Question 1

The British cotton manufacturer Robert Owens sought to:

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A) reduce the number of women working in factories. 
B) establish a socialist utopian working environment. 
C) establish an eight-hour work day for all workers. 
D) place a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists. 
E) prohibit the construction of factories within city limits. 
A) reduce the number of women working in factories. 
B) establish a socialist utopian working environment. 
C) establish an eight-hour work day for all workers. 
D) place a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists. 
E) prohibit the construction of factories within city limits.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-the industrial middle class/bourgeoisie

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The term "industrial middle class," also

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Schleswig-Holstein

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Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost o

Question 4

The Industrial Revolution required large movements of people to urban areas. ​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The new Italian kingdom established in 1861

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A) was created as a result of the Italo-Prussian Treaty of Halberstam in 1853. 
B) was, to a significant degree, the result of the diplomatic and political work of Cavour and the military actions of Garibaldi. 
C) was created as a result of the mass uprising of 1860 and 1861, when Russian and French troops were driven out. 
D) seized Greece as soon as the Ottoman Empire withdrew from it. 
E) owed its final success to the diplomatic and military success of Alexander II. 
A) was created as a result of the Italo-Prussian Treaty of Halberstam in 1853. 
B) was, to a significant degree, the result of the diplomatic and political work of Cavour and the military actions of Garibaldi. 
C) was created as a result of the mass uprising of 1860 and 1861, when Russian and French troops were driven out. 
D) seized Greece as soon as the Ottoman Empire withdrew from it. 
E) owed its final success to the diplomatic and military success of Alexander II.

Question 6

The Crimean War

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A) enormously strengthened Russia's military prestige. 
B) strengthened the Concert of Europe, as well Russia's stature on the Continent. 
C) resulted in Russian domination of European politics for the rest of the century. 
D) isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe. 
E) resulted in a situation that was detrimental to Italian and German unification. 
A) enormously strengthened Russia's military prestige. 
B) strengthened the Concert of Europe, as well Russia's stature on the Continent. 
C) resulted in Russian domination of European politics for the rest of the century. 
D) isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe. 
E) resulted in a situation that was detrimental to Italian and German unification.

Question 7

Overpopulation magnified existing problems of poverty and lack of resources in all of the following countries EXCEPT​

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A) ​Ireland 
B) ​Sweden 
C) ​Southern Germany 
D) ​Italy 
E) ​Spain 
A) ​Ireland 
B) ​Sweden 
C) ​Southern Germany 
D) ​Italy 
E) ​Spain

Question 8

The most multinational state in Europe in the nineteenth century, and thus the one most threatened by the new ideology of nationalism, was

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A) France. 
B) Britain. 
C) Italy. 
D) Germany. 
E) Austria. 
A) France. 
B) Britain. 
C) Italy. 
D) Germany. 
E) Austria.

Question 9

Which of the following was not a result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870?

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A) Louis Napoleon made himself Emperor of the Third Republic. 
B) German unification was achieved. 
C) The French suffered a military and political humiliation. 
D) The south German states came under Prussian domination. 
E) The loss of territory created a desire for vengeance on the part of the French. 
A) Louis Napoleon made himself Emperor of the Third Republic. 
B) German unification was achieved. 
C) The French suffered a military and political humiliation. 
D) The south German states came under Prussian domination. 
E) The loss of territory created a desire for vengeance on the part of the French.

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT an impediment to industrialization on the Continent?​

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A) ​Customs barriers made transportation of goods expensive. 
B) ​Continental businessmen were less enterprising than British. 
C) ​Poor roads and difficulty with transportation. 
D) Establishment of technical schools to train mechanics and engineers. 
E) ​Businessmen were less willing to take risks in investments. 
A) ​Customs barriers made transportation of goods expensive. 
B) ​Continental businessmen were less enterprising than British. 
C) ​Poor roads and difficulty with transportation. 
D) Establishment of technical schools to train mechanics and engineers. 
E) ​Businessmen were less willing to take risks in investments.

Question 11

​The largest and most successful of the new trade unions was the

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A) ​New Harmony Community 
B) ​Amalgamated Society of Engineers 
C) ​British East India Workers Association 
D) ​Labour Party 
E) ​National Association of Textile Workers 
A) ​New Harmony Community 
B) ​Amalgamated Society of Engineers 
C) ​British East India Workers Association 
D) ​Labour Party 
E) ​National Association of Textile Workers

Question 12

A significant difference between British and Continental industrialization was the use of joint-stock investment banks.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Frankfurt Assembly

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The Frankfurt Assembly was a national as

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-1848 Revolutions

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The 1848 Revolutions, also known as the

Question 15

Continental European industrialization

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A) started a full generation before it did in England. 
B) began in Belgium, France, and the German states. 
C) didn't gain momentum until the 1890s in France. 
D) was centered in northwestern Piedmont until 1815. 
E) was initiated by Bismarck, Napoleon III, and Friedrich and Hans Engels. 
A) started a full generation before it did in England. 
B) began in Belgium, France, and the German states. 
C) didn't gain momentum until the 1890s in France. 
D) was centered in northwestern Piedmont until 1815. 
E) was initiated by Bismarck, Napoleon III, and Friedrich and Hans Engels.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Concert of Europe

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The Concert of Europe was a system of in

Question 17

The goal of early utopian socialists was (to)​

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A) ​overthrow the monopolization of private property. 
B) ​assert equality for all by eliminating social classes. 
C) ​replace competition for cooperation within industry. 
D) ​create equal opportunities for all workers to maintain a basic standard of living. 
E) ​require the state to provide or subsidize basic necessities. 
A) ​overthrow the monopolization of private property. 
B) ​assert equality for all by eliminating social classes. 
C) ​replace competition for cooperation within industry. 
D) ​create equal opportunities for all workers to maintain a basic standard of living. 
E) ​require the state to provide or subsidize basic necessities.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Triple Alliance

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The Triple Alliance was a military allia

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-National Insurance Act, 1911

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The National Insurance Act of 1911 was a

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's The Communist Manifesto

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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's "The Co

Exam 19: The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The British cotton manufacturer Robert Owens sought to:

Identify the following terms. -the industrial middle class/bourgeoisie

Identify the following terms. -Schleswig-Holstein

The Industrial Revolution required large movements of people to urban areas. ​

The new Italian kingdom established in 1861

The Crimean War

Overpopulation magnified existing problems of poverty and lack of resources in all of the following countries EXCEPT​

The most multinational state in Europe in the nineteenth century, and thus the one most threatened by the new ideology of nationalism, was

Which of the following was not a result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870?

Which of the following was NOT an impediment to industrialization on the Continent?​

​The largest and most successful of the new trade unions was the

A significant difference between British and Continental industrialization was the use of joint-stock investment banks.​

Identify the following terms. -Frankfurt Assembly

Identify the following terms. -1848 Revolutions

Continental European industrialization

Identify the following terms. -Concert of Europe

The goal of early utopian socialists was (to)​

Identify the following terms. -Triple Alliance

Identify the following terms. -National Insurance Act, 1911

Identify the following terms. -Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's The Communist Manifesto

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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The Industrial Revolution required large movements of people to urban areas.

Overpopulation magnified existing problems of poverty and lack of resources in all of the following countries EXCEPT

Which of the following was NOT an impediment to industrialization on the Continent?

The largest and most successful of the new trade unions was the

A significant difference between British and Continental industrialization was the use of joint-stock investment banks.

The goal of early utopian socialists was (to)