Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Dmitri Mendeleyev

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Dmitri Mendeleyev (1834–1907) was a Russ...

Question 2

Count Camillo di Cavour led the unification movement in southern Italy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
proletariat

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The term "proletariat" is derived from t...

Question 4

The German physician Robert Koch is best known for his contributions to

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A)  evolutionary biology.
B)  organic chemistry.
C)  bacteriology.
D)  knowledge about heart disease.
E)  anesthesia.

Question 5

In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

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A)  Jean-Francois Millet
B)  Gustave Courbet
C)  Gustave Flaubert
D)  Charles Dickens
E)  William Thackeray

Question 6

Which statement best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

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A)  His ideas were readily accepted by religious fundamentalists and cultural conservatives.
B)  His works were truly revolutionary in that they were the first to propose a theory of evolution.
C)  His theory emphasized the idea of the "survival of the fit" in which advantageous natural variants and environmental adaptations in organisms determine their survival.
D)  His On the Origin of Species described man's evolution from animal origins through natural selection.
E)  He envisioned utopian evolution, unlike Marx who predicted materialistic revolution.

Question 7

What was one of Napoleon III's great domestic projects?

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A)  The building of the Eiffel Tower
B)  The rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame
C)  The reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities
D)  The damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control
E)  The construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism

Question 8

The Prussians enjoyed significant technological advantages over the Austrians in the Austro-Prussian War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When Tsar Alexander II emancipated Russia's serfs, he also forced landowners to pay them reparations for generations of exploited labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Around what issue did the reforms of Tsar Alexander II center?

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A)  Government sponsorship of popular societies like the Bolsheviks
B)  Improvements in the military
C)  The abolition of serfdom
D)  The formation of local, self-governing assemblies called "dumas"
E)  Nationalizing all the lands of Russia, putting them under state control

Question 12

During the Franco-Prussian War

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A)  Napoleon III successfully defended the French homeland.
B)  the French were decisively defeated at the Battle of Sedan.
C)  Bismarck allowed the Prussian army to fall into a subordinate position.
D)  a military standoff resulted between the two great armies.
E)  a truce was finally agreed to, giving Germany the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, while France gained Schleswig and Holstein.

Question 13

How did Napoleon III respond to mounting opposition in the 1860s? How successful was he in maintaining power and control? How did his foreign policy contribute to the unification of Italy and Germany

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Napoleon III responded to mounting oppos...

Question 14

After the disappointments of 1848-1849, many Italian nationalists turned to ____ for leadership in the unification of northern Italy.

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A)  Florence
B)  Piedmont
C)  Austria
D)  Naples
E)  Britain

Question 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Florence Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale was a pioneering fi...

Question 16

What convinced Tsar Alexander II that reform was necessary?

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A)  Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War
B)  A mutiny in the Russian navy
C)  Socialist victories in the Russian Duma
D)  Defeat in the Crimean War
E)  Serious social upheaval in Russia

Question 17

In Madame Bovary , ____ told the story of a woman trapped in loveless marriage.

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A)  Jean-Francois Millet
B)  Gustave Courbet
C)  Gustave Flaubert
D)  Charles Dickens
E)  William Thackeray

Question 18

Who was the prime minister of Piedmont who organized the Italian unification movement?

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A)  Giuseppe Mazzini
B)  Giuseppe Garibaldi
C)  Camillo di Cavour
D)  Victor Emmanuel
E)  the Duke of Alba

Question 19

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Napoleon III

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Napoleon III, also known as Louis-Napole...

Question 20

Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Dmitri Mendeleyev

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Florence Nightingale

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In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

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During the Franco-Prussian War

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. proletariat

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Which statement best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?

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Around what issue did the reforms of Tsar Alexander II center?

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Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

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