Question 1

Define the following terms: Evolutionary Socialism

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Evolutionary Socialism, also known as So

Question 2

The scientific theories of Einstein and Planck

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A)  reinforced the confidence generated by the Scientific Revolution. 
B)  contributed to a sense of the uncertainty of knowledge. 
C)  reinforced Newtonian physics. 
D)  destroyed quantum theory. 
E)  were easily understood by the general public. 
A)  reinforced the confidence generated by the Scientific Revolution. 
B)  contributed to a sense of the uncertainty of knowledge. 
C)  reinforced Newtonian physics. 
D)  destroyed quantum theory. 
E)  were easily understood by the general public.

Question 3

Define the following terms: anti-Semitism

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Anti-Semitism refers to prejudice, hosti

Question 4

Define the following terms: soviets, Duma

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Soviets and Duma are terms associated wi

Question 5

Define the following terms: Weltpolitik

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Weltpolitik, which translates to "world

Question 6

Regarding the Dreyfus affair, which of the following is not true?

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A)  Dreyfus was the only Jewish officer on the French general staff. 
B)  Another officer was actually proven to have been the spy in this case. 
C)  The army was not allowed to open the case by the royalist and the Catholic Church. 
D)  In a second trial, Dreyfus was found not guilty. 
E)  From the start, the affair was a result of anti-Semitism. 
A)  Dreyfus was the only Jewish officer on the French general staff. 
B)  Another officer was actually proven to have been the spy in this case. 
C)  The army was not allowed to open the case by the royalist and the Catholic Church. 
D)  In a second trial, Dreyfus was found not guilty. 
E)  From the start, the affair was a result of anti-Semitism.

Question 7

Define the following terms: revisionist

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A revisionist is an individual or a grou

Question 8

Unlike traditional conservatives, the "new right" emerging in the 1880s

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A)  was more populist and demagogic. 
B)  enthusiastically embraced nationalism. 
C)  espoused racist ideologies. 
D)  did not call for war to achieve nationalistic goals. 
E)  All of these 
A)  was more populist and demagogic. 
B)  enthusiastically embraced nationalism. 
C)  espoused racist ideologies. 
D)  did not call for war to achieve nationalistic goals. 
E)  All of these

Question 9

Define the following terms: syndicalism

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Syndicalism is a social and political id

Question 10

Define the following terms: Bolsheviks

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The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Mar

Question 11

Discuss the migration of large numbers of Europeans overseas and their effect on the places in which they settled. Where did most of them go? Why did they leave Europe? What were some ways in which they affected their new environments?

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The chapter's tidy presentatio

Question 12

Define the following terms: Zionism

Accepted Answer

Zionism is a nationalist and political m

Question 13

Define the following terms: Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philoso

Question 14

Define the following terms: Jean Jaurès

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Jean Jaurès was a prominent French socia

Question 15

Which of the following, regarding expansion and colonialism, was not portrayed as a sign of virility?

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A)  Actions were contrasted with the effeminacy of the colonized peoples. 
B)  The manliness of expansion was compared to the domestic passivity of European females. 
C)  Missionaries were usually men who brought their wives. 
D)  Masculine terms were used to describe expansionistic or exploring exploits. 
E)  The writings of Mary Kingsley 
A)  Actions were contrasted with the effeminacy of the colonized peoples. 
B)  The manliness of expansion was compared to the domestic passivity of European females. 
C)  Missionaries were usually men who brought their wives. 
D)  Masculine terms were used to describe expansionistic or exploring exploits. 
E)  The writings of Mary Kingsley

Question 16

Define the following terms: la belle époque

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La Belle Époque, which translates to "Th

Question 17

Which of the following is associated with anarchists?

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A)  People are happiest when they live in a society without a government. 
B)  Assassinations of key officials are justified. 
C)  The toiling masses should be educated. 
D)  Forming secret terrorist groups 
E)  All of these 
A)  People are happiest when they live in a society without a government. 
B)  Assassinations of key officials are justified. 
C)  The toiling masses should be educated. 
D)  Forming secret terrorist groups 
E)  All of these

Question 18

Define the following terms: Wilhelm II

Accepted Answer

Wilhelm II, also known as Kaiser Wilhelm

Question 19

Define the following terms: psychoanalysis

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalysis is a set of psychological

Question 20

Imagine Freud, Nietzsche, Bergson, and other late-nineteenth-century intellectuals and artists explaining their ideas in an Enlightenment salon. Present a concise statement of their essential arguments and discuss the points at which rationalists would raise objections.

Accepted Answer

Clear summaries of the systems

Exam 24: Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

Define the following terms: Evolutionary Socialism

The scientific theories of Einstein and Planck

Define the following terms: anti-Semitism

Define the following terms: soviets, Duma

Define the following terms: Weltpolitik

Regarding the Dreyfus affair, which of the following is not true?

Define the following terms: revisionist

Unlike traditional conservatives, the "new right" emerging in the 1880s

Define the following terms: syndicalism

Define the following terms: Bolsheviks

Discuss the migration of large numbers of Europeans overseas and their effect on the places in which they settled. Where did most of them go? Why did they leave Europe? What were some ways in which they affected their new environments?

Define the following terms: Zionism

Define the following terms: Friedrich Nietzsche

Define the following terms: Jean Jaurès

Which of the following, regarding expansion and colonialism, was not portrayed as a sign of virility?

Define the following terms: la belle époque

Which of the following is associated with anarchists?

Define the following terms: Wilhelm II

Define the following terms: psychoanalysis

Imagine Freud, Nietzsche, Bergson, and other late-nineteenth-century intellectuals and artists explaining their ideas in an Enlightenment salon. Present a concise statement of their essential arguments and discuss the points at which rationalists would raise objections.

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, C.A 1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to CA 350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, Ca 350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad 284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-CA 600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, CA 1640-1715

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, CA 1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The ERA of the Second World War, 1939-1949

An Anxious Stability: The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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