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what is the laissez-faire policy?
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a policy that let the owners of industry set working conditions without government interference
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who was the american inventor and industrialist who made factory production more efficient by introducing the assembly line
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henry ford
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in 1907 _ lost a long fight to maintain its independence when Britain and Russia took over the country and divided into spheres of influence
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persia
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on which of these continents did Britain control the smallest land area
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south america
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after losing the _ Spain lost its colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines
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Spanish american war
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what were the 3 factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution
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land labor capital
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LLC
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what was captain Alfred Dreyfus accused of in the preyfus affair
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selling military secrets
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which cities were founded first and last in dat order doe
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sydney, Adelaide
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the overthrow of _ the last monarch of Hawaii was accomplished in the late 1800s by a group of american sugar planters
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queen liluokalani
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Chinese people fought against the dowager empires cixi's rule and foreign privilege in the _
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boxer rebellion
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what did Britain do in order to to keep industrial secrets from the US
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forbade engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers from leaving the country
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to which country did the most Irish emigrants go during the Great Famine
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the Unites States
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the main cause of the_ was Russia's desire to gain land on the Black sea from the ottoman Empire
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Crimean war
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where did the British Empire control an entire continent
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Australia
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because of the_ Japan opened 2 ports to U.S ships and the U.S set up an embassy in japan
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treaty of Kanagawa
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what was the industrial revolution
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increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century
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what did the peoples charter of 1838 petition for
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suffrage for all men and annual parliamentary elections
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which of the following cities falls within a Mediterranean vegetation zone
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Adelaide
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the opposition of dutch settlers to British policy in south Africa turned violent during the _
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Boer war
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the_ proposed that all nations have equal opportunities to trade in china
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open door policy
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what is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms
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unions
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what did the Emancipation Proclamation do
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declared all slaves in the confederate states as free
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in the 1800s the Zulu chief_ used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large state in southern Africa
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shaka
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what was the approximate distance between Britain and its North American colony
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2800 miles
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a_ is a region in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment
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sphere of influence
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what was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation
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not personally responsible for its debts
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how was most of the territory west of Texas obtained by the US
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Mexican american war
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the part of India that was under direct British rule was known as the_
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raj
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which continent had the greatest number of British colonies
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Africa
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the Mexican revolutionary fighter_ took money from rich and gave to poor
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"Pancho" villa
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Which of the following is an example of a reform movement
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Women's rights, public education, abolition of slavery
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What concept is the theory of evolution based on
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Natural selection
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_ was the leader of the Filipino nationalists who claimed that the US had promised immediate independence of the Philippine islands after the Spanish American war
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Emillio Aguinado
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Approximately how many degrees east of Britain was Australia
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80°
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two great powers fought over the kored during the _
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russo-japenese war
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what was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in the 19th century Britain and elsewhere in Western Europe
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Industrialization
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What did it mean to be a dominion
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That a country was domestically self-governing but part of the British Empire
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What might have kept colonists from settling deeper into the interior of Australia
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Deserts were difficult places to live
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_ managed to maintain the independence of Ethiopia by exploiting imperialistic rivalries between European nations and by building up a modern arsenal that helped his forces defeate an Italian army
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menelik 11
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In the late 1840s and early 1850s_ started a liberal reform movement called a reformation in Mexico
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Benito Juarez
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Which of the following was a result of the Agricultural Revolution
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Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods, many small farmers became tentant farmers or moved to cities, enclosures became landmarks of wealthy landowners
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who were the zionists
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Jews who worked for a homeland in Palestine
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Which of the following geographic features crosses 3 vegetation zones
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Murray River
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the_ began after rumors spread among Indians and soldiers that the cartridges of the rifles were sealed with beef and pork fat
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Sepoy Mutiny
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_ was a writer who died while fighting for Cuba's independence from Spain
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Jose Marti
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How did landowners and aristocrats view healthy members of middle class
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looked down upon
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Why did Great Britain establish a penal colony in Australia
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To relieve overcrowding in English prisons
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What characterizes the location of Australias main cities
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They are all near a coast
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_ was a British colony that combined diverse cultures and long term rival groups
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Nigeria
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_ fought for Mexican independence from Spain and he fought to retain the territory of Texas
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
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