Quiz 18
The political goal of creating free, compulsory elementary education in late 19th century France was to
Act as a nation-building tool in which all children would be taught secular, republican values
How did labor unions in Germany change in the early 1900s?
They increasingly concentrated on bread-and-butter issues rather than revolution
How did German social Democrats recover their losses in the 1907 election and become the largest party in the Reichstag in 1921?
They took on more patriotic tone and broadened their bases
Why did socialist parties become more moderate by the late 1800s?
As socialist parties attracted larger numbers of members, they looked more toward gradual change and less toward revolution
Otto von Bismarck's Kulturkampf refers to his
Attach on the Catholic Church in the German Empire
Count Arthur de Gobineau'a racial theory divided humanity into white, black, and yellow races and
Claimed that the Aryan race was superior to the others
The notorious forgery "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" suggested that Jewish elders were planning to
Control the entire world
Why did the conservative Bismarck pioneer the creation of an expansive system of social welfare?
He sought to blunt the attraction of socialism to the working classes and give them a small stake in the existing political system.
Which effect did the Dreyfus affair have on the late 19th century France?
It revived republication distrust of the Catholic Church
Why did many late-nineteenth-century feminists advocate for property, educational, and voting right?
Many women wanted or needed to work outside the home and lacked the legal protection to do so
Unlike other political parties, the Marxian Socialists
Organize themselves into an international organization
How did the expanding right to vote in the late 19th century affect national politics across Europe?
Politicians and parties became more responsive to the people they represented.
Which statement is an accurate characterization of a socialist party in Europe prior to 1914?
The German socialist party talker revolution but practiced reformism
In the early 20th century, why were extensive social welfare programs slow to form in Great Britain?
The conservative, aristocratic House of Lords resisted the formation of such programs until the king threatened to appoint new nobles who should support the programs