Ap European history Unit 6 Progress check

Which of the following best explains Great Britain's early industrial dominance?

Easy access to raw materials such as coal and iron

Which of the following best explains the social dislocations experienced by much of Europe in the nineteenth century?

The rapid urbanization that accompanied industrialization

Which of the following best explains why European governments began to pass laws regulating labor conditions over the course of the nineteenth century?

Governments were increasingly under political pressure to relieve problems caused by industrialization.

Babbage's description of Great Britain's "tools and machines" best illustrates which of the following developments of the nineteenth century?

Britain's leadership in the process of industrialization

Babbage's description of how "every convenience" and "every luxury" came to be developed best illustrates which of the following?

The private initiative of industrialists and manufacturers that developed Britain's industrial economy

Babbage's statement that Britain's emphasis on machinery distinguishes it from all other countries best illustrates which of the following developments outside of Britain in the nineteenth century?

The lag time in industrial development of many European countries

The conditions in Russia described in the passage were most directly the result of which of the following?

The spread of the second industrial revolution to Russia

Tolstoy's critique of the luxuries available in shops best reflects which of the following developments of the nineteenth century?

The growth in consumerism and leisure time as industrial production increased

The increased availability of goods that Tolstoy critiques in the passage led most directly to which of the following?

The development of mass-marketing through advertisements and new shopping venues

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two sources' arguments?

Raudot does not want the state to intervene on behalf of increasing workers' wages, whereas the weavers do want the state to intervene.

Which of the following best describes the position on the value of private charity seen in the two passages?

Raudot claims that relying on private charity will have a positive social outcome, whereas the weavers imply that private charity is insufficient to address their needs.

Which of the following best describes how each source sees the consequences of the policies they advocate?

Raudot sees state intervention as leading to rebellion by ungrateful workers, while the weavers see state intervention as aiding France.

Which of the following best explains Austrian foreign minister Klemens von Metternich's purpose in setting up the Concert of Europe?

To suppress lingering revolutionary sentiment in Europe

Which of the following most directly led conservatives to develop a coherent conservative ideology in the early nineteenth century?

The demands to restrain the excesses of Enlightenment radicalism

Which of the following most directly challenged the conservative order established at the Congress of Vienna?

The spread of nationalism to areas such as Germany

Based on the passage, Bakunin's ideology best reflects the emergence of which of the following ideologies?

Anarchism

Article V's call for "equality in fact" is best seen as evidence for the influence of which of the following on Bakunin's thinking?

Socialist ideals of wealth redistribution

Articles VII and VIII are best understood as a critique of which of the following?

The increase in government control and regulation of the economy

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the poster's call for opposition to the Liberals without a recommendation for an alternative party or candidate?

The suffrage movement did not have a major political party that represented its interests.

Which of the following groups at the time the poster was created would be most likely to support the suffrage movement?

Workers' parties, such as the Labour Party

Which of the following was the most likely audience for the poster?

Dissatisfied Liberal voters

The "woes" referred to in the first sentence of the passage are best explained as part of which of the following developments?

The large increase in urban populations during the Industrial Revolution

The emergence of the "Ragged Schools" in London best reflects which of the following developments?

The growth of charitable institutions addressing urban problems

The enactment of the 1870 Education Act described in the passage is best understood as part of the

intervention of governments into daily life to advance social and economic polices

Which of the following developments most directly facilitated the overall changes shown on the graph?

The Second Industrial Revolution

Which of the following was the most direct cause of the overall trend in Russia's output, as shown in the graph?

The struggles of Russia's modernization efforts against the dominant landowning interests

Which of the following was NOT a significant effect of the changes shown in the graph and the broader economic trends of which they were a part?

The spread of industrialization from Great Britain to the rest of Europe