Glencoe World History: Modern Times © 2008

Chapter 13: Mass Society and Democracy

Mass Society and Democracy

1
Which of the following did NOT lead the way to new industrial frontiers during the Second Industrial Revolution?
A)petroleum
B)steel
C)coal
D)chemicals
2
In which way were most workers' lives NOT improved by the rapid rate of industrialization?
A)increased wages after 1870
B)lower prices for many manufactured goods
C)new consumer goods in department stores
D)easy availability of owning a car
3
Unlike most nations in the industrialized core of Europe, _____ remained largely agricultural during the Second Industrial Revolution.
A)Belgium
B)the Netherlands
C)France
D)Russia
4
Which of the following advocated using only revolutionary means to achieve their goals?
A)trade unions
B)revisionists
C)pure Marxists
D)German Social Democratic Party
5
The European middle classes shared a belief in _____.
A)building socialism by evolutionary means
B)the violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie
C)hard work and good conduct
D)women's right to work
6
As the nineteenth century progressed, working-class women in Europe _____.
A)became primarily domestic servants
B)found opportunities as white-collar workers
C)often joined the ranks of the feminists
D)worked mainly at home
7
Unlike other European nations, Great Britain _____.
A)was plagued by widespread government corruption
B)failed to develop a strong parliamentary system
C)developed a well-established democracy
D)held its ministers accountable only to the king
8
Why was the Triple Alliance of 1882 created?
A)Germany feared aggression from Russia
B)Germany feared an anti-German alliance formed by France
C)as a military alliance between France and Russia
D)as a response to the Triple Entente
9
By the late 1800s, artists began seeking new forms of expression, which have since been called _____.
A)impressionism
B)modernism
C)cubism
D)abstract expressionism
10
By raising questions about the nature of the human mind, _____ contributed to the uncertainty in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
A)Albert Einstein
B)Herbert Spencer
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Charles Darwin
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