Question 1

Population in Europe during the nineteenth century

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A)  remained steady until the 1830s, and then began to decrease steadily. 
B)  was notable for rapid overall growth and a far more rapid increase in city populations. 
C)  was dramatically reduced when the Great Famine killed thirty-five percent of the Russian, Irish, and Prussian populations. 
D)  decreased as peasants, reassured by falling death rates, reduced the rural birth rate by over sixty percent due to their adoption of birth control. 
E)  was numerically dominated by the landed aristocracy. 
A)  remained steady until the 1830s, and then began to decrease steadily. 
B)  was notable for rapid overall growth and a far more rapid increase in city populations. 
C)  was dramatically reduced when the Great Famine killed thirty-five percent of the Russian, Irish, and Prussian populations. 
D)  decreased as peasants, reassured by falling death rates, reduced the rural birth rate by over sixty percent due to their adoption of birth control. 
E)  was numerically dominated by the landed aristocracy.

Question 2

Guglielmo Marconi

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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 3

Marx predicted a future revolutionary battle between the Proletariat and a new, as yet unknown, social class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What role did war play in the unification of Germany?

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The role of war in the unification of Ge

Question 5

By the middle of the nineteenth century, Henry Cort's system of puddling had resulted in

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A)  Britain greatly increasing its output of cotton. 
B)  a quadrupling of British coal production. 
C)  Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer. 
D)  the enhancement of pig iron impurities. 
E)  an improvement in agricultural production. 
A)  Britain greatly increasing its output of cotton. 
B)  a quadrupling of British coal production. 
C)  Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer. 
D)  the enhancement of pig iron impurities. 
E)  an improvement in agricultural production.

Question 6

Which European country had not industrialized by 1900?

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

Question 7

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the 1830s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Britain's Factory Act of 1833

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A)  reduced the number of women working in factories. 
B)  reduced the number of children working in factories. 
C)  established an eight hour work day for all workers. 
D)  placed a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists. 
E)  prohibited the construction of factories within city limits. 
A)  reduced the number of women working in factories. 
B)  reduced the number of children working in factories. 
C)  established an eight hour work day for all workers. 
D)  placed a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists. 
E)  prohibited the construction of factories within city limits.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Battles of Koniggratz and Sedan

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The Battles of Königgrätz and Sedan are

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Congress of Vienna

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Congress of...

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1848 Revolutions

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1848 Revolutions...

Question 12

Between 1750 and 1850, the total European population

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A)  declined by 50 percent. 
B)  more than quadrupled. 
C)  almost doubled. 
D)  declined by 10 percent. 
E)  increased tenfold. 
A)  declined by 50 percent. 
B)  more than quadrupled. 
C)  almost doubled. 
D)  declined by 10 percent. 
E)  increased tenfold.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the "Eastern Question"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the "Eastern...

Question 14

The widespread substitution of steel for iron

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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 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Alexander II and serf emancipation

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Alexander II...

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"nationalism"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"nationalism"...

Question 17

German unification

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A)  was achieved by the Frankfurt Assembly. 
B)  was achieved by Klemens von Metternich. 
C)  was finally achieved by militaristic Prussian politicians. 
D)  resulted from the efforts of the German liberals. 
E)  was endorsed by Austria's Metternich. 
A)  was achieved by the Frankfurt Assembly. 
B)  was achieved by Klemens von Metternich. 
C)  was finally achieved by militaristic Prussian politicians. 
D)  resulted from the efforts of the German liberals. 
E)  was endorsed by Austria's Metternich.

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Otto von Bismarck

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Otto von...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Frankfurt Assembly

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Frankfurt Assembly...

Question 20

Count Cavour was the prime minister of the Kingdom of Naples.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

Population in Europe during the nineteenth century

Guglielmo Marconi

Marx predicted a future revolutionary battle between the Proletariat and a new, as yet unknown, social class.

What role did war play in the unification of Germany?

By the middle of the nineteenth century, Henry Cort's system of puddling had resulted in

Which European country had not industrialized by 1900?

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the 1830s.

Britain's Factory Act of 1833

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Battles of Koniggratz and Sedan

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Congress of Vienna

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 1848 Revolutions

Between 1750 and 1850, the total European population

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the "Eastern Question"

The widespread substitution of steel for iron

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Alexander II and serf emancipation

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "nationalism"

German unification

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Otto von Bismarck

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Frankfurt Assembly

Count Cavour was the prime minister of the Kingdom of Naples.

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