HST112 Chapter 16
Which of the following was called for in the People's Charter?
Annual parliamentary elections, universal male suffrage, and the secret ballot
Why did Marx and Engels call their theories "scientific" socialism?
Because their arguments were rooted in a materialist view of history.
On what idea could disparate groups of radicals agree?
Popular sovereignty
Both Usman dan Fodio and Muhammand Ibn abd al-Wahhab drew on what for inspirations for Islamic reform?
The life of Muhammad and early Islamic practices
What did the groups that led the 1848 revolutions in Europe have in common?
They shared a desire for independent nations and to overthrow the existing elites.
The impetus of Wahhabi's Islamic reform movement was a reaction to what?
polytheistic beliefs that had taken root among some Muslims.
How did the worldview and strategy of Hong Xiuquan differ from those of reform leaders in the Muslim world?
Hong fused foreign and domestic traditions to pursue his aims
How did nationalist thinkers define "the nation"?
In terms of a common language, culture, and history
What change did the British East India Company make in its approach in ruling India during the 1840s?
It annexed more land and stripped native aristocrats of their privileges.
Hong Xiuquan believed that he was:
Jesus' younger brother sent to rid the world of evil.
The Taiping Rebillion was a 19th Century example of what Chinese tradition?
Millenarian peasant revolts
What was a sharp contrast between millenarian revolts such as the Taiping Rebellion and orthodox insitutions?
Millenarian revolts often had women in leadership roles.
Which of the following groups was most attracted to Wahhabi Islam?
People who felt threatened by new commercial activities and the increasing pace of intellectual change
In Restoration-period Europe, what was a goal of liberal thinkers?
Supporting individuals' rights to speak, think, and act as they chose.
How did the outcome of the War of 1812 hasten the ethnic cleansing of Native Americans east of the Mississippi?
The British withdew their support from south of the Great Laakes, leaving the Shawnee at the mercy of land-hungry American settlers.
Wahhabi Islam was a direct threat to what political power?
The Ottoman Empire
According to Marx, how is the "epoch of the bourgeoisie" different from other epochs of class antagonism?
The relations between classes in this period are simplified.
Why were women especially drawn to Fourier's proposed reforms?
Women longed for a way to address the social problems of poverty, prostitution, and the exploitation of workers.
What event sparked the Great Rebellion of 1857?
a rumor that cow and pig fat had been used to grease the cartridges used in soldiers' rifles.
What did Marx and Engels believe would be the outcome of the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?
a victory by the proletariat that would result in the destruction of capitalism, the end o private property, and the eventual withering away of the state.
