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Revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean — Unit test Answers

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Read the quote by Maximilien de Robespierre.Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.How does the quote best apply to the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre’s leadership?

A
People had a right to a speedy trial under the Committee of Public Safety.
B
Citizens who behaved had nothing to fear from the Committee of Public Safety.
C
The Committee of Public Safety meted out justice fairly and evenly.
D
The Committee of Public Safety forcefully eliminated all opposition.
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Why could the British restriction of trade be considered a violation of natural rights?

A
Restrictions interfered with individuals’ pursuit of economic self-interest.
B
Restrictions sacrificed trade that would have benefited the colonies for the Crown’s benefit.
C
Restrictions inhibited the natural right to property by denying colonists access to goods.
D
Restrictions denied colonists the right to conduct business with foreign powers.
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Amidst ongoing famine, rising discontent, and increased taxes Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General leading up to the French Revolution. This was the first time this call had been issued in one hundred fifty years. Why did the king call this meeting?

A
to move France toward a constitutional monarchy
B
to create a plan of action to stop the famine
C
to give the people a voice
D
to attempt economic and monetary crisis reform
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Jewish and Christian teachings helped contribute to the spread and development of

A
universal education.
B
polytheism.
C
democratic ideals.
D
capitalism.
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Which statements about Pericles’s General Assembly are correct? Select three options.It was led by randomly selected males.It consisted of all Athenian citizens.It was led by elected officials.It prepared laws for citizens.It voted directly on laws.

A
It was led by randomly selected males.
B
It consisted of all Athenian citizens.
C
It was led by elected officials.
D
It prepared laws for citizens.
E
It voted directly on laws.
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Ideas and principles about what is right and good are known as .

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Read the passage from the New Testament of the Bible.Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.How does the idea found in this passage connect to Greco-Roman ideas?

A
It encourages people to pass judgment on others.
B
It encourages people to make excuses for bad behavior.
C
It emphasizes that everyone is equal under the law.
D
It supports the idea that people should use reason when passing judgment.
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Which describes the Junker class?

A
liberals who were opposed to King Wilhelm I
B
revolutionaries who called for German unification
C
conservatives who supported King Wilhelm I
D
political parties under the Second Reich
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Read the excerpt from an 1852 speech by Italian statesman Giuseppe Mazzini on Lombardy, a region of Italy that was ruled by Austria at the time.[Lombardy] struggled, they still struggle . . . for country and liberty; . . . They speak the same language, they bear about them the impress of consanguinity [common ancestors], they kneel beside the same tombs, they glory in the same tradition; and they demand to associate freely, without obstacles, without foreign domination –Giuseppe Mazzini, On Nationality, 1852

A
Lombardy had some of the common bonds required of an independent nation-state, but not enough.
B
Lombardy should not struggle for independence because it had strong bonds with Austria.
C
Lombardy should be an independent nation-state because it had a strong national identity.
D
Lombardy should not be kept from enjoying personal independence because of Austria’s actions.
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French soldiers brought home ideas about government and rights from the American Revolution, including news of the Declaration of Independence. One of the ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence is equality for all. Englishman Thomas Hobbes and which other Enlightenment thinker proposed this idea?

A
Rosseau
B
Montesquieu
C
Locke
D
Voltaire
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What did the guillotine symbolize?

A
the execution of the wealthy
B
the Reign of Terror
C
the National Convention
D
the power of radicals
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The English Bill of Rights laid the foundation for

A
the Glorious Revolution.
B
the American Revolution.
C
a representative republic.
D
a constitutional monarchy.
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In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson affirmed

A
the natural rights of all people.
B
the separation of church and state.
C
the end of all relations with Britain.
D
the new system of government.
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A small group of centrists tried to get the Jacobins and the Conservatives to compromise on what main idea?

A
a republic versus a constitutional monarchy
B
a monarchy versus a constitutional monarchy
C
a democratic republic versus a monarchy
D
a church leader versus a monarchy
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most likely

P
Patriots wanted to give protection to revolutionaries.
R
Revolutionaries wanted to be viewed as patriots.
P
Patriots were plotting to overthrow their government.
R
Revolutionaries were trying to hide their true intentions.
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What was the overall purpose of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

A
to create a government responsive to the people
B
to eliminate the monarchy and aristocracy
C
to guarantee a good life to all citizens
D
to eliminate the excessive power of clergy
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Toussaint L’Ouverture issued a constitution to ensure that

H
Haiti would never rejoin the French republic.
H
Haiti would rejoin the French republic.
o
officials would be elected.
s
slavery would be abolished.
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How was the outcome of the French Revolution most like that of the American Revolution?

A
It weakened the power of the church over government.
B
It upheld natural rights when it drafted the Declaration of Independence.
C
It created a new constitution that protected peoples’ rights.
D
It attempted to eliminate the power of the king to control citizens’ religion.
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After taking power, one action that Napoleon refused to take was to

A
establish the Bank of France.
B
dismiss corrupt officials.
C
improve tax collection.
D
give women the right to vote.
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Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Voltaire?

A
People are naturally reasonable.
B
People are naturally selfish and violent.
C
Governments create unequal societies.
D
Government should be separate from religion.

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