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1
The largest railway network in the world at the end of the century was in
Great Britain
Mexico
Canada
The United States
2
When China didn't import enough British goods, the British responded by
Bombing Saipei
Instigating the White Lotus rebellion
Starting the illicit trade of opium
supporting the Bannerman to overthrow the Qing
3
One of the most significant problems facing Latin American independence movements was
How to incorporate the Catholic church
Racial divisions
Indigenous emphasis of matrilinear powers
4
An alliance of 5 N.E. Amerindian tribes who formed alliances with Europeans, is known as
Coureurs de Bois
Mulattos
Creoles
Iroquois Confederacy
5
The Soviet-dominated counterpart to NATO was the
Helsinki Accords
Green Revolution
Detente agreements
Warsaw Pact
6
Which of the following was not included in Lenin's plan for Russia?
Transfer of land to the peasants
A transfer of all power to the Soviets
Immediate surrender to Germany
Return to Agrarian society
7
Which of the following was NOT a factors in the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germany?
High tariffs enacted by the allies
The infamous "guilt clause"
The loss of territory it sustained
The amount of reparations it had to pay
8
Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO
They were felt to be capable of participating in the EEC
Because of the strategic location near a USSR "back door"
They provided missile bases to Western military forces
They were democratic republics with constitutions
9
The British finally recognized Indian independence in 1947 with
The British keeping favored-nation status for cotton and tea
A division of India into Pakistan and India
A division of the continent into speakers of Urdu and Tamil
Separation of Kashmir from Mongolia
10
The stresses that led to the Taiping revolution in Qing China were initially a result of
Severe loss of rural population
Large numbers of Qing troops in the area
Social unhappiness and foreign intrusion
The presence of many Europeans in the region
11
"NGOs" is an acronym for
Nuclear grade ores
Nations gaining oil
Network global operations
Non-governmental organizations
12
The Russian army during the war
Fought the German army to its defeat and occupied Berlin
Was doing very well until the Revolution began
Was very large but poorly supplied and led
Was smaller than the German forces and was better equipped
13
Who were the Viet Cong?
Chinese military advisors to the North Vietnamese
CIA sponsored freedom troops for South Vietnam
Neutral Vietnamese who wanted decolonization
A North Vietnamese supported communist guerilla movement
14
Which Indian leader supported full industrialization
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
15
Which of the following was NOT a factor in starting World War 1
Alliances and interactive military plans
Nationalism
Competition for resources in colonial territories
The Monroe Doctrine
16
True or false: Napoleon invaded Northern Africa?
True
False
17
A direct result of the invention of the movie camera was
The weakening of national economies
A contribution to the development of consumerism
It replaced all other forms of communication
A growth in barriers between linguistic and political groups
18
Which empire replaced the Ming empire of China?
Yuan empire
Han empire
Yi empire
Qing empire
19
Zionism was supported as an official policy by which country
Russia
Francee
Britain
Germany
20
A "plantocracy" is
The wealthy elite who owned lots of slaves in the W. Indies
A government where power is only held by a small group
A government where a monarch serves as a sovereign leader.
A reference to the awful Middle Passage
21
Sugar plantations were important to the introduction of African slavery to the Americas , why?
Only African slaves knew how to grow sugar
The Catholic church forbid Amerindians as slave labor.
Disease wiped out Amerindian populations
African slaves were the cheapest form of labor
22
Napoleon's plans for European conquest were held in check by the naval supremacy of
Britain
France
Spain
The Netherlands
23
Although the East India Company was founded in 1600, the British gradually colonized India by
Defeating the French and picking apart the Mughal empire
Enslaving Indians on sugar plantations
Making alliances with Persian traders to est. trading posts
Paying the Dutch to abandon economic resources+trade in Java
24
Simón Bolivar created Gran Columbia, which unified
Central and South America into one coalition
The Spanish and Portuguese speaking territories
Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador into one nation
The peoples of all Spanish speaking America
25
The Taiping Revolution
Succeeded in its goal to Christianize China
Was the world's bloodiest civil war
Never actually took place
Was designed to lure French+British forces to destruction
26
Aside from the brutal conditions in Saint Domingue, the island erupted in revolt because
Of the turmoil in revolutionary France
All trade and exports were cut off
The planter elites started their own government
Of the intervention of the English navy
27
A significant difference in Ethiopian identification compared to other African nations was
It was predominantly Christian for 1500 years
It was based on indigenous religions practices+monotheism
It was predominantly Muslim since the 7th century
It was Buddhist since trade missions with China
28
Brazil became a major colony with a big African population. Which best explains the change?
