Which statement best summarizes the reasons forEuropean exploration?

Expanding territory, gather riches, & spread their religion.

Which of the following bestrepresents the reason the European Age of Exploration began?

Searching for a sea route to the Asianmarkets.

Whatmarked the end of the Cold War?

The break-up of the Soviet Union.

Which of the following contributed tothe outbreak of World War I?

European empire building inAfrica and Asia

Which of these contributed to the environmentalissue in the United Kingdom?

Much of the United Kingdom is heavily populated.

How can language can affect trade between countries in Europe?

Makes it difficult because of different languages

What was a major CAUSEof the start of the Russian Revolution?

There were food shortages inRussia.

Whatdid Germany’s reunification signify?

Countries could putaside differences&work toward commongoals

How did alliances contribute to WorldWar 1?

Got countries involved thatwere not directly affected.

Which of the following best describes Germany’sability to trade?

Its central location and many rivers.

"An iron curtain hasdescended across the European Continent" in 1946, meant what?

Part of Europe wasbeing cut off from democracy.

How did the Allies hope to keep Germany from becomingtoo powerful again after WWI?

The Germans were not allowed to have a large army ornavy

Why do the majority of Russians live in the southernpart of the country?

The climate is milder in the south.

Which statement BESTdescribes the reason for the Berlin Wall being built?

To stop people fleeing from East Berlin to WestBerlin.

Why did business come to a haltafter the stock market crash of 1929?

People were afraid to spend what money they did have.

Which was not a reason for the establishment ofEuropean overseas colonies?

Europeans were interested inlearning from other cultures.

Which were effects of the GreatDepression?

Farmers lost their land andbanks closed.

