Question 1

Political nationalism was an ideology based upon the belief that

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A)  different linguistic and cultural minorities within any state should work together for the good of the country. 
B)  each cultural or linguistic group should have its own sovereign state. 
C)  the perfection of a particular nationality's cultural identity-its unique language, history, and culture-was the highest form of nationalism. 
D)  the highest form of nationalism could be found in the exaltation of the ruling royal family. 
A)  different linguistic and cultural minorities within any state should work together for the good of the country. 
B)  each cultural or linguistic group should have its own sovereign state. 
C)  the perfection of a particular nationality's cultural identity-its unique language, history, and culture-was the highest form of nationalism. 
D)  the highest form of nationalism could be found in the exaltation of the ruling royal family.

Question 2

In England the enclosure acts concentrated land in the hands of a relatively small class of landlords, which

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A)  reduced the food supply, since the large landowners were only interested in raising cattle. 
B)  tended to reduce the food supply, forcing the English to develop industry to pay for food imports. 
C)  resulted in vast, semi-collective methods of cultivation. 
D)  raised the productivity of land and of farm labor. 
A)  reduced the food supply, since the large landowners were only interested in raising cattle. 
B)  tended to reduce the food supply, forcing the English to develop industry to pay for food imports. 
C)  resulted in vast, semi-collective methods of cultivation. 
D)  raised the productivity of land and of farm labor.

Question 3

All of the following are true about capitalism except

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A)  industrialism and capitalism mean the same thing. 
B)  in capitalism, wealth that is not consumed is used to produce more wealth in the future. 
C)  an automobile factory is capital. 
D)  in most cases, an automobile should not be considered capital because it is a consumer good. 
A)  industrialism and capitalism mean the same thing. 
B)  in capitalism, wealth that is not consumed is used to produce more wealth in the future. 
C)  an automobile factory is capital. 
D)  in most cases, an automobile should not be considered capital because it is a consumer good.

Question 4

For the most part, the new factories in Britain required

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A)  skilled labor. 
B)  only unskilled labor. 
C)  female and child labor. 
D)  huge infusions of foreign workers. 
A)  skilled labor. 
B)  only unskilled labor. 
C)  female and child labor. 
D)  huge infusions of foreign workers.

Question 5

How did socialists differ from republicans? What common ground did they share?

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Socialists and Republicans differ in the

Question 6

Why did the new Spanish American republics receive the support of certain European powers? How did the U.S. react to the new republics?

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The new Spanish American republics recei

Question 7

The Poor Law of 1814

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A)  provided relief from cyclical unemployment. 
B)  forced people to work under conditions that laborers found unattractive and even oppressive. 
C)  was met with enthusiasm by the laboring poor. 
D)  granted relief to women with abusive husbands. 
A)  provided relief from cyclical unemployment. 
B)  forced people to work under conditions that laborers found unattractive and even oppressive. 
C)  was met with enthusiasm by the laboring poor. 
D)  granted relief to women with abusive husbands.

Question 8

The most significant form of socialism before 1848 was found among the working people of

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A)  London. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  New Lanark. 
D)  New York. 
A)  London. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  New Lanark. 
D)  New York.

Question 9

What inventions and technological breakthroughs made possible the growth of the Midlands as an industrial center?

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The growth of the Midlands as an industr

Question 10

Chartists in England

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A)  refused to use violence to gain their ends. 
B)  were primarily interested in better working conditions. 
C)  never developed a mass movement. 
D)  were primarily interested in political reforms like universal male suffrage. 
A)  refused to use violence to gain their ends. 
B)  were primarily interested in better working conditions. 
C)  never developed a mass movement. 
D)  were primarily interested in political reforms like universal male suffrage.

Question 11

Between about 1800 and 1870, the unchallenged industrial leader of the world was

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A)  France. 
B)  the United States. 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Russia. 
A)  France. 
B)  the United States. 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Russia.

Question 12

Describe the political, social, and economic ideas of classical liberalism. What would a contemporary socialist find objectionable in these ideas?

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Classical liberalism is a political ideo

Question 13

Who were the Chartists? Why did their movement become so popular in the nineteenth century?

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The Chartists were a working-class movem

Question 14

What were the enclosure acts? How did they set the stage for Britain's industrial revolution?

