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Question 1 (2.5 points)

According to the course, which statement is true regarding the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?

Question 1 options:

a)

The Aztecs forced weaker states to pay them tribute.

b)

The Aztecs believed the Spaniards were demons.

c)

The Aztecs were illiterate and couldn’t read Spanish treaty provisions.

d)

The Aztecs rallied numerous tribes in an effort to defeat the Spaniards.

Question 2 (2.5 points)

The concept of national sovereignty was established by the

Question 2 options:

a)

European invasion of the Holy Lands.

b)

Treaty of Westphalia.

c)

Protestant Reformation.

d)

Peace of Augsburg.

Question 3 (2.5 points)

Which two countries were world powers at the end of World War II?

Question 3 options:

a)

Japan and United States

b)

Germany and Great Britain

c)

Soviet Union and France

d)

United States and Soviet Union

Question 4 (2.5 points)

The von Schlieffen plan was aborted by the

Question 4 options:

a)

resistance of the Belgians.

b)

First Battle of the Somme.

c)

use of mustard and chlorine gas.

d)

first Battle of the Marne.

Question 5 (2.5 points)

Which statement is true concerning the Armenian genocide?

Question 5 options:

a)

Armenians are an ancient Muslim people.

b)

Most Armenians were deported from Turkish territory.

c)

Turkey denies that a genocide occurred.

d)

The massacre ended after 1945.

Question 6 (2.5 points)

Regarding _______ colonialism, the highest rates of alcoholism, depression, poverty, and suicide are found among Native Americans.

Question 6 options:

a)

domestic

b)

indigenous

c)

internal

d)

nativist

Question 7 (2.5 points)

Why did Great Britain declare war on Germany in 1914?

Question 7 options:

a)

To honor its treaty with Belgium

b)

To render assistance to France

c)

To prevent Russia from mobilizing

d)

To seek revenge on the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Question 8 (2.5 points)

The largest imperial state in ancient history in geographic terms was established under

Question 8 options:

a)

Genghis Khan.

b)

Julius Caesar.

c)

Alexander the Great.

d)

Winston Churchill.

Question 9 (2.5 points)

The last of Woodrow Wilson’s fourteen points proposed the creation of

Question 9 options:

a)

NATO.

b)

League of Nations.

c)

World Court.

d)

United Nations.

Question 10 (2.5 points)

In the actuality of war, the means of diplomacy-trade, commerce, and civil discourse-are suspended. Therefore, it can be said that

Question 10 options:

a)

war is an extension of politics by other means.

b)

radical discontinuity exists between peace and war.

c)

an inevitable alternation occurs between war and peace.

d)

diplomacy is an ineffective way to forestall inevitable armed conflict.

Question 11 (2.5 points)

During the Battle of _______ in the Pacific, kamikaze attacks produced very high American casualty rates.

Question 11 options:

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Midway

d)

Guadalcanal

Question 12 (2.5 points)

At the beginning of World War II, the Western Allies’ initial military operations took place in

Question 12 options:

a)

North Africa.

b)

Sicily.

c)

the Middle East.

d)

southern Italy.

Question 13 (2.5 points)

A day after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, _______ ordered mobilization against Austria-Hungary.

Question 13 options:

a)

Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

France

Question 14 (2.5 points)

Which Polish concentration camp combined forced labor and death?

Question 14 options:

a)

Sobibor

b)

Auschwitz-Birkenau

c)

Chelmo

d)

Treblinka

Question 15 (2.5 points)

The country that sustained the largest number of fatalities during World War II was

Question 15 options:

a)

Great Britain.

b)

France.

c)

Germany.

d)

the Soviet Union.

Question 16 (2.5 points)

Partisans use strike and retreat, harassment, and sabotage tactics. Partisans can be said to engage in _______ warfare.

Question 16 options:

a)

disorganized

b)

revolutionary

c)

civil

d)

asymmetric

Question 17 (2.5 points)

Napoleon set the stage for modern warfare by mastering all of the following, except

Question 17 options:

a)

using cavalry as shock troops.

b)

engaging in rapid mobility.

c)

assembling the first volunteer army.

d)

employing mass firepower.

Question 18 (2.5 points)

During the American Civil War, which technological advance was directly linked to logistics?

Question 18 options:

a)

The invention of the Spencer repeating rifle

b)

The utilization of mass production

c)

The creation of the factory system

d)

The use of railroads for moving troops and supplies

Question 19 (2.5 points)

According to _______, “Armed conflict kills and maims more children than soldiers.”

Question 19 options:

a)

Graça Machel

b)

S.L.A. Marshall

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Lt. Col. Grossman

Question 20 (2.5 points)

Today, Viking looters might be thought of as

Question 20 options:

a)

conquerors.

b)

delinquents.

c)

terrorists.

d)

guerillas.

