the industrial revolution multiple choice iii

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The Industrial Revolution

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Early Contemporary Europe(1750-1920)PART III

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1. The term belle epoque refers to which of the following eras in European history?A. The period of tensions before the Crimean WarB. The early Victorian eraC. The decades prior to 1914D. The pre-Napoleonic period

E. The interwar period

2. What role did Victorian society suggest for women?A. Head of the household who disciplined the childrenB. Moral guardians for the husband and childrenC. Political activistD. Equal partners in business venturesE. Leaders in educational management

3. Which of the following was part of the classical liberal agenda?A. Constitutional governmentB. Promoting education and literacyC. Expansion of suffrageD. Guarantees of basic human rightsE. All of the above

4. To mollify the workers of Germany, Bismarck initiated a policy known asA. republican reformB. middle-class reliefC. Marxist compromiseD. state socialismE. conservative progress

5. Even after the creation of the dual monarchy in 1867, Austria continued to experienceA. ethnic solidarity

B. Slavic domination of the Imperial ParliamentC. political fragmentation along nationalistic and cultural linesD. socialist challenges to traditional authorityE. an economic malaise

6. Violent radicals who believed in no governmental power or regulations were calledA. anarchistsB. plebeiansC. progressivesD. fascistsE. moderates

7. The application of Darwins zoological theories to the world of politics became known as

A. cultural DarwinismB. the law of the massesC. political selectionD. survival of the ineptE. social Darwinism

8. Which of the following is the additional dimension suggested by Einsteins new theory ofrelativity?

A. Depth in perspective


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B. Linear distanceC. Space-timeD. Measured curvatureE. Atomic mass

9. Which of the following social sciences were becoming more popular within academic study in the

early twentieth century?A. History and political scienceB. Psychology and sociologyC. Economics and rhetoricD. Polemics and forensicsE. Calculus and geography

10. Traditional art was challenged prior to 1914 by new experimental techniques such asA. neorealismB. postmodernist approachesC. the New AcademyD. impressionism and the avant-gardeE. neoclassicism

11. Which of the following changes in mass ethnic prejudice was observable in the late nineteenthcentury?

A. Discrimination and prejudice were increasingly expressed in racial and political termsB. Minorities were protected against discrimination by governmentsC. Churches spoke out against racismD. Constitutions were amended to prevent public and private racismE. Ethnic groups avoided controversy to avoid attention

12. Which of the following was an aspect of nineteenth-century romanticism in Europe?A. The virtues of the hero-artist were extolledB. Art was viewed as an illumination of the world withinC. The uniqueness of the individual was promotedD. The motional impact of art was emphasizedE. all of the above

13. The Zionist movement gathered strength in the late nineteenth century asA. Christians became more tolerant of religious minoritiesB. the Ottoman Empire welcomed outside groups to settle in the Middle EastC. the Dreyfus affair resolved discrimination issues in FranceD. Jews began to consider a homeland for themselves, separate from EuropeE. imperialism offered opportunities in foreign investments

14. Which of the following revealed the political fragility of the Russian Empire by 1910?A. The collapse of old alliances with France and Italy

B. War victories in AsiaC. Popular revolts against the Russian police stateD. Mass immigration to the AmericasE. The success of Marxist revolutionaries

15. Revolutionary socialism threatened which of the following classes in Europe prior to 1914?A. The middle-class intelligentsiaB. Professional elitesC. Urban workersD. Rural peasants


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E. Conservative aristocrats

16. Migration out of Europe reached its apex in which of the following decades?A. 1870-1880B. 1900-1910C. 1890-1900

D. 1910-1920E. 1860-1870

17. Which of the following regions in Europe was the most politically unstable prior to 1914?A. ScandinaviaB. The Low CountriesC. The BalkansD. The Iberian peninsulaE. The British Isles

