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1. Nineteenth century liberalism included the idea of all of the following except
a. property qualifications for voting.
b. women's suffrage.
c. a government of limited powers.
d. protection of basic civil rights.
e. a constitutional state or government.
2. The so-called "scramble" for Africa occurred
a. between 1815 and 1850.
b. during the French Revolution.
c. between the 1880s and 1900.
d. in the 1500s.
e. in the 1600s.
3. Woodrow Wilson's peace goals included all of the following except
a. punishment of Germany for starting the war.
b. open covenants of peace instead of secret diplomacy.
c. reduction of national armaments.
d. self-determination.
e. a general association of nation to guarantee territorial integrity.
4. The Suez Canal is in what nation?
a. Panama.
b. Italy.
c. Germany.
d. Egypt.
e. Great Britain.
5. Economically, colonies were important in
a. providing markets for manufacturing items produced in the mother
country.
b. producing manufactured goods to be sold in the mother country.
c. providing soldiers for the colonial armies.
d. purchasing raw materials from the mother country.
e. investing financial resources in the mother country.
2.
Answer: c) between the 1880s and 1900.
Scramble for africa is also known as the "partition of Africa" or "the conquest of Africa". It was the period of invasion and colonisation of African regions by the European powers during the era of new imperialism spanning from 1880 to 1914.
Whereas the French revolution lasted for 10 years from 1789 to 1799.
3.
Answer: a) punishment of Germany for starting the war.
Woodrow Wilson gave 14 peace goals to end the First World War. It included open covenants of peace instead of secret diplomacy, reduction of national armaments,self-determination,a general association of nation to guarantee territorial integrity, freeing all French territories but didn't include the punishment of germans for starting war.
4.
Answer: d) Egypt
Suez canal is an artificial canal built by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869. The canal connects Mediterranean sea to the red sea through Isthmus of Suez.