Question 1

Christian religions proved attractive in some parts of Africa because

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A) they did not disrupt African culture. 
B) Africans were willing to abandon Islam. 
C) they established mission schools that taught skills and literacy. 
D) they could be adapted to African needs. 
E) missionaries gave fifty pounds sterling to new converts. 
A) they did not disrupt African culture. 
B) Africans were willing to abandon Islam. 
C) they established mission schools that taught skills and literacy. 
D) they could be adapted to African needs. 
E) missionaries gave fifty pounds sterling to new converts.

Question 2

Both Argentina and Brazil had

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A) large, docile middle classes. 
B) a small but outspoken middle class. 
C) no middle class. 
D) a classless society. 
E) a feudal aristocracy. 
A) large, docile middle classes. 
B) a small but outspoken middle class. 
C) no middle class. 
D) a classless society. 
E) a feudal aristocracy.

Question 3

A notable example in the overthrow of colonialism in Africa was Haile Salassie's victory over

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A) France. 
B) Britain. 
C) Belgium. 
D) Italy. 
E) Germany. 
A) France. 
B) Britain. 
C) Belgium. 
D) Italy. 
E) Germany.

Question 4

The new social sciences in the 1920s were unsettling because they

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A) supported notions of Western superiority. 
B) seemed to reward bourgeois values. 
C) invariably led to communism. 
D) challenged Victorian morality. 
E) caused the Great Depression. 
A) supported notions of Western superiority. 
B) seemed to reward bourgeois values. 
C) invariably led to communism. 
D) challenged Victorian morality. 
E) caused the Great Depression.

Question 5

What impact did Europeans have on African health care?

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A) European diseases decimated the African population. 
B) European colonists neglected African health care in order to weaken the population. 
C) Although they claimed to improve it, colonialism often worsened health care. 
D) African health care improved across the board due to European intervention. 
E) European universities gave free scholarships to Africans wishing to study medicine. 
A) European diseases decimated the African population. 
B) European colonists neglected African health care in order to weaken the population. 
C) Although they claimed to improve it, colonialism often worsened health care. 
D) African health care improved across the board due to European intervention. 
E) European universities gave free scholarships to Africans wishing to study medicine.

Question 6

Describe and discuss the world economy and the world wars as they affected the internal political situation in Brazil and Argentina.

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Before the First World War, Brazil produ

Question 7

Mohandas Gandhi was known to his followers as Mahatma, or

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A) "the great soul." 
B) "blessed one." 
C) "fearless leader." 
D) "the path to freedom." 
E) "the leader." 
A) "the great soul." 
B) "blessed one." 
C) "fearless leader." 
D) "the path to freedom." 
E) "the leader."

Question 8

The Depression of 1929

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A) had far less impact on Argentina and Brazil than it had on Europe or the United States. 
B) was not the turning point that the First and Second World Wars were. 
C) caused Argentina and Brazil to veer toward authoritarian regimes. 
D) impacted Argentina but had almost no effect on Brazil. 
E) caused economic devastation that has still not been reversed. 
A) had far less impact on Argentina and Brazil than it had on Europe or the United States. 
B) was not the turning point that the First and Second World Wars were. 
C) caused Argentina and Brazil to veer toward authoritarian regimes. 
D) impacted Argentina but had almost no effect on Brazil. 
E) caused economic devastation that has still not been reversed.

Question 9

Which Senegalese leader agitated for African participation in politics and fair treatment in the French army?

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A) Blaise Diagne 
B) Marcus Garvey 
C) J. E. Casely Hayford 
D) Haile Selassie 
E) W. E. B. Du Bois 
A) Blaise Diagne 
B) Marcus Garvey 
C) J. E. Casely Hayford 
D) Haile Selassie 
E) W. E. B. Du Bois

Question 10

Which famous French sociologist said, "There are no religions that are false. All are true in their own fashion."

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A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Max Planck 
C) Theodore Herzl 
D) Amelia Earhart 
E) Emile Durkheim 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Max Planck 
C) Theodore Herzl 
D) Amelia Earhart 
E) Emile Durkheim

Question 11

The African National Congress was founded in

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A) 1865. 
B) 1901. 
C) 1912. 
D) 1929. 
E) 1945. 
A) 1865. 
B) 1901. 
C) 1912. 
D) 1929. 
E) 1945.

