6. Which of the following characterized the British counterinsurgency effort in India?

As a gesture of goodwill, the British returned the land that they had previously annexed.

The British bribed rebel leaders to stop the uprising.

The British responded brutally; villages were destroyed and leaders were tied to cannons and executed.

The British expended a great deal of effort to preserve Indian lives and property to avoid alienating the population.

7. Which of the following groups was most attracted to Wahhabi Islam?

People who supported the power of the Ottoman Empire in the Arabian Peninsula

People who believed their current version of Islam was too restrictive and needed to compromise with local cultural traditions

People who belonged to Sufi sects and devoted themselves to Muslim saints

People who felt threatened by new commercial activities and the increasing pace of intellectual change

8. Which of the following contributed to social and political instability in both China and Africa?

Pressure from a growing population

Increased standards of living among the peasantry

Decreasing opium consumption

Declining involvement in foreign trade

9. Hong Xiuquan believed that he was:

the heir to the tradition of Muhammad.

Jesus's younger brother sent to rid the world of evil.

a representative leader of the Chinese peasantry.

an administrative prodigy who could reform Qing governance.

10. Which of the following was the most important device used by Mexicans to lure Mayans into plantation labor?

The imposition of the new caste of "Indians" meant Mayans had few political rights and could be forced into plantation servitude.

Mayans were forced to work on plantations to free their wives and children who had been taken hostage by the plantation owners.

Mexicans lured Mayans with promises of teaching them new agricultural techniques that would enrich Mayan villages.

Debt peonage forced fathers and sons to work for low wages on sugar plantations.