Social Studies: World Cultures
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Course Introduction
This course explores the diverse cultures of the world, examining the social, political, economic, and religious systems that shape various societies. Students will analyze how geography impacts cultural development, investigate traditions and belief systems, and gain an understanding of historical and contemporary global issues. Through comparative study and project-based learning, students will develop respect for cultural diversity and enhance their global awareness, preparing them to engage thoughtfully in an interconnected world.
Recommended Textbook Heritage of World Civilizations The Combined Volume 10th Edition by Albert M. Craig
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Chapter 1: The Birth of Civilization
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Q1) Beginning in the Paleolithic Age,a division of labor emerged between men and women.What were the typical responsibilities of women in the Paleolithic,Neolithic,and later ages? How did the different civilizations that emerged view the respective roles of men and women?
Answer: Answers will vary regarding the views of the roles of men and women in the different civilizations.
Q2) In the Sumerian religion, gods
A)were worshiped in temples that were run like great households.
B)did not resemble humans in their appearance or actions.
C)represented emotional concepts such as evil,hope,or envy.
D)All of these answers are correct.
Answer: A
Q3) The development of writing first occurred during the A)Paleolithic Era.
B)Neolithic Era.
C)Bronze Age.
D)Iron Age.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Four Great Revolutions in Thought and Religion
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Q1) Called the father of the faithful, many consider this man to be the symbolic founder of three of the worlds largest religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
A)Moses
B)Mohammed
C)Socrates
D)Abraham
Answer: D
Q2) The so-called ten lost tribes originally lived in A)Judah.
B)Phoenicia.
C)Jerusalem.
D)Israel.
Answer: D
Q3) Karma refers to
A)the endless and seemingly unbreakable cycle of life and death.
B)the process of freeing oneself from the cycle of life and death.
C)the elimination of evil from the cycle of life and death.
D)the principle that every action influences the cycle of life and death.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Greek and Hellenistic Civilization
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Q1) According to Map 3-7, Alexander the Great A)departed Europe for Asia and never returned.
B)invaded Arabia after he finished with his Persian campaigns.
C)died of fever in Bactria.
D)conquered all of India before returning to Persia.
Answer: A
Q2) The Persian War battle that ultimately ensured Greek independence and instilled Athenians with confidence in their polis, their government, and themselves was A)Marathon.
B)Salamis.
C)Thermopylae.
D)Plataea.
Answer: A
Q3) In Euripidess play Medea, Athenian women seem
A)not to need husbands.
B)to be weak.
C)unsure of their roles.
D)to be at risk for social isolation.
Answer: D
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Q1) Pre-Achaemenid religious texts suggest that the earliest Persian religion
A)was a primitive form of monotheism.
B)had many parallels with Vedic Aryan religion.
C)was strongly influenced by contact with Egypt.
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q2) The greatest figure in Sasanid religious history is Kartir, who
A)laid the foundation for Manichaeism.
B)preached toleration for the followers of all religions.
C)sought to impose Zoroastrian orthodoxy throughout the empire.
D)reconciled Zoroastrianism with Manichaeism.
Q3) Zoroaster was similar to the Hebrew prophets, the Buddha, and Confucius because he preached a message of A)moral reform.
B)ethical indifference.
C)materialism.
D)None of these answers are correct.
Q4) Detail the geography and trade routes of the Sasanid and Gupta Empires.Who controlled the main trade routes? What were they trading and with whom? How might trade have affected social,political and cultural development in south Asia?
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Chapter 5: Africa: Early History to 1000 CE
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Q1) How was the political system of the Meroitic Empire similar to and different from that of Egyptian rule? Be specific about the royal succession.
Q2) In the first millennium C.E., the coastal regions of East Africa
A)were more isolated and economically self-sufficient than the rest of the continent. B)already had extensive overseas contacts with India,Arabia,and the Mediterranean. C)were united into a great empire by the Periplus Dynasty. D)had not yet evolved beyond hunting and gathering.
Q3) The Neolithic peoples who moved from the Saharan regions into West Africa did <U>not</U> settle in the equatorial rain forests because A)of the inability of animals to survive "sleeping sickness."
