Question 1

When Bismarck banned the Socialist Party in Germany

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A)  liberals raised a clamor protesting this action. 
B)  he used the excuse of assassination attempts on the emperor's life. 
C)  the Junkers protested and demanded their return. 
D)  the Social Democratic Party in Germany was effectively destroyed. 
E)  workers organized the German Worker's Association in response. 
A)  liberals raised a clamor protesting this action. 
B)  he used the excuse of assassination attempts on the emperor's life. 
C)  the Junkers protested and demanded their return. 
D)  the Social Democratic Party in Germany was effectively destroyed. 
E)  workers organized the German Worker's Association in response.

Question 2

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-In the half century before World War I,how did established elites struggle with the increasing political activity of the "lower classes," in particular factory workers?

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The established elites in Europe struggl

Question 3

Which megalopolis was home to five million people by 1880 and seven million by 1914?

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A)  Vienna 
B)  New York 
C)  Berlin 
D)  Paris 
E)  London 
A)  Vienna 
B)  New York 
C)  Berlin 
D)  Paris 
E)  London

Question 4

In the United States,the "gentleman's agreement" dealt with Asian immigration

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A)  by encouraging only males to immigrate from Asia. 
B)  by calling for more immigration to build railroads in the Rocky Mountains. 
C)  by stopping immigration from China but excluding immigration from Japan. 
D)  by allowing Asian men special rights upon arrival in California. 
E)  by excluding Asian women from voting. 
A)  by encouraging only males to immigrate from Asia. 
B)  by calling for more immigration to build railroads in the Rocky Mountains. 
C)  by stopping immigration from China but excluding immigration from Japan. 
D)  by allowing Asian men special rights upon arrival in California. 
E)  by excluding Asian women from voting.

Question 5

Germany under Bismarck had an authoritarian government

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A)  with a federation of twelve states. 
B)  without universal manhood suffrage. 
C)  that included a parliament, the Reichstag. 
D)  whose chancellor and cabinet were controlled by the aristocrats. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  with a federation of twelve states. 
B)  without universal manhood suffrage. 
C)  that included a parliament, the Reichstag. 
D)  whose chancellor and cabinet were controlled by the aristocrats. 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following counters the labeling of the nineteenth century as a golden age?

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A)  the persistence of autocratic governments in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe 
B)  the immense power of traditional institutions and groups 
C)  the failure to reconcile class and national conflicts 
D)  the repression of opposition and suppression of minorities 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the persistence of autocratic governments in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe 
B)  the immense power of traditional institutions and groups 
C)  the failure to reconcile class and national conflicts 
D)  the repression of opposition and suppression of minorities 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

The political situation in the German Empire in 1914 included all the following EXCEPT

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A)  both the Catholic Center Party and the socialist SPD had been strengthened by Bismarck's attacks. 
B)  the government retained many features of an absolutist monarchy. 
C)  the SPD was the largest party in the Reichstag. 
D)  the liberal parties were trying to make the chancellor answerable to the Reichstag rather than to the emperor. 
E)  the SPD offered workers an alternative way of life, including youth, sports, and cultural organizations. 
A)  both the Catholic Center Party and the socialist SPD had been strengthened by Bismarck's attacks. 
B)  the government retained many features of an absolutist monarchy. 
C)  the SPD was the largest party in the Reichstag. 
D)  the liberal parties were trying to make the chancellor answerable to the Reichstag rather than to the emperor. 
E)  the SPD offered workers an alternative way of life, including youth, sports, and cultural organizations.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-"Russian soul"

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The term "Russian soul" refers to the un

Question 9

In the second half of the nineteenth century,the values of which of the following served as the model for society?

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A)  the middles class 
B)  aristocrats 
C)  the working class 
D)  artisans 
E)  the army 
A)  the middles class 
B)  aristocrats 
C)  the working class 
D)  artisans 
E)  the army

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Anathema:

Who?
The term "anathema" has

Question 11

As suffrage was extended to working class males

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A)  the working classes in Europe organized political parties of their own. 
B)  the working classes in the United States backed already existing parties. 
C)  mainstream Marxist parties remained faithful to the goal of a socialist revolution. 
D)  revisionist Marxist parties argued that the ballot box, not a violent revolution, will end capitalism. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the working classes in Europe organized political parties of their own. 
B)  the working classes in the United States backed already existing parties. 
C)  mainstream Marxist parties remained faithful to the goal of a socialist revolution. 
D)  revisionist Marxist parties argued that the ballot box, not a violent revolution, will end capitalism. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Urbanization refers to the process of in

Question 13

Why did Bismarck wage the Kulturkampf against the Catholic Church?

