Question 1

What were the main barriers to Italian unification, and how were these overcome?

Accepted Answer

The main barriers to Italian unification

Question 2

How did industrialization lead to imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Western nations need

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the population surge in Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  crop rotation 
B)  vaccinations 
C)  abolition of slavery 
D)  improved farming techniques from the Netherlands 
A)  crop rotation 
B)  vaccinations 
C)  abolition of slavery 
D)  improved farming techniques from the Netherlands

Question 4

Which of these is an ideal of early liberals that would have been rejected by socialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  laissez-faire governments 
B)  expansion of voting rights 
C)  economic competition 
D)  collective work 
A)  laissez-faire governments 
B)  expansion of voting rights 
C)  economic competition 
D)  collective work

Question 5

In Britain, the Reform Act of 1867

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed working class men to vote. 
B)  established female suffrage. 
C)  reduced the work week to five days. 
D)  abolished slavery. 
A)  allowed working class men to vote. 
B)  established female suffrage. 
C)  reduced the work week to five days. 
D)  abolished slavery.

Question 6

What gave some countries an early lead in industrialization?

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to giving so

Question 7

When was the first rail line laid between two English towns?

Accepted Answer

A)  1785 
B)  1805 
C)  1825 
D)  1845 
A)  1785 
B)  1805 
C)  1825 
D)  1845

Question 8

Discuss the rise and fall of Napoleon III.

Accepted Answer

Napoleon III, also known as Louis-Napole

Question 9

Devotion to the creation of a unified independent state based on a common culture and language is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism. 
B)  liberalism. 
C)  conservatism. 
D)  nationalism. 
A)  socialism. 
B)  liberalism. 
C)  conservatism. 
D)  nationalism.

Question 10

How did the Corn Laws affect Britain's economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allowed people to buy corn at reduced prices, thus helping the economy. 
B)  They ruined the economy because they relied heavily on imports from other countries. 
C)  They gave nobles a monopoly on grain, leading to higher food prices which hurt the economy. 
D)  They gave the British an opportunity to charge high tariffs, which led to improvements in the British economy. 
A)  They allowed people to buy corn at reduced prices, thus helping the economy. 
B)  They ruined the economy because they relied heavily on imports from other countries. 
C)  They gave nobles a monopoly on grain, leading to higher food prices which hurt the economy. 
D)  They gave the British an opportunity to charge high tariffs, which led to improvements in the British economy.

Question 11

The goal of Otto von Bismarck was

Accepted Answer

A)  domination of the West. 
B)  creation of a great navy. 
C)  unification of Germany. 
D)  unification of Italy. 
A)  domination of the West. 
B)  creation of a great navy. 
C)  unification of Germany. 
D)  unification of Italy.

Question 12

Evaluate the plight of women in newly industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

The plight of women in newly industriali

Question 13

Who financed the "putting out" system?

Accepted Answer

A)  banks 
B)  factory owners 
C)  merchant capitalists 
D)  guild masters 
A)  banks 
B)  factory owners 
C)  merchant capitalists 
D)  guild masters

Question 14

What were the Corn Laws?

Accepted Answer

laws restr

Question 15

Why did Alexander III institute harsh, repressive measures?

Accepted Answer

His more liberal fat

Question 16

What was the broad goal of the Chartists?

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the British monarchy 
B)  the end of laissez-faire economic policies 
C)  extension of Magna Carta 
D)  electoral reform 
A)  the end of the British monarchy 
B)  the end of laissez-faire economic policies 
C)  extension of Magna Carta 
D)  electoral reform

Question 17

Unlike utopian socialism, communists advocated peaceful reform of the existing order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Marseillaise is an expression of

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialism. 
B)  Communism. 
C)  nationalism. 
D)  Romanticism. 
A)  Socialism. 
B)  Communism. 
C)  nationalism. 
D)  Romanticism.

Question 19

In 1845 and 1846, Ireland experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  unprecedented population growth. 
B)  independence. 
C)  a time of close relations with the British. 
D)  famine. 
A)  unprecedented population growth. 
B)  independence. 
C)  a time of close relations with the British. 
D)  famine.

Question 20

People who sought to maintain traditional institutions and customs were known as

Accepted Answer

A)  socialists. 
B)  nationalists. 
C)  liberals. 
D)  conservatives. 
A)  socialists. 
B)  nationalists. 
C)  liberals. 
D)  conservatives.

Exam 27: Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700-1914

What were the main barriers to Italian unification, and how were these overcome?

How did industrialization lead to imperialism?

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the population surge in Britain?

Which of these is an ideal of early liberals that would have been rejected by socialists?

In Britain, the Reform Act of 1867

What gave some countries an early lead in industrialization?

When was the first rail line laid between two English towns?

Discuss the rise and fall of Napoleon III.

Devotion to the creation of a unified independent state based on a common culture and language is known as

How did the Corn Laws affect Britain's economy?

The goal of Otto von Bismarck was

Evaluate the plight of women in newly industrialized countries.

Who financed the "putting out" system?

What were the Corn Laws?

Why did Alexander III institute harsh, repressive measures?

What was the broad goal of the Chartists?

Unlike utopian socialism, communists advocated peaceful reform of the existing order.

The Marseillaise is an expression of

In 1845 and 1846, Ireland experienced

People who sought to maintain traditional institutions and customs were known as

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Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 Bce

Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 500 Ce

The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 Ce

Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce

The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 Bce - 637 Ce

Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 Bce

The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 Bce - 284 Ce

Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 Ce

The Byzantine World, 284-1240

The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750

Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400

Early African Societies, 1500 Bce-1500 Ce

The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 Ce

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400

The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530

Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707

The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550

Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700

The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500-1650

The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800

Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800

Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763

Russias Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300-1800

The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830

Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914

New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800-1912

New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800-1914

The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890-1918

Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918-1939

World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1933-1945

East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present

Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914-Present

The Upheavals of Asia, 1945-Present

Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present

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