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WH II Released SOL Test
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1
Which item was traded from the Eastern to Western Hemisphere during the Columbian exchange?
Coal
Cattle
Horses
Tobacco
2
Which writer most influenced the people who started the French Revolution?
Miguel de Cervantes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Benjamin Franklin
Niccolò Machiavelli
3
New counterterrorism strategies - ? - Mounting concerns for personal privacy: Complete the ?
Heightened surveillance activities
International trade restrictions
Required military enlistments
Overseas military operations
4
Which idea is most associated with John Calvin?
Salvation depends on faith alone.
People are equal before God.
Fate is determined by predestination.
Ultimate authority comes from the Bible.
5
How were the United States and the Soviet Union described after World War II?
Superpowers
Allies
Democracies
Imperialists
6
Society in South America
Officers - ? - Mesitzos
How is the missing class of people described?
Immigrants from North America
Immigrants to South America
People of European heritage born in Africa
People of European heritage born in South America
7
The United States threatened to use nuclear weapons during the —
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Cuban Missile Crisis
Chinese Civil War
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
8
No private property: Equal distribution of wealth: Rule of the working class
Principles of Communism
Causes of Mercantilism
Results of Capitalism
Theories of Classicism
9
Louis XIV required all nobles to spend 1/2 of each year living in the palace at Versailles to —
limit religious influences over the nobles
force the nobles to acquire educations
maintain control over the nobles
prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants
10
Which European country’s economy most benefited from mining in South America in the 1500s?
England
Spain
France
Italy
11
Who believed that governments should NOT interfere with a freemarket economy?
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Adolf Hitler
Adam Smith
12
In the contemporary world, the ability to conduct global business is made easy because of —
instant communication
universal currencies
inexpensive transportation
common languages
13
Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?
The Inquisition converted Jews and Muslims in this area.
Religion was spread by Spanish missionaries and colonists.
The people were isolated from foreign influences.
People who practiced native religions migrated out.
14
What was the purpose of the mandate system?
prepared territories for unification w/ controlling country.
to prepare territories for future independence.
established systems of government for the territories.
weakened economies of countries that supported territories.
15
What event took place in between the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights?
Strengthening of Parliament
Spread of Renaissance Ideals
Establishment of a Commonwealth
Abandonment of Mercantilist Systems
16
After the initial contact with Europeans, American Indian populations began to decrease because
genocide
disease
famine
warfare
17
Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa and India?
Hernando Cortez
Francis Drake
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
18
What modern day country was once ruled by the Mughals?
Japan
Sudan
India
Saudi Arabia
19
Who became ruler of France as a result of the French Revolution?
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Napoloen Bonaparte
Henry IV
20
What was Peter the Great best known for?
Supporting westernization
Promoting religious tolerance
Encouraging socialism
Strengthening Parliament
21
China established foreign enclaves in order to —
centralize manufacturing
spread religion
improve education
control trade
22
What were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?
A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US
A US warning against German invasion of Great Britain
A US proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany
A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States
23
What did Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping have in common?
Industrial buildup
New economic reform
Tight governmental control
Military expansion
24
What was a result of the adoption of Edict of Nantes for the French Huguenots?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Petition
Freedom of Religion
25
Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt: During World War II these men were...
Military Commanders
Allied Leaders
Axis Dictators
Communist Leaders
26
Which were Africa’s main exports during the 17th and 18th centuries?
Agricultural tools
Consumer goods
Raw materials
Herbal Medicines
27
What event caused Alsace-Lorraine returned to France & raparations to be paid by Germany?
The Axis defeat in World War II
The Allied victory in World War I
The formation of the European Union
The Charter of the United Nations
28
Which country had the largest population of Jews in 2006?
Turkey
Egypt
Israel
India
29
Which region was protected from outside influence by the Monroe Doctrine?
Africa
Middle East
Latin America
Asia
30
Which historical figure is associated with the northern renaissance?
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Machiavelli
Leonard da Vinci
31
The novel emerged as a distinct form of literature in Europe during the —
Industrial Revolution
Reformation
Enlightenment
Age of Absolutism
32
Giuseppe Garibaldi is important because he
commanded the Italian forces during World War I
conquered southern Italy to unite it with northern Italy
developed the Italian fascism adopted after World War I
convinced the Papal States to support independence for Italy
33
Post World War II, what country adopted democracy and disbanded their military?
