history

What year did the Algerian Revolution begin?

1954

Nationalism is

A person's loyalty to one's own nation and its interests.

The concept that Canada's central government allowed preindependence territories some self-rule is called

A republic

Read the excerpt on Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In 1755, Rousseau published the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, in which he said that early humans had been better off in

A state of nature

Louis XIV broke French precedent by establishing himself as _______ monarch by believing it was his divine right to rule.

Absolute

What contributing factors led to the rise in the nationalism movement in Europe during the 18th century?

All options

The United States war with Spain was partically driven by the naval strategic theory of A.T. Mahan, which states that

All powerful states must have a big-gun battleship navy.

After 1850, the conquest of Africa was made possible by a series of European technologies, which include all of the following except

Automibile

Read the excerpt from Lin Zexu's letter to Queen Victoria I on the opium trade (1839). The Chinese call for the British, who grow opium in India, to take what action?

Ban its growing and instead plant grains.

Queen Elizabeth granted a monopoly on trade

British East India Company

One of the primary reasons for China's failure to resist the British during the Opium Wars was the

Chinese army was underfunded and its weaponry outdated.

During the Cuban rebellion against Spain, the Spanish tried to remove local support of the rebels by placing the civilian population in

Concentration camps

The meeting of the Congress of Vienna was less ________ and more about defusing France's power.

Conciliatory

Talk of a began after the witness of the breakdown of federalism during the American Civil War.

Confederation

A competition over territory in northern China

Congo free state

The Zollverein was created in 1834 to connect politically independent German states in a

Customs union

Read the excerpt from John Locke's Second Treatise of Government (1690). Locke asserts that legislative power cannot transfer the right of making laws to any other hands because it is a

Delegated power from the people.

Treatment of native peoples was so harsh in the Belgian Congo that there was an actual

Dip in the population when Belgium ran the colony.

Established new routes to Asia and overseas colonies to foster trade for the Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

European enlightened despots

Embraced some but not all principles of Enlightenment thinking.

After 1871, Germany was created as a single state, while original kingdoms such as Bavaria and Saxony retained some independence. This made Germany a

Federal state

Read the excerpt from Frederick II's essay on the forms of government. For Frederick II, the ruler and the ruled must be

Firmly united to be happy

Read the excerpt from the Carlsbad Decrees (1819). The Carlsbad Decrees dictated that when a newspaper was suppressed, the editor could not work in journalism for another

Five years

How did the return of Napoleon after his defeat and exile to Elba affect the Congress of Vienna?

Forced the Europeans to ask the United States for assistance.

Camillo Benso di Cavour, chief minister to the king of Piedmont-Sardinia, was willing to make an alliance with this non-Italian nation to further the cause of unification

France

Read the excerpt on Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau inspired one of the following revolutions

French

The Canada Act of 1791 roughly divided the colony in half, with Upper Canada being British and Lower Canada being

French

Enlightenment philosophes argued that there were

Fundamental natural laws that lie beneath human society and human interaction.

Encouraged the expression of extreme emotions in music and literature.

German Romanticism

Read the excerpt on Young Italy. The Young Italy organization was founded by the ardent nationalist and political theorist

Giuseppe Mazzini

What did Anwar Sadat try to do in order to stop the war with Israel?

He signed the Camp David Accords in 1979.

Read the excerpt from John Locke's Second Treatise of Government (1690). Locke states that "supreme power" cannot take something from a man without his consent. What is it?

His property

The following states were part of the "Big Four" at the Congress of Vienna, except

Holland

The belief that humans all had the right to life, liberty, and property.

Human Rights

To maintain order, the Congress of Vienna created the "Conservative Order" to restrict the following

Human rights and personal liberties

were driven by nationalism and a desire to expand empires around the world.

Imperialist

Which of the following is not true about the Six-Day War of 1967?

Israel was defeated by the opposing Arab countries.

To protect national interests, often exhibits in extreme or aggressive behaviors.

Jingoism

What title did German states encourage Wilhelm I to take?

Kaiser

Read this excerpt from a biography on Otto von Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck was made prime minister of Prussia and minister of foreign affairs by the conservative

King Wilhelm I

The placement of Louis XVIII as king of France ruled out any ________ issues because he was the brother of the previous king of France, Louis XVI.

Legitimacy

A political philosophy founded on the ideas of liberty and equality.

Liberalism

Early European explorers and traders were drawn to the Western African coast to obtain all of the following, except

Lumber

The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to

Maintain Europe's balance of power by assigning African borders to each European state.

The European economic theory that helps drive Europeans to interaction with China is

Mercantilism

For trade with India, Elizabeth I granted the British East India Company a

Monopoly

The Mughal Empire began with the conquest of India by Babur, who was a

Muslim conqueror from Central Asia

Some of the first ________ were France and England because their people shared a common history, ethnicity, culture and language.

