Chapter 10: Sweden's Modern History – Practice Test

#1. Which group of people specifically increased in immigration to Sweden during the 1990s?

Tourists from Australia

Refugees from dictatorships or war-torn countries

Wealthy business owners from America

#2. What two major reforms regarding working hours and vacation were implemented for workers during the record years?

A 30-hour work week and no vacation

A 50-hour work week and one week of vacation

A 40-hour work week and five weeks of paid vacation

#3. What happened to Swedens industry in the mid-1970s?

It stopped producing goods entirely

It faced a crisis due to increased global competition

It took over the entire global market

#4. What was the official goal of the million programme?

To create one million new companies

To recruit one million soldiers

To build one million homes in ten years

#5. What did the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg do during the Holocaust?

He gave Jews protective passports to save them from concentration camps

He built underground bunkers in Stockholm

He flew military planes against the Nazis

#6. What is the time in Sweden between 1945 and 1976 often called?

The record years (rekordåren)

The silent years

The dark ages

#7. What did Sweden suffer from during the First World War despite its neutrality?

A shortage of food and other important goods

A complete collapse of the monarchy

Foreign military occupation

#8. Which four groups are mentioned as the largest popular movements during the 1800s?

The military the police the banks and the monarchy

The workers movement the free church movement the women movement and the temperance movement

The farmers the factory owners the teachers and the doctors

#9. How many Swedes emigrated to the USA between 1850 and 1920 in hope of a better life?

Over one million

About ten thousand

About fifty thousand

#10. Which political party mostly had government power by themselves during the record years?

The Social Democrats

The Moderate Party

The Green Party

#11. What methods did the popular movements use to put forward their demands for voting rights and an eight-hour workday?

They only used secret underground channels

Legal methods like demonstrations meetings and articles

Violent revolutions and military coups

#12. Which Swedish organization drove white buses to save thousands of Jews at the end of the Second World War?

The Swedish Military

The Red Cross

The Police Force

#13. What did the Saltsjöbaden Agreement lay the foundation for?

The Swedish model

The military draft

The royal succession

#14. In what year was the first parliamentary election held where both men and women were allowed to vote in Sweden?

1909

1945

1921

#15. What dark and unscientific research occurred in the 1930s that affected minorities in Sweden?

Alchemy research

Race biology research

Astrology research

#16. What became an increasingly important political issue in Sweden from the 1980s onwards?

Individual rights and freedom of choice in school and healthcare

Closing all borders permanently

Returning to an agricultural society

#17. What happened to the Kings power with the new constitution in 1809?

His power became limited

He was forced to leave the country

He gained absolute power

#18. Why did the population double during the 1800s?

Because of better agricultural methods and medical advances

Because millions of people immigrated to Sweden

Because the country expanded its borders

#19. Which position did Sweden take during the Second World War?

Sweden actively fought against Germany

Sweden kept itself neutral and outside the fighting

Sweden actively fought against Russia

#20. How was Swedens economy compared to other countries in Europe in the early 1800s?

It was the richest country in Europe

It was a poor country

It had exactly the same wealth as France

#21. What happened to many people who were considered to have mental illnesses or disabilities in the 1930s?

They were made state politicians

They were deported to other countries

They were placed in hospitals or institutions sometimes for the rest of their lives

#22. From which countries did many people immigrate to work in Sweden during the record years?

Canada USA and Mexico

Japan China and India

Finland Greece Yugoslavia and Turkey

#23. Sweden went from being an emigration country to becoming…

A completely closed country

A dictatorship

An immigration country

#24. How did the view on LGBTQI people change during this modernization period?

They were forced to leave the country

They went from being discriminated against to becoming increasingly accepted

The laws became much stricter against them

#25. What became more important for people when Sweden transitioned into an information and knowledge society?

Physical strength and manual labor

More education and lifelong learning

Knowing how to farm the land