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Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

_____ was a famous Scottish explorer.

  1. David Livingstone

  2. Mungo Park

  3. Samuel Baker

  4. Captain Speke
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David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and explorer . He was one of the greatest European explorers of Africa. He reached to new peoples in the interior of Africa and introduce them to Christianity, as well as freeing them from slavery.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

In which year did the Dutch Government established direct rule over Indonesia?

  1. 1800

  2. 1805

  3. 1798

  4. 1803
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In 1800, the Dutch Government disbanded the Company and established direct rule over Indonesia. Since the government was in deep financial crises, it wanted to use Indonesia as a source of revenue. The Dutch forced the native people to deliver products like coffee, sugar and spices as taxes. This was sold in international markets by the government which earned huge profits.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Which country under the Dutch rule produced most of the world's supply of quinine and pepper?

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Indonesia

  4. Japan
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The Dutch capitalists started investing in Indonesia to set up plantations in which a single crop like rubber, pepper or sugarcane was extensively planted. These were managed by the Dutch planters. Many of the crops were even brought from distant countries like India. Thus, the Dutch Indonesia produced most of the worlds supply of quinine and pepper, over a third of its rubber, a quarter of its coconut products, and a fifth of its tea, sugar, coffee, and oil.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the 'interloper's represented by the ________.

  1. Portuguese

  2. Indigenous merchants

  3. British free merchants

  4. Dutch
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The East India Company faced significant opposition from 'interlopers', who were independent British merchants trading in the East without the Company's authorization.

Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

Which of these leaders was most influential in the establishment of an Islamic government in modern Iran?

  1. Reza Shah Pahlavi

  2. Nader Shah Afshar

  3. Ayatollah Rhallh Khomeyn

  4. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

  5. Gh Mohammad Khan
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was most influential in the establishment of an Islamic government in modern Iran. He  was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution that saw the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

The theology of Judaism most differed from other early religions due to its belief in ________.

  1. Monotheism

  2. Gnosticism

  3. Nihilism

  4. Divine right of monarchs

  5. Religious rites and rituals
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Monotheism is belief in a single god. This is different from polytheism, which is belief in multiple gods. Three of the most well-known monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. As far as number of followers, Judaism doesn't even make the top ten religions. Jews make up a majority of the population in only one country i.e. Israel. A central religious belief of Judaism is the covenant, a special relationship with the one and only God, by which the Jews became God's chosen people