B)the savannah areas of West Africa could support cereal grains. C)agriculturalists were able to augment their stone tools with iron tools.
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q4) How did Aksum become a Christian community? Did this disrupt Aksumite trading relations with Byzantium? What long-range ramifications did a Christian community in Ethiopia have for the development of Islam?
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Chapter 6: Republican and Imperial Rome
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Q1) In early Rome, who possessed the power of imperium?
A)the Senate
B)the King
C)the curiate assembly
D)the people
Q2) "Ironically it was the very success of the Roman republic in war and imperial expansion which led to the overthrow of the republic." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support your answer.
Q3) The most aggressive of the German tribes in the third century were
A)Visigoths who moved into the Balkans.
B)Sassanids who lived in Persia.
C)Franks who settled in modern France.
D)Huns who invaded from the far East.
Q4) In the Roman Republic, plebeians were the
A)class of noble landowners.
B)priests in charge of religious worship.
C)mass of ordinary Romans,mostly small farmers.
D)members of the Senate.
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Chapter 7: Chinas First Empire and Its Aftermath, 221
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Q1) Compare and contrast Confucianism and Legalism.What were the primary teachings of each school of thought,and how did each impact various dynasties?
Q2) Why did the Later Han Dynasty succeed where the Former Han had failed? What geographic areas were involved in the new empires? Where was most of the opposition to this control?
Q3) Analyze the changes in Confucian thought during the Han period.To what extent did the Han embrace earlier Confucian teachings and to what extent did they modify them? To what extent were Han teachings influenced by schools of thought other than Confucianism?
Q4) The so-called Salt and Iron Debates were concerned with
A)whether China should be a land- or sea-based power.
B)the best way to deal with the barbarians beyond the Great Wall.
C)what should be the basis of the Chinese currency.
D)whether the government should have monopolies over certain goods.
Q5) According to Map 7-1, under the Qin Dynasty
A)Xian,the capital,is in the far south of Qin territory.
B)the Great Wall marks the northern boundary of the Qin state.
C)the Great Wall marks the western boundary of the Qin state.
D)Guangzhou,the capital,is in the far south of Qin territory.
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Chapter 8: Imperial China,589-1368
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Q1) Describe the methods utilized by the Mongols to control China.What advantage was there in maintaining a language barrier between the Mongols and the Chinese? What happened to the examination system during the Yuan dynasty?
Q2) Compare and contrast the development of Europe and China from 500 to 1500.What factors were most influential in the development of each area?
Q3) According to the Marco Polo narrative included in this chapter,what were the special characteristics of Yuan China? Why do you think Europeans found it hard to believe that such wonders existed in China? What do the reactions to Marco Polo and his narrative itself reflect about European knowledge of China?
Q4) As ruler of China in the early Tang dynasty, Empress Wu
A)promoted scholar bureaucrats at the expense of older aristocratic officials.
B)succeeded in the conquest of Korea.
C)ordered the construction of the Grand Canal.
D)overthrew the Han dynasty.
Q5) Compare and contrast trade and foreign contact during the Tang and Yuan periods.What impact did trade and contact with foreigners have on China during these periods?
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Chapter 9: Early Japanese History
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Q1) Confucianism and Buddhism both arrived in Japan in what century?
A)6th century C.E.
B)8th century C.E.
C)2nd century B.C.E.
D)3rd century C.E.
Q2) How was the second invasion of Japan by the Mongols of Kublai Khan repulsed
A)samurai successes
B)a powerful storm or 'divine wind' sank much of the invasion fleet
C)Japanese tactics of fierce individual combat
D)successful use of greyhounds by the Japanese
Q3) The Records of Japan tell of the A)great wars between Japan and Korea.
B)deeds and misdeeds of the gods and their adventures on earth or in the underworld.
C)destruction of the Mongol fleet on the shores of Japan.
D)deeds and exploits of the samurai warriors in the 13th century.
Q4) What were the major features of Japanese culture prior to the arrival of Chinese influences in the seventh century? What impact did Korean culture have on Japan?
