The primary significance of the Revolt of 1857 (also called the Sepoy Mutiny or Rebellion) was that
a. the smaller regional principalities in India were united under British control.
b. it led to an extended period of martial law under the East India Company.
c. it symbolizes the beginning of the movement for independence in India.
d. it ended the use of Indian troops in British armies.
c
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a. Thirteenth b. Fourteenth c. Fifteenth d. Sixteenth e. Seventeenth
William Wordsworth stated that it was not mathematics and logic that yielded the highest truth but
a. idealism. b. silence. c. phenomenology. d. poetry. e. the dialectic.
How did the Reformation in England differ from that of continental Europe?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not one of the reasons that the American Federation of Labor was the most successful union of the late 19th century?
A) It had a strong leader in Samuel Gompers. B) It limited its membership to skilled workers allowing the union more unity. C) It clearly defined its objectives. D) It was a tightly organized federation that required all members to give up their autonomy and independence for the good of the whole. E) It focused on practical tactics aimed at bread-and-butter issues.