MWH Final f23

Question 1

What led to the Sepoy Mutiny?

Accepted Answer

Rumors and cultural insensitivity

Question 2

Adam Smith, the prophet and father of laissez-faire, believed that:

Accepted Answer

the gov't should not interfere with the economy

Question 3

Result of Sepoy revolt in India?

Accepted Answer

increased control of India by Britain

Question 4

Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has

Accepted Answer

common customs, language, and history

Question 5

The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following statements

Accepted Answer

Government should direct the economy to maximize exports

Question 6

What impact did the industrial Revolution have on English culture and society?

Accepted Answer

All the above

Question 7

What role did banking and big business play in the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Provided finances to fuel the Industrial Rev.

Question 8

Which of these is not one of the three assumptions of Marxism?

Accepted Answer

Equality

Question 9

Which period of European history do "White Man's Burden" and "Scramble for Africa" refer to?

Accepted Answer

Age of Imperialism

Question 10

The Columbian Exchange....

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Transformed the way people farmed and ate

Question 11

What does “White Man’s Burden” and “Scramble for Africa” refer to?

Accepted Answer

Age of Imperialism

Question 12

Rise and Spread of the Islamic Empire

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Yellow 600-1450ce

Question 13

James Watt invented the-

Accepted Answer

steam engine

Question 14

"Social Darwinism" was the notion that only the fittest races would?

Accepted Answer

survive

Question 15

Renaissance: What was renaissance architecture influenced by?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Rome and Greece

Question 16

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Portugal control of present-day ______ in South America.

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 17

Why was conquering of Constantinople important?

Accepted Answer

Ended the Byzantine Empire

Question 18

Collective bargaining

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Main strategy used by labor unions to improve conditions

Question 19

Diderot’s Encyclopedia was important because it

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spread Enlightenment ideas

Question 20

Louis XIV forced ___________ to live at Versailles

Accepted Answer

Nobles

Question 21

How are Romanticism and Nationalism linked?

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National heroes and cultural pride were themes

Question 22

Napoleon's invasion of Spain and Portugal weakened their power over their empire, so "Creoles" like Bolivar began

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The Latin American Revolutions

Question 23

What was Africa's contribution to the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Slaves

Question 24

The identity of mestizos in Latin America is a mixture of culture and heritage from

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Native Americans and Europeans

Question 25

The National Assembly takes away the Catholic Church&#x27;s power in France and repossesses it&#x27;s lands to pay off debt

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

Why did Louis XVI call the Estates General meeting in 1789?

Accepted Answer

He needed money

Question 27

This Enlightenment philosopher wrote about Natural Rights?

Accepted Answer

Locke

Question 28

The unification of Italy and the unification of Germany show that

Accepted Answer

nationalism could be used to consolidate political interests

Question 29

What hindered European Imperialism in Africa

Accepted Answer

Geography

Question 30

How were the Industrial Revolution and imperialism related?

Accepted Answer

The Industrial revolution sparked a need for raw materials

Question 31

Key concept of Social Darwinism:

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Survival of the Fittest

Question 32

decline of Ottoman Empire was caused by

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cut off from Europe/west, constant wars/no money, rising power of Europeans, poor leadership

Question 33

Which realpolitik thinker promised to unite Germany with "Blood and Iron"?

Accepted Answer

Otto Van Bismarck

Question 34

Which is not a pilar of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Mosque

Question 35

The last step in the scientific method is ________________.

Accepted Answer

Communicate and Repeat Experiment

Question 36

Which factors impacted the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

technology and fear

Question 37

One lasting legacy of early Islamic empires is...

Accepted Answer

they preserved many texts/books through writing

Question 38

19th Century Socialism

Accepted Answer

Public ownership of property and business

Question 39

Where and when did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain- 18th century

Question 40

Who are Creoles?

Accepted Answer

People who are of European decent

Question 41

What is capitalism?

Accepted Answer

businesses are controlled privately for profit

Question 42

Marx and Engels wrote "The Communist Manifesto" in 1848 during the Industrial Revolution to

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predict a worker's revolution against government & business.

Question 43

How were the Congolese treated by Leopold and the Belgians?

Accepted Answer

They were physically harmed if they refused to work

Question 44

An entrepreneur is a person who....

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takes a risk by starting a business

Question 45

19th Century Liberalism focused on

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giving power to elected parliaments.

Question 46

Berlin Conference and Scramble for Africa

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1750-1900 Revolutionary Era

Question 47

TRUE or FALSE: During the Industrial Revolution, cities were overcrowded and filthy.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 48

What were joint-stock companies used for?

Accepted Answer

to raise money for more explorations

Question 49

How did the success of labor unions make Marxism less appealing?

Accepted Answer

Workers who are treated better are less likely to revolt

Question 50

Muslim conquering of Constantinople influenced exploration because...

Accepted Answer

Europeans needed a new route to Asia

Question 51

According to the economic system of mercantilism how could a nation increase its wealth?

Accepted Answer

it should sell more goods than it buys from other countries

Question 52

the biggest writer during REALISM in Great Britain was.....

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens

Question 53

This English Queen reigned during the Industrial Revolutions and British Imperialism.

Accepted Answer

Victoria

Question 54

Who did Belgium's King Leopold II hire to explore the Congo River and Congo Basin?

Accepted Answer

Henry M. Stanley

Question 55

Why did the women march to Versailles?

Accepted Answer

They heard Marie Antoinette was hiding grain in the palace.

MWH Final f23

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MWH Final f23

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