Question 1

What gave the Mexican Revolution a second wind, and what were the consequences?

Accepted Answer

By the 1920s, a decade of violence had exhausted all sides in the Mexican Revolution, and as a result it lost momentum. That momentum was revived, however, when Plutarco Elias Calles founded the National Revolutionary Party (PNR). The PNR gave all the pressure groups and vested interests who had supported and opposed the Revolution (labor, peasants, landowners, the military, etc.)a place to present their positions and work out compromises. Then in 1934 Calles' successor, Lazaro Cardenas, took office. Cardenas brought peasants' and workers' organizations into the party, removed generals from government positions, and implemented the reforms promised in the Constitution of 1917. In 1938, Cardenas seized the Mexican oil industry from the British and American companies that controlled it. Rather than respond with force, the United States negotiated with Mexico, and the country was able to retain control of its oil.

Question 2

After World War I, radio communication in Latin America was controlled by a cartel of which country(ies)?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States 
B) Britain 
C) France 
D) German 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) The United States 
B) Britain 
C) France 
D) German 
E) All of these are correct. E

Question 3

Despite Muslim clerical disapproval, Iranian ruler Naser el-Din Shah was known as an avid photographer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What British action in 1911 had raised political consciousness in India?

Accepted Answer

A) partitioning of Pakistan 
B) transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi 
C) appointment of a Muslim prince to the position of Vice-Roy 
D) granting the right to vote to Hindus but not Muslims 
E) British punishment of traditional honor killings 
A) partitioning of Pakistan 
B) transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi 
C) appointment of a Muslim prince to the position of Vice-Roy 
D) granting the right to vote to Hindus but not Muslims 
E) British punishment of traditional honor killings

Question 5

What factors led to factions in India becoming resentful of British hegemony? What major characteristic of India hindered nationalism?

Accepted Answer

The most significant characteristic of I

Question 6

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Describe the period of "classic colonialism" in Africa before World War II. What changes did European rule bring to Africa?

Accepted Answer

Colonialism received a boost at the end

Question 7

After staging his second coup in Brazil in 1938, Vargas firmly established

Accepted Answer

A) "demand side" economics. 
B) "supply side" economics. 
C) the "New State." 
D) mercantilism. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) "demand side" economics. 
B) "supply side" economics. 
C) the "New State." 
D) mercantilism. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 8

Argentina's government represented the interests of wealthy landowners and exporters, which was called

Accepted Answer

A) pampas . 
B) oligarqui . 
C) Peronistas. 
D) favelas . 
E) descamisados . 
A) pampas . 
B) oligarqui . 
C) Peronistas. 
D) favelas . 
E) descamisados .

Question 9

During the 1920s, the British in India

Accepted Answer

A) repressed any attempts at Indian nationalism. 
B) made concessions only within the Indian Civil Service. 
C) began to withdraw military support. 
D) slowly and reluctantly gave Indians control over "national areas" such as education and the economy. 
E) brought jazz and "bath tub" gin into popularity. 
A) repressed any attempts at Indian nationalism. 
B) made concessions only within the Indian Civil Service. 
C) began to withdraw military support. 
D) slowly and reluctantly gave Indians control over "national areas" such as education and the economy. 
E) brought jazz and "bath tub" gin into popularity.

Question 10

The first radio station in Japan was built in 1925, and by 1941 there were fifty stations scattered throughout the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The British finally recognized Indian independence in 1947 with

Accepted Answer

A) a partitioning of the subcontinent into speakers of Urdu and Tamil. 
B) a partitioning of India into Pakistan and India. 
C) separation of Kashmir from Mongolia. 
D) the British maintaining favored-nation status for cotton and tea exports. 
E) Gandhi elected as president. 
A) a partitioning of the subcontinent into speakers of Urdu and Tamil. 
B) a partitioning of India into Pakistan and India. 
C) separation of Kashmir from Mongolia. 
D) the British maintaining favored-nation status for cotton and tea exports. 
E) Gandhi elected as president.

