AP European History Unit 7

Held in 1851, London's Crystal Palace Exhibition

• showcased British technological and industrial achievements

• featured the opening of the first factory that produced crystal

• allowed the bourgeoisie to show off their opulence

• was organized by skilled artisans as a way to stave off industrialization of their craft

The creation of what customs union among the German states in 1834 facilitated industrialization and became the basis of the political unification of the German states?

• the Bundestag

• the Reichstag

• the Maastricht Treaty

• the Zollverein

The population of Europe almost doubled between 1750 and 1850 mainly as a result of

• fewer deaths due to armed conflict

• shrinking death rates as a result of declining the number of famines and epidemics

• less use of contraceptives

• government programs that provided subsidies to families that had more than two children

Which of the following was the only European nation country to suffer a declining population in the 19th century?

• France

• Great Britain

• Belgium

• Ireland

The movement for women's rights that developed during the second half of the 19th century hoped to change all of the following EXCEPT

• laws concerning ownership of property

• divorce laws

• the system of military service

• laws of adultery

The Reform Act of 1832 in Britain

• created a standing army for the first time

• expanded the number of voters

• abolished the House of Lords

• granted the right to vote to women of aristocratic background

Liberalism was likely to win the most support among which of the following groups?

• peasants

• factory workers

• nobles

• bourgeoisie

All of the following were considered Utopian Socialists EXCEPT

• Karl Marx

• Etienne Cabet

• Robert Owen

• Charles Fourier

Friedrich Engels considered his and Marx's version of socialism "scientific" because

• it could be proven through the scientific method

• he felt that through the use of dialectal materialism, he could explain the inevitability of the coming of socialism

• Charles Darwin had come to the same conclusions about the inevitability of socialism

• none of the above

What was the significance of the election following the French Revolution?

• It was the first in Europe to be based on universal male suffrage.

• It was the first time women were allowed to vote.

• It was the first time a socialist was elected.

• Napoleon's son was elected as president.