Q5) How did geography affect the development of Japan?
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Chapter 10: The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 622-1000
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Q1) Astronomy and medicine were among the disciplines
A)that were suppressed under the Abbasids.
B)that advanced thanks in part to Greek and Sanskrit works that were translated into Arabic.
C)that were hampered by religious restrictions under Islamic rule.
D)in which most of the founding texts were originally written in Arabic.
Q2) The mahdi is best defined as the
A)religious leadership of the Islamic state.
B)Shi'ite vision of the true umma.
C)"guided one" who would usher in a messianic age.
D)"judgment day" when the faithful would be rewarded.
Q3) In general, Muslims in the Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties
A)had no knowledge of Greek and Roman philosophy.
B)preserved and expanded Greco-Roman philosophy and science.
C)rejected philosophy as incompatible with Islam.
D)borrowed many philosophical ideas from India but not Greece.
Q4) Discuss the role of the ulama in Muslim society.How did this group receive their education? What was their relation to the caliphs? Why were they the new elite in society?
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Q1) Based on Map 11-6, which region of Europe was relatively unaffected by the series of invasions during the Middle Ages?
A)Ireland
B)Rome
C)Central Europe
D)Byzantine
Q2) The relationship between the Franks and the papacy can best be summarized as
A)all that the church could have hoped for.
B)mutually destructive.
C)mutually beneficial.
D)advantageous only to the Franks.
Q3) The primary contribution of the moldboard plow to western civilization was that it
A)improved agricultural productivity.
B)aided engineers in road construction.
C)contributed to the switch from infantry to cavalry based armies.
D)removed snow from Alpine passes,facilitating trade.
Q4) The Christian Church received much of the Roman "spirit." Where do you see this "spirit" evident in the church,and especially in the monastic rules of St.Benedict as contained in the text?
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Chapter 12: The Islamic World, 1000-1500
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Q1) The cultural center of Western Europe in the 10<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup> centuries was
A)Naples,in southern Italy,under the Fatimid Dynasty.
B)Cordoba,in Spain,under the Umayyad Dynasty.
C)Athens,in Greece,under the Seljuk Dynasty.
D)None of these answers are correct.
Q2) According to Muslim scholar Al-Biruni all of the following are reasons why Muslims and Hindus do not get along <U>except</U>
A)the Sanskrit and the Arabic languages are very complex and difficult to learn.
B)Hindus focus their religious disputes against those of other faiths.
C)India and the Islamic empires are trade rivals.
D)Indian children are taught that Islamic customs are evil.
Q3) Conversion of people in central Eurasia, India, and Africa to Islam and the absorption of Muslim cultural influences came about mainly through the efforts of A)Sufi orders.
B)the Herat school.
C)the Turkoman dynasties.
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q4) What was the origin of Sufism and how did Sufism impact the Islamic world?
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Chapter 13: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
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Q1) Which of these statements is the best summary of the textbook authors' apparent attitude toward human sacrifice by the Aztecs?
A) It was completely disgusting and incomprehensible.
B) It was the only thing that brought the Aztecs to power and kept them in control of their subjects.
C) It seemed to serve religious and political purposes,but it was also horrific and probably contributed to the fall of the Aztecs.
D) It created useful fear among the populace,but it would undoubtedly have led to the overthrow of the Aztecs regardless of other historical forces.
Q2) The poem by Aztec ruler of Texcoco,Nezahualcoyotl,suggests that the Aztecs saw their relationship with their gods as one
A) similar to parents and children.
B) that is intimate,such as that of lovers.
C) that is highly unpredictable.
D) that is distant and mysterious.
Q3) Who were the Toltecs and in what specific ways did their culture influence the Aztecs?
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Chapter 14: Africa Ca1000-1700
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Q1) In South Africa, Trekboers were
A)nomadic white livestock farmers.
B)peasants of mixed blood.
C)mercenary soldiers.
D)Dutch Reformed ministers.
Q2) The hybrid language of East Africa that reflects the cultural interaction of the various people on the coast is
A)Bantu.
