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1. From the inventions listed below choose those which facilitate life in a nineteenth-century industrial city:
a. Gas lanterns. | |
b. Central heating. | |
c. Horse trams. | |
d. Electric trams. | |
e. Sewerage system. | |
f. Cars. | |
g. Automatic washing machine.
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2. Which social group includes an owner of a family workshop in Warsaw that produce and sale (by retail) wicker baskets (choose only one answer):
a. Bourgeoisie. | |
b. Petite bourgeoisie (lower middle class).
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c. Intelligentsia.
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d. The Proletariat.
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3. From entries listed below, choose those that refer to the position of women in nineteenth-century urban society:
a. Having a full voting rights. | |
b. Ability of being employed.
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c. Equal access to managerial positions.
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d. Equal treatment of men in terms of duties and wages.
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1. In context of the presented movie. Mechanization of production is a threat to workers because:
a. Facilitates the work, resulting in more lazy factory workers.
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b. Wide introduction of machinery in the production lines reduces
the number of positions and increases unemployment rate among workers.
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c. Use of machines by unskilled workers may be the cause of accidents at work.
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d. Mechanization of production worsens the quality of products.
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2. From entries listed below, choose those that refer to occupational safety of workers in nineteenth-century factories:
a. Factory inspectors that supervise safety of workers.
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b. Compensation for the families of workers killed in work accidents.
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c. Labour safety in a factory controlled only by its owner.
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d. Lack of (disability) pensions for workers that have been permanently injured during work.
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1. The following postulates determine the policy of the socialist German Social Democratic Party and the Polish Socialist Party (but also current left-wing parties):
a. Equal rights of all citizens regardless of sex, origins, and religion. | |
b. Introduction of religion lessons to schools.
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c. Wide social legislation.
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d. Gender equality in all aspects of life.
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e. Protection of national and religious values.
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2. In the nineteenth century, the attitude of European governments to socialist political groups was:
a. Hostile – they were considered organizations energizing social tensions. | |
b. Dependent on the country and the current situation on the internal political scene.
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c. Friendly – their views were considered legitimate.
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3. Support for the labour parties, in the nineteenth-century cities, came primarily from representatives of:
a. Bourgeoisie – factory owners noticed the problems and the difficult situation of workers and felt the need to fight for their rights. | |
b. The nobility – they sympathized with the workers' struggle for political equality.
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c. Part of intelligentsia – Representatives of this group sometimes
took a lead of labour parties and conducted educational activities in
this environment.
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d. Part of petite bourgeoisie (lower middle class) – some of the problems the workers were also part of their daily lives .
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