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Identify the following terms:
1. “nationalism“
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2. the Sepoy Rebellion
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3. Sikhs and Gurkhas
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4. Thakin and Sarekat Islam
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5. the Gatling gun
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6. Gopal Gokhale
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7. the Indian National Congress
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8. Balwantrao Tilak and the New Party
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9. Muslim League
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10. Mahatma Gandhi and satyagraha
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11. harijans or “children of God”
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12. dhoti and the spinning wheel
13. the Government of India Act, 1921
14. Jawaharlal Nehru
15. Brahmin
16. Pakistan, or “Land of the Pure”
17. the Young Turks
18. Colonel Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk)
19. caliphate, Shari‘a, and the fez
20. Reza Khan and the Pahlavi dynasty
21. Shi’ites and Sunnis
22. Kurds
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23. Balfour Declaration and Palestine
24. Wahhabi movement
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25. Ibn Saud and Saudi Arabia
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26. Theodor Herzl and World Zionist Organization (WZO)
Answer not provided.
27. Lenin’s “national democratic” and “proletarian socialist” stages
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28. the Comintern
29. Ho Chi Minh
30. the Chinese Communist Party and the Guomindang
31. General Yuan Shikai
Answer not provided.
32. the New Culture Movement
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33. “Mr. Sai” and “Mr. De”
34. Japan’s “twenty-one demands”
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35. May Fourth Movement (1919)
36. the Northern Expedition
37. the Shanghai massacre, 1927
38. Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanjing Republic
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39. Mao Zedong and the peasants
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40. the Long March to Yan’an
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41. People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
Answer not provided.
42. “banana Chinese“
43. the New Life Movement
44. Lu Xun’s “Diary of a Madman”
45. zaibatsu
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46. the nine-power treaty and Shidehara diplomacy
47. “banana republics” and the United Fruit Company
48. the Good Neighbor Policy
49. Argentina’s Juan Peron and the descamisados
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50. Brazil’s Getulio Vargas
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51. Porfirio Diaz and Francisco Madero
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52. Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa
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53. Lazaro Cardenas and PEMEX
54. Diego Rivera
55. Mariano Azuela’s The Underdogs, Ricardo Guiraldes’ Don Segundo Sombra, and Romulo Gallegos’ Dona Barbara
56. Junichiro Tanizaki “Some Prefer Nettles”
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57. Mao Dun and Midnight
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58. A description of modern “nationalism” could include all of the following except it
a.
is a phenomenon of the twentieth century.
b.
a state of mind rising out of an awareness of being part of a community that possesses common institutions,
traditions, language, and customs.
c.
is a product of colonialism and a reaction to Western nationalism in non-Western societies.
d.
is originally a Western development.
e.
began with the educated elite in colonies under Western rule.
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59. The Sepoy Mutiny was
a.
led by Sikhs and Gurkhas.
b.
a rebellion of India’s Hindus against the Mughal dynasty.
c.
the result of the introduction of Enfield rifles, whose cartridges contained animal fat.
d.
successful in driving the British out of most of India.
e.
quickly followed by democratic reforms throughout India.
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60. Non-western nationalists usually
a.
rejected all aspects of western culture.
b.
admired much of western society but resented colonial rulers and their arrogance.
c.
entirely rejected their native culture, recognizing the superiority of western civilization.
d.
were originally from the peasant class and were thus closer to the native traditions.
e.
satisfied with limited home-rule rather than complete independence.
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61. An early Indian nationalist, who hoped to convince the British to institute various reforms, was
a.
Sutan Sjahrir.
b.
Saya San.
c.
Gopal Gokhale.
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d.
Jawaharlal Nehru.
e.
Sunyet Singh.
p. 98
62. The Indian National Congress (INC) included all of the following except that
a.
it demanded immediate independence instead of self-rule.
b.
most of its members were Hindus.
c.
most of its activists were English-trained.
d.
it requested a role in governing India.
e.
its members accepted reforms to end traditional abuses like child marriage and sati.
p. 99
63. Balwantrao Tilak’s New Party
a.
followed Gandhi’s philosophy of the dhoti.
b.
was a Muslim offshoot of the Indian National Congress.
c.
was allied with India’s numerous rajahs.
d.
used terrorism and violence in the attempt to gain Indian independence.
e.
was more willing than the radical INC to negotiate with the British in reforming India.
p. 99
64. Mohandas Gandhi
a.
was educated as a lawyer in New Delhi.
b.
represented Indian migrants in Dublin and Edinburgh.
c.
a member of the New Party.
d.
was a Moslem.
e.
believed in satyagraha.
