Question 1

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 2

The key figure of Russian industrialization was

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander III. 
B)  Nicholas II. 
C)  Ivan Denisovich. 
D)  Sergei Eisenstein. 
E)  Sergei Witte. 
A)  Alexander III. 
B)  Nicholas II. 
C)  Ivan Denisovich. 
D)  Sergei Eisenstein. 
E)  Sergei Witte.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-the Dual Monarchy

Accepted Answer

The Dual Monarchy refers to the Austro-H

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Congress of Vienna

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Vienna was a conference

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Triple Alliance

Accepted Answer

The Triple Alliance was a military allia

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-the industrial middle class/bourgeoisie

Accepted Answer

The term "industrial middle class," also

Question 7

In your opinion,which was the most liberal and which was the most conservative nation in Europe in the nineteenth century.Define your terms and be specific.

Accepted Answer

In my opinion, the most liberal nation i

Question 8

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 9

Identify the following terms.
-Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War

Accepted Answer

The Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-P

Question 10

How and why did revolution develop in Europe in 1848? Why didn't it occur in England during that year?

Accepted Answer

The revolution in Europe in 1848 develop

Question 11

Which of the following did not play a crucial role in making Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over ninety-five percent of the population was literate. 
B)  A surplus of food gave its people extra buying power to purchase manufactured products. 
C)  Its increased population served as a labor source for the nation's new factories. 
D)  British manufactures were willing to accept and seek new methods of manufacturing. 
E)  Britain had, and was able to improve upon, an already adequate transport system. 
A)  Over ninety-five percent of the population was literate. 
B)  A surplus of food gave its people extra buying power to purchase manufactured products. 
C)  Its increased population served as a labor source for the nation's new factories. 
D)  British manufactures were willing to accept and seek new methods of manufacturing. 
E)  Britain had, and was able to improve upon, an already adequate transport system.

Question 12

This brilliant inventor sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic in 1901.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Edison 
B)  Edwin H. Armstrong 
C)  Guglielmo Marconi 
D)  Nikolay Basov 
E)  Heinrich Hertz 
A)  Thomas Edison 
B)  Edwin H. Armstrong 
C)  Guglielmo Marconi 
D)  Nikolay Basov 
E)  Heinrich Hertz

Question 13

Although the population of London was one million in 1800,by 1850 it had swollen to

Accepted Answer

A)  1,500,000 
B)  2,363,000 
C)  2,151,000 
D)  2,770,000 
E)  more than three million 
A)  1,500,000 
B)  2,363,000 
C)  2,151,000 
D)  2,770,000 
E)  more than three million

Question 14

Government financial aid to industries

Accepted Answer

A)  was a basic element of industrialization on the continent. 
B)  was most extensive, by far, in the United States. 
C)  did not develop in Europe before the 1870s. 
D)  was not a factor in the industrialization on the European continent. 
E)  was opposed by the major powers, meeting at the Congress of Vienna. 
A)  was a basic element of industrialization on the continent. 
B)  was most extensive, by far, in the United States. 
C)  did not develop in Europe before the 1870s. 
D)  was not a factor in the industrialization on the European continent. 
E)  was opposed by the major powers, meeting at the Congress of Vienna.

Question 15

The British cotton manufacturer Robert Owens sought to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the number of women working in factories. 
B)  establish a socialist utopian working environment. 
C)  establish an eight-hour work day for all workers. 
D)  place a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists. 
E)  prohibit the construction of factories within city limits. 
A)  reduce the number of women working in factories. 
B)  establish a socialist utopian working environment. 
C)  establish an eight-hour work day for all workers. 
D)  place a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists. 
E)  prohibit the construction of factories within city limits.

Question 16

Children were discouraged from working in cotton mills because their smaller size did not allow them to move among the machines and they were too difficult to train to do complex factory work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What were the major ideas associated with conservatism,liberalism,and nationalism,and what role did each ideology play in Europe between 1800 and 1870? What were the causes of the revolutions of 1848,and why did these revolutions fail? In what ways was the development of industrialization related to the growth of nationalism?

Accepted Answer

The major ideas associated with conserva

Question 18

Which,among the following was not one of the major impediments to the industrialization of Continental Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of good roads 
B)  inadequate natural resources 
C)  difficulties with river transit 
D)  custom barriers along state borders 
E)  businessmen were hesitant to take risks 
A)  lack of good roads 
B)  inadequate natural resources 
C)  difficulties with river transit 
D)  custom barriers along state borders 
E)  businessmen were hesitant to take risks

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Otto von Bismarck

Accepted Answer

Otto von Bismarck was a prominent German

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

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

The key figure of Russian industrialization was

Identify the following terms. -the Dual Monarchy

Identify the following terms. -Congress of Vienna

Identify the following terms. -Triple Alliance

Identify the following terms. -the industrial middle class/bourgeoisie

In your opinion,which was the most liberal and which was the most conservative nation in Europe in the nineteenth century.Define your terms and be specific.

The Crimean War

Identify the following terms. -Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War

How and why did revolution develop in Europe in 1848? Why didn't it occur in England during that year?

Which of the following did not play a crucial role in making Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution?

This brilliant inventor sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic in 1901.

Although the population of London was one million in 1800,by 1850 it had swollen to

Government financial aid to industries

The British cotton manufacturer Robert Owens sought to:

Children were discouraged from working in cotton mills because their smaller size did not allow them to move among the machines and they were too difficult to train to do complex factory work.

Which,among the following was not one of the major impediments to the industrialization of Continental Europe?

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

Identify the following terms. -Otto von Bismarck

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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

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