HS202 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

Page 1 of 20 HS202 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ The 3 emperors league was the creation of what leader? Correct Answer: otto van Bismark France entered an alliance with what country in the 1980s? Correct Answer: Russia The main part of Serbian ambitions had once been part of Serbia, what was the providence? Correct Answer: Bosnia The closest political ally of Serbia was who? Correct Answer: Russia Warfare in WWI was on the Western front was marked by what? Correct Answer: trench warfare frequent battles casualties Page 2 of 20 what helped WWI? Correct Answer: The government of the Kaiser collapsed. How many separate revolutions were there in Russia in 1917? Correct Answer: 2 France was granted control over what German territory at the end of WWI? Correct Answer: Alsace-Lorraine The 14 points excluded what? Correct Answer: permanent army base in Germany The big 4 represented what countries? Correct Answer: Britain France US Italy Economic problems included all except what? Correct Answer: dependence on oil from the Middle east What disaster occurred in Germany in early 1920s? Page 3 of 20 Correct Answer: terrible period of inflation which saw prices rise uncontrollably What happened to Bret Litovsk in Russia, March 1918 Correct Answer: Germany and Bolsheviks signed a peace treaty in the 1800s what group became known for their large scale emigration out of their country? Correct Answer: poor peasants from china Self-Strengthening Movement Correct Answer: Chinses attempts to compete with the West, while holding Chinses value This commodity rose in the 19th century as an essential component in the development of the electric industry. Correct Answer: rubber In response to Commodore Perrys' arrival to Edo Bay, how did the Japanese plan to modernize? Correct Answer: adopt western technology, while maintaining Japanese culture Sun yat sen was the leader in what country? Page 4 of 20 Correct Answer: China Rabindranath Tagore played an important role in? Correct Answer: Hindu Revivalism "Pan" movements sought to ? Correct Answer: Link people of common ethnic and religious heritage across existing boundaries Why did Henry Ford pay his workers double? Correct Answer: wanted his workers to be able to buy cars "separate spheres" and "the cult of domesticity" related to? Correct Answer: women question Most successful early 20th century revolution? Correct Answer: Mexico Ibn Saud was recognized the king of Correct Answer: saudi Arabia Military officer and hero who helped forge the modern Turkish nation state Page 5 of 20 Correct Answer: Mustafa Kemal Atturk which western hemisphere country witnessed a violent intervention by European countries- led by france? Correct Answer: Mexico Japan launched a war against what country whose navy was destroyed in 1905 at the battle of Tsushima Correct Answer: Russia Following a violent rebellion by military forces in 1857, the British government took direct control of this colony? Correct Answer: India Which of the following reflects the attitude exhibited by the Ottoman Empire against Jews and Christians, as long as they accepted Ottoman political rule? Correct Answer: Non-Muslims were free to choose their own religious leaders, and settle internal disputes Seeing themsleves as "the shadow of god" on Earth Ottoman sulatns: Correct Answer: funded construction of elaborate mosques Page 6 of 20 Which of the following statements best describes the Ottoman rulers' stance toward regional differences toward their territory? Correct Answer: They were flexible and tolerant These Spanish conquistadors (settlers in the Western Hemisphere) became rich when the Spanish crown gave them "grants" allowing them to enslave Indians to work in the mines. Correct Answer: ecomenderos Which European nation was the first to sponsor a successful tradition "mission" to India using the sea routes all the way around the coast of Africa? Correct Answer: Portugal In the early 1400s, Admiral Zheng He commanded the world's greatest armada of sailing ships, and made seven naval expeditions with ships that were as large as 400 feet in length and equipped with the most modern technologies for sails, masts, and rudders. Which nation employed Zheng He? Correct Answer: China Page 7 of 20 According to the text book, what percentage of the Amerindian population was killed by AfroEurasian diseases during the sixteenth century? Correct Answer: 90% There was a great deal of marriage and sexual relations between European men and native American women in central and south America. Why? Correct Answer: Initially, European colonists were overwhelmingly male, and they used their power and wealth. After the Tokugawa came to power, which of the European empires was allowed to trade with Japan through the single open port city of Nagasaki? Correct Answer: the Dutch Which neighbor of China provided the ruling Emperors - in the Qing Dynasty - and most of the administrators