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65. Harijans, whom Gandhi called the “children of God,” were
a.
Moslem ascetics.
b.
Hindu warriors.
c.
the untouchables.
d.
Buddhist monks.
e.
Sikh pacifists.
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66. In 1919, hundreds of Indians were killed by British troops in
a.
Delhi.
b.
Gujarat.
c.
Bombay.
d.
Amritsar.
e.
Calcutta.
d
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67. The Indian politician who could be described as secular, rational, upper class, and intellectual was
a.
Mohandas Gandhi.
b.
Balwantrao Tilak.
c.
Saya San.
d.
Brahmo Samaj.
e.
Jawaharlal Nehru.
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p. 99
68. By the 1920s, the British response to the various groups of Indian nationalists was to
a.
grant immediate independence.
b.
give some Indians a somewhat greater role in the governing process.
c.
negotiate with only Hindus inasmuch as India’s Moslems were only a small minority.
d.
use military force to crush any opposition to British rule.
e.
practice satyagraha.
b
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69. Pakistan means
a.
Hindustan.
b.
land of Islam.
c.
land of the Indians.
d.
land of the pure.
e.
Bangladesh.
d
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70. From the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, all or part of the following countries came into existence except
a.
Kurdistan.
b.
Armenia.
c.
Syria.
d.
Jordan.
e.
Palestine.
1
p. 101
71. By the nineteenth century the Ottoman Empire was
a.
attempting to reform itself but ultimately failed to do so.
b.
increasing its power in North Africa but not in the Middle East.
c.
turning its back on its Islamic past in order to modernize and survive.
d.
going through a literary renaissance under the leadership of the Young Turks.
e.
voluntarily granting independence to its many subject peoples.
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p. 101
72. The Young Turks
a.
were originally inspired by the earlier nationalist movement of Young Ireland.
b.
wanted the Ottoman Empire to be ruled only by Turkish peoples.
c.
hoped to reestablish a constitution and a legislative assembly in the Ottoman Empire.
d.
supported the Balkans states in their wars against the Ottoman Empire.
e.
wished to import communism from Russia after 1917.
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p. 101
73. The father of modern Turkey was
a.
T. E. Lawrence.
b.
Mustapha Kemal.
c.
Selim II.
d.
Ibd Saud.
e.
Abdul Hamid.
b
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74. Ataturk attempted to
a.
reconquer Mecca and Medina.
b.
drive the Turks out of Asia Minor.
c.
establish socialism in Turkey.
d.
transform Turkey into a modern secular republic.
e.
replace the Ottoman legal system with the Shari’ya.
p. 103
75. In the 1920s
a.
Reza Khan established a new ruling dynasty in Persia.
b.
Saudi Arabia was conquered by Iran.
c.
the Egyptians rebelled against the Turks.
d.
Iran was taken over by the British and the Russians.
e.
the Suez Canal was completed, linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
p. 103
76. The royal dynasty which came to power in Iran in 1925 was the
a.
Seljuk dynasty.
b.
Pahlavi dynasty.
c.
Ibn dynasty.
d.
Ottoman dynasty.
e.
Qajar dynasty.
p. 103
77. The Balfour Declaration
a.
ended Ottoman rule in Egypt.
b.
gave Britain a mandate over Jordan and Iraq.
c.
promised the Jews a homeland in Palestine.
d.
authorized the French takeover of Lebanon.
e.
exiled the Arabic population from Jerusalem.
p. 105
78. The Middle Eastern nation that was divided between a Shia majority in the countryside, an urban Sunni minority, and
a northern Kurdish population was
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a.
Iran.
b.
Iraq.
c.
Syria.
d.
Lebanon.
e.
Turkey.
b
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79. After World War I, the term Arab is best defined as
a.
a strong nation.
b.
a loose collection of people who did not see eye to eye on what constituted their own community.
c.
the young supporters of the Ottoman Empire.
d.
all people in the Middle-East that professed adherence to Islam.
e.
members of the Pahlavi Dynasty.
b
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80. The Middle Eastern nation where vast reserves of oil were discovered in 1938 was
a.
Turkey.
b.
Iran.
c.
Palestine.
d.
Iraq.
e.
Saudi Arabia.
1
p. 105
81. Initially Marxism lacked appeal in many non-western nations because
a.
communism was based upon internationalism instead of nationalism.
b.
Marxism, a western ideology, was committed to colonialism.
c.
