Chapter 23 & 24 Homework
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. (C24) Ottoman reforms
a.
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decreased the influence of women in society.
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b.
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made women equal to men under the law.
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c.
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did not change women's position in society.
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d.
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provided women with greater job opportunities.
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e.
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provided new universities for female students.
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____ 2. (C23) Despite emancipation of slaves in the United States, African Americans lived under harsh conditions, including
a.
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“Jim Crow” laws that segregated public transportation, jobs, and schools.
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b.
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a mandatory seven-day workweek.
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c.
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deportation to Liberia.
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d.
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laws that prohibited African Americans from practicing Christianity.
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e.
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all of these.
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____ 3. (C23) Which of the following was not a reason for the Civil War in the United States in 1861-1865?
a.
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The dispute between abolitionists and pro-slave factions over whether new states from the Louisiana Purchase should be free or slave
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b.
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Slavery
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c.
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Secession by the Confederate States
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d.
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Trade tariffs with Britain that favored the northern industrialist economy
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e.
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The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1860
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____ 4. (C24) The process of modernization in Russia in the nineteenth century was accomplished more smoothly than in the Ottoman Empire because
a.
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European monarchs accepted Russian tsars more readily than they accepted reforming rulers in Ottoman territories.
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b.
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it had longer been an issue, starting with Peter the Great.
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c.
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the Russian court emulated European fashion and languages.
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d.
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Alexander's reforms included bringing in Western advisers.
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e.
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All of these
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____ 5. (C23) Jose de San Martin's most effective troops were
a.
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former American convicts.
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b.
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former American cowboys.
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c.
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Spanish ex-patriots.
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d.
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former Portuguese soldiers.
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e.
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former slaves.
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____ 6. (C23) The Mexican revolutionaries José María Morelos and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla were
a.
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military officers.
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b.
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lawyers.
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c.
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physicians.
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d.
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labor union organizers.
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e.
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priests.
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____ 7. (C24) What was the major reason the Russian state resisted industrialization?
a.
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Long-term disputes with Germany led to reluctance to use German advisers.
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b.
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A deep suspicion of western ideas, especially liberalism and socialism
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c.
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It was trying to initiate a communist revolution first.
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d.
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Local landowners feared losing their labor force if peasants left the fields to go to factories.
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e.
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Serfs could not learn how to run machines.
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____ 8. (C24) When the Qing banned the importation of opium, the British
a.
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stopped growing it.
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b.
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began growing cacao.
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c.
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sold their opium in the New World.
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d.
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made it illegal in England as well.
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e.
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sent naval and marine forces to China.
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____ 9. (C23) The modification of the language, customs, values, and behaviors of a group as a result of contact with people from another culture is called
a.
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calcification.
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b.
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revelation.
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c.
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acculturation.
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d.
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maturation.
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e.
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indoctrination.
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____ 10. (C23) The Trail of Tears was the
a.
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massacre of the Powhatan tribes along the Appalachian Trail.
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b.
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exile to Texas of settlers who left to establish the Republic.
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c.
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southern name for the route of General Sherman in his destructive siege and burning of Charleston.
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d.
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forced resettlement of Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw peoples.
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e.
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route of the slave trade from the Carolinas to Mississippi and Alabama.
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____ 11. (C23) France's support for slavery decreased after
a.
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sale of the Louisiana Territory reduced its need for plantation labor.
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b.
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the Haitian Revolution.
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c.
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the French economy focused more on wine production and handicrafts than industrialized manufacture.
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d.
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Napoleon conscripted slaves to fight his wars against Britain, promising freedom in exchange for military service.
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e.
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the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
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____ 12. (C23) The unity of the United States was threatened by rivalries over issues such as
a.
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women's suffrage.
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b.
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narrow- or standard-gauge railroad tracks.
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c.
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slavery.
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d.
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the mandatory draft laws.
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e.
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the right to bear arms.
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____ 13. (C24) The root cause of the Crimean War was
a.
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Russia's desire to expand south for naval access to the Mediterranean Sea.
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b.
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Russia's desire to control Constantinople (Istanbul).
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c.
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Russia's desire to spread Orthodox Christianity throughout the Ottoman Empire.
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d.
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Russia's siding with Greece during the 1829 independence movement.
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e.
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Ottoman domination of Serbia.
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____ 14. (C24) Although the Ottoman Empire emulated European modernization and stimulated commerce and urbanization, it was unable to solve which major problem?
a.
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Extraterritoriality, or foreign sovereignty within Ottoman states
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b.
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Resistance from Christian sectors, which brought European sanctions
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c.
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The banking crisis of the 1850s
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d.
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Overextension of the empire
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e.
