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WorksheetsWH Chapter 8 Review
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What resulted from the British Parliament’s passage of the Reform Act of 1832?
Factory inspections and limits on child labor were established
Public health boards were established to promote sanitary reform
Industrial cities and the middle class gained parliamentary representation
The labor of women in factories was restricted to 10 hours
The 1830 July Revolution in France resulted in the rise of King Louis Philippe who was most heavily influenced by
conservatives
socialists
the bourgeoisie or middle class
clergy members
The period from 1815 to 1848 is often referred to as the Age of Metternich for all these reasons EXCEPT
the reactionary policies of Metternich dominated continental politics
the liberal ideas of the French Revolution were suppressed
the industrial middle class was increasingly denied representation in govt
Heads of states worked together to quash revolts
The Revolutions of 1848 were significant in that they
resulted in the creation of several new states
abruptly ended the general peace that Europe had enjoyed since 1815
ushered in an era of declining nationalism in politics
convinced conservatives to make concessions to the middle and working class
All of the following policies reflect the conservative nature of the British government from 1815-1825 EXCEPT
The Factory Act
The Six Acts of 1819
Peterloo
The Corn Laws
The Revolutions of 1848 occurred in all of but which two of the following European countries?
Russia and Italy
Austria and England
Russia and England
France and England
The Zollverein was significant in the mid-nineteenth century due to its
success in increasing the literacy rate among Germany’s lower classes
facilitating increased trade among the German states
funding of large construction projects throughout Continental Europe
success in establishing democratic reforms
England avoided revolution in the 1800s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
the government extended voting rights in 1832 and again in 1867
the government enacted reforms to lessen the pain of the Industrial Revolution
there was universal suffrage and extensive social welfare to help the poor
most British were offended by the violence and chose reform
Which of the following was the only European country to suffer a declining population in the 19th century?
France
England
Russia
Ireland
A common aspect of the revolutions in France in 1830 and 1848 was
the Church's elimination from public life and destruction of its property
the confiscation of nobles' property
the hostility to the institution of the monarchy
attempts by bourgeois liberals to keep workers out of politics
A major issue dividing the delegates at the Frankfurt Assembly of 1848 concerning the prospective German state was
a disagreement over whether the Zollverein should be continued
whether to include the German-speaking parts of Austria
the status of Protestantism in N. Germany and Catholicism in S. Germany
the need to address United German relations with France
Which of the following was NOT a demand of the Chartists?
universal suffrage for men and women
annual election of Parliament
elimination of property qualifications for voting
secret ballots
Which of the following resulted from revolutionary turmoil in Europe, 1848-1849?
Workers established their political power in several nations
Conservatives adopted nationalism
the creation of an effective means of collective security
Romanticism gained renewed strength in art and literature
The repeal of the Corn Laws in Britain in 1846
was enacted by the Tories to help the landowning class
reflected liberal principles on free trade
was opposed by the working classes
exacerbated the effects of the famine in Ireland
Louis Blanc’s “social workshops” were an example of
laissez-faire economics
Mercantilist policies
the standard factory during the Industrial Revolution
Utopian socialism
One of the most important lasting effects of the revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire was the
establishment of a zone of free trade in Germany
dominance of the middle class in Austrian society
abolition of feudalism and serfdom within the empire
creation of an autonomous pan-Slavic state
Which of the following was an important influence on the rise of realism in the nineteenth century?
The development of photography
The failure of the Revolutions of 1848
The rising standard of living among the urban working class
The nationalist aspirations of Italians and Germans
The nationalist aspirations of Italians and Germans
bogged down over disagreements about what to do about Schleswig-Holstein
culminated in offering the crown of Germany to the king of Bavaria
became bogged down by nationalist and economic issues
were not supported by the middle classes
Positivism
argued that humans are irrational and beyond the reach of science
argued that scientists could use their knowledge to improve human relations
grew out of nationalistic fervor
saw human race as a brutal struggle determining the survival of the fittest
All of the following contributed to improvements in public health in the latter half of the nineteenth century EXCEPT
acceptance of the germ theory of disease
vaccinations
rejection of the antiseptic principle
new sewage systems
Which of the following best characterizes the condition of the middle class in western Europe in the mid-19th century
The average family grew in size due to increased wealth
They adhered to a values system that stressed hard work and self-discipline
The standard of living decreased as industrialism replaced skilled workers
Married women enjoyed increased job opportunities
One important solution to overcrowding in the late nineteenth century was
public transportation to allow people to move out of the city’s center
welfare to increase income for the poor
compulsory education to improve social mobility
government housing to supply decent homes
Which of the following ideas did Darwin draw on in developing his theories of evolution?
