Contemporary World - Midterm Review

Question 1

The Schlieffen Plan involved invading France by going through which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

Belgium

Question 2

At the conclusion of WWI, which of the following was not included in the Big Four?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 3

This man secularized Turkey, and is known as Father of the Turks (Atatürk):

Accepted Answer

Mustafa Kemal

Question 4

Nationalism in colonies can best be traced to:

Accepted Answer

The policies and ideas of the colonial power themselves

Question 5

The Treaty of Sevres broke up the Ottoman Empire. Which piece of land was given to Christians?

Accepted Answer

Lebanon

Question 6

Which Chinese royal implemented the idea of "East for Essence, West for Practical Use."

Accepted Answer

Cixi

Question 7

Mahatma Gandhi:

Accepted Answer

was very concerned about the status of the "untouchables"

Question 8

Which are the two largest sects of Islam? (select two)

Accepted Answer

Sunni, Shi'ite

Question 9

The Treaty of Sevres broke up the Ottoman Empire. Which piece of land was given to the Sunnis?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 10

Karl Marx felt that profound political change must be initiated by:

Accepted Answer

The proletariat

Question 11

What do you call the following region?

Accepted Answer

The Balkan Peninsula

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the Scramble for Africa?

Accepted Answer

a desire to test new military technology

Question 13

Which scientist studied dreaming, leading to psychoanalysis and the birth of modern psychology?

Accepted Answer

SIgmund Freud

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one the four underlying causes of WWI?

Accepted Answer

Liberalism

Question 15

Austria-Hungary withdrew from WWI in early 1918.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

John Hobson felt that imperialism would soon lead a world-wide socialist revolution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

This was Gandhi's protege. He served as India's first Prime Minister.

Accepted Answer

JawaharlalNehru

Question 18

Which was NOT a reason why the United States got into World War I?

Accepted Answer

Assassintation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 19

The British Balfour Declaration promised which country would become Israel for the Jews?

Accepted Answer

Palestine

Question 20

All of the following were reasons why England was the first to industrialize EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Invention of the car

Question 21

The Ottoman Empire dissolved because of:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 22

Who wrote the White Man's Burden, The Ballad of East and West, as well as The Jungle Book?

Accepted Answer

Kipling

Question 23

The Treaty of Sevres broke up the Ottoman Empire. Which piece of land was given to the Shia?

Accepted Answer

Iran

Question 24

In India, the British:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 25

Who is this?

Accepted Answer

Puyi

Question 26

This was the first modern conflict between China and a western nation.

Accepted Answer

Opium War

Question 27

Chiang Kai-Shek

Accepted Answer

Turned against the communist and tried to destroy them

Question 28

Pre-20th Cent. China’s social and governmental institutions were based on this man. Who is he?

Accepted Answer

Confucius

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