French

Question 17

Home rule was enacted in England when

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A)  the Irish Revolt occurred. 
B)  women engaged in protests for home rule. 
C)  the Irish republican army struck against England. 
D)  English peace advocates protested and agitated for home rule. 
E)  the Irish made peace with England. 
A)  the Irish Revolt occurred. 
B)  women engaged in protests for home rule. 
C)  the Irish republican army struck against England. 
D)  English peace advocates protested and agitated for home rule. 
E)  the Irish made peace with England.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Lydia Becker

Accepted Answer

Lydia Becker was a prominent suffragist

Question 19

Among the innovations in the utilization of energy around 1900 was the

Accepted Answer

A)  steam engine. 
B)  internal combustion engine. 
C)  watermills 
D)  use of coal as a fuel. 
E)  use of oil as fuel. 
A)  steam engine. 
B)  internal combustion engine. 
C)  watermills 
D)  use of coal as a fuel. 
E)  use of oil as fuel.

Question 20

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly explain why France was not a strong economic power in the mid 1800s?

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A)  The power of church remained strong outside Paris. 
B)  Most French still lived in rural areas. 
C)  Industries were fewer and smaller than industrial England and Germany. 
D)  Programs enacting social reform were slow to be enacted by the French government. 
E)  The Third Republic was not a popular regime. 
A)  The power of church remained strong outside Paris. 
B)  Most French still lived in rural areas. 
C)  Industries were fewer and smaller than industrial England and Germany. 
D)  Programs enacting social reform were slow to be enacted by the French government. 
E)  The Third Republic was not a popular regime.

Exam 16: Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

China was forced to open its ports to trade with the West as a result of the

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Opium War

Despite the anti-Semitic environment of the time, which of the following does NOT describe the gains made by Jews?

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -What was the Meiji Restoration? How did it transform Japan to make it a modern state?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Sepoy Mutiny

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Paris Commune

The emergence of large industrial and commercial cities (megalopolis) introduced a class system that included all of the following except

Which treaty was signed between China and England after the Opium War?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Ulster Volunteers

The actions of Russian czars were supported and buttressed by the

During the Dreyfus affair

Which of these statements do not accurately describe Italy during the second half of the nineteenth century?​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Taiping Rebellion

Which of the following established an Open Door Policy in China?

Who should be credited with publicizing the dreadful conditions imposed on blacks who worked on rubber plantations in the Congo?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Georges Clemenceau

Home rule was enacted in England when

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Lydia Becker

Among the innovations in the utilization of energy around 1900 was the

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly explain why France was not a strong economic power in the mid 1800s?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

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