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The primary result of the Boxer Rebellion was __________.
The Boxer Rebellion occurred between 1898 and 1900. It was a Chinese peasantry revolt against the spread of Christianity and Western influence in China, and it was was put down by a combined effort of the Western imperial powers. The Boxer Rebellion helped to entrench growing Chinese nationalism, as it provided a context of “us versus them.” The growth of nationalism was particularly felt in Northern and Eastern China.
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Which of these is in correct chronological order?
These types of questions are designed to test whether you can contextualize various important events within the larger scope of human history. Let us tackle this problem by putting all these various events in the order they occurred. Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate in 44 BCE; the Plague of Justinian was an outbreak of bubonic plague that occurred in the early years of the Eastern Roman Empire, under Emperor Justinian I, in 541 CE; the death of Charlemagne (the first Emperor of Western Europe after the Fall of Rome) occurred in 814; the Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history and occurred in Europe from about 1346 to 1353 CE; the Voyage of Columbus to the New World occurred in 1492; and the Glorious Revolution in Britain occurred in 1688.
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Which of these events are in the correct chronological order?
These types of questions are designed to test whether you can contextualize various important events within the larger scope of human history. Let us tackle this problem by putting all these various events in the order they occurred. The Norman Conquest of England, when William the Conqueror came over from Northern France and defeated the existing Saxon and Viking institutions of power, occurred in 1066 C.E.; Chaucer wrote his famous Canterbury Tales towards the end of the Fourteenth Century (lack of printing and publishing makes the exact date hard to ascertain); The Fall of Constantinople occurred in 1453, it marked the end of the thousand year existence of the Eastern Roman Empire, as well as the rise of the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II; The Voyage of Columbus occurred in 1492; Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503-1506, at the height of the Italian Renaissance; The Fall of the Incan Empire took place from the arrival of Pizarro and the Spanish Conquistadors, in 1526, until the capture of the last Incan stronghold in 1572.
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Which of these lists of events are in the correct chronological order?
These types of questions are designed to test whether you can contextualize various important events within the larger scope of human history. Let us tackle this problem by putting all these various events in the order they occurred. The Collapse of the Mayan Empire occurred between the 8th and 9th Centuries C.E., although the Mayan people continue to live in Mesoamerica to this day; The Norman Conquest of Britain took place in 1066 when William the Conqueror invaded Southern England and eliminated the existing Saxon and Viking centers of power; Saladin is perhaps the most famous of the Medieval Era Arab rulers and he famously re-captured the city of Jerusalem in 1187; The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and is, by most accounts, the third longest enduring university in the world; The Printing Press was not invented in Europe until 1450, by Johannes Guttenberg; The Voyage of Columbus, as almost all Americans know, occurred in 1492.
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Which of the following was not a cause of the Russian Revolution?
The deep-rooted causes of the revolution included long-standing popular resentment of both the autocratic, oppressive nature of the czar's government and the oppressive social class system, in which a small elite, namely the royal family and aristocrats, lived in luxury while the vast majority of the population lived in utter poverty. The immediate causes of the revolution were Russian defeats in World War I and the ensuing economic collapse (both due to severe government mismanagement and relative economic backwardness), which caused living conditions to deteriorate further. These immediate factors caused a widespread fall in morale and loss of faith in the czar's regime, leading to open revolt.
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China began to economically stagnate and its technological advances slowed during the Ming dynasty due to which of the following?
The Ming dynasty enacted isolationist policies in the 15th century that severely limited foreign trade, negatively affecting the economy and preventing major foreign innovations from entering China. The major destructive Mongol invasions of China occurred long before the Ming dynasty took over. European industrialization and Chinese defeat in the Opium Wars both occurred after the Ming dynasty was overthrown. The European discovery of a sea route to Asia did not have any major negative effects on Chinese technological and economic advancements.
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Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of imperial Spanish power?
The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English in 1588 began the decline of Spanish naval power, and also exacerbated Spanish financial difficulties. Throughout the 1500s and 1600s imperial Spain also relied to heavily on gold and silver from its American mines in replenishing its treasury, and in doing so stifled other economic activity and industry, leading to long-term economic problems that ultimately affected its military and political power. The Thirty Years' War saw Spain defeated by France, which emerged as the dominant European military power, further accelerating Spain's decline.
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Which of the following best describes the Sepoy Uprising?
The Sepoy Uprising, which took place in India, was a revolt by native Indians serving in the English army—known as sepoys—against British rule.
The Boxer Rebellion was a revolt in China as a protest against foreign influence.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a revolt in the United States against taxation without representation.
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The Suez Canal was built in which country during the nineteenth century?
The Suez Canal was built in Egypt by the British and the French in the nineteenth century. The motivation behind building the Suez Canal becomes immediately apparent when viewing a map. Before the canal was built, a ship sailing from India to Europe had to go around the whole continent of Africa, but the Suez Canal allows ships to sail directly from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, cutting down the journey's distance by more than half.
