Quiz 20 Flashcards
A Marxist who rejected the revolutionary approach, believing instead in evolution by democratic means to achieve the goal of socialism was called a ________________.
revisionist abolitionist proletariat socialist progressive pogrom duma modernist
revisionist
Unlike other European nations, Great Britain __________
developed a well-established democracy.
failed to develop a strong parliamentary system.
was plagued by widespread government corruption.
held its ministers accountable only to the king.
developed a well-established democracy.
At the end of the nineteenth century, the United States gained through war or annexation all of the following territories EXCEPT __________
Quebec.
Hawaii
the Philippines.
Guam.
Quebec
A movement in which writers and artists between 1870 and 1914 rebelled against the traditional literary and artistic styles that had dominated European cultural life since the Renaissance was _______________.
feminism progressivism traditionalism revisionism socialism modernism
modernism
The annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina heightened tensions between Russia and __________ in the years leading up to World War I.
Austria-Hungary
Italy
the Ottoman Empire
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
The Russian legislative assembly was called the ___________________.
ulema consulate proletariat duma pogrom
Duma
The rapid rate of industrialization improved most European workers’ lives in all ways EXCEPT by __________
lowering prices for many manufactured goods.
allowing everyone to own a new car.
making a new range of consumer goods available in new department stores.
increasing wages after 1870.
allowing everyone to own a new car.
Within the socialist political parties and trade unions that formed as a result of the Industrial Revolution, __________ advocated using only revolutionary means to achieve their goals.
revisionists
the German Social Democratic Party
trade unions
pure Marxists
pure Marxists
The European middle classes shared a belief in __________
women’s right to work.
building socialism by evolutionary means.
hard work and good conduct.
the violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie.
hard work and good conduct.
By the late nineteenth century, artists began seeking new forms of expression. These changes in artistic styles have since been called __________
modernism.
Impressionism.
cubism.
abstract expressionism.
modernism
As the nineteenth century progressed, working-class women in Europe __________
worked mainly at home.
often joined the ranks of the feminists.
were primarily domestic servants.
found opportunities for improvement as white-collar workers.
found opportunities for improvement as white-collar workers.
Europe’s new elite consisted of all of the following EXCEPT __________
lawyers.
bankers.
landed aristocrats.
industrialists.
lawyers
Unlike the nations in the industrialized core of Europe, __________ remained a largely agricultural region during the Second Industrial Revolution.
France
Belgium
the Netherlands
Russia
Russia
Which of the following did NOT lead the way to new industrial frontiers during the Second Industrial Revolution?
chemicals
petroleum
coal
steel
Coal
The Triple Alliance of 1882 was created __________
as a response to the Triple Entente.
because Germany feared an anti-German alliance formed by France.
as a military alliance between France and Russia.
as a non-aggression pact between Germany and Russia.
because Germany feared an anti-German alliance formed by France.
