Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

Accepted Answer

Leo XIII's encyclical "De Rerum Novarum"

Question 2

Using Darwin's terminology, Herbert Spencer argued that

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A)  no progress in human society was now possible and decadence had set in everywhere. 
B)  no rational justification could be given to "natural selection." 
C)  peaceful progress was inevitable. 
D)  evolution could never be reversed. 
E)  human societies were organism evolving through time by struggling with their environments. 
A)  no progress in human society was now possible and decadence had set in everywhere. 
B)  no rational justification could be given to "natural selection." 
C)  peaceful progress was inevitable. 
D)  evolution could never be reversed. 
E)  human societies were organism evolving through time by struggling with their environments.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the "new woman"

Accepted Answer

The "new woman" refers to a feminist ide

Question 4

Modernism in music included all of the following elements except

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A)  attraction to the exotic. 
B)  the exclusive use of extremely regular rhythms. 
C)  nationalist themes. 
D)  folk music. 
E)  the lure of the primitive. 
A)  attraction to the exotic. 
B)  the exclusive use of extremely regular rhythms. 
C)  nationalist themes. 
D)  folk music. 
E)  the lure of the primitive.

Question 5

How did "bearing the white man's burden" affect European society in modern times?

Accepted Answer

"Bearing the white man's burden" refers

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Emperor William II

Accepted Answer

Emperor William II, also known as Kaiser

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Social Darwinism and Herbert Spencer

Accepted Answer

Social Darwinism is a term used to descr

Question 8

Maria Montessori exemplifies the "new woman" of modern times in that

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A)  she became a leading advocate of the vote for women. 
B)  she entered Italian politics as a liberal. 
C)  she created the International Women's League for Peace and Freedom. 
D)  she obtained a professional degree and applied her expertise to new fields of inquiry like early childhood development. 
E)  she was the first professional woman who received equal pay for equal work. 
A)  she became a leading advocate of the vote for women. 
B)  she entered Italian politics as a liberal. 
C)  she created the International Women's League for Peace and Freedom. 
D)  she obtained a professional degree and applied her expertise to new fields of inquiry like early childhood development. 
E)  she was the first professional woman who received equal pay for equal work.

Question 9

The Pan-German League advocated

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A)  German withdrawal from world affairs and concentration on internal political reforms. 
B)  anti-liberal policies including the development of a global German colonial empire to unite all classes of citizens at home. 
C)  German leadership in the development of international pacifist organizations. 
D)  strict limitations on development of German industry including far heavier corporate taxation to pay for new state social welfare programs deemed essential by the group. 
E)  a German takeover of eastern France, western Poland, and the Germany-speaking part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
A)  German withdrawal from world affairs and concentration on internal political reforms. 
B)  anti-liberal policies including the development of a global German colonial empire to unite all classes of citizens at home. 
C)  German leadership in the development of international pacifist organizations. 
D)  strict limitations on development of German industry including far heavier corporate taxation to pay for new state social welfare programs deemed essential by the group. 
E)  a German takeover of eastern France, western Poland, and the Germany-speaking part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Question 10

Nietzsche worried that

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A)  Europe would become enslaved to monopoly capitalism. 
B)  God would punish Europe for abandoning Christianity. 
C)  democracy improved the civilizations that adopted it. 
D)  national rivalries would lead Europe into war. 
E)  Christianity had enfeebled Western society. 
A)  Europe would become enslaved to monopoly capitalism. 
B)  God would punish Europe for abandoning Christianity. 
C)  democracy improved the civilizations that adopted it. 
D)  national rivalries would lead Europe into war. 
E)  Christianity had enfeebled Western society.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-George Eastman

Accepted Answer

George Eastman was an American entrepren

Question 12

During the nineteenth century, Jews

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A)  were persecuted in almost every European country. 
B)  received complete emancipation in France and Germany. 
C)  were emancipated in most countries, but still faced restrictions 
D)  were not allowed into certain professions. 
E)  achieved full social and legal equality in all the countries of Europe except Germany. 
A)  were persecuted in almost every European country. 
B)  received complete emancipation in France and Germany. 
C)  were emancipated in most countries, but still faced restrictions 
D)  were not allowed into certain professions. 
E)  achieved full social and legal equality in all the countries of Europe except Germany.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Theodor Herzl and Zionism

Accepted Answer

Theodor Herzl was a Jewish Austro-Hungar

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh

Accepted Answer

Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh were b

Question 15

Theodor Herzl, the leader of the Zionist movement,

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A)  advocated the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. 
B)  advocated the development of separate Jewish communities European cities. 
C)  argued that Jewish assimilation into western European society would only be complete when Jews renounced their religious beliefs. 
D)  argued that living conditions for Jews were better in eastern Europe than in western Europe. 
E)  demanded that war be declared against the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  advocated the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. 
B)  advocated the development of separate Jewish communities European cities. 
C)  argued that Jewish assimilation into western European society would only be complete when Jews renounced their religious beliefs. 
D)  argued that living conditions for Jews were better in eastern Europe than in western Europe. 
E)  demanded that war be declared against the Ottoman Empire.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Boxer Rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the B

Question 17

Which of the following art movements was not prominent in the three decades prior to World War I?

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A)  Surrealism 
B)  Cubism 
C)  Impressionism 
D)  abstract painting 
E)  Post-Impressionism 
A)  Surrealism 
B)  Cubism 
C)  Impressionism 
D)  abstract painting 
E)  Post-Impressionism

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Henri Bergson's "life force"

Accepted Answer

Henri Bergson, a prominent French philos

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-David Lloyd George

Accepted Answer

David Lloyd George was a prominent Briti

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Albert Einstein's E=mc²

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein's equation E=mc² is one

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Leo XIII's De Rerum Novarum

Using Darwin's terminology, Herbert Spencer argued that

IDENTIFICATIONS -the "new woman"

Modernism in music included all of the following elements except

How did "bearing the white man's burden" affect European society in modern times?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Emperor William II

IDENTIFICATIONS -Social Darwinism and Herbert Spencer

Maria Montessori exemplifies the "new woman" of modern times in that

The Pan-German League advocated

Nietzsche worried that

IDENTIFICATIONS -George Eastman

During the nineteenth century, Jews

IDENTIFICATIONS -Theodor Herzl and Zionism

IDENTIFICATIONS -Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh

Theodor Herzl, the leader of the Zionist movement,

IDENTIFICATIONS -Boxer Rebellion

Which of the following art movements was not prominent in the three decades prior to World War I?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Henri Bergson's "life force"

IDENTIFICATIONS -David Lloyd George

IDENTIFICATIONS -Albert Einstein's E=mc²

the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

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

an Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

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

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

cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

after the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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