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The imperial government's chronic shortage of money
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____ 15. (C23) The Shawnee leader who created a large organized alliance of Amerindians of the Ohio River Valley and Great Britain was
a.
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LeDuc Tho.
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b.
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Pontiac.
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c.
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Wetamoo.
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d.
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Tecumseh.
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e.
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Crazy Horse.
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____ 16. (C23) Independence in Brazil first occurred when
a.
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the armies of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata freed the slaves, breaking the economic stronghold of Portugal.
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b.
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Francisco Garibaldi was elected as the president of Brazil in 1831.
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c.
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Bolivar overthrew the reign of King John VI after his return to Portugal.
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d.
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juntas turned Brazil into a constitutional republic.
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e.
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Emperor Pedro I declared Brazil a constitutional monarchy.
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____ 17. (C23) The Women's Rights Convention was held in
a.
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Washington, D.C.
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b.
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Boston, Massachusetts.
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c.
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Toronto, Canada.
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d.
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Paterson, New Jersey.
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e.
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Seneca Falls, New York.
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____ 18. (C23) To settle Texas in northeastern Mexico, the Mexican government
a.
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invited Americans to come live there.
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b.
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gave the land free to all its citizens.
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c.
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abolished the tax on land for all residents.
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d.
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built a railroad to access the area.
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e.
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first moved out all Spanish people.
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____ 19. (C24) Who became the leader of Egypt after the failure of the French, Mamluk, and Ottoman governments?
a.
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Anwar Sadat
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b.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
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c.
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Gamal Nasser
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d.
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Muhammad Ali
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e.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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____ 20. (C23) In the nineteenth century, Mexico lost all but which of the following?
a.
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California to the United States
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b.
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New Mexico to the United States
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c.
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Arizona to the United States
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d.
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Florida to the United States
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e.
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Texas to the United States
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____ 21. (C24) The significance of the Crimean War was that it
a.
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marked the transition to modern warfare with the use of breech-loading rifles.
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b.
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was the first war that utilized battalions of African soldiers in Europe.
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c.
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marked a brief return to chivalry.
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d.
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marked the end of the “age of innocence.”
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e.
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was the most destructive war in human history.
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____ 22. (C23) After the profitability of sugar plantations declined, the British
a.
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burned their crops to create an artificial shortage.
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b.
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focused on rum production.
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c.
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pushed for the end of slavery.
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d.
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planted opium instead.
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e.
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None of these
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____ 23. (C24) The most persistent opponents of early Ottoman reforms were the
a.
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hereditary elites.
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b.
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peasants and agriculturalists.
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c.
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Jesuits.
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d.
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Janissaries.
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e.
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religious leaders.
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____ 24. (C24) The Russian government viewed industrialization
a.
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with limited interest, preferring to import industrial goods.
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b.
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as a potential environmental disaster waiting to happen.
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c.
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as a sign of the decline of respect for religious authority.
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d.
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as a necessary evil.
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e.
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as the wave of the future.
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____ 25. (C23) People who wanted slavery to be outlawed were called
a.
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abolitionists.
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b.
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libertarians.
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c.
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luddites.
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d.
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populists.
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e.
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deconstructionists.
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____ 26. (C23) The overthrow of the Venezuelan, Mexican, and Bolivian colonial governments was initially led by
a.
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local church leaders.
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b.
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the merchant class.
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c.
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slaves.
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d.
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the uneducated peasantry.
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e.
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landowning creoles.
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____ 27. (C23) Systematic resistance by Native Americans to U.S. government relocation is symbolized most by which event?
a.
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Battle of Little Bighorn
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b.
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Harper's Ferry Raid
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c.
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Battle of Poltava
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d.
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Battle at the Alamo
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e.
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Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
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____ 28. (C23) Emperor Pedro I of Brazil published an article in which he called slavery
a.
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our “peculiar institution.”
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b.
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a “cancer eating away at Brazil.”
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c.
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the “soft underbelly of Latin America.”
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d.
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a “gift from God.”
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e.
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the economic basis of the Brazilian nation.
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____ 29. (C23) Simón Bolívar created Gran Colombia, which unified
a.
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Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador into one nation.
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b.
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Central and South America into one coalition.
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c.
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the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking territories.
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d.
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Haiti, Antigua, and Brazil into one nation.
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e.
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the peoples of all Spanish-speaking America.
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____ 30. (C24) When Britain was unable to obtain enough tea to meet its demand and China did not import enough British goods, the British responded by
a.
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instigating the White Lotus rebellion.
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b.
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trying to destroy China's production of silk.
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c.
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starting the illicit trade of opium.
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d.
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bombing Saipei.
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e.
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supporting the Bannerman to overthrow the Qing.
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