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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because it had a favorable combination of all of the following EXCEPT
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tools
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People centered in one place working for a certain number of hours per day for fixed pay is called
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factory system
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The Industrial Revolution caught on quickly in the United States because it
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had natural resources and a strong government
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Because of steam-machinery, workers
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performed one small job
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Wages were affected by all of the following EXCEPT
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the experiences of the workers.
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The Factor Act of 1833 called for
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factory inspection
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In a capitalists system
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government do not control the factors of production
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Domination of production of one product or service is called a
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monopoly
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groups that controlled all stages of an industry are called
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cartels
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Free enterprise and laissez-faire economies gave the most benefits to
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employers
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Utilitarianism meant
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laws were useful and could be good
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John Stuart Mill believed that government should
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try to benefit workers
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Marx and Engels believed that
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the capitalist system should be destroyed
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The proletariat were
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the workers
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Marx believed that the revolution would lead to pure communism
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a classless society
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The Carbonari were a(n)
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pro-risorgimento secret society
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The King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II, was an ideal choice for a unification leader because
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he wanted to expand Sardinian territory
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Unified Italy faced all of the following EXCEPT
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sectionalism
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German nationalism was inspired by
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Napoleon's rule
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Otto von Bismarck believed in the concept of a
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powerful state
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In the new German government, power belonged to the
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kaiser
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Germany's late industrialization was a benefit because
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the industry could use the advanced machinery developed elsewhere.
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To lessen the growing power of socialism, Bismarck
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granted some socialist reforms
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Bismarck resigned because
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William II wanted absolute power
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Czar Alexander II listened to public opinion and
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freed the serfs
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Russian radical groups
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assassinated Alexander II
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Repressive czarist policies led to
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stability and order, but discontent about loss of freedom
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Great Britain supported Turkish suppression of independence to
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keep Russians out of the Mediterranea
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The Treaty of San Stefano gave self-rule to
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Bulgaria
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The Congress of Berlin intended to
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reduce Russian power
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India was one of Britain's dependent colonies because
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the Indians were ruled my the british
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Industrial nations' attitudes to native peoples could best be described as
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paternal
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Benefits to colonies such as hospitals and education were mostly provided by
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missionaries
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The European country that claimed most of the land in North Africa was
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France
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The Suez Canal was important because
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it connected the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
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Britain wanted control of the Sudan because
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they wanted control and use the flow of the Nile
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The Boers were
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transplanted Dutch settlers
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The Boer War was a fight over
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control the Rhodesia
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Some European nations hoped African nations would assimile, or
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adopt European culture
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Indian Muslims feared loss of British control because
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they were a minority and the British protected them
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The Meiji Restauration led to
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industrialization
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Siam remained independent because of all of the following EXCEPT
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it had poor natural resources
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The Platt Amendment gave the United States influence over
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Cuba
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The U.S. won the right to build the Panama Canal by
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helping Panama rebel against Colombia
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The Roosevelt Corollary gave the U.S.
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the right to intervene if Latin American independence was threatened
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The Triple Entente was formed in reaction to
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Germany's military buildup
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Great Britain declared war on Germany because
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it invaded Belgium
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Italy and Japan entered the war to
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grab defeated nations' property
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All the following were new weapons EXCEPT
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guided missiles
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The Battle of the Marne was important because
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it kept Germany from entering Paris
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As nations tried to outlast each other, World War I became
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a war of attrition
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Control of the new Russia was won by
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the Bolsheviks
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The newly formed Communist Party
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signed a treaty with the Central powers
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Civil War in Russia was forced by
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groups that wanted to restore the monarchy
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The Treaty of Brest Litovsk allowed the Germans to
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mobilize more troops against France
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During the Paris Peace Conference, the U.S. and Europe disagreed about
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the presence of former Central Power
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The Allies generally wanted to
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weaken Germany permanently
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Yugoslavia was
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a mixed nations of many Balkan peoples
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All of the following were effects of the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT
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the restoration of Prussia
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When the League of Nations created a mandate it
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put colonies of defeat powers under the rule of "advanced" nations.
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Japan's move into China was met by
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a condemnation
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The International Brigades fought for
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the Loyalists
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The Axis Powers came together
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to fight communism
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to avoid war with Germany, Britain and France promised not to
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interfere with germany annexation of Czechoslovakia
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Stalin signed a nonaggression pact with Germany because
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he and Hitler wanted to divide up eastern Europe
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The conquest of Norway and denmark was important to Germany because they
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provided access to the Atlantic Ocean
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The Battle of Britain was fought mostly
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in the air
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Soviet armies fighting Germany benefited from
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cold weather
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Japan's attack on islands of French Indochina
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cut off British supply lines
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Victory in the Balkans gave the Axis Power
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access to Middle Eastern and Russian waterways
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According to Hitler's plan, eastern Europe would become living space for
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the Aryan race
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In the concentration camps, the people least likely to be executed were
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the healthiest
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All of the following helped Jews escape the Holocaust EXCEPT
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Anne Frank
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The "soft underbelly of the Axis" referred to
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Italy and the Balkans
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Victory against japan came after
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atomic bomb attacks on japan.
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The leaders at Potsdam agreed that Germany should
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remain a single country
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The Nürnberg trials resulted in
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the Nazi Party being declared a criminal organization
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The United Nations' Security council was
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made up of temporary and permanent members
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Fear of invasion made the Soviets demand that
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Eastern European nations become communist
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The Marshall Plan intended to
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help Europe's economic recovery
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Yugoslavia was expelled from Cominform because it wanted to
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resist Soviet domination
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The Warsaw Pact was
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the Eastern bloc mutual defense agreement
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Postwar West Germany became
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democratic
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As president of the Fifth Republic, Charles de gaulle
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maintained French power over Algeria
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The European Economic Community agreed to
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establish one currency
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As Soviet leader, Khrushchev
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denounced Stalinist repression and restrictions
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Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was a plan
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of social reforms
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SEATO was a(n)
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anti-communist organization
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a
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standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Inion
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Nationalism became apparent in Canada when
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Quebec tried to separate from Canada
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