Chapter 23: Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” (1871-1894)



Chapter 23: Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” (1871-1894)

Study Questions

The Growth of Industrial Prosperity

1. List the significant impact of each of the following industrial developments:

a. Steel.

b. Chemical Industry.

c. Electricity.

d. Internal Combustion Engine.

2. What developments ultimately gave rise to the department store?

3. Why were “cartels” formed?

4. Describe the impact of the assembly line.

5. Explain how Germany was able to surpass Great Britain as the industrial leader of Europe.

6. List and describe the two European economic zones.

7. How did the Second Industrial Revolution contribute to the development of a world economy?

8. List and describe how the Second Industrial Revolution affected European women.

9. What were the beliefs and goals of the German Social Democratic Party?

10. How and where did socialist parties grow?

11. How did Marxist revisionism hurt the growth of socialism?

12. How did nationalism hurt the growth of socialism?

13. How did workers use trade unions to further their political goals?

14. What were the causes and goals of anarchism?

15. What is the significance of Michael Bakunin?

The Emergence of Mass Society

16. What were the causes and effects of the growth of the European population between 1850 and 1910?

17. What were the cause of mass European emigration and migration?

18. What were the consequences of urbanization?

19. List the reforms that improved urban living conditions.

20. Describe each of the following social classes:

a. The Elite.

b. The Middle Classes.

c. The Lower Classes.

21. Explain “The Women Question.”

22. Describe how families changed during the era of mass society.

23. Describe how education and leisure changed during the era of mass society.

The National State

24. List the achievements in liberal policies that were implemented throughout Western Europe.

25. Describe the Reform Act of 1884 and the Redistribution Act.

26. How did William Gladstone deal with the “Irish Question?”

27. What happened following the passage of the Home Act Rule in 1914?

28. Why was the Commune established in Paris?

29. Why is Louise Michel significant?

30. What happened to the Commune and its defenders?

31. Describe the constitution of 1875.

32. Describe the political conditions in Spain and Italy after 1870.

33. Describe the Bundesrat and the Reichstag.

34. What was the role of the German (Prussian) army?

35. Describe Bismarck’s policy goals.

36. How did Bismarck deal with the Social Democratic Party?

37. Describe the political conditions of Austria-Hungary after the creation of the Duel Monarchy in 1867.

38. Describe the policies of Alexander III.

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