Question 1

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

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A)  the United Sates. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Imperial Germany. 
D)  France. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  the United Sates. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Imperial Germany. 
D)  France. 
E)  Russia.

Question 2

The Crimean War was caused primarily by the Ottoman Empire's attempt to destroy the Christian holy places in Jerusalem and Palestine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Charles Dickens

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The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Charles Dickens...

Question 4

The Red Shirts fought for

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A)  Bismarck. 
B)  Cavour. 
C)  Garibaldi. 
D)  Mazzini. 
E)  Marx. 
A)  Bismarck. 
B)  Cavour. 
C)  Garibaldi. 
D)  Mazzini. 
E)  Marx.

Question 5

During the Franco-Prussian War

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A)  Napoleon III successfully defended the French homeland. 
B)  the French were decisively defeated at the Battle of Sedan. 
C)  Bismarck allowed the Prussian army to fall into a subordinate position. 
D)  a military standoff resulted between the two great armies. 
E)  a truce was finally agreed to, giving Germany the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, while France gained Schleswig and Holstein. 
A)  Napoleon III successfully defended the French homeland. 
B)  the French were decisively defeated at the Battle of Sedan. 
C)  Bismarck allowed the Prussian army to fall into a subordinate position. 
D)  a military standoff resulted between the two great armies. 
E)  a truce was finally agreed to, giving Germany the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, while France gained Schleswig and Holstein.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Alexander II and the serfs

Accepted Answer

Alexander II, also known as Alexander th

Question 8

What reasons does the author give to convince the reader that continental industrialization came of age between 1850 and 1871? How did continental industrialization differ from England's?

Accepted Answer

The author gives several reasons to conv

Question 9

Although his domestic accomplishments were significant, Napoleon III's foreign policy was much less successful, as exemplified in his failed attempt to install Archduke Maximilian of Austria as emperor of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

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A)  His ideas were readily accepted by religious fundamentalists and cultural conservatives. 
B)  His works were truly revolutionary in that they were the first to propose a theory of evolution. 
C)  His theory emphasized the idea of the "survival of the fit" in which advantageous natural variants and environmental adaptations in organisms determine their survival. 
D)  His On the Origin of Species described man's evolution from animal origins through natural selection. 
E)  He envisioned utopian evolution, unlike Marx who predicted materialistic revolution. 
A)  His ideas were readily accepted by religious fundamentalists and cultural conservatives. 
B)  His works were truly revolutionary in that they were the first to propose a theory of evolution. 
C)  His theory emphasized the idea of the "survival of the fit" in which advantageous natural variants and environmental adaptations in organisms determine their survival. 
D)  His On the Origin of Species described man's evolution from animal origins through natural selection. 
E)  He envisioned utopian evolution, unlike Marx who predicted materialistic revolution.

Question 11

Under the Dual Monarchy of Austria and Hungary, German-speaking Austrians and Hungarian Magyars

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A)  destroyed national minorities through genocide. 
B)  repressed national minorities within their boundaries. 
C)  cooperated in freeing other national minorities. 
D)  forced national minorities to emigrate or assimilate. 
E)  treated ethnic minorities as they treated each other. 
A)  destroyed national minorities through genocide. 
B)  repressed national minorities within their boundaries. 
C)  cooperated in freeing other national minorities. 
D)  forced national minorities to emigrate or assimilate. 
E)  treated ethnic minorities as they treated each other.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation was a hist

Question 13

Was Louis Napoleon a monarch more in the vein of nineteenth-century liberalism or conservatism?

Accepted Answer

Louis Napoleon, also known as Napoleon I

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ausgleich

Accepted Answer

The Ausgleich, also known as the Comprom

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Count Otto von Bismarck

Accepted Answer

Count Otto von Bismarck, also known as O

Question 16

What was Napoleon III's most positive and most negative legacies to France's future, and why?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon III's most positive legacy to F

Question 17

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in

Accepted Answer

A)  1850. 
B)  1853. 
C)  1861. 
D)  1863. 
E)  1865. 
A)  1850. 
B)  1853. 
C)  1861. 
D)  1863. 
E)  1865.

Question 18

The Ausgleich of 1867, gave the all the various nationalities making up the Austrian Empire equal rights and status with the German-speaking Austrians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Who once said "I was born and raised as an aristocrat?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Count Cavour. 
B)  Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  Otto von Bismarck. 
D)  Giuseppe Mazzini. 
E)  Karl Marx. 
A)  Count Cavour. 
B)  Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  Otto von Bismarck. 
D)  Giuseppe Mazzini. 
E)  Karl Marx.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Red Shirts

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian genera

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

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

The Crimean War was caused primarily by the Ottoman Empire's attempt to destroy the Christian holy places in Jerusalem and Palestine.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Charles Dickens

The Red Shirts fought for

During the Franco-Prussian War

IDENTIFICATIONS -Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone

IDENTIFICATIONS -Alexander II and the serfs

What reasons does the author give to convince the reader that continental industrialization came of age between 1850 and 1871? How did continental industrialization differ from England's?

Although his domestic accomplishments were significant, Napoleon III's foreign policy was much less successful, as exemplified in his failed attempt to install Archduke Maximilian of Austria as emperor of Mexico.

Which of the following statements best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

Under the Dual Monarchy of Austria and Hungary, German-speaking Austrians and Hungarian Magyars

IDENTIFICATIONS -Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Was Louis Napoleon a monarch more in the vein of nineteenth-century liberalism or conservatism?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ausgleich

IDENTIFICATIONS -Count Otto von Bismarck

What was Napoleon III's most positive and most negative legacies to France's future, and why?

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in

The Ausgleich of 1867, gave the all the various nationalities making up the Austrian Empire equal rights and status with the German-speaking Austrians.

Who once said "I was born and raised as an aristocrat?"

IDENTIFICATIONS -Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Red Shirts

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