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World Cultures Final Exam (Chib)

Question 1 of 102

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One of the earliest controversial theories that arose out of the Scientific Revolution was____.

Select one of the following:

  • the Heliocentric Theory

  • the Geocentric Theory

  • the Theory of Motion

  • the Theory of Relativity

Explanation

Question 2 of 102

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The Committee for Public Safety guillotined thousands during the ______.

Select one of the following:

  • National Assembly

  • Battle of Waterloo

  • Franco-Prussian War

  • Reign of Terror

Explanation

Question 3 of 102

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The Industrial Revolution began with what country?

Select one of the following:

  • USA

  • Germany

  • England

  • France

Explanation

Question 4 of 102

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Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Triple Alliance formed in the late 1800s?

Select one of the following:

  • Italy

  • Russia

  • Germany

  • Austria-Hungary

Explanation

Question 5 of 102

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Which of the following was NOT a significant result of the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?

Select one of the following:

  • A modern scientific method that stressed reason and observation

  • A widespread growth of knowledge among the general population

  • The uncovering of much knowledge among the general population

  • Challenged the medieval superstition and general acceptance of Aristotle's theories

Explanation

Question 6 of 102

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The ____ Estate was a privileged class, containing the nobility.

Select one of the following:

  • First

  • Second

  • Third

  • Fourth

Explanation

Question 7 of 102

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This particular industry was the first to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

Select one of the following:

  • Coal Mining

  • Textiles

  • Railways

  • Steam Engines

Explanation

Question 8 of 102

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Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Triple Entente formed in 1907?

Select one of the following:

  • Italy

  • Great Britain

  • Russia

  • France

Explanation

Question 9 of 102

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Rousseau's concept of the ideal gov't was centered on____.

Select one of the following:

  • abolition of the gov't

  • a strengthened army

  • a strengthened monarchy

  • the general will of the people

Explanation

Question 10 of 102

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IN summer of 1789, a group of delegates in the Estates-General declared their own gov't, which they called the ___.

Select one of the following:

  • Directory

  • Executive Branch

  • National Assembly

  • Legislative Assembly

Explanation

Question 11 of 102

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Which of the following European countries took longer to industrialize due to geographical and transportation limitations?

Select one of the following:

  • Austria-Hungary

  • France

  • Germany

  • Belgium

Explanation

Question 12 of 102

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Which event was the catalyst that sparked World War I?

Select one of the following:

  • The creation of the Triple Entente

  • The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • Kaiser Wilhelm forces Bismarck to resign

  • Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina

Explanation

Question 13 of 102

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A philosophe of the 18th century France would ____.

Select one of the following:

  • support the political theories earlier advocated by Hobbes

  • Ridicule the idea of progress

  • oppose religious intolerance and superstition

  • strongly advocate for a stronger monarchy

Explanation

Question 14 of 102

1

Nobles who fled France became known as___.

Select one of the following:

  • émigrés

  • expatriots

  • sans-culottes

  • junkers

Explanation

Question 15 of 102

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An economic policy that lets owners of industry and business set working conditions without interference from the gov't is called _____.

Select one of the following:

  • utilitarianism

  • capitalism

  • mercantilism

  • Laissez-Faire economics

Explanation

Question 16 of 102

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Russia's biggest asset in fighting WWI was__.

Select one of the following:

  • their superior transportation system.

  • their ability to keep their troops armed.

  • their battle strategies.

  • their numbers.

Explanation

Question 17 of 102

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All of the following are ideas associated with the work of John Locke except

Select one of the following:

  • the right of revolution

  • people are inherently selfish and evil

  • people have the ability to improve themselves

  • the power of gov't comes from the consent of the governed

Explanation

Question 18 of 102

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When rumors of Louis XVI's plan to use military force against the National Assembly reached Paris, an angry mob attacked ___.

