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9441
The 'Sharpeville Massacre' in 1960 was a turning point in the struggle against:
A. British rule in Kenya
B. French rule in Algeria
C. Apartheid in South Africa
D. Portuguese rule in Angola
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South African police fired on protesters demonstrating against pass laws, killing 69 people and leading to the banning of the ANC and PAC.
9442
The 'Quit India Movement' of 1942 demanded:
A. Higher wages for sepoys
B. Immediate end to British rule
C. Participation in WWII
D. Partition of Pakistan
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Launched by Gandhi during WWII, it was a mass protest demanding an orderly British withdrawal from India.
9443
The 'Partition of Bengal' in 1905 was a controversial administrative division by:
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Queen Victoria
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Viceroy Curzon partitioned Bengal to make it easier to govern (and to divide Hindu/Muslim unity), triggering massive nationalist protests.
9444
The 'Salt March' was a protest against British imperialism led by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Gandhi led the non-violent march in 1930 to protest the British monopoly on salt, a key event in the Indian independence movement.
9445
Which 19th-century theory applied the concept of 'survival of the fittest' to human societies to justify imperialism?
A. Socialism
B. Social Darwinism
C. Positivism
D. Utilitarianism
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Social Darwinism was used by imperialists to justify the conquest of 'weaker' races, arguing that European dominance was nature's way of improving the human species.
9446
The 'Luddites' were famous for:
A. Inventing new machines
B. Investing in factories
C. Destroying machinery
D. Writing labor laws
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The Luddites were 19th-century English textile workers who protested against newly developed labor-saving machinery by destroying it, fearing it would take their jobs.
9447
The Council of Trent (1545–1563) was a key part of the:
A. Protestant Reformation
B. Catholic Counter-Reformation
C. Italian Wars
D. Scientific Revolution
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The Council of Trent was the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic doctrine, corrected abuses, and reformed the church administration.
9448
What is the name of the Venetian painter known for his use of color and movement, who painted 'The Assumption of the Virgin'?
A. Bellini
B. Titian
C. Giorgione
D. Canaletto
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Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) was the greatest painter of the Venetian School, celebrated for his mastery of color and his dynamic compositions.
9449
Which English playwright is considered the greatest writer in the English language during the Renaissance?
A. Christopher Marlowe
B. Ben Jonson
C. William Shakespeare
D. Edmund Spenser
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William Shakespeare is the preeminent writer of the Elizabethan era (English Renaissance), known for his plays and sonnets that explore the human condition with profound depth.
9450
The 'Swadeshi Movement' was launched to protest:
A. The Rowlatt Act
B. The Partition of Bengal (1905)
C. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D. The Salt Tax
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The movement encouraged the boycott of British goods and the use of Indian-made goods in response to Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal.