Quiz 26e - People

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1 "Moral results can only be obtained through moral restraints." — Mohandas Gandhi

This quotation best represents the policy of

	westernization
	neutrality
	balance of power
	passive resistance

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• "Ghandi Calls for Boycott of British Textiles"
• "Ghandi and Followers Complete March to the Sea"
• "Ghandi Begins Hunger Fast"

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These headlines reflect Gandhi's belief in

	nonalignment
	isolationism
	appeasement
	Nonviolence

3 What was one similar goal shared by Simon Bolivar and Mohandas Gandhi?

	ending foreign control
	promoting religious freedom
	establishing a limited monarchy
	creating collective farms

4 Mohandas Gandhi's protests in India were a response to Great Britain's

	support of Zionism
	practice of humanitarianism
	introduction of socialism
	policy of colonialism/imperialism

5 Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of

	an appeasement policy
	civil disobedience
	traditional caste beliefs
	divide-and-conquer principles

6 One way in which Maximilien Robespierre, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein are similar is that these leaders all

	purged their nations of political opponents
	followed the teachings of Karl Marx
	supported the ideals of the European Enlightenment
	obtained their goals through the use of passive resistance

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• "Estates General Meet for First Time in 175 Years"
• "National Assembly Issues Declarations of the Rights of Man"
• "Reign of Terror Ends; Robespierre Dies"

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Which event in European history is most closely associated with these headlines?

	Puritan Revolution
	Hundred Years War
	French Revolution
	signing of the Magna Carta

8 Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?

	Louis XVI →Napoleon →Robespierre
	Robespierre →Napoleon →Louis XVI
	Louis XVI →Robespierre →Napoleon
	Napoleon →Louis XVI →Robespierre

9 One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both

	played an important role at the Congress of Vienna
	increased their power during the French Revolution
	were executed for treason by French monarchs
	led armies against the Haitians

10 Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela both won Nobel Peace Prizes for their opposition to

	the practice of apartheid in South Africa
	European imperialism in North Africa
	international sanctions against South Africa
	foreign religious influences in Africa

11 In 1990, the Republic of South Africa released Nelson Mandela from prison. This action symbolized the

	effect of urbanization on traditional values
	rejection of the civil rights movement in South Africa
	effectiveness of international sanctions
	failure of the United Nations to influence international policy

12 "We are moving away from an era of resistance, division, oppression, turmoil, and conflict and starting a new era of hope, reconciliation, and nation building." —Nelson Mandela, 1994

With this statement, Nelson Mandela marked the end of South Africa's policy of

	apartheid
	containment
	imperialism
	nonalignment

13 One similarity in the leadership of Peter the Great of Russia, Kemal Ataturk of Turkey, and Jawaharlal Nehru of India is that each leader

	expanded his territory by invading Greece
	borrowed ideas and technology from Western Europe
	supported equal rights for women
	increased the power of religious groups in his nation

14 One similarity in the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Turkey and that of Shah Reza Pahlavi in Iran was that both leaders

	conquered neighboring countries
	began the process of westernization in their nations
	promoted traditional Islamic practices
	supported the establishment of communes

15 John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

	a return to feudalism in Europe
	a government ruled by a divine right monarchy
	a society ruled by the Catholic Church
	the right of citizens to decide the best form of government

16 Many of the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau were associated with

	the establishment of colonial empires by strong European nations
	political reforms that ended the absolute monarchy in France
	the beginnings of the Spanish Inquisition
	British legislation that improved working conditions in factories

17 ". . . and in the actions of men, and especially of princes, . . . the end justifies the means."

Which philosopher most likely wrote this statement?

	Baron de Montesquieu
	Niccolò Machiavelli
	Voltaire
	John Locke

18 Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau's The Social Contract, and Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws were works written during which time period?.

	Middle Ages
	Renaissance
	Enlightenment
	Reformation

19 One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were

	philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
	chief ministers during the French Revolution
	leaders of the Italian unification movement
	supporters of the Counter Reformation

20 "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates [government officials], there can be no liberty; because apprehensions [fears] may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. . . ." — Baron de Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws

Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?

	granting freedom of speech
	reinstating absolute monarchies
	separating the branches of government
	limiting natural laws