Question 1

The revolt by the Mahdi that lasted from 1881 to 1898 was an excellent example of

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A)  the continuing vitality of Islam as a source of political inspiration. 
B)  the use of Islam for rebellion in India against the British. 
C)  an example of the Christian messianic tradition as used by an Ethiopian emperor to galvanize his people against the West. 
D)  a new type of messianic figure whose movement combined Christian and Islamic teachings and nearly toppled the Qing dynasty. 
A)  the continuing vitality of Islam as a source of political inspiration. 
B)  the use of Islam for rebellion in India against the British. 
C)  an example of the Christian messianic tradition as used by an Ethiopian emperor to galvanize his people against the West. 
D)  a new type of messianic figure whose movement combined Christian and Islamic teachings and nearly toppled the Qing dynasty.

Question 2

What is constitutionalism? How does it compare and contrast with nationalism as a political philosophy?

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Constitutionalism is a political philoso

Question 3

Constitutionalism is best defined as

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A)  the creation of a specific document or constitution. 
B)  a document that outlines democratic principles. 
C)  a doctrine that the state is founded on rules that rulers and citizens make and are bound by. 
D)  a set of beliefs that guarantees equal rights to all the citizens of a state. 
A)  the creation of a specific document or constitution. 
B)  a document that outlines democratic principles. 
C)  a doctrine that the state is founded on rules that rulers and citizens make and are bound by. 
D)  a set of beliefs that guarantees equal rights to all the citizens of a state.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by the governments of the United States,Germany,Italy,and Japan between 1860 and 1900?

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A)  They had all experienced wars that led to a stronger central state. 
B)  In each country, industrialized regions overcame more rural areas. 
C)  By the end of the century each nation emerged as a major international power with a significant industry, an efficient military, and colonial ambitions. 
D)  Each country actively promoted citizenship, voting and democratic practices to ensure rapid growth of the state. 
A)  They had all experienced wars that led to a stronger central state. 
B)  In each country, industrialized regions overcame more rural areas. 
C)  By the end of the century each nation emerged as a major international power with a significant industry, an efficient military, and colonial ambitions. 
D)  Each country actively promoted citizenship, voting and democratic practices to ensure rapid growth of the state.

Question 5

In Japan,a constitution was adopted in which the upper house of the legislature was modeled on

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A)  the United States Senate. 
B)  the Russian Duma. 
C)  the German Reichstag. 
D)  the British House of Lords. 
A)  the United States Senate. 
B)  the Russian Duma. 
C)  the German Reichstag. 
D)  the British House of Lords.

Question 6

A significant difference between secularists in the United States and those in Europe was

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A)  European secularists wanted to increase state power at the expense of the Church, but in the United States, freedom of religion was the greater concern. 
B)  European secularists were concerned first with freedom of religion, but in the United States government power mattered most. 
C)  European secularists were primarily concerned with creating state religions, while in the United States, government and religion were made completely separate. 
D)  European secularists wanted to abolish religion altogether, while the United States government held that religion had a place in the state. 
A)  European secularists wanted to increase state power at the expense of the Church, but in the United States, freedom of religion was the greater concern. 
B)  European secularists were concerned first with freedom of religion, but in the United States government power mattered most. 
C)  European secularists were primarily concerned with creating state religions, while in the United States, government and religion were made completely separate. 
D)  European secularists wanted to abolish religion altogether, while the United States government held that religion had a place in the state.

Question 7

The Kingdom of Thailand was similar to Ethiopia in that both countries

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A)  avoided conquest by European colonial powers. 
B)  adopted a constitution that allowed new rights for women and religious tolerance. 
C)  rejected traditional cultural values and accepted Western ways as better and more modern. 
D)  represented their reform movements as triumphs of Buddhist morality. 
A)  avoided conquest by European colonial powers. 
B)  adopted a constitution that allowed new rights for women and religious tolerance. 
C)  rejected traditional cultural values and accepted Western ways as better and more modern. 
D)  represented their reform movements as triumphs of Buddhist morality.

Question 8

What impact did ideals like democracy and socialism have on developing political movements and states?

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Ideals like democracy and socialism have

Question 9

Liberia was founded as

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A)  a place for freed slaves from the United States. 
B)  a nation in Africa for the former slaves of the Americas. 
C)  a colony founded by Great Britain for freed slaves. 
D)  an independent nation in the Caribbean where freed slaves would create a Western-style government. 
A)  a place for freed slaves from the United States. 
B)  a nation in Africa for the former slaves of the Americas. 
C)  a colony founded by Great Britain for freed slaves. 
D)  an independent nation in the Caribbean where freed slaves would create a Western-style government.

