Which of the following characterizes the size of the population of Europe during the eighteenth century?
It increased rapidly.
It stayed about the same.
It declined.
It dropped drastically in western Europe, but rose in eastern Europe.
It dropped drastically in eastern Europe, but rose in western Europe.
After the Second World War, most Western European states sought to develop policies that
made individuals responsible for paying most of their own health care costs
provided improved medical and social services for women and children
eliminated unemployment for the working class
abolished private enterprise, replacing it with government ownership of all businesses
reestablished the churches and private charities as the primary sources of aid to the poor
The Industrial Revolution in eighteenth-century England primarily involved new techniques in
shoe manufacturing
textile production
ship construction
furniture manufacturing
steel production
Which of the following was an outcome of the settlement at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)?
The restoration to power of many of the dynasties deposed by the French Revolution and by Napoleon I
The division of Europe based on the principle of aligning territorial boundaries with the national sentiments of the inhabitants
The award of overseas colonial territories to several countries that made significant contributions to the defeat of Napoleon I
The recognition of the right of a people to choose whom they would accept as their lawful ruler
The creation of a unified German state through the reestablishment of the Holy Roman Empire
The close relationship between Romanticism and religion during the nineteenth century was strengthened by the fact that both
found a common ground in the Enlightenment
emphasized the benefits to society of new industrial technology
appealed almost exclusively to the middle class
opposed imperialist expansion
stressed the unity of the emotions and the will
sulphuric acid
salted cod
wheat
iron
copper
Which of the following nineteenth-century Italian figures actively sought to prevent the unification of Italy?
Camillo di Cavour
Giuseppe Mazzini
Victor Emmanuel II
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Pius IX
The Eiffel Tower, dedicated in Paris in 1889, was conceived and built for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to
create a laboratory for meteorological and astronomical observations
express the technological optimism of the late nineteenth century
enhance France’s self-image after its defeat by Germany
create a center for a vast international radio network
commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution
Which of the following occurred at the Munich Conference in September 1938?
Britain and France approved the surrender of the Sudetenland to Germany.
The Soviet Union left the conference after seeing the terms of the agreement.
Italy refused to support Germany.
Germany was given all of Czechoslovakia.
Winston Churchill convinced all parties to agree to a reasonable compromise.
Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity proposed
a new structure for the atom
a new conception of space and time
the fundamental concepts for developing the computer
the origin of the universe from the explosion of a single mass
the particulate nature of light