Question 12

What event turned Pakistan and India into bitter enemies in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Expulsion of Hindus from Bengal 
B) India's annexation of Kashmir 
C) The assassination of Gandhi 
D) The formation of the All-India Muslim League 
E) Pakistan sided with Japan during World War II. 
A) Expulsion of Hindus from Bengal 
B) India's annexation of Kashmir 
C) The assassination of Gandhi 
D) The formation of the All-India Muslim League 
E) Pakistan sided with Japan during World War II.

Question 13

Who constituted the majority of the Indian Civil Service?

Accepted Answer

A) western educated Hindus 
B) men from the English gentry 
C) an equal mix of Hindu and Muslim appointees 
D) Maharajahs 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) western educated Hindus 
B) men from the English gentry 
C) an equal mix of Hindu and Muslim appointees 
D) Maharajahs 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 14

By 1900, in Asia and the Indian Ocean basin, which form of transportation was the equivalent of the streetcar of Europe and America?

Accepted Answer

A) rickshaw 
B) motorcycle 
C) canoe 
D) horse 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) rickshaw 
B) motorcycle 
C) canoe 
D) horse 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 15

What was the only sub-Saharan African city in 1900 with more than 100,000 inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the only sub-Saharan African city...

Question 16

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Africa's only cinematic presence prior to World War II was .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Africa's...

Question 17

Who implemented the reforms promised by the Mexican Constitution of 1917?

Accepted Answer

A) Pancho Villa 
B) Alvaro Obregon 
C) Plutarco Elias Calles 
D) Lazaro Cardenas 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Pancho Villa 
B) Alvaro Obregon 
C) Plutarco Elias Calles 
D) Lazaro Cardenas 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 18

Describe the movement for independence in India prior to the rise of Mohandas Gandhi.

Accepted Answer

British colonialism, the soaring Indian

Question 19

In the 1920s, women's lives

Accepted Answer

A) hardly changed at all. 
B) changed more than ever before. 
C) changed, but only for the better. 
D) changed, but only in negative ways. 
E) became shorter than any other time period. 
A) hardly changed at all. 
B) changed more than ever before. 
C) changed, but only for the better. 
D) changed, but only in negative ways. 
E) became shorter than any other time period.

Question 20

One of Gandhi's significant public relations gestures was

Accepted Answer

A) to give up his western attire. 
B) to sit cross-legged on the floor with the "untouchables." 
C) making a long walk to the beach to collect salt in protest of the British monopoly. 
D) setting fire to British textile factories to promote traditional handcrafted spinning. 
E) building an adobe wall through Bengal territory. 
A) to give up his western attire. 
B) to sit cross-legged on the floor with the "untouchables." 
C) making a long walk to the beach to collect salt in protest of the British monopoly. 
D) setting fire to British textile factories to promote traditional handcrafted spinning. 
E) building an adobe wall through Bengal territory.

Exam 30: Revolutions in Living

What gave the Mexican Revolution a second wind, and what were the consequences?

After World War I, radio communication in Latin America was controlled by a cartel of which country(ies)?

Despite Muslim clerical disapproval, Iranian ruler Naser el-Din Shah was known as an avid photographer.

What British action in 1911 had raised political consciousness in India?

What factors led to factions in India becoming resentful of British hegemony? What major characteristic of India hindered nationalism?

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). Describe the period of "classic colonialism" in Africa before World War II. What changes did European rule bring to Africa?

After staging his second coup in Brazil in 1938, Vargas firmly established

Argentina's government represented the interests of wealthy landowners and exporters, which was called

During the 1920s, the British in India

The first radio station in Japan was built in 1925, and by 1941 there were fifty stations scattered throughout the country.

The British finally recognized Indian independence in 1947 with

What event turned Pakistan and India into bitter enemies in the twentieth century?

Who constituted the majority of the Indian Civil Service?

By 1900, in Asia and the Indian Ocean basin, which form of transportation was the equivalent of the streetcar of Europe and America?

What was the only sub-Saharan African city in 1900 with more than 100,000 inhabitants?

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). Africa's only cinematic presence prior to World War II was .

Who implemented the reforms promised by the Mexican Constitution of 1917?

Describe the movement for independence in India prior to the rise of Mohandas Gandhi.

In the 1920s, women's lives

One of Gandhi's significant public relations gestures was

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Greece and Iran

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Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

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The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

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Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

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Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

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

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