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(B) The annual flooding of the Nile River
was an important factor in the develop-
ment of ancient Egyptian civilization.
(C) Vladimir Lenin suffered the first of a se-
ries of strokes in 1922 and died in 1924.
(D) Belgium gained its independence as a re-
sult of a revolution in 1830.
(E) Ancient Greece contributed more to the
development of Western civilization than
did ancient Rome.
55. Mercantilism advocated which of the following?
I.
The value of a nation’s exports
should exceed the value of its imports
II. A nation should export large
quantities of precious metals
III. A nation should impose tariffs on
imported goods
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
56. In the early twentieth century, all of the fol-
lowing had possessions in Africa EXCEPT
(A) Belgium
(B) France
(C) Portugal
(D) Germany
(E) Russia
57. All of the following are characteristics of
Gothic architecture EXCEPT
(A) pointed arches
(B) tall spires
(C) gargoyles
(D) many stained glass windows
(E) thick, heavy walls
58. The Quadruple Alliance included all of the
following EXCEPT
(A) Austria
(B) Prussia
(C) Spain
(D) Russia
(E) Britain
59. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s
Burden” was primarily
(A) an apology for imperialism
(B) a condemnation of racism
(C) a justification for isolationism
(D) a warning against interventionism
(E) a cry against the rising tide of nationalism
60. The occasion has been judged proper for as-
serting that the American continents, by the
free and independent condition which they
have assumed and maintained, are henceforth
not to be considered as subjects for future colo-
nization by any European powers.
The statement above articulated what became
known as