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| In what way was Latin America different from the other regions that remained outside the direct control of Western Imperialism? |
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| During the century of imperialism, Latin American cast off previous colonial controls through revolution. |
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| In what century did most Latin American countries achieve their independence? |
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| The leader of the slave independence movement on the islands of St. Domingue was |
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| What was the impact of the Haitian independence movement on Latin America? |
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| Creole elites viewed it with horror as an example of general social upheaval. |
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| Who initiated the movement for independence in Mexico by calling on the mestizos and Indians to rebel in 1810? |
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| Simon Bolivar was responsible for the independence movement in |
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| The person responsible for the independence movements in Argentina and Chile was |
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| Which of the following statements concerning the political organization of Latin America to 1850 is most accurate? |
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| Most attempts at consolidation and union had failed |
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| What European nation was the first to offer recognition of the newly independent nations of Latin America? |
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| Which of the following factors did NOT account for the economic stagnation in Latin America from 1820 to 1850? |
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| Absence of foreign markets for raw materials |
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| Which of the following nations intervened militarily in Mexican politics between 1862 and 1865? |
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| Following the 1830s, the literary and artistic style preferred in Latin America was |
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| The Spanish-American War which broke out in 1898 centered on |
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| Which of the following was NOT a weakness associated with the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century? |
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| Conversion of much of the population to Christianity |
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| Which of the following European powers seized territories of the Ottoman Empire in the early decades of the 18th century? |
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| In the later 1700s what power became the main threat to the Ottomans survival? |
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| By the 1870s, the Ottoman Empire |
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| had been driven from virtually all of the Balkans |
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| What European nation supported the Ottoman Empire in order to prevent other European powers from gaining access to the Mediterranean? |
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| What Ottoman sultan successfully eliminated the Janissary corps as a military and political influence? |
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| Which of the following was NOT part of the Tanzimat reforms in the Ottoman Empire? |
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| Elimination of religious protection for minority religious groups |
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| Which of the following statements concerning the improvements of women's status as a result of the Tanzimat reforms is most accurate? |
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| Despite widespread discussion of the practices of seclusion, polygamy, and veiling, few improvements in women's social status were won in the 19th century |
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| Which of the following groups was responsible for the overthrow of the Ottoman sultanate in 1908? |
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| Ottoman Society for Union and Progress |
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| What nation's invasion of Egypt in 1709 signaled the beginning of European penetration of the Islamic heartland? |
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| What Islamic group ruled Egypt in 1798? |
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| By 1801, what ruler had succeeded in establishing his dominance over Egypt? |
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| Muhammad Ali, an Albanian officer in the Ottoman army |
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| Muhammad Ali's successors as rulers of Egypt were referred to as |
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| The dynastic name taken by the Manchu dynasty was |
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| In what area did the Manchu's attempt to take strong measures of reform? |
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| Alleviated rural distress and unrest |
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| What accounts for the general failure of Manchu attempts at reform? |
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| Enormous population growth and the disappearance of open lands |
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| All of the following signs of dynastic decline were apparent in the Qing regime by the beginning of the 19th century EXCEPT |
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| Failure of foreign commerce |
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| What was the outcome of the Opium War? |
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| British victory in the Opium War allowed European powers to force China to open trade and diplomatic exchanges |
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| Of the following regions, which defied the common pattern of growing Western domination in the 19th century? |
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| Which of the following statements concerning the development of Russia and Japan to 1900 is NOT accurate? |
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| Both Russia and Japan achieved economic autonomy and a share in the West's core position |
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| Which of the following represents a significant difference between Russia and Japan? |
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| Russia engaged in selective borrowing from Western models by 1700 |
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| Which of the following reflects a significant similarity between Japan and Russia during the period of industrialization prior to 1914? |
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| Both Japan and Russia had prior experience of imitation , Japan imitated China, and Russia imitated Byzantium and the West |
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| What was the name of the Russian revolt inspired by Western values in 1825? |
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| Which of the following accounts for Russia's lack of significant revolution in 1830 and 1848? |
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| Which war in the mid-19th century demonstrated Russia's widening gap with the West? |
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| Which of the following statements concerning the emancipation of the serfs in Russia is most accurate? |
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| In addition to personal freedom, the serfs were granted parcels of land subject to redemption payments |
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| What was the first step toward industrialization in Russia? |
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| The creation of an extensive system of railways |
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| By 1900, how successful was the Russian industrialization program? |
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| By 1900, Russia had surged to fourth rank in the world in steel production and was second to the United States in the newer area of petroleum production |
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| Lenin's approach was adopted by the groups of Russian Marxists known as |
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| Failure in what war led to the Russian revolution of 1905? |
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| Which of the following Russian developments was NOT adopted in other east European states? |
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| Economic autonomy from the West |
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| Which of the following statements concerning the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 19th century is most accurate? |
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| The Shogunate continued to combine a central bureaucracy with semi-feudal alliances with regional daimyos and the samurai |
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| Who was responsible for the forced opening of Japan in 1853? |
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| In what year was a new emperor, Mutsuhito, but commonly called "Meiji" or "Enlightened One" proclaimed, signaling the end of a major political crisis? |
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| What was the primary difference between the reformed Japanese government and reformed Russian institutions by 1914? |
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| Japan's government had incorporated business leaders into its governing structure |
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| Huge industrial combines put together in Japan by the 1890s were called |
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