History Exam #2
Which statement is true about global living standards in 1750? A The living standard in China was higher than the rest of the world. B Living standards in Muslim empires were still higher than in Europe. C The average living standard in Europe was significantly higher than in the rest of the world. D The average living standard in Europe was no higher than in the rest of the world.
D
By the nineteenth century, the Ottoman janissary corps had been transformed into A a corrupt and privileged hereditary elite. B elite, innovative infantry units. C a slave army of Armenians. D Shi'a converts.
A
What was one important German response to the Austro-Prussian War of 1866? A Industrial workers rebelled and captured William I. B Catholics formed a political party to protect their interests. C Critics of the government were imprisoned and/or deported by Bismarck. D Middle-class liberals adopted Bismarck's brand of nationalism.
D
The La Reforma changes to Mexican society in the mid-1850s tended to advance the interests of A the army. B liberal leaders. C conservative landowners. D the Catholic Church.
B
The Mountain was able to defeat the Girondists in the National Assembly by allying with what group of people? A High-ranking clergy in the Catholic Church B The sans-culottes C The women of Paris D Austria and Prussia
B
The fatal obstacle to German unification under Prussian leadership in 1850 was the A middle class's lack of enthusiasm. B opposition of Austria and Russia. C opposition of Britain and France. D war with Hungary.
B
Economically, British abolitionists sought to replace the African slave trade with trade in which of the following? A Coffee and cotton B Wheat and barley C Tropical products like palm oil D Gold and silver
C
How did the upper middle class change as the nineteenth century progressed? A It expressed a high degree of social conscience. B It retained a frugal attitude and modest display of wealth. C It tended to merge with the old aristocracy. D It began to form tighter bonds with the rest of the middle class.
C
What is true about the relationship between the Creoles and the peninsulares in Latin America in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? A The two groups joined forces against the Indians and mestizos. B Both competed for favors from Spain. C The Creoles resented the economic and political dominance of the peninsulares. D The peninsulares tried to woo the Creoles into an alliance.
C
What was the main economic goal of European imperialists in Africa? A To encourage sustainable indigenous industrial development B To develop new settlements to be populated by working-class Europeans C To connect Africa to world markets in a way that would be profitable for the Europeans D To develop markets for industrial goods in the European colonies
C
Which of the following was true of the Karlsbad Decrees? A They created a military alliance out of the Congress of Vienna. B They sparked the revolutions of 1848. C They instituted repressive measures in the German Confederation. D They established a constitutional monarchy in France.
C
Who were the bourgeoisie? A Merchant marriages B Children of mixed aristocracy C Wealthy, educated commoners D Poor but titled nobles
C
After the Napoleonic Wars, the French government imposed tariff protections to prevent which of the following? A Losing skilled labor to other states B An influx of cheaper migrant workers C Paying more for imported goods D The import of cheaper foreign (often British) goods
D
At the end of the nineteenth century, white-collar employees were identified with what group? A The working class B Labor aristocracy C The propertied class D The middle class
D
Between 1815 and 1850, most people who believed in nationalism A opposed liberalism. B distrusted the common masses. C were concerned about growing industrialization. D also favored democratic republicanism.
D
During the Meiji era, how did Japan view China? A As a model of how to respond to Western economic and military pressure B As the source for much of its high culture, including the writing system C As a popular tourist destination D As an object lesson in the dangers of not modernizing
D
Leopold and the companies of the Congo made a fortune from the trade of what cash crop? A Tea B Slaves C Iron D Raw rubber
D
What did the Coercive Acts of 1774 do? A Forced the colonists to pay taxes B Expanded American representation in Parliament C Banned the Continental Congress D Closed the port of Boston and curtailed local elections
D
What does the fate of the La Valenciana mine in postindependence Mexico exemplify about the nation's economic development? A The economy became more dependent of the export of precious metals. B The economy became stronger and more diversified. C Investment by the United States was needed to strengthen the economy. D The economy withered and trade collapsed.
D
