History Nationalism and Democracy pt.2

What major reform was enacted in France in the early 1900s? A two-party political system was enacted. Jewish men were allowed to serve in the military. Church and state were legally separated. Women were granted the right to vote.

Church and state were legally separated.

Tsar Alexander II declared that it is "better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait until it will be abolished by a movement from below." Which statement below best explains his words? He had a moral duty to end serfdom because it was wrong. He would abolish serfdom only when the nobles demanded that he do so. If he did not abolish serfdom, then the serfs would rise up against the government. The serfs would wait for many years to be freed because they trusted him.

If he did not abolish serfdom, then the serfs would rise up against the government.

How did immigration contribute to economic growth after the Civil War? Immigration protected private property rights. Immigration provided large numbers of low-cost workers for U.S. businesses. Immigration led to the birth of the labor movement. Immigration ensured political stability in the United States.

Immigration provided large numbers of low-cost workers for U.S. businesses.

How did the 15th Amendment expand democracy in the United States? It granted all African Americans citizenship. It gave African American men the right to vote. It ended slavery in the United States. It protected African Americans from discrimination.

It gave African American men the right to vote.

Which answer best describes how the Dreyfus Affair divided French society? It pitted Royalists and the Church against liberals and republicans. It led to increased reform of the Church. It increased opposition to the Church by the army and Royalists It led to a move for a Jewish state within France.

It pitted Royalists and the Church against liberals and republicans.

Which answer best describes one way that territorial gains affected the United States? It promoted economic growth It hampered technological development. It brought renewed conflict with Britain. It created a large national debt.

It promoted economic growth

Which answer best describes how the concept of liberty influenced Eastern Europe in the late nineteenth century? It spurred pogroms across most of Russia. It convinced the nobility to approve limited natural rights. It sparked nationalist and revolutionary movements. It prompted nationalists to support the government in power.

It sparked nationalist and revolutionary movements.

Which answer best describes how the Second Empire became the Third Republic? Napoleon III was captured and republicans declared an end to the Second Empire. The National Assembly deposed Napoleon III Napoleon III stepped down as emperor and helped write the new constitution. The Prussians wrote a constitution and established the Third Republic.

Napoleon III was captured and republicans declared an end to the Second Empire.

Which of the following was a result of poor industrial working conditions in Russia? Landowners stopped building factories. The tsar became more powerful. Radicals gained supporters among the workers. Peasants were able to buy more land.

Radicals gained supporters among the workers.

Which of the following best describes the reign of Queen Victoria? She was intimately involved in government affairs and often used her political power in Parliament. She was feared and despised by the common people, but admired by the nobility. She embraced a strict code of morals and manners that came to embody the values of the time period. She offered hope and inspiration during a time of uncertainty and little confidence in the future.

She embraced a strict code of morals and manners that came to embody the values of the time period.

Why did Marxism gain only limited support among the British working class? Marxism did not protect the rights of British women and children. Marxist support of universal male suffrage and abolition was too radical for Victorian England. Social reforms protected the well being of the lower classes and shielded workers from abuse. Strict government censorship prevented communication of alternative philosophies.

Social reforms protected the well being of the lower classes and shielded workers from abuse.

As Parliament became increasingly democratic, what was the effect on the House of Lords? More Chartists became part of the House of Lords and initiated many reforms. Queen Victoria ruled that the House of Lords should have the power to veto laws passed by the House of Commons. The government named more lords to the House to fairly balance representation. The House of Lords eventually became a ceremonial body with little power.

The House of Lords eventually became a ceremonial body with little power

Which of the following describes some impacts of social reform in the early 1900s? Progressives merged with the American Federation of Labor. Women were given the freedom to work in any job they wanted. The workday was shortened, and child labor was banned. The Populists became a major political party.

The workday was shortened, and child labor was banned.

Which answer best describes a problem workers faced during the late 1800s and early 1900s in the United States? There were too many jobs. Jobs were being sent overseas. Working conditions were often unsafe. Industry demanded highly skilled labor.

Working conditions were often unsafe.

Which of the following is considered one of the successes of Napoleon III's reign? France helped Italian nationalists defeat Austria. a new constitution was written A new French constitution was written. A diplomatic agreement was signed with Prussia.

a new constitution was written

On which major issue did William Wilberforce work to shift political thought? suffrage abolition free trade prison reform

abolition

Which of the following was one of the major influences of Queen Victoria? establishing women's suffrage adhering to the traditional values of the time period maintaining a policy of isolationism abolishing slavery

adhering to the traditional values of the time period

Balkan nationalism contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire by giving more power to Germany. threatening Turkish autonomy. causing instability in the region. increasing the power of Austria-Hungary.

causing instability in the region.

