The British created a well-educated, English-speaking Indian elite middle class d. new jobs were created for millions of Indian hand-spinner and hand-weavers
The Indian National Congress can best be described in which of the following ways:
Answer:
a. An Indian Civil Service that administered British rule.
b. A group of upper-caste professionals seeking independence from Britain.
c. white settlers who administered British rule.
d. anglicized Indians who were the social equals of white rulers.
Under the Culture System, Indonesian peasants had to Answer:
a. learn to speak and read Dutch b. plant one-fifth of their land in export crops to be turned over to the Dutch colonial government c. convert to the Dutch Reformed Church d. join large state-run farms.
Modern Vietnamese nationalism traced much of its inspiration to Answer:
a. Japanese modernization.
b. China's "Hundred Days" Reform program.
c. The U.S. Declaration of Independence.
d. British Fabian socialism.
The Taiping rebels in China aimed to Answer:
a. establish a utopian society with equal landholdings, equality of men and women, and no prostitution or opium use.
b. expel all Christian influences from China and kill all western missionaries.
c. restore the Ming dynasty to power and get rid...
create a socialist society based on the teachings of Marx and Engels.
What were the historical precedents that animated the Chinese reformers of 1898 who briefly advised Emperor Guangxu?
Answer:
a. Napoleon's Empire.
b. The United States' War of independence and the Mexican-American War of 1848.
c. The French conquest of Vietnam and Ethiopian resistance to Italian imperialism.
d. The partitions of Poland and the Meiji Restoration.
All of the following were actions taken by the Meiji leaders in the 1870s except:
Answer:
a. conscripting commoners into the army.
b. establishment of universal manhood suffrage.
c. abolition of the legal privileges of the samurai.
d. abolition of the domains.
All of the following were aspects of early Japanese industrialization except:
Answer:
a. sending students abroad.
b. government assistance in the establishment of railroads, mines, and factories.
c. exporting silk and tea to the West.
d. collectivization of agriculture.
What was the initial Korean response to Western pressure to open up for trade and diplomatic relations?
Answer:
a. Korea made immediate concessions to U.S. warships.
b. Korea requested Western aid against Chinese occupiers.
c. Korea referred the Westerners to China for negotiation.
d. Korea attacked foreign ships and repelled invasion.
The primary goal of the Creole leaders of the Latin American independence movement was to:
Answer:
a. establish a
The American Dream was repeatedly exposed as a lie by American dramatists, ranging from Eugene O'Neill to Edward Albee to Arthur Miller -- but the PR machine had already been established: Orwell's warning was not heeded -- and "ignorance" became "strength." Millions now enjoy economic, social, and cultural slavery -- and don't even know it -- because they all believe they are experiencing "life, liberty, and the pursuit of
It was founded on the knowledge that spurred during the Renaissance and has placed significance on rational thought and cultural emphasis, which was not present before. Furthermore, with regards to the popularity of Baroque during this period, it is important to note that this style was able to combine the principles of science and the philosophies and doctrines of early Christianity, which has been very prominent in architectures built on
Yet, it was nearly one hundred years later before a seconds hand was finally developed for the swinging pendulum clocks of William Clement. However, as timekeeping was important to astronomers, having an apparatus that could tell time consistently was of some importance. Therefore, Taqi-al-Din, like Burgi, also sought to provide a more consistent and minute reading of time. Taqi-al-Din designed three dials, which showed the hours, degrees and minutes. In
History of Crime and Punishment in Europe 17C-18C This paper traces the history crime and punishment in Europe. It looks at the influences of that time the social and philosophical movements and how they affected the whole evolution of treatment of crime and the thought behind punishment. The paper details about the neoclassical period its forbearers and how they regarded the issue of crime and punishment and their assumptions regarding the
History Naval Warfare What was naval power in the age of sail and how did different sea going states exercise it from the period 1650-1850? "There is a deep landlubber bias in historical and social research," writes Charles King. "History and social life, we seem to think, happen on the ground. What happens on the water…is just the scene-setter for the real action when the actors get where they are going. But
History Of Condoms While many people believe that condoms are a relatively new form of contraceptive, created not so long ago, this is far from true. Many historians believe that, in ancient Egypt, pharaohs used papyrus reeds to cover their penises during sex. Ancient Roman soldiers are believed to have used dried sheep intestines as condoms, as well (Parisot, 1987, pp. 4-6). In the East, the Chinese used oiled silk paper,
