Quiz 27b - ISMs

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1 The terms spheres of influence, extra-territoriality, and mandates are most closely associated with

collective security
militarism
imperialism
self-sufficiency

2 The term feudalism is best defined as a

holy war between Christians and Muslims
process in which goods are traded for other goods
division of political power between three separate branches
system in which land is exchanged for military service and loyalty

3 The term militarism can best be defined as

loyalty to a nation or ethnic group
buildup of armaments in preparation for war
avoidance of military involvement in civil wars
control of territories for economic and political gain

4 The term "mercantilism" is defined as an economic system in which

prices are determined by the laws of supply and demand
colonies exist for the benefit of the colonial power
factors of production are owned by the government
the proletariat benefit at the expense of the bourgeoisie

5 In the past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into colonies, and controlled their economies.

Which term refers to the situation described in this statement?

socialism
isolationism
imperialism
monotheism

6 Which term refers to the Jewish movement to establish a homeland in Palestine?

Zionism
secularism
animism
Marxism

7 The Columbian exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of

mercantilism
humanism
mass production
scientific socialism

8 During the centuries of dynastic rule, the Chinese rejected other cultures as inferior to their own. This situation illustrates the concept of

ethnocentrism
imperialism
social mobility
cultural diffusion

9 In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of the native people led to

decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas
the removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas
the importation of slaves from Africa
improved health care in the colonies

10 A characteristic of both European and Japanese feudalism was

a decentralized government
the adoption of Christianity
an open democratic society
the many opportunities for social mobility

11 Many African nations changed their names after gaining independence. The Gold Coast became Ghana, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, and the Belgian Congo became Zaire. These changes most closely reflect the idea of

nationalism
pan-Africanism
mercantilism
capitalism

12 Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is best described as a

demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise
form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual
type of economic system that stressed a classless society
set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual

13 Base your answer on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

1. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

2. Praise be to Allah, The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds;

3. Most Gracious, Most Merciful;

4. Master of the Day of Judgement.

5. Thee do we worship, And Thine aid we seek.

6. Show us the straight way,

7. The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, Those whose (portion) Is not wrath, And who go not astray.

— 'Abdullah Yusuf 'AIT, ed., The Meaning of The Holy Quran, Amana Publications, 1999

Which concept is best reflected in this passage?

baptism
karma
monotheism
animism

14 Which action is most closely associated with polytheism?

praying in a synagogue
accepting the Eightfold Path
worshiping many gods
reading the Koran

15 Base your answer on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.

"No observer of Manchester [England] in the 1830's and 1840's dwelt on its happy, well-fed people. 'Wretched, defrauded, oppressed, crushed human nature lying in bleeding fragments all over the face of society,' wrote an American in 1845.... Can we be surprised that the first generation of the labouring poor in . . . Britain looked at the results of capitalism and found them wanting?" —E.J. Hobsbawm

socialism
Christianity
feudalism
Zionism