Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Boer War

Accepted Answer

The Boer War, also known as the South Af

Question 3

By the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups had emerged as labor's dominant voice in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
B)  the American Federation of Labor. 
C)  the Industrial Workers of the World 
D)  the Knights of Labor 
E)  the Socialist Worker's Party 
A)  the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
B)  the American Federation of Labor. 
C)  the Industrial Workers of the World 
D)  the Knights of Labor 
E)  the Socialist Worker's Party

Question 4

Ernst Renan questioned

Accepted Answer

A)  Nietzsche's theories about the rise of supermen. 
B)  nothing and was in fact a staunch proponent of religious tradition. 
C)  any questioning of the Bible whatsoever. 
D)  the historical accuracy of the Bible. 
E)  a and b. 
A)  Nietzsche's theories about the rise of supermen. 
B)  nothing and was in fact a staunch proponent of religious tradition. 
C)  any questioning of the Bible whatsoever. 
D)  the historical accuracy of the Bible. 
E)  a and b.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bismarckian System

Accepted Answer

The Bismarckian System refers to the com

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"Bloody Sunday"

Accepted Answer

"Bloody Sunday" refers to several histor

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Pablo Picasso and Cubism

Accepted Answer

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, scu

Question 8

Social Darwinism was

Accepted Answer

A)  applying the ideas of Darwin to society. 
B)  an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. 
C)  an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. 
D)  advocated by Nietzsche. 
E)  condemned by Freud. 
A)  applying the ideas of Darwin to society. 
B)  an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. 
C)  an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. 
D)  advocated by Nietzsche. 
E)  condemned by Freud.

Question 9

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 10

The quantum theory of energy developed by Max Planck raised fundamental questions about the

Accepted Answer

A)  structure of stars. 
B)  accepted medieval theories of chemical reaction. 
C)  subatomic realm of the atom and the basic building blocks of the material world. 
D)  safe transmission of electrical energy for powering modern economies. 
E)  the electro-dynamics of moving bodies. 
A)  structure of stars. 
B)  accepted medieval theories of chemical reaction. 
C)  subatomic realm of the atom and the basic building blocks of the material world. 
D)  safe transmission of electrical energy for powering modern economies. 
E)  the electro-dynamics of moving bodies.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Western Europe. 
E)  Eastern Europe. 
A)  Italy. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Western Europe. 
E)  Eastern Europe.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Meiji Restoration

Accepted Answer

The Meiji Restoration was a period in Ja

Question 13

In his encyclical De Rerum Novarum (1891), Pope Leo XIII

Accepted Answer

A)  endorsed Marxist conceptions of materialism. 
B)  asserted that much in socialism was Christian in principle. 
C)  ordered Catholics to turn away from all forms of political activity. 
D)  began to question the necessity of the sacraments. 
E)  condemned "modernism" in all its manifestations. 
A)  endorsed Marxist conceptions of materialism. 
B)  asserted that much in socialism was Christian in principle. 
C)  ordered Catholics to turn away from all forms of political activity. 
D)  began to question the necessity of the sacraments. 
E)  condemned "modernism" in all its manifestations.

Question 14

Post-Impressionist painters such as Cezanne and van Gogh differed from the Impressionists in shifting from an objective reality to a subjective reality, thus abandoning the artist's traditional task of portraying the external world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary antagonists in the Balkans region were

Accepted Answer

A)  Serbs and Austrians. 
B)  Russians and French. 
C)  English and Germans. 
D)  Serbs and Croats. 
E)  Russians and Serbs. 
A)  Serbs and Austrians. 
B)  Russians and French. 
C)  English and Germans. 
D)  Serbs and Croats. 
E)  Russians and Serbs.

Question 16

To advance the cause of women's suffrage, the Women's Social and Political Union founded by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters

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A)  took a moderate approach to the problem seeking to demonstrate first that women were intelligent and could use political power wisely if given the vote. 
B)  took a conservative approach to the problem and strongly recommended that only upper-class and educated women be considered as potential voters. 
C)  took a radical, public, and well publicized approach to the movement, employing different media and provocative public actions, like pelting male politicians with eggs. 
D)  considered the political situation of women in Europe to be hopeless and advised women seeking the vote to move to other countries, like the U.S., where the chances of gaining political equality were greater. 
E)  formed a peaceful alliance with Britain's Communist Party. 
A)  took a moderate approach to the problem seeking to demonstrate first that women were intelligent and could use political power wisely if given the vote. 
B)  took a conservative approach to the problem and strongly recommended that only upper-class and educated women be considered as potential voters. 
C)  took a radical, public, and well publicized approach to the movement, employing different media and provocative public actions, like pelting male politicians with eggs. 
D)  considered the political situation of women in Europe to be hopeless and advised women seeking the vote to move to other countries, like the U.S., where the chances of gaining political equality were greater. 
E)  formed a peaceful alliance with Britain's Communist Party.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologis

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain, France, Russia 
B)  Austria, Germany, the Ottoman Empire 
C)  Turkey, Russia, Germany 
D)  France, Spain, Great Britain 
E)  Great Britain, France, and Italy 
A)  Great Britain, France, Russia 
B)  Austria, Germany, the Ottoman Empire 
C)  Turkey, Russia, Germany 
D)  France, Spain, Great Britain 
E)  Great Britain, France, and Italy

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-trasformismo

Accepted Answer

Trasformismo was a political practice in

Question 20

In order to implement the Liberal Party's social reform program, David Lloyd George radically curtailed the power of the

Accepted Answer

A)  army and navy. 
B)  Bank of England. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  House of Commons. 
E)  House of Lords. 
A)  army and navy. 
B)  Bank of England. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  House of Commons. 
E)  House of Lords.

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

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Boer War

By the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups had emerged as labor's dominant voice in the United States?

Ernst Renan questioned

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bismarckian System

IDENTIFICATIONS -"Bloody Sunday"

IDENTIFICATIONS -Pablo Picasso and Cubism

Social Darwinism was

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

The quantum theory of energy developed by Max Planck raised fundamental questions about the

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Meiji Restoration

In his encyclical De Rerum Novarum (1891), Pope Leo XIII

Post-Impressionist painters such as Cezanne and van Gogh differed from the Impressionists in shifting from an objective reality to a subjective reality, thus abandoning the artist's traditional task of portraying the external world.

The primary antagonists in the Balkans region were

To advance the cause of women's suffrage, the Women's Social and Political Union founded by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -trasformismo

In order to implement the Liberal Party's social reform program, David Lloyd George radically curtailed the power of the

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