Question 1

35 All of the following are true of the Great Mutiny of 1857 EXCEPT

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A) it had nothing to do with British expansion. 
B) it was a sepoy revolt. 
C) it reveals the ignorance of the British regarding Indian culture. 
D) many atrocities were committed. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) it had nothing to do with British expansion. 
B) it was a sepoy revolt. 
C) it reveals the ignorance of the British regarding Indian culture. 
D) many atrocities were committed. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 2

In Iran, the most important crop to the British was which of the following?

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A) Tobacco 
B) Opium 
C) Coffee 
D) Tea 
E) Cotton 
A) Tobacco 
B) Opium 
C) Coffee 
D) Tea 
E) Cotton

Question 3

Dar al-Harb is the Arabic word for

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A) the community of God. 
B) religious warriors. 
C) merchants. 
D) teaching of the imams. 
E) unbelievers. 
A) the community of God. 
B) religious warriors. 
C) merchants. 
D) teaching of the imams. 
E) unbelievers.

Question 4

What fundamental mistake did the British continue to make in their prosecution of the Afghanistan Wars?

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A) The British were so afraid of the Afghan warriors that they were incapable of effective combat. 
B) The Afghans had superior weapons and brought overwhelming firepower to bear on the British soldiers. 
C) The Afghans were accustomed to the climate and the British soldiers could not adapt to the conditions. 
D) The British severely and repeatedly underestimated their enemies overall capabilities. 
E) The British were subverted and outmaneuvered by the Russians and finally gave up the fight. 
A) The British were so afraid of the Afghan warriors that they were incapable of effective combat. 
B) The Afghans had superior weapons and brought overwhelming firepower to bear on the British soldiers. 
C) The Afghans were accustomed to the climate and the British soldiers could not adapt to the conditions. 
D) The British severely and repeatedly underestimated their enemies overall capabilities. 
E) The British were subverted and outmaneuvered by the Russians and finally gave up the fight.

Question 5

Defeats and losses of territory that took place in the early part of the 1700s convinced the grand viziers and Ottoman sultans that their best course of action was to

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A) welcome the Europeans, thereby paying lip service to the outsiders but managing to secure their faith from interference. 
B) immediately raise a new army and try to attack the Europeans unexpectedly. 
C) dramatically reform Ottoman society so as to be more acceptable to the "invaders." 
D) build up and improve their military structure, but modernize as conservatively as possible. 
E) carry out reforms by bringing in European teachers and curriculum. 
A) welcome the Europeans, thereby paying lip service to the outsiders but managing to secure their faith from interference. 
B) immediately raise a new army and try to attack the Europeans unexpectedly. 
C) dramatically reform Ottoman society so as to be more acceptable to the "invaders." 
D) build up and improve their military structure, but modernize as conservatively as possible. 
E) carry out reforms by bringing in European teachers and curriculum.

Question 6

35 Most of mainland Southeast Asians followed which of the following?

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A) Christianity 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Shinto 
A) Christianity 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Shinto

Question 7

In 1807, an uprising of the ulama and the janissaries

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A) deposed Selim and temporarily set back reforms. 
B) brought Mahmud II to power. 
C) brought on the Tanzimat Reforms. 
D) ended in the Rose Chamber Rescript. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) deposed Selim and temporarily set back reforms. 
B) brought Mahmud II to power. 
C) brought on the Tanzimat Reforms. 
D) ended in the Rose Chamber Rescript. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 8

35 The Java War

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A) was a bloodless take over. 
B) ended in a British victory. 
C) established Dutch sovereignty over Indonesia. 
D) allowed Raffles to build a base at Singapore. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) was a bloodless take over. 
B) ended in a British victory. 
C) established Dutch sovereignty over Indonesia. 
D) allowed Raffles to build a base at Singapore. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 9

35 The push in education produced the ____________________.

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The answer of 35 The push in education produced the...

Question 10

Under Muhammad Ali Pasha, ____________________ played a major role in Egypt's modernization.

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The answer of Under Muhammad Ali Pasha, ____________________ played a...

