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HIST 145-01 Spring 2021, Mar. 4 Midterm Exam

Exam Instructions: Welcome to the HIST 145 Midterm Exam! This is an open book, timed (75 min.) exam. You are permitted to make use of your notes and the materials from this course (lecture and discussion, the assigned hard copy/electronic/web materials and films). But: absolutely no outside materials or searches are permitted. You may write double- or single spaced, as you prefer. All sources you invoke must be properly referenced in correct Chicago-Turabian Style footnote referencing format. Academic integrity will be monitored and you are required to renew your Academic Integrity Pledge on the exam. The exam is due by 3:40 Late submissions will not be accepted. Before you submit, check to make sure you have answered all questions, and have included your academic integrity pledge at the end. All the best wishes to you!

•Submission Time: by or before 3:40 pm.

• Document Type: word document or pdf (no others are permitted)

• Document Name: Name your document with your last name (e.g. SanchezMidterm.doc; JanowitzMidterm.pdf).

Midterm Exam [40 Points]

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1 . METROPOLITAN CROWDS [16 points]: How, according to a) G. Simmel, b) Liang, and c) at least 1 primary source you name, did the crowd or crowded conditions impact Berliners in their everyday life, emotion, or outlook? For each author, note the identified impact and provide concrete evidence from the relevant text/historic document.

2. MODERNITY VS. TRADITION [16 points].: According to Alexandra Richie, “Berlin’s modernity had little impact on the ‘official culture.’” This raises the larger question: was modernity embraced or rejected in Berlin, 1880-1914? To answer, identify at least 3 areas/categories you will consider where you see a) an embrace of modernity and/or b) Berliners rejecting it, turning instead to tradition and the past. Weigh the evidence from our course’s primary and secondary sources before your draw your conclusion [i.e. that modernity was embraced, was only partially embraced, was rejected]

3. AUTHORITY FROM ABOVE vs. AGENCY FROM BELOW [8 points]: There is a debate among historians of Wilhelmine Berlin about the excessive power of authorities vs. the agency of the working class themselves to shape their own lives. Based on primary and secondary source evidence from our class, a) What factors and concrete evidence might historians invoke to show the extent of authoritarian power in Wilhelmine Berlin? b) What factors and concrete evidence might historians invoke to show working class agency?

4. BONUS QUESTION [2 bonus points]: What is the most interesting text or issue you have encountered in this class, and why is it relevant to you?