Question 1

In 1898, Spain defeated the United States in the Spanish-American War, hence breaking Cuba free from the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The mass society of the late nineteenth century primarily benefited the middle classes, with the lower classes reaping few if any rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

By 1900, which of the following nations was the least advanced industrially?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) Germany. 
C) France. 
D) Belgium. 
E) Spain. 
A) Britain. 
B) Germany. 
C) France. 
D) Belgium. 
E) Spain. E

Question 4

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the final quarter of the nineteenth c

Question 5

What advantages did the Second Industrial Revolution offer to women? What changed and did not change for women between 1870 and 1894?

Accepted Answer

The Second Industrial Revolution offered

Question 6

The state that dominated the market for dyestuffs by 1900, controlling 90 percent of the market, was

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) India. 
C) France. 
D) Germany. 
E) Belgium. 
A) Britain. 
B) India. 
C) France. 
D) Germany. 
E) Belgium.

Question 7

The Liberal political leader who introduced two home rule bills was

Accepted Answer

A) William Gladstone. 
B) William Butler Yeats. 
C) Edward Fitzgerald. 
D) Wolfe Tone. 
E) Charles Parnell. 
A) William Gladstone. 
B) William Butler Yeats. 
C) Edward Fitzgerald. 
D) Wolfe Tone. 
E) Charles Parnell.

Question 8

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

Accepted Answer

A) were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line. 
B) offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot. 
C) were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality. 
D) viewed progress with distrust, as they did not wish to lose their economic gains. 
E) were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats. 
A) were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line. 
B) offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot. 
C) were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality. 
D) viewed progress with distrust, as they did not wish to lose their economic gains. 
E) were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.

Question 9

An issue that brought socialists together in the nineteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) nationalism. 
B) revisionism. 
C) the need for military action. 
D) the desire to improve working and living conditions for most workers. 
E) a fear that Marxism would submerge the socialist alternatives. 
A) nationalism. 
B) revisionism. 
C) the need for military action. 
D) the desire to improve working and living conditions for most workers. 
E) a fear that Marxism would submerge the socialist alternatives.

Question 10

Discuss the structure of European society between 1870 and 1894.Why do historians focus so much attention on the middle class during this period?

Accepted Answer

During the period between 1870 and 1894,

Question 11

The Second Industrial Revolution saw the advent of what new product?

Accepted Answer

A) textiles 
B) steel 
C) coal 
D) railroads 
E) factories 
A) textiles 
B) steel 
C) coal 
D) railroads 
E) factories

Question 12

Henry Ford revolutionized the car industry with the mass production of the

Accepted Answer

A) Make F. 
B) Ford Rocket. 
C) Bullet. 
D) Eagle. 
E) Model T. 
A) Make F. 
B) Ford Rocket. 
C) Bullet. 
D) Eagle. 
E) Model T.

Question 13

Although the German Reichstag was elected on the basis of universal male suffrage, it had little power because government ministers were responsible to the emperor rather than the parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

Accepted Answer

A) realized the growth of a real democracy through universal male suffrage. 
B) passed social welfare legislation to woo workers away from the Social Democrats. 
C) engaged in the Kulturkampf or crusade to make Catholicism Germany's national religion. 
D) maintained a military second only to that of France on the Continent. 
E) continued to threaten to invade its neighbors. 
A) realized the growth of a real democracy through universal male suffrage. 
B) passed social welfare legislation to woo workers away from the Social Democrats. 
C) engaged in the Kulturkampf or crusade to make Catholicism Germany's national religion. 
D) maintained a military second only to that of France on the Continent. 
E) continued to threaten to invade its neighbors.

Question 15

Which one of the following did NOT account for the increasing population in Europe between 1850 and 1880?

Accepted Answer

A) a rising birthrate. 
B) the development of vaccinations. 
C) the eradication of polio. 
D) improved elimination of sewage. 
E) improved nutrition. 
A) a rising birthrate. 
B) the development of vaccinations. 
C) the eradication of polio. 
D) improved elimination of sewage. 
E) improved nutrition.

Question 16

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

Accepted Answer

The emergence and development of sociali

Question 17

What characteristics are exhibited by mass society in the later nineteenth century, and how did the urban environment shape those characteristics?

Accepted Answer

In the later nineteenth century, mass so

Question 18

Which of the following statements best applies to Spain and Italy in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain had returned to the status of a great power. 
B) Italy's unification was vigorously supported by the pope. 
C) Both countries were preeminent colonial powers, especially in Africa. 
D) Both countries remained second-rate European powers, less transformed by the economic and cultural innovations of the age. 
E) Both nations had joined the nations of northern Europe by creating powerful industrial middle-class societies. 
A) Spain had returned to the status of a great power. 
B) Italy's unification was vigorously supported by the pope. 
C) Both countries were preeminent colonial powers, especially in Africa. 
D) Both countries remained second-rate European powers, less transformed by the economic and cultural innovations of the age. 
E) Both nations had joined the nations of northern Europe by creating powerful industrial middle-class societies.

Question 19

By 1900, in which one of the following countries had full literacy not been achieved?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Great Britain 
C) France 
D) Denmark 
E) Bulgaria 
A) Germany 
B) Great Britain 
C) France 
D) Denmark 
E) Bulgaria

Question 20

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

Accepted Answer

A) Guglielmo Marconi. 
B) Alexander Graham Bell. 
C) August Bebel. 
D) V.A.Huber. 
E) Joseph Swan. 
A) Guglielmo Marconi. 
B) Alexander Graham Bell. 
C) August Bebel. 
D) V.A.Huber. 
E) Joseph Swan.

Exam 23: Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

In 1898, Spain defeated the United States in the Spanish-American War, hence breaking Cuba free from the United States.

The mass society of the late nineteenth century primarily benefited the middle classes, with the lower classes reaping few if any rewards.

By 1900, which of the following nations was the least advanced industrially?

Compare and contrast political policies pursued in eastern and western Europe in the final quarter of the nineteenth century.

What advantages did the Second Industrial Revolution offer to women? What changed and did not change for women between 1870 and 1894?

The state that dominated the market for dyestuffs by 1900, controlling 90 percent of the market, was

The Liberal political leader who introduced two home rule bills was

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

An issue that brought socialists together in the nineteenth century was

Discuss the structure of European society between 1870 and 1894.Why do historians focus so much attention on the middle class during this period?

The Second Industrial Revolution saw the advent of what new product?

Henry Ford revolutionized the car industry with the mass production of the

Although the German Reichstag was elected on the basis of universal male suffrage, it had little power because government ministers were responsible to the emperor rather than the parliament.

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

Which one of the following did NOT account for the increasing population in Europe between 1850 and 1880?

To what extent did the emergence and development of socialist parties and trade unions meet the needs of the working classes between 1871 and the end of the century?

What characteristics are exhibited by mass society in the later nineteenth century, and how did the urban environment shape those characteristics?

Which of the following statements best applies to Spain and Italy in the late nineteenth century?

By 1900, in which one of the following countries had full literacy not been achieved?

The light bulb was invented independently by Thomas Edison and

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