The Romantics’ ideas about the importance of heroic individuals
Nineteenth-century theories of manifest destiny
The geologic research of Lyell and the population theories of Malthus
The scientific view that species are eternal and unchanging
The Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire were most similar in that
neither was affected by the growth of nationalism in the 19th century
both were constitutional monarchies
both tried to promote some economic modernization
both contained multinational ethnic groups
The Great Exposition of 1851 held in the Crystal Palace in Britain showed
the success of imperialism
the success of the British military establishment
the growth of industry and population of Great Britain
the achievements of the government's immigration policy
he Revolutions of 1848 reflected the interest of all of the following EXCEPT
Liberals
Marxists
Utopian Socialists
Nationalists
Which is the most accurate appraisal of the revolutions of 1830 and 1848?
They established democratic republics in both Britain and France
They brought about German unification
They were largely unsuccessful
They overthrew the conservative regimes of central Europe
"I will not accept the crown from the gutter," was a statement uttered in 1848 by
Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
Alexander I, Tsar of Russia
Victor Emmanuel, King of Piedmont-Sardinia
Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria
Which describes illegitimacy rates and percentages of pregnant brides in the 2nd half of the 19th century?
Both went down significantly
illegitimacy rates when down while the percentage of pregnant brides stayed about the same
Both went up significantly
Both were about the same as they had been in the period from 1750 to 1850
Which was NOT a reason for Baron Haussmann's building of broad and straight boulevards in Paris?
To prevent revolutionaries from being able to barricade Parisian streets
To allow for the building of the Paris subway
To encourage the smoother and faster flow of traffic
To justify the razing of old buildings and slums
Queen Victoria reigned for _____ years!
nearly 63 years
more than 63 years
less than 60 years
more than 64 years
Queen Victoria was also Empress of _____.
India
Australia
America
Ireland
The Great Exhibition took place in _____.
Central Park
St James's Park
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
The Great Exhibition was an amazing event, the icing on the ____ of Victoria's reign!
sweet
cherry
cake
bread
The other side of the ____ of this age was the terrible condition of the working class.
coin
medal
page
street
Workers lived in poorly constructed, overcrowded houses, also called ___.
slums
huts
sheds
detached-houses
Sewage is _____.
broken machines
food
waste matter
waste paper
The nickname "Bobbies" comes from ___.
the name of a Prime Minister
the name of a famous policeman
the name of a Victorian writer
the name of one of the children of Queen Victoria
The Victorian Era was marked by (a) , which is the term used to describe the overseas expansion of the British Empire, specifically in India.
In 1840, she married her ____ Prince Albert, from Germany, to whom she became deeply devoted.
brother
nephew
cousin
friend
Advancements of the Time:
Steamships and railways made travel ____ and ____ for people and goods.
faster and easier
safer and cheaper
slower and harder
Famous for her volunteer nursing skills in the Crimean War, ____ founded the first modern nursing school.
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Colleen Felder
Lucy Manette
During this time, economist John Stuart Mill called for an end to the formerly popular ____, or hands-off, style of economic policy, and called for gradual, steady social reform.
laissez-faire
dirigiste
mercantilist
protectionist
This was also the period when u (a) were legalized, which allowed factory workers to demand better working conditions, which did improve.
Who were popular authors of the era?
Oscar Wilde
Daniel Rosetti
Charles Dickens
The Bronte Sisters
Thomas Hardy
Victorian novels tend to be idealized portraits of difficult lives in which hard work, perseverance, love, and luck win out in the end.
True
False
Towns and cities grew quickly because
people no longer wanted to live in the countryside.
there were so many new industries and factories.
the upper class had more money to spend.
the middle class moved to towns and cities.