Question 11

Fundamentalist Muslims believe that the main task of the civil government is to

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A) punish infidels. 
B) protect the believers from persecution. 
C) denounce violence. 
D) establish Allah's kingdom on earth with "enforcers of obedience". 
E) provide support for Muslim religious schools. 
A) punish infidels. 
B) protect the believers from persecution. 
C) denounce violence. 
D) establish Allah's kingdom on earth with "enforcers of obedience". 
E) provide support for Muslim religious schools.

Question 12

The British policy of requiring Indian peasant farmers to grow  ____________________ crops, such as tea and opium, pauperized these farmers and caused occasional severe famines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The British policy of requiring Indian peasant...

Question 13

After his experiences in the American Revolution, Lord Charles Cornwallis was put in charge of Indian possessions in 1786. What characterized his rule in India?

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A) He dismissed corrupt officials and insisted Indian customs and religions were to be respected. 
B) He strongly encouraged Christian missionary activity to weaken the nawabs. 
C) He started an aggressive military campaign to crush local rulers and fought the Battle of Plassey. 
D) He declared himself the Raj and tried to lead India to independence form Great Britain. 
E) He was ineffective and accomplished very little as the British Governor of India. 
A) He dismissed corrupt officials and insisted Indian customs and religions were to be respected. 
B) He strongly encouraged Christian missionary activity to weaken the nawabs. 
C) He started an aggressive military campaign to crush local rulers and fought the Battle of Plassey. 
D) He declared himself the Raj and tried to lead India to independence form Great Britain. 
E) He was ineffective and accomplished very little as the British Governor of India.

Question 14

What did the term nawab refer to in India during the Mughal period?

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A) Persian overlords. 
B) European advisors. 
C) Mughal local leaders. 
D) Low-caste members. 
E) Indian mercenaries. 
A) Persian overlords. 
B) European advisors. 
C) Mughal local leaders. 
D) Low-caste members. 
E) Indian mercenaries.

Question 15

Zealots following the admonitions of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab captured ____________________ and ____________________ in 1803.

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The answer of Zealots following the admonitions of Ibn Abd...

Question 16

35 The Battle of ____________________ secured the British hold over the French in India.

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The answer of 35 The Battle of ____________________ secured the...

Question 17

Elaborate on the nature of decline for all three empires.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 18

35   The Great Game mostly took place in

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) India. 
C) Afghanistan. 
D) Burma. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Russia. 
B) India. 
C) Afghanistan. 
D) Burma. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 19

Muhammad Ali Pasha's Egyptian reforms were modeled on what society?

Accepted Answer

A) French 
B) British 
C) American 
D) German 
E) Austrian 
A) French 
B) British 
C) American 
D) German 
E) Austrian

Question 20

The leaders of Iran after the Safavid were known as the ____________________.

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The answer of The leaders of Iran after the Safavid...

Exam 35: India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

35 All of the following are true of the Great Mutiny of 1857 EXCEPT

In Iran, the most important crop to the British was which of the following?

Dar al-Harb is the Arabic word for

What fundamental mistake did the British continue to make in their prosecution of the Afghanistan Wars?

Defeats and losses of territory that took place in the early part of the 1700s convinced the grand viziers and Ottoman sultans that their best course of action was to

35 Most of mainland Southeast Asians followed which of the following?

In 1807, an uprising of the ulama and the janissaries

35 The Java War

35 The push in education produced the ____________________.

Under Muhammad Ali Pasha, ____________________ played a major role in Egypt's modernization.

Fundamentalist Muslims believe that the main task of the civil government is to

The British policy of requiring Indian peasant farmers to grow ____________________ crops, such as tea and opium, pauperized these farmers and caused occasional severe famines.

After his experiences in the American Revolution, Lord Charles Cornwallis was put in charge of Indian possessions in 1786. What characterized his rule in India?

What did the term nawab refer to in India during the Mughal period?

Zealots following the admonitions of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab captured ____________________ and ____________________ in 1803.

35 The Battle of ____________________ secured the British hold over the French in India.

Elaborate on the nature of decline for all three empires.

35 The Great Game mostly took place in

Muhammad Ali Pasha's Egyptian reforms were modeled on what society?

The leaders of Iran after the Safavid were known as the ____________________.

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