World history-FRUSTRATIONS OF PROGRESS;CHAOSAND COMPLEXITY.. help anyone?

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1. The Suez Canal, built in 1869 largely by French engineers and French capital, was significant because it
A. gave Egypt an agricultural advantage by putting hundreds of thousands of new acres under cultivation.
B. reduced travel time from Europe to India from months to weeks.
C. connected the Mediterranean with the Persian Gulf.
D. connected the Nile with the Red Sea.
2. With regards to the mining and agriculture industry, in the nineteenth century, which of the following
statements is false?
A. Large companies tried to be paternalistic to keep workers from rebelling
B. Private investment grew
C. Reliance on export crops provided peasants a more reliable source of income
D. Specialization became more common
3. The single event that was most critical in encouraging regimentation and collectivism in Western
countries was
A. World War II.
B. the Great Depression.
C. the Russian Revolution.
D. the First World War.
4. One of the consequences of rapid urbanization and the creation of enormous cities has been
A. a rise in living standards for the poor.
B. the creation of gangs and criminal organizations.
C. a drop in literacy rates.
D. a decrease in the number of manufacturing jobs.
5. For the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham, social institutions should be evaluated on the basis of their
A. ability to provide services at the lowest cost.
B. imposing minimal intrusions into citizens' lives.
C. success in providing the greatest good to the greatest number.
D. concern for the rights of the individual over social utility.
6. Which of the following did reformers first try to end in the slave industry?
A. The culture of slavery in North America
B. Slavery in Caribbean agriculture
C. Liberation and compensation of slaves
D. The trade in slaves itself
7. The greatest extension of the frontier of food production in the 1800s occurred in what areas?
A. The steppes in Asia
B. The sub-Saharan areas of Africa
C. The rice paddies of China, Japan, and Vietnam
D. The open lands of South America, North America, and Australia
8. An important social development in 1870s Japan was the
A. abolition of samurai privileges.
B. refusal of the gentry to hold civil-service positions.
C. abolition of the military draft.
D. rise of the warrior caste.
9. Constitutionalism is best defined as
A. a doctrine that the state is founded on rules established by citizens and rulers to which all are bound.
B. a document that outlines democratic principles.
C. a set of beliefs that guarantees equal rights to all the citizens of a state.
D. the creation of a specific document or constitution.
10. Most of those who fear globalization worry that it will lead to
A. a plural world.
B. a new Europeanization of the globe.
C. cultural diversity.
D. Americanization.
11. Mao Zedong's successor in China, Deng Xiaoping, began a series of reforms by urging his countrymen
to
A. work for a more open and democratic government.
B. get rich.
C. collectivize agriculture.
D. continue the policies of the Cultural Revolution.
12. Many of Henri Bergson's followers were made hopeful by his writings because he argued that
A. we should accept our existence as the only possible foundation for our life choices.
B. we retain the freedom to create a future that differs from the one predicted by scientists.
C. God doesn't exist and everything is permissible.
D. truth isn't that which is real, but that which we choose to believe.
13. Which of the following was not an innovation that came about due to militarization in the 1800s?
A. Larger farms
B. Margarine
C. Canned food and milk
D. Factory production of bread
14. Hydroelectric power requires
A. public enthusiasm.
B. significant amounts of sunlight.
C. large open spaces with high winds.
D. a large river that can be dammed.
15. The purpose of Commodore Perry's mission to Japan in 1853 was to
A. explore and map the Japanese homeland.
B. persuade the Japanese to open their ports to trade.
C. bring the message of Christianity into Japan.
D. create an American colony in Japan.
16. The term quantum mechanics refers to the study of
A. cosmology.
B. subatomic particles.
C. astronomy.
D. molecular chemistry.
17. The Crimean War was fought by
A. the Ottomans against Russia and Britain.
B. Britain against the Ottomans and the French.
C. France and Russia against the Ottomans.
D. Russia against the Ottomans, British, and French.
18. The Helsinki Agreement of 1975 pledged its signers to recognize
A. the need for nuclear disarmament.
B. democracy as the best political ideology.
C. capitalism as the best economic system.
D. a respect for human rights.
19. Which of the following was the only African state that increased in size and power in the 1800s?
A. Ethiopia
B. South Africa
C. Sumatra
D. Zimbabwe
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20. The main goal of the Habsburg Empire in World War I was...

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1. B
2. C
3.B
4.B.
5.D.
6.D.
7.D.
8.A.
9.A.
10.D.
11. B
12. A
13A.
14 D
15B.
16B
17D.
18 D
19A