Portuguese loss of colonies in the Indian Ocean
The adoption of native Brazilian crops by African migrants
A rapid increase in Brazil's native slave population
Increase in demand for sugar-grown and harvested in Brazil
29
Most slaves exported from West Africa were
Only men
Prisoners of war
Shunned by other Africans because of their Islamic beliefs
African elites
30
South African governments used policies of racial segregation called
Volkgeist
Partition
Blitzkrieg
Apartheid
31
The Allied push to liberate mainland Europe that began on June 6, 1944, known as
The Big One
D-Day
Operation Caprica
The Norman Invasion
32
Mao Zedong's communism was a radical departure from the traditional ideology because it
Relied on the peasantry
Emphasized the urban population
Was the same as Stalin's brand of communism
Involved no land distribution
33
The revolutions of 1848 convinced politicians that
Rubber bullets were an effective deterrent to rioters
They couldn't keep the people out of politics forever
Use of the media was the most important tool in public
Democracy was an unworkable system
34
The discovery by the US. that the USSR had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962 sparked
The blockade of Cuba
The Cuban missile crisis
US deployment of nuclear missiles in Turkey
Rebellion in Czechoslovakia
35
What was the mandate system?
Colonies were incorporated into various nations
Colonial rulers ruled territories+were ruled by L.O.N.
An immigration system of quest workers that provided labor
The League of Nations members split the wealth from colonies
36
Peter the Great looked to
Impose strict cultural control over his empire
Colonize Southeast Russia
Imitate Japan and Korea
Modernize Russia
37
In the 1630's the Japanese government
Encouraged the people to choose an economic system
Encouraged the people to choose a religious system
Adopted an "open door" policy in regards to foreign trade
Largely closed Japan to European trade + Christian influence
38
As a result if the industrialization of Britain, the most valuable crop in America was:
Cotton
Coal
Lumbar
Steel
39
According to chapter 19, the Songhai
Portuguese word for those forced into labor in silver mines
Amerindians conquered by Spanish conquistadors
Kingdom in E. Asia who played a role in Silk Road trade
Kingdom in W. Africa that played a role in African trade
40
A new and potent defensive weapon in World War I was
The helicopter
The machine gun
The automatic pistol
Poison gas
41
During this time period, Russia grew vastly by colonizing
Manchuria
Japan
Siberia
French Canada
42
In the 19th century, Mexico lost all but which of the following?
Arizona to the U.S.
New Mexico to the U.S.
Florida to the U.S.
Texas to the U.S.
43
What was the main reason for population decline in the rural areas of Ming China?
Lack of agricultural innovations and crop fungus
European invasion
Bubonic Plague
Economic depression
44
The system of social organization in France would have placed the clergy in
The 1st estate
The 2nd estate
Clergy were not governed by secular legal classifications
The 3rd estate
45
The Battle of Britain was conducted primarily by
Naval warships
Submarine
Air attacks
Ground force invasion on the beaches of Hasting
46
What problem did the British face with China's "Canton System"?
The British wanted to go to Canton only for trade
Britain couldn't meet China's demand for goods
China wanted British rule in Canton to facilitate trade
China bought few British goods
47
Christian religions proved attractive in some parts of colonial Africa because
They did not disrupt African culture
They established mission schools
Africans were willing to abandon Islam
They could be adopted to African needs
48
At the height of the Stalinist terror of the 1930's
Moscow was burned as part of Stalin's "scorched earth" code
Millions of ordinary Soviet citizens were sent to gulags
USSR joined forces with Germany and Italy to invade Poland.