Question 12

The mass encampments of the poor in Brazil were called

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A) barrios. 
B) shantytowns. 
C) favelas. 
D) "proletariat plantations." 
E) "Vargas-ville." 
A) barrios. 
B) shantytowns. 
C) favelas. 
D) "proletariat plantations." 
E) "Vargas-ville."

Question 13

Who opened India's first steel mill in 1911?

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A) Lord Curzon 
B) Pramatha Nath Bose 
C) Jamsetji Tata 
D) Dorabji Tata 
E) Reginald Dyer 
A) Lord Curzon 
B) Pramatha Nath Bose 
C) Jamsetji Tata 
D) Dorabji Tata 
E) Reginald Dyer

Question 14

Describe how developments in the hard and social sciences both enhanced and undermined conventional Western morality and self-esteem.

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After 1900, the word science increasingl

Question 15

Which of the following transformed the landscape of western Europe and North America more than any other development?

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A) the automobile 
B) irrigation projects 
C) the telegraph 
D) street lights 
E) new factories 
A) the automobile 
B) irrigation projects 
C) the telegraph 
D) street lights 
E) new factories

Question 16

Who was chiefly responsible for Juan Perón's popularity with urban workers?

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A) Jose Uriburu 
B) Eva Duarte Perón 
C) Juan Perón 
D) Getulio Vargas 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Jose Uriburu 
B) Eva Duarte Perón 
C) Juan Perón 
D) Getulio Vargas 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

What group was formed by those fearful of Hindu dominance in India?

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A) Indian National Congress 
B) Young Turks 
C) Islamic National League 
D) International League of Peace and Freedom 
E) All-India Muslim League 
A) Indian National Congress 
B) Young Turks 
C) Islamic National League 
D) International League of Peace and Freedom 
E) All-India Muslim League

Question 18

Gandhi protested British violence and policies by being arrested and threatening to

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A) fight. 
B) fast. 
C) leave India. 
D) write newspaper ads. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) fight. 
B) fast. 
C) leave India. 
D) write newspaper ads. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 19

World War II was most important for African independence movements because

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A) the German colonies were destroyed during the war. 
B) many Africans served in Allied armies and returned with radical new ideas. 
C) Africans listened closely to German propaganda. 
D) Africans liberated their countries during the war. 
E) colonialism was exposed as a corrupt practice. 
A) the German colonies were destroyed during the war. 
B) many Africans served in Allied armies and returned with radical new ideas. 
C) Africans listened closely to German propaganda. 
D) Africans liberated their countries during the war. 
E) colonialism was exposed as a corrupt practice.

Question 20

Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

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A) wished to remain a colony forever. 
B) rebelled against German institutions in India. 
C) sent aid to help support Germany. 
D) expected that India would be granted political concessions. 
E) received independence immediately as a result. 
A) wished to remain a colony forever. 
B) rebelled against German institutions in India. 
C) sent aid to help support Germany. 
D) expected that India would be granted political concessions. 
E) received independence immediately as a result.

Exam 30: Revolutions in Living

Christian religions proved attractive in some parts of Africa because

Both Argentina and Brazil had

A notable example in the overthrow of colonialism in Africa was Haile Salassie's victory over

The new social sciences in the 1920s were unsettling because they

What impact did Europeans have on African health care?

Describe and discuss the world economy and the world wars as they affected the internal political situation in Brazil and Argentina.

Mohandas Gandhi was known to his followers as Mahatma, or

The Depression of 1929

Which Senegalese leader agitated for African participation in politics and fair treatment in the French army?

Which famous French sociologist said, "There are no religions that are false. All are true in their own fashion."

The African National Congress was founded in

The mass encampments of the poor in Brazil were called

Who opened India's first steel mill in 1911?

Describe how developments in the hard and social sciences both enhanced and undermined conventional Western morality and self-esteem.

Which of the following transformed the landscape of western Europe and North America more than any other development?

Who was chiefly responsible for Juan Perón's popularity with urban workers?

What group was formed by those fearful of Hindu dominance in India?

Gandhi protested British violence and policies by being arrested and threatening to

World War II was most important for African independence movements because

Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

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