Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Zollverein

Accepted Answer

The Zollverein was a coalition of German

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-North German Confederation

Accepted Answer

The North German Confederation was a pol

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hegel's dialectic

Accepted Answer

Hegel's dialectic is a philosophical con

Question 4

England and France entered the Crimean War in 1854 because they feared growing influence in the Mediterranean by

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Turkey. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  the United States. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Turkey. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  the United States.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-First International

Accepted Answer

The First International, also known as t

Question 6

When Tsar Alexander II emancipated Russia's serfs, he also forced landowners to pay them reparations for generations of exploited labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Realism

Accepted Answer

Realism is a literary movement that emer

Question 8

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

Accepted Answer

A)  equal amounts of property for everyone. 
B)  the dictatorship of the proletariat. 
C)  all political power transferred to the proletariat. 
D)  a utopian society. 
E)  a classless society. 
A)  equal amounts of property for everyone. 
B)  the dictatorship of the proletariat. 
C)  all political power transferred to the proletariat. 
D)  a utopian society. 
E)  a classless society.

Question 9

The Second French Republic ended in 1851 when

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A)  Prussia invaded and occupied France. 
B)  the army overthrew the Republic in a coup. 
C)  the legislature voluntarily disbanded. 
D)  a tornado tore about the government buildings. 
E)  the voters abolished it in a vote. 
A)  Prussia invaded and occupied France. 
B)  the army overthrew the Republic in a coup. 
C)  the legislature voluntarily disbanded. 
D)  a tornado tore about the government buildings. 
E)  the voters abolished it in a vote.

Question 10

In the opinion of the British prime minister, the proclamation of a newly unified German state ruled by an emperor in 1871

Accepted Answer

A)  could only bode well for stable future European state relations. 
B)  required immediate embargoes against all German manufactures. 
C)  implied British renunciation of all existing treaties. 
D)  entirely destroyed the previous European balance of power. 
E)  guaranteed peace, as a single Germany was better than many competing Germanies. 
A)  could only bode well for stable future European state relations. 
B)  required immediate embargoes against all German manufactures. 
C)  implied British renunciation of all existing treaties. 
D)  entirely destroyed the previous European balance of power. 
E)  guaranteed peace, as a single Germany was better than many competing Germanies.

Question 11

The beginnings of Marxism can be traced to the publication of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In addition to examining everyday life, the literary realists of the mid-nineteenth century were also interested in

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A)  completely avoiding romantic imagery, as shown in the works of Charles Dickens. 
B)  employing emotional and poetic language to cause social reform. 
C)  avoiding sentimental language by using careful observation and description. 
D)  showing the positive values of middle-class life. 
E)  using "stream of consciousness" techniques. 
A)  completely avoiding romantic imagery, as shown in the works of Charles Dickens. 
B)  employing emotional and poetic language to cause social reform. 
C)  avoiding sentimental language by using careful observation and description. 
D)  showing the positive values of middle-class life. 
E)  using "stream of consciousness" techniques.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-bourgeoisie v. prolétariat

Accepted Answer

The terms "bourgeoisie" and "prolétariat

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Dmitri Mendeleyev

Accepted Answer

Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist w

Question 15

The Zollverein describes

Accepted Answer

A)  the German states' customs union dominated by Prussia. 
B)  a conservative German nationalist group bent on unification of the country. 
C)  the lower house of the Prussian parliament. 
D)  Bismarck's liberal reform program. 
E)  Prussian Black Shirts, who led the German unification movement. 
A)  the German states' customs union dominated by Prussia. 
B)  a conservative German nationalist group bent on unification of the country. 
C)  the lower house of the Prussian parliament. 
D)  Bismarck's liberal reform program. 
E)  Prussian Black Shirts, who led the German unification movement.

Question 16

Canada largely gained its independence in

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A)  1802 in the Provinces of Canada Act. 
B)  1812 as a result of the War of 1812. 
C)  1860 as a consequence of the American invasion of Ontario and Quebec. 
D)  1867 with the Dominion of Canada Act. 
E)  1848 with the publication of the Communist Manifesto. 
A)  1802 in the Provinces of Canada Act. 
B)  1812 as a result of the War of 1812. 
C)  1860 as a consequence of the American invasion of Ontario and Quebec. 
D)  1867 with the Dominion of Canada Act. 
E)  1848 with the publication of the Communist Manifesto.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a significan

Question 18

The dominant foreign power in Italy prior to unification was

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  Papal States. 
D)  Savoy. 
E)  Austria. 
A)  France. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  Papal States. 
D)  Savoy. 
E)  Austria.

Question 19

In seeking unification, many Italian nationalists in the 1850's looked for leadership from

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A)  the Pope. 
B)  the kingdom of Piedmont. 
C)  the house of Habsburg. 
D)  the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
E)  Young Italy 
A)  the Pope. 
B)  the kingdom of Piedmont. 
C)  the house of Habsburg. 
D)  the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
E)  Young Italy

Question 20

A result of Bismarck's Austro-Prussian War was

Accepted Answer

A)  the incorporation of Austria into the North German Confederation. 
B)  a harsh treaty against Austria that reduced it to a second-rate power. 
C)  the Prussian liberals' disgust over Bismarck's unscrupulous policies. 
D)  the exclusion of Austria from the North German Confederation. 
E)  the immediate establishment of the German Empire. 
A)  the incorporation of Austria into the North German Confederation. 
B)  a harsh treaty against Austria that reduced it to a second-rate power. 
C)  the Prussian liberals' disgust over Bismarck's unscrupulous policies. 
D)  the exclusion of Austria from the North German Confederation. 
E)  the immediate establishment of the German Empire.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Zollverein

IDENTIFICATIONS -North German Confederation

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hegel's dialectic

England and France entered the Crimean War in 1854 because they feared growing influence in the Mediterranean by

IDENTIFICATIONS -First International

When Tsar Alexander II emancipated Russia's serfs, he also forced landowners to pay them reparations for generations of exploited labor.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Realism

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

The Second French Republic ended in 1851 when

In the opinion of the British prime minister, the proclamation of a newly unified German state ruled by an emperor in 1871

The beginnings of Marxism can be traced to the publication of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.

In addition to examining everyday life, the literary realists of the mid-nineteenth century were also interested in

IDENTIFICATIONS -bourgeoisie v. prolétariat

IDENTIFICATIONS -Dmitri Mendeleyev

The Zollverein describes

Canada largely gained its independence in

IDENTIFICATIONS -Kansas-Nebraska Act

The dominant foreign power in Italy prior to unification was

In seeking unification, many Italian nationalists in the 1850's looked for leadership from

A result of Bismarck's Austro-Prussian War was

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