Nation-states

One of the motivators that moved Western Europeans to "scramble" for Africa was

Nationalism

Read the excerpt from a biography on Otto von Bismarck. With the Peace of Prague, signed in 1866, Bismarck replaced the German Confederation with the

North German Confederation

The Enlightenment challenged existing notions of all of the following, except

Nutrition

Isaac Newton and John Locke were at the origins of the Enlightenment because they believed our understanding of the world should come from

Observation

Read the excerpt from the British East India Company's proclamation on Indian slavery (1789). To end the practice of slave trading, British officials are told to

Offer a financial reward for turning in slave traders. for turning in slave traders.

Read the excerpt from the British East India Company's Mercantilismproclamation on Indian slavery (1789). To end the practice of slave trading, British officials are told to

Offer a financial rewardOffer a financial reward for turning in slave traders. for turning in slave traders.

What is the historic name for the land of Israel?

Palestine

In the 16th century, religious ________ of women was common throughout Europe to maintain doctrinal purity because women tended to be the first to spread heresy.

Persecution

French ________ were the most famous group of Enlightenment thinkers.

Philosophers

Which of the following states suffered loss of territory and sovereignty as a result of their association with Napoleon?

Poland

Giuseppe Mazzini was crucial to Italian history for his role as a

Political philosopher

Read the excerpt from Frederick II's essay on the forms of government. Frederick II reminds his fellow monarchs that they are, in the end, the

Principal servant of the state.

Read the excerpt from the British East India Company's proclamation on Indian slavery (1789). Britain's governor-general in India is told to

Prosecute anyone who purchases or transports slaves.

Germany's need for ________ was based on the country's situation rather than the morally right thing to do.

Realpolitik

Read the excerpt from a biography on Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck, who made ruthless use of foreign and domestic policy to unify Germany, is associated with the term

Realpolitik

A form of government with the power residing with those elected who are responsible to the people.

Republic

The Congress of Vienna promoted the principle of legitimacy by

Restoring hereditary monarchies.

Theory that valued emotion above reason and found spiritual growth in response to nature.

Romanticism

A competition over territory in northern China

Russo- Japanese war

In the face of several peasant rebellions during her reign, Russia's Catherine the Great

Ruthlessly crushed

A _______ state is any state that seeks to organize its government without any religious influence.

Secular

Indian troops, or, were hired for protection and served under British officers, made up four-fifths of the British Army in India.

Sepoys

In medieval Europe,_______ was a condition of bondage in exchange for military protection.

Serfdom

Read the article on Joseph II. In 1781, Joseph II granted "personal" liberty to whom in the Holy Roman Empire?

Serfs

The accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna included all of the following except

Signing the alliances that made up the Concert of Europe.

Enlightenment philosophes believed they could codify the natural laws of human society. We now call this work the

Social sciences

90% of the diamond supply was controlled by two British businessmen

South Africa

In addition to luxury items like silk and porcelain, what were the British buying an immense amount of from China?

Tea

It took four years after World War II for

The Dutch to recognize Indonesia as an independent nation.

Countries in Africa did not begin achieving independence until

The end of World War II

Read the excerpt on Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau stated that a community's sovereignty lies in the interestes of the people, as expressed in what he called

The general will

Locke believed that all knowledge is based on observation as well as

The inner human ability to observe oneself thinking.

Which of the following is true about the independence movement in Indonesia?

The movement was led by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta.

After destroying the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, the U.S. fleet hesitated to withdraw, and eventually stayed due to

The presence of a German naval squadron waiting to take over.

What did Romantic writers, musicians, and artists identify with?

The present

When Diderot created the first encyclopedia, he was trying to accomplish what great task?

The rational organization of all human rational knowledge.

Prussia's Frederick II (Frederick the Great), though dedicated to enlightened rule, always reinforced his privileges as an absolute monarch whose primary duty was

The stability of his state.

Which one of the following was an example of the French force's responses to the Algerian native's backlash?

They put millions into concentration camps.

Why did the United States and its European allies fear the growth of communisn in Indochina?

They wanted to maintain economic control over the region.

Which of the following was the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?

To create a lasting peace.

Why did the Congress of Vienna redraw the boundaries of some European countries?

To encircle France with strong countries.

Read the article on Joseph II. Joseph II ended most forms of discrimination and restrictions on private worship for Protestants when he issued the

Toleration Patent of 1781

The philosophes believed they had to--because of their "enlightened" minds armed with reason--fight all of the following, except

Ugliness

A revolution was a common form of protest that would often lead to _________ .

Unification

Otto von Bismarck provoked a war with France to bring about his goal to

Unify German states under Prussia

Read the excerpt from the Carlsbad Decrees (1819). Those who wrote the Carlsbad Decrees were clearly afraid of what institutions?

Universities

Read the excerpt about Young Italy. Members of Young Italy, besides being sworn to secrecy, were often

Well educated young people

Unify Muslims and Hindu Indians against the British.

What did Gandhi try to do during his "nonviolent noncooperation" movement?

Canada's 1837 and 1838 rebellions made it clear to the British that if they wanted to retain Canada, they

Would have to make concessions.

"Remember the Maine!" became a popular slogan in American newspapers.

Yellow journalism

After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, what were Germany's 39 separate states connected through an economic union known as

Zollverein

Decolonization spread throughout the world after World War II thanks in part to

the spread of nationalism.