SO245 Lessons 6 & 7 Exam

Question 1 (2.5 points)

In the actuality of war, the means of diplomacy-trade, commerce, and civil discourse-are suspended. Therefore, it can be said that

Question 1 options:

a)	war is an extension of politics by other means.

b)	radical discontinuity exists between peace and war.

c)	an inevitable alternation occurs between war and peace.

d)	diplomacy is an ineffective way to forestall inevitable armed conflict.

Question 2 (2.5 points)

During the Battle of _______ in the Pacific, kamikaze attacks produced very high American casualty rates.

Question 2 options:

Iwo Jima

Okinawa

Midway

d)	Guadalcanal

Question 3 (2.5 points)

The largest imperial state in ancient history in geographic terms was established under

Question 3 options:

a)	Genghis Khan.

b)	Julius Caesar.

c)	Alexander the Great.

d)	Winston Churchill.

Question 4 (2.5 points)

During the American Civil War, which technological advance was directly linked to logistics?

Question 4 options:

a)	The invention of the Spencer repeating rifle

b)	The utilization of mass production

c)	The creation of the factory system

d)	The use of railroads for moving troops and supplies

Question 5 (2.5 points)

The von Schlieffen plan was aborted by the

Question 5 options:

a)	resistance of the Belgians.

b)	First Battle of the Somme.

c)	use of mustard and chlorine gas.

d)	first Battle of the Marne.

Question 6 (2.5 points)

Civilian mortality during wars was about 15 percent of all casualties during World War I. That rate climbed to 65 percent in World War II. Today, the civilian casualty rate in armed conflict is around _______ percent.

Question 6 options:

Question 7 (2.5 points)

At the beginning of World War II, the Western Allies' initial military operations took place in

Question 7 options:

a)	North Africa.

Sicily.

c)	the Middle East.

d)	southern Italy.

Question 8 (2.5 points)

A day after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, _______ ordered mobilization against Austria-Hungary.

Question 8 options:

Britain

Russia

Italy

France

Question 9 (2.5 points)

Which statement is true concerning the Armenian genocide?

Question 9 options:

a)	Armenians are an ancient Muslim people.

b)	Most Armenians were deported from Turkish territory.

c)	Turkey acknowledges that a genocide occurred.

d)	The massacre ended after 1945.

Question 10 (2.5 points)

Partisans use strike and retreat, harassment, and sabotage tactics. Partisans can be said to engage in _______ warfare.

Question 10 options:

a)	disorganized

b)	revolutionary

civil

d)	asymmetric

Question 11 (2.5 points)

Who proposed that "man is wolf to man"?

Question 11 options:

a)	Winston Churchill

b)	Robert Lewis Stevenson

c)	Sigmund Freud

Aristotle

Question 12 (2.5 points)

According to the course, which statement is true regarding the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?

Question 12 options:

a)	The Aztecs forced weaker states to pay them tribute.

b)	The Aztecs believed the Spaniards were demons.

c)	The Aztecs were illiterate and couldn't read Spanish treaty provisions.

d)	The Aztecs rallied numerous tribes in an effort to defeat the Spaniards.

Question 13 (2.5 points)

Which two countries were world powers at the end of World War II?

Question 13 options:

a)	Japan and United States

b)	Germany and Great Britain

c)	Soviet Union and France

d)	United States and Soviet Union

Question 14 (2.5 points)

The French wars of religion amounted to a civil war that ended in

Question 14 options:

a)	a conclusive victory for the Roman Catholic Church.

b)	a protracted and inconclusive stalemate between Catholics and Huguenots.

c)	an indisputable victory for the Protestant Huguenots.

d)	the expulsion of all French Protestants from France.

Question 15 (2.5 points)

During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, covert military aid was provided to the militant mujahidin by the West. As a result, Soviet forces were driven out of that country. This is an example of a(n) _______ war.

Question 15 options:

limited

proxy

guerilla

d)	asymmetric

Question 16 (2.5 points)

The country that sustained the largest number of fatalities during World War II was

Question 16 options:

a)	Great Britain.

France.

Germany.

d)	the Soviet Union.

Question 17 (2.5 points)

Following World War I, which country refused to sign the Treaty of
Versailles?

Question 17 options:

a)	United States

France

Russia

Italy

Question 18 (2.5 points)

Napoleon set the stage for modern warfare by mastering all of the following, except

Question 18 options:

a)	using cavalry as shock troops.

b)	engaging in rapid mobility.

c)	assembling the first volunteer army.

d)	employing mass firepower.

Question 19 (2.5 points)

According to _______, "Armed conflict kills and maims more children than soldiers."

Question 19 options:

a)	Graça Machel

b)	S.L.A. Marshall

c)	Franklin Roosevelt

d)	Lt. Col. Grossman

Question 20 (2.5 points)

During the first day of the Battle of the Somme, about 60,000 British troops were killed by

Question 20 options:

a)	massed artillery.

b)	mustard gas.

c)	machine guns.

d)	German infantry lines.

