What did Italians call Ellis Island?
the Island of Hope
the Island of Tears
the Island of Fears
the Island of Freedom
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Where did German immigrants to the United States tend to settle?
in cities along the East Coast
in the desert Southwest
in the valleys of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers
in Rio de Janeiro
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In the port cities of the United States, some migrants experienced riots and violence against them. What was the issue and why?
Some ethnic groups just don't get along.
Protestants and Jewish people fought each other for dominance over land.
Irish Catholics and Protestants fought and rioted due to unsettled differences in the mother land between the religions.
Southern Europeans were not hospitable to newcomers.
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4
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Who became empress of India following the Sepoy Rebellion?
Ci Xi
Olympe de Gouges
Mary Wollstonecraft
Queen Victoria
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4
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Choose all that apply.
Where did the French establish colonies in Asia?
Burma
Vietnam
Indonesia
Cambodia
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Who worked to modernize Thailand?
Meiji
Sun Yat-sen
Cecil Rhodes
Chulalongkorn
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4
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What treaty was signed in 1895, ending the war between China and Japan?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Shimonoseki
Treaty of Nanking
Treaty of Verdun
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During what rebellion did members of a Chinese secret society called the "Righteous and Harmonious Fists" begin attacking foreigners?
Taiping Rebellion
Decembrist Revolt
Peoples' Spring
Boxer Rebellion
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The 1911 Chinese Revolution overthrew the dynasty.
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qing
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The Meiji Restoration in Japan marked the overthrow of the .
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shogun
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Who was Simón BolÃvar?
a Spanish colonial general who fought Napoleon's invading armies
an Argentinian freedom fighter who led his country to overthrow Spanish rule
a Spanish American revolutionary dubbed "The Liberator"
a Spanish American general who sought to emulate Napoleon's rise to power
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Choose all that apply.
During the Meiji Restoration, how did Japan react to Western ways of life?
They sent people to Europe and the United States to study ways of life and government.
Their constitution and cabinet system were modeled after those in Germany.
They rejected western development of businesses.
They opened public schools.
They created banking, telegraph, and postal systems.
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What was Simón BolÃvar fighting for?
to become emperor of South America, modeled after Napoleon
to gain independence for Venezuela and other South American countries
to overthrow the crumbling Venezuelan dictatorship
to vindicate the death of his young wife at the hands of the Spanish colonialists
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In Meiji Japan, who was subject to military service?
land owners
all men
the samurai
the daimyo
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2
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Who led a resistance movement against the French in West Africa?
Samori Ture
Muhammad Ahmad
Cetshwayo
Menelek
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3
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Choose all that apply.
The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence relied heavily upon what other documents?
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Declaration of Sentiments
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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4
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What African leader opened Ethiopia to Western thought and practices?
Samori Ture
Muhammad Ahmad
Cetshwayo
Menelek
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4
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Choose all that apply.
Which of the following are similarities between the U.S.Constitution and the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence?
They both have a clear separation of church and state.
They both have clear divisions, limits, and functions of the legislative branch.
They both have a system of checks and balances.
They both have limitless powers appointed to the executive branch.
They both guarantee equality to all people.
They both include a right to refuse to testify against oneself.
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During the Berlin Conference, who was granted control of the Congo Free State?
Otto von Bismarck
Cecil Rhodes
Leopold II
Muhammad Ahmad
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How did Otto von Bismarck influence the Meiji Restoration?
Bismarck developed a social structure that were incorporated by the Meiji
The Meiji embraced his political views as models
The Meiji Constitution was based largely on the system von Bismarck developed for Germany.
The economic system von Bismarck installed was the model for the Meiji.
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