A large portion of the government of India's budget went to all of the following EXCEPT

A large portion of the government of India's budget went to all of the following EXCEPT

a. high salaries and pensions of British administrators.
b. the purchase of railway equipment and steel from Great Britain.
c. public works projects to improve the Indian infrastructure.
d. state support for the development of Indian industries.
e. the huge Indian army, often engaged outside of India.

Answer: D

What made colonial regimes particularly vulnerable to challenges from within in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

What made colonial regimes particularly vulnerable to challenges from within in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

a. The dependence of plantation economies on the West
b. Their dependence on European military forces
c. Efforts of communist-based movements to appeal to the peasant classes
d. Colonial governments were built in collaboration with indigenous elite groups.
e. The growing industrialization of colonial societies

Answer: D

Which of the following statements concerning the position of the early Congress Party in India is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the position of the early Congress Party in India is most accurate?

a. It demanded the immediate decolonization of India.
b. It was closely involved with the development of a strong labor movement within Indian industry.
c. It was committed to relieving the poverty of the Indian masses.
d. Its leadership mostly came from the peasants of India.
e. It was loyal to the British rulers and primarily concerned with interests of the Indian elite.

Answer: E

By the last years of the 19th century, the Congress Party in India was appealing to

By the last years of the 19th century, the Congress Party in India was appealing to

a. women.
b. peasants.
c. investors and businessmen.
d. untouchables.
e. laborers.

Answer: C

By 1917 the war on the Eastern Front

By 1917 the war on the Eastern Front

a. had developed into trench warfare similar to the Western Front.
b. was resolved by a peace treaty between the combatants.
c. had stagnated into a stalemate in which neither side had an advantage.
d. resulted in a massive Russian offensive fueled by the numerical superiority of Russian armies.
e. led to a major revolution in Russia that toppled the tsarist government.

Answer: E

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the quick suppression of the Russian armies during the first weeks of the war?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the quick suppression of the Russian armies during the first weeks of the war?

a. Ineffective artillery cover
b. Poorly trained troops
c. Uncoded battle commands
d. Aristocratic generals
e. Destruction of the Russian fleet at Leningrad

Answer: E

Which of the following statements concerning the global aspects of World War I is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the global aspects of World War I is most accurate?

a. The United States aggressively entered the war in 1914 to demonstrate its new position as a world power.
b. Germany discouraged colonial nationalists in their struggle against British imperialism.
c. By 1914, the United States had not entered the scramble for colonial possessions.
d. American businessmen prior to 1917 profited by selling goods to both sides and by taking advantage of European distractions to seize new world markets.
e. The British dominions, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand remained aloof and virtually untouched by the war.

Answer: D

What nation profited most by warfare in Asia between 1914 and 1919?

What nation profited most by warfare in Asia between 1914 and 1919?

a. The United States
b. New Zealand
c. India
d. China
e. Japan

Answer: E

Prior to World War I, what was the primary difference between Egyptian and the Indian nationalist movements?

Prior to World War I, what was the primary difference between Egyptian and the Indian nationalist movements?

a. The Egyptian nationalist movement was dominated by peasantry, while in India Western-educated lawyers ran the movement.
b. The Egyptian nationalist movement had aligned itself with Lenin and the Bolsheviks while the Indian nationalist movement had remained independent.
c. Whereas India had been dominated by the British since the 18th century, Europeans played no role in Egyptian colonialism.
d. In India a single political party dominated the nationalist movement, but in Egypt a variety of rival parties proliferated.
e. Egypt lacked an educated elite capable of assuming leadership of the nationalist movement.

Answer: D

Egypt is the one country in the Afro-Asian world in which

Egypt is the one country in the Afro-Asian world in which

a. the emergence of nationalism preceded European conquest and domination.
b. decolonization occurred in the 19th century.
c. both peasants and the educated elite form a secular nationalist party under Nasser.
d. decolonization failed to occur until the 1980s.
e. European countries failed to establish a colonial base until after World War I.

Answer: A

What was the outcome of the Dinshawai incident in Egypt?

What was the outcome of the Dinshawai incident in Egypt?

a. The British were forced to suppress a revolt led by the Mahdi in the Sudan.
b. The British established a mandate in Egypt, leading to the creation of the first democracy in the Middle East.
c. The British withdrew from Egypt prior to World War I.
d. Mass support, including the emergence of ayan allegiance, for the national cause grew in Egypt.
e. Islamic mullahs began to preach against the nationalist movement.

Answer: D

Which of the following was NOT an event leading to the outbreak of World War I?

Which of the following was NOT an event leading to the outbreak of World War I?

a. The rise of the alliance system
b. France's invasion of Belgium
c. The assassination of the Austrian archduke
d. The mobilization of the Russian army
e. Austria's declaration of war on Serbia

Answer: B

Between 1914 and 1917, warfare on the Eastern Front

Between 1914 and 1917, warfare on the Eastern Front

a. had reached a stalemate.
b. was as bloody as the Western Front.
c. featured bloody trench warfare in which almost no land changed hands.
d. pitted the forces of Russia and Austria-Hungary against the invading Germans.
e. resulted in the Serbian knockout of the Austrian forces.

Answer: B

British occupation of Egypt meant double colonization, by the British and

British occupation of Egypt meant double colonization, by the British and

a. the Germans.
b. the French.
c. the Arabs.
d. the Turks.
e. the Italians

Answer: D

What was the region of Europe that produced the most diplomatic crises prior to World War I?

What was the region of Europe that produced the most diplomatic crises prior to World War I?

a. Spain
b. The Balkans
c. Italy
d. Iberian peninsula
e. Scandinavia

Answer: B

Which nation joined the Triple Entente alliance in the early 1900s (and to complete the alliance)?

Which nation joined the Triple Entente alliance in the early 1900s (and to complete the alliance)?

a. Britain
b. France
c. Germany
d. Russia
e. Italy

Answer: A

The sea warfare during World War I consisted largely of

The sea warfare during World War I consisted largely of

a. major surface battles between the fleets of Britain and Germany.
b. the British attempt to destroy the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean.
c. a single major battle in which the German fleet destroyed the Russian navy.
d. "non-battles" between the German and British naval forces.
e. German submarine warfare.

Answer: E

Before their surrender, the German generals running the government

Before their surrender, the German generals running the government

a. attempted to negotiate through Lenin and the communists in Russia.
b. murdered the emperor and named Hitler chancellor.
c. overthrew the civilian government and established a military dictatorship.
d. installed a new civilian government to shoulder the blame of defeat.
e. issued a statement accepting blame for the policies that had led to World War I.

Answer: D

As a direct consequence of the war

As a direct consequence of the war

a. women's participation in the labor force increased only slightly.
b. women's participation in the labor force decreased significantly.
c. women's participation in the labor force decreased only slightly
d. women's participation in the labor force stayed basically at the same levels.
e. women's participation in the labor force increased greatly.

Answer: E

Approximately how many soldiers died as a result of the carnage of World War I?

Approximately how many soldiers died as a result of the carnage of World War I?

a. 20 million
b. One million
c. 10 million
d. Five million
e. Two million

Answer: C