of China in the period between 1644 and 1912? Correct Answer: Japan Page 8 of 20 In the period of the Köprülü Reforms in Ottoman Empire, real power was held by the Correct Answer: red turbans What was the religion of the Moghul Emperors of India? Correct Answer: Islam The Hagia Sophia and the "Suleymaniye Mosque" were important landmarks in the capital city of which Early Modern Empire? Correct Answer: The ottoman Empire "Akbar" and "Jahan" were great leaders of Correct Answer: India "The Gold Coast" was/is an important trading region in Correct Answer: Africa What was the most valuable crop for European planters in the Americas in the seventeenth century? Correct Answer: suagr Page 9 of 20 What was the economic philosophy called that assumed that the world's wealth was fixed and one country could only increase its wealth at the expense of another? Correct Answer: mercantilism What, according to main way of thinking in the 1600s, was the purpose of colonies? Correct Answer: to enrich the states that had founded them During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, what was the average life expectancy of an African slave brought to the Caribbean? Correct Answer: 3 years By 1700, as a result of the Treaty of Ryswick, which country held the most valuable colony in the Caribbean Sea? Correct Answer: France In the year 1450, before the rise of European commerce, which of the world's Oceans had the greatest amount of Overseas trade? Page 10 of 20 Correct Answer: Indian Ocean Which was the most populated empire or nation-state in the world in the year 1500? Correct Answer: China Which of the following statements about Devshirme is true? Correct Answer: It required each Christian or Jewish village in the Ottoman empire to hand over a certain number of young males who would then be forced to convert to Islam and later trained to become the administrators and leaders of the state. Queen Isabella of Castille married King Ferdinand to create the new nation of Spain. What kingdom did Ferdinand rule over before he was married? Correct Answer: Aragon Most of the enslaved peoples who were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean came from this region within Africa Correct Answer: West Page 11 of 20 "Suleiman the Magnificent" was the dynamic and masterful ruler of Correct Answer: The Ottoman Empire Which of the following statements is true about the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire? Correct Answer: They were recruited only from Islamic communities, and reflected the Sultan's determination to wipe out all other religions in his empire Ottoman Empire Correct Answer: A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922. Ming Dynasty Correct Answer: Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 Zeng He Correct Answer: Great Chinese admiral () who commanded a fleet of more than 30 ships in a series of voyages of contact and exploration that began in 1405 Sugar Plantations Correct Answer: African slaves provided labor for them Page 12 of 20 Taj Mahal Correct Answer: beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife What was the name of the prison in Paris that was seized by the mob of Paris in 1789? Correct Answer: The Bastielle Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning France in the 1780s, before the Revolution broke out? Correct Answer: A series of bad harvests caused a rapid increase in the price of bread How did Napoleon rise so rapidly to become a General in the French Army at the age of 24? Correct Answer: He was from a prominent aristocratic family Napoleon was not actually French; he was born on the island of Correct Answer: Corsica What was the result of Napoleon's decision to invade Russia in 1812? Correct Answer: Napoleon's Grand Army reached Moscow, but it was soon forced to retreat Page 13 of 20 Which of the following is true concerning the Napoleonic Code? Correct Answer: It established Lutheranism as the official state religion of France The "Bourgeoisie" is another name for Correct Answer: middle class the owned the capital The "Proletariat" is another name for ? Correct Answer: urban working class Economic Liberalism of the 1800s was associated with the idea of a low level of governmental regulation and with allowing economic affairs to take place in a natural manner, without a conscious effort to shape or steer them. This concept was widely expressed in a French-language phrase Correct Answer: Laissez-Faire Working people of the World, Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!!! The international system of capitalism is leading to poverty and misery for the working classes!! Page 14 of 20 After the Revolution, there will be no private property and no exploitation. Instead, everyone will have their basic needs met by the natural wealth produced by universal labor. Let's all become Correct Answer: socialist Italy is the most important thing in the world to me. My identity is based on the ethnic heritage of my people, our language, history