The governments during the Third Republic were unstable because coalitions of governing political parties fell apart. their leaders were corrupt. the people wanted a monarchy. War reparations to Prussia weakened the economy.

coalitions of governing political parties fell apart.

What did Emmeline Pankhurst mean when she said, "It is through property that we shall strike the enemy"? selling one's property would increase financial independence destroying property would make the greatest political statement securing one's own property was necessary for political power buying more property would give women more political control

destroying property would make the greatest political statement

The Great Reform Act of 1832 improved working conditions in factories and mines. gave women the right to vote eliminated rotten boroughs and redistributed seats in Parliament. abolished slavery in all British territories.

eliminated rotten boroughs and redistributed seats in Parliament

Which of the following was a key demand of the Chartist movement? eliminating rotten boroughs establishing universal male suffrage ending religious restrictions on voting maintaining the power of the nobles in the House of Commons

establishing universal male suffrage

What solution did Zionists propose for the problem of widespread anti-Semitism? increase in representation in the legislature promotion of European nationalism strengthening of laws prohibiting anti-Semitism formation of a separate Jewish State

formation of a separate Jewish State

One reason it took so long for French women to gain the right to vote is that... conservative men did not think women would support their husbands if they had the right to vote. French women did not become heavily involved in the fight for the vote. liberal men were concerned that women would vote conservatively. rural people thought that women were not ready for the responsibility.

liberal men were concerned that women would vote conservatively

The tsar's reaction on Bloody Sunday led to an end to the people's protests. the abdication of Nicholas I. more rebellion and discontent. further repression by the tsar.

more rebellion and discontent.

Members of the legislature of France's Third Republic formed coalition governments because coalition governments give more people a voice. coalition governments are more stable systems. the two main political parties were required to rule by consensus. no single party could get enough votes to control the government.

no single party could get enough votes to control the government.

The Dual Monarchy failed to end nationalist demands because only Hungary received any autonomy and additional power. too much power was given to the Czechs in Bohemia. the nationalists did not believe in monarchy as a system of government. the various peoples fought among themselves for more power.

only Hungary received any autonomy and additional power.

Which of the following resulted in the doubling of the size of the United States? Mexican War Kansas-Nebraska Act the Louisiana Purchase Gadsden Purchase

the Louisiana Purchase

Nationalism contributed to the decline of the Hapsburg Empire because the empire became paralyzed by nationalist unrest. the empire had to pay reparations to the Kingdom of Hungary. the Ottomans took advantage of the power vacuum created by the Hapsburg decline. many new countries were created out of lost Hapsburg territory.

the empire became paralyzed by nationalist unrest.

Russia was slow to industrialize and reform because the serfs were afraid the nobles would become even more powerful. the middle class was too large and powerful. the powerful landowning nobles resisted any form of change. the czars did not want to seize the serfs' ancestral lands.

the powerful landowning nobles resisted any form of change.

Francis Joseph's attempts at reform failed because the legislature provided Hungary with a chance at total self-government. the reforms did not address the needs of most of the people in the empire. the German-speaking Austrians were left out of the process. the new constitution gave nationalists too much power.

the reforms did not address the needs of most of the people in the empire.

Emancipation of the serfs led to further discontent because the serfs did not want to farm anymore. the serfs wanted the landowners driven out of Russia. the serfs were forced to move to the cities. the serfs were not given enough land or money to survive

the serfs were not given enough land or money to survive

The abolition and women's suffrage movements highlighted the limits of American democracy because they showed it would take armed rebellion to make necessary reforms. hey showed that education needed to be expanded to all Americans. they showed that the United States had instituted important and necessary reforms. they showed that women and enslaved people did not have rights equal to those of white American men.

they showed that women and enslaved people did not have rights equal to those of white American men.

Which of the following British policies forced mass migrations from Ireland? treatment of Irish militants, such as the Fenian Brotherhood the outlawing of the teaching or speaking of the Irish language requirement of a tithe payment to the Anglican Church treatment during the "Great Hunger," or Irish potato famine

treatment during the "Great Hunger," or Irish potato famine