Exam Practice Questions 1700-Present

“...But after a long period of commercial intercourse [trade], there appear among the crowd of barbarians both good persons and bad, unevenly. Consequently there are those who smuggle opium to seduce the Chinese people and so cause the spread of the poison to all provinces. Such persons, who only care to profit themselves, and disregard their harm to others, are not tolerated by the laws of heaven and are unanimously hated by human beings. His Majesty the Emperor, upon hearing this, is in a towering rage. He has especially sent me, his commissioner, to come to Kwangtung [Guangdong Province], and together with the governor-general and governor jointly to investigate and settle this matter…” -Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria, from Lin Zexu (Lin Tse-Hsu), Chinese Commissioner of Canton, 1839 This letter to Queen Victoria relates most directly to the outbreak of the

Base your answer to following question on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies. Statement 1: “This organization is created for the purpose of realizing the national ideal: the union of all Serbs.”-Bylaws of the Black Hand Statement 2: “...people..would think themselves happier even under their bad government than they might be under good government of a foreign power.”-Mohandas Gandhi, adapted from Indian Opinion, 1905 “...above all, we want Germany to be considered one land and the German people one people.” -Heinrich von Gagern, The Call for German Unity Statement 4: “We ardently wish to free Italy from foreign rule. We agree that we must put aside all petty differences in order to gain this most important goal. We wish to drive out the foreigners not only because we want to see our country powerful and glorious, but also because we want to elevate the Italian people in intelligence and moral development.” -Count Camillo di Cavour, 1810-1861 The foreign power referred to in Statement 2 is

“Indian National Congress Refuses To Support British War Effort” “Indians Answer Call for the Production of Homespun Cloth” “Indians Call for Boycott of Imported British Cloth” These three headlines all refer to

Use the following information to answer the question. My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace for our time...Go home and get a nice quiet sleep. -Neville Chamberlain, April 30,1938 (following his return from the Munich Conference) The statement reflects the British belief that which of the following policies would prevent another war?

Particular obstructive workers who refuse to submit to disciplinary measures will be subject, as non-workers, to discharge and confinement in concentration camps. -Vladimir Lenin, Decree of November 14th, 1919 The excerpt above describes Lenin’s method for dealing with those who opposed

From the Constitution of Japan We, the Japanese people, acting through our duly elected representatives in the National Diet, determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of peaceful cooperation with all nations and the blessings of liberty throughout this land… Which of these is a source for the ideas outlined in the Japanese Constitution?

How is laissez-faire economics more productive than an economy controlled by a government?

Which shared purpose explains the operations of the groups in the regions below? Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Israel. Chechen rebels in Russia Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the United Kingdom

Terrorism [takes] us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life. Jacques Chirac But for all these problems [a terrorist’s] only solution is the demolition of the whole structure of society. No partial solution, not even the total redressing of the grievance he complains of, will satisfy him-until our social system is destroyed or delivered into his hands. Benjamin Netanyahu According to the quotes, how have terrorist groups and their movements impacted society in various countries?

Twentieth-Century International Developments Berlin Blockade (1948) Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) Brezhnev Doctrine (1968) How did the developments above affect international politics?

How did Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of Glasnost and Perestroika affect the Soviet Union?

How did British taxes on salt contributed to the growth of Indian Nationalism?

History of Slavery in Brazil 1819: Slaves were one-third of the population. 1825: Slaves were over one-half of the population. 1888: Slavery ended; however, this freedom did not come with a change in occupation for the former slaves. Slavery existed in Brazil until 1888. Which is a likely effect of the history of slavery in Brazil?

Germany, a European nation, has a legal system based on secular (non religious) law. Iran, a Middle Eastern country, has a legal system that mixes secular and religious laws. Which statement compares the legal systems of Germany and Iran?

Can we doubt (remembering that many more individuals are born than can possibly survive) that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of [reproducing] their kind?...This preservation of favourable variations and the rejection of injurious variations, I call Natural Selection. Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species, 1859 Based on the excerpt, how might a social Darwinist explain societal divisions?