Select one of the following:

  • Versailles Palace

  • Tuileries Palace

  • The Bastille

  • The Eiffel Tower

Explanation

Question 19 of 102

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According to Marx, the final phase of socialism, called ____, is where the workers would control the gov't in a "dictatorship of the proletariat."

Select one of the following:

  • utilitarianism

  • communism

  • capitalism

  • imperialism

Explanation

Question 20 of 102

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One-sided info designed to keep up morale and support a war or cause is called

Select one of the following:

  • mass communication

  • propaganda

  • rationing

  • armistice

Explanation

Question 21 of 102

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Which Enlightenment thinker's work served as a basis for the American Constitution's "check and balances' system?

Select one of the following:

  • Montesquieu

  • Voltaire

  • Rousseau

  • Diderot

Explanation

Question 22 of 102

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Napoleon's loss of Battle of Trafalgar?

Select one of the following:

  • It ensured the supremacy of British Navy.

  • It weakened the French army so France's opponents in Europe could rally against them.

  • The French fleet was significantly decreased because so many ships were captured by the British.

  • It forced Napoleon to give up his plans to invade Great Britain.

Explanation

Question 23 of 102

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Which was NOT a reform pushed by the Chartist Movement in England?

Select one of the following:

  • Voting rights for women

  • secret ballots

  • annual Parliamentary elections

  • a salary for members of Parliament

Explanation

Question 24 of 102

1

Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called ___.

Select one of the following:

  • The Treaty of Versailles (duh)

  • The Paris Peace Conference

  • The Fourteen Points

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Explanation

Question 25 of 102

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Which Enlightenment thinker pushed for reform in the justice and trial system?

Select one of the following:

  • Mary Astell

  • Voltaire

  • Beccaria

  • Diderot

Explanation

Question 26 of 102

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What did Napoleon consider his most significant achievement?

Select one of the following:

  • the lycees - gov't run public schools

  • the concordat restoring the Catholic Church in France

  • The sale of North American landholdings to the US

  • The Napoleonic Code of Laws

Explanation

Question 27 of 102

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A policy that local cultures had to adopt the language and culture of the colonizing country was called____.

Select one of the following:

  • paternalism

  • sphere of influence

  • protectorate

  • assimilation

Explanation

Question 28 of 102

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Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the March Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • The Bolsheviks take over the winter palace

  • the provisional gov't is formed

  • Czar Nicholas steps down from the throne

  • Socialist revolutionaries begin to form soviets

Explanation

Question 29 of 102

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Which Enlightenment thinker pushed for reform in the justice and trial system?

Select one of the following:

  • Mary Astell

  • Voltaire

  • Beccaria

  • Diderot

Explanation

Question 30 of 102

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Which of the following was NOT one of Napoleon's major mistakes?

Select one of the following:

  • 1799 coup d'etat against the French gov't

  • invasion of Russia

  • Peninsula War in Spain

  • blockade of European ports in 1806

Explanation

Question 31 of 102

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The product that allowed Britain to gain economic power in China was______.

Select one of the following:

  • opium

  • tea

  • silk

  • gunpowder

Explanation

Question 32 of 102

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Which of the groups formed the White Army?

Select one of the following:

  • Nobles who supported the return of the Czar

  • Socialists who opposed Lenin's style of socialism

  • People who wanted a democratic gov't

  • all the options

  • none of the options

Explanation

Question 33 of 102

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Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas were most influential on the ideals of the American Revolution and subsequent gov't?

Select one of the following:

  • Hobbes

  • Diderot

  • Wollstonecraft

  • Locke

Explanation

Question 34 of 102

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Which of the following was NOT a significant goal of the Congress of Vienna?

Select one of the following:

  • containment of France by surrounding it with stronger gov'ts

  • restore the balance power between major countries

  • forcing repayment of war debt by France

  • returning legitimate monarchs to European thrones

Explanation

Question 35 of 102

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Under the terms of this agreement, Japan opened two ports to the United States

Select one of the following:

  • Treaty of Kanagawa

  • Open Door Policy

  • The Extraterritorial Rights

  • McKinley Tariff Act

Explanation

Question 36 of 102

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The civil war that began in 1920s China was between what two groups?

