Part 2 World History Mid term – Flashcards
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Steam power a) could only be used in rural villages b) was limited by the ability of the horses to keep the generators turning c) required no maintenance d) had a significant impact upon production especially in cotton cloth
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d) had a significant impact upon production especially in cotton cloth
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By the middle of the 19th century, Henry Cort's system of puddling for iron had resulted in a) France's overabundance of grain b) limiting urbanization c) Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer d) Edison inventing the light bulb
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c) Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer
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Continental European industrialization a) started a full generation before it did in England b) began in Belgium, France, and the German states c) didn't gain momentum until the 1980s in France d) was centered in northwestern Piedmont (Italy) until 1888
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b) began in Belgium, France, and the German states
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It can be said that, as a result of the Industrial Revolution a) some middle class people rose in social status, while most working class people worked in appalling conditions b) almost all upper-class women worked outside their homes in factories and mines c) only the peasantry of society experienced earning a decent living and well furnished homes d) society was numerically dominated by royals
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a) some middle class people rose in social status, while most working class people worked in appalling conditions
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By aiming at the establishing legitimacy and a traditional balance of power in European political affairs, Metternich and his followers in Vienna were advocates of the ideology known as a) nationalism b) liberalism c) utopianism d) conservatism
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d) conservatism
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The basic purpose of the Concert of Europe was to a) maintain conservative political control over Europe b) obliterate the Ottoman Empire c) accelerate the development of liberal changes in European governments d) enable nationalism to dominate European politics
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a) maintain conservative political control over Europe
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The new, industrial middle class a) typically worked manual labor jobs in mines and factories b) equivalent to the older peasantry c) worked in appalling conditions and desired greater rights within trade unions d) composed of increasingly wealthy individuals who wanted to gain greater political status and power
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d) composed of increasingly wealthy individuals who wanted to gain greater political status and power
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The new working class a) enjoyed much leisure time during the early 1800s b) experienced comfortable living conditions c) often worked twelve to sixteen hours a day, six days a week d) were satisfied with the conditions they lived under
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c) often worked twelve to sixteen hours a day, six days a week
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Britain's Factory act of 1833 a) reduced the number of men working in education b) reduced the number of children working in factories c) established a twenty hour work day for all workers d) placed a high tariff on imports in order to increase the profits of industrialists
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b) reduced the number of children working in factories
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Nineteenth century liberals advocated a) universal suffrage for women and children b) extending voting rights for male citizens who met certain property requirements c) rapid change through violent revolutionary action d) an unrestricted democracy of universal suffrage for all adult males and females
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b) extending voting rights for male citizens who met certain property requirements
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Nationalism a) was a potential threat to the existing political order and balance of power that was established b) died out by the mid late 19th century 1060a c) was firmly opposed by the Italian patriots: Garibaldi and Cavour d) won speedy acceptance of the monarchies across Europe during the early 1800s
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a) was a potential threat to the existing political order and balance of power that was established
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The Congress of Vienna in 1815 a) was attended by representatives of Spain, China, Australia, and the US b) operated in accord with the principles of liberalism and nationalism c) agreed to meet periodically to take steps to maintain Europe's peace & stability d) was dominated by Camillo di Cavour and Bismarck
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c) agreed to meet periodically to take steps to maintain Europe's peace & stability
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German unification a) was achieved due to the success of the Frankfurt Assembly b) was finally achieved by the militaristic Prussian politicians such as Bismarck c) was achieved by Klemens von Matternich d) resulted from the efforts of the Italian liberals
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b) was finally achieved by the militaristic Prussian politicians such as Bismarck
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The most multinational state in Europe in the 19th century, and thus the one most threatened by nationalism was a) Austria b) Spain c) Britain d) France
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a) Austria
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The new Italian kingdom established in 1861 a) was created as a result of the Italo-Prussian Treaty of Halberstam in 1853 b) owed its final success to the diplomatic and military success of Alexander II c) was, to a significant degree, the result of the diplomatic and political work of Cavour and the military actions of Garibaldi d) seized Greece as soon as the Ottoman Empire withdrew from it
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a) was created as a result of the Italo-Prussian Treaty of Halberstam in 1853
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The "Eastern Question" in the nineteenth century concerned the fate of a) China b) Great Britain c) Germany d) the Ottoman Empire
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c) Germany
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The Crimean War a) enormously strengthened Russia's military prestige b) strengthened the Concert of Europe, as well Spain's stature on the Continent c) resulted in French domination of European politics for the rest of the century d) isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe
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d) isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe
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The policies of Otto von Bismarck before 1871 a) were based on the practice of liberal democracy b) were militaristic and based upon Realpolitik c) resulted in French domination of European politics for the rest of the century d) isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe
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d) isolated the Austrians from the rest of the great powers of Europe
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Which of the following was a result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870? a) Louis Napoleon made himself Emperor of the Third Republic b) German unification was achieved c) The Italians suffered a military and political humiliation d) The south Russian states came under Prussian domination
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b) German unification was achieved
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Revolution and chaos were avoided in Britain during the nineteenth century because a) creation of a secret and effective secret political police unit, the "Peelers", maintained order and stability b) economic prosperity it experienced during the period c) the passage of the Free Education Act of 1832 d) the Concert of Europe intervened at each revolutionary rumbling
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b) economic prosperity it experienced during the period
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The Ausgleich of 1867 met each "half" of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had their own a) legislatures b) emperors c) military (army & navy) d) systems of finances
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a) legislatures
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Which of the following was true of developments in the US through the Civil War? a) US banana production was the root cause because it peaked in 1820 and dropped steadily after that b) Liberal social policies gave every inhabitant 1000 acres of free land c) Westward expansion kept slavery a relatively minor issue until 1870 d) Mass white male electoral participation was instituted during the era of Andrew Jackson
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d) Mass white male electoral participation was instituted during the era of Andrew Jackson
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Which of the following was NOT an aspect of nineteenth century development of Canada? a) Rebellions against British policy occurred in 1837 and 1838 in both Upper and Lower Canada b) The British created a formal union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1840 c) John Macdonald led a bloody rebellion against the British in 1860 d) The British North American Act created the Canadian nation in 1867
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c) John Macdonald led a bloody rebellion against the British in 1860
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Which of the following does NOT represent a factor that made Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution? a) It had few colonies around the globe b) The nation produced a surplus of food, thus allowing its people extra buying power to purchase manufactured products c) Its increased population served as a labor source for the nation's new factories d) British manufacturers were willing to accept and seek new methods of manufacturing
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a) It had few colonies around the globe
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After radicals assassinated Alexander II of Russia a) the Concert of Europe took over Russia b) China invaded Eastern Russia c) Alexander III turned against reform and returned to traditional ways of repression d) Russia began the world's greatest industrial power
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c) Alexander III turned against reform and returned to traditional ways of repression
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Liberalism focused upon a) valuing the State (government) above the individual b) limiting civil liberties c) supporting constitutional governments d) advocating (meaning supporting) absolute monarchies
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c) supporting constitutional governments
