The 1848 uprisings in Paris were spurred by political opposition and __________.
A. poor harvests
B. foreign wars
C. religious tensions
D. factory conditions
Answer: A
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Parthian religious policy is best described as
a. support for Zoroastrianism but toleration of other religions. b. support for Buddhism and persecution of other religions. c. support for Christianity and Judaism and suppression of other religions. d. indifference and agnosticism.
What was the status of the Spanish colonies around 1788?
A) Most peninsulares were on the verge of revolt. B) Changes in Spain had appeased most calls for liberal reforms. C) Most criollos were preparing for revolt. D) Revolts against Spanish rule had occurred in several cities.
According to the text, the English radical (democratic) tradition acquired all the following from Thomas Paine EXCEPT
a. a faith in reason and the basic goodness of people. b. a deep respect for organized religion. c. a belief that the goal of government is the happiness of ordinary people. d. admiration for the society being created in the United States. e. skepticism towards established institutions.
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
A. was founded at a meeting of Arab radicals in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1983. B. renounced Pan-Arabism in favor of a more limited, territorial nationalism ultimately designed to unite Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel in a Greater Palestine. C. was an arm of the African National Congress from the early 1960s until 1981. D. was established, originally under Egyptian auspices, to represent Palestinian interests. E. it was eagerly embraced by most Israeli governments as the lesser of two evils.