Select one of the following:

  • Imperialists and Communists

  • Nationalists and Communists

  • Nationalists and Imperialists

  • Nationalists and the Japanese

Explanation

Question 37 of 102

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A large program of gov't reform that aimed to pull United States out of the Great Depression was called ___.

Select one of the following:

  • The Kellogg-Briand Agreement

  • The Rome-Berlin Axis

  • The New Deal

  • The Popular Font

Explanation

Question 38 of 102

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Why were the Europe's post-WWI new democracies unstable?

Select one of the following:

  • Post-war financial insercurity

  • Large numbers of political parties made effective gov't difficult

  • Lack of trust in coalition gov't

  • All answers

Explanation

Question 39 of 102

1

The new post-WWI democratic gov't in Germany was called______.

Select one of the following:

  • The Weimar Republic

  • The Popular Front

  • The Dawes Plan

  • The Third Reich

Explanation

Question 40 of 102

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Which country was largely responsible for getting Germany out of its inflation crisis of the early '20s?

Select one of the following:

  • Great Britain

  • USA

  • France

  • Germany

Explanation

Question 41 of 102

1

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Select one of the following:

  • Overly strict gov't regulation of Wall Street

  • Uneven distribution of wealth

  • Overproduction on American farms

  • Buying stocks on a margin

Explanation

Question 42 of 102

1

The alliance between Hitler and Mussolini was known as _____.

Select one of the following:

  • The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

  • The Kellogg-Briand Agreement

  • The Rome-Berlin Axis

  • The Coalition

Explanation

Question 43 of 102

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The US foreign policy in the 1930s could best be described as______.

Select one of the following:

  • Isolationism

  • Appeasement

  • Aggression

  • Imperialism

Explanation

Question 44 of 102

1

Russification is_____.

Select one of the following:

  • the movement of Russian troops from Moscow to its border countries

  • an attempt to force Russian culture on all ethnic groups with the empire

  • a movement towards modernization in Russia

  • the policy of freeing the serfs, but still leaving them tied to the land through gov't debt

Explanation

Question 45 of 102

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The violent British response to a peaceful protest against the Rowlatt Acts was know as ____.

Select one of the following:

  • Bloody Sunday

  • The May Fourth Movement

  • The Amritsar Massacre

  • The Long March

Explanation

Question 46 of 102

1

Japan became an imperial power by annexing and harshly ruling this country .

Select one of the following:

  • Korea

  • China

  • Laos

  • Vietnam

Explanation

Question 47 of 102

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What was different about Japan's form of Fascism compared to the European Fascists?

Select one of the following:

  • Japan's Fascists pushed for extreme nationalism

  • They did not try to establish a new system of gov't in Japan

  • the focus in Japan was on military power

  • Japan's fascists wanted to expand its empire

Explanation

Question 48 of 102

1

The Prussian leader used nationalism to unify Germany under Prussian control.

Select one of the following:

  • Otto van Bismark

  • Kaiser Wilhelm I

  • Camilio di Cavour

  • Horatio Nelson

Explanation

Question 49 of 102

1

By 1871, ____ and _____ were the two most economically and militarily powerful countries in Europe.

Select one of the following:

  • Prussia and Russia

  • Austria and Hungary

  • Italy and France

  • Germany and Great Britain

Explanation

Question 50 of 102

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In which country did the status and roles of women increase during the post-war period?