18. Which of the following nations had surpassed Great Britain in terms of industrial production by1910?

A. Austria and Russia

B. Norway and SwedenC. Germany and the united StatesD. France and HollandE. Italy and Japan

19. Which of the following statements best expresses European motives for imperialism prior to1914?

A. World peace would be enhanced by overseas possessionsB. Imperialism would help spread democracy to the rest of the worldC. Europeans were altruistic and wanted to help other peopleD. New living space was needed to relieve the growing homeless populationE. Colonies were an economic benefit to the mother country

20. Which of the following best describes the geopolitical situation prior to 1914 in Europe?A. Great Britain was in decline, and this decline inspired aggression in Central EuropeB. Russia and France were on the brink of war over the BalkansC. War in Asia was draining the resources of some European powersD. The rise of Germany and the decline of the Ottoman Empire were changing the power relationships

within EuropeE. Revolts in Africa were causing the collapse of European imperialism

21. A significant reason for the instability that led to World War I in 1914 was the rise ofA. Spain as a military force in EuropeB. Germany as a rival power to Great Britain in EuropeC. Russia as a new European empire

D. Great Britain as a military aggressorE. Italy as an imperial power

22. Which of the following was the immediate cause of World War I (1914-1918)?A. A Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz FerdinandB. Local tensions in Russia escalated into warC. A treaty between Russia and France angered GermanyD. A confrontation between France and Italy in Africa led to fightingE. Germany invaded Belgium in an attempt to increase its territory


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23. Which of the following was not a long-term cause of World War I?A. imperialistic competition for foreign territoriesB. Defensive alliances between European powersC. Military buildup of navies and armiesD. Socialistic influences on governmentsE. Preplanned war movements

24. Which of the following regions was not the site of military battles in World War I?A. The Atlantic OceanB. AsiaC. AfricaD. South AmericaE. Europe

25. The military situation during most of World War I can best be described as which of thefollowing?

A. Defensive tactics were useless against automatic weaponsB. Airplanes played a crucial role in sinning battlesC. Brilliant generals commanded on both sides of the conflict

D. The Allies moved rapidly and won quick victoriesE. Both side experienced frustrating stalemate and high casualty rates

26. Which of the following military technologies made their debut in World War I?A. Battleships and automatic riflesB. Rockets and pistolsC. Rifle grenades and steel helmetsD. Tanks and airplanesE. Mobile cavalry and jeeps

27. How did European nations pay for World War I while the fighting was going on?A. Issuing national bondsB. Borrowing from Asian nationsC. Cutting government spendingD. Taxing the richE. Raising poll fees

28. What was the political impact of World War I on party politics in European nations in thebeginning of the war?

A. Right-wing regimes often took over the governmentsB. Coalition governments created instabilityC. Socialists often attacked the decision to go to warD. Parliaments were divided when it came to supporting the fightingE. War patriotism subverted political differences

29. Which of the following best describes the situation of working women during World War I?A. Women took over many managerial positionsB. More jobs were available to women but at lower pay than that earned by menC. Working conditions improved markedly for womenD. Wages rose and commodities became cheaperE. Households received special allowances for food

30. Which World War I weapon was banned after the war because of its horrible impact on thesoldiers?

A. High-powered rifles


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B. BayonetsC. Automatic machine gunsD. Poison gasE. Booby traps

31. Which weapon used by Germans was most effective in its war with Great Britain from 1914 to

1918?A. The machine gunB. The submarineC. The flamethrowerD. The goosestepE. The airplane

32. What German military tactics brought the United States into World War I on the side of theAllies?

A. Anti-American propagandaB. A letter from the kaiser insulting President WilsonC. German sabotage in New York in early 1917D. German battleships threatened the US navy at sea

E. Unrestricted submarine warfare

33. Which of the following treaties formalized the Russian exit from the war in 1917?A. VersaillesB. CoblenzC. ParisD. Brest-LitovskE. Konstance

34. Which of the following European nations were members of the Big Four at the Versailles PeaceConference in 1919?

A. Belgium, France, and HollandB. Norway, Switzerland, and GermanyC. Spain, Great Britain, and AustriaD. France, Great Britain, and ItalyE. italy, Poland, and Denmark