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A)  As a Protestant, he abhorred the doctrine of Papal infallibility. 
B)  The Catholic Church had backed France in the Franco-Prussian War. 
C)  Bismarck believed that Catholics were not reliable citizens since their primary loyalty lay with the Pope. 
D)  Catholics formed a large majority and actively opposed Bismarck's government. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  As a Protestant, he abhorred the doctrine of Papal infallibility. 
B)  The Catholic Church had backed France in the Franco-Prussian War. 
C)  Bismarck believed that Catholics were not reliable citizens since their primary loyalty lay with the Pope. 
D)  Catholics formed a large majority and actively opposed Bismarck's government. 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

The Liberal-Conservative rivalry in British politics

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A)  led to the extension of the vote to city workers in 1867. 
B)  resulted in compulsory education. 
C)  created a significant expansion of suffrage in 1884. 
D)  was embodied by the rivalry of Gladstone and Disraeli. 
E)  all of the above
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A)  led to the extension of the vote to city workers in 1867. 
B)  resulted in compulsory education. 
C)  created a significant expansion of suffrage in 1884. 
D)  was embodied by the rivalry of Gladstone and Disraeli. 
E)  all of the above
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Question 15

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-By the turn of the twentieth century,the German Empire possessed the most powerful and vital capitalist economy in Europe,an effective government with absolutist characteristics,and the world's largest and most active Marxist party.What developments and policies allowed these diverse characteristics to coexist in the same state?

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The coexistence of a powerful capitalist

Question 16

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-"second industrial revolution"

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The Second Industrial Revolution, also k

Question 17

Official nationality,the ideology of Russian superiority,was created by

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A)  Peter the Great. 
B)  Catherine the Great. 
C)  the Russian officers who rebelled in 1825. 
D)  Nicholas I. 
E)  Alexander II. 
A)  Peter the Great. 
B)  Catherine the Great. 
C)  the Russian officers who rebelled in 1825. 
D)  Nicholas I. 
E)  Alexander II.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Mass-production is a manufacturing proce

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Home rule refers to the ability of a loc

Question 20

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-How did modernization in the later nineteenth century impact Russia and the United States?

Accepted Answer

Modernization in the later nineteenth ce

When Bismarck banned the Socialist Party in Germany

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In the half century before World War I,how did established elites struggle with the increasing political activity of the "lower classes," in particular factory workers?

Which megalopolis was home to five million people by 1880 and seven million by 1914?

In the United States,the "gentleman's agreement" dealt with Asian immigration

Germany under Bismarck had an authoritarian government

Which of the following counters the labeling of the nineteenth century as a golden age?

The political situation in the German Empire in 1914 included all the following EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"Russian soul"

In the second half of the nineteenth century,the values of which of the following served as the model for society?

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

As suffrage was extended to working class males

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

Why did Bismarck wage the Kulturkampf against the Catholic Church?

The Liberal-Conservative rivalry in British politics

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"second industrial revolution"

Official nationality,the ideology of Russian superiority,was created by

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

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How did modernization in the later nineteenth century impact Russia and the United States?

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

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

The Troubled Present

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Exam 10: The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

When Bismarck banned the Socialist Party in Germany

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In the half century before World War I,how did established elites struggle with the increasing political activity of the "lower classes," in particular factory workers?

Which megalopolis was home to five million people by 1880 and seven million by 1914?

In the United States,the "gentleman's agreement" dealt with Asian immigration

Germany under Bismarck had an authoritarian government

Which of the following counters the labeling of the nineteenth century as a golden age?

The political situation in the German Empire in 1914 included all the following EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"Russian soul"

In the second half of the nineteenth century,the values of which of the following served as the model for society?

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

As suffrage was extended to working class males

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

Why did Bismarck wage the Kulturkampf against the Catholic Church?

The Liberal-Conservative rivalry in British politics

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"second industrial revolution"

Official nationality,the ideology of Russian superiority,was created by

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

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How did modernization in the later nineteenth century impact Russia and the United States?

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

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

The Troubled Present

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