Question 1

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

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A) India. 
B) China. 
C) Japan. 
D) the Philippines. 
E) the Congo. 
A) India. 
B) China. 
C) Japan. 
D) the Philippines. 
E) the Congo.

Question 2

Friedrich Nietzsche glorified

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A) the power of God. 
B) bourgeois society. 
C) reason over emotion. 
D) political democracy. 
E) irrationality. 
A) the power of God. 
B) bourgeois society. 
C) reason over emotion. 
D) political democracy. 
E) irrationality.

Question 3

The Symbolists were primarily associated with which of the following types of writing?

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A) novels 
B) poetry 
C) critical essays 
D) letters 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) novels 
B) poetry 
C) critical essays 
D) letters 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 4

In 1905, who published "The Electro-Dynamics of Moving Bodies"?

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A) Tesla 
B) Einstein 
C) Planck 
D) Curie 
E) Carver 
A) Tesla 
B) Einstein 
C) Planck 
D) Curie 
E) Carver

Question 5

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

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A) realism dealt more with themes like human suffering. 
B) naturalism was more popular than realism. 
C) in general, naturalism was more pessimistic than realism. 
D) realism was simply a continuation of naturalism. 
E) in general, realism was more pessimistic than naturalism. 
A) realism dealt more with themes like human suffering. 
B) naturalism was more popular than realism. 
C) in general, naturalism was more pessimistic than realism. 
D) realism was simply a continuation of naturalism. 
E) in general, realism was more pessimistic than naturalism.

Question 6

Pope Leo XIII responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A) permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. 
B) criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. 
C) recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. 
D) embracing Marxist socialism. 
E) identifying Christian principles in socialism. 
A) permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. 
B) criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. 
C) recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. 
D) embracing Marxist socialism. 
E) identifying Christian principles in socialism.

Question 7

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe in the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

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It is accurate to identify Europe in the

Question 8

According to relativity theory

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A) space is absolute but time is relative to the observer. 
B) time is absolute but space is relative to the observer. 
C) neither time nor space is absolute but relative to the observer. 
D) time and space are both absolute. 
E) both time and space had an existence independent of human experience. 
A) space is absolute but time is relative to the observer. 
B) time is absolute but space is relative to the observer. 
C) neither time nor space is absolute but relative to the observer. 
D) time and space are both absolute. 
E) both time and space had an existence independent of human experience.

Question 9

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

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A) bringing peace to Europe for over fifty years. 
B) creating friendship between Germany and England. 
C) easing tensions between France and Germany. 
D) dividing Europe into two opposing groups of nations, making war more likely. 
E) ensuring peace in the Balkans. 
A) bringing peace to Europe for over fifty years. 
B) creating friendship between Germany and England. 
C) easing tensions between France and Germany. 
D) dividing Europe into two opposing groups of nations, making war more likely. 
E) ensuring peace in the Balkans.

Question 10

The Boxers in China were successful in limiting the influence of the European nations and Japan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In his Life of Jesus, Ernst Renan

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A) employed the methods of higher criticism. 
B) questioned the historical accuracy of the Bible. 
C) challenged the divinity of Jesus. 
D) postulated that the value of Jesus lay in his life and teaching. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) employed the methods of higher criticism. 
B) questioned the historical accuracy of the Bible. 
C) challenged the divinity of Jesus. 
D) postulated that the value of Jesus lay in his life and teaching. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

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A) rapidly rising suicide rates, especially in cities. 
B) refusals by German leaders to enact new welfare legislation. 
C) the use of military forces to put down urban riots. 
D) the proliferation of ultra-nationalist right-wing political groups with anti-Semitic, racist, and imperialist beliefs. 
E) peasant rebellions, particularly in the Rhineland region. 
A) rapidly rising suicide rates, especially in cities. 
B) refusals by German leaders to enact new welfare legislation. 
C) the use of military forces to put down urban riots. 
D) the proliferation of ultra-nationalist right-wing political groups with anti-Semitic, racist, and imperialist beliefs. 
E) peasant rebellions, particularly in the Rhineland region.

Question 13

In general, by the late nineteenth century, the worst treatment of the Jews occurred in

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

Question 14

The Triple Alliance before 1914 included which of the following countries?

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A) England, Germany, Italy 
B) Russia, England, France 
C) Italy, Turkey, England 
D) Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire 
E) Germany, Austria, Italy 
A) England, Germany, Italy 
B) Russia, England, France 
C) Italy, Turkey, England 
D) Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire 
E) Germany, Austria, Italy

Question 15

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

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A) Expressionism. 
B) Romanticism. 
C) Post-Impressionism. 
D) Impressionism 
E) Dadaism. 
A) Expressionism. 
B) Romanticism. 
C) Post-Impressionism. 
D) Impressionism 
E) Dadaism.

Question 16

Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed that democracy and Christianity together could triumph where great men and science had failed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following art movements was NOT prominent in the three decades prior to World War I?

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A) Surrealism 
B) Cubism 
C) Impressionism 
D) abstract painting 
E) Post-Impressionism 
A) Surrealism 
B) Cubism 
C) Impressionism 
D) abstract painting 
E) Post-Impressionism

Question 18

By the early twentieth century, was the Ottoman Empire still a major force in Western civilization?

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By the early twentieth century, the Otto

Question 19

British rule brought all of the following to India in the late nineteenth century EXCEPT

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A) political democracy. 
B) western-style secondary schools. 
C) western technology, such as railroads and medical knowledge. 
D) great security and order. 
E) relatively honest and efficient government. 
A) political democracy. 
B) western-style secondary schools. 
C) western technology, such as railroads and medical knowledge. 
D) great security and order. 
E) relatively honest and efficient government.

Question 20

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

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The Great War, also known as World War I

Exam 24: An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The "open door" policy was to allow more freedom of trade in so-called spheres of influence in

Friedrich Nietzsche glorified

The Symbolists were primarily associated with which of the following types of writing?

In 1905, who published "The Electro-Dynamics of Moving Bodies"?

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

Pope Leo XIII responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways EXCEPT

In what ways is it accurate to identify Europe in the period between 1894 and 1914 as possessing a worldview dominated by the ideas of Social Darwinism? In what ways is that assessment inaccurate?

According to relativity theory

The Bismarckian System had the ultimate result of

The Boxers in China were successful in limiting the influence of the European nations and Japan.

In his Life of Jesus, Ernst Renan

Growing tensions in modern German society were exemplified by

In general, by the late nineteenth century, the worst treatment of the Jews occurred in

The Triple Alliance before 1914 included which of the following countries?

Camille Pissarro was one of the founders of

Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed that democracy and Christianity together could triumph where great men and science had failed.

Which of the following art movements was NOT prominent in the three decades prior to World War I?

By the early twentieth century, was the Ottoman Empire still a major force in Western civilization?

British rule brought all of the following to India in the late nineteenth century EXCEPT

What were some of the underlying causes for the Great War that broke out in 1914?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

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Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

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

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

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