35. In Russian history, the termsovietmeans which of the following?A. The Russian parliamentB. A council of local workersC. A socialist party that took over the governmentD. The Red ArmyE. The Provisional Assembly

36. The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 succeeded because

A. Lenin was arrested by the MensheviksB. the military situation at the front started to improve for RussiaC. the Allies were in support of the takeoverD. it was supported by certain members of the aristocracyE. core revolutionaries were disciplined and opportunistic

37. The Allies intervened in the Russian civil war after 1917 because theyA. feared for the life of the tsars familyB. were anxious that Russian ports might fall to the GermansC. did not think the Bolsheviks were democratic


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D. wanted to protect foreign investments in RussiaE. suspected Lenin would join the Germans against them

38. Lenins New Economic Policy (NEP) was created in 1921 toA. placate farmers and allow some capitalistic activityB. allow some heavy industry to be privatized

C. concede victory to the WhitesD. disallow market incentives in the soviet economyE. encourage trade with western Europe

39. The death of Lenin in 1924 led to which of the following outcomes in the Soviet Union?A. A power struggle ensued, which led to the dictatorship of StalinB. Democracy was encouraged in the worker sovietsC. Alliances with the Allies became possibleD. The NEP was institutionalized in RussiaE. Trotsky was named Lenins successor

40. Which of the following long-term effects resulted from World War I in Europe?A. Long-term economic prosperity was enhanced

B. The monarchy was affirmed and conservatives became more powerfulC. The traditional balance of power was destroyed and a new political order was establishedD. Prewar borders were respectedE. nationalism was downplayed in politics

41. The main liberal agenda of the Versailles Peace Conference wasA. punishing Germany for starting the warB. marginalizing Russia for leaving the war so earlyC. land reform for all of EuropeD. self-determination for peoples around the worldE. a new domination of Europe by Italy

42. What was the League of Nations supposed to achieve for Europe?A. Enhanced economic relationsB. Continental control by FranceC. Tax revenue for SwitzerlandD. An economic boost for Germany and RussiaE. Collective security for peace-loving nations

43. Which of the following was not a cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?A. A long war had exhausted the militaryB. The death of the tsar weakened the governmentC. Germans helped Lenin return to RussiaD. Charismatic leadership was spurred on by the radical revolutionariesE. Widespread famine destabilized the nation

44. Britain maintained a protectorate in Egypt primarily toA. oversee the gold mines thereB. guard the Suez CanalC. steal antiquities for the British MuseumD. sponsor democracy in the regionE. thwart Spanish interest in the area

45. Which of the following is not a reason for Allied victory in 1918?A. Mutinies took place in the German navy


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B. Germany went back to unrestricted submarine tactics in the North AtlanticC. American troops were bolstering the Allied armyD. Russia stopped fighting after the 1917 revolutionE. The long war had exhausted Germany and Austria

46. The 1920s were seen as the heroic age of physics because of the discovery of

A. radium as chemical elementB. subatomic particles, such as neutronsC. Newtonian principlesD. the theory of relativityE. existential science

47. Twentieth-century literature responded to totalitarianism with dystopic novels such asA. All Quit on the Western FrontB. Whos Afraid of Virginia Wolf?C. The Great GatsbyD. Brave New WorldE. Pride and Prejudice

48. Which of the following were successor states to the Austro-Hungarian empire after 1919?A. Yugoslavia and DalmatiaB. Czechoslovakia and RomaniaC. Albania and TurkeyD. Corsica and SerbiaE. Bulgaria and Moldova

49. The artistic movement of Dadaism in the 1920s featuredA. surreal depictions of wild dreamsB. pointilistic landscapesC. absurdist and outrageous satireD. soft and romantic still lifeE. Gothic images of life

50. In the 1920s, broadcast media was dominated by which of the following technologies?A. Satellite feedsB. TelevisionC. Motion picturesD. RadioE. Telegraph shows

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