Hansen
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Chapter 25 Test
(with a lecture from Ch 24 to boot)
2 pts each – outline worth 20 pts - 116 pts total
1. Joseph Lister is responsible for the
a. development of the germ theory
b. popularization of the miasmatic theory
c. practice of antiseptic sterilization
d. theory of genetics
2. What was Louis Pasteur’s greatest historical contribution? _____________________________________
3. What was the stated reason Napoleon III gave for his rebuilding of Paris? _________________________
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What was the side benefit that was his unstated reason? _________________________________________
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4. The division of classes into subdivided sub-classes
a. aided the development of strict class consciousness
b. was desperately fought against by the Catholic Church
c. helps to explain why no Marxist Revolution occurred before World War I
d. explains how the total wealth of nations went up while at the same time the poor got poorer
5. What is the name for the intellectual theory that, drawing on the work of the leading biological theories
of the late 19th century, provided justification for the rich to dominate the poor and for successful ethnic
groups to dominate weaker ones? ______________________
6. The theory you mentioned as the answer to the previous question was
a. largely accepted and used by New Nationalists.
b. largely rejected by New Nationalists.
7. Georges Haussmann is remembered for
a. developing the antiseptic method
b. rebuilding Paris
c. his realistic novels of lower-class life
d. enunciation of the positivist philosophy
8. The first state to enact social welfare, particularly Social Security legislation, was
a. England
b. Germany
c. France
d. the United States
9. The most negative aspect of the emergence of the responsive national state (aka – New Nationalism) was
a. its responsiveness to parliamentary government
b. the resulting surge in patriotic sentiment
c. the associated expansion of the electoral franchise
d. the channeling of the national sentiment in a militaristic direction.
10. The first and most important of the Great Reforms in Russia was the
a. abolition of serfdom
b. creation of the zemstvos , the local, elected governmental councils
c. granting of a constitution
d. nationalization of the church property
11. The Russian Revolution of 1905 resulted from all the following causes except
a. business and professional classes’ desire for political modernization
b. the assassination of Alexander III
c. a radicalized and unhappy working class
d. growing nationalism among subject peoples of the empire
12. Edward Bernstein argued
a.
for a return to revolutionary tactics
b.
that economic reform in Russia should be financed by the West
c.
that the working class should use the electoral process
d.
that the Jews were a threat to the Austrian Empire
13. The Russian zemstvo was the
a.
peasant commune which owned the land distributed by the Great Reforms
b.
new Russia parliament established after the Revolution of 1905
c.
institution for local government established by the Great Reforms
d.
name of the currency issued when Russia adopted the gold standard
14. Bismarck’s phrase “blood and iron” referred to the
a
future general war in Europe
b.
radical conflict between Germans and Jews
c.
establishment of worldwide empire
d.
unification of Germany
15. Karl Lueger, the popular mayor of Vienna, espoused
a.
anti-Semitism
b.
racial conflict between Germans and Jews
c.
revolutionary Marxism
d.
parliamentary democracy
16. Bismarck’s Kulturkampf was directed primarily against German
a.
socialists
b.
Catholics
c.
liberals
d.
intellectuals
17. Giuseppe Garibaldi, the liberator of southern Italy, supported all of the following except
a.
emancipation of women
b.
unification of Italy under the leadership of the pope
c.
social reforms
d.
universal suffrage
18. Louis Napoleon’s election as president of the Second Republic and then hereditary emperor was a
product of all of the following except his
a.
famous name
b.
protection of property
c.
anti-Catholic beliefs
d.
positive program
19. The stability of Napoleon III’s system was undermined by all of the following except
a.
Italian unification
b.
growing criticism from the liberals
c.
emergence of Prussia as a dominant power
d.
violent working-class rebellion
20. The success of Napoleon III’s system was based on all of the following except
a.
a successful foreign policy
b.
successful government intervention in the economy
c.
close attention to electoral politics
d.
sensitivity to public opinion
21. Pope Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors was a scathing denunciation of
a.
Bismarck’s Kulturkampf
b.
everything modern
c.
the efforts of Cavour and Garibaldi to unify Italy
d.
both American slavery and Russian serfdom
22. The leader of the “Red Shirts” was
a.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
b.
Camillo de Cavour
c.
Father Gioberti
d.
Victor Emmanuel
23. The long-established customs union among the German states was known as the
a.
Zemstvo
b.
Zollverein
c.
Reichstag
d.
North German Confederation
24. The cash crop that revitalized the slave economy of the southern United States in the nineteenth century
a.
tobacco
b.
sugar cane
c.
cotton
d.
