Exam 23: Modern Industry and Mass Politics 1870-1914

By 1884,Germany,France,and Britain had extended voting rights most broadly,but even in those countries the members of society who continued to be denied the vote as a group were:

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Many educated or middle-class Christians were troubled by the implications of the writings of Charles Darwin because those writings:

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How were the theories of Darwinism applied to political objectives?

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Darwin's theories of evolutionary adaptation inspired social scientists to extrapolate the idea of "survival of the fittest" in which only those best suited for advancement lived to carry on the human race.This theory played neatly into the hands of conservatives and those on the right.In application of this theory,governmental programs to relieve economic or social hardships or to place constraints on big business were all contrary to nature.Indeed,many industrialists saw themselves as among the "fittest." Social Darwinism also aided those who supported laissez-faire economics and justified market competition and the natural order of the rich and poor.Any efforts to create a welfare state were contrary to the advancement of civilization.This doctrine also became closely tied to theories of racial hierarchy and was used to endorse white superiority and imperialism.However,Social Darwinism was also used by the left in their campaigns for healthcare and welfare as evidence of human achievement and mastery over nature.Darwinism became a tool for both sides to advance a range of political objectives.

The nineteenth-century social reforms looked to _________ to confirm its tenets.

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After 1870 one political and social group that found themselves on the defensive was:

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The second half of the nineteenth century saw an increase in literacy in Europe to about:

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A pogrom is a Russian term for a violent attack on civilians.

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The Third Republic of France was created after the fall of the Second Republic during the French-Iberian War.

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Zionism was based on the hierarchical principles of the Jewish faith and hoped to establish a homeland in which the caste-like system of the ancient twelve tribes could once again organize Jews into a single,organized people.

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A powerful new tool of a general strike of all industrial workers was proposed by the syndicalists,who argued that it would do more to bring down the state than electoral politics.

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In order to mobilize the funds needed for large-scale enterprises,most European countries enacted limited-liability laws that ensured stockholders could lose only the value of their shares in the event of bankruptcy.

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With the rise of the "New Woman," conservative women such as Mrs.Humphrey Ward called upon women to:

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Until the Russo-Japanese War,ordinary Russians continued to believe that the tsar was their "Little Father" and would do what he could to aid them in their lives.This trust was shaken on January 22,1905,a date afterward referred to as:

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Lenin regarded revolution as the only answer to Russia's problems.

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What was modernism,and how did it reflect the changes in society during the late nineteenth century?

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The outbreak of World War I was all that prevented civil war in Ireland in the early twentieth century.

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In spite of all legal hindrances,votes for the Social Democratic Party was the largest bloc in the German parliament by 1912.

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The Paris Commune obtained its greatest support from the:

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Question 18

After the turn of the twentieth century,turned to non-Western cultures or looked to the aesthetic of________________ for artistic inspiration:

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Question 19

The artistic movement known as futurism was introduced to Europe by:

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Exam 23: Modern Industry and Mass Politics 1870-1914

By 1884,Germany,France,and Britain had extended voting rights most broadly,but even in those countries the members of society who continued to be denied the vote as a group were:

Many educated or middle-class Christians were troubled by the implications of the writings of Charles Darwin because those writings:

How were the theories of Darwinism applied to political objectives?

The nineteenth-century social reforms looked to _________ to confirm its tenets.

After 1870 one political and social group that found themselves on the defensive was:

The second half of the nineteenth century saw an increase in literacy in Europe to about:

A pogrom is a Russian term for a violent attack on civilians.

The Third Republic of France was created after the fall of the Second Republic during the French-Iberian War.

Zionism was based on the hierarchical principles of the Jewish faith and hoped to establish a homeland in which the caste-like system of the ancient twelve tribes could once again organize Jews into a single,organized people.

A powerful new tool of a general strike of all industrial workers was proposed by the syndicalists,who argued that it would do more to bring down the state than electoral politics.

In order to mobilize the funds needed for large-scale enterprises,most European countries enacted limited-liability laws that ensured stockholders could lose only the value of their shares in the event of bankruptcy.

With the rise of the "New Woman," conservative women such as Mrs.Humphrey Ward called upon women to:

Until the Russo-Japanese War,ordinary Russians continued to believe that the tsar was their "Little Father" and would do what he could to aid them in their lives.This trust was shaken on January 22,1905,a date afterward referred to as:

Lenin regarded revolution as the only answer to Russia's problems.

What was modernism,and how did it reflect the changes in society during the late nineteenth century?

The outbreak of World War I was all that prevented civil war in Ireland in the early twentieth century.

In spite of all legal hindrances,votes for the Social Democratic Party was the largest bloc in the German parliament by 1912.

The Paris Commune obtained its greatest support from the:

After the turn of the twentieth century,turned to non-Western cultures or looked to the aesthetic of________________ for artistic inspiration:

The artistic movement known as futurism was introduced to Europe by:

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