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Historical and Political Knowledge Assessment: Key Events, Figures, and Concepts

An assessment designed to test knowledge of key historical events, figures, and political concepts that shaped world history.

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Historical and Political Knowledge Assessment: Key Events, Figures, and Concepts - Page 1 preview imageHistorical and Political Knowledge Assessment: KeyEvents, Figures, and Concepts1)Whichofthepairingiscorrect?A.BerthaMorisotCubistB.EmileZolaAbstractionistC.VasilyKandinskyAbstractD.GustaveFlaubert-RomanticismAnswer:-D.GustaveFlaubert-Romanticism2)TheBoerWar:A)wascausedbyGermanrefusaltostoparmingtheBoers.B)wastheresultofthediscoveryofgoldanddiamondsintheBoerTransvaal.C)establishedEastAfricaasanindependentnation.D)SettledallanimositiesbetweentheBritishandtheAfrikanersAnswer:-D)SettledallanimositiesbetweentheBritishandtheAfrikaners3)ExtraterritorialityA)hasbeengrantedtoforeignersinChinasincethelastyearsoftheMingDynasty.B)wasgrantedtoAmericansinJapanbythetermsofthetreatyof1858.C)wasgrantedtoChineseresidentsintheUnitedStatesin1849.D)wasrefusedbytheMeijigovernmentascontrarytointernationallaw.Answer:-A)hasbeengrantedtoforeignersinChinasincethelastyearsoftheMingDynasty.4)AllofthefollowingstatementarecorrectabouttheGreatDepressionEXCEPT:A)ThestockmarketcrashintheUnitedStatesledtothewithdrawalofAmericaninvestmentsinEuropethusweakeningtheEuropeanbankingsystem.B)EconomicdepressionswereanewphenomenaintheEuropeanexperience.C)Duringthedepressionwomenwereoftenabletosecurelowpayingjobsandservantsandhousekeeperswhilemanymenremainedunemployed.D)Theclassicalliberalremediesfordepressionswerebalancedbudgets,cuttingcost,andraisingtariffs,allofwhichonlyworsenedthecrisis.Answer:-B)EconomicdepressionswereanewphenomenaintheEuropeanexperience.5)TheTrumanDoctrineA)InvolveddirectSovieteconomicaidtoGreeceandTurkey.B)statedthattheunitedStateswouldprovideaidforanynationthatwasbeingthreatenedbycommunistsubversion.C)wasthebasisforsubstantialUnitedStateaidtoIndiaandIran.D)toleratedalimitedexpansionofcommunistcontroloverareasoftheMiddleEast.Answer:-B)statedthattheunitedStateswouldprovideaidforanynationthatwasbeingthreatenedbycommunistsubversion.6)Mao’s“LittleRedBook”.A)becameavailableonlyafterDengXiaopingassumedpower.B)SupersededallotherlearningsourcesduringtheCultural
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