chapter 24 quiz !

10. What did the journalist Theodor Herzl advocate? A) The full emancipation of Jews in Prussia B) Economic equality for German women C) The creation of a Jewish state D) The unification of Austria and Prussia

C) The creation of a Jewish state

8. At the end of the nineteenth century, white-collar employees were identified with what group? A) The working class B) Labor aristocracy C) The middle class D) The propertied class

C) The middle class

3. What did liberals and democrats see as the ultimate source for good government? A) The monarchy B) God C) The people D) Scientific rationalism

C) The people

7. For what is Georges Haussmann best remembered? A) Leading massive rebuilding projects in Paris B) Developing the antiseptic method C) Writing realistic novels of lower-class life D) Promoting positivist philosophy

A) Leading massive rebuilding projects in Paris

1. What ideas united the victorious allies at the Congress of Vienna? A) They were all motivated by traditional ideas about the balance of power. B) They all wanted to resurrect the Holy Roman Empire under Habsburg rule. C) They were all motivated by a desire to punish France harshly and reduced it in size. D) They sought to establish constitutional monarchies in the areas conquered by Napoleon.

A) They were all motivated by traditional ideas about the balance of power.

9. What did Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection tend to reinforce? A) Views of secularists such as Spencer and Marx B) The bacterial theory of disease tested by Pasteur C) The Catholic Church's opposition to expansion of political participation D) The drive for universal public education in Europe

A) Views of secularists such as Spencer and Marx

2. Which of the following is a doctrine of economic liberalism that emphasizes unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference? A) Laissez faire B) Mercantilism C) Trickle-down economics D) Value theory

A) Laissez faire

5. To help Austria subdue Hungary, what country's leader sent troops to occupy the territory in 1849? A) Bohemia B) France C) Russia D) Prussia

C) Russia

6. Which of the following pushed Russia toward modernization? A) The loss of Silesia to Austria B) An unsuccessful war with Poland C) A rebellion of serfs D) The Crimean War

D) The Crimean War

4. Which of the following was a primary cause of the French Revolution of 1848? A) The landed aristocracy was dissatisfied over questions of property ownership. B) Workers in France's silk factories were upset over factory wages. C) Women in the major cities were angry over high bread prices. D) The French government refused to consider electoral reforms.

D) The French government refused to consider electoral reforms.