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1
Why has Great Britain been such a historical country?
its large population
its type of climate
its form of government
its geographic location
2
Which statement best summarizes the reasons forEuropean exploration?
Monarchs weretrying to develop&use new sailing technologies.
Expanding territory, gather riches, & spread their religion.
Looking to find waysto ease overcrowding in their cities.
Explorers weretrying to prove that the earth was not flat.
3
Prince Henry “the Navigator” of Portugal gained his famousnickname for which of the following:
Great advances incartography
All of the above
Funding expeditions on the coast of Africa.
Starting a navigationalschool in Sagres
4
Which of the following bestrepresents the reason the European Age of Exploration began?
to spread their language to other regions..
Searching for a sea route to the Asianmarkets.
to colonize other regionsbecause Europe was too overcrowed.
searching for the NewWorld.
5
Whatmarked the end of the Cold War?
The destruction of the Wall of China.
The break-up of the Soviet Union.
The rule of Gorbachev.
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
6
Which of the following contributed tothe outbreak of World War I?
an explosion on thebattleship Maine
the Japanese invasion ofthe Philippines
European empire building inAfrica and Asia
fear of the spread ofcommunism
7
Which of these contributed to the environmentalissue in the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has very few naturalresources.
Much of the United Kingdom is covered in desert.
Much of the United Kingdom is heavily populated.
The United Kingdom does not have many factories.
8
How can language can affect trade between countries in Europe?
Languagehas no effect on trade
Trading increases due to foreign products
Makes it difficult because of different languages
It's easier because most countries speak the same language
9
What was a major CAUSEof the start of the Russian Revolution?
There were food shortages inRussia.
The Germans invaded.
The czar was executed.
Soldiers did not know how touse their weapons.
10
Whatdid Germany’s reunification signify?
The Communist government had too many irreversible changes.
A. Only when the US gov'tgot involved was peace possible
Countries could putaside differences&work toward commongoals
USSR promised that they would reverse the decision.
11
Why did Europeans begin exploring?
accessto new markets
accessto the sources of Asian goods such as spices
all of the above
tospread Christianity
12
How did alliances contribute to WorldWar 1?
Gave citizens a sense of pride in their country.
Did not allow countries to build up huge militaries.
Alliances resulted in the death of 6million Jews.
Got countries involved thatwere not directly affected.
13
Which of the following best describes Germany’sability to trade?
The land is frozen for most of the year.
Its central location and many rivers.
They have many ports along the MediterraneanSea.
It is isolated by the mountain ranges to eitherside.
14
Whichcountry was the leader of the Eastern Bloc?
United States
Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
15
"An iron curtain hasdescended across the European Continent" in 1946, meant what?
Nations of Europewere unable to defeat Hitler.
Nations werefalling victim to environmental pollution.
Part of Europe wasbeing cut off from democracy.
Europe wasindustrially and economically behind.
16
How did the Allies hope to keep Germany from becomingtoo powerful again after WWI?
France took over Germany
Great Britain sent troops into Germany for 10 years
Germany was divided into fourparts.
The Germans were not allowed to have a large army ornavy
17
Germany and _________ signed anon-aggression pact in 1939, that divided Poland.
Soviet Union
Japan
United States
England
18
Why do the majority of Russians live in the southernpart of the country?
The climate is milder in the south.
There are actually more people in the north.
The people are friendlier in the south.
There are fewer natural resources in the south.
19
WorldWar II came to an end when
the Allies defeated Germany.
the United States captured Berlin.
the Allies defeated Italy.
the United States invaded the SovietUnion.
20
Which religion did theexplorers hope to spread?
Confucianism
Judiasm
Islam
Christianity
21
What type of government existedin Russia AFTER the RussianRevolution?
Republic
Communism
Autocracy
Democracy
22
What was the World War IIalliance of Germany, Japan, and Italy called?
The Axis Powers
The Nazis
The Alliance
B. The Triple Entente
23
Which statement BESTdescribes the reason for the Berlin Wall being built?
To divide Berlin into four sectors.
To stop people fleeing from East Berlin to WestBerlin.
To establish better economic growth for East Berlin.
To show Germans where theSoviet zone was located.
24
Why did business come to a haltafter the stock market crash of 1929?
Everyone was waiting for pricesto come down.
Businesses were moving theirfactories to Europe.
People thought they could get agood deals on European goods
People were afraid to spend what money they did have.
25
Which was not a reason for the establishment ofEuropean overseas colonies?
Europeans were interested inlearning from other cultures.
European industry neededmore sources of raw materials.
Europeans thought thatcolonies would buy European products.
Europeans wanted to spreadChristianity to other peoples.
26
____________ of Portugal, helped his country take an early lead in exploration.
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Prince Henry
27
What was the relation b/t the US & the USSR whichsaw the buildup of nuclear arms called?
Cold War
Russian Revolution
Chernobyl
Cuban Missile Crisis
28
Whenwas the Cold War?
Before the Great Depression
Before World War I
After WW II
Between WWI and World War II
29
2 terms used to describe the physical dividing line between communist and noncommunist areas
Allied Powers and Axis Powers
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain
Nazi Germany and Free Germany
30
Which were effects of the GreatDepression?
Farmers gained land andbusiness grew.
People had more money andbetter jobs.
Farmers lost their land andbanks closed.
Employment rose and wages fell.
31
Which country was the first tocolonize Australia?
UK
US
Spain
USSR
32
How did Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany?
Hitler promised to rebuild Germany’s military
All of the above
TheTreaty of Versailles angered Germans
Hitlersaid he would get back Germany’s lost land
33
Exiting WWI,poverty,starvation,overthrow of the czar,civil war &communism are associated with
Chinese Revolution
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
Spanish Revolution
34
Which of the following is considered a barrierto trade?
Italy’s access to the Mediterranean Sea
Germany’s central location
United Kingdom’s access to the Atlantic Ocean
Russia’s Ural Mountains
35
In which way are thereligions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam similar?
They are all monotheistic
They are all polytheistic
They all have the sameviews on Jesus Christ
They all have the same holybook

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