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1
How did the European colonial powers react to Leopold II's atrocities in the Congo?
They supported him and allowed him to keep the region.
They silently condemned him but did nothing.
They invaded and seized the region for themselves.
They condemned him, giving the region to Belgian control.
2
During the nineteenth century, Jews in Europe
Were emancipated but still had restrictions in most areas.
Were persecuted in almost every European country.
Advanced full social and legal equality.
Weren't allowed into certain professions.
3
How did art and opera change in the later 19th century?
The size and scale of the works increased.
Colours and music were used to closely resemble reality.
They recreated art and music of previous centuries.
The subjects became ordinary people.
4
Which country's victory over France started the decline of Napoleon III's empire?
Britain
Mexico
The United States
Prussia
5
Describe the Treaty of Versailles
All of the above.
It made Germany the scapegoat of the war.
It created several new nations in Europe.
It hit Germany with extremely harsh reparations.
6
What was the goal of the 1848 German Revolution?
To create a German republic similar to the United States.
To create a militaristic, nationalistic German state.
To create a strong German socialist republic.
To establish a strong, conservative German monarchy.
7
Which imported crop allowed Irish peasants to survive on small plots of land?
Potatoes
Rice
Corn
Tomatoes
8
Describe the First French Republic.
It wasn't as radical as the National Assembly.
It was more efficient that the previous government.
It was quickly overthrown by royalists.
It was divided between far left and far right Jacobins.
9
Which of these statements is true about European imperialism?
Liberals and socialists opposed it as they were tolerant.
Conservatives supported it as they had racist attitudes.
All of the above.
The colonial subjects received benefits and drawbacks.
10
The first Continental European nations to completely establish a railroad system were
Belgium
France
The Netherlands
Germany
11
What new jobs opened for women in the late 19th century?
nurses
teachers
all of the above
secretaries
12
Describe the reign of Louis-Philippe of France.
He upheld the conservative policies of Charles IX.
He created new reforms to benefit the French people.
His failed promises led to his overthrow in 1848.
He opposed full scale industrialization.
13
The socialist Revolutionary ideology in France
Grew out of popularity.
Contributed to two revolutions in France.
Increased in popularity after Napoleon's defeat.
Was crushed by the new conservative government.
14
Which war created the nation of Germany?
The Franco-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War
The Danish War
The Crimean War
15
Who were the most influential composers of the late 19th century and early 20th century?
Claude Debussy
Sergei Prokofiev
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky
16
Which country was created in 1830?
Italy
Belgium
Poland
Germany
17
What were some of the Enlightenment reforms Friedrich the Great installed in Prussia?
Limited freedom of speech.
Freedom of religion.
More funding into the arts and sciences.
Established a court of philsophes that included Voltaire.
18
Which colony or colonies did France lose to Britain in the Seven Years' War?
Louisiana
India
Saint-Domingue (Haiti)
Canada
19
The most famous incident in the Crimean War was
The Siege of Sevastopol
Florence Nightingale's revolutionary medical techniques
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The independence of the Balkan states
20
Which event brought the entire Italian peninsula under Italian control?
The pope renounced all territorial claims in Italy.
Sardinia-Piedmont captured all of Northern Italy.
The Italian annexation of Rome in 1870.
Garibaldi's Red Shirts conquering Naples.
21
How did Tsar Nikolay II respond to the 1905 Revolution?
He imposed more repression, further angering the people.
He was overthrown in the Russian Revolution.
He installed parliamentary bodies called the Dumas.
He abdicated the throne for his son Alexei.
22
Which of these classic novels emerged during the realism era?
War and Peace
Around the World In Eight Days
Crime and Punishment
Les Misérables
23
Which best describes Louis XV of France's reign?
Subjected to the will of Madame de Pompadour.
He was overthrown in the French Revolution.
A strong leader who expanded France's colonial territory.
A weak leader who let France's debt get out of control.
24
Which British victory prevented a French invasion of Britain?
The Nile
Trafalgar
Salamanca
Vitoria
25
What was the US impact in the war?
US leadership helped break the stalemate.
Had little impact militarily but helped through industry.
Their entry sealed victory for the Allies.