rice
25. Bismarck’s constitution for North German Confederation featured all of the except
a. a lower house elected by universal, male suffrage
b. local control of local affairs
c. Prussian control of the federal government, army, and foreign affairs
d. an elected president
26. In response to the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, German
a. workers rebelled
b. middle-class liberals called for the impeachment of Bismarck
c. middle-class liberals adopted Bismarck’s brand of Nationalism
d. Catholics formed a political party to protect their interests
27. All of the following are consequences of the Franco- Prussian War except
a. the completion of the German unification
b. the collapse of the French Second Empire
c. an upsurge of German nationalist pride
d. a wave of social reform in Germany
28. The Great Reforms in Russia included all of the following except
a. a national parliament
b. abolition of serfdom
c. establishment of a new institution of local government
d. reform of the legal system
29. The greatest impediment to nation-building in the United States was
a. its weak “colonial” economy
b. regional differences exacerbated by slavery
c. the lack of common ancestry among its citizens
d. the intellectual legacy of the American Revolution
30. Factors that contributed to the North’s Victory in the American Civil War included all of the following
except
a. the ineffective leadership of Southern generals
b. Northern industrial superiority
c. the larger population of the North
d. the sense of national purpose in the North
31. Narrowly defined, modernization refers to the
a. industrialization of a state
b. movement to the creation of Nation- State
c. changes which have occurred in the past 500 years
d. changes that enable a country to compete with leading countries at a given time
32. The French Third Republic urged young teachers to marry for all of the following reasons except
a. to provide a contrast to the celibate nuns and priest who had dominated primary
education
b. the belief that married couple could cope with potential isolation in provincial France
c. to appease Catholic criticism of the secular schools and teachers
d. to hope that these women would set a good example
33. Bismarck’s social reforms were motivated primarily by
a. the Long Depression
b. his fear and distrust in socialism
c. humanitarian concern for the suffering and the urban poor
d. the failure of his Kulturkampf against German Catholics
34. The Dreyfus Affair
a. revived the prestige of the French army
b. drove a wedge between Catholics and anti-Semites
c. revived republican distrust of Catholicism
d. fanned the flames of French imperialism
35. Between 1906 and 1914, the Liberal party in Britain was able to accomplish all of the following except
a. eliminate the House of Lords as the real power in British politics
b. substantially increase taxes on the rich
c. pass extensive social welfare measures
d. resolve the violent problems of Ireland
36. The establishment of the Dual Monarchy in the Habsburg empire resulted in all of the following except
a. a semi-autonomous Hungarian state
b. a relaxation of extremist nationalism in the provinces
c. Magyar repression of the ethnic minorities in Hungary
d. an intensification of nationalist agitation among the subject nationalities
37. The decline of worker radicalism in Europe between 1848 and 1914 resulted from all of the following
except
a. improved standard of living
b. states outlawing socialist parties
c. patriotic education and indoctrination
d. increased political participation
38.. In order to force Austria to give up its territory in Italy, Cavour secured an alliance with
a.
the pope
c.
France
b.
Prussia
d.
the Hungarians
39. Which of the following would be the most accurate starting year for ‘New Nationalism’?
a.
1830
c. 1860
b.
1848
d. 1871
40. In which of the following areas was New Nationalism most feasible (likely to work)?
a.
Germany (including Prussia but not Austria)
b.
Germany (including Austria but not Prussia)
c.
Russia
d.
the Ottoman Empire
41. Which European nation proved to be the biggest exception to the belief that nationalism would work
best if centered on common language?
a.
Italy
c. Russia
b.
Germany
d. France
42. The Balkans will become a trouble spot for Europe because of the weakening of the following two
empires: __________________________ and _________________________-
43. All of the following are reasons that Prussia was more successful than Austria in unifying Germany
after 1848, except
a. Prussia had the support of the French
b. Prussia was the head of a German economic union
c. Prussia was sitting on top of a ton of coal and iron
d. Austria was increasingly distracted by internal and external issues other than Prussia
44. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about Bismark’s post-war peace treaties?
a. Bismark was almost always lenient in his treaties
b. Bismark was almost always harsh in his treaties
c. Bismark varied- he was harsher with defeated Germans than non-Germans
d. Bismark varied- he was harsher with defeated non-Germans than Germans
45. Bismark’s main goal in sparking a war with France was
a. taking the provinces of Alsace-Lorraine
b. gaining the industrial land in the Ruhr Valley
c. showing Germans that Prussia rather than Austria was the true champion of the Germans
d. reminding the south German states that they were more German than French
46. Where (exactly) and when (to the year) was William I declared German Kaiser?
_______________________________
47. New Nationalism generally served to
a. decrease domestic and international tensions in Europe
b. increase domestic and international tensions in Europe
c. decrease domestic but increase international tensions in Europe
d. increase domestic but decrease international tensions in Europe
48. In a key war in 1905
a. Russia beat England
b. England beat Russia
c. Japan beat Russia
d. Italy beat Japan
Bonus Questions-. 2 pts each.
Bonus A . Sardinia-Piedmont became the leader of the Italian unification as a result of all of the following
factors except
a.
the failure of Mazzini’s style of democratic nationalism in 1848
b.
Pope Pius IX’s rejection of the Italian unification
c.
the endorsement of Napoleon III
d.
Victor Emmanuel’s granting of a liberal constitution
Bonus #B . Witte’s greatest innovation was
a.
using the West to catch up with the West
b.
putting Russia on the gold standard
c.
protecting Russia industry with tariffs
d.
constructing the trans-Siberian railroad
Bonus #C . The Second International
a.
was dominated by labor unionism from its beginning
b.
was a well-organized, centrally controlled revolutionary movement
c.
had a powerful psychological impact on the workers and socialists of Europe
d.
had little impact on Europeans of the late nineteenth century
Bonus D- Imagine that the French in Paris, desperate to hold off Bismarck’s forces, had eaten every animal
in the zoo except their prized specimen- two Arctic Narwhal. Explain the conclusion of the war using
images (and including a bit of real history, if possible).
Outlining Question Period #2 AND 5 Compare and Contrast New and Old Nationalism.