Question 1

What was a new development in the age of mass leisure?

Accepted Answer

A) the newspaper and novel 
B) the excessive consumption of alcohol 
C) the theater 
D) carnival 
E) professional sports 
A) the newspaper and novel 
B) the excessive consumption of alcohol 
C) the theater 
D) carnival 
E) professional sports E

Question 2

Urban populations grew faster than the general population primarily because of higher birthrates in the cities than in the countryside.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Octavia Hill

Accepted Answer

Octavia Hill was a pioneering social reformer and one of the founders of the National Trust in the United Kingdom. She was born in 1838 and dedicated her life to improving the living conditions of the urban poor. Hill believed in the importance of open spaces and green areas for the well-being of city dwellers, and she worked to preserve and protect these spaces.

She is best known for her work in housing reform, where she established the first housing association and worked to provide affordable, high-quality housing for low-income families. Hill also believed in the importance of community and social responsibility, and she worked to empower residents to take ownership of their neighborhoods and improve their living conditions.

In addition to her work in housing reform, Hill was also a passionate advocate for the preservation of historic buildings and natural landscapes. She played a key role in the founding of the National Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving and protecting historic sites and natural areas for future generations.

Octavia Hill's legacy continues to inspire social reformers and conservationists today. Her dedication to improving the lives of the urban poor and her commitment to preserving the natural and historic beauty of the UK have had a lasting impact on the country.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Wilbur and Orville Wright

Accepted Answer

Wilbur and Orville Wright were two Ameri

Question 5

Between 1895 and 1914, Europe as whole experienced

Accepted Answer

A) mass unemployment. 
B) slow and inconsistent economic growth. 
C) a deep depression. 
D) wild economic instability. 
E) an economic boom. 
A) mass unemployment. 
B) slow and inconsistent economic growth. 
C) a deep depression. 
D) wild economic instability. 
E) an economic boom.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-cartels

Accepted Answer

A cartel is an association of independen

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Guglielmo Marconi

Accepted Answer

Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian invento

Question 8

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Accepted Answer

Middle-class and working-class families

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Reform Act of 1884

Accepted Answer

The Reform Act of 1884, also known as th

Question 10

Between 1850 and 1900, wages in Germany and Britain

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A) decreased. 
B) more than tripled. 
C) remained stagnant. 
D) increased. 
E) failed to keep up with inflation. 
A) decreased. 
B) more than tripled. 
C) remained stagnant. 
D) increased. 
E) failed to keep up with inflation.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-Thomas Cook

Accepted Answer

Thomas Cook was a British travel company

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-mass leisure

Accepted Answer

Mass leisure refers to the widespread pa

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Bismarck's welfare legislation

Accepted Answer

Bismarck's welfare legislation refers to

Question 14

By 1914, what percentage of Britain's population lived in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 40 percent 
E) 80 percent 
A) 100 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 40 percent 
E) 80 percent

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Eduard Bernstein

Accepted Answer

Eduard Bernstein was a German social dem

Question 16

In 1912, the Social Democratic Party was the largest single party in Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Evolutionary socialism is also known as

Accepted Answer

A) neo-liberalism. 
B) anarchism. 
C) revisionism. 
D) nihilism. 
E) corporatism. 
A) neo-liberalism. 
B) anarchism. 
C) revisionism. 
D) nihilism. 
E) corporatism.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Russification

Accepted Answer

Russification is a term that refers to a

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-white-collar jobs

Accepted Answer

White-collar jobs refer to professional

Question 20

What new energy source powered the second industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Coal 
B) Hydroelectric 
C) Natural gas 
D) Electricity 
E) Fuel-cells 
A) Coal 
B) Hydroelectric 
C) Natural gas 
D) Electricity 
E) Fuel-cells

Exam 23: Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

What was a new development in the age of mass leisure?

Urban populations grew faster than the general population primarily because of higher birthrates in the cities than in the countryside.

Please define the following key terms. -Octavia Hill

Please define the following key terms. -Wilbur and Orville Wright

Between 1895 and 1914, Europe as whole experienced

Please define the following key terms. -cartels

Please define the following key terms. -Guglielmo Marconi

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families. How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Please define the following key terms. -Reform Act of 1884

Between 1850 and 1900, wages in Germany and Britain

Please define the following key terms. -Thomas Cook

Please define the following key terms. -mass leisure

Please define the following key terms. -Bismarck's welfare legislation

By 1914, what percentage of Britain's population lived in cities?

Please define the following key terms. -Eduard Bernstein

In 1912, the Social Democratic Party was the largest single party in Britain.

Evolutionary socialism is also known as

Please define the following key terms. -Russification

Please define the following key terms. -white-collar jobs

What new energy source powered the second industrial revolution?

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.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

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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