Japan
France
Russia
Spain
34
The Humanities and studying of classic Greek and Roman texts were of major importance during
Industrial Revolution
Italian Renaissance
Glorious Revolution
Catholic Reformation
35
Which religion had a large population of followers in Europe around 1500?
Judaism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Hinduism
36
The Headline:
Marshall sees Europe in Need of Vast New U.S. Aid
is a result of?
World War II
Great Depression
Boxer rebellion
World War I
37
Which region is most associated with the destruction of empires by Spanish explorers?
Latin America
East Indies
South Africa
Pacific Islands
38
Which economic system is described by the following:
European colonialism should be expanded
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Mercantilism
39
The creation of the European Union & World Trade Organization has resulted in the
establishment of parliamentarianism
reduction of industrial pollution
containment of communism
expansion of economic interdependence
40
What nation ruled over India during Mohandas Gandhi's protests?
France
Great Britain
Soviet Union
China
41
The spread of Martin Luther’s views led to the establishment of —
Protestantism
Catholicism
Mormonism
Judaism
42
During the Reformation the Church was believed to have been corrupted by its wealth. Leads to?
Priests gave up positions of leadership in their community.
Nobles decided to abandon the beliefs of Christianity.
religious toleration became widely accepted.
religions that rejected the rule of the Pope were created
43
What is the Torah?
Collection of Islam laws
Holy texts of Buddhism
Sacred writings of the Jews
Collection of Hindu texts
44
In the 16th century, Europe gained knowledge about astronomy and mathematics because of
spread of the manorial system
exploration of Africa
expansion of religion
growth of trade with Asia
45
During the 19th century, which change led to an increase in the use ofchild labor?
The rise of wages for skilled workers
The development of the factory system
The creation of a public welfare system
The expansion of large cities
46
The United States policy of containment began after which event?
Vietnam War
World War I
Persian Gulf War
World War II
47
What dictator invaded Ethiopia and introduced facism to a nation before World War II?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
48
What country invaded Manchuria & China in the 1930s?
Mongolia
India
Japan
Korea
49
Development of the A bomb & Mutual distrust between the UnitedStates and the Soviet Union
Causes of World War II
Causes of the Cold War
Causes of Western Imperialism
Causes of the Great Depression
50
Whose scientific theory stated that planets orbit around the sun?
Louis Pasteur
Nicolaus Copernicus
William Harvey
Isaac Newton
51
A 20th-century territorial conflict caused by religious differences was fought between —
Kuwait and Iraq
Arabs and Israelis
North Koreans and South Koreans
Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China
52
Which of the following was a cause of the Industrial Revolution in England?
Business Regulation
Religious uniformity
Military Alliances
Technological Advances
53
Trans-Saharan routes are historically significant primarily because they
were used by invading armies
provided access to food and water sources
allowed people to explore new regions
made possible an exchange of goods and ideas
54
How did Algeria & other north African countries achieve their independence?
violent conflict
peaceful negotiations
democratic elections
foreign invasion
55
Industrialization helped lead to the European colonization of Africa by —
causing domestic governments to collapse
bringing the major powers into armed conflict
increasing competition for overseas markets
promoting the development of tourist markets
56
Edward Jenner’s innovation helped to —
enable mass production
improve public health
allow faster transportation
increase energy output
57
Which factor had the most influence on the outbreak of World War II?
Communism in the Soviet Union
Militarism in Germany
Facism in Spain
Nationalism in China
58
Best title for this list: The right to live; The right to be free; The right to own property
Major Ideas of John Locke
Ideals of The Communist Manifesto
Principles of Niccolò Machiavelli
Central Themes of The Leviathan
59
From the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s, Japan controlled foreign influences onits society by using
isolationism
feudalism
mercantilism
nationalism
60
One reason that the Ottoman Turks were successful in creating a large empirewas that they —
taxed visitors who traveled in their empire
relied on foreign navies to protect their coast
used the Islamic religion as a unifying force
conquered the lands of the Mughal Empire