Select one of the following:

  • Turkey

  • the USSR

  • Iran

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Turkey, USSR, and Iran

  • Turkey and Saudi Arabia

Explanation

Question 51 of 102

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The following events are suppose to be in chronological order, but two events have been switched around. Select the two events that should be switched around. (They are numbered in the order that you should use)

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1. The Tennis Court Oath

  • 2. The storming of Batille

  • 3. Napoleon declares himself emperor (the first time)

  • 4. The Reign of Terror

  • 5. Louis XVI is sent to the guillotine

  • 6. Napoleon declares himself emperor (the second time)

  • 7. The Congress of Vienna

  • 8. Czar Alexander II frees the serfs in Russia

Explanation

Question 52 of 102

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was the movement of people to cities in large numbers.

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Question 53 of 102

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An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested for profit is call .

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    capitalism
    imperialism
    industrialization
    socialism

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Question 54 of 102

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The right to vote is called .

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Question 55 of 102

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was a movement that worked for the creation of the Jewish homeland in Israel.

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Question 56 of 102

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( Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Nicolaus Copernicus ) was a scientist whose theory of evolution remains controversial to this day.

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Question 57 of 102

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is the belief that those who have progressed industrially are inherently superior to those who have not.

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    Social Darwinism
    Paternalism
    Imperialism

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Question 58 of 102

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is a governing policy in which peoples' needs are provided for but few rights are granted.

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Question 59 of 102

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The war fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire over Ottoman territory near the Black Sea was called the ( Crimean War, World War II, Battle of the Bulge ).

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Question 60 of 102

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were Indian soldiers led by British officers.

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Question 61 of 102

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A 1900 rebellion against the Dowager Empress and foreign influence in China was called the ( Boxer Rebellion, Takagwa Rebellion ).

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Question 62 of 102

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Mussolini was also called .

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Question 63 of 102

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is a militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader.

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Question 64 of 102

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A temporary alliance of several political parties is a/an .

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Question 65 of 102

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The was a conference between Germany, Italy, Britain and France to discuss the fate of Czechoslovakia.

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Question 66 of 102

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The pledge to "renounce war as an instrument of national policy," signed by almost every country in the world in 1928, was the ( Kellogg-Briand Agreement, New Deal, Rome-Berlin Axis ).

Explanation

Question 67 of 102

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What countries were mainly a part of the Allied Powers? Check all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Great Britain

  • Russia

  • France

  • Bulgaria

  • USA

  • Japan

  • Italy

Explanation

Question 68 of 102

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Which main countries were a part of the Central Powers? Check all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Germany

  • Austria-Hungary

  • Ottoman Empire

  • Italy

  • France

Explanation

Question 69 of 102

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Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles was called the "war guilt."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 70 of 102

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The Great Purge was a reign of terror set by Putin.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 71 of 102

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was the Turkish leader who prevented the from invading.

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Question 72 of 102

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When the US entered the war, Stalin wanted the Allies to open up a new front in what part of Europe?

Select one of the following:

  • Italy

  • France

  • The Balkans

  • The Soviet Union

Explanation

Question 73 of 102

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The largest land and sea attack in history is known as ____.

Select one of the following:

  • Operation Barbarossa

  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf

  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

  • Operation Overlord

Explanation

Question 74 of 102

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Following the war, pre-war gov'ts were quick to return to the following countries EXCEPT_____.

Select one of the following:

  • Denmark

  • Belgium

  • France

  • Germany

  • All options

  • France and Germany

  • Russia and Denmark

Explanation

Question 75 of 102

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Which of the following was NOT a part of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?

Select one of the following:

  • Poland would be divided between Germany and the Soviet Union

  • Germany would help supply the Soviet Union

  • The Soviet Union would be granted the Baltic countries and Finland

  • Neither side would attack the other

Explanation

Question 76 of 102

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Germany's takeover of what country forced Britain and France to declare war?

Select one of the following:

  • Czechoslovakia

  • Denmark

  • Poland

  • Austria

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Question 77 of 102

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This attack was meant to neutralize the "dagger pointed at Japan's throat."

Select one of the following:

  • Battle of Midway

  • Battle of Guadacanal

  • Pearl Harbor

  • Doolittle's Raid

Explanation

Question 78 of 102

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The fighting in Egypt was largely over who had control of what strategic location?

