Question 1

office of an Islamic spiritual leader

Accepted Answer

caliphate

Answer

zaibatsu

Answer

Comintern

Answer

oligarchy

Question 2

deliberate mass murder of a particular racial, political, or cultural group

Accepted Answer

genocide

Answer

zaibatsu

Answer

caliphate

Answer

Long March

Question 3

a military strategy that uses unexpected maneuvers

Accepted Answer

guerilla tactics

Answer

genocide

Answer

Balfour Decision

Answer

Comintern

Question 4

rejected the use of U.S. military force in Latin America

Accepted Answer

Good Neighbor Policy

Answer

caliphate

Answer

oligarchy

Answer

New Life Movement

Question 5

government in which a select group of people exercises control

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

Answer

caliphate

Answer

Comintern

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guerrilla tactics

Question 6

Atatürk tried to modernize Turkey by

Accepted Answer

structuring Turkey as a secular state.

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pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing.

Answer

introducing new agricultural methods.

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strengthening the power of the caliphate.

Question 7

What fueled tensions between Arabs and Jews in Palestine after World War I?

Accepted Answer

both Arabs and Jews viewed the area as a potential national state

Answer

decline of the Ottoman Empire

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lack of religious sites in the area

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competition for natural resources

Question 8

In 1923 the Nationalists and the Communists formed an alliance to

Accepted Answer

drive imperialists out of China.

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take control of the Comintern.

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invade the city of Shanghai.

Answer

embark upon the Long March.

Question 9

Mao Zedong was convinced a Chinese revolution would be driven by the

Accepted Answer

poverty-stricken rural peasants.

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wealthy industrialists.

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European-educated elite.

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disgruntled urban working class.

Question 10

Diego Rivera’s murals were

Accepted Answer

aimed at the masses of people, many of whom were illiterate.

Answer

critical of the Aztec.

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found only in government buildings.

Answer

violations of classic fresco painting principles.

Question 11

promoted traditional Confucian values while rejecting the individualism of Western capitalism

Accepted Answer

New Life Movement

Answer

guerilla tactics

Answer

genocide

Answer

caliphate

Question 12

huge corporations that controlled large parts of the Japanese economy

Accepted Answer

zaibatsu

Answer

Balfour Declaration

Answer

Comintern

Answer

oligarchy

Question 13

Communists’ escape from the Nationalist army

Accepted Answer

Long March

Answer

Good Neighbor Policy

Answer

caliphate

Answer

Zaibatsu

Question 14

worldwide organization of Communist parties formed to promote world revolution

Accepted Answer

Comintern

Answer

Oligarchy

Answer

Long March

Answer

Zaibatsu

Question 15

supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Accepted Answer

Balfour Declaration

Answer

New Life Movement

Answer

Comintern

Question 16

The movement for African independence after World War I was spurred by

Accepted Answer

African veterans and leaders who were educated abroad.

Answer

financial support from Britain, Spain, France, and Italy.

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authoritarian German rule over its African colonies.

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establishment of new national boundaries across the continent.

Question 17

Mohandas Gandhi protested British laws by

Accepted Answer

refusing to obey any British laws.

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publishing religious and political writings.

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staging massive labor strikes to cripple British business in India.

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using force to drive the British out of India.

Question 18

The zaibatsu contributed to the rise of militarism in Japan because they

Accepted Answer

increased economic inequality and social discontent.

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focused on fortifying Japan’s weapons arsenal.

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strongly opposed Japanese expansion abroad.

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offered financial incentives to military volunteers.

Question 19

Chiang Kai-shek did not press for programs that would lead to redistribution of wealth
because he

Accepted Answer

needed the support of the landed gentry and the urban middle class.

Answer

was a corrupt leader who despised the lower classes.

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saw the working class as unimportant in the New Life Movement.

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did not understand the complexities of the Japanese economy.

Question 20

When the Great Depression weakened demand for their exports, Latin American nations
responded by

Accepted Answer

developing new industries at home.

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laying off millions of factory workers.

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lowering tariffs on their products.

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welcoming new foreign investors.

Question 21

How did World War I contribute to the feature of international law referenced above.

Accepted Answer

formerly occupied nations should have control over their own destiny.

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Nations should be able to influence smaller countries as they see fit.

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