Question 1

Karl Marx asserted the resources of government and industry could

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A) be appropriate for profit in business. 
B) be harnessed to end poverty and injustice. 
C) not maintain proper cost of goods in the marketplace. 
D) be used to allow business owners able to put into the bank. 
E) None of the above 
A) be appropriate for profit in business. 
B) be harnessed to end poverty and injustice. 
C) not maintain proper cost of goods in the marketplace. 
D) be used to allow business owners able to put into the bank. 
E) None of the above B

Question 2

Japan's plan for imperialism as defined by Yamagata Aritomo was to control a "sphere of influence" comprised all of the following EXCEPT

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A) Manchuria. 
B) Korea. 
C) part of China. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Manchuria. 
B) Korea. 
C) part of China. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) All of these are correct. D

Question 3

The revolutions of 1848 convinced conservative politicians that

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A) use of the media was the most important tool in swaying public sentiment. 
B) rubber bullets were an effective deterrent to rioters. 
C) they could not keep the people out of politics forever. 
D) democracy was an unworkable system. 
E) the common person should never participate in politics. 
A) use of the media was the most important tool in swaying public sentiment. 
B) rubber bullets were an effective deterrent to rioters. 
C) they could not keep the people out of politics forever. 
D) democracy was an unworkable system. 
E) the common person should never participate in politics. C

Question 4

A conflict between men and women in radical political movements resulted in

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A) working class women had little time for politics. 
B) Emma Goldman and Rosa Luxemburg attracted a few followers. 
C) the reluctant realization that women's liberation would have to come second to workers' rights. 
D) exclusion from trade unions and radical political parties. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) working class women had little time for politics. 
B) Emma Goldman and Rosa Luxemburg attracted a few followers. 
C) the reluctant realization that women's liberation would have to come second to workers' rights. 
D) exclusion from trade unions and radical political parties. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

When the typewriter and telephone were first used in business in the 1880s,

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A) businessmen found that they could get better work at lower wages from educated women. 
B) only men could use them. 
C) they created new jobs for immigrant workers. 
D) widespread job losses resulted. 
E) they were a failure because people feared new inventions. 
A) businessmen found that they could get better work at lower wages from educated women. 
B) only men could use them. 
C) they created new jobs for immigrant workers. 
D) widespread job losses resulted. 
E) they were a failure because people feared new inventions.

Question 6

No innovation of the late nineteenth century changed people's lives as much as

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A) steel. 
B) telegraph cables. 
C) electricity. 
D) railroads. 
E) dynamite. 
A) steel. 
B) telegraph cables. 
C) electricity. 
D) railroads. 
E) dynamite.

Question 7

The most influential idea of the nineteenth century was nationalism which

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A) was defined as a community unified by history and culture. 
B) was a force for unity in Europe. 
C) hastened the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D) hastened the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) was defined as a community unified by history and culture. 
B) was a force for unity in Europe. 
C) hastened the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D) hastened the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

By 1900, which of the following countries had the largest union membership?

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A) Great Britain 
B) South Africa 
C) Russia 
D) Germany 
E) The United States 
A) Great Britain 
B) South Africa 
C) Russia 
D) Germany 
E) The United States

Question 9

One of the main causes of the growing interdependence of the global economy was the financial power of

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A) Great Britain. 
B) Germany. 
C) United States. 
D) China. 
E) Japan. 
A) Great Britain. 
B) Germany. 
C) United States. 
D) China. 
E) Japan.

Question 10

The Meiji copied the government structure of

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A) the United States. 
B) China. 
C) Korea. 
D) Russia. 
E) Germany. 
A) the United States. 
B) China. 
C) Korea. 
D) Russia. 
E) Germany.

Question 11

New models of urban development laid out city plans modeled after

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A) Chicago. 
B) London. 
C) Paris. 
D) Buenos Aires. 
E) St. Petersburg. 
A) Chicago. 
B) London. 
C) Paris. 
D) Buenos Aires. 
E) St. Petersburg.

Question 12

The Meiji rulers sought to strengthen Japan by

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A) attacking the United States naval bases in Korea. 
B) embracing foreign ideas, institutions, and techniques. 
C) defeating Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. 
D) rejecting all foreign ideas and restoring traditional Japanese customs. 
E) increasing family values. 
A) attacking the United States naval bases in Korea. 
B) embracing foreign ideas, institutions, and techniques. 
C) defeating Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. 
D) rejecting all foreign ideas and restoring traditional Japanese customs. 
E) increasing family values.

Question 13

Which philosopher warped Darwinism to apply "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest" to the history of human societies?

