Apwh CH 26 1850-1900 Balance of Power
Apwh CH 26 1850-1900 Balance of Power
Apwh CH 26 1850-1900 Balance of Power
MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. How was ocean shipping transformed by the mid-nineteenth century? a. There were more efficient, powerful engines. b. The average size of freighters increased from 200 to 7,500 tons. c. Steel replaced wooden hulls. d. Propellers replaced paddle wheels. e. All of these 2. The "annihilation of time and space," extolled by the public and the press, referred especially to a. the development of aircraft. b. submarine telegraph cables. c. transcontinental railroads. d. the science fiction musings of H. G. Wells. e. an accurate clock. 3. Most railways were built by European or American engineers with equipment from the West. The exception to this was in a. Japan. b. China. c. Mexico. d. the Orient Express. e. Russia. 4. The largest railway network in the world at the end of the nineteenth century was in a. Great Britain. b. Canada. c. Mexico. d. Japan. e. the United States. 5. One of the most significant environmental effects of building railroads was a. displacement of the indigenous populations. b. destruction of local wildlife. c. vast consumption of lumber. d. pollution from coal burning engines. e. soil erosion that damaged agriculture. 6. The chemical dye industry hurt tropical nations such as India because a. of those nations' textile industries. b. the industry exploited workers in those countries. c. those nations grew the most indigo. d. of the environmental impact of dye factories. e. Indians and other tropical peoples could not afford chemical dyes. 7. Industrial chemistry was a great advantage to Germany because Germany a. controlled the sources for the raw materials. b. was the most innovative nation at that time. c. allowed the government to support those industries. d. had the most advanced scientific institutions.
11. The increase in the number of Europeans overseas was largely due to a. a drop in the death rate. b. epidemic disease in Europe. c. famine and starvation. d. plague spreading in Europe. e. the abolition of serfdom in Russia. 12. As a result of immigration, between 1850-1910, the population of northern America increased by almost a. half b. three-quarters c. twice d. four-fold e. ten-fold 13. Which of the following is not one way that cities in industrial nations changed their character in the nineteenth century? a. Railroads with regular schedules brought food and commuters into the cities to work. b. Police and fire departments were created. c. Poverty virtually disappeared. d. City planning was used. e. Sanitation improved and death rates decreased. 14. The most important urban technological innovation was a. gas lamps for lighting. b. electric streetcars and subways. c. paved roadways for transport and travel. d. pipes for water and sewage. e. apartment buildings.
23. Why were women considered well suited for teaching jobs? a. Women refused to do most other types of work. b. They were better educated than men. c. Men were needed in factory work. d. Teaching was an extension of the duties of Victorian mothers. e. Teaching was considered unimportant. 24. Some women sought satisfaction outside of the home and became involved a. in working as volunteer social workers or nurses. b. in organizing reform movements to curtail alcohol, prostitution, and child labor. c. in working for women's suffrage. d. All of these e. None of these 25. Urban planning methods in replacing old, crowded cities included a. organizing neighborhoods according to immigrant nationality. b. laying out new cities on rectangular grids. c. maintaining traditional streets to appeal to national historical memory. d. creating "planned communities" with all amenities within walking distance of miniature villages. e. removing vestiges of medieval town halls. 26. Which of the following is not one way that working-class women earned money to support the family? a. Doing piecework such as sewing and making lace, hats, or gloves b. Doing laundry for people c. Taking in boarders d. Doing domestic service or factory work e. Teaching 27. Suffragists lobbied for which reform of women's lives? a. equal wages. b. the right to vote. c. elimination of prostitution. d. access to universities. e. workers' rights. 28. As a. b. c. d. e. a result of the revolutions of cotton cloth and sewing machines, the poor could afford to own several sets of cloths. the "mauve decade" emerged with a new trend for purple clothes. ready-made clothing increased the number of department stores. more women were forced to work in garment sweat-shops. the woolen trade decreased significantly.
29. What ideology questioned the sanctity of private property? a. Capitalism b. Socialism c. Manichaeism d. Mercantilism e. Liberalism
38. Which of the following was not an idea of liberalism? a. The sovereignty of the people b. The need for a constitutional government c. Freedom of expression d. The need for a national parliament e. Equality for all peoples 39. Who was the most famous early-nineteenth-century nationalist? a. Giuseppe Mazzini b. Gavrilo Princip c. Cecil Rhodes d. Emma Goldman e. John D. Rockefeller 40. The revolutions of 1848 convinced politicians that a. use of the media was the most important tool in swaying public sentiment. b. rubber bullets were an effective deterrent to rioters. c. they couldn't keep the people out of politics forever. d. democracy was an unworkable system. e. the common person should never participate in politics. 41. The most successful leader of Italian unification efforts was: a. Pope Pius IX b. Giuseppe Mazzinni c. Giuseppe Garabaldi d. Camillo Cavour e. Benito Mussolini 42. Bismarck's plan to unite most German-speaking people into a single state focused on using a. liberalism and language. b. industry and nationalism. c. religion and conservatism. d. ethnicity and race. e. democracy and liberalism. 43. A significant point of dispute between France and Germany was a. Germany's seizure of Alsace and Lorraine. b. Germany's assault on French naval supremacy. c. Germany's desire that France get out of Africa. d. Germany's support for Alfred Dreyfus. e. France's insistence that Strasbourg speak French. 44. The British nineteenth-century attitude toward Europe has been called a policy of a. "splendid isolation." b. arrogance and conceit. c. "laissez-faire." d. "divide and conquer." e. "ignorance is bliss."
50. The biggest weakness of the Tokugawa Shogunate was an inability to resist invasion; therefore, a. the shogun instituted military reforms. b. the bureaucracy proposed a centralized government. c. the emperor proposed intense military training. d. Japan closed its border to foreigners. e. Japan welcomed foreigners and learned from them instead.