Friday, June 5, 2015

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS THAT MAY APPEAR ON THE EXAM

Which nation(s) had carved out "spheres of influence" in China by the end of the nineteenth century?
 a. Western nations only.
 b. Russia only.
 c. Russia and Japan.
 d. Western nations plus Russia and Japan.

Which of the following Ottoman territories remained under Ottoman control by the early twentieth century?
 a. Greece
 b. The Balkans
 c. Egypt
 d. Anatolia

What was the fate of decentralized societies that did not have a strong ruler or government under European conquest, such as the small kingdoms and chiefdoms of West Africa?

 a. They were easily incorporated into the new European colony.
 b. They quickly formed organized central states to deal with the European invaders.
 c. They faced protracted, brutal warfare and mass destruction, village by village.
 d. They managed to hide to convince Europeans that they were not there anymore.

What role did Spain and Portugal play in the second European imperialism?

 a. A prominent role
 b. About the same as other European powers
 c. A minor role
 d. None


Why did Europeans so often use the notion of "tribe" to describe African societies?

 a. The notion conformed to European prejudices and aided colonial governance.
 b. The notion was based on a bad translation of a Shona word meaning "village."
 c. The notion was meant to give Africans a new sense of hope and belonging.
 d. Tribes were the main form of organization in Africa already.

In what ways did the new category of "tribe" benefit many Africans?

 a. It gave them the right to vote.
 b. It allowed them to travel wherever they wanted.
 c. It gave them a support network when they had to migrate for work.
 d. It did not benefit Africans at all, only Europeans.


What term best describes the predominant style of warfare in World War I?
 a. Shock and awe
 b. Blitzkrieg
 c. Divide and conquer
 d. Trench warfare

The "Axis" nations were united by their opposition to what international movement?
 a. Fascism
 b. Communism
 c. Imperialism
 d. Industrialization

What myth arose in Germany in the 1920s to explain why Germany lost World War I?
 a. The German forces were hexed.
 b. Socialist, Jews, and liberals in Germany stabbed Germany in the back.
 c. French and American soldiers were genetically superior to German soldiers.
 d. The Kaiser (German Emperor) gave crucial information to the enemy.

How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks take power in 1917?
 a. Through democratic elections
 b. Through an overnight coup in the capital
 c. By gradually infiltrating the provisional government
 d. By leading a massive popular uprising throughout the empire

Which of the following best describes the initial policies of the Soviet and Chinese Communist Parties toward women after taking power?
 a. They forced women to obey their husbands.
 b. They talked about gender equality, but it was only lip service.
 c. They achieved far-reaching freedom for women.
 d. They paid no attention to women's issues at all.

What was the end result of Mao's two great campaigns, the "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution"?
 a. The replacement of the communist party as the governing body in the country by the military
 b. The death and ruin of tens of millions and the widespread discrediting of communism
 c. China’s parity with the United States in terms of industrial production
 d. More democracy and prosperity for Chinese citizens

Through the Comintern (Communist International), the Soviet Union sought to control the policies and actions of ______.
 a. world leaders
 b. all humans
 c. American citizens
 d. communist parties and governments around the world
 e. scientists

The brutal civil war (1918–1921) that followed the Russian Revolution pitted ______ against the communist Bolsheviks who had taken power.
 a. foreign troops
 b. non-Russian nationalists
 c. tsarist supporters
 d. landlords
 e. all of the above


In contrast to the Russian Bolsheviks, the base of support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was the ______.
 a. urban working class
 b. peasant villages
 c. Western powers
 d. urban elites
 e. rural landlords

Between one and two million landlords were ______ in the peasant uprisings and land seizures organized by the Chinese Communist Party during and after their rise to power.
 a. imprisoned
 b. killed
 c. humiliated
 d. robbed
 e. converted

Phrenology was a European racial "science" that purported to determine the racial superiority of certain ethnic groups by the size and shape of their ______.
 a. genitals
 b. skulls
 c. eyes
 d. hearts
 e. noses


The Dutch in Indonesia, the Russians in Chechnya and Dagestan, and the French in Algeria were all confronted with ______ revolts as a result of their attempt to cease or exercise control over those societies in the nineteenth century.
 a. communist
 b. Islamic fundamentalist
 c. democratic
 d. nationalist

 e. Islamic modernist

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