Question 1

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

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A)  realized the growth of a real democracy through universal male suffrage. 
B)  passed social welfare legislation to woo workers away from the Social Democrats. 
C)  engaged in the Kulturkampf or crusade to make Catholicism Germany's national religion. 
D)  maintained a military second only to that of France on the Continent. 
E)  continued to threaten to invade its neighbors. 
A)  realized the growth of a real democracy through universal male suffrage. 
B)  passed social welfare legislation to woo workers away from the Social Democrats. 
C)  engaged in the Kulturkampf or crusade to make Catholicism Germany's national religion. 
D)  maintained a military second only to that of France on the Continent. 
E)  continued to threaten to invade its neighbors. B

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Social Democratic Party

Accepted Answer

The Social Democratic Party is a political party that advocates for social democracy, which is a political ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a capitalist economy. The party typically supports policies such as universal healthcare, free education, and strong workers' rights. The Social Democratic Party often seeks to reduce income inequality and provide a strong social safety net for its citizens. It is a center-left party that has been influential in many European countries and has had a significant impact on shaping social and economic policies.

Question 3

Who amongst the following was key to the development of the automobile?

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A)  Henry Ford 
B)  T.Boone Pickens 
C)  Nelson D.Rockefeller 
D)  Walter Chrysler 
E)  Gottlieb Daimler 
A)  Henry Ford 
B)  T.Boone Pickens 
C)  Nelson D.Rockefeller 
D)  Walter Chrysler 
E)  Gottlieb Daimler E

Question 4

Anarchist movements were most successful in

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A)  industrialized countries like Great Britain and Germany. 
B)  toppling national governments through assassinations. 
C)  restoring legitimacy to radical movements through peaceful dialogue with political opponents. 
D)  less industrialized and less democratic countries where ordinary people could see no hope of peaceful political change. 
E)  countries with revolutionary traditions like France. 
A)  industrialized countries like Great Britain and Germany. 
B)  toppling national governments through assassinations. 
C)  restoring legitimacy to radical movements through peaceful dialogue with political opponents. 
D)  less industrialized and less democratic countries where ordinary people could see no hope of peaceful political change. 
E)  countries with revolutionary traditions like France.

Question 5

A rise in female prostitution in European cities during the later nineteenth century can best be attributed to

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A)  heavy migration to cities by country women and their increasingly desperate struggle for urban economic survival. 
B)  greater public toleration of sex workers and abandonment of all municipal efforts to police the trade. 
C)  the acceptance by clergymen of the sex trade as an economic necessity for poorer women. 
D)  the declining interest of men and women to form families. 
E)  the decline in available husbands due to various STDs. 
A)  heavy migration to cities by country women and their increasingly desperate struggle for urban economic survival. 
B)  greater public toleration of sex workers and abandonment of all municipal efforts to police the trade. 
C)  the acceptance by clergymen of the sex trade as an economic necessity for poorer women. 
D)  the declining interest of men and women to form families. 
E)  the decline in available husbands due to various STDs.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-May Day

Accepted Answer

May Day, also known as International Wor

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Aletta Jacob and "family planning"

Accepted Answer

Aletta Jacobs was a Dutch physician and

Question 8

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties. 
B)  militant anarchist societies. 
C)  supporters of middle-class liberalism. 
D)  vehicles for leisure activities. 
E)  mutual aid societies. 
A)  political parties. 
B)  militant anarchist societies. 
C)  supporters of middle-class liberalism. 
D)  vehicles for leisure activities. 
E)  mutual aid societies.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-V.A.Huber

Accepted Answer

V.A. Huber, also known as Victor A. Hube

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Football Association and National and American Leagues

Accepted Answer

The Football Association (FA) is the gov

Question 11

Reforms in urban living included all of the following except

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A)  the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B)  model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C)  the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D)  a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E)  some increases in governmental regulations. 
A)  the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B)  model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C)  the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D)  a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E)  some increases in governmental regulations.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the assembly line

Accepted Answer

The assembly line is a manufacturing pro

Question 13

When the Irish representative in Parliament Charles Parnell called for "home rule," what was he requesting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland's complete separation from England. 
B)  That Ireland rule all of Great Britain 
C)  That Ireland get its own parliament but remain part of Great Britain. 
D)  That Ireland and Scotland form their own nation without England. 
E)  No one knows, as he died of a heart attack partway through his speech. 
A)  Ireland's complete separation from England. 
B)  That Ireland rule all of Great Britain 
C)  That Ireland get its own parliament but remain part of Great Britain. 
D)  That Ireland and Scotland form their own nation without England. 
E)  No one knows, as he died of a heart attack partway through his speech.

