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MC Questions from the June 2014 NYS Global Regents exam
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1
One similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and Boxer Rebellion in China is that both
reactions to the opium trade
religious reform movements
attempts to end foreign interference
successful revolts against absolute monarchs
2
One way in which Peter the Great, Louis XIV ,and Philip II are similar is that each
changed feudal policies by freeing the serfs
fought to end British Colonies in the Western Hemisphere
supported missionary efforts of the RomanCatholic Church
tried to centralize power by limiting nobilities power
3
Pair where Enlightenment ideas started to the area in which those ideas spread?
eastern Africa → India
western Europe → the Americas
Asia → eastern Europe
Africa → southeastern Asia
4
Which belief system is considered monotheistic?
Judaism
Animism
Confucianism
Shinto
5
Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were known for
developing decentralized political structures
having long periods of stable government
having governments dominated by a merchant class
using examinations to select officials
6
What does Peter the Great and the Meiji rule in Japan have in common?
Westernization
Divine Right
Absolutism
Human Right Violations
7
What religion is the Bible associated with?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
judaism
8
The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because it
ensured ethnic harmony in the Middle East
called for a war against England
promoted Belgium as a world power
established rules for the European division of Africa
9
Scientific knowledge and understandings during the Scientific Revolution were based on
observation and experimentation
church law and faith
geometric formulas and astrology
superstition and ancient practices
10
Which concept is essential to the study of economic systems?
Factors of Production
self determination
Human Rights
Citizenship
11
Which policy is most directly associated with spheres of influence and protectorate
Isolationism
Collectivization
Imperialism
containment
12
Akbar the Great, Suleiman the Magnificent, and Louis XIV are all rulers associated with
religious toleration
natural rights
filial piety
absolutism
13
The practice of Islam throughout much of West Africa is evidence that
Chinese trade carried Islamic beliefs toWest Africa
Islam spread beyond the borders of theArabian peninsula
Islam originated in West Africa and spread tothe Middle East
Europeans encouraged Islamic beliefs
14
The gathering at Amritsar and the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square directly resulted in
rejection of Western ideas
promises of economic reform
movements toward democracy
violence against the protestors
15
Which development directly resulted from each of these events?
Ethnic tensions decreased.
Nuclear weapons were developed.
Large numbers of people migrated.
Communist governments were established.
16
What was a goal of the student protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
access to foreign products
removal of troops from South Korea
democratic reforms
independence for Taiwan
17
Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would
prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power
increase corruption of political authority
restore authority to the Church
decrease the power of the middle class
18
The invasions of Russia by France (1812) and by Germany (1944) were unsuccessful because
failure of France and Germany to develop modern weapons
harsh climatic conditions in Russia
inexperience of French and German military leaders
Russian alliances with China
19
After WWII, which nation exerted political and economic control over Poland, Hungary & Romania?
U.S.S.R.
U.S.A.
Britain
France
20
The location of the Inca civilization of South America demonstrates the
ability of humans to adapt the environment
importance of trade with western Europe
influence of cultural diversity
complexity of indigenous belief systems
21
Which region is directly associated with the events shown on this time line?
Middle East
Central America
Asia
Latin America
22
Which of these events related to the French Revolution occurred first?
The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror.
Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.
Napoleon became emperor of France.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued.
23
The Long March is significant in Chinese history because it
reinforced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven
established Mao Zedong as a revolutionary leader
ended Japanese occupation of China
caused the Boxer Rebellion
24
What religion is the Torah associated with?
judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
25
A major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwandain mid-1994 was to
strengthen ties with Belgium
promote ethnic tolerance
eliminate the Tutsi minority
align with the Soviet Union
26
The rise of fascism in Germany is often associated with
establishment of a strong parliamentary system
appeal of the doctrine of nonviolence
promotion of ethnic diversity
impact of the global economic depression
27
Between 1923 and 1938, which leader instituted a modernization program in Turkey?
Peter the Great
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Kemal Atatürk
Ho Chi Minh
28
Which historical event connects the activity shown in Image A to the activity shown in Image B?
opening of the Silk Road trade
Columbian exchange
formation of the Hanseatic League
establishment of trans-Saharan trade
29
The primary goal of mercantilism as practiced by European countries was to
glorify the power and aggressiveness of themilitary
increase their supply of gold and silver
create laws which guaranteed individualfreedoms
teach the natives Christianity
30
The leadership of the Indian National Congress and of the Muslim League supported the goal of
establishing a government based on religion
abolishing caste distinctions and discrimination
removing British control from the subcontinent
helping the British fight World War II
31
The goal of the Congress of Vienna was to
End the French Revolution
Create the United Nations
End World War I
Create a balance of power after Napoleon
32
The Golden Age of India’s Gupta Empire is known for its
acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
sea trade routes to Europe
advancements in mathematics and medicine
development of gunpowder
33
The policies of which 20th-century leader helped create the situation shown in this cartoon?
Deng Xiaoping
Aung San Suu Kyi
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Jong Il
34
Dev. and expansion of banking, insurance companies, and stock exchanges were essential to
bartering
feudalism
tribute
capitalism
35
Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII all played a key role in the
fall of the Ottoman Empire
end of religious unity in Europe
attempts made to reclaim the Holy Land
establishment of parliamentary democracy in Britain
36
Which is not a reason why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain?
Resources
Abundance of workers
Gold
Technology
37
Historically, the Huang He has also been known as the “River of Sorrows” because
burials have taken place at the sacred waters
cataracts have made transportation impossible
frozen ports have made trade difficult
floods have destroyed crops and villages
38
Which region is associated with the West Bank, Golan Heights, and Sinai Peninsula?
Central Asia
Western Europe
East Africa
Middle East
39
Which mountains were an obstacle to Simón Bolívar’s efforts to unify Gran Colombia?
Urals
Alps
Himaylas
Andes
40
Laissez-faire practices are most closely associated with a
mixed economy
traditional economy
market economy
command economy
41
Which factor enabled the cities of Nanjing and Mogadishu to develop intotrading centers?
predictable rainfall from the monsoon cycle
abundance of natural resources
location on waterways
access to mountain passes
42
Mao would have been in favor of a
market economy
mixed economy
command economy
traditional economy
43
The slogan “Blood and Iron” and a unitedGermany are most closely associated with
Simón Bolívar
Camillo Cavour
Prince Metternich
Otto von Bismarck