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

This quotation best represents the policy of
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-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
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-nonalignment
-isolationism
-appeasement
+Nonviolence

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What was one similar goal shared by Simon Bolivar and Mohandas Gandhi?
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+ending foreign control
-promoting religious freedom
-establishing a limited monarchy
-creating collective farms

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Mohandas Gandhi's protests in India were a response to Great Britain's
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-support of Zionism
-practice of humanitarianism
-introduction of socialism
+policy of colonialism/imperialism

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Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of
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-an appeasement policy
+civil disobedience
-traditional caste beliefs
-divide-and-conquer principles

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One way in which Maximilien Robespierre, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein are similar is that these leaders all
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+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?
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-Puritan Revolution
-Hundred Years War
+French Revolution
-signing of the Magna Carta

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Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?
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-Louis XVI →Napoleon →Robespierre
-Robespierre →Napoleon →Louis XVI
+Louis XVI →Robespierre →Napoleon
-Napoleon →Louis XVI →Robespierre

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

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela both won Nobel Peace Prizes for their opposition to
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+the practice of apartheid in South Africa
-European imperialism in North Africa
-international sanctions against South Africa
-foreign religious influences in Africa

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

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"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
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+apartheid
-containment
-imperialism
-nonalignment

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

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One similarity in the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Turkey and that of Shah Reza Pahlavi in Iran was that both leaders
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-conquered neighboring countries
+began the process of westernization in their nations
-promoted traditional Islamic practices
-supported the establishment of communes

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

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

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

Which philosopher most likely wrote this statement?
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-Baron de Montesquieu
+Niccolò Machiavelli
-Voltaire
-John Locke

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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?.
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-Middle Ages
-Renaissance
+Enlightenment
-Reformation

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One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were
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+philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
-chief ministers during the French Revolution
-leaders of the Italian unification movement
-supporters of the Counter Reformation

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"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?
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-granting freedom of speech
-reinstating absolute monarchies
+separating the branches of government
-limiting natural laws

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