Marx was Jewish, a western religion.
d.
communism had little to say about economic issues.
e.
Marx’s writings were impossible to translate into non-western languages.
1
p. 106
82. The Comintern
a.
was the ruling bloc in the Soviet Union.
b.
is the alternative name for the Chinese Community Party.
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c.
refers to the Popular Front in France during the 1930s.
d.
was an organization of Communist parties committed to world revolution.
e.
was controlled by Mao Zedong.
d
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83. In the non-western world, most early Marxists were
a.
peasant farmers.
b.
factory workers.
c.
rootless intellectuals.
d.
military officers.
e.
radical religious leaders.
1
p. 107
84. Lenin’s two-stage revolution for Asia and Africa envisioned
a.
a proletarian socialist stage to be followed by a national democratic stage.
b.
a feudal stage followed by a bourgeois stage.
c.
an aristocratic authoritarian stage followed by a national democratic stage.
d.
a feudal stage followed by an enlightened despot stage.
e.
a national democratic stage followed by a proletarian socialist stage.
1
p. 107
85. A famous example of communist-bourgeois political collaboration in the 1920s was in
a.
China.
b.
the Soviet Union.
c.
Japan.
d.
France.
e.
Germany.
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p. 108-110
86. The New Culture Movement in China embraced
a.
Science and Democracy.
b.
Confucius.
c.
Japanese intervention.
d.
the teaching of Marx.
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e.
militarism.
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p. 108
87. The May Fourth Movement in China
a.
was directed against Yuan Shikai’s attempt to make himself emperor.
b.
signified the beginning of the Long March.
c.
resulted from demonstrations against the award of Shandong Province to Japan by the Paris Peace Conference.
d.
was the attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to reclaim North China from the warlords.
e.
was the date that the Qing were ousted and the Chinese Republic proclaimed.
p. 109
88. In China, by 1920
a.
the Communist Party ruled all of southern and central China.
b.
Sun Yat-sen’s Nationalists controlled all of China except Tibet.
c.
the CCP and the Nationalists formed a long-lasting and satisfactory coalition.
d.
central authority had almost ceased to exist.
e.
Japan conquered Beijing and Shanghai.
d
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89. “The Japanese are a disease of the skin, but the Communists are a disease of the heart” was said by
a.
Douglas MacArthur.
b.
Winston Churchill.
c.
Sun Yat-sen.
d.
Yuan Shikai.
e.
Chiang Kai-shek.
1
p. 110
90. The Long March
a.
saw Chiang Kai-shek reconquer Northern China from the warlords.
b.
found Gandhi plodding 200 miles to the sea in his Salt March.
c.
resulted from the Japanese victory at the Marco Polo Bridge.
d.
was Chiang’s escape from the Japanese rape of Nanjing.
e.
was the retreat of the Chinese communists to Yan’an.
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91. When Chiang Kai-shek established the Nanjing Republic in 1928, he declared his commitment to
a.
Mr. Sai and Mr. De.
b.
the April Theses.
c.
the New Life Movement.
d.
Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles.
e.
the May Fourth Movement.
p. 111
92. Chiang Kai-shek’s failure to modernize China included all of the following except
a.
the impact of the Great Depression.
b.
Chiang’s unwillingness to consider any major economic or social reforms.
c.
the incursion of Japanese military and political forces in the north.
d.
too much of the wealth went into the hands of too few persons.
e.
political repression and censorship.
p. 111-112
93. By the mid-1930s China
a.
was almost completely industrialized.
b.
was still producing about 75 percent of its goods by the traditional craft processes.
c.
industrialization still had no impact or influence.
d.
farmers were benefiting from lower taxes.
e.
most urban growth was taking place in the interior of the country.
p. 112
94. In his “Diary of Madman,” Lu Xun attacked
a.
western individualism and materialism.
b.
communism and socialism.
c.
Japanese economic and political demands.
d.
the Confucian concept of the family.
e.
Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Party.
p. 113
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95. In Japan, by 1920
a.
it was obvious that fascism would triumph.
b.
it appeared that democracy had been successfully established.
c.
assassination and violence threatened to topple the government.
d.
the genro had finally lost their power and influence.
e.
was threatened by a communist revolution.
p. 113-114
96. In Japan between 1900 and 1930
a.
exports declined disastrously.
b.
the population was reduced to less than 40 million, down from 50 million.
c.
industrial production increased twelve-fold.
d.
the zaibatsu were broken up and dissolved.
e.
economic equality was achieved.
p. 114
97. In Japan, the zaibatsu
a.
were organizers of the Communist labor movement.
b.
opposed all contacts with the West.
c.
were committed to economic and social equality.
d.
were large financial and industrial conglomerates.
e.
was the religion of emperor worship.
p. 114
98. Japan’s dual economy referred to
a.
