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Example Question #531 : Political History
The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan _______________.
took control of the country following the downfall of the Taliban
gained power with the support of Pakistan
gained power with the support of the United States
took control of the country following the removal of British forces after World War Two
gained power with the support of the Soviet Union
gained power with the support of the Soviet Union
The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan was the primary socialist party in Afghanistan from 1965 until the early 1990s. It gained power with support of the Soviet Union and ruled over the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1978 to 1987.
Example Question #532 : Political History
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Mexican Revolution?
Suppression of political opposition
The slow pace of industrialization
Discontent of farmers with agricultural policies
Peasant support for Zapata and Villa
Failure to find a solution to the problem of presidential succession
The slow pace of industrialization
Porfirio Diaz was president of Mexico from 1876-1911. He was extremely successful at industrializing Mexico, developing infrastructure, and attracting foreign investment. However, opposition was violently suppressed. By the election of 1910, he was old enough that the problem of presidential succession came to the fore. Diaz had controlled the previous seven elections (which he had won), but in 1910 Fransisco Madero challenged him and campaigned vigorously against him. To ensure that Madero lost, Diaz had him arrested just before the election. When the news of the fixed election emerged, a group of Madero supporters took up arms against him. Madero proved quite inept, and armed groups, including those led by Zapata and Villa, emerged.
Example Question #533 : Political History
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Mexican Revolution?
Increased foreign investment
Universal suffrage
A new constitution
Nationalization of industry
Improved education
Increased foreign investment
In 1917, Mexico adopted a new constitution that reformed prior issues of inequitable land distribution and increased rights of workers and women, including universal suffrage. However, the increased nationalist sentiment meant that the government took control of industries that had been built under the Diaz regime and discouraged foreign investment.
Example Question #534 : Political History
Which of the following accurately describes the reign of Reza Khan in Iran?
Modernization and westernization
Militarism and industrialization
Nationalism and militarism
Expansion and industrialization
Modernization and Islamization
Modernization and westernization
In 1923, Reza Shah was selected as the Prime Minister of Iran by the National Assembly, becoming the first democratically elected monarch in the country’s history. He established a constitutional monarchy that lasted until the Revolution of 1979. He established a secular state and instituted many reforms to bring Iran in line with the western world, including infrastructure building, modern education, industrialization, public health, and loosening restrictions on women.
Example Question #127 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
A revolution in which country in 1979 overthrew the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi?
Palestine
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Iraq
Iran
The Iranian Revolution occurred in 1979. The regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was overthrown and replaced by an Islamic regime led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Example Question #535 : Political History
The Iranian Revolution brought which leader to power?
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ali Hosseini Khamenei
Mohammad Mosaddegh
Ruhollah Khomeini
In 1979 the Iranian Revolution overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and Ruhollah Khomeini came into power. He ruled Iran as the Supreme Leader until his death in 1989 when Ali Khamenei took the position.
Example Question #536 : Political History
Which of these is not an example of the policies made in Iran and Turkey in an attempt to modernize after World War I?
Creating state-run schools
Reinforcing laws based on the writings of Mohammed
Encouraging industrial expansion
Replacing Islamic law with Secular law
Requiring Western dress
Replacing Islamic law with Secular law
After the First World War President Ataturk of Turkey and the Shah of Iran laid out aggressive policies for the modernization of their two nations. These policies moved away from the religiously governed law codes, and enforced western culture, business, and legal practices.
Example Question #537 : Political History
The starting goal of the May Fourth movement was ____________________.
the creation of a liberal democracy in China along Western lines
the renewal of the Qing dynasty
the subjugation of Japan and Korea to China
the removal of all Western cultural influences from China
communist insurrection
the creation of a liberal democracy in China along Western lines
The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist political movement that began in China in the late 1910s. By that time, the Qing dynasty had fallen and China was a fragment nation dominated by foreign Western powers. As a result, young intellectual and nationalists in China advocated reform, attacking traditional Confucian ideals and advocating adoption of Western science and democracy.
Example Question #131 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
Which of these best describes the motivation of those who rebelled during the Boxer Rebellion?
They wanted to adopt British cultural traditions and purchase British goods
They wanted to improve living conditions for the urban poor
They wanted to modernize the Chinese military and economy
They wanted to invade Korea and Vietnam
They wanted to rid China of foreign and Christian influence
They wanted to rid China of foreign and Christian influence
The Boxer Rebellion began in China in 1899. Unlike the earlier Taiping Rebellion, the goal of the Boxer Rebellion was to rid China of foreign influence, particularly the influence of Christianity. The rebels were eventually defeated by the combined efforts of the Chinese government and the overwhelming military force of the European powers.
Example Question #132 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
The Duma was created in reaction to __________.
the catastrophic losses sustained by Russia during World War One
Bloody Sunday and the rise of soviets
the death of Joseph Stalin
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
the fall of the Romanovs and the Tsarist regime
Bloody Sunday and the rise of soviets
The Duma was created in Russia in 1906 in response to Bloody Sunday, the Russian Revolution and the rise of the soviets. The Duma was, for a time, the Russian legislative body. It was overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then reinstated as the lower legislative body of the Russian Federation in 1993, following the fall of the Soviet Union.
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