B)Swahili.
C)Urdu.
D)Zambezi.
Q3) The Portuguese influence on the east coast of Africa brought
A)economic prosperity.
B)economic decline.
C)political unity.
D)religious unity.
Q4) What was the impact of the rivalry between Sunnis and Shi'ites on the evolution of Islam and the states in North Africa?
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Chapter 15: Europe to the Early 1500s: Revival, Decline, and Renaissance
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Q1) The Magna Carta is considered the cornerstone of modern English law because it
A)granted legal equality to all subjects,male and female.
B)recognized the English king as divine-right ruler.
C)established the principle of one man,one vote in all national elections.
D)set limits on royal power and insured the right of representation to certain groups in society.
Q2) One of the most important results of the Crusades was that A)permanent Christian kingdoms were established in the Near East.
B)the Black Death spread from Europe to Asia.
C)trade and cultural exchanges with Asia were encouraged.
D)None of these answers are correct.
Q3) Which of the following was <U>not</U> a feature of the 14<sup>th</sup> century crisis in medieval Europe
A)massive population losses due to the Black Death.
B)large-scale peasant rebellions in response to increased burdens by the state and private landlords.
C)religious uncertainty causing disputes between kings and popes.
D)intellectual doubt produced by the discovery of the Americas.
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Chapter 16: Europe, 1500-1650: Expansion, reformation, and Religious Wars
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Q1) In 1600, Lutheranism had strong support in all of the following countries <U>except</U>
A)Germany.
B)Sweden.
C)the Netherlands.
D)Denmark.
Q2) Martin Luther made separate German translations of the New and the Old Testaments
A)around 1510.
B)in the mid-1520s.
C)in 1532.
D)None of these answers are correct.
Q3) What were the most important teachings of Calvin? How did Calvinism differ from Lutheranism? To what issues was Calvin reacting? How did Calvinism impact Geneva? How did it impact Europe?
Q4) How could witch hunts be said to have served the interest of the clergy?
A)Accused witches' property was donated to local churches
B)By eliminating competition in the practice of 'magic'
C)By reducing satanic influence
D)By ending the practice of midwifery
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Chapter 17: Conquest and Exploitation: the Development of the Transatlantic Economy
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Q1) The economic activity that employed the most people throughout the English-speaking colonies was
A)trade.
B)slavery.
C)agriculture.
D)industry.
Q2) When European and American states outlawed slavery, impacts in Africa included
A)immediate cessation of the slave trade in Africa.
B)immediate emancipation of all slaves in Africa.
C)increases in exports of slaves from East Africa and increases in indigenous African slavery.
D)increases in exports of slaves from East Africa and decreases in indigenous African slavery.
Q3) Besides the introduction of diseases, the Columbian Exchange affected the people of the Americas by
A)increasing the sources of protein in their diet.
B)introducing animals that could be used for transportation and warfare.
C)introducing crops that could most efficiently be cultivated by slave labor.
D)All of these answers are correct.
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Chapter 18: East Asia in the Late Traditional ERA
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Q1) In his Edict to King George III of England, the Chinese emperor Qianlong justified restrictions on trade with England by
A)emphasizing Chinese self-sufficiency.
B)belittling the quality of European traders and trading goods.
C)taking offense at King George's disrespect towards the imperial office.
D)ridiculing the beliefs of the Anglican Church.
Q2) Compare and contrast the influence of Chinese culture and government in Japan,Korea,and Vietnam.How did each state use Chinese culture to build their own states? What were the results of state-building in each place?
Q3) According to Ho Xuang Huongs poem, a wife must endure all of the following <U>except</U>
A)the life of a half-servant.
B)the lack of monetary wealth in marriage.
C)lack of a husband's attention.
D)lack of creature comforts.
Q4) What were the main tenets of Ming-Qing culture? How did the novel develop in this period? What are the similarities of culture with past Chinese dynasties? What influence,if any,did the West have on Chinese cultural development?
