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Example Question #41 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution 1900 To Present
The Duma was created in reaction to __________.
Bloody Sunday and the rise of soviets
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
the catastrophic losses sustained by Russia during World War One
the death of Joseph Stalin
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.
Example Question #42 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution 1900 To Present
Along with the Indian National Congress, which group campaigned for Indian independence in the first half of the twentieth century?
Congress of Pakistan
Congress of Bangladesh
Muslim National Congress
Hindu League
Muslim League
Muslim League
The Indian National Congress was founded in the late nineteenth century and soon grew to be the largest and most influential organization campaigning for Indian independence. The Muslim League was founded in 1906 and worked alongside the Indian National Congress in pursuit of independence. The stated goal of the Muslim League was to ensure the political and social rights of Muslims during the transition from British rule.
Example Question #134 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
Which of these best describes the changes made in Iran after the Iranian Revolution?
The country enacted a policy of rapid industrialization at the expense of agricultural production, which led to a widespread famine
The country abandoned its modernization movement and instituted a government based on strict adherence to Islamic law
The country withdrew from the international arena and stopped trading with most of the rest of the world
The country dramatically improved agricultural production at the expense of industrial production, which led to economic stagnation
The country enacted a rapid modernization and westernization movement and improved access to higher education for women and poor people
The country abandoned its modernization movement and instituted a government based on strict adherence to Islamic law
Prior to the Iranian Revolution, Iran was a country in the midst of a decades long modernization movement. However, the Iranian Revolution ushered Ayatollah Khomeini into power and he instituted a government based on strict adherence to Islamic law.
Example Question #43 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution 1900 To Present
Immediately following Indian independence the country was split into ______________.
India, Nepal, and Pakistan
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
India and Nepal
India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan
Indian independence was achieved in 1947 and immediately after the country was divided into a Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan - a division that is named the Great Partition. It was a period of great instability and devastating sectarian violence as many millions of people migrated thousands of miles. Bangladesh became an independent country in 1971. It had originally been a part of Pakistan, known as East Pakistan.
Example Question #133 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
The Great Leap Forward intended to __________.
remove all traces of foreign influence from Chinese territory
ally China with the other newly formed communist nations in Asia
improve Chinese industrial and agricultural production
remove all traces of China’s cultural legacy and re-educate the population
improve the Chinese military and adopt western military practices
improve Chinese industrial and agricultural production
The Great Leap Forward was an economic policy of the Communist Party of China under Mao. Its primary goals were to transform China from a largely agrarian society to a modern socialist state through immediate industrialization and the collectivization of resources. Many modern historians believe that the Great Leap Forward led to widespread famine and the death of tens of millions of people in China.
Example Question #134 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 __________.
was brutally crushed by the United States government
ushered a theocratic regime into power in Cuba
was brutally crushed by the communist government of Fidel Castro
led to the end of Castro’s communist regime in Cuba
ushered a communist regime into power in Cuba
ushered a communist regime into power in Cuba
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 ushered a communist regime, led by Fidel Castro, into power in Cuba. This negatively impacted Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union because it meant the existence of a militarized communist state less than one hundred miles off of the American mainland.
Example Question #135 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
During his rule Reza Shah (1925-1941) implemented all of the following policies in Iran, except for _________________.
the introduction of modern education
the abolition of the capitulations that allowed Europeans living in Iran access to their own consular courts
the imposition of Islam on all groups in the population
the abolition of the mandatory wearing of the veil for women
the imposition of European dress on the population
the imposition of Islam on all groups in the population
Reza Shah pursued a policy of secularization rather than one of imposing religion on the population.
Example Question #1265 : Ap World History
Which of these best describes the “Intifada”?
A violent uprising of Jews living under British rule in the Palestinian Mandate
An alliance of several Middle Eastern countries against the existence of the Israeli state
The rise of the Taliban and fundamentalist Islam to fill the power vacuum in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion
A violent uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation
None of these answers accurately describes the “Intifada”
A violent uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation
The term “intifada” refers to a series of violent uprisings of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. The first “intifada” is also the most famous one, it took place from 1987 to 1993. Relations between Israel and Palestine have oscillated in intensity over the years, but have always been contentious and intermittently violent ever since the creation of Israel in the wake of the Second World War.
Example Question #136 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution
Muammar al-Gaddafi gained power in which country as the result of a coup d’etat?
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Lebanon
Tunisia
Libya
Muammar al-Gaddafi came to power in a coup d’etat in 1969 and ruled Libya until he was deposed in the Libyan Civil War of 2011. During Gaddafi’s reign Libya embraced a sort of proto-socialism.
Example Question #44 : Political Protest, Reforms, And Revolution 1900 To Present
Which leader came to power in following the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Zao Enlai
Lin Biao
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, widely considered the founding father of modern Communist China, came to power June 19, 1945 and was the first chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He came to official power after defeating the Kuomintang in the Chinese civil war and forcing Chiang Kai-Shek onto the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
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