Define and trace the project of “Modernity.”
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: This question can be approached a number of ways, but students should clearly be able to distinguish the premodern and modern worlds, and be able to discuss how the French and Russian revolutions contributed to the modern world, and to discuss the places of capitalism and democracy. They should also be able to address the phenomenon of postmodernity and describe the changes involved in that.
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a. a group of South Vietnamese nationalists and Communists who opposed the Diem government. b. an organization of pro-French colonialists who supported the return of French rule. c. a Christian missionary group dedicated to liberating Vietnam from Buddhism. d. an anti-Communist movement in North Vietnam. e. a women's rights organization.
General Charles de Gaulle may be associated with
a. serving the Vichy government during World War II. b. seeking to prohibit the building of a nuclear program in France. c. insisting that France be admitted to NATO. d. creating a postwar government that had limited executive authority. e. none of the above
The Virginia Plan called for
A. a two-body national legislature. B. combining the three smallest states into one large state. C. a Senate, in which each state would have two members. D. retaining the Articles of Confederation, with the addition of a national executive. E. an end to the slave trade and gradual emancipation.
As the Napoleonic wars broke out in Europe, the United States __________
A) was forced to take sides B) isolated itself from the war C) took advantage of the situation D) feared for the safety of its citizens E) threw its support behind France, in recognition of their support during the Revolutionary War