Question 1

Karl Marx embraced the German philosopher Hegel's idea of the dialectic, meaning

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A)  all change in history is the result of clashes between directly antagonistic elements. 
B)  no real changes in society can occur before industrialization. 
C)  dictatorship is the central political force in all history. 
D)  political diatribes are the highest form of intellectual thought. 
E)  there is a world soul, which alternates between democracy and dictatorship. 
A)  all change in history is the result of clashes between directly antagonistic elements. 
B)  no real changes in society can occur before industrialization. 
C)  dictatorship is the central political force in all history. 
D)  political diatribes are the highest form of intellectual thought. 
E)  there is a world soul, which alternates between democracy and dictatorship. A

Question 2

The American Civil War of 1861-65

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A)  was ended by the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  was highly destructive due to the equal balance of forces between North and South. 
C)  was a clear precursor of "total war" in the twentieth century. 
D)  did not completely eradicate slavery in all of the states due to local referendums on the question. 
E)  led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights. 
A)  was ended by the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  was highly destructive due to the equal balance of forces between North and South. 
C)  was a clear precursor of "total war" in the twentieth century. 
D)  did not completely eradicate slavery in all of the states due to local referendums on the question. 
E)  led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights. C

Question 3

As a statesman, Bismarck can best be appreciated as

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A)  a determined nationalist who planned every move toward German unification. 
B)  a conservative but a traitor to his aristocratic class. 
C)  a consummate politician and opportunist capitalizing on unexpected events and manipulating affairs to his favor. 
D)  a narrow-minded tyrant incapable of mastering the art of negotiation vital to modern European diplomacy. 
E)  an enlightened despot. 
A)  a determined nationalist who planned every move toward German unification. 
B)  a conservative but a traitor to his aristocratic class. 
C)  a consummate politician and opportunist capitalizing on unexpected events and manipulating affairs to his favor. 
D)  a narrow-minded tyrant incapable of mastering the art of negotiation vital to modern European diplomacy. 
E)  an enlightened despot. C

Question 4

Auguste Comte was responsible for

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A)  posing an evolutionary theory akin to Darwin's. 
B)  founding the discipline of sociology. 
C)  helping to remove theology as a subject from university curricula. 
D)  integrating science with religion. 
E)  establishing a utopian community just outside Paris. 
A)  posing an evolutionary theory akin to Darwin's. 
B)  founding the discipline of sociology. 
C)  helping to remove theology as a subject from university curricula. 
D)  integrating science with religion. 
E)  establishing a utopian community just outside Paris.

Question 5

Charles Dickens, whose novels focused upon the English lower and middle classes, was the greatest of the Victorian novelists in realistically portraying urban industrial society, as in The Old Curiosity Shop.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The immediate origins of the Franco-Prussian War concerned

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A)  the control of the Spanish throne by a French prince. 
B)  Bismarck's devious editing of a telegram from King William I. 
C)  the French invasion of Alsace and Lorraine. 
D)  Napoleon III's annexation of Schleswig and Holstein. 
E)  the French seizure of Alsace and Lorraine. 
A)  the control of the Spanish throne by a French prince. 
B)  Bismarck's devious editing of a telegram from King William I. 
C)  the French invasion of Alsace and Lorraine. 
D)  Napoleon III's annexation of Schleswig and Holstein. 
E)  the French seizure of Alsace and Lorraine.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Auguste Comte and "positive knowledge"

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Auguste Comte was a French philosopher a

Question 8

According to Darwin, natural selection will favor the animal

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A)  which produces the most offspring. 
B)  whom God favors most. 
C)  which is best adapted. 
D)  which is most intelligent. 
E)  which is fastest. 
A)  which produces the most offspring. 
B)  whom God favors most. 
C)  which is best adapted. 
D)  which is most intelligent. 
E)  which is fastest.

Question 9

Of the following, under the Second Empire, Napoleon III was most interested in

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A)  the industrial development of France. 
B)  avoiding wars and foreign adventures. 
C)  enhancing civil liberties like free speech. 
D)  encouraging people to get involved in politics. 
E)  enhancing the position of the Catholic Church in French culture. 
A)  the industrial development of France. 
B)  avoiding wars and foreign adventures. 
C)  enhancing civil liberties like free speech. 
D)  encouraging people to get involved in politics. 
E)  enhancing the position of the Catholic Church in French culture.

Question 10

The romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy was

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A)  Matteotti. 
B)  Mazzini. 
C)  Garibaldi. 
D)  Sforza. 
E)  Cavour. 
A)  Matteotti. 
B)  Mazzini. 
C)  Garibaldi. 
D)  Sforza. 
E)  Cavour.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

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Mexico and Emperor Maximilian have a com

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Count Camillo di Cavour

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Count Camillo di Cavour, born in 1810, w

Question 13

An overall result of the Crimean War was

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A)  the reinforcement of the Concert of Europe until World War I. 
B)  continued Russian expansionism in Europe for the next two decades. 
C)  increased involvement for Great Britain in continental affairs. 
D)  the destruction of the Concert of Europe and the creation of opportunities for Italian and German national unification. 
E)  to lead to the breakup of the Holy Alliance. 
A)  the reinforcement of the Concert of Europe until World War I. 
B)  continued Russian expansionism in Europe for the next two decades. 
C)  increased involvement for Great Britain in continental affairs. 
D)  the destruction of the Concert of Europe and the creation of opportunities for Italian and German national unification. 
E)  to lead to the breakup of the Holy Alliance.

Question 14

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-Dominion of Canada

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The Dominion of Canada was established o

Question 15

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-Richard Wagner and Gesamtkunstwerk

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Richard Wagner was a German composer, co

Question 16

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-Queen Victoria

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Queen Victoria was the Queen of the Unit

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Austro-Prussian War

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The Austro-Prussian War, also known as t

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-zemstvos

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Zemstvos were local government bodies in

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-On the Origin of Species

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On the Origin of Species is a groundbrea

Question 20

In 1871, William I was proclaimed Kaiser, or emperor, of the Second Reich in

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A)  Berlin. 
B)  Frankfort. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Versailles. 
E)  Rome. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  Frankfort. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Versailles. 
E)  Rome.

Exam 22: an Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Karl Marx embraced the German philosopher Hegel's idea of the dialectic, meaning

The American Civil War of 1861-65

As a statesman, Bismarck can best be appreciated as

Auguste Comte was responsible for

Charles Dickens, whose novels focused upon the English lower and middle classes, was the greatest of the Victorian novelists in realistically portraying urban industrial society, as in The Old Curiosity Shop.

The immediate origins of the Franco-Prussian War concerned

IDENTIFICATIONS -Auguste Comte and "positive knowledge"

According to Darwin, natural selection will favor the animal

Of the following, under the Second Empire, Napoleon III was most interested in

The romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mexico and Emperor Maximilian

IDENTIFICATIONS -Count Camillo di Cavour

An overall result of the Crimean War was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Dominion of Canada

IDENTIFICATIONS -Richard Wagner and Gesamtkunstwerk

IDENTIFICATIONS -Queen Victoria

IDENTIFICATIONS -Austro-Prussian War

IDENTIFICATIONS -zemstvos

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Origin of Species

In 1871, William I was proclaimed Kaiser, or emperor, of the Second Reich in

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the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

the Civilization of the Greeks

the Hellenistic World

the Roman Republic

the Roman Empire

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

mass Society in an "Age of Progress," 1871-1894

an Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

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

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protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

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