Question 1

What did the English Reform Act of 1884 achieve?

Accepted Answer

A) It enfranchised women. 
B) It gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C) It did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D) It increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E) It increased middle-class representative in Parliament. 
A) It enfranchised women. 
B) It gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C) It did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D) It increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E) It increased middle-class representative in Parliament.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-William II

Accepted Answer

William II, also known as William Rufus,

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-The Reichstag

Accepted Answer

The Reichstag refers to the historical p

Question 4

What happened to the European population between 1850 and 1910?

Accepted Answer

A) It increased from 270 million to 460 million. 
B) It actually decreased slightly. 
C) It increased from 140 to 190 million. 
D) It stagnated, causing severe problems for the development of leisure industries. 
E) It declined significantly because of the pollution engendered by increasing urbanization. 
A) It increased from 270 million to 460 million. 
B) It actually decreased slightly. 
C) It increased from 140 to 190 million. 
D) It stagnated, causing severe problems for the development of leisure industries. 
E) It declined significantly because of the pollution engendered by increasing urbanization.

Question 5

In 1910, Britain led the world in annual steel production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1914, which country had the largest trade union movement in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Italy 
C) Britain 
D) Austria-Hungary 
E) Spain 
A) France 
B) Italy 
C) Britain 
D) Austria-Hungary 
E) Spain

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Henry Ford

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 194

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-The Football Association and National and American Leagues

Accepted Answer

The Football Association (FA):

The Foot

Question 9

In Britain, ____ led the movement to illuminate homes and cities with electric light.

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Edison 
B) Joseph Swan 
C) Michael Faraday 
D) Alexander Graham Bell 
E) Guglielmo Marconi 
A) Thomas Edison 
B) Joseph Swan 
C) Michael Faraday 
D) Alexander Graham Bell 
E) Guglielmo Marconi

Question 10

By 1910, the population of Europe had reached

Accepted Answer

A) 85 million. 
B) 145 million. 
C) 210 million. 
D) 340 million. 
E) 460 million. 
A) 85 million. 
B) 145 million. 
C) 210 million. 
D) 340 million. 
E) 460 million.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-mass society

Accepted Answer

Mass society refers to a society in whic

Question 12

What helps explain Germany's failure to develop real political democracy prior to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) The absence of socialist parties 
B) The power of the German army 
C) The wealth of German industrialists 
D) The weakness of the German central government 
E) The high illiteracy rate in Germany 
A) The absence of socialist parties 
B) The power of the German army 
C) The wealth of German industrialists 
D) The weakness of the German central government 
E) The high illiteracy rate in Germany

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-social security

Accepted Answer

Social security is a government program

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Public Health Act of 1875

Accepted Answer

The Public Health Act of 1875 was a sign

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-domestic servants

Accepted Answer

Domestic servants have been a part of ho

Question 16

Le Bon Marché is an example of the new

Accepted Answer

A) conservative political parties. 
B) patterns in labor organization. 
C) department stores. 
D) industrial factories. 
E) dance halls and theaters. 
A) conservative political parties. 
B) patterns in labor organization. 
C) department stores. 
D) industrial factories. 
E) dance halls and theaters.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Lord Tennyson's The Princess

Accepted Answer

Lord Tennyson's The Princess is a narrat

Question 18

Edwin Chadwick was one of Britain's leading promoters of urban sanitary reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel

Accepted Answer

Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel were

Question 20

In the late nineteenth century, what were the most important competing visions of women and their place in society?

Accepted Answer

In the late nineteenth century, there we

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

What did the English Reform Act of 1884 achieve?

Please define the following key terms. -William II

Please define the following key terms. -The Reichstag

What happened to the European population between 1850 and 1910?

In 1910, Britain led the world in annual steel production.

In 1914, which country had the largest trade union movement in Europe?

Please define the following key terms. -Henry Ford

Please define the following key terms. -The Football Association and National and American Leagues

In Britain, ____ led the movement to illuminate homes and cities with electric light.

By 1910, the population of Europe had reached

Please define the following key terms. -mass society

What helps explain Germany's failure to develop real political democracy prior to World War I?

Please define the following key terms. -social security

Please define the following key terms. -Public Health Act of 1875

Please define the following key terms. -domestic servants

Le Bon Marché is an example of the new

Please define the following key terms. -Lord Tennyson's The Princess

Edwin Chadwick was one of Britain's leading promoters of urban sanitary reforms.

Please define the following key terms. -Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel

In the late nineteenth century, what were the most important competing visions of women and their place in society?

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The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

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