Had more influence on the peace treaty rather than the war.
26
Which was a reform issued by Napoleon?
Wealth redistribution to the lower classes.
Freedom of Religion.
A fair legal code.
Making education more accessible for the masses.
27
Enlightened monarchs in the 18th century
Successfully defeated the power of the nobility.
Pursued a path of peace instead of war.
Were unable to implement any of their reforms.
Couldn't defeat the social norms and realities of the time.
28
The invasion of which country brought Britain into the war?
Belgium
France
The Netherlands
Poland
29
Charles Darwin's
The Descent of Man
predicted the extinction of man.
placed humans in the centre of a rational universe.
confirmed that the Theory of Evolution applied to humans.
debunked the Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection.
30
The most immediate cause of the French Revolution was
Louis XVI censoring the press.
Disgrace after losing wars to Britain.
The call by Enlightenment philosophes for reform.
The government's failure to resolve its economic problems.
31
What characterised Impressionist paintings?
Bright colours and brushstrokes to convey the environment.
Dark colours to portray the grim Industrial world.
Geometric layouts to be extremely realistic.
Contrast of colours to convey emotion.
32
What issue unified socialists in the nineteenth century?
Imperialism
The poor working and living conditions of the workers.
Nationalism
Anarchism
33
In which country did the move for Latin American independence begin?
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Mexico
34
Who were the faces of opera in the mid-nineteenth century?
Franz Liszt
Frédédric Chopin
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
35
Neo-Gothic Buildings exhibited the nineteenth century revival of
Renaissance architecture
medieval architecture
Greco-Roman architecture
Islamic architecture
36
Why did the Bolsheviks become popular in Russia?
They promised peace, bread, and land.
All of the above.
The previous governments ignored the demands of the people.
Vladimir Lenin was a charismatic speaker.
37
What did World War I do for women?
Opened up more jobs for women.
Granted them women's suffrage in most of the west.
All of the above.
Encouraged more women to enter the workforce.
38
Describe the Netherlands in the 18th century.
Saw a decline in economic prosperity.
The country shifted to more of a monarchy.
Continued its status as a great power.
The country shifted to more of a republic.
39
Which of these nations was NOT industrialised by 1850?
Russia.
Belgium.
France.
The German states.
40
What type of new energy source powered the Second Industrial Revolution?
Natural Gas
Oil
Coal
Electricity
41
How did the British government respond to demands for reform by the working class?
Established the first ever welfare state.
Sanctioned trade unions to advocate for workers.
Ignored their demands and violently cracked down on protests
Established reforms to aid the poor and limit child labour.
42
What was the result of the Boer War?
Britain installed tighter control in South Africa.
Both sides committed crimes against humanity.
South Africa gained complete independence from Britain.
South Africa became a dominion.
43
Which aspect of modern society did NOT come from the Second Industrial Revolution?
Professional Sports Leagues
Department Stores
Consumer Culture
Supermarkets
44
Which Karl Marx book undermined the capitalistic economy?
Value, Price, and Profit
The Class Struggles in France
Wage, Labour, and Capital
Das Kapital
45
Who or what defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Horatio Nelson
Arthur Wellesley
a hemorrhoids infection.
46
How did Napoleon's Invasion of Russia fail?
The Russian winter halted their advance.
They were defeated by Russian peasant militias.
The Russians destroyed everything, killing their own people.
The French lost the Battle of Borodino.
47
The rise of the industrial factory system affected the lives and status of workers who now
Could only sell their labour for a wage.
West less vulnerable to more rapid economic cycles.
Were often paid in kind.
Got both good wages and fringe benefits.
48
Which of the following was NOT a benefit for the subjects of Imperialism?
Relative self governance.
Better education and health care.
Peace in war torn areas.
Better living conditions.
49
Which aspect of European society was destroyed by the war?
Democracy
Monarchy
Imperialism
The aristocracy
50
What happened in the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
The British and Indians committed horrible atrocities.
The British installed tighter control over India.
A move for Indian independence emerged.
India gained more self rule.
51
Which of these artists was NOT part of Impressionist movement?
