History - Topical History. Quizlevel2

On what basis did Britain insist it was necessary to maintain a presence in India?

What role did nationalist movements play in the transition to independence in Africa, and how did such movements differ from their counterparts elsewhere? Would Africans have been better off if they had changed the existing colonial boundaries at the time they attained independence rather than keeping them? What advantages, and disadvantages, could different boundaries have brought to Africans in the 1950s and 1960s, and since?

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The 1997 agreement at Kyoto was aimed at controlling which of the following threats to the world's environment?

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The first Gothic church was constructed near

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What were the positive and negative demographic impacts of European contact with the New World?

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By the time of the Civil War, what percentage of the British workforce worked in the textile industry?

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Which statement correctly describes the relationship between the aboriginal peoples of Australia and New Guinea?

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James Watt invented a more efficient steam pump when he

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Federal programs such as the Agricultural Adjustment Act helped nearly all sharecroppers live better, more productive, and more profitable lives.

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By 1949, the world's largest country measured by land area (the Soviet Union), and the world's largest country by population (China) were both communist.

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The Sasanids claimed direct descent from the Achaemenids and ruled from 224 to 651 C.E.

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In order to protect their investment in the Suez Canal, the British established an informal protectorate in Egypt that lasted until World War I.

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Members of the Ottoman professional standing army were known as

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The council that ended the Great Schism was the council of

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The authors of the Upanishads believed that the highest goal of the individual soul was to

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By 3100 B.C.E., what was the approximate population of Uruk, the first large city in Mesopotamia?

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The Progressive constitution adopted by the Japanese in 1890, with authority placed in the executive branch of the government, was modeled on the government of

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Who were the Vikings? What were the motivations behind their behavior? What were their accomplishments? How did they disrupt European society?

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The story of Wen-Amun's voyage to Lebanon and Cyprus emphasized

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This country became independent in 1948?

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The 1936 election saw the crystallizing of the "New Deal coalition."

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One of the exceptions to peaceful European decolonization in Southeast Asia after World War II was in a. the Philippines. b. Malaysia

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Examine the rise of the Mughal empire. What leaders were influential in this process? What were the main problems that the Mughals faced in ruling India? What would be the long-term consequences of Mughal rule?

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The architect who pioneered the modern American home was:

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Starting with a treaty with France in 1536, European merchants enjoyed

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Which of the following measures were not taken by Augustus to control the power of the military?

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The capital under the Meiji Restoration was moved from

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The Union (North) had the advantage in the amount of food produced (grown) during the Civil War.

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The term Pax Romana refers to the

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Examine the evolving and complex social world of sub-Saharan Africa. Discuss the role of women in this society.

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In what ways was Kilwa a good example of a Swahili city-state?

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In March 2003, with Great Britain as its sole significant ally, President Bush sent the U.S. military to attack Iraq, calling the war

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Why did industrialists argue that women and girls were better suited to industrial textile work than men or boys?

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What role did technological innovations and trade play in the rise of the Mesopotamians? What innovations led to turning points in the histories of these societies? How widely did they trade?