14 Quizizz

The Great Reform Act of 1832 (14.5)

• improved working conditions in factories and mines.

• gave women the right to vote.

• redistributed seats in Parliament.

• abolished slavery in all British territories.

Which of the following best describes the reign of Queen Victoria? (14.5)

• She was feared and despised by the common people, but admired by the nobility.

• She embraced a strict code of morals and manners that came to embody the values of the time period.

• She was intimately involved in government affairs and often used her political power in Parliament.

• She offered hope and inspiration during a time of uncertainty and little confidence in the future.

Why did the famine solidify Irish resentment of British control?

• The British forced mass emigrations to the United States, Canada, and Australia.

• Britain imposed high tariffs on imported grain, raising the price of bread.

• British efforts to end the famine came too late.

• The British continued to export food from Ireland while people starved.

Which of the following policies of Napoleon III most likely contributed to France’s defeat by Germany?

• his promotion of education and social benefits for workers

• the limits he placed on democracy and freedom of expression

• his pursuit of foreign military adventures rather than alliances

• his promotion of investment in industry and railroads

The governments during the Third Republic were unstable because

• war reparations to Prussia weakened the economy.

• coalitions of governing political parties fell apart.

• their leaders were corrupt.

• the people wanted a monarchy.

The main goal of the Zionist movement was

• to establish a Jewish homeland.

• to help Jews emigrate to America.

• to secure financial protection for Jews.

• to change the French government.

Which answer best describes one way that territorial gains affected the United States?

• They hampered technological development.

• They created a large national debt.

• They promoted economic growth.

• They brought renewed conflict with Britain.

One way that democracy expanded in the United States in the 1800s was

• the first state legislatures were established.

• Native Americans were given the right to vote.

• women were given the right to vote.

• white men without property were given the right to vote.

Which of the following describes some impacts of social reform in the early 1900s?

• The Populists became a major political party.

• Women were given the freedom to work in any job they wanted.

• The workday was shortened, and child labor was banned.

• Progressives merged with the American Federation of Labor.

Nationalism contributed to the decline of the Hapsburg empire because...

• the empire became paralyzed by nationalist unrest.

• the empire had to pay reparations to the Kingdom of Hungary.

• many new countries were created out of lost Hapsburg territory.

• the Ottomans took advantage of the power vacuum created by the Hapsburg decline.