Women in the era were supposed to be ___
highly educated at colleges.
working independently in industry and small businesses.
dedicating their time to the church.
staying at home and caring for children.
Who wrote Wuthering Heights?
Thomas Hardy
Emily Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Lewis Carroll
Who is not a writer of the Victorian Age?
Lewis Carroll
George Eliot
Oscar Wilde
Lord Byron
Who wrote The Importance of Being Earnest?
Oscar Wilde
Thomas Hardy
Lewis Carroll
Robert Louis Stevenson
Who wrote Alice in Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll
Robert Louis Stevenson
Oscar Wilde
Charlotte Brontë
Who was a sharp-eyed critic of England's social systems and was known for writing about darker themes and lives of the poor?
Victor Hugo
Charles Dickens
Edgar Allan Poe
Lewis Carroll
Which of the following statements BEST sums up the Victorians' attitude toward the poor?
The poor needed an education so that they could contribute to society and strengthen England.
The poor brought poverty upon themselves and deserved to be punished for it, to be get rid of as the surplus population.
The poor would band together and overthrow the government if something wasn't done.
The poor deserved pity and charity, especially children who were being exploited.
Who wrote Jane Eyre?
Emily Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
William Faulkner
Charles Dickens
Who is the author of Tess of the d'Urbervilles?
Charles Dickens
Lewis Caroll
Thomas Hardy
William Shakespeare
A disease, caused by a fungus, that destroys plants is called a ____.
drought
blight
feast
fertilizer
When did the Irish Great Famine start?
1945
1700s
1845
1890
Who owned much of the land in Ireland?
British landlords
wealthy Irish people
poor Irish peasants
the king of England
How did the English government help the starving people in Ireland?
They set up soup kitchens.
They didn't require them to pay taxes.
They didn't help at all.
They they gave them money to buy food.
Which crop was ruined in Ireland?
corn
wheat
potato
squash
Which country was never a dominion of the British Empire?
Australia
New Zealand
The United States
Canada
Which European country colonized Canada first?
Britain
Netherlands
France
Spain
Why did Canada divided in Upper and Lower Canada?
Because of religious and cultural differences.
Because of better territories near water features.
Because of political disagreement.
Because of slavery.
Which was not a reform of the Durham Report?
Upper and Lower Canada should be reunited as the Province of Canada.
British immigration should be encouraged.
Colonists in the provinces of Canada should be allowed to govern themselves in domestic matters.
Only British people should rule the provinces of Canada.
Which was not a John Mac Donald's achievement?
He opposed fiercely the Durham Report.
He expanded Canada westward.
He was the first prime minister of Canada.
He began the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
Which peoples welcomed British captain James Cook in New Zealand?
The Maori
The Aborigines
The Taino
Criminals
What kind of colony did Australia turn to be?
A special colony
A gold colony
A wool colony
A penal colony
What made possible the population grow in Australia?
Its dry and warm weather
Its succes in wool business
The gold rush
There were too many criminals.
What made New Zealand settlement grow slowly?
Maori accepted British rule.
Maori converted to Christianity.
British did not claim ownership of New Zealand inmediately.
British did not recognize the land rights of the Maori.
What was a consequence of the colonization for the Maori?
They were included to democracy and prosperity.
Maori lived in the central part of the territory.
Maori population increase due to new medicine brought by British colonists.
Maori were driven into a remote part of the country.
What created an increase resentment between Irish and British?
religion
culture
language
all of them
What caused The Great Famine in Ireland in 1845?
A pandemia
a plague on people
a fungus on potatoes
a virus on people
What was the most dramatic consequence of the Great Famine in Ireland?
Irish won home rule.
About a million Irish poor people died from starvation.
Half a million people fled from Ireland.
Many Irish lost their land and fell in debt.
Who were the Ulster?
Catholic people in southern Ireland
Protestant people in northern Ireland
Revolutionaries in Ireland
Irish nationalists
When was Ireland divided in two?
1914
1916
1921
1949
What does IRA stand for?
