GPS Quiz 2

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

How would life in Fourier's phalanx qualify as a reform of Restoration Europe's economic order?

All members would work at diverse tasks, for short periods of time.

Why did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels call their theories "scientific" socialism?

Because their arguments were rooted in a materialist view of history

The Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa was similar to Hong Xiuquan in which of the following ways?

Both had religious visions and embraced a strict moral code.

In what way did the Mayans who followed José María Barrera resemble the Chinese who followed Hong in the Taiping Rebellion?

Both the Mayans and the Chinese followed visionaries who formed alternative religions that combined Christian beliefs, symbols, and rituals with traditional beliefs and legends.

In Restoration-period Europe, which of the following was a goal of liberal thinkers?

Continuing to pursue political reforms without attempting economic reforms

Which of the following was the most important device used by Mexicans to lure Mayans into plantation labor?

Debt peonage forced fathers and sons to work for low wages on sugar plantations.

The leaders of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Islamic revitalization movements sought to reestablish the glory of Islam through which practice?

Establishing new religiously based governments in lands already under Muslim control

Which of the following groups supported Usman dan Fodio's revolt against the Hausa city-states?

Fulani tribes people

How did nationalist thinkers define "the nation"?

In terms of a common language, culture, and history

How did the British change their approach to ruling India after 1857?

India came under the British crown's direct control.

What was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Taiping Rebellion?

It received from Western powers, which alienated the majority of the Chinese people

Which of the following was a sharp contrast between millenarian revolts such as the Taiping Rebellion and orthodox (traditional) institutions?

Millenarian movements were inspired by Confucian, not Daoist, ideals.

The Taiping Rebellion was a nineteenth-century example of what Chinese tradition?

Millenarian peasant revolts

Why did American officials fear Tecumseh's message even more than his brother's?

Officials feared that Christians would begin to convert to the visionary future preached by Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa.

During the early nineteenth century, which of the following led to a crisis in southern Africa?

Overpopulation that strained the region's resource base

In what way did the peasants show their divergence from the Indian elite in the Great Rebellion of 1857?

Peasants attacked both Indian and British people and places that represented their oppression

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

The goals of European reactionaries (or conservatives) during the Restoration period included which of the following?

Reversal of the beginnings of industrialization

Prior to the mid-nineteenth century, how did the Mayan experience of colonial rule differ from that of other indigenous Mexican peoples?

The Mayans escaped forced labor recruitment and social disruption because their territory lacked minerals or fertile land

Wahhabi Islam was a direct threat to the political power of which of the following?

The Ottoman Empire

Both Usman dan Fodio and Muhammad Ibn abd al-Wahhab drew on which of the following inspirations for Islamic reform?

The life of Muhammad and early Islamic practices

Which of the following was a common factor in the Shawnee, Maya, and Indian rebellions against colonial control?

The use of prophecy and charismatic leadership

Which of the following is a similarity between the goals of Hong, the leaders of the Islamic revitalization movements, and Shaka?

They all believed that lack of harmony was caused by foreign rule

What was a goal of the Mayans in the Yucatan peninsula when they revolted against the Mexican government in 1847?

They wanted political equality with other Mexicans