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Which was the last African territory to remain free of European Imperialism?
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was a rapid occupation of the African continent by the European powers. Of the five countries mentioned in the answer choices, South Africa was occupied first by the Dutch, then the British; Algeria by the French; Ghana by the British; and the Congo by the Belgians. Only Ethiopia, under the skilled leadership of Haile Selassie, remained free of European control.
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Leopold II __________.
Leopold II was King of Belgium from 1865-1909. He is primarily remembered for his establishment and subsequent gross exploitation of the Free Congo State. Leopold II believed that in order for Belgium to be a strong nation, it had to own colonies of its own, so he occupied and controlled the African Congo region. Millions of Congolese perished under the brutal and apathetic rule of the Belgians. The Congolese were enslaved to collect ivory and rubber, mutilated and murdered when they did not meet the quotas set by the Belgian authorities, and denied access to education and health care.
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The Berlin Conference was __________.
The Berlin Conference occurred in 1885 and was primarily concerned with dividing up the African territory amongst the European powers. It occurred at the height of the last era of European Imperialism. It also, notably, coincided with the rise of Germany and the growing aspirations of Leopold II of Belgium.
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Which of these is NOT a territory in which land was gained by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War?
The United States defeated the waning Spanish empire in the Spanish-American War in 1898. As a result of the war, the United States briefly gained control over Cuba and the Philippines and somewhat permanently gained control of Puerto Rico and Guam. Many historians consider the Spanish-American War to be the moment where America emerged as the dominant imperial and global power of the twentieth century. Hawaii was annexed by the United States around the same time, in 1897, but would remain a territory until 1959, when a national referendum voted to join the United States as the fiftieth state in the Union.
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The political philosophy of Fascism featured an economic system that is best described as
Fascism shared many goals of socialism, such as a living wage and shared economic indpendence, but sought those goals through close work with corporations. Leaders like Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler used corporate leaders as important backers and gave them preferential treatment in government contracts. This "third way" was characteristic of Fascism's approach to economics.
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Which of these is not a quality usually associated with totalitarianism?
Totalitarianism is total rule and control in the hands of one all-powerful leader. Contemporary examples of totalitarianism include North Korea and Syria. Totalitarianism is usually characterized by having a charismatic leader, the use of modern technology to suppress the population, extensive propaganda to ensure loyalty of the population, and a complete lack of freedom of the press.
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How did the government of Brazil differ from the governments of other South American countries in the period immediately after independence?
The majority of South American countries became republics at the moment of their independence. Many of them would later regress to totalitarian regimes led by armed forces, but they began as republics. Brazil differed from the other South American countries in that it had a strong and assured monarchy, most notably lead by the great Pedro II for much of the nineteenth century.
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Russia’s first parliament was called __________.
Russia’s parliament is called the Duma. It was first created in the Renaissance Era and functioned as an advisory committee for the Tsars; however, it was discontinued by Peter the Great and was not reinstituted until 1906 under Tsar Nicholas. Nowadays, the Duma is the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.
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Which of the following statements about the Revolutions of 1848 is correct?
The Revolutions of 1848 began in France at the beginning of the year, but promptly spread to almost sixty countries around Europe, South America, and the Pacific. The revolutionaries desired, amongst other things, greater political participation at the expense of the entrenched ruling aristocracy and national independence from the few massive empires; however, the revolutions were very disorganized and were soon defeated at the hands of reactionary forces. The system of empires and monarchies would last for another century until the chaos and destruction of World Wars One and Two ended the age of empire seemingly forever.
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The Reform Bill of 1832 __________.
The Reform Bill of 1832 was passed in the British parliament to “amend the representation of the people of England and Wales.” Prior to the Reform Bill, only a very small percentage of the population was able to vote, roughly five hundred thousand out of a population of thirteen million. The Reform Bill extended voting rights to an additional few hundred thousand men from the emerging industrial middle class. Although the percentage of the British population who could participate in government was still lower than ten percent, the Reform Bill represents the first step in Britain towards truly representative democracy.
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Which of these rebellions occurred first chronologically?
The Taiping Rebellion was a civil war fought in Southern China from 1850 to 1863. The war was fought between the ruling Qing Dynasty and the rebelling millennial movement lead by Hong Xiuquan. The Boxer Rebellion occurred in China from 1898 to 1900. It was fought in opposition to foreign interference in Chinese affairs. The November Revolution in Russia occurred in 1917. It witnessed the overthrow of the Russian provisional government by Lenin and the Bolsheviks. The Arab Revolt occurred in Palestine between 1936 and 1939. It was an uprising of Palestinians who objected to British and French control of the region. The Easter Uprising occurred in British-controlled Ireland in 1916. The Uprising intended to ensure Irish independence from the British empire and the establishment of an Irish Republic. Aside from the November Revolution, all these rebellions failed.
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