True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first flight in a fixed-wing
airplane. |
| | 2. | Alexander Graham Bell sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic. |
| | 3. | Electric lights helped increase factory production by allowing night
shifts. |
| | 4. | After
1870, wages dropped, while prices rose in Europe due to higher transportation costs. |
| | 5. | By
1914, unions had improved the lives and working conditions of the working classes. |
| | 6. | By
the end of 1918, all British adult males and women over age 21 could vote. |
| | 7. | The
working class in Great Britain tended to support the Liberal Party. |
| | 8. | In
1875, a new constitution created France’s Second Republic. |
| | 9. | Conservative forces during the reign of German emperor William II supported democratic
reforms. |
| | 10. | Russia’s Nicholas II was a devout reformer and democratic champion of his
people. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 11. | What
elements made possible the Second Industrial Revolution? a. | textiles, railroads,
iron, coal | b. | steel, chemicals, electricity, petroleum | c. | earth, air, fire,
water | d. | concrete, timber, silk, spices | | |
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| | 12. | According to
Marx, the means of production were owned by a. | the ruling class oppressors. | b. | the working class
oppressed. | c. | the government. | d. | the
Proletariat. | | |
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| | 13. | The Second
International was a. | the trade group formed
by Western nations. | b. | a German socialist party. | c. | Marx’s famous
publication. | d. | an association of socialist groups. | | |
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| | 14. | One form of
Marxist socialism was eventually called a. | Engelism. | b. | Euroism. | c. | communism. | d. | proletariatism. | | |
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| | 15. | The
under-industrialized nations of southern and eastern Europe a. | reverted to
monarchism. | b. | provided food and raw materials for the industrial
countries. | c. | embraced the teachings of Marx. | d. | built automobiles for
the Americas. | | |
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| | 16. | Compulsory
elementary education eventually created a new demand for all of the following EXCEPT a. | teachers. | b. | female colleges. | c. | newspapers. | d. | religious freedom. | | |
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| | 17. | Public
education helped make people a. | more patriotic. | b. | more
blue-collar. | c. | less nationalistic. | d. | more leisure
oriented. | | |
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| | 18. | Urban
populations grew for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a. | more jobs brought
people to the cities. | b. | improved living conditions helped people in cities live
longer. | c. | public works made urban life easier. | d. | the desire to return to
nature. | | |
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| | 19. | The new
wealthy elite in Europe consisted of aristocrats and a. | the
clergy. | b. | industrialists, bankers, and merchants. | c. | unions. | d. | teachers. | | |
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| | 20. | The European
middle classes tended to believe in the ideals of a. | servitude and women’s rights. | b. | tradition and
classicism. | c. | hard work and moral conduct. | d. | leisure and
religion. | | |
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| | 21. | Russia
opposed Austria-Hungary over the 1908 annexation of a. | Japan. | b. | Serbia. | c. | Romania. | d. | Bosnia. | | |
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| | 22. | The members
of the Triple Alliance were a. | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. | b. | Russia, France, and
England. | c. | Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro. | d. | Bosnia, Herzegovina,
and Italy. | | |
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| | 23. | The
strongest military and industrial power in Europe by 1888 was a. | the Germanic
Confederation. | b. | the Germanic states. | c. | Germany. | d. | Prussia. | | |
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| | 24. | The
principle of ministerial responsibility states that a. | the prime minister is
responsible to the monarch. | b. | the prime minister is responsible to the legislative, not executive,
body. | c. | ministers must support executive officers. | d. | ministers are
responsible to bishops. | | |
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| | 25. | Great
Britain had a two-party system by 1871. What were the parties? a. | Cavaliers and
Roundheads | b. | Socialists and Royalists | c. | Democrats and
Republicans | d. | Liberals and Conservatives | | |
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| | 26. | What do
Monet, Renoir, Morisot, and van Gogh have in common? a. | They contributed to the
study of atomic particles. | b. | They contributed to Einsteinian physics. | c. | They did research to
assist Freud. | d. | They were all Impressionist or Postimpressionist
painters. | | |
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| | 27. | Einstein’s theory of relatively stated that a. | the family is at the
center of human consciousness. | b. | relatives carry similar genes. | c. | time, space, and matter
were objective realities. | d. | space and time are relative to the observer. | | |
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| | 28. | According to
Freud, human experience was strongly determined by a. | past
experiences. | b. | Newtonian physics. | c. | atomic
structure. | d. | the natural rights of humankind. | | |
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| | 29. | Einstein’s theories led to all of the following conclusions
EXCEPT a. | matter is a form of
energy. | b. | the atom contains vast energies. | c. | gene manipulation is
possible. | d. | time and space depend on matter. | | |
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| | 30. | Scientific
discoveries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries a. | increased uncertainty
about the universe. | b. | led to belief in a universe with certainty and
precision. | c. | confirmed Newton’s ideas. | d. | confirmed
Ptolemy’s ideas. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 31. | Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton transformed ____________________ into a
profession of trained, middle-class women.
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| 32. | ____________________ are people who advocate the extension of political rights, such
as voting rights.
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| 33. | Between 1890 and 1914, higher-paying jobs in industry made it possible for
working-class families to depend on the income of ____________________ alone.
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| 34. | The
____________________ created customs surrounding the family Christmas, including the Yule log, tree,
songs, and gift exchange.
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| 35. | Throughout the 1800s, the ____________________ declined, proving to be the most
significant development in the modern family.
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| 36. | Freud
used ____________________ to probe the past experiences and memories of a patient.
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| 37. | Marie
Curie discovered that an element called ____________________ gave off atomic energy.
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| 38. | The
Newtonian view held that matter was composed of solid material bodies called
____________________.
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| 39. | The
ideas of Social Darwinism led Houston Stewart Chamberlain to believe that Germans were the only pure
descendants of the ____________________.
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| 40. | Anti-Semitic feelings surfaced during the trial of French Captain Alfred
____________________.
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Matching |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | strikes | b. | dictatorship | c. | revisionists | d. | internal-combustion | e. | proletariat | | |
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| | 41. | the working
class |
| | 42. | Marxists who
rejected violent revolution |
| | 43. | organized
work stoppages called by unions |
| | 44. | absolute
governmental power by an individual or group |
| | 45. | engine type
fired by oil or gasoline |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | unskilled labor | b. | literacy | c. | the family | d. | feminism | e. | white-collar workers | | |
|
| | 46. | middle-class
salespeople, clerks, secretaries, etc. |
| | 47. | central
institution of middle-class life |
| | 48. | movement for
women’s rights |
| | 49. | workers
without training or experience |
| | 50. | the ability
to read |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Reichstag | b. | Chamber of Deputies | c. | Duma | d. | St. Petersburg | e. | Triple
Entente | | |
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| | 51. | French lower
house |
| | 52. | German
parliament |
| | 53. | site of the
“Bloody Sunday” Russian massacre |
| | 54. | Russian
legislative assembly |
| | 55. | 1907
alliance among Great Britain, France, and Russia |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | modernism | b. | social Darwinism | c. | pogroms | d. | psychoanalysis | e. | anti-Semitism | | |
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| | 56. | idea that
social progress comes from survival of the strong and fit |
| | 57. | hostility
and discrimination directed at Jews |
| | 58. | art movement
that rejected traditional styles |
| | 59. | science
pioneered by Freud |
| | 60. | organized
massacres |