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Take up the White Man's burden-Send forth the best breed Go bind your sons to exile to serve your captives' need; To wait, in heavy harness. On fluttered folk and wild- Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child. --Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden" The phrase 'White Man's burden' in this excerpt refers to the

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Important Questions on Modern History

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"Yesterday, your ambassador petitioned my ministers regarding your trade with China ... our Celestial Empire possesses all things in great abundance and lacks no product within its own borders. There is, therefore, no need to import any product manufactured by outside, barbarians in exchange for our own goods.
" Emperor Ch'ien Lung of China to King George Ill of Britain, 1793
In the view of the Emperor, which foreign policy action was in the best interest of China in 1793?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 3 - Modern History>Exercise 12>Q 46
During the Cold War Era, many Asian and African nations followed a policy of nonalignment because they
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"We believe in non-aggression and non-interference by one country in the affairs of another and the growth of tolerance between them and the capacity for peaceful co-existence. We, therefore, endeavour to maintain friendly relations with all countries, even though we may disagree with them in their policies." -Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
This statement describes the foreign policy known as
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During the 1980's in the Soviet Union, a major element of the economic policy of Perestroika was
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 3 - Modern History>Exercise 12>Q 49
The withdrawal of France from Indo-China, the involvement of the Soviet Union in Cuba, and the United States support of the Contras in Nicaragua illustrate that nations
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Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is best described as a
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What was one reason the Nazi programmes and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 3 - Modern History>Exercise 12>Q 52
In the People's Republic of China, which factor best reflects Marxism?