and culture. Whenever I hear Italian spoken, I get tears in my eyes. I am proud to be a member of this people, and I hope that all of my folk brothers and sisters can be united in one country. Correct Answer: Nationalism God save the Emperor! Tradition is the bond which holds society together. Change is always for the worst. People should be grateful if they live in a society where the Church is still respected, where the Aristocracy provides leadership, where the middle classes remain subservient as they should be. I am a 19 th Century Correct Answer: conservative Page 15 of 20 Where did "guerillas" torment the French occupying army in the so-called "Peninsular War? Correct Answer: spain As a result of the Industrial Revolution, Correct Answer: What was the most important source of fuel that powered the factories, drained the mines, and powered the locomotives during the Industrial Revolution? Correct Answer: coal Which of the following is an important cultural achievement of the Safavids? Correct Answer: The Safavid capital, Isfahan, was modeled after the Topkapi palace in Istanbul. This memorial monument to a favorite wife is often seen as the greatest example of the blending of Persian, Islamic, and Indian traditions? Correct Answer: Taj Mahal How did popular culture in Tokugawa Japan challenge its social order? Correct Answer: It idolized groups such as actors, musicians, and courtesans, who were ordinarily at the Page 16 of 20 bottom of the social hierarchy. During the Tokugawa era in Japan, which European country was allowed to have access to Japan through the only open port, the city of Nagasaki? Correct Answer: Holland (the Dutch) Which of the following is a reason that Creoles in Spanish and Portuguese colonies were drawn to Enlightenment ideas? Correct Answer: Creoles wanted to imitate their English counterparts in North America. Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish monarchy in early nineteenth-century Latin America? Correct Answer: It became a social struggle among Amerindians, slaves, mestizos, and whites. Which of the following actions was undertaken by Muhammad Ali to attempt to create Egypt, the most powerful state in the eastern Mediterranean? Correct Answer: He deepened irrigation canals and constructed a series of dams across the Nile. Which of the following was included in 1842 Treaty of Nanjing which ended the first Page 17 of 20 Opium War? Correct Answer: The Chinese ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British. What is the name given to the intellectual movement in 18 th Century Europe that extended the methods of Natural Science, especially Physics, to society, stressing natural laws and reason as the basis of authority? Correct Answer: The enlightenment Which work of the 18 th Century attempted to encompass universal knowledge in 28 volumes written by 130 intellectuals? Correct Answer: The French encyclopedia Which empire of Asia enjoyed a "tulip period" in the 18 th century, celebrating the flower as a symbol of their rulers, and also of the prosperity of their state. Tulip designs appears on tiles, fabrics, and public buildings, and authorities sponsored elaborate tulip festivals. Correct Answer: Ottoman empire In the 1600s, the Ming Dynasty in China lost power to a new sets of rulers, the Qing [or Manchus], who originally came from Page 18 of 20 Correct Answer: Mongolia Kente cloth is associated with which cultural tradition in West Africa? Correct Answer: Asante Which world capital was known for an inner "enclave of power" called the Forbidden City? Correct Answer: Beijing Which Caribbean colony experienced the most dramatic rebellion of enslaved persons, with a charismatic leader Toussaint L'Ouverture? Correct Answer: Saint Domingue What was the name of the family dynasty which ruled Russia between the 1600s and 1918? Correct Answer: Romanov Which European country's East India Company became the most important force and factor in India in the 1700s? Correct Answer: French Page 19 of 20 Usman dan Fodio was part of a revival and strengthening movement in Africa that was centered around this religion. Correct Answer: Islam The Taiping Rebellion in this country led to a terrible civil war and much external intervention in this country in the 1800s. Correct Answer: China In the 1800s, which rising power fought the brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa in what proved to be a successful effort to displace their people from their traditional homeland? Correct Answer: Simon Bolivar Correct Answer: Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule Shinto Page 20 of 20 Correct Answer: A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits James Cook Correct Answer: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (). Marxism Correct Answer: A branch of socialism that emphasizes exploitation and class struggle and includes both communism and other approaches. Wahhabism Correct Answer: A conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia.