Question 1

Analyze the impact of industrialization in northeastern Europe between 1750 and 1850. What factors encouraged this transformation, and how was society changed?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization resulted from a series

Question 2

Calls for political revolution in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world relied on which of the following new ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalism and democracy 
B)  absolutism and capitalism 
C)  nationalism and mercantilism 
D)  absolutism and socialism 
A)  nationalism and democracy 
B)  absolutism and capitalism 
C)  nationalism and mercantilism 
D)  absolutism and socialism

Question 3

Where did participation in global trade first begin to have a significant impact on the lives of ordinary people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean trade network 
B)  European Russia and Siberia 
C)  northwestern Europe and British North America 
D)  southern Europe and the Mediterranean 
A)  Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean trade network 
B)  European Russia and Siberia 
C)  northwestern Europe and British North America 
D)  southern Europe and the Mediterranean

Question 4

Which of the following methods was used by Tsar Nicholas I to maintain absolute rule in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  He claimed that enlightened despotism was the most advanced form of government. 
B)  He attempted to gain the loyalty of the people by abolishing serfdom. 
C)  He expanded the secret police and enforced censorship. 
D)  He bought the loyalty of the Decembrists with gifts of lands and titles. 
A)  He claimed that enlightened despotism was the most advanced form of government. 
B)  He attempted to gain the loyalty of the people by abolishing serfdom. 
C)  He expanded the secret police and enforced censorship. 
D)  He bought the loyalty of the Decembrists with gifts of lands and titles.

Question 5

How did the migration of Qing peasants differ from the migration of workers in Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qing peasants migrated to the large coastal cities to take part in trade; British agrarian labor moved to the interior of the island. 
B)  Qing peasants were encouraged by the government to migrate westward to secure the frontiers; British agrarian labor moved to cities for factory jobs. 
C)  British agrarian labor voluntarily moved to newly enclosed lands; the movement of Qing peasants was state sponsored. 
D)  British rural workers moved to work in more profitable agricultural jobs in Australia; the movement of Qing peasants was internal. 
A)  Qing peasants migrated to the large coastal cities to take part in trade; British agrarian labor moved to the interior of the island. 
B)  Qing peasants were encouraged by the government to migrate westward to secure the frontiers; British agrarian labor moved to cities for factory jobs. 
C)  British agrarian labor voluntarily moved to newly enclosed lands; the movement of Qing peasants was state sponsored. 
D)  British rural workers moved to work in more profitable agricultural jobs in Australia; the movement of Qing peasants was internal.

Question 6

How did the industrial revolution affect Europe's relationships with other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe became more powerful economically by exporting more goods than it imported. 
B)  Europe pulled back from its earlier interest in overseas colonization. 
C)  Europe became more dependent on other parts of the world for financial support. 
D)  Europe became vulnerable to trade embargoes by Asian empires. 
A)  Europe became more powerful economically by exporting more goods than it imported. 
B)  Europe pulled back from its earlier interest in overseas colonization. 
C)  Europe became more dependent on other parts of the world for financial support. 
D)  Europe became vulnerable to trade embargoes by Asian empires.

Question 7

The American Revolution was the first of a series of revolutions to shake the Atlantic world, inspired by new ideas of freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the eighteenth century, which of the following was an argument made against the mercantile system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mercantile system did not support mining bullion in the Americas. 
B)  The mercantile system promoted free trade between American colonies. 
C)  The mercantile system kept people from sharing in the wealth that was circulating around the Atlantic world. 
D)  The mercantile system decreased the power of kings and aristocrats. 
A)  The mercantile system did not support mining bullion in the Americas. 
B)  The mercantile system promoted free trade between American colonies. 
C)  The mercantile system kept people from sharing in the wealth that was circulating around the Atlantic world. 
D)  The mercantile system decreased the power of kings and aristocrats.

Question 9

Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish monarchy in early nineteenth-century Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was largely a revolt by Amerindians against poor treatment by the Spanish. 
B)  It depended on support from the United States for its success. 
C)  It was crushed by the colonial elite, who used their Spanish identity to justify their control. 
D)  It became a social struggle among Amerindians, slaves, mestizos, and whites. 
A)  It was largely a revolt by Amerindians against poor treatment by the Spanish. 
B)  It depended on support from the United States for its success. 
C)  It was crushed by the colonial elite, who used their Spanish identity to justify their control. 
D)  It became a social struggle among Amerindians, slaves, mestizos, and whites.

Question 10

Which document resulted from elite Americans' fear that their revolution was becoming too radical and threatened to plunge the nation into anarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution 
B)  the Bill of Rights 
C)  the Declaration of Independence 
D)  the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen 
A)  the Constitution 
B)  the Bill of Rights 
C)  the Declaration of Independence 
D)  the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

Analyze the impact of industrialization in northeastern Europe between 1750 and 1850. What factors encouraged this transformation, and how was society changed?

Calls for political revolution in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world relied on which of the following new ideas?

Where did participation in global trade first begin to have a significant impact on the lives of ordinary people?

Which of the following methods was used by Tsar Nicholas I to maintain absolute rule in Russia?

How did the migration of Qing peasants differ from the migration of workers in Britain?

How did the industrial revolution affect Europe's relationships with other parts of the world?

The American Revolution was the first of a series of revolutions to shake the Atlantic world, inspired by new ideas of freedom.

In the eighteenth century, which of the following was an argument made against the mercantile system?

Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish monarchy in early nineteenth-century Latin America?

Which document resulted from elite Americans' fear that their revolution was becoming too radical and threatened to plunge the nation into anarchy?

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Exam 15: Reordering the World, 1750-1850

Analyze the impact of industrialization in northeastern Europe between 1750 and 1850. What factors encouraged this transformation, and how was society changed?

Calls for political revolution in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world relied on which of the following new ideas?

Where did participation in global trade first begin to have a significant impact on the lives of ordinary people?

Which of the following methods was used by Tsar Nicholas I to maintain absolute rule in Russia?

How did the migration of Qing peasants differ from the migration of workers in Britain?

How did the industrial revolution affect Europe's relationships with other parts of the world?

The American Revolution was the first of a series of revolutions to shake the Atlantic world, inspired by new ideas of freedom.

In the eighteenth century, which of the following was an argument made against the mercantile system?

Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish monarchy in early nineteenth-century Latin America?

Which document resulted from elite Americans' fear that their revolution was becoming too radical and threatened to plunge the nation into anarchy?

Becoming Human

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, Territorial States, and Microsocieties, 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia, 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500-1780

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires, 1850-1914

An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939

The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

Globalization, 1970-2000

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