Question 1

The term "propaganda of the deed" coined by Johann Most referred specifically to

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A)  bombings. 
B)  fighting against the state. 
C)  murder. 
D)  political demonstrations. 
A)  bombings. 
B)  fighting against the state. 
C)  murder. 
D)  political demonstrations.

Question 2

All of the following describe the development of the public sphere during the nineteenth century EXCEPT:

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A)  education was crucial in widening the public sphere. 
B)  the illiterate were largely kept out of the public sphere. 
C)  it was widest and most developed in North America and parts of Europe. 
D)  it expanded in Japan and China. 
A)  education was crucial in widening the public sphere. 
B)  the illiterate were largely kept out of the public sphere. 
C)  it was widest and most developed in North America and parts of Europe. 
D)  it expanded in Japan and China.

Question 3

In countries that militarized large portions of the population and developed large and powerful armed forces,the armies often became

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A)  deeply conservative and opposed to change. 
B)  revolutionary and overthrew the existing political regimes. 
C)  a vehicle that led most often to civil war. 
D)  agents of independence and modernization. 
A)  deeply conservative and opposed to change. 
B)  revolutionary and overthrew the existing political regimes. 
C)  a vehicle that led most often to civil war. 
D)  agents of independence and modernization.

Question 4

People throughout many nineteenth-century European countries remained deeply anti-Semitic.One historical reaction to this fact was for

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A)  the majority of Jewish persons to want to establish a homeland away from Europe. 
B)  most Jewish persons to withdraw from society at large and remain as inconspicuous as possible. 
C)  many Jewish persons in Germany and France to become ardent nationalists. 
D)  people in reform synagogues to take out organ music and singing from their services and introduce more conservative practices. 
A)  the majority of Jewish persons to want to establish a homeland away from Europe. 
B)  most Jewish persons to withdraw from society at large and remain as inconspicuous as possible. 
C)  many Jewish persons in Germany and France to become ardent nationalists. 
D)  people in reform synagogues to take out organ music and singing from their services and introduce more conservative practices.

Question 5

The early Filipino nationalist José Rizal

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A)  dressed in the style of a common Filipino peasant. 
B)  argued strongly against Western civilization as an oppressive element in Filipino life. 
C)  formed an early Filipino nationalist cell in Manila. 
D)  crammed his writings with allusions to classical and Spanish literature. 
A)  dressed in the style of a common Filipino peasant. 
B)  argued strongly against Western civilization as an oppressive element in Filipino life. 
C)  formed an early Filipino nationalist cell in Manila. 
D)  crammed his writings with allusions to classical and Spanish literature.

Question 6

Bentham's student John Stuart Mill argued that

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A)  the utilitarian argument was essentially correct but irrelevant. 
B)  the rights of the individual should always be greater than the group. 
C)  that individuals owed society a return for the benefits they enjoyed from living within their states. 
D)  only strong individuals could solve society's problems. 
A)  the utilitarian argument was essentially correct but irrelevant. 
B)  the rights of the individual should always be greater than the group. 
C)  that individuals owed society a return for the benefits they enjoyed from living within their states. 
D)  only strong individuals could solve society's problems.

Question 7

How did the development of centralized bureaucracies and modern militaries affect industrialized states and non-industrialized states?

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The development of centralized bureaucra

Question 8

The role of Ghost Dancers among Native American peoples was as

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A)  a band of warriors who attacked directly American cavalry and settlers. 
B)  a rebellious group whose leader believed he was the brother of Jesus. 
C)  a group of reactionaries led by a woman who claimed to be a divine incarnation and preached equality and the solidarity of all native peoples. 
D)  a traditional ritual used during the nineteenth century to invoke divine help. 
A)  a band of warriors who attacked directly American cavalry and settlers. 
B)  a rebellious group whose leader believed he was the brother of Jesus. 
C)  a group of reactionaries led by a woman who claimed to be a divine incarnation and preached equality and the solidarity of all native peoples. 
D)  a traditional ritual used during the nineteenth century to invoke divine help.

Question 9

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution threatened the role of religion because it

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A)  argued that conduct could be based on ethical values apart from a belief in God. 
B)  proved the Bible was wrong. 
C)  suggested that God was not the motor of change. 
D)  was widely accepted by most people in the nineteenth century. 
A)  argued that conduct could be based on ethical values apart from a belief in God. 
B)  proved the Bible was wrong. 
C)  suggested that God was not the motor of change. 
D)  was widely accepted by most people in the nineteenth century.

Question 10

How did the increasingly centralized bureaucracies affect traditional religious establishments in many states?

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The increasingly centralized bureaucraci

Question 11

The militarization programs that the Ottoman and Japanese had in common

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A)  led to further reforms that helped both countries become more democratic. 
B)  wiped out the traditional military elites. 
C)  brought the militaries of both countries under civilian control. 
D)  destroyed local and tribal authorities throughout both empires. 
A)  led to further reforms that helped both countries become more democratic. 
B)  wiped out the traditional military elites. 
C)  brought the militaries of both countries under civilian control. 
D)  destroyed local and tribal authorities throughout both empires.

Question 12

Compare the role of women and attitudes about feminism in Egypt and the United States prior to 1914.To what extent did advocates of women's rights share common critiques and approaches in these two countries? How did they differ?

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The role of women and attitudes about fe

Exam 26: The Changing State: Political Developments in the Nineteenth Century

The term "propaganda of the deed" coined by Johann Most referred specifically to

All of the following describe the development of the public sphere during the nineteenth century EXCEPT:

In countries that militarized large portions of the population and developed large and powerful armed forces,the armies often became

People throughout many nineteenth-century European countries remained deeply anti-Semitic.One historical reaction to this fact was for

The early Filipino nationalist José Rizal

Bentham's student John Stuart Mill argued that

How did the development of centralized bureaucracies and modern militaries affect industrialized states and non-industrialized states?

The role of Ghost Dancers among Native American peoples was as

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution threatened the role of religion because it

How did the increasingly centralized bureaucracies affect traditional religious establishments in many states?

The militarization programs that the Ottoman and Japanese had in common

Compare the role of women and attitudes about feminism in Egypt and the United States prior to 1914.To what extent did advocates of women's rights share common critiques and approaches in these two countries? How did they differ?

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