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Mass Society and Democracy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What elements made possible the Second Industrial Revolution? (4)

a)

Steel

b)

Chemicals

c)

Electricity

d)

Silver

e)

Petroleum

2.

According to Marx, the means of production were owned by ______

a)

communist groups

b)

socialist oppressors

c)

ruling class oppressors

3.

The Second International was an association of ________ groups

a)

communist

b)

socialist

c)

liberal

d)

feminist

4.

One form of Marxist socialism was eventually called ______.

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

nationalism

d)

liberalism

5.

The under-industrialized nations of southern and eastern Europe provided _______________ for industrial countries.

a)

minecarts and lamps

b)

wood and coal

c)

Iron and petroleum

d)

food and raw materials

6.

Compulsory elementary education eventually created a new demand for all of the following (3 things)

a)

Newspapers

b)

School Houses

c)

Female colleges

d)

Teachers

e)

Money

7.

Public education helped make people more

a)

patriotic

b)

hard-working

c)

qualified

d)

successful

8.

Urban populations grew for all of the following reasons (3 things)

a)

More jobs brought people to the cities

b)

The ability to vote on big topics

c)

Improved living conditions helped people in the cities live longer

d)

Public works made urban life easier

e)

Public parks were a tourist spot

9.

The new wealthy elite in Europe consisted of aristocrats and (3 things)

a)

liberals

b)

industrialists

c)

small shops

d)

bankers

e)

merchants

10.

The European middle classes tended to believe in the ideals of (2 things)

a)

hard work

b)

family values

c)

marrying for ties with other companies

d)

moral conduct.

11.

Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton transformed _________________ into a profession of trained, middle-class women.

a)

business owner

b)

teaching

c)

nursing

d)

entrepreneur

12.

________ are people who advocate the extension of political rights, such as voting rights.

a)

Conservatives

b)

Feminists

c)

Liberals

d)

Suffragists

13.

Between 1890 and 1914, higher-paying jobs in industry made it possible for working-class families to depend on the income of ________ alone.

a)

wife's

b)

husbands'

c)

children's

14.

The ______ created customs surrounding the family Christmas, including the Yule log, tree, songs, and gift

exchange.

a)

Victorians

b)

Puritans

c)

Jewish

d)

English

15.

Throughout the 1800s, the _______ declined, proving to be the most significant development in the modern family.

a)

disease rate

b)

available jobs

c)

birth rate

d)

death rate

16.

the working class

a)

Middle class

b)

Proletariat

c)

Mestizos

17.

Marxists who rejected violent revolution

a)

Revisionists

b)

Romantics

c)

Realist

d)

Rebels

18.

organized work stoppages called by unions

a)

unexcused days off

b)

Works leave

c)

Strikes

d)

rebellions

19.

absolute governmental power by an individual or group

a)

Kings

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

20.

engine type fired by oil or gasoline

a)

Electrical engines

b)

Internal-combustion

c)

Physical engines

d)

Opposed-Cylinder

21.

middle-class salespeople, clerks, secretaries, etc

a)

Blue collar boys

b)

White collar workers

c)

Proletariat

22.

central institution of middle-class life

a)

a stable job

b)

the children

c)

the family

d)

fun activities

23.

movement for women’s rights

a)

Feminism

b)

Suffragist

c)

Liberals

24.

workers without training or experience

a)

Victorians

b)

Revisionists

c)

Unskilled labor

25.

the ability to read

a)

literacy

b)

Monolingualism

c)

energy.