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Chapter 19: State-Building and Society in Early Modern Europe
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Q1) Parliament readily supported the monarchy of Charles II because of their A)dissatisfaction with Cromwell's Puritan republic.
B)regret over the execution of Charles I.
C)desire to start a new dynasty.
D)belief in the divine right of kings.
Q2) Russian ballads suggest that the common people of Russia
A)knew that they received better treatment than their counterparts in western Europe.
B)did not recognize the difference between serfdom and slavery.
C)blamed the Tsar for the terrible conditions under which they suffered.
D)used legal means to resolve their conflicts with the nobility.
Q3) In what ways did colonies contribute to the process of industrialization in Britain?
A)They furnished raw materials for manufacturers,but were too poor to buy British manufactured goods.
B)They bought British manufactured goods only.
C)They provided labor in offshore sweatshops.
D)They furnished raw materials for manufacturers and provided a market for British manufactured goods.
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Q1) The Safavid Empire succeeded in Iran in large part because of A)their incorporation of Uzbek Turks into the state bureaucracy.
B)the expulsion of Turkoman tribesmen.
C)their conversion to Shi'ite ideology.
D)a permanent alliance with their Ottoman neighbors.
Q2) In the 18th century, the main competitors with the state of Acheh were the A)Dutch.
B)Portuguese.
C)Ottomans.
D)Hindus.
Q3) Compare and contrast the experiences of the Islamic empires with those of the West in the period between 1500-1800.What were the main sources of dynamism and growth for each? The main sources for decline and division?
Q4) Members of the Safavid Dynasty were adherents of a militant A)Sunnism.
B)Shi'ism.
C)Sufism.
D)Sikhism.
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Chapter 21: The Age of European Enlightenment
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Q1) Laissez-faire economic thought argues that wealth ought to be distributed according to
A)government decree.
B)the needs of society.
C)the forces of supply and demand.
D)a system of barter and exchange.
Q2) Women did not make significant contributions to the Scientific Revolution primarily because they
A)were traditionally barred from the institutions of European intellectual life.
B)exercised little influence over courtly patronage systems.
C)possessed little interest or aptitude for empirical methods.
D)were excluded from participating in artisan culture because of their lack of physical strength.
Q3) The publication of the Encyclopedia affected European culture in all of the following ways except:
A)Enlightenment thought was diffused over the Continent.
B)European governments initiated serious attempts at press censorship.
C)it popularized scathing criticism of existing institutions.
D)major innovations in marketing and book sales inspired other publishers.
Q4) What was the Scientific Revolution,and why is that term in some ways a misnomer?
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Chapter 22: Revolutions in the Transatlantic World
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Q1) Why was the independence of Brazil attained through relatively peaceful means? What conditions enabled Brazil to avoid division after independence? Did independence transform Brazilian socio-economic structures?
Q2) Discuss the role of the king in the French Revolution.What were some of the ways by which Louis XVI caused his own demise?
Q3) What exactly was the Constitution of the Year VII and how did it secure power for Napoleon? How well did this constitution work? Why and how did Napoleon change it later? What was the ultimate source of Napoleon's power?
Q4) Who were the sans-culottes and how did they become a factor in the politics of the period? How influential were they during the radical phase of the revolution in particular?
Q5) What were the reasons for the American resistance to the British during the 1760s and 1770s? To what extent were the colonists influenced by European ideas and political developments? To what extent did the colonists' actions,in turn,influence Europe?
Q6) How and why was the transatlantic slave trade abolished in the 18th and 19th centuries? Discuss the process in detail.What were the most important antislavery forces?
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Chapter 23: Political Consolidation in Nineteenth-Century
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Q1) Daniel O'Connell was instrumental in
A)the agitation for Catholic emancipation in Ireland.
B)the expansion of the Irish voting franchise to members of the lower classes.
C)achieving a close political relationship with the Tories.
D)leading the movement for home rule in Ireland.
Q2) The Compromise of 1867 transformed the Hapsburg Empire into A)a dual monarchy.
B)a republic.
C)four administrative units.
D)a dependency of Italy.
Q3) In the Northwest Territory of the United States, slavery was A)strictly prohibited.
