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Which of the following would most directly challenge the labor system portrayed in the sketch?
A.)Trade unionism
B.)The Enlightenment
C.)Social Darwinism
D.)Marxism
B.)The Enlightenment
Which of the following contributed the most to the growth of the movement to abolish slavery in the Atlantic world?
A.)Increased availability of Asian indentured labor
B.)The adaptation of Enlightenment ideas challenging established social hierarchies
C.)The efforts of industrialists to create a more flexible workforce
D.)A decline in the number of enslaved persons being taken from Africa
B.)The adaptation of Enlightenment ideas challenging established social hierarchies
Which of the following statements is true of Latin American independence movements in the nineteenth century?
A.)Slaves led a majority of the armed revolts.
B.)Creole elites led most revolts against colonial rule.
C.)The United States provided military and financial support to all the revolts.
D.)The revolts led to the elimination of racial discrimination throughout Latin America.
B.)Creole elites led most revolts against colonial rule.
Which of the following was the key factor in the start of Latin American independence?
A.)Slave uprisings
B.)Creole grievances about their lack of political authority
C.)The end of the Napoleonic Wars
D.)Enlightenment ideas about religious tolerance
B.)Creole grievances about their lack of political authority
The passage above is an example of which of the following processes occurring in the eighteenth century?
A.)The emergence of nationalism
B.)The formation of separatist movements
C.)The application of Enlightenment ideas
D.)The growth of empirical science
C.)The application of Enlightenment ideas
One important similarity between the American Revolution and the French Revolution is that they both
A.)challenged monarchical governments
B.)resulted in the abolition of slavery
C.)resulted in the abolition of class divisions in society
D.)enabled women to achieve political equality with men
A.)challenged monarchical governments
Which of the following is the main claim that the author makes in the passage?
A.)Europeans should learn from the knowledge and wisdom of classical Greece and Rome.
B.)Philosophy and science are fundamentally incompatible.
C.)Ethics and morality are subjective and culture-specific.
D.)People have natural rights that can be established through rational inquiry.
D.)People have natural rights that can be established through rational inquiry.
Which of the following is an implicit claim that the author makes in the second paragraph?
A.)In some cases, governments need to stifle freedom of speech.
B.)Religion has been a force holding back the progress of humanity.
C.)Man's natural condition is one of suffering and a struggle for survival.
D.)Loyalty to one's nation is the greatest virtue a person can aspire to have.
B.)Religion has been a force holding back the progress of humanity.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison between the views expressed in the two sources?
A.)Source 1 assumes that people are fundamentally rational and capable of being persuaded by rational arguments, whereas Source 2 assumes that people are fundamentally irrational and motivated by instincts and passions.
B.)Source 1 asserts that liberty is synonymous with individual freedom of action, whereas Source 2 asserts that true liberty involves a collective obligation to act in the best interests of the community.
C.)Source 1 emphasizes the importance of religious identities and solidarities as drivers of human behavior, whereas Source 2 emphasizes the importance of ethno-linguistic identities and solidarities as drivers of human behavior.
D.)Source 1 argues that members of the elite should follow the democratically expressed will of the people, whereas Source 2 argues that members of the elite should lead and lift up the people by providing them with education.
C.)Source 1 emphasizes the importance of religious identities and solidarities as drivers of human behavior, whereas Source 2 emphasizes the importance of ethno-linguistic identities and solidarities as drivers of human behavior.
In the period circa 1750-1900, the historical process illustrated by the image led directly to all of the following major global transformations EXCEPT
A.)the outbreak of the Atlantic revolutions and the emergence of new states in the Americas
B.)the transition from human- and animal-powered economies to fossil fuel-powered economies
C.)a significant increase in transregional trade and migration
D.)the increasing use of electricity in industrial and consumer applications
A.)the outbreak of the Atlantic revolutions and the emergence of new states in the Americas
The economic changes in rapidly industrializing countries such as the Russian Empire in the late nineteenth century led most directly to which of the following social or intellectual changes during the same period?
A.)The emergence of nationalism and separatism among ethnic minority groups in multiethnic empires
B.)The development of economic theories advocating free trade, such as laissez-faire
C.)The creation of new social classes and class consciousness
D.)The growth of the woman suffrage movement
C.)The creation of new social classes and class consciousness
Trollope's arguments in the second paragraph are most clearly intended to offer an alternative to the arguments made by which late nineteenth-century group?
A.)Liberals
B.)Conservatives
C.)Socialists
D.)Nationalists
C.)Socialists
Trollope's characterization of democracy in the second paragraph can best be seen as a direct reference to which aspect of the historical situation in the late nineteenth century?
A.)The political and social radicalism of the French Revolution
B.)The emergence of strong labor unions in many industrialized countries
C.)The movements to reform countries' political systems by expanding the franchise
D.)The resentment of United States cultural influences in some European countries
C.)The movements to reform countries' political systems by expanding the franchise