Question 1

Which of the following were among Blaise Diagne's accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first African elected to the French National Assembly. 
B)  He helped recruit Africans into the French army in exchange for the promise of citizenship after the war. 
C)  He led a postwar movement to abolish forced labor in Africa. 
D)  He agitated for African participation in politics. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  He was the first African elected to the French National Assembly. 
B)  He helped recruit Africans into the French army in exchange for the promise of citizenship after the war. 
C)  He led a postwar movement to abolish forced labor in Africa. 
D)  He agitated for African participation in politics. 
E)  all of the above

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Accepted Answer

Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a French e

Question 3

Identify the following term(s).
-Eva Duarte Perón

Accepted Answer

Eva Duarte Perón, commonly known as Eva

Question 4

World War II was most important for African independence movements because

Accepted Answer

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 5

Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

What steps did Lazaro Cardenas take in order to give the Mexican Revolution a second wind after 1934?

Accepted Answer

Cardenas brought peasants' and

Question 7

Who was the famous French sociologist who said, "There are no religions that are false. All are true in their own fashion."

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Edouard Jenneret 
B)  Max Planck 
C)  Theodore Herzl 
D)  Amelia Erhart 
E)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Charles Edouard Jenneret 
B)  Max Planck 
C)  Theodore Herzl 
D)  Amelia Erhart 
E)  Emile Durkheim

Question 8

Describe both Mohandas Gandhi's role in the Indian independence movement and the direction of that movement after World War I.

Accepted Answer

Gandhi's teachings of nonviolent protest

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer, politi

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Wilbur and Orville Wright

Accepted Answer

Wilbur and Orville Wright were two Ameri

Question 11

When the growth of technology threatened the British monopoly in India, Britain responded by limiting access to technology and training to "spare" the Indians the social upheavals Britain had experienced in the nineteenth century thereby

Accepted Answer

A)  protecting British industry from Indian competition. 
B)  bringing educated Indians in as limited partners in trade. 
C)  signing a free-trade agreement with the rajas. 
D)  deposing obstreperous princes and putting in puppet rulers. 
E)  blocking the advancement of Indian entrepreneurs through the civil service exams. 
A)  protecting British industry from Indian competition. 
B)  bringing educated Indians in as limited partners in trade. 
C)  signing a free-trade agreement with the rajas. 
D)  deposing obstreperous princes and putting in puppet rulers. 
E)  blocking the advancement of Indian entrepreneurs through the civil service exams.

Question 12

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 13

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-Haile Selassie

Accepted Answer

Haile Selassie was the regnal name of Ra

Question 16

When Indians revolted against colonial authorities at the beginning of World War II, the British government

Accepted Answer

A)  offered India its independence after the war. 
B)  used troops to repress the revolts. 
C)  closed the Indian National Congress. 
D)  arrested thousands of demonstrators. 
E)  All of these 
A)  offered India its independence after the war. 
B)  used troops to repress the revolts. 
C)  closed the Indian National Congress. 
D)  arrested thousands of demonstrators. 
E)  All of these

Question 17

Referring to Map (in the textbook) 29.1, trace the Indian border after independence and indicate the new nations created from former Indian territories. Why were these territories created, and what was the result of the partition?

Accepted Answer

After independence, the Indian border wa

Question 18

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 29.1, and compare Lord Curzon's partition of India in 1905 with the 1947 split of India and Pakistan. Why are there two different areas known as Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

Lord Curzon's partition of India in 1905

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-African National Congress

Accepted Answer

The African National Congress (ANC) is a

Question 20

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 the above 
A)  rickshaw 
B)  motorcycle 
C)  canoe 
D)  horse 
E)  none of the above

Exam 29: Revolutions in Living

Which of the following were among Blaise Diagne's accomplishments?

Identify the following term(s). -Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Identify the following term(s). -Eva Duarte Perón

World War II was most important for African independence movements because

Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

What steps did Lazaro Cardenas take in order to give the Mexican Revolution a second wind after 1934?

Who was the famous French sociologist who said, "There are no religions that are false. All are true in their own fashion."

Describe both Mohandas Gandhi's role in the Indian independence movement and the direction of that movement after World War I.

Identify the following term(s). -Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Identify the following term(s). -Wilbur and Orville Wright

When the growth of technology threatened the British monopoly in India, Britain responded by limiting access to technology and training to "spare" the Indians the social upheavals Britain had experienced in the nineteenth century thereby

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

Describe the period of "classic colonialism" in Africa before World War II. What changes did European rule bring to Africa?

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

Identify the following term(s). -Haile Selassie

When Indians revolted against colonial authorities at the beginning of World War II, the British government

Referring to Map (in the textbook) 29.1, trace the Indian border after independence and indicate the new nations created from former Indian territories. Why were these territories created, and what was the result of the partition?

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 29.1, and compare Lord Curzon's partition of India in 1905 with the 1947 split of India and Pakistan. Why are there two different areas known as Pakistan?

Identify the following term(s). -African National Congress

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

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