Key Concepts of Enlightenment and Beyond

What is the main idea behind empiricism?

• Knowledge is innate and does not require experience.

• Knowledge originates in experience and relies on observation and experimentation.

• Knowledge is a result of divine revelation.

• Knowledge is purely theoretical and does not require practical application.

Which philosopher is known for advocating the separation of government powers?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

What was the main cause of the Opium War between Britain and China?

• Dispute over territorial boundaries

• Britain's opium trade in China

• Religious differences

• China's refusal to trade with Britain

What is the primary focus of Zionism?

• Promoting global peace and unity

• Establishing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine

• Advocating for gender equality

• Supporting the separation of church and state

Which document is known for opposing European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere?

• Treaty of Nanjing

• Monroe Doctrine

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• White Australia Policy

What was the main goal of the Boxer Rebellion in China?

• To establish a democratic government

• To drive all foreigners from China

• To promote industrialization

• To support the Qing Dynasty

Which policy was introduced by the Dutch to force farmers to grow cash crops or perform unpaid work?

• Apartheid

• Culture systems

• Pan-Africanism

• Social Darwinism

What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• To promote Chinese immigration to the United States

• To ban the immigration of all Chinese

• To encourage cultural exchange between China and the US

• To establish trade relations with China

Who wrote "The Wealth of Nations"?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Adam Smith

What is the belief system that suggests only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle?

• Deism

• Social Darwinism

• Feminism

• Imperialism