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What does a high tariff do to the price of domestic products

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makes domestic prices low by adding to the price of foreign goods

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Through reforms that took place during the late 1800s, Britain transformed itself into

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a parliamentary democracy

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industry and large-scale ventures were approved by Napoleon. One was the building of the Suez Canal in Egypt to

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link the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

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Under the Napoleonic Code, French married women

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had no right to their own earnings

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The Chartist movement in Britain demanded

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the secret ballot

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Rotten boroughs in Britain were

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rural towns that had an unfairly large number of representatives in Parliament

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The Suez Canal was built by

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Ferdinand de Lesseps

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What was a result of widespread anti-Semitism in Europe in the late 1800s

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Theodor Herzl helped to launch modern Zionism

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What did Theodore Herzl call for

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Jews to form their own separate state

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Through the aid of Prince Maximilian, Napoleon lll hoped to

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turn Mexico into a french satellite

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What is a tithe

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tax for the support of the church and clergy

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What war brought an end to France’s Second Empire?

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Franco-Prussian War

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What happened to France after Napoleon lll was captured

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They declared an end to the Second Empire and set up a provisional government

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Which of the following did NOT cause almost a million people to die of starvation and disease during the “Great Hunger”

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social welfare laws did not protect the workers with insurance

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Which of the following was a socialist group that had a strong influence on British politics

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the Fabian Society

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Charles Stewart Parnell was a leading figure in the

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Irish nationalist movement

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Who did Napoleon lll make an enemy of when he took Nice and Savoy after helping this country fight off Austria

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A united Italy

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What did free traders argue would happen if the Corn Laws were repealed

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the price of grain would go lower

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The suffragist were reformers who wanted to

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get women the right to vote

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How is the prime minister chosen in a Parliamentary Democracy

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by Parliament

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the British corn laws were supported by

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farmers and wealthy landowners, because they kept grain prices high

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The Dreyfus Affair grew out of

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anti-Semitism

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In 1832, large towns and cities in Britain received greater representation in Parliament as a result of

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the Great Reform Act.

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What was the problem with rotten boroughs

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The population had shifted, but the seat distribution had not been changed

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Why would the British make trade unions legal but not allow strikes
the government feared that strikes would hurt industries or the economy
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In the 1800s what was a major reason why the Irish resented the British in Ireland
Irish peasants paid high rents to British absentee landlords
27
Which two men alternated as prime minister in Great Britain
Disraeli and Gladstone
28
What major step toward democracy did Britain take in 1911?
it curbed the power of the unelected House of Lords
29
By the 1860s, Benjamin Disraeli had forged the old Tory Party into the modern
conservative party
30
When it was founded in 1900, the British Labour Party was primarily made up of
socialists and union members
31
Which statement best describes Queen Victoria
She was a symbol of social values but did not support women's suffrage
32
One result of the social welfare reforms passed in Great Britain in the early 1900s was that
Marxism gained only limited support among the British working class
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Why did Emmeline Pankhurst and others take more drastic steps
Women under 3 were given the right to vote but not women older
34
Which brand hold the power in a Parliamentary Democracy
Legislative
35
Which of the statements below is true about British social reforms of the mid-1800s
New laws limited women and children to a 10-hr work day
36
By the end of the 1800s, Britain transformed itself from a
constitutional monarchy to a parliamentary democracy
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After the Conservative Party pushed through the Reform Bill of 1867 the Liberal Party extended suffrage and gave voting rights to
farmworkers and most other men.
38
The Reform Act of 1832 enlarged the electorate, but did not change what?
property requirement to vote was upheld
39
Why were the Chartists not satisfied with the Reform Act of 1832?
The bill did not help many rural or urban workers, who could not meet the property requirement.
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Among demands of Chartists were
universal male suffrage and a secret ballot
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Queen Victoria represented many values, how did these values relate to economic reform?
They promoted reform because they were widely adopted by people at all levels of society.
42
What major step toward democracy did Britain take in 1911?
It curbed the power of the unelected House of Lords.
43
The Reform Act of 1832 gave a greater political voice to
middle-class men.
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The Reform Bill of 1867
doubled the number of voters.
45
What was the problem with rotten boroughs
The population had shifted, but the seat distribution had not been changed.
46
Reformers of the criminal justice system began to reduce the number of capital offenses. Instead of the death penalty,
convicts were sent to penal colonies
47
Along with murder, shoplifting, sheep stealing, and impersonating an army veteran were a capital offense. This lead juries in Britain
to refuse to convict criminals because the punishments were too harsh.
48
What is a tithe?
tax for the support of the church and clergy
49
The suffragists were reformers who wanted to
get women the right to vote.
50
Why did Emmeline Pankhurst and others take more drastic steps?
The earlier methods had not worked.
51
What did free traders argue would happen if the Corn Laws were repealed?
the price of grain would go lower
52
The Irish never accepted British rule and bitterly resented
absentee landlords that owned large estates but did not live on them
53
Which statement describes British labor unions in the 1800s?
Membership grew, and workers gained many protections and benefits.
54
What is one reason Marxism did NOT gain much support from British workers?
The British government passed many social welfare laws.
55
During the late 1800s the Conservative and Liberal parties both pushed social reform to benefit the working class. Which of the following happened? CHOOSE MORE THAN 1!!
health and housing improvements for workers in the city, free elementary education, government jobs based on merit
56
How did the French helping the Italians defeat the Austrians backfire on Napoleon III?
Italy emerged as a rival on France's border
57
What happened in France after Napoleon III was captured?
They declared an end to the Second Empire and set up a provisional government.
58
Why was Napoleon III appealing to all classes of people in France when he set up the Second Empire?
The bourgeoisie saw him as a strong leader and he promised the poor he would end poverty.
59
The Dreyfus Affair grew out of
anti-Semitism
60
What were the terms of the peace negotiated with Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?
France surrendered the territories of Alsace and Lorraine and had to pay a large sum of money to Germany.
61
Why did Napoleon III place Maximilian, a Hapsburg prince, on the throne in Mexico?
He was trying to turn Mexico into a French satellite.
62
Which statement describes church-state relations in France in the early 1900s?
The government tried to limit the power of the Church.
63
What was different between how French women tried to get the right to vote compared to how British women tried?
The French favored legal protests.
64
Napoleon III began to ease controls giving people more rights and power. Before the war with Prussia he
issued a new constitution that extended democratic rights.
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The Third Republic had a two-house legislature with the lower house elected through universal male suffrage. The two houses elected the president of the republic but the real power was with
the premier.

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