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Marx and Engels proposed that capitalism divided people into two classes. They were.... |
Capitalists and the proletariat |
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have colonies pay for their own administration have administrators on the spot to preserve the peace attract European missionaries, settlers and merchants (ALL OF THE ABOVE) |
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Which of the following was an achievement of the Meiji Restoration? |
The creation of tax reforms and a unified currency The establishment of an advanced civil service system The building of telegraph lines and railroads (ALL OF THE ABOVE) |
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Progressive reformers in the US supported all of the following, EXCEPT.... |
Insuring workers against illness, accidents, and old age |
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Which of the following was NOT an important cause of the Great War? |
Religious differences among the European powers |
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The western front during the Great War was... |
a conflict characterized by trench warfare and bloody stalemate |
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Which of the following best describes what liberalism sought to accomplish? |
To limit state power while expanding individual rights and freedoms |
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Which of the following best describes what European reactionaries (conservatives) sought to accomplish following the defeat of Napoleon? |
To reverse democracy and reestablish monarchical rule |
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Russia engaged in territorial expansion |
To counter expansionists moves by Japan, China, Britain, and the Ottoman Empire |
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Elements used by various European nations to build nationalistic sentiment included all of the following, EXCEPT... |
a rejection of social Darwinist theory |
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_____ and _____ led unification movements in Germany and Italy, respectively. |
BISMARCK AND CAVOUR |
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The US occupied Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after its victory in.... |
the Spanish-American War |
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The Boers (or Afrikaners) were.... |
Descendants of original Dutch settlers in South Africa |
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Which of the following was most important to Indian nationalists seeking to define India as a separate "nation" |
Recovery of ancient Indian and Hindu culture traditions |
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What effect did the Great War have on the status of women? |
Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war |
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During the late 1800s, imperialism was encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT... |
Notions that all peoples of the world, great and small, were created equal |
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Which of the following was most important to Sun Yat-sen as he sought to define the "Chinese" nation? |
RACE!!! |
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The Boxers in China sought to... |
Destroy foreigners and their influence in China |
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The social Darwinist believed that.... |
It was natural for the strong nations to dominate the weak |
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Orientalism.... |
Portrayed non-western peoples as exotic, sensuous, and economically backward |
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Problems and anxieties in Europe and the US in the decades leading up to the Great War included all of the following EXCEPT.... |
Fear of nuclear war and the end of humanity |
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Chinese Nationalists... |
Believed that eliminating foreign influence was an essential step toward nationhood |
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In Russia, in October 1917.... |
left-wing socialists calling themselves Bolsheviks seized power |
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After being opened by American Commodore Perry, Japan quickly... |
Implemented modernization programs and expanded its own borders |
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The Great War.... |
Remained limited to European soil Involved only European soldiers Was relatively limited in scope w/ few casualties (NONE OF THE ABOVE) |
