history test 3

In 1798, a European doctor publishes findings that using material from cowpox can protect people from smallpox. Many people begin to adopt this method because it is safer. Why was this method considered safer than earlier inoculation techniques?

It used a less dangerous virus that still triggered immunity

Henry is skeptical about abolishing the slave trade because he thinks it could hurt Britain's economy during wartime with Napoleon. His friend James argues that abolition could actually help Britain. Which argument best reflects how Wilberforce persuaded people like Henry?

Ending the slave trade would weaken rival economies tied to slavery, including those connected to Napoleon

Ethan is comparing the economies of the North and South in the early 1800s. He notices that Northern states rapidly expanded manufacturing, while the South continued to rely heavily on agriculture and began selling enslaved people further south. Which of the following best explains this difference?

The North lacked a profitable cash crop, so it shifted toward manufacturing, while the South remained tied to plantation agriculture and expanded slavery through the domestic slave trade

Ethan is reading the Declaration of Independence in class and says, "If the founders believed all men are created equal, then they should have immediately ended slavery." His friend Caleb disagrees and says the situation was more complicated at the time. Which of the following best supports Caleb's argument?

The founders were trying to preserve a fragile new nation that could have collapsed if slavery was immediately addressed

Betty is trying to get away from the rough conditions in India and decides to sign a contract to work overseas for five years. Recruiters describe the opportunity as a path to a better life, but once she arrives, conditions are far more difficult than expected. How would supporters and critics of indentured servitude likely interpret Betty's situation?

Supporters would emphasize the voluntary contract and opportunity, while critics would point to deception and harsh working conditions

Danny doesn't understand why the Kansas-Nebraska Act was such a big deal. He says, "Popular sovereignty sounds like the best way to decide. It gives power to the people... isn't that what our country was founded on?" Why did this idea sound good in theory but lead to major problems in practice?

While it seemed fair to let settlers vote, in reality it led to outside interference, voter fraud, and violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups trying to control the outcome

Cultural nationalism in Germany was reinforced through:

Literature, music, and art

Zane's wife has been on Zane's case about not being tough enough. So what if he doesn't plow the field anymore or shoe horses... why would he when he can just take a train? But, he doesn't like the constant nagging so he decides that he's going to show her that he is "manly" and signs up for a mission trip. Where is he going and what is he exhibiting?

Africa and Muscular Christianity

Social Darwinism was often used to justify:

Imperial expansion

Austria-Hungary's instability was largely due to:

Ethnic diversity

Meet Dave... Dave has just expanded his empire into India. He decides that rather than maintain a huge and expensive military presence there, he's going to intentionally emphasize differences between ethnic groups to prevent rebellion. What policy is he pursuing?

Divide and rule

You are a German student chillin in class in 1800s Munich and the teacher makes you read this story about this girl who is mistreated gets help from some birds. The new foreign exchange student raises her hand and says, "Actually, its mice that help her... that's the way the story goes back home." It is at that moment that you and your buddies realize that you instantly don't like her. What has been shown in this interaction?

Nationalism is growing

Otto von Bismarck's use of nationalism can best be described as:

A political tool to unify Germany

The Yamato race theory in Japan was used to:

Justify imperial expansion

The Congress of Vienna (1815) was primarily an attempt to:

Restore balance and stability after Napoleon

Prussian nationalism developed largely in response to:

Foreign domination under Napoleon

Which of the following was an underlying cause of the Chinese Revolution?

widespread poverty

Which of the following was NOT an action undertaken by the British Crown and the East India Company that led to discontent among the Indian elite?

They mandated that all Indians must convert to Catholicism.

Which of the following are the three main ways that Porfirio Díaz maintained control in Mexico from 1876 to 1910?

military support, rigged elections, and intimidation of political enemies

The doctrine of lapse meant that

any Indian principality without a male heir would be ruled by Britain after its ruler died.

Where did the Ghost Dance movement originate?

among the Paiute in northern Nevada

Who were the sepoys?

the Indian soldiers serving in the army of the British East India Company

Which of the following was a way the Catholic Church was curtailed by the Mexican Constitution after the Revolution?

Schools were run by the state rather than the Church.

What was the underlying cause of the First Opium War between China and Great Britain?

China had been trying to restrict imports of opium by the British.

What action of the East India Company (EIC) sparked the Indian Rebellion in 1857?

The EIC hanged soldiers who refused to obey military orders that threatened religious ideals.

Which of the following is true of how European leaders viewed their Pacific island colonies?

The islands were of military and economic benefit as coaling stations.