Select one of the following:

  • The Suez Canal

  • The Mediterranean Sea

  • The Maginot Line

  • El Alamein

Explanation

Question 79 of 102

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This event resulted in the largest number of combat-related civilian deaths in the war.

Select one of the following:

  • The Siege of Leningrad

  • Hiroshima

  • The Battle of Stalingrad

  • D-Day

Explanation

Question 80 of 102

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A student numbered the following in chronological order, but two were switched around. Select the two events that should be switched. THE ORDER IS NUMBERED.

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1. Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • 2. Germany invade Poland

  • 3. The Siege of Leningrad begins

  • 4. The Nuremberg Laws are put into effect

  • 5. The Battle of Coral Sea

  • 6. The Nuremberg trials begin

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Question 81 of 102

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The theory was the idea that the earth is at the center of the universe.

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Question 82 of 102

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was the time when scholars challenged the ways of ancient thinking and the church; old ways of thinking were replaced by new theories.

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The theory is idea that planets rotated around the sun.

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was Italian scientist who built his own telescope and found that Jupiter had four moons, earth’s moon had an uneven surface and the sun had dark spots.

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The is a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.

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Question 86 of 102

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founded the theory of motion.

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Question 87 of 102

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The was a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and and thought and thee power of individuals to solve problems.

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Question 88 of 102

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A ( social contract, coalition ) is an agreement by which the people create the government.

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Question 89 of 102

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( John Locke, Voltaire, Mary Wollstonecraft ) was a philosopher who believed humans could learn from their experiences and improve themselves.

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Question 90 of 102

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- French writer who devoted himself to the study of political liberty

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    Montesquieu
    Rousseau
    John Locke

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Question 91 of 102

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was a French writer who devoted himself to the study of political liberty

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Question 92 of 102

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What were the main ideas of Beccaria? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Right to speedy trial

  • All humans are born selfish

  • Women should be educated

  • Degree of crime should be equal to punishment

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Question 93 of 102

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What were the main ideas of Voltaire? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Religious freedom/freedom of speech

  • Political liberty

  • People should give up their rights to the gov't

  • "I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defer to death for your right to say it."

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Question 94 of 102

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What were the main ideas of John Locke? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • natural rights (life, liberty and property) should be protected

  • no absolute monarchy

  • civilization corrupted natural goodness

  • absolute monarchies are needed

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Question 95 of 102

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What were the main ideas of Montesquieu? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • separation of power

  • political liberty

  • torture should be abolished

  • women should be educated

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Question 96 of 102

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What were the main ideas of Rousseau? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • civilization corrupted natural goodness

  • natural rights are life, liberty, and property

  • individual freedom

  • women's equality

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Question 97 of 102

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The are the French social critics who believed that all people could apply reason to all aspects of life. Reason, nature, happiness, progress, and liberty are their core beliefs.

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Question 98 of 102

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The was a social and political system in 15th century to late 18th century France.

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Question 99 of 102

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What was the Great Fear?

Select one of the following:

  • wave of panic through France’s countryside after the storming of Bastille

  • the killing of people Stalin disliked

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Question 100 of 102

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What was the Tennis Court Oath?

Select one of the following:

  • The Third Estate delegates stayed inside an indoor tennis court until they made a new constitution

  • Decision by the French monarchy that all decision should be made while playing tennis

  • Promise between France and Russia to remain allies

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Question 101 of 102

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Why was the Third Estate unhappy under the Old Regime?

Select one of the following:

  • They had no power to influence government

  • They were heavily taxed

  • They often went hungry

  • All of the choices

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Question 102 of 102

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What was the Legislative Assembly?

Select one or more of the following:

  • French legislative body that created laws and approved/rejected wars

  • group of representatives from each of the three estates

  • Parisian workers and small shopkeepers wanted the Revolution to bring changes to French

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