Chapter 15

Question 1

What was a contributory factor to the migration of Europeans?

Answer 1

The emancipation of peasants

Question 2

The Second Industrial Revolution was characterized by

Answer 2

the development of new industries on the continent

Question 3

The Second Industrial Revolution was associated with

Answer 3

steel, chemicals, and electricity

Question 4

The petite bourgeoisie was made up of

Answer 4

white-collar workers

Question 5

During the second half of the 19th century, the middle-class

Answer 5

grew increasingly diverse

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the petite bourgeoisie?

Answer 6

rejection of middle-class values

Question 7

Starting around midcentury, urban planners devised cities that were dominated by

Answer 7

commerce, government, and leisure activities

Question 8

In the 19th century ________ struck all classes of people and was one of the deadliest diseases of the century

Answer 8

cholera

Question 9

Middle-class reformers targeted the issue as an impediment to a healthy and politically stable population

Answer 9

Housing conditions

Question 10

In the late 19th century, the middle and lower classes started seeking housing in

Answer 10

suburbs

Question 11

________ steel production eclipsed that of Britain in 1893

Answer 11

German

Question 12

Progress in Europe that enabled married women to own property cam first in

Answer 12

Great Britain

Question 13

In the late 19th century family life, which of the following is NOT true?

Answer 13

adultery by both men and women was tolerated

Question 14

Mass-made clothes in Germany were generally tailored at home by independent workers in what became known as the

Answer 14

putting-out system

Question 15

The obstacles to equality for women included all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 15

protestant women were comfortably with the views of radical feminists

Question 16

Following the rev. of 1848, the experience of and opportunities for the Jews in W. Europe

Answer 16

improved

Question 17

The name given to the practice by Russia police and right-wing groups of conducting riots against the Jews was

Answer 17

pogrom

Question 18

During the late 19th century, the primary issue that confronted socialist parties throughout Europe was

Answer 18

whether socialism should be achieved through revolution or through democratic reform

Question 19

The International Working Men’s Association, known as the First International

Answer 19

was short-lived but had a profound impact on socialist efforts in Europe

Question 20

During the last two decades of the 19th century, many Jews in Germany began experiencing the effects of

Answer 20

organized anti-Semitism

Question 21

By the late 19th century, Europe was

Answer 21

dependent on foreign oil

Question 22

The typical 19th century middle-class woman

Answer 22

enjoyed much domestic luxury, but she was limited to a life centered on home and family

Question 23

Which of the following figures is most closely associated with the First International?

Answer 23

Karl Marx

Question 24

The development of the suburbs was a response to all of the following conditions EXCEPT

Answer 24

an increasing number of slums that reduced urban property values

Question 25

What was notable about the proportion of Europeans in the world’s population around 1900?

Answer 25

It was greater than at any point before or since

Question 26

Which of the following figures was responsible for the sweeping redesign of Paris in the 19th century

Answer 26

Georges Haussman

Question 27

The 19th century conditions for Jews improved in all of the following European countries except

Answer 27

Russia

Question 28

The Bolshevik faction was led by

Answer 28

Lenin

Question 29

The figure most responsible for Russia’s industrialization was

Answer 29

Witte

Question 30

Between 1846 and 1932, how many Europeans left their homelands

Answer 30

50 million

Question 31

By the early 20th century, GB saw its huge industrial advantage mitigated by advances made in much of W. Europe. However, the following region remained economically backward

Answer 31

the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the petite bourgeoisie?

Answer 32

Rejection of middle-class values

Question 33

By 1910, which European city had the highest population?

Answer 33

London

Question 34

Mass-made clothes in German were generally tailored at

Answer 34

home by independent workers

Question 35

The International Working Men’s Association, known as the First International

Answer 35

was short-lived but had a profound impact on socialist efforts in Europe