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The Congress of Vienna was attended by the representatives of _______.

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  1. Britain, France, Russia and Austria

  2. Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia

  3. Russia, Prussia, Austria and Italy

  4. Italy, Germany, Britain and Russia

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Correct Option: B

What was the goal of the Chinese self strengthening movement started by Prince Gong in the late nineteenth century?

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  1. To fight corruption in the bureaucracy by enforcing a strict version of Neoconfucian ethics.

  2. The Expulsion of foreigners from China by military force, which was rebuilt with increased taxes on the landowning class.

  3. The adoption of Western technology and governmental systems to prevent further outside domination of China.

  4. To unite the nations of East Asia, Japan especially, with china in order to better oppose European and American exploitation of Asia.

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Correct Option: C

"The mode of production of material life conditions:, the social, political, and intellectual life process in general. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness."
By which of the follow revolutions the philosophy that this quote promotes was instigated most strongly?

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  1. Protestant Revolution

  2. Scientific Revolution

  3. Glorious Revolution

  4. Copernican Revolution

  5. Industrial Revolution

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

"The mode of production of material life conditions:, the social, political, and intellectual life process in general. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness." The above quote promotes was instigated most strongly by Industrial Revolution.

Which of these BEST describes how American crops impacted Europe in the 16th to 18th century period?

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  1. American crops introduced plantation agricultures based on slave labor to Europe for the first time in its history

  2. American crops brought disease to European crops and Europe suffered a serve decline in agricultural productivity

  3. European merchant companies traded American crops as commodities around the world but not in Europe itself

  4. European crops were summarily rejected and replaced by American ones

  5. Europe's population grew significantly due to the introduction of crops such as corn and potatoes

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Correct Option: A

The types of taxes were paid by both ancient Egyptians and pre-Revolutionary French was ___________________.

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  1. Taxes on the use of salt

  2. Taxes on use of roads and waterways

  3. Taxes in the form of forced labor

  4. Taxes on foreign trade goods

  5. Taxes in the form of money

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The types of taxes were paid by both ancient Egyptians and pre-Revolutionary French was taxes in the form of forced labor.

I found myself...with high expectations and a certain belief that whatever perplexities and discouragement concerning the life of the poor were in store for me, I should at least know something at first hand and have the solace of daily activity...I had at last finished with the ever-lasting "preparation for life", however ill-prepared I might be.
The writer of this quote, Jane Addams, was associated with the ____________.

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  1. Antitrust legislation that broke up the Northern Securities Company

  2. Municipal reforms of city government

  3. Legislation that helped establish laws against child labor

  4. Hull House in Chicago

  5. The Henry Street Settlement in New York

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Jane Addams was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Price for her work in the field of public administration, settlement, local public care and world peace. In 1889 Addams and her friend Ellen Gates Starr co-founded settlement house known as the Hull House.

Sigmund Freud published several books in the early 1900s that defined his theory of ____________________.

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  1. Classical conditioning

  2. Psychoanalysis

  3. Sychosocial development

  4. Behaviorism

  5. Cognitive development

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis focused on the importance of the unconscious mind that governs the human behavior more than we suspect.

Which of these artistic styles would have been on display at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris?

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  1. Realism

  2. Art Nouvaeu

  3. Romanticism

  4. Abstract Expressionism

  5. Pop Art

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Correct Option: A

Which of these leaders were NOT part of the Mexican Revolution which began in 1910?

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  1. Francisco Madero

  2. Porfirio Diaz

  3. Emiliano Zapata

  4. Pancho Villa

  5. Jose Morelos

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following was NOT an advance in technology and invention in the opening years of the 20th century prior to World War I?

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  1. Motored and manned flight

  2. The radio receiver

  3. The Model T

  4. The telephone

  5. The popularization of motion pictures

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Correct Option: A