Modern World History Unit 2
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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World History Unit 2
Q1 | Which ethnic language and group did not play a role in the Austrian Empire?
- Czech
- Magyar
- French
- Italian
Q2 | The German Confederation:
- did not include Austria and Prussia
- included non-German territories in Poland and Hungary
- was a loose organization of thirty-nine states
- had real executive power
Q3 | Following the Napoleonic Wars, how did Prussia reform the state:
- military officers were promoted on the basis alone
- the royal cadet at Berlin was modernized
- the middle classes were encouraged to take an active role in the civil service
- All of the above
Q4 | Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron for national unification?
- Otto von Bismarck
- Garibaldi
- Matternich
- Napoleon
Q5 | According to the principles behind the Dual Monarchy:
- Francis Joseph served as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
- Austria – Hungary would have a common system of taxation and a common army
- Internal and constitutional issues were separated
- All of the above
Q6 | Which one was not included in the Balkan region?
- Croatia
- Bosnia Harzegovina
- Serbia
- Spain
Q7 | Rio de la Plata / Argentina declared its independence from the Spanish imperialcontrol in:
- 1816
- 1820
- 1830
- 1848
Q8 | When was the famous Monroe Doctrine issued?
- 1820
- 1823
- 1830
- none of the above
Q9 | ‘The Wealth of Nations’ (1776) is authored by?
- Karl Marx
- Adam Smith
- Jeremy Bentham
- Martin Luther
Q10 | Who among the following argued that the economy should be based on a ‘system ofnatural liberty’?
- Adam Smith
- Karl Marx
- Benjamin Franklin
- James Munroe
Q11 | The term nation comes from the Latin verb:
- nasci
- natio
- natic
- none of the above
Q12 | Which of the following was the most significant cultural movement in the earlynineteenth century?
- Classicism
- Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- none of the above
Q13 | Romanticism developed in the early nineteenth century as a reaction against:
- Enlightenment
- Scientific Revolution
- Classicism
- Industrial Revolution
Q14 | Which of the following was a nineteenth century system of thought and a response inlarge measure to the visible problems ushered in by industrialization?
- Capitalism
- Liberalism
- Socialism
- Federalism
Q15 | Zollverein was a:
- Diplomatic Constitution
- Custom Union
- Administrative Union
- Trade Union
Q16 | Zollverein / custom unions was:
- a protection policy followed by Japan
- establishment of free trade among the German states advocated by Prussia
- a good example of industrial advancement in Britain
- none of the above
Q17 | During the Boer War the British first insinuated:
- firing squads
- concentration camps
- barbed wire
- None of the above
Q18 | In general late nineteenth-century imperialism:
- involved complete independent entrepreneurial activity by merchant and traders
- was built entirely on trade in opium
- gave rise new patterns of settlement and social discipline
- was very little different from the imperialism of the past
Q19 | Why did the Europeans control such a small portion in Africa in the 1800s?
- Africa had no natural resources that the Europeans needed
- Europeans did not need new markets
- Europeans were focused on building empires through acquisition of other European territories
- Africa had powerful armies, rivers were hard to navigate, and Europe
Q20 | The Boxer Rebellion in 1900 was ferociously repressed by the forces of:
- the United States
- Britain, France and Italy
- Japan, Russia and Germany
- All of the above
Q21 | The building of the Suez Canal resulted from the economic and political involvementin Egypt of:
- France and Italy
- Russia and France
- Britain and France
- Britain
Q22 | In 1905, the Russian navy was defeated by:
- Germany
- France
- Japan
- Britain
Q23 | After the French made Algeria a department:
- all French settlers were given full rights to citizenship
- the suffrage was given to all male residents
- and settlers began to civilize indigenous peoples
- none of the above
Q24 | One of the richest opium-growing areas in the world located in
- Eastern China
- Sumatra
- Japan
- North East India
Q25 | In 1900 there were only three independent African nations. Two of these wereAbyssinia and Morocco. Which was the third?
- Liberia
- Libya
- Union of South Africa
- Egypt