Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which long-awaited goal of the women's rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era, partly due to women working in wartime industries during WWI and partly due to the efforts of people like Alice Paul?
2. The majority of the Ottoman Empire was unable to industrialize, but Muhammad Ali did modernize one part. Where?
3. The Enlightenment was a period in world history where thinkers argued that governments should .....
4. (Lv1Q) Rebirth of ancient Roman/Greek culture
5. Where is Tiananmen Square?
6. Justinian's achievements did not last long after his death. What might he have done differently to ensure that his accomplishments lasted longer than they did?
7. The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in
8. Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?
9. Which characteristic was most common in river valley civilizations?
10. Who called for the Berlin Conference?
11. Global power structure is characterized by a bi-polar struggle between opposing economic ideologies.:
12. One way in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society are similar is that both programs
13. Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?
14. Which of the following was NOT a leader in the Civil Rights Movement?
15. What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
16. Cultural blending in Latin America influenced Christianity by:
17. Italian unification had as its architect
18. By what methods did Spain and to an extent Portugal exercise their control over the native populations in the Americas?
19. What was the ruling family called in China?
20. In the early 1900s, which European nations were involved in a naval rivarly?
21. In contrast to the American Revolution, the French Revolution:
22. Which country continued to be one of the world's major economic centers until the eighteenth century?
23. Liberalism should be viewed as a political ideology that
24. The new Russian Empire encourages peasant settlement into its eastern regions.
25. How does history help in building empathy and understanding?
26. What was at the center of city-states in Mesopotamia?
27. What is a monarchy, the form of government used by countries like Britain and France before the modern era?
28. What does diaspora mean?
29. How did entering WWII affect the U.S.'s economic situation?
30. The accumulation of capital allowed for .....
31. Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau challenged the idea of the divine right of kings. Based on their ideas, many people around the world .....
32. How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?
33. A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. Strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (such as censorship and terrorism).
34. Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in
35. Where is Korea divided?
36. What is one location studied in the program as a site of encounter that focuses on from the Crusades to New Muslim Empires?
37. In 1941, the German government forced Jews to wear a yellow Star of David sewn onto their clothes. What is this an example of?
38. A major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the development of
39. Why were joint-stock companies such as the East India Company or the Dutch East Indian Company the driving force behind the development of maritime empires?
40. Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
41. In 1958, Mao Zedong introduced an economic plan for China called the Great Leap Forward. What was a result of this plan?
42. What is shared by Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
43. During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to
44. How did the Columbian Exchange have an impact on mercantilism?
45. During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for-
46. A collection of city-states along the east coast of Africa reach their peak in Indian Ocean trade.
47. What is socialism, an ideology that gained traction during the Industrial Revolution as a response to inequality?
48. During the late 19th century (late 1800s), how did the growth of capitalism (our economy) encourage United States imperialism?
49. What emerged during medieval and early modern times that allowed people to interact and exchange products and ideas?
50. The Spanish, Dutch, French, and British establish sea-based empires in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
51. What was the primary goal of mercantilist economics in the context of European expansion?
52. Why are fewer farms needed in the United States economy today than were needed in 1900?
53. What syncretic religion blends elements of Hinduism and Islam?
54. One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by
55. Meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa.
56. What factor did NOT lead to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England?
57. Where did the industrial revolution begin in the late 1700s?
58. How did the French Revolution influence political and social movements in the 19th century?
59. What was the primary method of state administration used by the Inca Empire?
60. The US Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect a shared concern for