CP World Final Exam

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The ideals of the Enlightenment were rooted in

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ancient Greek ideas about government.

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Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed the idea of a _____ between people and their rulers.

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social contract

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A revolution led to the founding of _____, the first black republic in modern history.

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Haiti

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How did Napoleon Bonaparte contribute to revolutions in Latin America?

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By invading Spain, he weakened Spanish control over its colonies.

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The policy in which a state takes political and economic control of areas beyond its borders is called

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imperialism.

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Which statement helps explain why industrialization encouraged imperialism?

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Growing industries needed larger markets for their manufactured goods.

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Which statement best describes the relationship between imperialist powers?

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Countries competed with each other for land and resources.

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What prompted the British Parliament to take direct control over India from the British East India Company?

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Indian soldiers rebelled against the British.

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Why did European powers compete intensely for China?

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To sell goods to the huge Chinese population.

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The U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898 led the United States to

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become an imperial power with territory in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea.