Chapter 15-16 Multiple Choice History
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 of private property, and the eventual withering away of the state
Which of the following was called for in the People's Charter?
Annual parliamentary elections, universal male suffrage, and the secret ballot
What powerful noble family supported the growth of Wahhabism with political and military power?
House of Saud
How did the British change their approach to ruling India after 1857?
India came under the British crown's direct control.
How did the status of Islam in West Africa change after the establishment of the Sokoto caliphate?
It changed from a minority religion to the majority religion in the region.
What was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Taping Rebellion?
It failed to attract strong support from the landed gentry and other elite groups.
Which European political ideology wanted to keep some principles from the French Revolution, particularly free trade, equality before the law, and the individual's rights to think, speak, act and vote as he or she pleased?
Liberalism
In the early nineteenth century, a group of political revolts, called the the political map of southern Africa.
Mfecane
A ___ movement is convinced of the imminent coming of a just and ideal society.
Millenarian
During the early nineteenth century, which of the following led to a crisis in southern Africa?
Overpopulation that strained the region's resource base
The impetus of the Wahhabist Islamic reform movement was a reaction to which of the following?
Polytheistic beliefs that had taken root among some Muslims
On what idea could disparate (widely different) groups of European radicals agree?
Popular Soveriegnty
How did the migration of Qing peasants differ from the migration of workers in Britain?
Qing peasants were encouraged by the government to migrate westward to secure the frontiers; British agrarian labor moved to cities for factory jobs.
In the Ottoman Empire, why did reform attempts ultimately fail to produce revolutionary change?
Reform relied too much on the personal whim of rulers
The goals of European reactionaries during the Restoration period included which of the following?
Rejection of change
Christian and liberal British reformers attempted to end the practice of ____, by which women burned to death on the funeral pyres of their dead husbands.
Sati
Which of the following was included in 1842 Treaty of Nanjing?
The Chinese ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British.
Wahhabi Islam was a direct threat to the political power of which of the following?
The Ottoman Empire
Which of the following methods was used by the Russian Tsars to maintain absolute rule in Russia?
They expanded the secret police and enforced censorship.
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.
What was the primary goal of liberal European reformers, such as Lord Macaulay, concerning changes to India's educational and cultural systems?
To create a class that was Indian in blood but English in taste and culture
The ___ reforms westernized the Ottoman empire and included changes like a western style education system, religious toleration, and legal equality.
tanzimat
What organization dominated India between 1750 and 1850, and allowed the British to establish control over India?
the East India Company
What is the term for the propertyless working class of the industrial age that could only sell its labor to earn wealth?
the proletarians