B)considered on a state by state basis.
C)strongly encouraged.
D)heavily resisted.
Q4) In 19th century Canada, liberal and nationalist movements led to A)the secession of French-speaking territories.
B)parliamentary self-government with the British monarch at the head.
C)the implementation of a federal system similar to the United States'.
D)a violent confrontation between English and French cultures.
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Chapter 24: Northern Transatlantic Economy and Society,
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Q1) In the 19th century, Jewish emancipation made the least progress in A)France.
B)the Habsburg empire.
C)Russia.
D)Italy.
Q2) For the factory worker, the first half of the 19th century was a period of A)full employment.
B)security and stability.
C)uncertainty and transition.
D)worsening conditions and lower wages.
Q3) Discuss the relationship of the labor movement and the socialist movement in any two of the following countries: Britain,France,Germany,the United States.In which country was the cooperation between the two closest? Least? Why?
Q4) Friedrich Nietzsche believed democracy and Christianity
A)encouraged mediocrity and restraint.
B)led to a civilizing process that improved social behavior.
C)impoverished and disenfranchised the working classes.
D)promoted the full development of individual energies.
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Q5) Why and how were Jews emancipated across Europe during the nineteenth century?
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Chapter 25: Latin America From Independence to the 1940s
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Q1) The construction of BrasÃlia
A)symbolized the final abolition of military rule in Brazil.
B)provided so many new jobs that it satisfied working class demands for full employment.
C)contributed to urbanization and political radicalization.
D)ensured the political loyalty of landholders,who valued the capital as a symbol of the nation's modernity.
Q2) The victors in the wars of independence granted
A)land to the peasants.
B)limited legal and civil rights to all persons.
C)equal opportunity to all races.
D)full religious toleration.
Q3) Which of the following accounts for the relegation of Latin America to a dependent trading partner after the 1920s?
A)the fundamental shifts in world trade after World War I
B)the drop of world commodity prices
C)the beginning of synthetic production in Europe
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q4) The construction of BrasÃlia
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Chapter 26: India, the Islamic Heart-lands, and Africa,
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B)pan-Islamism.
C)Arab nationalism.
D)None of these answers are correct.
Q2) What was the role of African nationalism in resisting foreign control? How did this movement influence new political developments in Africa? What roles did Europeans play in the development of African nationalism?
Q3) The Marquess of Ripon served as viceroy of India (1880 1884) and
A)earned the hatred of the Hindu masses.
B)was the object of assassination attempts by the Muslim populace.
C)enjoyed exhibiting British cultural superiority over the Indians.
D)opposed legal racial discrimination of the Indian population.
Q4) Who of the following was not an advocate of gradual reform and self-determination?
A)B.G.Tilak
B)Mohandas Gandhi
C)G.K.Gokhale
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
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A)the Japanese occupation of China
B)the Russian Revolution
C)the Long March
D)the creation of the Jiangxi soviet
Q2) The key leader of the Guomindang was
A)Sun Zhongshan.
B)Mao Tsetung.
C)Zhou Enlai.
D)Jiang Jieshi.
Q3) Discuss the political situation in Japan from 1853 to 1868.Why was Perry able to make such a dramatic impact on the country? What were the goals of the central government and why did they fail? What influence did the samurai have in this time period?
Q4) Which event led to the downfall of the Nanjing government and the rise of the Communists?
Q5) How did Japanese intellectuals look at the West? What was their attitude towards modernization? Did the push towards modernization mean the abandonment of Japanese traditional values and identity?
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Chapter 28: Imperialism and World War I
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A)British insistence on French neutrality.
B)the accession of William II to the German throne.
C)Bismarck's death in 1888.
D)Austrian deception and rejection of the Triple Alliance.
Q2) How did WWI precipitate the Russian Revolution of 1917? Why were Russian moderates unable to hold on to power after the abdication of the tsar?
Q3) How did the two Moroccan crises contribute to political instability before WWI? What lessons did European powers learn from these events? How did these lessons shape their foreign policies?