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The Enclosure Acts were a series of laws

Question 15

Major incentives to industrialism in Britain were all of the following except

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A)  wealth, acquired from commerce and agriculture, was available for investment. 
B)  the profit motive spurred the search for more rapid methods of production, especially of cloth. 
C)  the availability of mobile and fluid capital, made possible by the rise of banking, credit, and stock companies. 
D)  government policies and programs to favor industrialization. 
A)  wealth, acquired from commerce and agriculture, was available for investment. 
B)  the profit motive spurred the search for more rapid methods of production, especially of cloth. 
C)  the availability of mobile and fluid capital, made possible by the rise of banking, credit, and stock companies. 
D)  government policies and programs to favor industrialization.

Question 16

Evaluate the July Revolution of 1830. In what ways was it revolutionary? How was it not revolutionary?

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The July Revolution of 1830 was a signif

Question 17

In 1830, Charles X provoked a revolution in France by

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A)  abolishing parliament and declaring an absolute monarchy. 
B)  depriving the upper bourgeois class of the vote and restricting the electorate to the aristocracy. 
C)  extravagant spending which left the treasury bankrupt. 
D)  failing to aid the peasants during the famine. 
A)  abolishing parliament and declaring an absolute monarchy. 
B)  depriving the upper bourgeois class of the vote and restricting the electorate to the aristocracy. 
C)  extravagant spending which left the treasury bankrupt. 
D)  failing to aid the peasants during the famine.

Question 18

The 1825 Decembrist Revolt in Russia was

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A)  a massive peasant uprising along the Volga River. 
B)  a widespread revolt against the tsar among the Russian middle and upper classes. 
C)  a short-lived mutiny of Russian soldiers over the successor to Alexander. 
D)  a full-scale revolt of the entire Russian army, only put down by timely pay raises for the military. 
A)  a massive peasant uprising along the Volga River. 
B)  a widespread revolt against the tsar among the Russian middle and upper classes. 
C)  a short-lived mutiny of Russian soldiers over the successor to Alexander. 
D)  a full-scale revolt of the entire Russian army, only put down by timely pay raises for the military.

Question 19

What were the major characteristics of Romanticism and what impact did it have on European culture in the first half of the 19th century? How did the Romantic viewpoint differ from that of the Enlightenment?

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Romanticism was a cultural and artistic

Question 20

Conservatism after 1815 remained strong, building on the ideas of Edmund Burke, who held that

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A)  absolute monarchy was the best form of government. 
B)  revolution was justified only if it meant new freedoms for all people. 
C)  national stability mandated that institutions not be changed. 
D)  institutions should change by gradual adaptation. 
A)  absolute monarchy was the best form of government. 
B)  revolution was justified only if it meant new freedoms for all people. 
C)  national stability mandated that institutions not be changed. 
D)  institutions should change by gradual adaptation.

Exam 11: Industries, Ideas, and the Struggle for Reform, 1815-1848

Political nationalism was an ideology based upon the belief that

In England the enclosure acts concentrated land in the hands of a relatively small class of landlords, which

All of the following are true about capitalism except

For the most part, the new factories in Britain required

How did socialists differ from republicans? What common ground did they share?

Why did the new Spanish American republics receive the support of certain European powers? How did the U.S. react to the new republics?

The Poor Law of 1814

The most significant form of socialism before 1848 was found among the working people of

What inventions and technological breakthroughs made possible the growth of the Midlands as an industrial center?

Chartists in England

Between about 1800 and 1870, the unchallenged industrial leader of the world was

Describe the political, social, and economic ideas of classical liberalism. What would a contemporary socialist find objectionable in these ideas?

Who were the Chartists? Why did their movement become so popular in the nineteenth century?

What were the enclosure acts? How did they set the stage for Britain's industrial revolution?

Major incentives to industrialism in Britain were all of the following except

Evaluate the July Revolution of 1830. In what ways was it revolutionary? How was it not revolutionary?

In 1830, Charles X provoked a revolution in France by

The 1825 Decembrist Revolt in Russia was

What were the major characteristics of Romanticism and what impact did it have on European culture in the first half of the 19th century? How did the Romantic viewpoint differ from that of the Enlightenment?

Conservatism after 1815 remained strong, building on the ideas of Edmund Burke, who held that

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The Growing Power of Western Europe, 1640-1715

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The Scientific View of the World

The Struggle for Wealth and Empire

The Age of Enlightenment

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Revolutions and the Reimposition of Order, 1848-1870

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Europes World Supremacy, 1871-1914

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