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Duplicate of World History: Modern Times
Duplicate of World History: Modern Times
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Review of Modern World History from the Renaissance to WWI.
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Helped workers achieve better working conditions.
Government
Trade Unions
Trade Cooperatives
Socialism
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Idea that social progress comes from survival of the strong.
Natural Selection
Socialism
Social Darwinism
Dog-eat-dog economics
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______, the aggressive preparation for war, was growing along with nations' armies.
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
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In 1857 a growing Indian distrust of the British led to...
the British establishing a fort at Kanpur.
a treaty restoring independence to India.
the First War of Independence called the Sepoy Mutiny.
the British replacing indirect rule with divine rule.
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Why were liberal studies at the core of a humanist curriculum?
To provide practical preparation for life
To enable more people to read Latin
To create great scholars
To promote advances in science
6
Belief that people owe loyalty their country.
Nationalism
Militarism
Alliances
Patriotism
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Made up nearly 80% of the European population in the early 1900s.
Women
Noble Class
Working Class
Aristocracy
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Colonial powers harmed their colonies by...
allowing some sharing of profits.
keeping wages low and taxes high.
creating an entrepreneurial class.
building railroads and highways.
9
Based on the study of the literary works of Greece and Rome.
Humanism
Liberalism
Conservatism
Nationalism
10
Established the Church of England in 1534.
Ulrich Zwingli
Martin Luther
Henry VIII
John Calvin
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Workers without training or experience.
Unfit workers
Union Workers
Unemployed
Unskilled Workers
12
This family controlled the government of Florence from behind the scenes.
de Medici
Machiavelli
Savonarola
da Vinci
13
The High Renaissance in Italy is associated with which three artists?
Leonardo da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, and Albrecht Durer
Masaccio, Donatello, Filippo Brunelleschi
Raphael, Donatello, and Jose Suarez
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo
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Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that...
the Catholic Church's beliefs about heavens were correct.
Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged.
Copernicus and Kepler were wrong about the moon goddess.
heavenly bodies were made of materials much like Earth.
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Political philosophy based on tradition and social stability.
Liberalism
Conservatism
Humanism
Socialism
16
The leader of India's nonviolent struggle for independence from Great Britain was...
Mahatma Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Queen Victoria
Balwantrao Talik
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He created the scientific method.
Thomas Jefferson
Francis Bacon
Charles Darwin
John Locke
18
Wrote the influential political book "The Prince?"
Savonarola
da Vinci
de Medici
Machiavelli
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Which one of the following is NOT considered a major cause of World War I?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Impressionism
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The primary contributor to the spread of the Protestant Reformation was the...
Spanish Inquisition
Printing Press
Salons
Holy Wars
21
Plants and animals evolved over a long period of time from simpler forms of life is called...
theory of relativity
natural selection.
creationism
organic evolution
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Extension of a nation's power over other lands.
Alliances
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
23
The internal-combustion engine gave rise to...
automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.
streetcars and subways powered by electricity.
conveyor belts and factory lights.
a true American economy.
24
The publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses...
was largely ignored until decades after Luther's death.
attacked the abuses in the sale of indulgences.
became the central text for Anglicanism.
was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses.
25
What elements made possible the Second Industrial Revolution?
textiles, railroads, iron, coal
concrete, timber, silk, spices
steel, chemicals, electricity, petroleum
earth, air, fire, water
26
Which of the following was the first to argue that the Sun was the center of the universe?
Martin Luther
Ptolemy
Nicholas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
27
The ______ was most important to Britain's Industrial Revolution.
the flying shuttle
bicycle
steam engine
water-powered loom
28
Belief that God has already determined who is saved or damned, emphasized by John Calvin.
Predestination
Salvation
Liberalism
Indulgences
29
What leader was vital to German Unification?
Martin Luther
Otto von Bismarck
King Louis XIV
Catherine the Great
30
John Locke's idea of "tabula rasa" suggest that people are...
born either good or evil.
naturally inclined to be stupid.
inherently self-centered.
molded by their experiences.
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Applying the scientific method and using reason to explain human nature logically.
rationalism
experimenting
deductive reasoning
justifying
32
Which meeting resulted in the "carving up of the African Interior?"
Meiji Restoration
Berlin Conference
Council of Trent
Congress of Vienna
33
What was the "White Man's Burden"?
belief in a moral obligation to civilize primitive peoples.
Bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage.
the crowded urban living conditions created poverty.
the idea that blacks should serve whites.
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The word secular means _______.
spiritual
circular
selfish
worldly
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The belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints?
nationalism
conservatism
liberalism
militarism
36
Women believed that ______, the right to vote, was the key to improving their overall position.
suffering
sufficiency
suffrage
suffocating
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System in which society, or government, owns and controls the means of production.
Conservatism
Socialism
Humanism
Liberalism
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Colonial powers stressed the ________ of raw materials to keep control of territories.
balance of trade
import
waste
export
39
The under-industrialized nations of southern and eastern Europe...
provide food and raw materials for the industrial countries.
built automobiles for the Americas.
reverted to monarchism.
embraced the teaching of Marx.
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His assassination sparked World War I.
Otto Von Bismarck
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Napoleon Bonaparte
Czar Nicholas III
41
The final decrees of the Council of Trent...
stated that Christians should be nice people.
reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings.
empowered the Jesuits to find and try heretical Protestants.
were ultimately meaningless and never put into practice.
42
_____is when local elites were replaced by officials from the mother country.
absolutism
direct rule
indirect rule
divine rule
43
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed a ______ _____ is where people can choose their own government.
social unrest
social liberalism
social revolution
social contract
44
What became a motive for the new imperialism of the late nineteenth century in Asia and Africa?
To control other people.
Easier trade rules.
To create peace around the world.
To control large territories directly.
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A payment made to gain a release from all or part of the punishment for sin.
Predestination
Indulgence
Liberty
Salvation
