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25 of these questions will be on your final.
1.
2.
3.
4.
In the early years of industrial development,
a)
women in Japan emerged from traditional roles.
b)
husbands and wives were given more opportunities to
work together.
c)
married women had more opportunities for clerical
jobs.
d)
British women lost jobs in domestic manufacturing.
e)
families enjoyed improved housing.
Common to most early industrial nations was the development of
7.
8.
followed a pattern similar to that of other Latin
American independence movements.
e)
was the result of the Napoleonic wars.
Marxism
a)
became the model for socialism in Western European
nations.
b)
anticipated revolution in agrarian societies.
c)
advocated centralization of the state.
steel manufacturing.
d)
became a factor in the French Revolution.
b)
railroads.
e)
saw history as a series of class struggles.
c)
zaibatsu.
d)
unions.
a)
were initially Creole-backed movements.
e)
low tariffs.
b)
ended in the immediate establishment of a republic.
c)
resulted in territorial losses within a few years after
the revolt.
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
10. Both the Mexican revolts of 1821 and 1910
a)
was facilitated because of the enclosure movement.
b)
followed a similar revolution in the United States.
d)
involved resistance to foreign influence.
c)
initiated an interest in global trade.
e)
were independence movements.
d)
received little government support.
e)
produced a revolution in agriculture.
New scientific and artistic expressions in the West in the
nineteenth century
11. Imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
was a result of all the following EXCEPT
a)
nationalism.
b)
militarism.
supported traditional beliefs.
c)
industrialization.
relied on reason in literary expression.
d)
Social Darwinism.
c)
created new frontiers in physics.
e)
socialism.
d)
relied on observation rather than experiments to
explain human behavior.
e)
found no interest among the general population.
b)
6.
involved a prolonged struggle with Portugal.
d)
a)
a)
5.
9.
c)
World trade in the period 1750 to 1914
12. Economic imperialism
a)
did not lead to direct political control over new
territories.
b)
led to colonial dependence upon industrialized
nations.
a)
brought greater prosperity to China than to the West.
b)
decreased the economic power of the West.
c)
was the most common imperialist model in Africa.
c)
strengthened Latin America’s trade position.
d)
led to increased industrialization of Latin America.
e)
led to close political ties between Latin American and
European nations.
d)
concentrated on the Atlantic Ocean.
e)
benefited Western colonial powers.
The American and the French revolution were alike in all the
following ways EXCEPT
a)
they both brought increased political power for
women.
b)
they were prompted by issues of taxation.
13. Nationalism
a)
brought tolerance for diversity within the Russian
Empire.
b)
eased tensions within the Austrian Empire.
c)
delayed the unification of both Italy and Germany.
d)
created increased devotion to tsarist rule after the
Russo-Japanese War.
e)
served as both a unifying and a divisive force.
c)
they both involved representation in their respective
languages.
d)
they produced documents that defined similar natural
rights.
e)
they were based on Enlightenment thought.
a)
medical advances.
The Haitian Revolution was the only revolution of the period 1750
to 1914 that was initiated and fought by
b)
the abolition movement.
c)
the invention of the steam engine.
14. European imperialism was facilitated by all the following EXCEPT
a)
Creoles.
d)
improved European weaponry.
b)
mestizos.
e)
the desire for commercial plantations.
c)
slaves.
d)
foreign mercenaries.
e)
elite classes.
a)
Socialism
b)
Feudalism
resulted in the abolition of slavery.
c)
Land grants
produced a republic for Brazil.
d)
Railroads
The Brazilian independence movement
a)
b)
15. A major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the
development of
e)
16. In the
18th
Disability insurance
It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much
of Europe.
c)
It influenced the development of the factory model of
production.
d)
It was used as a justification was the inferior treatment
of colonial people.
e)
The Atlantic slave trade declined as a result.
century, France and England fought over territory in
a)
Asia and Central America
b)
Africa and the Balkans
c)
Asia and the Caribbean
d)
North America and Asia
e)
South America and the Pacific
17. Industrialization is stimulated by all the following EXCEPT
a)
Technical know-how
b)
An ample population to serve as a work force
c)
Investment capital
d)
Access to natural resources
e)
An organized union movement
18. The American and French Revolutions were both caused in part by
a)
Food shortages owing to poor harvests
b)
Problems of royal succession
c)
High taxation that bred discontent
d)
Lack of social mobility in the peasant class
e)
Church interference
19. Which of the following statements is true regarding the growth of
nationalism in the 19th century?
a)
b)
24. The first republic to grant equality to all its citizens in the western
hemisphere was
a)
The United States
b)
Bolivia
c)
Haiti
d)
Jamaica
e)
Mexico
25. All of the following were effects of the Haitian Revolution EXCEPT
a)
The plantation economy continued to flourish.
