AP®︎ European History: Topic 6.9 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.9 of AP European History – Institutional Responses and Reform.
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Topic 6.9
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-3.3.II.B
What was a significant issue in industrialized cities that demanded reform?
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Topic 6.9: Institutional Responses and Reform
Thematic Focus: States and Other Institutions of PowerSOP
European states and nations developed governmental and civil institutions from 1450 to the present to organize society and consolidate political power, with a variety of social, cultural, and economic effects.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective J
Explain how and why governments and other institutions responded to challenges resulting from industrialization.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.II.A
Liberalism shifted from laissez-faire to interventionist economic and social policies in response to the challenges of industrialization.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.II.B
Reforms transformed unhealthy and overcrowded cities by modernizing infrastructure, regulating public health, reforming prisons, and establishing modern police forces. The reforms were enacted by governments motivated by such forces as public opinion, prominent individuals, and charity organizations.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.II.C
Reformers promoted compulsory public education to advance the goals of public order, nationalism, and economic growth.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Sewage and water systems
- Public lighting
- Public housing
- Urban redesign
- Parks
- Public transportation
- Edwin Chadwick
- Georges Haussmann