Millions of Jews were slaughtered in gas chambers
49
"Division of labor" in manufacturing means
Dividing work into specialized and repetitive tasks
Dividing the work force into capitalists and communists
Having the worker make the entire product
Using "division" as well as other mathematical functions
50
Napoleon won the support of the peasantry and the middle class by
Humiliating the British navy
Rewriting French law for law equality+protection of property
Campaigning door by door
Giving tax rebates
51
British angered American colonies by doing all of the following EXCEPT
Limiting the power of legislature
Imposing new taxes
Limiting trade by regulations
Prohibiting publication of inflammatory publications
52
Independence in Brazil first occurred when
Emperor Pedros I declared Brazil a constitutional monarchy
Juntas turned Brazil into a constitutional republic
The armies of the United Provinces freed the slaves
Bolivar overthrew King John VI after returning to Portugal
53
In 1923, Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) turned Turkey into
An Islamic state
A communist state
A sulatanate
A secular republic
54
Which of these places in Africa was NOT a main source of slaves of the Atlantic slave trade?
Great Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone
Gold Coast
Angola
55
The Japanese called their warriors
Renmin
Daimyo
Samurai
Yujo
56
Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic recovery plan during the Great Depression was called a
Fair Deal
New Deal
Square Deal
New Frontier
57
World War II was most important for African independence movements because
Africans liberated their countries during the war
Africans listened closely to German propaganda
Many Africans fought in armies and returned with new ideas
The German colonies were destroyed during the war
58
How did the Bolsheviks win the civil war in Russia after World War I?
By using democratic elections to stabilize the Duma
By enlisting the aid of Great Britain to overthrow the tsar
Through the military leadership of Leon Trotsky+The Red Army
By forcing the tsar to fight a duel with Lenin
59
Bismarck's plan to unite most German speaking people into a single state focused on using
Liberalism and language
Religon and conservatism
Ethnicity and race
Industry and nationalism
60
The most pertinent opponents of early Ottoman reforms were the
Janissaries
Hereditary elites
Peasants and agriculturalists
Religious leaders
61
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights reflected
Its understanding of slavery as a culturally defined thing
An international consensus against racism and imperialism
Its intention to try leaders of powers as war criminals
Its intention to remove guns from the US population
62
The production of sugar was necessary because of which of the following developments?
Sugar was an important instrument, similar to salt or silver
The Catholic church connected sugar with religious spread.
American foods became staples of European diets
Sugar spoiled quickly.
63
What was the result of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900?
The Communists captured Beijing and Hong Kong
The Boxers overthrew the Dowager Empress Cixi
Western powers+Japan captured Beijing and demanded payments
All foreign powers fled China, creating a power vacuum
64
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the
Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
Provisional Government
Social Revolutionaries
65
After investing so much capital in the construction and operation of the Suez Canal, ___invaded
Britain
Russia
France
The Ottoman empire
66
Ho Chi Minh inspired
A treaty between North and South Korea
The building of the Contra regime in Hanoi
Nationalist movements in Vietnam against China
A nationalist coalition against the French
67
Who was Cecil Rhodes
The man who demanded Japan open trade with the "west"
British businessmen involved in the imperialism in Africa
British businessmen involved in the imperialism in L America
Belgium king known for exploiting natives in the Congo
68
The most successful leader of Italian unification efforts was
Benito Mussolini
Giuseppe Garabaldi
Giuseppe Mazzini
Pope Pius IX
69
The Mexican revolutionary, Jose Maria Morelos and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla were
Priests
Lawyers
Labor union organizers
Military officers
70
The Depression of 1929
Was not the turning point that the 1st+2nd World War were
Had less impact on Argentina+Brazil than it had on Europe+US
Impacted Argentina but had almost no effect on Brazil
Caused Argentina+Brazil to veer toward authoritarian regimes
71
When the Qing banned the importation of opium, the British
Stopped growing it
Sent naval and marine forces to China
Made it illegal in England as well
Began growing cacao
72
After Mexico lost the Mexican-American War, a French Army was driven out of Mexico by
Simon Bolivar
Tupac Amaru II
Benito Juarez
Emperor Maximillian
73
The Junta Central was a political body established
To rule during the French occupation of Spain
To coordinate many diverse revolutionary groups
To organize the overthrow of British colonial powers
In Mexico, only, to maintain European domination
74
Which of the following cannot be said of the French-Algerian War?
