Question 1

The idea of "the primitive" was used by early twentieth-century European artists to symbolize which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forces that reason could not control 
B)  The diversity of nature 
C)  Repression of sexual desire 
D)  The triumph of the Enlightenment 
A)  Forces that reason could not control 
B)  The diversity of nature 
C)  Repression of sexual desire 
D)  The triumph of the Enlightenment

Question 2

Which of the following resulted from late nineteenth-century industrial capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreasing disparities in accumulated wealth 
B)  Decreasing the number of agrarian poor 
C)  Acceleration of economic boom-and-bust cycles 
D)  Many small producers competing with each other 
A)  Decreasing disparities in accumulated wealth 
B)  Decreasing the number of agrarian poor 
C)  Acceleration of economic boom-and-bust cycles 
D)  Many small producers competing with each other

Question 3

Analyze the impact of worldwide mass migrations between 1840 and 1914 on the economies and societies of the places in which the migrants settled.

Accepted Answer

The period between 1840 and 1914 was a t

Question 4

Between 1840 and 1914,which of the following led to large-scale migration within individual industrialized states' national boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laboring on plantations 
B)  Ethnic cleansing 
C)  Religious pilgrimages 
D)  Factory jobs in urban centers 
A)  Laboring on plantations 
B)  Ethnic cleansing 
C)  Religious pilgrimages 
D)  Factory jobs in urban centers

Question 5

The Herero revolt in German Southwest Africa was so intense that the Germans resorted to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Withdrawal from their African colonies 
B)  Extermination orders against the Herero 
C)  Poisonous gas 
D)  A negotiated truce 
A)  Withdrawal from their African colonies 
B)  Extermination orders against the Herero 
C)  Poisonous gas 
D)  A negotiated truce

Question 6

What characteristic of the present-day world economy emerged during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliance on free trade ideology to justify economic expansionism 
B)  Reliance on a gold standard 
C)  An unequal relationship between the industrialized world and the nonindustrialized world 
D)  The growth of long-distance overland trade routes 
A)  Reliance on free trade ideology to justify economic expansionism 
B)  Reliance on a gold standard 
C)  An unequal relationship between the industrialized world and the nonindustrialized world 
D)  The growth of long-distance overland trade routes

Question 7

According to Sun Yat-sen,what was demonstrated by the existence of different racial or ethnic groups in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  China would be made stronger by having different groups,such as the Tibetans or Muslims,as part of their society. 
B)  It showed incomplete assimilation into Han culture. 
C)  Chinese nationalism was based on expelling the Manchus while accepting all other peoples within China's borders. 
D)  It showed that the Manchus had failed to completely conquer China. 
A)  China would be made stronger by having different groups,such as the Tibetans or Muslims,as part of their society. 
B)  It showed incomplete assimilation into Han culture. 
C)  Chinese nationalism was based on expelling the Manchus while accepting all other peoples within China's borders. 
D)  It showed that the Manchus had failed to completely conquer China.

Question 8

How does Ren Xiong's self-portrait (1850s)capture the style and thought of the Shanghai School?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows the rejection of foreign influences in China. 
B)  It reveals the abandonment of outdated Chinese traditions. 
C)  It incorporates the psychological theory of Sigmund Freud. 
D)  It blends Chinese conventions with new artistic currents. 
A)  It shows the rejection of foreign influences in China. 
B)  It reveals the abandonment of outdated Chinese traditions. 
C)  It incorporates the psychological theory of Sigmund Freud. 
D)  It blends Chinese conventions with new artistic currents.

Question 9

Which of the following was a result of the influence of the city planning movement on urban life at the turn of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of growth boundaries surrounding urban areas 
B)  Limits on the number of new migrants to cities 
C)  Better sanitation and cultural amenities like museums and opera houses 
D)  Suburban-style developments created to house members of the working classes 
A)  The development of growth boundaries surrounding urban areas 
B)  Limits on the number of new migrants to cities 
C)  Better sanitation and cultural amenities like museums and opera houses 
D)  Suburban-style developments created to house members of the working classes

Question 10

At the turn of the twentieth century,"modernism" reflected which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectuals,artists,and scientists sensed that traditional answers were no longer adequate to explain the changes in society. 
B)  Confidence that nineteenth-century economic and social progress would extend into the twentieth century. 
C)  Enlightenment ideals and trust in reason were extended into a new intellectual environment. 
D)  Intellectuals were unwilling to look beyond Europe for cultural and intellectual inspiration. 
A)  Intellectuals,artists,and scientists sensed that traditional answers were no longer adequate to explain the changes in society. 
B)  Confidence that nineteenth-century economic and social progress would extend into the twentieth century. 
C)  Enlightenment ideals and trust in reason were extended into a new intellectual environment. 
D)  Intellectuals were unwilling to look beyond Europe for cultural and intellectual inspiration.

Question 11

Which group was most likely to resist the system created by Frederick Winslow Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers 
B)  Financiers 
C)  Laborers 
D)  Women 
A)  Farmers 
B)  Financiers 
C)  Laborers 
D)  Women

Question 12

In what way did pan-Germanism differ from German nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  German nationalism rejected the inclusion of German-speaking people outside of Prussian national borders,but all German-speakers were included in pan-Germanism. 
B)  German nationalism,unlike pan-Germanism,created a vibrant political and social movement. 
C)  Pan-Germanism motivated people to define their identity by race or blood instead of national boundaries. 
D)  Pan-Germanism only existed in eastern Europe,in areas not under the control of the German state. 
A)  German nationalism rejected the inclusion of German-speaking people outside of Prussian national borders,but all German-speakers were included in pan-Germanism. 
B)  German nationalism,unlike pan-Germanism,created a vibrant political and social movement. 
C)  Pan-Germanism motivated people to define their identity by race or blood instead of national boundaries. 
D)  Pan-Germanism only existed in eastern Europe,in areas not under the control of the German state.

