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Example Question #1 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
To which of these Islamic religions or ethnic groups did Saddam Hussein belong?
Shia
Sunni
Wahhabi
Kurd
Salafist
Sunni
Saddam Hussein was a Sunni Muslim in a country (Iraq) where the population distribution of Shia and Sunni Muslims is roughly even. Sectarian differences between Sunni and Shia have been the cause of much conflict in the Middle East for hundreds of years and are especially relevant today.
Example Question #1 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
Nationalism, as represented in nineteenth century Europe, is best described as the belief ____________________.
that all people of the globe should be united under one form of government
in the superiority of people from Northern Europe over ethnicities and races
that citizens of a nation are best ruled by a monarch of their own choosing
that all people linked by culture, religion, or language should make up one political state
in the power of democracy to create the fairest and most just form of government
that all people linked by culture, religion, or language should make up one political state
After the Napoleonic Wars at the start of the nineteenth century, many states were redrawn and reorganized. Additionally, the romantic and revolutionary movements of Europe in the early nineteenth century highlighted the shared histories of certain peoples. The desire for shared cultural, language, and religious heritages to be united in one state would both create modern Italy and Germany, while also spelling the destruction of multi-ethnic and multi-lingual nations like the Austro-Hungarian Empire by the end of World War I in 1918.
Example Question #3 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
The Wannsee Conference is notable __________.
for first proposing the idea of the United Nations
for Nazi Germany’s betrayal of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
for the implementation of Hitler’s Final Solution
because of the declarations of war made by Italy and Germany against the United States
because the allied powers attempted to implement their policy of appeasement to prevent an outbreak of war
for the implementation of Hitler’s Final Solution
The Wannsee Conference took place near Berlin in 1942. It was a meeting of top Nazi officials to discuss the implementation of Hitler’s Final Solution. The Final Solution was Nazi Germany’s plan to eliminate the Jewish population of Nazi Europe during the Second World War. It culminated in the Holocaust and the execution of six million Jewish people living in Europe.
Example Question #2 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
F. W. De Klerk is notable for __________.
ending the government policy of apartheid in South Africa
educating Mohandas Gandhi on the benefits of nonviolent resistance
committing acts of terrorism in the name of ending segregation in South Africa
enacting the government policy of apartheid in South Africa
imprisoning Nelson Mandela
ending the government policy of apartheid in South Africa
F. W. De Klerk was President of South Africa during the early 1990s and along with Nelson Mandela is credited with ending the government policy of apartheid (legal racial segregation) in South Africa.
Example Question #3 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
Which of these empires perpetrated the Armenian Genocide?
Russian
Italian
French
Ottoman
British
Ottoman
The Armenian Genocide was perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in the waning years of its existence. It involved the wholesale murder and forced deportation of the Armenian people living in territory in the Ottoman Empire. It took place during World War I and is responsible for the existence of a substantial Armenian diaspora living around the world.
Example Question #5 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
Which of these best describes the relationship between the African National Congress and the system of apartheid in South Africa during the twentieth century?
The African National Congress offered tacit support for apartheid
The African National Congress stayed out of the internal affairs of states, yet occasionally criticized the mentality behind the system of apartheid
The African National Congress stayed out of the internal affairs of states and so offered no opinion on apartheid
The African National Congress abhorred apartheid and campaigned passionately for its termination
The African National Congress offered vocal support for apartheid
The African National Congress abhorred apartheid and campaigned passionately for its termination
The African National Congress is not a confederation of African states, rather it is a major political party in South Africa. The African National Congress is the party of Nelson Mandela and was the first party to be elected in the multi racial democratic elections of 1994, following the end of apartheid. The African National Congress abhorred apartheid and worked tirelessly and passionately for its end.
Example Question #6 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
The primary goal of apartheid was to _______________.
control the black population and prevent organized resistance
reduce educational and economic opportunities for the black population
control the immigrant population and prevent organized resistance
restrict the freedom of movement of the black population and prevent access to higher education institutions
eliminate terrorism and close the nation’s borders
control the black population and prevent organized resistance
The primary goal of apartheid in South Africa was to control the country’s black population, prevent organized resistance, and ensure the legal superiority of the country’s white population. It was a formal policy of the ruling party of South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s. It was not formally abolished until 1991 and not fully overturned until the elections of 1994, which ushered into power Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress.
Example Question #2 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
Almost one million
We cannot determine an estimate
Approximately six million
About ten million
Approximately six million
The Holocaust occurred between 1941–45 and refers to the mass killing of minorities under the Nazi regime. This systematic slaughter impacted approximately 11 million people.
Records estimate around 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators, though this number of deaths doesn't include those who were also targeted. This includes the disabled, homosexuals, and those deemed racially inferior such as the Slavs and Roma people.
Example Question #7 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
The Nuremberg Laws established __________.
the Nazi policy of genocide against the Jewish population of Europe
legal discrimination against Jewish people living in Nazi Germany
Hitler’s control over the German Reichstag
the Nazi policy of Lebensraum
Hitler’s control over the German police force
legal discrimination against Jewish people living in Nazi Germany
The Nuremberg Laws were introduced to German society in 1935. They codified the inferior legal status of Jewish people living in Nazi Germany by making it illegal for Germans and Jews to marry and to have extramarital affairs and by declaring that Jews were not citizens of Hitler’s Reich. The Nuremberg Laws may be understood as precursor to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Example Question #1 : Ethnic Identities 1900 To Present
Who was elected in South Africa in the first free democratic election after the end of apartheid?
Jacob Zuma
Thabo Mbeki
Nelson Mandela
F.W. De Klerk
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
The first multiracial democratic elections after the end of apartheid were held in South Africa in 1994. Nelson Mandela was elected President. The African National Congress, the party of Mandela, has ruled as the leading party in South African government ever since.
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