Question 1

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Marxist "revisionism"

Accepted Answer

Marxist "revisionism" refers to a moveme

Question 3

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 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Football Association and National and American Leagues

Accepted Answer

The Football Association (FA) is the gov

Question 5

Eduard Bernstein, in his book Evolutionary Socialism, claimed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the only hope for the workers was a violent revolution. 
B)  socialism could best be achieved through the democratic process. 
C)  unions should bargain with employers and avoid politics. 
D)  the poor were too ignorant to be allowed to vote. 
E)  true communism would take hundreds of years to evolve. 
A)  the only hope for the workers was a violent revolution. 
B)  socialism could best be achieved through the democratic process. 
C)  unions should bargain with employers and avoid politics. 
D)  the poor were too ignorant to be allowed to vote. 
E)  true communism would take hundreds of years to evolve.

Question 6

In late nineteenth-century Europe, increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand for economic development led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs. 
B)  a strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations. 
C)  greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions. 
D)  closer economic cooperation among the great powers. 
E)  greater investment by the United States in the European economy. 
A)  the elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs. 
B)  a strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations. 
C)  greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions. 
D)  closer economic cooperation among the great powers. 
E)  greater investment by the United States in the European economy.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Henry Ford

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 194

Question 8

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 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the "weekend"

Accepted Answer

The "weekend" is a time when many people

Question 10

For Elizabeth Poole Sanford, women should

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid being self-sufficient. 
B)  strive to become equal to men. 
C)  accept their roles at home until new governmental reforms were instituted. 
D)  make it known to their husbands that they were dissatisfied. 
E)  take employment outside the home to become economically self-sufficient. 
A)  avoid being self-sufficient. 
B)  strive to become equal to men. 
C)  accept their roles at home until new governmental reforms were instituted. 
D)  make it known to their husbands that they were dissatisfied. 
E)  take employment outside the home to become economically self-sufficient.

Question 11

In the decades after 1870, most Western governments made elementary education mandatory through state-run systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-May Day

Accepted Answer

May Day, also known as International Wor

Question 13

European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. 
B)  stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. 
C)  prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. 
D)  increasingly became less cohesive as togetherness was no longer an important value. 
E)  increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally. 
A)  were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. 
B)  stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. 
C)  prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. 
D)  increasingly became less cohesive as togetherness was no longer an important value. 
E)  increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally.

Question 14

Employment opportunities for women during the Second Industrial Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  changed in quality and quantity with the expansion of the service sector. 
B)  declined dramatically as prostitution became illegal. 
C)  increased greatly with working-class men pushing their wives to work outside the home. 
D)  declined when piece-work was abandoned as inefficient and "sweatshops" were outlawed. 
E)  declined because labor unions forced governments to restrict most employment opportunities to men only. 
A)  changed in quality and quantity with the expansion of the service sector. 
B)  declined dramatically as prostitution became illegal. 
C)  increased greatly with working-class men pushing their wives to work outside the home. 
D)  declined when piece-work was abandoned as inefficient and "sweatshops" were outlawed. 
E)  declined because labor unions forced governments to restrict most employment opportunities to men only.

Question 15

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 16

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Accepted Answer

Middle-class and working-class families

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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 19

By the late nineteenth century, to what extent were women actively changing the social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of Western Civilization?

Accepted Answer

By the late nineteenth century, women we

Question 20

Reforms in urban living included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B)  model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C)  the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D)  a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E)  some increases in governmental regulations. 
A)  the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B)  model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C)  the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D)  a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E)  some increases in governmental regulations.

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

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Marxist "revisionism"

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Football Association and National and American Leagues

Eduard Bernstein, in his book Evolutionary Socialism, claimed that

In late nineteenth-century Europe, increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand for economic development led to

IDENTIFICATIONS -Henry Ford

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -the "weekend"

For Elizabeth Poole Sanford, women should

In the decades after 1870, most Western governments made elementary education mandatory through state-run systems.

IDENTIFICATIONS -May Day

European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century

Employment opportunities for women during the Second Industrial Revolution

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

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

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

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

By the late nineteenth century, to what extent were women actively changing the social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of Western Civilization?

Reforms in urban living included all of the following except

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the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

the Civilization of the Greeks

the Hellenistic World

the Roman Republic

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

the Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

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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

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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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