b)
Slaves were freed.
c)
The United States refused to recognize Haiti’s
independence.
d)
Other independence movements followed.
e)
The economic growth of the island was slowed
26. Capitalism is usually characterized by all the following EXCEPT
War and conflict were often used as vehicles to unite
the people.
a)
Private ownership of property
b)
The transition to nationhood was usually smooth with
little internal conflict.
b)
Upward social mobility
c)
The dynamics of supply and demand
c)
Only European nations experienced a growth in
nationalism
d)
Government ownership of industry
e)
Private investment in small and large businesses
d)
Minorities were usually viewed as equal member of
society in the new nations.
e)
European imperialism prevented the rise of
nationalism in Asia.
20. All the following are helpful catalysts leading to political revolution
EXCEPT
27. Independence movements in South America in the early 19th
century took advantage of the
a)
Inflationary policies instituted by Spain
b)
Spain’s involvement in the Napoleonic Wars
c)
American victory over Spain in Cuba
d)
Sliver trade in Asia
e)
Rise of Japan as an imperial power
a)
Excessive taxation.
b)
A large gap between rich and poor.
c)
A powerful feminist movement.
d)
A large underclass.
a)
A favorable balance of exports over imports
e)
A corrupt and uncaring regime.
b)
Imperial taxation
21. In the
century, MOST revolutionary leaders tended to be
members of the
c)
Foreign investment in infrastructure
d)
An isolationist military policy
e)
Land redistribution
18th
28. Mercantilism promoted the idea that national wealth was based
on
a)
Slave class
b)
Working class
c)
Catholic clergy
a)
It already had a developed trade system.
d)
Educated middle class
b)
e)
Nobility
The depletion of timber caused it to rely more heavily
on coal.
c)
It had a well-developed transportation network.
d)
It was already heavily urbanized.
e)
All of the above.
22. The 17th- and 18th-century slave trade had the greatest impact on
which part of Africa?
a)
The Sinai
b)
West Africa
c)
Sub-Saharan Africa
d)
South Africa
e)
East Africa
23. Which of the following statements best describes the significance
of Social Darwinism?
a)
It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary
theory.
29. Why was England the first country to industrialize?
30. Which of the following statements would Marxist oppose?
a)
It is best to skip the capitalist stage and move straight
to communism.
b)
Economic competition is inherently unfair.
c)
The upper classes exploit the labor of the lower
classes.
d)
Laissez-faire capitalism leads to inequality.
e)
None of the above.
31. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
37. The statement above most directly reflects the 19th century
philosophy of
a)
A wide gap between ordinary citizens and the
country’s elite
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
The unfairness of the tax system
b)
Marxism
c)
Middle class dissatisfaction with the present state of
affairs
c)
Nationalism
d)
Scientific racism
e)
Positivism
d)
A peasant revolt against the middle class
e)
The influence of the Enlightenment
32. At the Congress of Vienna,
38. Which of the following is the most fundamental cause of the
French Revolution of 1789?
a)
The peace following World War I was settled
a)
Fear of invasion by other European countries
b)
Post-Napoleonic treaties were decided on
b)
c)
Legislators gathered to work out the design for a
League of Nations
The attempted escape of Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette to Austria
c)
The fall of the Bastille
d)
The German states were allowed to unify
d)
e)
All of the above
The perception that political power and social
privileges were unfairly distributed
e)
The incompetence of Louis XVI’s ministers
33. In what major way did democratization in nineteenth-century
France and Britain differ?
a)
Britain’s process was more consistent and less violent.
b)
France’s process was more consistent and less violent.
c)
Women were granted suffrage in Britain, whereas
French women were not.
d)
Women were granted suffrage in France, whereas
British women were not.
e)
None of the above.
34. What impact did the Haitian Rebellion have on the outside world?
a)
It caused rebels elsewhere to think twice before
staging a coup.
b)
It caused France to work harder toward gaining a
stronger colonial foothold in America.
c)
It inspired rebellions elsewhere in Latin America and
caused France to abandon its main colonies in the New
World.
d)
e)
39. The North and South American independence movements of the
late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries shared which of
the following?
a)
Limitation of civil rights to a minority of the population
b)
Reliance on Christian teachings to define revolutionary
demands
c)
Industrial economies that permitted both areas to
break free of European control
d)
The desire of a majority of revolutionary leaders to
create a politically united hemisphere
e)
Political instability caused by constant warfare among
the new states
40. During the French Revolution the Jacobians favored the
establishment of a(n)
a)
Representative democracy, granting wide powers to
elected officials
It encouraged other European powers to colonize
islands in the Caribbean.
b)
Radical republic, emphasizing equality
c)
Limited monarchy
It caused the southern parts of the United States to
strengthen their hold on slaves.
