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After the Revolution of 1905 in Russia,


A) the tsar's powers of appointment and decision-making were curtailed.
B) the government tried to strengthen the village-communal system of agriculture in order to improve conditions of the peasants.
C) workers were granted new rights to welfare and participation.
D) Russia at last adopted the Western model of representative assemblies and political parties.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Why was the Vatican Council of 1869 called? At what positions did it arrive, and what do they demonstrate about the Catholic faith and the role of religion in European society in the late nineteenth century?

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Karl Marx.

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Karl Marx was a German philosopher, econ...

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: David Lloyd George.

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David Lloyd George was a British statesm...

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In the late nineteenth century, the arts as an expression of European civilization


A) attained a unity of forms and styles indicative of a common European culture and values.
B) saw remarkably similar trends develop in different forms of art and architecture.
C) benefited from a larger and more sophisticated audience.
D) saw the emergence of an international style.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: demographic transition.

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: sociology.

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Sociology is the scientific study of soc...

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Herbert Spencer.

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Herbert Spencer was a prominent English ...

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Review the feature entitled "Emmeline Pankhurst on Women's Rights" in this chapter.What were the specific policies and laws of the "new legislation"?

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Review the feature entitled "Huxley's Social Darwinism" in this chapter.What do you think Huxley meant by "millions of years of severe training"?

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: the Communist Manifesto.

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The Communist Manifesto is a political p...

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: evolution.

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Evolution is the process by which living...

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Leo XIII.

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Leo XIII, born as Vincenzo Gioacchino Ra...

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By the 1910s, women


A) had gained significant access to higher education.
B) had moved into the growing field of social work.
C) dominated certain fields, such as teaching and clerical work.
D) benefited from the passing of legislation on families.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Social Darwinism.

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What aspects of the Paris Commune of 1870 were reminiscent of the sans-culottes of the French Revolution? How does the Paris Commune continue to reflect divisions in France between the capital and the provinces?

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The Paris Commune of 1870 was reminiscen...

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Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: proletariat.

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Which was probably NOT a part of popular culture at the end of the nineteenth century?


A) theatrical entertainments
B) the decadent movement in literature and the arts
C) professional soccer
D) mass journalism
E) novels

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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