Q4) Clause 231 of the Treaty of Versailles declared that Germany
A)would not have to pay reparations after World War I.
B)was responsible for all loss and damage during World War I.
C)would have territorial integrity and could not be invaded by France.
D)had to surrender the Rhineland to the French.
Q5) Assess the settlement of Versailles.What were its good points? Bad points? Was the peace too harsh or too conciliatory? What was the purpose of the League of Nations? Could it have ensured peace in Europe? How might the settlement have been improved?
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Chapter 29: Depression, European Dictators, and the
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A)Hawley-Smoot Tariff
B)Civilian Conservation Corps
C)Works Progress Administration
D)Tennessee Valley Authority
Q2) Which of the following was not an achievement of the New Deal?
Q3) How best might one characterize fascism ?
A)anti-democratic
B)anti-Marxist
C)anti-Semitic
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q4) The Nuremberg Laws of 1935
A)prohibited sex between Jews and non-Jews,and excluded Jews from the civil service.
B)prohibited sex between Jews and non-Jews,while allowing Jews to work in the civil service.
C)defined anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent as Jewish,and denied Jews citizenship.
D)defined anyone with at least two Jewish grandparents as Jewish,and denied Jews citizenship.
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A)Tehran,Yalta,Potsdam.
B)Yalta,Potsdam,Tehran.
C)Potsdam,Yalta,Tehran.
D)Tehran,Potsdam,Yalta.
Q2) Could Hitler have won WWII or at least reached a favorable settlement? What decision or decisions could have changed the outcome of the war? Could he have made a separate peace with the Western allies?
Q3) At the time of France's defeat in 1940, Britain was led by
A)Neville Chamberlain.
B)Winston Churchill.
C)Anthony Eden.
D)Ramsay MacDonald.
Q4) The Battle of Britain resulted in
A)the destruction of much of Edinburgh.
B)a great loss of morale for the British.
C)the German abandonment of invasion plans.
D)the collapse of the Chamberlain administration.
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B)social
C)economic
D)technological
Q2) John F. Kennedys program to promote U.S. interests was entitled A)Afghanistan.
B)Finland.
C)Hungary.
D)Czechoslovakia.
Q3) The August 1991 coup in the Soviet Union failed because A)it lacked the support of the Communist Party.
B)it was led by Gorbachev loyalists who were unpopular.
C)the military bowed to popular pressure to continue on the path towards democracy. D)Boris Yeltsin crushed the coup with military forces from outlying regions of Moscow.
Q4) How would you characterize the Gorbachev and Yeltsin years in Russia? Was there political openness? How was the economy transformed? Did the shift to capitalism help the Russian people? Was the system free of political corruption?
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Chapter 32: East Asia: The Recent Decades
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B)France.
C)China.
D)Vietnam.
Q2) The Great Leap Forward was
A)a Soviet-supported push for the creation of large factories for heavy industry.
B)popular mobilization towards widespread economic development.
C)a youth movement to create a truly egalitarian culture.
D)a campaign against spiritual pollution.
Q3) Did Japanese occupation have any positive effects upon Korea and Taiwan? To what extent was the post-war economic success of Taiwan and Korea linked to Japanese colonial policies?
Q4) The reason for the Sino Soviet rift in the early 1960s was
A)border disputes.
B)Soviet condemnation of Stalin.
C)withdrawal of Soviet aid.
D)All of these answers are correct.
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Chapter 33: Post-colonialism and Beyond: Latin America, Africa,
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B)Zaire.
C)Tanzania.
D)South Africa.
Q2) Turkeys admission to the European Union has been contested primarily because of its
A)weak economic system.
B)persecution of the Kurds.
C)dictatorial government system.
D)lack of integration with European culture.
Q3) The Camp David Accords of 1978
A)recognized the legitimacy of the PLO.
B)established a peaceful agreement between Egypt and Israel.
C)led to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
D)decided the fate of the West Bank and the Gaza strip.
Q4) What is decolonization? What are the major themes of this historic process? What is the importance of nationalism in the postcolonial world? How important are the ties to former European colonial powers?
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