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according to the declaration on Pillnitz of 1791?
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Austria and Prussia agreed to intervene in the revolution in france and restore the monarchy
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what industry experianced dramatic mechnization during early industrialization?
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cotton manufacturing
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Zollverein was?
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a custom union withen the german states
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the principal aims of the reforms of charels alexander de calonne was?
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to improve royal finances in france
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these millitary commanders established themselevs as a powerful group that dominated local governments in Latin America after independence
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caudillos
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which of the italian states led the unification of italy?
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Peidmont-Sardina
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which of the following statements best describes policies of the committee of public safety?
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it implemented mass *** and execution
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which of the following best applies to the kulturkampf?
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a campaign against the catholic church in germany
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according to karl marx, the cinflict of what social classes would produce social revolution?
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proletariat an bourgeoisie
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in europe the period between 1815 and 1848 is best known as
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the age of metternich
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camillo di cavour was?
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the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia
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which of the following institutions in france refused to approve new taxes and demanded that the king convene the estates general in 1787?
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the assembly of notables
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the leader of a latin american independnce movement that liberated venezuale and gran colombia was?
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simon bolivar
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burschenschaften were?
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student nationalist associations in the german states
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the chief aim of the congress of vienna was?
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to maintain a conservative order and peace in europe
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louis caviagnac was
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wasa french general who crushed a popular rebellion in paris
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the creoless primarily differed from the peninsulares in thier
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place of birth
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the hungarian nationalist leader who called for hungarian independence from austria in 1848 was?
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lois kossuth
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which of the following features best characterizes the rule of napoleon bonaparte?
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all of the above
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chartism was?
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a radical political movement that demanded political reforms
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which of the following was perhaps the most important achievment of the revolutuon in austria?
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emancipation of serfs
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the territorial expansion of which german state led to the unification of germany?
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prussia
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the war of the pacific was?
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a conflict among chile, bolivia and peru
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the reform proposed by william I of prussia in 1858 included
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the expansion of the prussian military
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the decembrist revolt occured in
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russia
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what completed the unification of germany?
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the franco-prussian war
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against what nation was the third coalition formed?
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france
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according to he monroe doctrine?
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all of the above
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the industrial revolutions preconditions involved all of the follwing excpet
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the building of a railroad network which furthered industrial development
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the first european state that experianced the industrial revolution was?
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england
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during the 1770s and 1780s the french monarchy?
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all of the above
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which of the following does not fit bismarks approach to politics and government?
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political liberalism
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this french king ruled during the revolution and was sentenced to death by a group of radical revolutionaries and was publicly executed
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lousi xvi
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all but one of the following were major issues that latin america faced after its independence
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labor shortages that plagued the expanding industries
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in the french revolution what social group opposed the electoral principles based on economic wealth and demanded political equality in 1970?
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sans-cullotes
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at the battle of trafalgar
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the brittish deystroyed the naval fleet and prevented napoleons invasion
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marie antoinette was
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the wife of louis xvi
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the continental system
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closed continental european ports to brittish ships and prohibited trade with england
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According to the Ordinance of 1787
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slavery was prohibited in the northwest territory of the united states
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the islamic brotherhood became a powerful revivalist movenment in western sudan and succeeded in establishing a powerful muslim caphilate in what region?
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fulani
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what did the thirteen amendment of the us constitution do?
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abolished slavery
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which of the following factors contributed to the economic growth in the US during the 19th century
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all of the above
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who was Usuman Dan Fodio?
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one of the leaders of the fulbe movement in Africa
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this orginization was created in 1885 to promote political freedom and self government in India?
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the indian national congress
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Boers were?
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the dutch settlers in South Africa
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which of the following best describes the impact of colonization in the tradtional cottage industries in India?
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the declined becuase they failed to adopt new technology and machines
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who was Sun Yatsen?
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the leader of a succesful revolutionary uprising in China
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the Afrikaner Republic of the orange free state was founded by?
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the Boers
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which of the following statements best describes Japan during the late nineteenth century?
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japan opened itself and actively contacted with the rest of the world
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brittish economic policy in colonial india included all of the following except?
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investment in local industries
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what did matthew perry try to do?
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force the japaneese to open thier ports to the US
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which of the following events was primarily a result of the growth of strong anti foreign sentiments among the local population in china in the late 19th century?
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the boxer rebellion
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what did the missouri comprimise do?
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added maine as a free state
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during the meiji restoration, the japanese government carried out a series of reforms aimed at?
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all of the above
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the 1864 contagious disease act?
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required medical examination of prostitues
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according to the treaty of nanking
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china lost one of its remarable ports to the brittish
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which of the following best describes the nullification crisis?
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it reflected the sectional conflict between the union and the southern states
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during the 18th century the chinese economy was characterized by all of the following excpet?
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the remarkable expansion of foreign trade
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who was the leader of the indian independnce movement?
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gahndi
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whic hof the following best describes the position of shogun in japanese society?
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supreme military comander and minister of the emporer
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the daimyo were?
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local fuedal lords in japan
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which of the following is not true about the opium war?
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its results caused the chinese government to carry out immendiat economic and political reforms in order to reinforce china
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according to the treaty of kanagawa
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japan opened two of its ports to the usa
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what best characterizes the samuri in the japanese society?
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soldiers who acted as tax collectors and administrators for local fuedal lords
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the cape colony in africa was established by?
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the dutch
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what best describes muhagl india during the 18th century?
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it faced political disentigratonand was beset by internal social tension
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during the 1st half of the 19th century india was ruled by?
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the dual administraton of brittish parliment and brittish east india company
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the abolition of slavery in the cape colony led to what?
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mass migrations of residents to the north
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whic hof the european states conqured the cape colont?
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great britian
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the sepoy rebellion?
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all of the above
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the term great trek refers to?
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the mass migrations of the boers
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who were the sepoy indians?
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native indian troops
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the term viceroy refers to?
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the new title of the govenor general in colonial india
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