241. The Treaty of Nanking (1842) compelled the Chinese to give the British: A. trading privileges B. the right to reside in five cities C. the port of Hongkong in perpetuity D. All of the above ✅ The correct answer is option D.
242. Bismarck’s program of social legislation included all but which of the following A. workers old age pensions B. rigorous factory inspection C. limiting the hours of work for women and children D. unemployment insurance ✅ The correct answer is option D.
243. One of the important legacies the Impressionists left to the European avant grade was A. to organize their own independent exhibition B. A call for young painters to experiment freely C. The idea that art ought to be a mirror or window on the world D. both (a) and (b) ✅ The correct answer is option D.
244. The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in Science, progress, democracy and religion was A. Friedrich Nietzsche B. Charles Pierce C. William James D. Sigmund Freud ✅ The correct answer is option A.
245. The Dreyfus Affair: A. was an enormous public scandal for the French government B. created modern anti-Semitism C. was the result of one of Zola’s anti- Semitic novels D. was caused by the murder of Edward Drumont by a Jewish merchant ✅ The correct answer is option A.
246. Lenin explained the new imperialism by arguing that: A. it represented the highest stage of capitalism and was destined to collapse B. its foundation was the ‘civilizing Mission’ of white Europeans C. International rivalries fueled the belief that the nation of Interests were at stake D. A race for territories was inspired by vision of Military conquest. ✅ The correct answer is option A.
247. The first country to admit women to medical schools for training as medical doctors was: A. Switzerland B. Britain C. Germany D. Spain ✅ The correct answer is option A.
248. A direct link between Britain, British India, and China was established by trade in: A. Coffee B. Spices C. Opium D. Sugar ✅ The correct answer is option C.
249. The emergence of labour movements in Europe was due to a radical thinker named: A. Leo Tolstoy B. Karl Marx C. CS Lewis D. Friedrich Engels ✅ The correct answer is option B.
250. The conflict in which radical Christian rebels challenged the authority of the Chinese emperor was called the: A. Sepoy Rebellion B. Nanking Revolt C. Boxer Rebellion D. Taiping Rebellion ✅ The correct answer is option D.