Module 16 An Age of Democracy and Progress Quiz

How did the French Revolution of 1830 affect British politics?

• Parliament passed a bill granting adult women the right to vote.

• Parliament passed a bill granting some adult males the right to vote.

• Parliament abolished hereditary titles in the upper house in an effort to democratize government.

How did some women respond to their government’s continuous denial of women’s suffrage?

• They refused to marry until men supported their right to vote.

• They joined labor unions and refused to work until their demands were met.

• They immigrated to countries that had more liberal policies.

• They went on hunger strikes after being arrested for destruction of public property.

Which statement characterizes France from 1871 to 1914?

• The country was weakened by periodic warfare with Germany.

• The government was united behind the rule of a hereditary monarch.

• The government was Divided into many groups that paralyzed politics.

• The country was ruled by an emperor who came to power in a coup d’etat.

Two effects of the Dreyfus Affair were:

• Increased anti-Semitism and reforms in the French military

• Expansion of the French Empire and economic growth

• End of monarchy and rise of communism in France

• Formation of the European Union and adoption of the euro

How did Lord Durham expect to ease tensions between Upper and Lower Canada?

• He suggested that Canada completely separate from the British Empire.

• He suggested that Canada be given the ability to govern itself as a dominion.

• He recommended that the French inhabitants of lower Canada to migrate to Louisiana.

Why did the Maori and white settlers of New Zealand often fight each other?

• The Maori and white settlers disagreed over the ownership of land.

• The Maori resisted British attempts to convert them to Christianity.

• The Maori wanted political representation in the New Zealand Parliament.

Which of the following resulted from the execution of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders?

• Ireland gained its independence from Great Britain.

• Ireland was granted home rule although it was never enacted.

• Many Irish Catholics began to support the nationalist movement.

• The Catholic and Protestant populations of Ireland engaged in civil war.

The relationship between white settlers and the Aborigines differed from the relationship between white settlers and the Maori in which of the following ways?

• White settlers were more violent towards the Aborigines than the Maori.

• White settlers formed alliances with the Aborigines but not with the Maori.

• The Aborigines and white settlers intermarried more frequently than the Maori and white settlers.

• White settlers gave more land rights to the Aborigines than to the Maori.

Which land purchase doubled the size of the U.S.?

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• Texas

How did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation affect southern war effort?

• It encouraged enslaved Africans living in the South to join the Union army.

• It deprived the Confederacy of potential soldiers from its population of enslaved Africans.

• It convinced European countries that the Confederate cause was unworthy of their support.

• It provided much-needed labor in northern industries that increased Union arms manufacturing.