It ended with Algeria becoming officially a part of France
It ended in 1962 with Algerian Independence
It began with a revolt in 1954
It produced an Algerian independence movement
75
In response to economic depression, hunger, and high bread prices in 1789, a Parisian crowd
Protested the building of Fontainebleau
Attacked the Bastille
Petitioned to have Joan of Arc made a saint
Burned the palace at Versailles
76
Under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, China
Both A and B
Endorsed the 1st Clean Air and Clean Water act in the world
Had economic growth by freeing industries from the state
Permitted foreign investment for the first time since 1949
77
What new crop contributed to the SECOND agricultural revolution in Europe?
The potato
Wheat
Rice
The soybean
78
Towards the end of Unit 4, the Ottoman empire
Evicted all Muslims
Conquered most of present-day Russia
Grew in economic strength and solidified more territory
Decentralized and redirected its economy to European ways
79
Chapter 20 covers Muslim empires referred to by historians as "gunpowder empires" because
Each empire was land-locked and relied on a land military
Each empire enjoyed success with gunpowder.
Each empire experienced considerable agricultural success
Each empire employed "janissaries"--who were soldiers
80
One of the resources for the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war was
US pressure on Iraq to invade Iran
Khomeini's desire to gain control of Iraq's oil industry
Instability because of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Saddam Hussein's fear of Shi'ite rebellion
81
What was the British raj?
British tea
British school
British rule over India
British clothes
82
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors→ Britain's "head start" in the Industrial Rev.
It enjoyed a high standard of living and a "fluid" society
It recovered from the plague quicker than the rest of Europe
It was highly commercial, and was involved in prod./ trade.
It had access to ports because it is on an island
83
The establishment of the colonies in the Americas marks the
The beginning of a genuinely global economy
End of European involvement in the global trade networks
Dividing the global economy
Beginning of land-based empires
84
Which of the following is the most likely reason for Britain's "fluid" social structure?
It had a highly regimented government bureaucracy
They had a reformed national church
It did not have the three estate systems of France
It had a less powerful aristocracy
85
Gandhi's "unusual" political ideas included
Nonviolence
Terrorist plans to bomb civilian locations
Democratic reforms through legislation and lobbying
The vote for women
86
The policy of restructuring the Soviet Union as authority by Mikhail Gorbachev was known as
Glasnost
Samizdat
Perestroika
Kulak
87
In the 20th century, world population soars. In 1798, Thomas Malthus argued that
Population growth would outstrip food production
Population growth would promote economic gains
A healthy economy would reduce the population
A poor economy would drive people back to the land
88
After the profitability of sugar plantations declined, the British
Burned their crops to create an artificial shortage
Focused on rum production
Pushed for the end of slavery
Planted opium instead
89
Argentinian independence fighter, Jose de San Martin's most effective troops were
Former Portuguese soldiers
Former American convicts
Former slaves
Spanish ex-patriots
90
So-called "Dirty War" in South America was so deemed because it was characterized by
Leftist propaganda during the Cold War
The use of long-lasting radioactive weapons
Tremendous deforestation and stripping of natural resources
Torture and executions by the military
91
How did slavery in Africa differ from slavery in the Americas?
Slavery in the Americas = before the African slave trade.