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A) Karl Marx 
B) Herbert Spencer 
C) Toyoda Sakichi 
D) Charles Darwin 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Herbert Spencer 
C) Toyoda Sakichi 
D) Charles Darwin 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 14

A significant source of conflict between Russia and Austro-Hungary was

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A) Austria's attempts to dominate the Balkans, which undercut Russia's role as "protector" of the Slavic peoples. 
B) Austro-Hungary eyeing territories along the Black Sea in anticipation of the demise of the Ottomans. 
C) Austrian annexation of Albania. 
D) Austria trying to dominate Christians in the Ottoman Empire, which Russia felt was its domain because of Orthodoxy. 
E) Austria declaring an open-border policy to Jews escaping Russian persecution. 
A) Austria's attempts to dominate the Balkans, which undercut Russia's role as "protector" of the Slavic peoples. 
B) Austro-Hungary eyeing territories along the Black Sea in anticipation of the demise of the Ottomans. 
C) Austrian annexation of Albania. 
D) Austria trying to dominate Christians in the Ottoman Empire, which Russia felt was its domain because of Orthodoxy. 
E) Austria declaring an open-border policy to Jews escaping Russian persecution.

Question 15

Once government-owned industries in Japan became profitable,

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A) the profits were used to subsidize farmers. 
B) the company was turned over to workers' control. 
C) they were sold to private investors. 
D) they were placed under the military. 
E) they were divided into shares and given to the poorest Japanese citizens. 
A) the profits were used to subsidize farmers. 
B) the company was turned over to workers' control. 
C) they were sold to private investors. 
D) they were placed under the military. 
E) they were divided into shares and given to the poorest Japanese citizens.

Question 16

The Boxer Uprising was a series of riots

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A) encouraged by Chinese officials against foreign presence. 
B) that rid China of the Japanese presence. 
C) that placed Japan under direct military control. 
D) that clearly demonstrated Japanese nationalism. 
E) that demonstrated the support for Christianity in China. 
A) encouraged by Chinese officials against foreign presence. 
B) that rid China of the Japanese presence. 
C) that placed Japan under direct military control. 
D) that clearly demonstrated Japanese nationalism. 
E) that demonstrated the support for Christianity in China.

Question 17

Which term not only refers to a ruler but also rules of behavior and an ideology of family and gender relations?

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A) Elizabethan Era 
B) Victorian Age 
C) Gilded Age 
D) Darwin's Destiny 
E) Lincoln's Legacy 
A) Elizabethan Era 
B) Victorian Age 
C) Gilded Age 
D) Darwin's Destiny 
E) Lincoln's Legacy

Question 18

The most important technological innovation for improved urban health was

Accepted Answer

A) gas lamps. 
B) electric streetcars and subways. 
C) paved roadways for transport and travel. 
D) pipes for water and sewage. 
E) apartment buildings. 
A) gas lamps. 
B) electric streetcars and subways. 
C) paved roadways for transport and travel. 
D) pipes for water and sewage. 
E) apartment buildings.

Question 19

Most railways were built by European or American engineers with equipment from the West. The exception to this was in

Accepted Answer

A) Japan. 
B) China. 
C) Mexico. 
D) India. 
E) Russia. 
A) Japan. 
B) China. 
C) Mexico. 
D) India. 
E) Russia.

Question 20

What were the repercussions of the Treaty of Kanagawa?

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When the Tokugawa Shogunate agreed to si

Exam 27: The New Power Balance

Karl Marx asserted the resources of government and industry could

Japan's plan for imperialism as defined by Yamagata Aritomo was to control a "sphere of influence" comprised all of the following EXCEPT

The revolutions of 1848 convinced conservative politicians that

A conflict between men and women in radical political movements resulted in

When the typewriter and telephone were first used in business in the 1880s,

No innovation of the late nineteenth century changed people's lives as much as

The most influential idea of the nineteenth century was nationalism which

By 1900, which of the following countries had the largest union membership?

One of the main causes of the growing interdependence of the global economy was the financial power of

The Meiji copied the government structure of

New models of urban development laid out city plans modeled after

The Meiji rulers sought to strengthen Japan by

Which philosopher warped Darwinism to apply "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest" to the history of human societies?

A significant source of conflict between Russia and Austro-Hungary was

Once government-owned industries in Japan became profitable,

The Boxer Uprising was a series of riots

Which term not only refers to a ruler but also rules of behavior and an ideology of family and gender relations?

The most important technological innovation for improved urban health was

Most railways were built by European or American engineers with equipment from the West. The exception to this was in

What were the repercussions of the Treaty of Kanagawa?

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The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

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Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

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