Question 1

The widespread substitution of steel for iron

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred early in the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  was made possible by the use of hydroelectric power. 
C)  happened after 1860 and prior to World War I. 
D)  was limited to Europe until after World War I. 
E)  occurred during World War I. 
A)  occurred early in the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  was made possible by the use of hydroelectric power. 
C)  happened after 1860 and prior to World War I. 
D)  was limited to Europe until after World War I. 
E)  occurred during World War I.

Question 2

Which European country had not industrialized by 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  Spain 
E)  Belgium 
A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  Spain 
E)  Belgium

Question 3

The Crimean War

Accepted Answer

A)  enormously strengthened Russia's military prestige. 
B)  strengthened the Concert of Europe, as well Russia's stature on the Continent. 
C)  resulted in Russian domination of European politics for the rest of the century. 
D)  isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe. 
E)  resulted in a situation that was detrimental to Italian and German unification. 
A)  enormously strengthened Russia's military prestige. 
B)  strengthened the Concert of Europe, as well Russia's stature on the Continent. 
C)  resulted in Russian domination of European politics for the rest of the century. 
D)  isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe. 
E)  resulted in a situation that was detrimental to Italian and German unification.

Question 4

Great Britain depended almost entirely upon foreign investment to support its Industrial Revolution at the beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

This act brought an end to the employment of children under nine years of age in Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Child Exploitation act of 1830. 
B)  the Factory Act of 1833 
C)  Brighton's Fair Labour policy. 
D)  the Uniform Working Hours Act. 
E)  the Compassion Act of 1837. 
A)  the Child Exploitation act of 1830. 
B)  the Factory Act of 1833 
C)  Brighton's Fair Labour policy. 
D)  the Uniform Working Hours Act. 
E)  the Compassion Act of 1837.

Question 6

Industrial development in the United States before 1870

Accepted Answer

A)  made no real impression on either the society or the economy. 
B)  included an efficient transportation network. 
C)  had Asian immigrants making up over half of the factory labor until the 1850s. 
D)  depended upon slave labor in the factories. 
E)  was mainly a development of the southern states. 
A)  made no real impression on either the society or the economy. 
B)  included an efficient transportation network. 
C)  had Asian immigrants making up over half of the factory labor until the 1850s. 
D)  depended upon slave labor in the factories. 
E)  was mainly a development of the southern states.

Question 7

The basic purpose of the Concert of Europe was to

Accepted Answer

A)  obliterate the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  maintain conservative political control over Europe. 
C)  expedite liberal change in European governments. 
D)  allow the great powers of Europe to unilaterally intervene wherever they chose to. 
E)  enable nationalism to dominate European politics. 
A)  obliterate the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  maintain conservative political control over Europe. 
C)  expedite liberal change in European governments. 
D)  allow the great powers of Europe to unilaterally intervene wherever they chose to. 
E)  enable nationalism to dominate European politics.

Question 8

The Congress of Vienna in 1815

Accepted Answer

A)  was attended by representatives of France, Britain, Italy and the United States. 
B)  operated in accord with the principles of liberalism. 
C)  agreed to meet periodically to take steps to maintain Europe's peace and stability. 
D)  created the Concert of Europe, an interchange of musicians who presented a gala series of performances, with concerts given in a different capital each year. 
E)  was dominated by Camillo di Cavour. 
A)  was attended by representatives of France, Britain, Italy and the United States. 
B)  operated in accord with the principles of liberalism. 
C)  agreed to meet periodically to take steps to maintain Europe's peace and stability. 
D)  created the Concert of Europe, an interchange of musicians who presented a gala series of performances, with concerts given in a different capital each year. 
E)  was dominated by Camillo di Cavour.

Question 9

The Second Industrial Revolution opened the door to new jobs for women, particularly in service or white-collar jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Guglielmo Marconi

Accepted Answer

A)  invented new forms of steel. 
B)  sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic. 
C)  created a highly efficient generator. 
D)  is best known for his contributions in the field of transportation. 
E)  was a key player in the drive for Italian unification. 
A)  invented new forms of steel. 
B)  sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic. 
C)  created a highly efficient generator. 
D)  is best known for his contributions in the field of transportation. 
E)  was a key player in the drive for Italian unification.

Question 11

By 1871, all of the following are correct about Great Britain except

Accepted Answer

A)  it had a functioning two-party system for fifty years. 
B)  both political parties supported legislation to expand the right to vote. 
C)  the largest political party was the Labour Party. 
D)  both political parties were dominated by a ruling class of aristocratic landowners often involved in industrial and financial activities and upper-middle-class business people. 
E)  Queen Victoria was the long-reigning monarch. 
A)  it had a functioning two-party system for fifty years. 
B)  both political parties supported legislation to expand the right to vote. 
C)  the largest political party was the Labour Party. 
D)  both political parties were dominated by a ruling class of aristocratic landowners often involved in industrial and financial activities and upper-middle-class business people. 
E)  Queen Victoria was the long-reigning monarch.