African slavery was smaller in scale but lasted longer
Both systems were similar in scale and motivation
American slave owners refused to take Muslims as slaves
92
The Marshall plan
Was never enacted due to political feuds in congress
Launched a process of economic cooperation and integration
Provided 125 billion in economic aid to friendly countries
A currency from member nations to finance temporary trade
93
How did labor differ in Northern American colonies?
Northern American colonies used labor for sugar.
Disease killed many people, North American=Indent. servants
Southern American colonies used labor for tobacco
Southern American colonies used indentured servants
94
At its height, the Ottoman Empire covered
Southern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Eastern and Western Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Middle East, Central Asia and Northern China
95
What European organization was a transmitter of science and technology to China?
The Teutonic Knights
The Order of the Cross
The Society of Jesus, or Jesuits
The Knights Templar
96
The Russian government viewed industrialization
With limited interest, preferring to import industrial goods
As the wave of the future
As a necessary evil
As a sign of the decline of respect for religious authority
97
People who wanted slavery to be outlawed were called
Deconstructionists
Abolitionists
luddites
Libertarias
98
Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that
The German Communist Party should rule Europe
Divide the W. world from the E. by a triple pact W/ Japan
He was a religious, as well as political leader
Economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty
99
Decolonization after WW2 was
Largely complete before the onset of WWII
Often shaped by the need to align with either the US or USSR
The political ideology of the East versus West
Limited to South Africa
100
"Ethnic cleansing" in the Balkans occurred between
Christian Serbians and Muslims
Serbians and Ottomans
Greeks and Serbians
Russians and Croatians
101
Merchants from which country were the 1st to arrive in East Asia?
Holland
Spain
England
Portugal
102
The Zulu succeeded in creating a new
National education system
System of writing
National identity
Economic system based on cowrie shells
103
The key to the final victory in the Pacific Ocean was
Short supply line
Holding the Philippine Islands
The base at Pearl Harbor
The atomic bomb
104
The Enlightenment was the intellectual movement is which
The methods of the Scientific Rev. were applied to society
The methods of the Protestant Ref. were applied to society
The methods of the Confucian exam were applied to society
105
Which of the following was NOT one of the major 18th century wars in Europe?
French and Indian war
War of Spanish succession
Thirty years war
Seven Years war
106
Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling and trade?
Cecil Rhodes
Matthew Perry
Tsar Nicholas
Robert Clive
107
The root cause of the Crimean War was
Russia's desire to spread Christianity thru Ottoman empire
Marked the end of the "age of innocence"
Was the most destructive war in human history
Russia's desire to expand South for naval access to the sea
108
Which 2 countries were particularly hard hit by the Depression
Japan+Germany
England+Japan
France+Germany
Englans+France
109
The Safavids are known for manufacturing
Silks and carpets
Navigational tools
Guns and canons
Porcelain
110
Encomienda is
Someone of mixed Latin American/African/European descent
Someone of mixed native American and European descent
An economic system
A profitable silver mine is present-day Bolivia
111
Why was the Sepoy rebellion a turning point in the history of India
The sepoys successfully pushed the British out of Bengal
The British were finally rebuffed and withdrew from India
India came to be rules directly by the British government
It inspired development of new weapons
112
The earliest 20th century system of alliances pitted the British, French, and Russians against
The Ottomans, Italians, and Chinese
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
The Japanese, Italians, and Germans
Austria, Hungary, Japan and Poland
113
The Shah of Iran was supported strongly by:
Secular reformers and industrialists
Amnesty international
The United States
The religious factions of Iran
114
Woodrow Wilson's proposal for settlement of the European affairs was based on his principle of
Protectorate status
Self-determination
Home ruled mandates
Liberalism
115
The Treaty of Kanagawa of 1854
Settled the Opium war
Put an end to the Taiping Rebellion
Opened Japan and Korea to the United States
Was made with unequal treaties that the West had with China
116
The Mughals relied heavily on
A strict Hindu-based government
European naval protection in return for trade (Indian Ocean)
Silver bullion (Japan) and Spanish silver (New World)
Trade with Cossacks