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Nationalism
Socialism & Communism
Middle Class (1850- 1914)
Multiple Choice
Miscellaneous
100
The 1st major success for nationalism was the unification of _____.
Italy
100
_______: the belief in an economic system in which private property is eliminated and all businesses are owned by the state.
Communism
100
During which century did middle class ideals like liberalism and nationalism experience their greatest triumphs?
The 19th century
100
By 1900, how many workers were unionized? a. 900,000 b. 1 million c. 2 million d. 5 million
c. 2 million
100
What was it called when the workers from a number of major industries refused to work simultaneously? (2 words)
general strike
200
The unification of what country in 1871 was the critical turning point in European history?
Germany
200
In 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrick Engels published the _______ ________.
Communist Manifesto
200
In 1900, England had the largest middle class making up what percentage of their population?
25%
200
In 1917, Russia's population grew to _____. a. 110 million b. 182 million c. 153 million d. 200 million
b. 182 million
200
Which Czar took the throne in 1894?
Nicholas II
300
Who was largely responsible for German unification?
Otto von Bismark
300
What was the major political party in Germany and one of the successful moderate socialist parties in all of Europe?
Social Democratic Party (SPD)
300
The first department store, the Bon Marché, opened in 1852 in what city?
Paris
300
The largest pool of unskilled workers at the end of the 19th century was known as the _______. a. proletariat b. middle class c. bourgeoisie d. peasants
a. proletariat
300
What was the name of the process in which many skilled laborers had been replaced by machines that could do the same work more efficiently and cheaply?
Proletarianization
400
In 1870, Bismark created a diplomatic crisis between which two countries?
Prussia and France
400
What party in Great Britain sought to recognize the right of workers to strike, improved social services and benefits for workers and in theory government ownership of the economy?
Labour Party
400
What was the viewpoint that celebrated the home based role of women?
The Cult of Domesticity
400
The idea that economic life should be characterized by cooperation rather than competition and most economic enterprises are publicly owned and controlled is? a. communism b. nationalism c. socialism d. liberalism
c. socialism
400
A political firestorm developed over the _______. It eventually led to a presidential pardon and vindication in a civilian court.
Dreyfus Affair
500
Germany was a united constitutional monarchy in which all men had the right to vote for a popular legislature called the ______.
Reichstag
500
There were a variety of ineffective socialist movements, including forms of which two types of socialism?
Agrarian and Utopian socialism
500
The modern Olympic Games began in the 19th century along with what championships?
The Wimbledon tennis championships
500
In 1870, the French Emperor declared war on which country? a. Britain b. France c. Austria d. Prussia
d. Prussia
500
Parisian radicals took over the city and refused to follow the new republican government in France during the _______ ______.
Paris Commune