Ireland's Real Army
Ireland's Republican Army
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Armed Forces
Aborigines were natives of
South America
India
New Zealand
Australia
Maoris were natives of
Japan
New Zealand
Haiti
Croatia
A penal colony was
Where convicts were sent
A new colony of Britain
A group of settlers that revolted
None of the Above
Dominion means
Weakness
Dependent
Self-governing
About to go to war
Home rule is
Local control
National Control
Foreign Control
Both 2&3
where did most irish people go during the potato famine
france
spain
the united states
mexico
The assembly line enabled goods to be made
Faster
Cheaper
In Large Quantities
All of these
Charles Darwin theorized
Industrialization
Evolution
Manifest Destiny
Imperialism
Who invented the Light Bulb
Martin
Milloy
Franklin
Edison
Airplane invention
Jonas brothers
Wright brothers
Hunt brothers
Smith brothers
Telephone
Hertz
O'Leary
Dortch
Bell
Mass culture refers to people enjoying
art
culture
leisure activities
all of these
Psychology is the study of
human mind
behavior
both of these
neither of these
During this time, sports began to become popular
True
False
He was a famous psychologist
Freud
Nelson
Wettland
Rivera
__________ worked with gentics
Mendel
Homer
Mikintis
Savage
In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to
Take control of the government
return to farming
set minimum wages
form labor unions
Which term describes a hands off, capitalist approach to government intervention in the economy?
Laissez-faire
Realpolitik
Socialism
Barter system
The 19th century term "White Man's Burden" reflects the idea that
Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
imperialism was opposed by most Europeans
Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples
In Japanese history, what was the impact of the Meiji Restoration (1868 - 1912)
Japan adopted an isolationist policy
Contact with Western nations encouraged Japan to industrialize
Chinese influence on Japanese literature and the arts was limited
Japan adopted a feudal society
A major goal of both the Sepoy Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion was to
establish a democratic republic
remove foreign interference
gain religious freedom
lower the tax burden for the peasants
Who is this?
Otto von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Count Camillo di Cavour
Which of these was the leader in the drive for Italian Unification?
Austria
Sardinia
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Papal States
Who was the prime minister of Sardinia that led the Italian Unification movement?
Mazzini
Victor Emmanuel II
Garibaldi
Cavour
Which is true of Bismarck?
He was a liberal
He was a conservative
He was a monarch
He believed in democracy
Which country did both Italy and Germany go to war with to unify their countries?
France
Britain
Russia
Austria
Immediately after the Congress of Vienna,
both Italy and Germany were unified
Napoleon ruled Italy and Germany
There was no state of Italy nor a state of Germany
Bismarck became the Kaiser
By the end of the 19th century, which was the most powerful country on the continent of Europe?
Germany
France
Italy
Austria
Which person is associated with the phrase "blood and iron?"
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Otto von Bismarck
Count Cavour
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Which person is known as the leader of the Red Shirt army during the Resorgimento?
Camillo di Cavour
King Victor Emmanuel
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Where was were the Alsace-Lorraine territories before the Franco-Prussian War?
Germany
Prussia
France
Austria
Where was were the Alsace-Lorraine territories after the Franco-Prussian War?
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Which conflict would see the unification of the German Empire and upset the balance of power in Europe?
Schleswig War
Austro-Prussian
Franco-Prussian War
Russo-Japanese War
How were the unifications of Italy and Germany similar?
Both involved a war with France
Both took over territory controlled by the Catholic Church
Both used military force to unify various territories
Both unified into an empire
- Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor
- Austro-Prussia War, 1866
- Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871
These events led directly to
the unification of Germany
foreign rule in Italy
the rebellion of the Sepoys
an alliance between Serbs and Russians
The potato famine showed that Ireland was
loyal to Britain
a one-crop economy
willing to join the British empire
economically diverse enough to recover from tragedy
The biggest political divide in Ireland is between
Protestants and Catholics
an industrial south and an agricultural north
Protestants and the United Kingdom
Catholics and the Republic of Ireland
Which word is closest to the concept of "home rule" as in early 20th century Ireland?
mercantilism
urbanization
infrastructure
autonomy
What is the chief goal of the Irish Republican Army?
reunification of Ireland and Ulster
reunification of Ulster and the United Kingdom
to make Belfast a Protestant city
removal of Ulster from Ireland
If a people govern themselves, they are a
nation
state
nation-state
colony
When was the Easter Rising?
before World War I
during World War I
after World War Ii
after Irish independence
