Question 1

How did the invention of the steam engine affect urbanization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It mechanized agriculture and drew people away from urban areas. 
B)  It allowed for the building of factories away from water, thus contributing to urbanization. 
C)  It encouraged the development of commuter rail systems based on the steam locomotive. 
D)  It generated so much pollution that factories were moved to the outskirts of towns. 
A)  It mechanized agriculture and drew people away from urban areas. 
B)  It allowed for the building of factories away from water, thus contributing to urbanization. 
C)  It encouraged the development of commuter rail systems based on the steam locomotive. 
D)  It generated so much pollution that factories were moved to the outskirts of towns.

Question 2

What was the most troublesome political problem for Great Britain immediately prior to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suffrage for women 
B)  National health insurance 
C)  Independence for India 
D)  Irish home rule 
A)  Suffrage for women 
B)  National health insurance 
C)  Independence for India 
D)  Irish home rule

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions :
-Congress of Vienna

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 4

What was an important argument of the philosopher Herbert Spencer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The new science of sociology could uncover the basic laws of human society. 
B)  There was a divine creation for each species of animal. 
C)  The concept of "race" had no scientific basis. 
D)  The human race was driven by "the survival of the fittest." 
A)  The new science of sociology could uncover the basic laws of human society. 
B)  There was a divine creation for each species of animal. 
C)  The concept of "race" had no scientific basis. 
D)  The human race was driven by "the survival of the fittest."

Question 5

Which of the following pushed Russia toward modernization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The loss of Silesia to Austria 
B)  An unsuccessful war with Poland 
C)  A rebellion of serfs 
D)  The Crimean War 
A)  The loss of Silesia to Austria 
B)  An unsuccessful war with Poland 
C)  A rebellion of serfs 
D)  The Crimean War

Question 6

What were the guiding principles behind the Quadruple Alliance and the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Quadru

Question 7

What did Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection tend to reinforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Views of secularists such as Spencer and Marx 
B)  The bacterial theory of disease tested by Pasteur 
C)  The Catholic Church's opposition to expansion of political participation 
D)  The drive for universal public education in Europe 
A)  Views of secularists such as Spencer and Marx 
B)  The bacterial theory of disease tested by Pasteur 
C)  The Catholic Church's opposition to expansion of political participation 
D)  The drive for universal public education in Europe

Question 8

Why did Prussia's King Wilhelm I try to raise taxes in 1862?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to double the size of the army. 
B)  He planned to invade Austria. 
C)  He wanted to build new industries. 
D)  He was hoping to acquire more colonies. 
A)  He wanted to double the size of the army. 
B)  He planned to invade Austria. 
C)  He wanted to build new industries. 
D)  He was hoping to acquire more colonies.

Question 9

What was the most significant difference between Austria and the rest of the German states in 1853?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Membership in the Zollverein 
C)  Political systems 
D)  Ethnic makeups 
A)  Language 
B)  Membership in the Zollverein 
C)  Political systems 
D)  Ethnic makeups

Question 10

The Ten Hours Act limited the factory workday for which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women and young people 
B)  Men older than thirty 
C)  All workers 
D)  Weavers 
A)  Women and young people 
B)  Men older than thirty 
C)  All workers 
D)  Weavers

Question 11

At the end of the nineteenth century, white-collar employees were identified with what group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The working class 
B)  Labor aristocracy 
C)  The middle class 
D)  The propertied class 
A)  The working class 
B)  Labor aristocracy 
C)  The middle class 
D)  The propertied class

Question 12

What did liberals and democrats see as the ultimate source for good government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The monarchy 
B)  God 
C)  The people 
D)  Scientific rationalism 
A)  The monarchy 
B)  God 
C)  The people 
D)  Scientific rationalism

Question 13

Early French socialists focused on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers' revolutions 
B)  Land use reform 
C)  Overthrowing monarchies 
D)  Economic planning 
A)  Workers' revolutions 
B)  Land use reform 
C)  Overthrowing monarchies 
D)  Economic planning

Question 14

By 1913-1914, where had women gained the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain and Sweden 
B)  France and the Netherlands 
C)  Germany 
D)  Norway and parts of the western United States 
A)  Great Britain and Sweden 
B)  France and the Netherlands 
C)  Germany 
D)  Norway and parts of the western United States

Question 15

What did the journalist Theodor Herzl advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The full emancipation of Jews in Prussia 
B)  Economic equality for German women 
C)  The creation of a Jewish state 
D)  The unification of Austria and Prussia 
A)  The full emancipation of Jews in Prussia 
B)  Economic equality for German women 
C)  The creation of a Jewish state 
D)  The unification of Austria and Prussia

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions :
-proletariat

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 17

The fatal obstacle to German unification under Prussian leadership in 1850 was the

Accepted Answer

A)  middle class's lack of enthusiasm. 
B)  opposition of Austria and Russia. 
C)  war with Hungary. 
D)  opposition of Britain and France. 
A)  middle class's lack of enthusiasm. 
B)  opposition of Austria and Russia. 
C)  war with Hungary. 
D)  opposition of Britain and France.

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions :
-socialism

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 19

How did the working class become subdivided into specialized classes?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Economic d

Question 20

What was one important German response to the Austro-Prussian War of 1866?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial workers rebelled and captured Wilhelm I. 
B)  Critics of the government were imprisoned and/or deported by Bismarck. 
C)  Middle-class liberals adopted Bismarck's brand of nationalism. 
D)  Catholics formed a political party to protect their interests. 
A)  Industrial workers rebelled and captured Wilhelm I. 
B)  Critics of the government were imprisoned and/or deported by Bismarck. 
C)  Middle-class liberals adopted Bismarck's brand of nationalism. 
D)  Catholics formed a political party to protect their interests.

Exam 24: Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

How did the invention of the steam engine affect urbanization?

What was the most troublesome political problem for Great Britain immediately prior to World War I?

Use the following to answer questions : -Congress of Vienna

What was an important argument of the philosopher Herbert Spencer?

Which of the following pushed Russia toward modernization?

What were the guiding principles behind the Quadruple Alliance and the Congress of Vienna?

What did Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection tend to reinforce?

Why did Prussia's King Wilhelm I try to raise taxes in 1862?

What was the most significant difference between Austria and the rest of the German states in 1853?

The Ten Hours Act limited the factory workday for which of the following groups?

At the end of the nineteenth century, white-collar employees were identified with what group?

What did liberals and democrats see as the ultimate source for good government?

Early French socialists focused on which of the following?

By 1913-1914, where had women gained the right to vote?

What did the journalist Theodor Herzl advocate?

Use the following to answer questions : -proletariat

The fatal obstacle to German unification under Prussian leadership in 1850 was the

Use the following to answer questions : -socialism

How did the working class become subdivided into specialized classes?

What was one important German response to the Austro-Prussian War of 1866?

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Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

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States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

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