Comparative Governments and The Challenges of Democracy — Test

Question 1

A junta is defined as

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a small group that controls the government.

Question 2

Europeans ignored cultural divisions when setting colonial boundaries because

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Europeans had no interest in or concern for African cultural divisions.

Question 3

In the early 1900s, how much contact did a Russian tsar have with the people?

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A tsar was removed from the people and was rarely seen.

Question 4

Why did the Philippines help the United States fight the Spanish during the Spanish-American War?

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It was believed that helping would make the United States grant the Philippines independence.

Question 5

What happened to Brazil’s GDP following the end of military rule?

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It rose a great deal.

Comparative Governments and The Challenges of Democracy — Test Answers