Question 21 (2.5 points)

Under British rule in India, British-trained native troops were called

Question 21 options:

a)

lions.

b)

Bengals.

c)

tigers.

d)

sepoys.

Question 22 (2.5 points)

In the New World, the era of Western colonialism was initiated by

Question 22 options:

a)

Portugal and the Netherlands.

b)

Spain and Portugal.

c)

Holland and Spain.

d)

France and England.

Question 23 (2.5 points)

Since 1931, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are referred to as _______ of the British Commonwealth.

Question 23 options:

a)

provinces

b)

colonies

c)

markets

d)

dominions

Question 24 (2.5 points)

Today, all of these countries are considered post-industrial states, except

Question 24 options:

a)

United States.

b)

European Union.

c)

Brazil.

d)

Japan.

Question 25 (2.5 points)

Today, Canada’s RCMP is an entirely independent agency and the rough equivalent of America’s

Question 25 options:

a)

DEA.

b)

CIA.

c)

FBI.

d)

ATF.

Question 26 (2.5 points)

Between 1600 and 1765, the British East India Company established _______ at Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras.

Question 26 options:

a)

presidencies

b)

companies

c)

provinces

d)

commonwealths

Question 27 (2.5 points)

In the French colonies of West Africa, an effort was made to establish a Francophile community, in which people of different colonies embraced French culture. This effort was

Question 27 options:

a)

a total failure.

b)

mainly successful in French Indochina.

c)

successful in that adoption of French culture muted ethnic differences.

d)

partially successful in Algeria and Mali.

Question 28 (2.5 points)

Who was King Leopold’s “man in Africa”?

Question 28 options:

a)

Joseph Conrad

b)

David Livingston

c)

Albert Camus

d)

Henry Morton Stanley

Question 29 (2.5 points)

Which statement is true of the Rwanda genocide?

Question 29 options:

a)

Three-quarters of the Hutu people were slaughtered.

b)

Approximately 300,000 men, women, and children were killed.

c)

Three-quarters of the Tutsi people were slaughtered.

d)

The genocide was initiated by the Tutsi.

Question 30 (2.5 points)

Which statement is false regarding Portuguese and Spanish colonialism?

Question 30 options:

a)

The English word “chocolate” came from the Aztec word chocolatl.

b)

Portugal colonized Brazil.

c)

The potato was native to Colombia.

d)

Silver and gold from New Spain funded colonial activities.

Question 31 (2.5 points)

According to Wallerstein, all of these countries are considered core states, except

Question 31 options:

a)

Canada.

b)

China.

c)

Japan.

d)

New Zealand.

Question 32 (2.5 points)

According to Wallerstein, the _______ was the first global hegemon.

Question 32 options:

a)

British Empire

b)

United States

c)

Dutch Republic

d)

Spanish Empire

Question 33 (2.5 points)

A(n) _______ is a set of assumptions taken for granted.

Question 33 options:

a)

principle

b)

theory

c)

doxa

d)

hypothesis

Question 34 (2.5 points)

Following NATO invasions beginning in 2001, several multinational oil companies have made agreements with _______, enabling them to control and profit from a country with the world’s second proven oil reserves.

Question 34 options:

a)

Iraq

b)

Syria

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

Question 35 (2.5 points)

What did Sir Robert Clive do in 1750?

Question 35 options:

a)

Founded the British trading post at Madras

b)

Defeated the French military assault in India

c)

Established the British trading center at Calcutta

d)

Created the British Raj in India by force

Question 36 (2.5 points)

In North America, French immigrants mainly settled in or near

Question 36 options:

a)

Ottawa and northern Canada.

b)

the St. Lawrence River valley.

c)

New Brunswick.

d)

the Hudson River valley.

Question 37 (2.5 points)

In what year did Napoleon I become emperor of France?

Question 37 options:

a)

1789

b)

1804

c)

1799

d)

1815

Question 38 (2.5 points)

When was Japan a de facto colony?

Question 38 options:

a)

Under General Douglas MacArthur from 1945 to 1947

b)

During the Meiji restoration

c)

Following the Russo Japanese War of 1905

d)

During the Chinese Yuan Dynasty

Question 39 (2.5 points)

Due to factors such as social class, race, and ethnicity, poverty is

Question 39 options:

a)

confined to peripheral countries.

b)

higher in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries.

c)

directly linked to immigration.

d)

found in virtually every country in the world.

Question 40 (2.5 points)

Colonies established by the Dutch East India Company in Indonesia were aimed at monopolizing the _______ trade.

Question 40 options:

a)

rubber

b)

spice

c)

ivory

d)

mahogany