Social Sciences and Humanities
HistoryWestern Civilization/European HistoryThe Western ExperiencePractice Set 2464
HistoryWestern Civilization/European HistoryThe Western ExperiencePractice Set 2464Progress And Its Discontents
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Question 1
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A critical feature of the second industrial revolution was
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the discovery and exploitation of new coal deposits.
the development of new technologies such as electricity.
agricultural prosperity.
that it occurred during a period of general economic boom.
that it occurred during a period of recession.
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Question 2
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Which of the following is NOT true of Germany's spectacular economic expansion following unification?
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The acquisition of Alsace-Lorraine provided Germany with more raw materials.
German factories had the latest and most efficient equipment.
Germany concentrated its marketing efforts within its own borders.
The educational system played an important role in supplying the talent needed by the commercial sector.
The government played an active role in encouraging business.
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Question 3
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The sluggish rate of British economic growth in the late nineteenth century was in part the result of
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outdated plants and equipment.
too much emphasis on technical education at the expense of scientific research.
loss of empire.
rapid adoption of experimental techniques in manufacturing.
the standard of living debate.
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Question 4
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The demographic transition that took place between 1870 and 1914 involved
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a sharp rise in the death rate.
an increase in the birthrate.
higher population growth in Europe.
movement from urban to rural areas.
a decline in death and birth rates.
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Question 5
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Which of the following was NOT an advance in scientific research in the late nineteenth century?
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Pasteur discovered the technique of pasteurization.
Pasteur discovered the vaccine against rabies.
Lister discovered how to kill germs with carbolic acid.
Lister discovered the vaccine for tuberculosis.
Koch discovered the microorganism responsible for tuberculosis.
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Question 6
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Karl Marx argued that the dialectical process of history
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works through ideas that constitute the spirit of the age.
was determined by economic forces and class conflict.
was the working out of a divine plan.
depended on great leaders.
depended upon Social Darwinism.
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Question 7
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Karl Marx argued that
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as industrialization progresses, the middle class will become larger.
the class which controls the means of production determines society's laws, values, and cultural forms.
in the future post-capitalist society, the state will ensure that all people are treated equally.
the middle class was anti-progressive.
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Question 8
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Karl Marx exerted a lasting influence because
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his vision of the future was so clearly laid out that there was little occasion for disagreement among his followers.
he simplified historical analysis by focusing on politics rather than economics or culture.
he gave those outraged by social injustice the sense that they were on the side of history.
he rejected technological and industrial development.
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Question 9
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The theories of Charles Darwin, arguing that species evolve through time, were
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based on rational analysis rather than evidence or observation.
easily accepted by Christians as compatible with faith.
without precedent or parallel in the intellectual world of the nineteenth century.
used to justify competition and domination among nations and social classes.
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Question 10
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Social Darwinism
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applied Darwin's ideas to society.
ignored crucial parts of Darwin's theories.
became linked to theories of genetics.
was used to justify competition in markets or between nations.
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Question 11
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Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe life during the Belle Epoque?
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Workers had more time for leisure.
Workers' leisure time decreased but the leisure time of the upper classes increased.
Women increasingly participated in public forms of leisure.
The rise in wages allowed more people to access leisure activities.
Sports, film, and mass media won larger audiences.
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Question 12
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Working women in the late nineteenth century found it hard to organize because
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of employers' resistance.
of opposition from male-dominated unions.
women had no knowledge of how to create organizations.
middle class women organized to prevent unions.
of both employers' resistance and opposition from male-dominated unions.
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Question 13
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By the 1910s, women
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had gained significant access to higher education.
had moved into the growing field of social work.
dominated certain fields, such as teaching and clerical work.
benefited from the passing of legislation on families.
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Question 14
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In the late nineteenth century, the arts as an expression of European civilization
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attained a unity of forms and styles indicative of a common European culture and values.
saw remarkably similar trends develop in different forms of art and architecture.
benefited from a larger and more sophisticated audience.
saw the emergence of an international style.
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Question 15
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Which was probably NOT a part of popular culture at the end of the nineteenth century?
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theatrical entertainments
the decadent movement in literature and the arts
professional soccer
mass journalism
novels
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Question 16
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Which of the following did nineteenth-century anarchists see as their chief enemy?
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religion
pacifists
the state
trade unions
the First International
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Question 17
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The Vatican Council of 1869-1870
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advised the pope to come to terms with modern civilization.
issued a statement approving the values of capitalist society.
proclaimed the dogma of papal infallibility.
acknowledged the exclusive authority of the state over its citizens.
issued a statement concerning Bismarck's anti-Catholic policies.
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Question 18
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Pope Leo XIII
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condemned private property.
recognized the right of the workers to organize.
warned the state against favoring the undeserving poor.
urged the masses to accept capitalism.
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Question 19
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The revolt of the Paris Commune, crushed by government forces in 1871,
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was the first major uprising in Europe to attempt to establish a socialist state.
weakened the French state so that it was defeated by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War.
showed that the forces of the left were considerably more ruthless than those of the right.
became a symbol of open class struggle for socialists and radicals across Europe.
put an end to hopes among workers for revolution.
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Question 20
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The widespread nature of anti-Semitism was due to which of the following factors?
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It was part of a wider attack on liberalism.
Jews appeared to symbolize liberal, capitalist society.
Nationalists viewed Jews as a threat to national traditions.
Social Darwinism encouraged it.
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