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Which ideology best completes this graphic organizer?
capitalism
democracy
socialism
fascism
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"Not by democracy... will our goal be achieved but by blood and iron." -Bismarck
militarism
appeasement
ethnocentris
containment
3
Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and Karl Marx are best known for their
peacekeeping efforts
religious reforms
military leadership
economic theories
4
After 1880, European colonization was motivated by the
desire for new markets
need for an increase in the production of sugar
urge to acquire African technology
demand for labor in the Americas
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Which course of action does the theory of laissez-faire suggest a government should follow?
providing help for people in need
establishing businesses to create jobs
controlling the mineral resources of a country
letting natural laws regulate the economy
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Which statement is most closely associated with the economic policy of mercantilism?
Local gov't determines the type of goods to be produced.
3. Governments should not be involved in the economy.
1. Colonies should exist to benefit the mother country.
Business and industry should be owned by the state.
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Which policy is a country using when it tries to establish a favorable balance of trade?
transmigration
mercantilism
embargo
outsourcing
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Which action was taken by the Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin?
eliminating political opposition
surrendering to the Provisional Government
supporting a traditional economy
extending the war against Austria-Hungary
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Which society practiced direct democracy?
early Egypt
Gupta Empire
dynastic China
ancient Athens
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Which social scientists focus their studies on scarcity, resources, and profit motives?
historians
archaeologists
economist
sociologist
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The (WTO), (NAFTA), and (EU) all share the primary goal of
increasing economic aid to developing nations
promoting space exploration and maintaining satellites
encouraging trade between countries lowering trade barriers
developing regulations to preserve the environment
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An economic change introduced in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin would include
focusing on the production of consumer goods
boycotting Baltic Sea trade routes
establishing free-market reforms
collectivizing agriculture
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“OPEC ” “European Union ” “NAFTA ” These headlines illustrate the economic concept of
self-sufficiency
communism
imperialism
interdependence
14
Which political system did Lenin, Hitler, and Mussolini establish in their countries?
constitutional monarchy
representative democracy
totalitarianism
theocracy
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Under Mikhail Gorbachev, the trend toward private ownership represented a move away from
a command economy
a traditional economy
laissez-faire economics
a free-market economy
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One way in which the encomienda system and European feudalism were similar is that both
resulted from the growth of the African slave trade
created a class structure in which landowners held the power
encouraged social mobility
depended on extensive trade routes
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Problems most directly shown in this 1991 cartoon featuring Mikhail Gorbachev?
invasions foreign troops + Soviet cities under siege
a deteriorating Soviet economy + republics want independence
refusal to adopt and accept aid from the Marshall Plan
a forced famine in Ukraine and rebellions in the gulags
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A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to
seek direct foreign investment
produce more consumer goods
increase the production of steel and machinery
eliminate central economic planning
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In a market economy, the ultimate power rests with
union leaders
the government
consumers
the military
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During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused on the problems faced by
industrial workers
farm laborers
investment bankers
factory owners
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One way Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping are similar is that
promoted a multiparty political system
incorporated capitalist ideas into communist societies
granted autonomy to satellite countries
encouraged religious dissenters to seek freedom
22
Which political trend exists in present-day Latin America?
Democracy is replacing dictatorship
Religious leaders are making government policy.
Communism is spreading throughout the region.
Most countries are becoming military juntas.
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Which action was taken by Deng Xiaoping to improve the economy of China?
organizing the Red Guard
encouraging some capitalist practices
discouraging foreign investment
practicing glasnost
24
The rise of Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany are closely associated with
an emphasis on democratic traditions
an emphasis on democratic traditions
the desire for containment
the development of fascism
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Extreme nationalism, putting the state before the individual, and blind loyalty to the leader
liberalism
theocracy
democracy
fascism
26
Which statement best describes an impact of the computer on the global economy?
Prices of oil and other resources have declined worldwide.
Companies now market more products worldwide.
Wages have risen for most people in developing nations.
Countries can increase tariffs on imports.
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Which event had the greatest influence on the development of laissez-faire capitalism?
Green Revolution
invention of the printing press
fall of the Roman Empire
Industrial Revolution
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Which system developed as a result of the Commercial Revolution in Europe
market economy
bartering
communism
manorialism
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Which traits characterize a laissez-faire capitalist economic system?
national health care and social security
slash-and-burn agriculture and animal powered technology
private property and profit incentive
central planning and government quotas
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The World Trade Organization (WTO), NAFTA, & EU all share the primary goal of
increasing economic aid to developing nations
developing regulations to preserve the environment
promoting space exploration and maintaining satellites
encouraging trade & lowering trade barriers
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The tools shown in this cartoon represent traditional symbols of
manorialism
national socialism
communism
western capitalism
