Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Continental System

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
feminism

Accepted Answer

Feminism is a socio-political and economic movement and ideology that seeks to establish and achieve equal rights, opportunities, and treatment for women. It aims to confront and dismantle the systemic inequalities and discrimination that women face in various aspects of life, including in the workplace, legal system, and cultural norms.

The movement encompasses a diverse array of beliefs, goals, and practices, but at its core, feminism advocates for gender equality and challenges the historical and ongoing patriarchy that has often placed men in dominant positions over women. Feminism also seeks to address issues such as reproductive rights, sexual harassment, domestic violence, and equal pay.

Feminism is not monolithic and includes multiple waves and branches, such as liberal feminism, radical feminism, intersectional feminism, and ecofeminism, among others. Each of these branches focuses on different aspects of gender inequality and may employ different strategies for achieving their goals.

Overall, feminism has played a crucial role in advancing women's rights and continues to be an influential movement in pushing for gender equality and social justice around the world.

Question 3

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some of us are born bad. 
B)  A positive environment will create positive results. 
C)  Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D)  Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E)  Original sin places limits on individual aspirations. 
A)  Some of us are born bad. 
B)  A positive environment will create positive results. 
C)  Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D)  Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E)  Original sin places limits on individual aspirations. B

Question 4

The new United States Constitution of 1787

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A)  employed Montesquieu's conception of the separation of powers. 
B)  was rejected by most Americans until it was finally passed on a third referendum. 
C)  was created by delegates who, like the nation's population, were mainly small farmers. 
D)  was soon abolished and replaced by the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  abolished slavery. 
A)  employed Montesquieu's conception of the separation of powers. 
B)  was rejected by most Americans until it was finally passed on a third referendum. 
C)  was created by delegates who, like the nation's population, were mainly small farmers. 
D)  was soon abolished and replaced by the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  abolished slavery.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan phil

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Charles de Secondat

Accepted Answer

Charles de Secondat, better known as Bar

Question 7

The war that was known as the French and Indian War in the U.S. was known as the ____ in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thirty Years War 
B)  War of Independence 
C)  War of 1812 
D)  Seven Years War 
E)  Prussian and English War 
A)  Thirty Years War 
B)  War of Independence 
C)  War of 1812 
D)  Seven Years War 
E)  Prussian and English War

Question 8

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

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A)  the rural lower classes. 
B)  the urban middle classes. 
C)  social reformers. 
D)  professors. 
E)  journalists. 
A)  the rural lower classes. 
B)  the urban middle classes. 
C)  social reformers. 
D)  professors. 
E)  journalists.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
laissez-faire

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Committee of Public Safety

Accepted Answer

The Committee of Public Safety was a pol

Question 11

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  confrontation at Yorktown. 
C)  confrontation over the Stamp Act. 
D)  signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  creation of the United States Constitution. 
A)  creation of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  confrontation at Yorktown. 
C)  confrontation over the Stamp Act. 
D)  signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  creation of the United States Constitution.

Question 12

What caused the beginning of Napoleon's downfall?

Accepted Answer

A)  His invasion of Russia 
B)  His establishment of the Continental system 
C)  The death of his wife 
D)  The kidnapping of his Prime Minister 
E)  The Seven Years' War 
A)  His invasion of Russia 
B)  His establishment of the Continental system 
C)  The death of his wife 
D)  The kidnapping of his Prime Minister 
E)  The Seven Years' War

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Joseph II

Accepted Answer

Joseph II was a Holy Roman Emperor from

Question 14

Historians explain that the Scientific Revolution happened first in Europe - rather than in China -- for all of these reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a shift in the European world view from a metaphysical to a more materialist perspective. 
B)  Chinese persistence to embrace Confucian principles. 
C)  the attraction of the European mercantile classes to the 'new' science as a means to exploit resources. 
D)  Chinese disinterest in the practical applications of scientific insights. 
E)  a greater intellectual capacity in Europeans. 
A)  a shift in the European world view from a metaphysical to a more materialist perspective. 
B)  Chinese persistence to embrace Confucian principles. 
C)  the attraction of the European mercantile classes to the 'new' science as a means to exploit resources. 
D)  Chinese disinterest in the practical applications of scientific insights. 
E)  a greater intellectual capacity in Europeans.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Isaac Newton's Principia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Isaac Newton's...

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
heliocentric theory

Accepted Answer

The heliocentric theory is a model of th

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
scientific method

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is a systematic an

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Nicholas Copernicus

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Nicholas Copernicus...

Question 19

After French revolutionaries beheaded king Louis XVI, France became and remained a republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. 
B)  Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. 
C)  American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. 
D)  English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. 
E)  Overseas trade boomed. 
A)  Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. 
B)  Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. 
C)  American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. 
D)  English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. 
E)  Overseas trade boomed.

Exam 18: The West on the Eve of a New World Order

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Continental System

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). feminism

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

The new United States Constitution of 1787

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Charles de Secondat

The war that was known as the French and Indian War in the U.S. was known as the ____ in Europe.

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). laissez-faire

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Committee of Public Safety

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

What caused the beginning of Napoleon's downfall?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Joseph II

Historians explain that the Scientific Revolution happened first in Europe - rather than in China -- for all of these reasons EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Isaac Newton's Principia

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). heliocentric theory

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). scientific method

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Nicholas Copernicus

After French revolutionaries beheaded king Louis XVI, France became and remained a republic.

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE ?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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