Following the 9/11 attacks the united states entered afghanistan in an attempt to
a) remove saddam hussein from power
b) locate weapons of mass destruction
c) remove the taliban from power
d) curb soviet influence in the region
which economic factor was a chief cause of the french revolution
a) france did not have a middle class.
b) the first and second estates were less wealthy than the third estate
c) king louis xvi refused to share tax revenue with nobles.
the burden of taxes in france fell primarily on the third estate.
what was the outcome of the munich conference?
a) chamberlain appeased hitler by agreeing to a nazi takeover of parts of czechoslovakia.
b) chamberlain rejected hitler's requests and refused to negotiate with him.
c) hitler rejected chamberlain's attempts to negotiate and declared war on czechslovakia.
d) hitler appeased chamberlain by dropping his claims to czech lands.
how are developed nations and developing nations similar?
a) both participate in in multinational groups.
b) both experience high death rates.
c) both experience high birth rates.
d) both have large industrial bases.
what event at the bastille was a tipping point for revolutionaries in france in 1789?
a) national assembly members swore an oath to guarantee rights to everyone.
b) a mob of parisians liberated several prisoners from the fortress.
c) the committee for public safety enacted the reign of terror.
d) napoleon won an important battle to begin his rise to power.
how did unification strengthen italy as an industrial nation?
a) the power of the church, which opposed industrialization, decreased.
b) italians no longer worked for regional companies, but for national ones.
c) resources and technology could be shared across the whole nation.
d) italy was no longer fragmented, and farmers fled to the single capital city
what did enlightenment philosophes believe?
a) individual rights should be protected
b) educaton limits creativity and progress
c) citizens should accept absolute monarchy
d) knowledge comes only from the bible
which theory, described in this passage, was rejected by karl marx?
a) laissez-faire economics
b) classical liberalism
c) communism
d) utopian socialism
how did the scientific revolution contribute to the birth of the enlightenment?
a) by inspring a distrust of new inventions.
b) by encouraging focus on the individual
c) by reinforcing the authority of the church
d) by promoting observation and analysis