Marxist communism and Western-style liberal capitalism.
b.
Gandhian socialism and zaibatsuian industrialism.
c.
modern industry and traditional small-scale manufacturing.
d.
rural farming and urban manufacturing.
e.
Meiji capitalism and Tokugawa socialism.
p. 114
99. A major challenge faced by Japan’s Shidehara diplomacy in the 1920s was
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a.
peacefully acquiring raw materials and foreign markets for manufactured goods.
b.
keeping the United States out of China by military force if necessary.
c.
defeating Czarist Russia in Manchuria.
d.
preparing for war against the west.
e.
the pre-modern worship of the emperor which weakened Japan’s image abroad.
p. 115
100. In Latin America, as a result of World War I,
a.
the British increased their economic investments and involvement.
b.
the United States was forced to liquidate its investments in order to repay its war debts.
c.
German investments decreased but western European investments increased.
d.
the United States increased its role in the local economies.
e.
a number of countries became communist.
p. 115
101. At the end of the 1920s the Latin American economy
a.
was based upon industrial production and the export of manufactured goods.
b.
was still largely based upon the export of raw materials and foodstuffs.
c.
depended upon the import of extensive raw materials.
d.
had become socialized.
e.
was no longer dependent upon foreign industry.
p. 115-116
102. The Good Neighbor Policy
a.
was instituted by the United Fruit Company in an attempt to increase profits.
b.
was the result of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
c.
promised better relations between the United States and Latin America.
d.
ended all United States economic involvement in Latin America.
e.
was a guarantee by the United States government that American troops would be sent to the countries of Latin
America in order to maintain peace.
p. 116
103. The Argentine general who seized power in 1946 with the support of the “shirtless ones” was
a.
Getulio Vargas.
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b.
Juan Peron.
c.
Francisco Madero.
d.
Fulgencio Bautista.
e.
Juan Vicente Gomez.
b
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104. By the end of World War II, Latin America’s major industrial power was
a.
Argentina.
b.
Brazil.
c.
Chile.
d.
Mexico.
e.
Venezuela.
b
1
p. 117
105. The Mexican politician who redistributed 44 million acres of land and who took over and nationalized the foreign oil
interests was
a.
Porfirio Diaz.
b.
Francisco Madero.
c.
Emiliano Zapata.
d.
Alvaro Obregon.
e.
Lazaro Cardenas.
1
p. 118
106. By the 1930s Mexico’s International Revolutionary Party (the PRI) was
a.
completely democratic.
b.
democratic in name only.
c.
modeled upon Benito Mussolini’s fascist party.
d.
Marxist in philosophy and actions.
e.
administered by peasants and industrial workers.
b
1
p. 118
107. Diego Rivera is best known as a
a.
Mexican muralist.
b.
Mexican author that celebrated the ideal life of the gaucho.
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c.
Brazilian leader that forced industrialization on his country.
d.
leader of the “shirtless” in Argentina.
e.
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
1
p. 119
108. The Sepoy Mutiny was finally crushed with the exclusive use of troops shipped from Great Britain as there were no
alternatives within India itself.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 96
109. Civil Disobedience is best associated with the Balwantrao Tilak’s efforts to gain Independence in India through
violence.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
p. 99
110. The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 as an exclusive Hindu organization.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
p. 99
111. The Wahhabi movement of the eighteenth century was to purge Arabia of outside influences and to cleanse Islam of
corrupt practices that had developed in earlier centuries.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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p. 105
112. “Down with Confucius and son” was the slogan of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nanjing Republic in the 1930s.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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113. Unlike most other members of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong believed that the Chinese Revolution
must be based upon impoverished rural peasants.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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p. 110
114. Ho Chi Minh successfully lead the Chinese Communists on the Long March from Peking to Nanking.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
p.112
115. Japan’s Shidehara diplomacy of the 1920s was an attempt to gain markets and raw materials through military rather
than peaceful means.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
p. 115
116. The domestic instability resulted from the Great Depression led to the creation of military dictatorships throughout
much of Latin America.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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p. 116
117. The mural painter Diego Rivera turned his back upon Mexican subject matter and instead followed the prescriptions
and examples of European apolitical modernism.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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