Question 13

The formalization of colloquial languages such as Hindi and Tamil by Western-educated elites helped build a sense of Indian national identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following was a direct response to anxiety over a loss of dominance by people of European descent in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The expulsion of Mexican Americans from the southwestern United States 
B)  Increased support for more restrictive immigration policies 
C)  The closing of the frontiers to new immigrants 
D)  Increased support for more immigrants from southern and eastern Europe 
A)  The expulsion of Mexican Americans from the southwestern United States 
B)  Increased support for more restrictive immigration policies 
C)  The closing of the frontiers to new immigrants 
D)  Increased support for more immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

Question 15

Red Lantern women lived and fought alongside their male counterparts in the Boxer Rebellion in order to prevent the Boxers being swayed by Christian women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following factors challenged the nineteenth-century idea of "separate spheres" for women and men?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cult of domesticity 
B)  The movement of more women into the paid labor force 
C)  The Red Lantern movement 
D)  The participation of large numbers of women in electoral politics 
A)  The cult of domesticity 
B)  The movement of more women into the paid labor force 
C)  The Red Lantern movement 
D)  The participation of large numbers of women in electoral politics

Question 17

Why was the Mexican Revolution considered to be the most successful turn of the twentieth-century revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It transformed the country and forced later politicians to respect peasants' rights and land reform. 
B)  The country finally threw off colonial control and joined the other independent nations in Latin America. 
C)  The economic strength of Mexican ranchers was left intact,while more political power was given to the middle classes. 
D)  Peasants gained complete control of the economy and political system after purging the rich landowners. 
A)  It transformed the country and forced later politicians to respect peasants' rights and land reform. 
B)  The country finally threw off colonial control and joined the other independent nations in Latin America. 
C)  The economic strength of Mexican ranchers was left intact,while more political power was given to the middle classes. 
D)  Peasants gained complete control of the economy and political system after purging the rich landowners.

Question 18

Which of the following was a common response to class conflict in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violent revolution and overthrow of repressive governments 
B)  The growth of labor parties to participate in electoral politics 
C)  Reinforcement of autocratic political systems 
D)  The rise of anarchism as a major political force 
A)  Violent revolution and overthrow of repressive governments 
B)  The growth of labor parties to participate in electoral politics 
C)  Reinforcement of autocratic political systems 
D)  The rise of anarchism as a major political force

Question 19

Most governments imposed few restrictions on immigration before 1914.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did Sojourner Truth and Bahithat al-Badiya use religion in their respective arguments?

Accepted Answer

A)  To promote a return to a traditional separation of spheres between men and women. 
B)  To argue that male superiority over women is a social construction. 
C)  Sojourner Truth depicts religion as a burden to be shed,while al-Badiya sees it as a source of inspiration. 
D)  Sojourner Truth shows that religion only undermines female empowerment,while al-Badiya shows that it promotes gender equality. 
A)  To promote a return to a traditional separation of spheres between men and women. 
B)  To argue that male superiority over women is a social construction. 
C)  Sojourner Truth depicts religion as a burden to be shed,while al-Badiya sees it as a source of inspiration. 
D)  Sojourner Truth shows that religion only undermines female empowerment,while al-Badiya shows that it promotes gender equality.

Exam 18: An Unsettled World 1890-1914

The idea of "the primitive" was used by early twentieth-century European artists to symbolize which of the following?

Which of the following resulted from late nineteenth-century industrial capitalism?

Analyze the impact of worldwide mass migrations between 1840 and 1914 on the economies and societies of the places in which the migrants settled.

Between 1840 and 1914,which of the following led to large-scale migration within individual industrialized states' national boundaries?

The Herero revolt in German Southwest Africa was so intense that the Germans resorted to which of the following?

What characteristic of the present-day world economy emerged during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

According to Sun Yat-sen,what was demonstrated by the existence of different racial or ethnic groups in China?

How does Ren Xiong's self-portrait (1850s)capture the style and thought of the Shanghai School?

Which of the following was a result of the influence of the city planning movement on urban life at the turn of the twentieth century?

At the turn of the twentieth century,"modernism" reflected which of the following?

Which group was most likely to resist the system created by Frederick Winslow Taylor?

In what way did pan-Germanism differ from German nationalism?

The formalization of colloquial languages such as Hindi and Tamil by Western-educated elites helped build a sense of Indian national identity.

Which of the following was a direct response to anxiety over a loss of dominance by people of European descent in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Red Lantern women lived and fought alongside their male counterparts in the Boxer Rebellion in order to prevent the Boxers being swayed by Christian women.

Which of the following factors challenged the nineteenth-century idea of "separate spheres" for women and men?

Why was the Mexican Revolution considered to be the most successful turn of the twentieth-century revolution?

Which of the following was a common response to class conflict in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Western Europe?

Most governments imposed few restrictions on immigration before 1914.

How did Sojourner Truth and Bahithat al-Badiya use religion in their respective arguments?

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