Question 12

A call for national unification was part of the revolutionary movements of 1848 in

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria-Hungary 
B)  France 
C)  Scotland 
D)  Germany 
E)  Spain 
A)  Austria-Hungary 
B)  France 
C)  Scotland 
D)  Germany 
E)  Spain

Question 13

Bismarck goaded France into war in 1870.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Most historians agree that which of these groups experienced real gains in the early Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factory workers who found full employment 
B)  The bourgeoisie who made increased profits 
C)  Beggars who began to benefit from social legislation 
D)  Aristocrats who could charge more taxes 
E)  Dynastic rulers who benefitted from greater political and social stability 
A)  Factory workers who found full employment 
B)  The bourgeoisie who made increased profits 
C)  Beggars who began to benefit from social legislation 
D)  Aristocrats who could charge more taxes 
E)  Dynastic rulers who benefitted from greater political and social stability

Question 15

The new working class

Accepted Answer

A)  strongly encouraged its women or children work outside their homes. 
B)  experienced comfortable living conditions. 
C)  often worked twelve to sixteen hours a day, six days a week. 
D)  displaced the middle classes as the coming political and economic class. 
E)  were satisfied with the conditions as they existed. 
A)  strongly encouraged its women or children work outside their homes. 
B)  experienced comfortable living conditions. 
C)  often worked twelve to sixteen hours a day, six days a week. 
D)  displaced the middle classes as the coming political and economic class. 
E)  were satisfied with the conditions as they existed.

Question 16

According to the philosophy of Marx and Engels, the clash between the ____ and the ____ would ultimately bring about a classless society.

Accepted Answer

A)  peasants; aristocrats 
B)  aristocrats; bourgeoisie 
C)  bourgeoisie; artisans 
D)  artisans; proletariat 
E)  proletariat; bourgeoisie 
A)  peasants; aristocrats 
B)  aristocrats; bourgeoisie 
C)  bourgeoisie; artisans 
D)  artisans; proletariat 
E)  proletariat; bourgeoisie

Question 17

Which of the following was not a result of the brief 1866 war between Austria and Prussia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Russian and Austrian defensive alliance defeated the French and British in the Balkans. 
B)  Austria was no longer a major participant in German affairs. 
C)  Bismarck organized the north German states in the North German Confederation. 
D)  The south German states signed military agreements with Prussia. 
E)  The development of unified German strength began to worry the French. 
A)  A Russian and Austrian defensive alliance defeated the French and British in the Balkans. 
B)  Austria was no longer a major participant in German affairs. 
C)  Bismarck organized the north German states in the North German Confederation. 
D)  The south German states signed military agreements with Prussia. 
E)  The development of unified German strength began to worry the French.

Question 18

More than 50 percent of the British population lived in cities by

Accepted Answer

A)  1850. 
B)  1800. 
C)  1825. 
D)  1875. 
E)  1900. 
A)  1850. 
B)  1800. 
C)  1825. 
D)  1875. 
E)  1900.

Question 19

The territory annexed by Austria in 1908, which enraged Serbia, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania. 
B)  Montenegro and Wallachia. 
C)  Moldavia. 
D)  Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
E)  Hungary. 
A)  Romania. 
B)  Montenegro and Wallachia. 
C)  Moldavia. 
D)  Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
E)  Hungary.

Question 20

Karl Marx believed that all of human history was the story of

Accepted Answer

A)  the survival of the fittest. 
B)  the class struggle. 
C)  the ends justifying the means. 
D)  peasant rebellions. 
E)  nationalism. 
A)  the survival of the fittest. 
B)  the class struggle. 
C)  the ends justifying the means. 
D)  peasant rebellions. 
E)  nationalism.

Exam 19: The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The widespread substitution of steel for iron

Which European country had not industrialized by 1900?

The Crimean War

Great Britain depended almost entirely upon foreign investment to support its Industrial Revolution at the beginning.

This act brought an end to the employment of children under nine years of age in Great Britain.

Industrial development in the United States before 1870

The basic purpose of the Concert of Europe was to

The Congress of Vienna in 1815

The Second Industrial Revolution opened the door to new jobs for women, particularly in service or white-collar jobs.

Guglielmo Marconi

By 1871, all of the following are correct about Great Britain except

A call for national unification was part of the revolutionary movements of 1848 in

Bismarck goaded France into war in 1870.

Most historians agree that which of these groups experienced real gains in the early Industrial Revolution?

The new working class

According to the philosophy of Marx and Engels, the clash between the ____ and the ____ would ultimately bring about a classless society.

Which of the following was not a result of the brief 1866 war between Austria and Prussia?

More than 50 percent of the British population lived in cities by

The territory annexed by Austria in 1908, which enraged Serbia, was

Karl Marx believed that all of human history was the story of

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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