Question 21 (2.5 points)

Since 1931, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are referred to as _______ of the British Commonwealth.

Question 21 options:

provinces

colonies

markets

dominions

Question 22 (2.5 points)

Which statement is false regarding Portuguese and Spanish colonialism?

Question 22 options:

a)	The English word "chocolate" came from the Aztec word chocolatl.

b)	Portugal colonized Brazil.

c)	The potato was native to Colombia.

d)	Silver and gold from New Spain funded colonial activities.

Question 23 (2.5 points)

At its height, the British Empire occupied about _______ of Earth's land areas.

Question 23 options:

one-fifth

one-third

c)	one-eighth

d)	one-fourth

Question 24 (2.5 points)

Due to factors such as social class, race, and ethnicity, poverty is

Question 24 options:

a)	confined to peripheral countries.

b)	higher in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries.

c)	directly linked to immigration.

d)	found in virtually every country in the world.

Question 25 (2.5 points)

According to Wallerstein, the _______ was the first global hegemon.

Question 25 options:

a)	British Empire

b)	United States

c)	Dutch Republic

d)	Spanish Empire

Question 26 (2.5 points)

Following NATO invasions beginning in 2001, several multinational oil companies have made agreements with _______, enabling them to control and profit from a country with the world's second proven oil reserves.

Question 26 options:

Iraq

Syria

Iran

d)	Saudi Arabia

Question 27 (2.5 points)

In 1957, the first sub-Saharan British colony to declare independence was Ghana, formerly known as

Question 27 options:

Mali.

Tunisia.

Niger.

d)	the Gold Coast.

Question 28 (2.5 points)

Today, all of these countries are considered post-industrial states, except

Question 28 options:

a)	United States.

b)	European Union.

Brazil.

Japan.

Question 29 (2.5 points)

Under British rule in India, British-trained native troops were called

Question 29 options:

lions.

Bengals.

tigers.

sepoys.

Question 30 (2.5 points)

Which statement is true of the Rwanda genocide?

Question 30 options:

a)	Three-quarters of the Hutu people were slaughtered.

b)	Approximately 300,000 men, women, and children were killed.

c)	Three-quarters of the Tutsi people were slaughtered.

d)	The genocide was initiated by the Tutsi.

Question 31 (2.5 points)

As a result of the economic depression in Europe, colonial powers in the nineteenth century used their colonies as "dumping grounds." An earlier eighteenth precedent for this occurred when thousands of _______ were shipped to _______.

Question 31 options:

a)	Dutch peasants; New Amsterdam

b)	Scottish miners; New Zealand

c)	unemployed factory workers; the United States

d)	British convicts; Australia

Question 32 (2.5 points)

According to Wallerstein, all of these countries are considered core states, except

Question 32 options:

Canada.

China.

Japan.

d)	New Zealand.

Question 33 (2.5 points)

According to Wallerstein, because Russia's economy was almost entirely domestic in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it should be counted among the _______ nations.

Question 33 options:

external

core

c)	peripheral

d)	semi-peripheral

Question 34 (2.5 points)

Colonies established by the Dutch East India Company in Indonesia were aimed at monopolizing the _______ trade.

Question 34 options:

rubber

spice

ivory

mahogany

Question 35 (2.5 points)

Who was King Leopold's "man in Africa"?

Question 35 options:

a)	Joseph Conrad

b)	David Livingston

c)	Albert Camus

d)	Henry Morton Stanley

Question 36 (2.5 points)

Between 1600 and 1765, the British East India Company established _______ at Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras.

Question 36 options:

a)	presidencies

companies

provinces

d)	commonwealths

Question 37 (2.5 points)

Today, Canada's RCMP is an entirely independent agency and the rough equivalent of America's

Question 37 options:

DEA.

CIA.

FBI.

ATF.

Question 38 (2.5 points)

Which statement is false regarding peripheral countries or regions?

Question 38 options:

a)	They're dependent on core countries for capital.

b)	Most impoverished countries are in Africa.

c)	Peripheral states are in a downward spiral to the bottom.

d)	Peripheral states become rich by exploiting their natural resources.

Question 39 (2.5 points)

Which Western nations claimed the greatest square mileage in colonial Africa?

Question 39 options:

a)	Great Britain, France, Belgium

b)	Great Britain, Portugal, United States

c)	The Netherlands, Spain, Belgium

d)	France, Spain, the Netherlands

Question 40 (2.5 points)

In the New World, the era of Western colonialism was initiated by

Question 40 options:

a)	Portugal and the Netherlands.

b)	Spain and Portugal.

c)	Holland and Spain.

d)	France and England.

Field of study:

Social Science

Date Due:

Saturday, June 13, 2020

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SO245 Lessons 6 & 7 Exam

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