Question 1

Some socialists believed that Karl Marx was wrong in advocating violent revolution, arguing instead that forming political parties and participating in the democratic political process could achieve socialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Between 1890 and 1914, family patterns among the working class

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized child labor as an important necessity for family survival. 
B)  required all women to work outside the home. 
C)  allowed for dependence on the income of husbands and the wages of grown children. 
D)  experienced almost no change from the earlier industrial period. 
E)  were shaped by growing rates of infant mortality.

Question 3

Talk about:
-the "weekend"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-the "weekend"...

Question 4

Talk about:
-Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan...

Question 5

Talk about:
-William II

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-William II...

Question 6

Talk about:
-V.A. Huber

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-V.A. Huber...

Question 7

Talk about:
-Reform Act of 1884

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Reform Act of 1884...

Question 8

Talk about:
-Octavia Hill

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Octavia Hill...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  steel 
C)  coal 
D)  railroads 
E)  factories

Question 10

The trade union movement prior to World War I

Accepted Answer

A)  was strongest in France after the dissolution of the Second International in 1890. 
B)  occurred despite trade unions being banned by most governments. 
C)  varied from country to country, but was generally allied with socialist parties. 
D)  was primarily for unskilled laborers, especially the New Model unions. 
E)  focused entirely on wages and working conditions negotiated directly with employers without any government involvement in the process.

Question 11

Splits between the French working and middle classes

Accepted Answer

A)  were largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B)  enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C)  led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D)  were further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E)  ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival.

Question 12

The state that dominated the market for dyestuffs by 1900, controlling 90 percent of the market, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain. 
B)  India. 
C)  France. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Belgium.

Question 13

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B)  The Magyars dominated politics in Austria under Emperor William II. 
C)  The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D)  Prime minister Count Edward von Taafe was ousted in 1893 by the Slavic minorities for his failure to make concessions to them. 
E)  By 1900 it had become a federal state, with seven different constitutional regions enjoying domestic self-rule.

Question 14

Talk about:
-Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel...

Question 15

Talk about:
-sweatshops and "sweating"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-sweatshops and "sweating"...

Question 16

Elizabeth Poole Sanford argued that 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.

Question 17

Talk about:
-Alexander III and Russification

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Alexander III and Russification...

Question 18

Talk about:
-internal combustion engine

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-internal combustion engine...

Question 19

The largest segment of European society in the nineteenth century was composed of

Accepted Answer

A)  skilled artisans such as cigar makers and cabinet makers. 
B)  peasant landholders, unskilled day laborers, and domestic servants. 
C)  semi-skilled laborers such as carpenters and bricklayers. 
D)  urban workers in eastern Europe and peasants in western Europe. 
E)  lower middle class urbanites.

Question 20

Talk about:
-depression

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-depression...

Exam 11: Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

Some socialists believed that Karl Marx was wrong in advocating violent revolution, arguing instead that forming political parties and participating in the democratic political process could achieve socialism.

Between 1890 and 1914, family patterns among the working class

Talk about: -the "weekend"

Talk about: -Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan

Talk about: -William II

Talk about: -V.A. Huber

Talk about: -Reform Act of 1884

Talk about: -Octavia Hill

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

The trade union movement prior to World War I

Splits between the French working and middle classes

The state that dominated the market for dyestuffs by 1900, controlling 90 percent of the market, was

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

Talk about: -Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel

Talk about: -sweatshops and "sweating"

Elizabeth Poole Sanford argued that women should

Talk about: -Alexander III and Russification

Talk about: -internal combustion engine

The largest segment of European society in the nineteenth century was composed of

Talk about: -depression