Why was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 not successful in pushing the British out of India?
a. Most Indians did not really know what they were fighting for.
b. Rallying around loyalty to the Mughal emperor did not create a broad sense of unity.
c. India was too culturally, linguistically, and religiously diverse.
d. Regional differences had not been addressed.
e. All of these
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What major undertaking did Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler agree to in 1939?
a) a “Treaty of Non-aggression” between Germany and the USSR b) a joint plan to develop the German and Soviet navies in the Baltic Sea Consider This: They secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. See 13.1: Hitler’s War. c) a plan to have universities in Germany and the USSR collaborate on rocket technology Consider This: They secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. See 13.1: Hitler’s War. d) a joint denunciation of the U.S. support of English war preparations as “premature” Consider This: They secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. See 13.1: Hitler’s War.
What was Napoleon's objective in capturing Egypt from the Ottoman Empire?
A. He hoped to drive the British fleet from the Mediterranean. B. He hoped to make a foothold of Christianity in Egypt. C. He hoped to establish a port for France in Africa. D. He hoped to capture treasures from wealthy Egyptian rulers.
According to the Memorandum of the General Syrian Congress in 1919 and their classification under the mandate system, the Syrians desired to have technical and economic assistance from:
a. Britain b. France c. The United States d. Turkey e. Egypt.
French colonization differed from that of the British, because it
A) was subsidized by the home government. B) sought to challenge Spanish domination in the New World. C) was never encouraged by the home government. D) was aimed solely at resource extraction.