Question 14

Some socialists believed that Karl Marx was wrong in advocating violent revolution, arguing instead that forming political parties and participating in the democratic political process could achieve socialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Splits between the French working and middle classes

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A)  were largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B)  enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C)  led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D)  were further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E)  ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival. 
A)  were largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B)  enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C)  led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D)  were further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E)  ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival.

Question 16

Between 1871 and 1894, two major domestic political issues involved the achievement of liberal practices and the growth of political democracy.To what extent were these realized in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy?

Accepted Answer

Between 1871 and 1894, Great Britain, Fr

Question 17

The English Reform Act of 1884

Accepted Answer

A)  enfranchised women. 
B)  gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C)  did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D)  increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E)  increased middle-class representative in Parliament. 
A)  enfranchised women. 
B)  gave English agricultural workers the right to vote. 
C)  did not dramatically increase the size of the electorate. 
D)  increased the total number of members in the House of Commons. 
E)  increased middle-class representative in Parliament.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Public Health Act of 1875

Accepted Answer

The Public Health Act of 1875 was a sign

Question 19

The chief cause of rising European populations between 1850 and 1880 was

Accepted Answer

A)  a rising birthrate. 
B)  a declining mortality rate. 
C)  better childhood immunization programs. 
D)  better human diet in a consumer economy. 
E)  dramatic improvements in urban sanitation. 
A)  a rising birthrate. 
B)  a declining mortality rate. 
C)  better childhood immunization programs. 
D)  better human diet in a consumer economy. 
E)  dramatic improvements in urban sanitation.

Question 20

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B)  The Magyars dominated politics in Austria under Emperor William II. 
C)  The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D)  Prime minister Count Edward von Taafe was ousted in 1893 by the Slavic minorities for his failure to make concessions to them. 
E)  By 1900 it had become a federal state, with seven different constitutional regions enjoying domestic self-rule. 
A)  Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. 
B)  The Magyars dominated politics in Austria under Emperor William II. 
C)  The nationality problem remained unresolved. 
D)  Prime minister Count Edward von Taafe was ousted in 1893 by the Slavic minorities for his failure to make concessions to them. 
E)  By 1900 it had become a federal state, with seven different constitutional regions enjoying domestic self-rule.

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

IDENTIFICATIONS -Social Democratic Party

Who amongst the following was key to the development of the automobile?

Anarchist movements were most successful in

A rise in female prostitution in European cities during the later nineteenth century can best be attributed to

IDENTIFICATIONS -May Day

IDENTIFICATIONS -Aletta Jacob and "family planning"

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

IDENTIFICATIONS -V.A.Huber

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Football Association and National and American Leagues

Reforms in urban living included all of the following except

IDENTIFICATIONS -the assembly line

When the Irish representative in Parliament Charles Parnell called for "home rule," what was he requesting?

Some socialists believed that Karl Marx was wrong in advocating violent revolution, arguing instead that forming political parties and participating in the democratic political process could achieve socialism.

Splits between the French working and middle classes

Between 1871 and 1894, two major domestic political issues involved the achievement of liberal practices and the growth of political democracy.To what extent were these realized in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy?

The English Reform Act of 1884

IDENTIFICATIONS -Public Health Act of 1875

The chief cause of rising European populations between 1850 and 1880 was

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 11: Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

Under the chancellorship of Bismarck, Germany

IDENTIFICATIONS -Social Democratic Party

Who amongst the following was key to the development of the automobile?

Anarchist movements were most successful in

A rise in female prostitution in European cities during the later nineteenth century can best be attributed to

IDENTIFICATIONS -May Day

IDENTIFICATIONS -Aletta Jacob and "family planning"

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

IDENTIFICATIONS -V.A.Huber

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Football Association and National and American Leagues

Reforms in urban living included all of the following except

IDENTIFICATIONS -the assembly line

When the Irish representative in Parliament Charles Parnell called for "home rule," what was he requesting?

Some socialists believed that Karl Marx was wrong in advocating violent revolution, arguing instead that forming political parties and participating in the democratic political process could achieve socialism.

Splits between the French working and middle classes

Between 1871 and 1894, two major domestic political issues involved the achievement of liberal practices and the growth of political democracy.To what extent were these realized in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy?

The English Reform Act of 1884

IDENTIFICATIONS -Public Health Act of 1875

The chief cause of rising European populations between 1850 and 1880 was

Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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