Claude Monet
Vincent van Gogh
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Georges Seurat
52
Klemens von Metternich was
in support of the revolutionary idea of Napoleon's France.
an advocate of European stability.
wanted to reinstall pre Revolution conservatism in Europe.
an advocate for free press to maintain the status quo.
53
What were the methods Emmeline Pankhurst used to advance women's suffrage in England?
Propaganda to gain male support.
Violence and bizarre public actions.
Allying with liberal and socialist politicians.
Peaceful protests.
54
What was the response to
The Communist Manifesto
?
Marx helped it become popular in 1870's with his union work.
It immediately became popular upon its publication.
It didn't become popular until after Marx's death.
It was heavily censored by European governments.
55
Which of these shifts in society did NOT occur during the Industrial Revolution?
The rapid growth of the middle class.
The rise of consumerism.
Universal education.
Universal suffrage.
56
What did Irish politician Charles Parnell advocate for?
Complete Irish independence
The partition of Ireland into two states.
A dominion similar to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The union of Ireland and Scotland into a new United Kingdom.
57
Which two events ignited the French Revolution?
The Estates-General
The Storming of the Bastille.
War with Austria and Prussia.
The Tennis Court Oath.
58
Which battle or battles was Napoleon's greatest triumph?
Jena-Auerstedt
Ulm
Austerlitz
Borodino
59
Englishman Henry Coat was responsible for a new iron smelting process known as what?
cottling
corking
skimming
puddling
60
Who was the first true socialist?
Henri de Saint Simon
Karl Marx
Charles Fourier
Robert Owen
61
Who were the founders of the Romantic Era?
Edgar Allan Poe
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Wolfgang von Göthe
62
What did early anarchists NOT believe?
Violence was the best way to achieve total freedom.
State and society were responsible for corrupting people.
The state should be abolished.
People were inherently good.
63
What ideology did Edmund Burke fall under?
Nationalism.
Conservatism.
Liberalism.
Socialism.
64
Describe Napoleon Bonaparte's domestic policies.
He destroyed many of the ideas of the French Revolution.
He didn't look after the French people.
He preserved the French Revolution.
They were very unpopular with the French people.
65
Which wasn't an argument for imperialism?
The white man's burden.
National prestige.
To ease the burden of excess European population.
The hunt for resources.
66
The Industrial Revolution's effect on the standard of living
Increased the gap between rich and poor.
Especially benefitted the middle classes.
Living standards plummeted for the working class.
Led to an increased purchasing power for the working class.
67
Describe the 18th century British monarchy.
It became much more Enlightened under George III.
It was far more liberal than continental Europe.
It battled with the prime minister for power.
It was far more conservative than continental Europe.
68
What were the problems with the new government?
The king and National Assembly jockeyed for power.
It was too weak to ensure its citizens well-being.
It wasn't Enlightened enough.
It was quickly crushed by Austrian and Prussian intervention
69
What inspired Britain to industralise?
Potential profits from new manufacturing methods.
The need to solve 18th century poverty.
To upstage France.
The failure of the cotton industry.
70
The domestic system of textile production in France and Britain was called
factory system
putting-out system
workshop system
cottage system
71
Which statement best describes Otto von Bismarck?
A socialist who redistributed wealth to the lower classes.
A determined German nationalist through his entire life.
A conservative who vehemently maintained the status quo.
A shrewd operator who manipulated events to his advantage.
72
The development of the railroads in the Industrial Revolution was important in
Bringing about the demise of joint-stock companies.
Increasing the size of markets and the price of goods.
Making London a great port city.
Increasing British supremacy in innovation and engineering.
73
Who were the main victims of the Reign of Terror?
The bourgeoisie.
Peasants.
The clergy.
Robespierre's opponents on the far left.
74
Catherine the Great of Russia
Captured large amounts of Ottoman territory for Russia.
Was overthrown by Pugachev in Pugachev's rebellion.
Weakened the nobility with her Enlightenment reforms.
Installed Enlightenment reforms for the peasants.
75
Why was Britain the world's first industrialised nation?
They had a large population and workforce.
A ready supply of domestic and colonial markets.
They had abundant resources and brilliant inventors.
They had the world's strongest economy.