Question 10

One area of life that increased militarization did NOT boost was

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A)  education. 
B)  industrialization. 
C)  bureaucratization. 
D)  religion. 
A)  education. 
B)  industrialization. 
C)  bureaucratization. 
D)  religion.

Question 11

What role did constitutionalism play in existing states in Europe? How did these states cope with demands for constitutions?

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Constitutionalism played a significant r

Question 12

What effect did religion have on political and military movements of resistance against the imperial countries?

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Religion had a significant effect on pol

Question 13

How did governments adapt and adopt new ideas of constitutionalism,nationalism,and bureaucratization during the nineteenth century? Provide at least one Western and one non-Western example.

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During the nineteenth century, governmen

Question 14

The process of Magyarization describes

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A)  the removal of Scottish highlanders from their ancestral lands. 
B)  a drive to suppress historical languages and cultures in Hungary. 
C)  attempts to convert the Irish from Catholicism. 
D)  work by the Russian government to force ethnic minorities to speak Russian. 
A)  the removal of Scottish highlanders from their ancestral lands. 
B)  a drive to suppress historical languages and cultures in Hungary. 
C)  attempts to convert the Irish from Catholicism. 
D)  work by the Russian government to force ethnic minorities to speak Russian.

Question 15

The country made up of Catalans,Basques,and Galicians among others is

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A)  Austria. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  Netherlands. 
D)  Spain. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  Netherlands. 
D)  Spain.

Question 16

For the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham,governmental institutions should be evaluated on the basis of

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A)  their success in providing the greatest good to the greatest number of people. 
B)  their ability to provide services at the lowest cost. 
C)  their concern for the rights of the individual over social utility. 
D)  their creation of the least intrusion into citizens' lives. 
A)  their success in providing the greatest good to the greatest number of people. 
B)  their ability to provide services at the lowest cost. 
C)  their concern for the rights of the individual over social utility. 
D)  their creation of the least intrusion into citizens' lives.

Question 17

What were the new,major competing political and social theories that arose during the nineteenth century?

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During the nineteenth century, several n

Question 18

How did religion mesh with nationalism to inform political movements in different countries?

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Religion has often played a significant

Question 19

Two countries that successfully staved off constitutional movements within their borders during the nineteenth century were

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A)  Russia and the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  Habsburg Empire and Britain. 
C)  Germany and Italy. 
D)  France and China. 
A)  Russia and the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  Habsburg Empire and Britain. 
C)  Germany and Italy. 
D)  France and China.

Question 20

According to Japan's constitution,the ruler governs

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A)  because he is the descendant of a god. 
B)  with the consent of a representative assembly. 
C)  because he is the head of the military. 
D)  as one who is above politics. 
A)  because he is the descendant of a god. 
B)  with the consent of a representative assembly. 
C)  because he is the head of the military. 
D)  as one who is above politics.

Exam 26: The Changing State: Political Developments in the Nineteenth Century

The revolt by the Mahdi that lasted from 1881 to 1898 was an excellent example of

What is constitutionalism? How does it compare and contrast with nationalism as a political philosophy?

Constitutionalism is best defined as

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by the governments of the United States,Germany,Italy,and Japan between 1860 and 1900?

In Japan,a constitution was adopted in which the upper house of the legislature was modeled on

A significant difference between secularists in the United States and those in Europe was

The Kingdom of Thailand was similar to Ethiopia in that both countries

What impact did ideals like democracy and socialism have on developing political movements and states?

Liberia was founded as

One area of life that increased militarization did NOT boost was

What role did constitutionalism play in existing states in Europe? How did these states cope with demands for constitutions?

What effect did religion have on political and military movements of resistance against the imperial countries?

How did governments adapt and adopt new ideas of constitutionalism,nationalism,and bureaucratization during the nineteenth century? Provide at least one Western and one non-Western example.

The process of Magyarization describes

The country made up of Catalans,Basques,and Galicians among others is

For the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham,governmental institutions should be evaluated on the basis of

What were the new,major competing political and social theories that arose during the nineteenth century?

How did religion mesh with nationalism to inform political movements in different countries?

Two countries that successfully staved off constitutional movements within their borders during the nineteenth century were

According to Japan's constitution,the ruler governs

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