d)
Absolute monarchy
e)
empire
35. As part of his strategy for gaining independence in northern
provinces of South America, Simón Bolívar
41. The concept of the European balance of power, as it emerged by
the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth
centuries, had which of the following as its most fundamental
aim?
a)
Fought for the rights of mixed-race peoples and the
freeing of slaves
b)
Focused on enlisting the upper-classes, since they held
most of the wealth
a)
The elimination of war as an instrument of
international relations
c)
Drew from Napoleon’s tactics
b)
d)
Stressed that he would not work to free the slaves
The prevention of the preponderance of one power in
Europe
e)
Held up the justice of Spanish rule as an example
elsewhere
c)
An approximate balance between the land and the sea
powers
d)
Isolation of conflict to certain contested land areas
e)
The division of Europe into two groups of states, both
approximately equal in potential military power
36. Between 1750 and 1914 the “cult of domesticity” defined the lives
of
a)
Middle class women in industrialized countries
b)
Lower class women in industrial cities
c)
Elite women in China
d)
Muslim families in the Ottoman Empire
e)
Indian women and children during the British raj
“ There are three major races that historically have developed on earth:
the Mongoloid, the Caucasian, and the Negroid. After careful research,
it has been determined that the average brain size of the Caucasian is
significantly larger than that of the Negroid.”
42. Which phase of the French Revolution is William Wordsworth
describing in the quote below?
“The mother from the Cradle of her Babe,
The Warrior from the Field, all perished, all,
Friends, enemies, of all parties, ages, ranks,
Head after head, and never heads enough
For those that bade them fall.”
a)
During the crisis that forced Louis XVI to call together
the Estates General
b)
At the time of the storming of the Bastille
c)
At the time when the first Constitution was accepted
d)
During the Reign of Terror
a)
Puerto Rico
e)
At the time that the Directory was ruling
b)
Gran Colombia
c)
Argentina
d)
Cuba
e)
Mexico
“ The National Assembly, considering that it has summoned to
establish the constitution of the kingdom, to effect the
regeneration of public order, and to maintain the true principles
of monarch; that nothing can prevent it from continuing its
deliberations in whatever place it may be forced to establish
itself; and , finally, that wheresoever its members are
assembled, there is the National Assembly;
Decrees that all members of this assembly shall immediately
take a solemn oath not to separate, and to reassemble wherever
circumstances required, until the constitution of the kingdom is
established and consolidated upon firm foundations; and that,
the said oath taken, all members and each one of them
individually shall ratify this steadfast resolution by signature.”
43. The above document records an oath of unity taken by members
of the
a)
French Third Estate in opposition to Louis XVI, thus
marking the beginning of the French Revolution
b)
First Continental Congress in their opposition to
George III, thus marking the beginning of the American
Revolutionary War
c)
e)
Imperialist countries almost always encouraged
industrialization in the countries that they controlled.
47. Which Spanish colony experienced a major popular rebellion
before a Creole-led military succeeded in gaining independence?
48. In social sense the American, French, and Latin American
revolutions can all be regarded as wars that
a)
Protested against taxes
b)
Established religious freedom
c)
Implemented governments that would foster
commercial expansion
d)
Protected the populace from growing foreign
dominance
e)
Reflected the growing power and culture of the
bourgeoisie
49. During the 18th century, the migration of English workers from the
countryside to the cities dramatically increased as a direct result
of
a)
Faster and better water transportation
b)
Better living conditions in London and other
industrialized cities
French legislative assembly in response to the defeat
of Napoleon I, thus marking the restoration of the
French monarchy
c)
The enclosure movement
d)
Job opportunities in cities caused by the emigration of
British citizens to the Americas
d)
First legislature of Gran Columbia, in defiance of
Ferdinand VI, King of Spain
e)
Improved ground transportation, including the building
of railroads
e)
First legislature of Brazil, in defiance of Pedro II, King of
Portugal
44. All of the following were key factors that helped Britain take an
early lead in industrialization EXCEPT:
a)
Natural resources
b)
Human resources
c)
Large amounts of land relative to population
d)
New technology
e)
Capital and demand
45. Nationalism is a(n)
a)
Desire of people for self-expression
b)
Desire of people for democratic government
c)
Policy of redistributing national wealth
d)
Inevitable result of revolutions
e)
Feeling that unites people of the same language,
history, and tradition
46. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the
relationship between industrialization and imperialism?
a)
Only industrialized nations with absolute rulers
practiced imperialism.
b)
Competition among industrialized nations was a major
motivation for imperialism.
c)
Imperialist nations turned to manufacturing in order to
make use of products from countries they controlled.
d)
Industrialized nations generally had to free some of
their colonies in order to concentrate on
manufacturing.