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Aside from the brutal conditions on Saint Domingue, the island erupted in revolt becausea.of the intervention of the English navy.b.of the turmoil in revolutionary France.c.all trade and exports were cut off.d.the planter elites started their own government.e.of the mystical visions of its leader. 

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b.of the turmoil in revolutionary France.

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One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was thata.Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world.b.the raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization.c.the availability of cheap labor in Asia caused its markets to expand rapidly.d.Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition.e.workers' wages and quality of living rose quickly.

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a.Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world.

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The independence of Argentina was accomplished by:a.confederated armies of peasants and loyalists.b.mobilized English soldiers from the Napoleonic warsc.militarized merchants and ranchers.d.creoles from Uruguaye.gauchos and caudillos

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c.militarized merchants and ranchers.

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An argument to end slavery was that it wasa.cheaper to turn African-Americans into dependent sharecroppers.b.immoral and violated universal human rights.c.leading to the overpopulation of African Americans.d.slowing down technological development.e.all of these.

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immoral and violated universal human rights.

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When confronted with the choice of economic growth or environmental protection,a.Western Hemisphere nations tried to adopt a balanced policy.b.some nations chose growth over protection.c.all nations chose environmental protection.d.all nations chose economic growth.e.nations did not make a conscious choice between the two.

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d.all nations chose economic growth.

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In rural areas manufacture was carried out through cottage industries, wherea.a factory owner "put out" his workers to work in other factories.b.merchants delivered raw materials to craftspeople and picked up the finished product.c.merchants and factory owners collaborated to "cottage" a lower wage.d.silk and cotton textiles were manufactured together.e.workers led an idyllic working life.

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b.merchants delivered raw materials to craftspeople and picked up the finished product.

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The main force opposing westernization in Russia wasa.Slavophilesb.Decembristsc.student clubsd.Orthodox church advocatese.the nobility

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a.Slavophiles

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The first British settlers in Australia werea.soldiers who had been mustered out.b.exiled convicts.c.homesteaders who received grants of land.d.recruited from settlements in India.e.indentured servants.

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b.exiled convicts.

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Workers around the world primarily sought changea.by participating in the political system through voting.b.by overthrowing political institutions.c.by changing jobs.d.through radical socialist ideology.e.by striking. 

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a.by participating in the political system through voting.

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The Meiji rulers sought to strengthen Japan bya.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.

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b.embracing foreign ideas, institutions, and techniques.

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The better the European weapons became, the more the ____ widened.a."gun breech"b."Maxim gap"c."firepower gap"d."colonial gap"e."race gap"

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c."firepower gap"

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What made Belgian colonialism so different than that of the rest of Europe?a.King Leopold wanted to open trade with Africa for cocoa to build a monopoly on chocolate, not industrial materials.b.King Leopold annexed the Congo as his personal colony, not for the Belgian state.c.Leopold was more interested in scientific exploration than in economic colonialism.d.Leopold established a constitutional federation in the Congo River Valley.e.Leopold was the first European monarch to travel by gunboat up an African river.

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b.King Leopold annexed the Congo as his personal colony, not for the Belgian state..

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The Mamluks werea.Descendents of Mongols enslaved in the Ottoman Empire.b.the ruling family of Arabia.c.slave-soldiers of Egypt.d.a religious faction in Turkeye.pro-western reformers in the Balkans.

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c.slave-soldiers of Egypt.

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Examples of Ottoman westernization are seen in all of the following examples except:a.styles of military uniformb.formation of a civil service brigade.c.secularization of the legal codesd.allowing women in universities.e.expansion of civil courts with equal access for all men. 

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d.allowing women in universities.

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The founder of the Taiping (Great Peace) Movement, Hong Xiquan,a.was assassinated by members of the armed forces.b.was inspired by Christianity.c.led a revolution that transformed Asia forever.d.overthrew the Qing dynasty and became the first peasant emperor.e.advocated nonviolence.

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b.was inspired by Christianity.

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The concept of Social Darwinism argued thata.social and radical differences resulted from natural processes.b.Racism was justifiedc.Capitalism was the only sound economic model.d.Imperialism was justified by Divine Right.e."Might makes right."  

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a.social and radical differences resulted from natural processes.

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The most harmful aspect of the Western sense of cultural superiority wasa.the racist ideas that deemed non-Europeans inferior.b.the use of biological warfare against the colonies.c.the creation of a society of poverty and desperation in Asia.d.the tendency to marginalize non-Western ideas.e.all of these.

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a.the racist ideas that deemed non-Europeans inferior.

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Why was imperialism so popular with the western general public?a.It served as an expression of nationalism at the time.b.People coveted adventure and new frontiers.c.A driving desire to spread Christianity in the era of the Second Great Reawakening.d.Social Darwinisme.To expand on European hegemony.

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a.It served as an expression of nationalism at the time

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The system of administering and exploiting the colonies for the benefit of the home country isa."benevolent neglect."b."splendid isolation."c."reluctant imperialism."d."colonialism."e."mercantilism."

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d."colonialism."

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A tactic taken by colonial administrations to gain cooperation of indigenous people was toa.hire local youths for "modern jobs" within the new colonial government, ensuring loyalty.b.start a tribal war and then intervene to obtain local cooperation.c.start a pyramid scheme of profit distribution with local elites if they would induce cooperation with locals.d.build hospitals and schools and hope for goodwill.e.set a contract for the length of time before indigenous populations could achieve full self-government.

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a.hire local youths for "modern jobs" within the new colonial government, ensuring loyalty.

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Egyptian modernization brought an accumulation of foreign debt, which causeda.the government to sell its shares in the Suez Canal to the British.b.the Ottoman Empire to depose Ismail.c.Egypt to borrow money from Europeans at high interest rates.d.none of these.e.A, B, and C.

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e.A, B, and C.

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The British wanted to expand to southern Africa because ofa.the marauding Zulu armies.b.attacks by the Afrikaners.c.the need for the rich northern farmlands.d.discoveries of gold and diamonds.e.they wanted to beat the Germans there.

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d.discoveries of gold and diamonds.

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Afrikaners werea."colored colonials."b.descendants of Dutch settlers.c.Germans opposing the British.d.allied with Shaka Zulu.e.immigrants from Madagascar.

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b.descendants of Dutch settlers.

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South Africa's 1913 Natives Land Act was intended toa.forbid Africans from owning land.b.keep Africans on reservations.c.keep Afrikaners from starting a new war.d.stop British financiers from becoming too powerful.e.Both A and B

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e.Both A and B

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The most successful African resistance against Europeans took place ina.Ethiopia.b.the Sudan.c.South Africa.d.Mali.e.Chad.

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a.Ethiopia. Too bad it wasn’t Chad

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