What is the best claim that can be made about the Columbian Exchange?

It introduced crops via new routes.

How did the Chinese Cultural Revolution affect traditional Chinese arts and literature?

It banned all forms of artistic expression.

What was the global motivation for WWI?

Existing empires wanted to expand their territories.

What did SALT I & II do specifically?

Limit the number of nuclear weapons.

The US-led invasion of Iraq successfully removed Saddam Hussein from power, but _____.

It had unintended negative consequences around the world.

Why does Putin deny Ukraine’s legitimacy?

Ukraine was once part of the Soviet Union.

What was the primary purpose of creating the lycée system during Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign?

To train future civil servants and military officers.

What was globalization’s effect on the working class?

Some people lost jobs while others got richer.

What was the UK’s goal in the Opium Wars?

Britain wanted better trade deals with China.

What was the primary reason for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

To support the communist government in Kabul.

During the Algerian and Vietnam wars what was the main similarity between the two conflicts?

Guerrilla warfare against colonial powers.

What was the Napoleonic Code?

A legal code promoting equality, protecting property, and simplifying laws.

How did Mali change under Mansa Musa?

Mali grew wealthier only., Sunni Baru was overthrown.

What was the primary purpose of the Brezhnev Doctrine?

To justify Soviet military intervention in other communist countries.

How did the Berlin Conference worsen African conditions?

Ignored borders led to African conflict.

Which response best describes China’s development from 1450 to 1750, as compared to earlier and later periods?

Increased inland expansion and far fewer sea-faring expeditions.

What did the Austria annexation signify prior to WWII as the key to the conflict happening?

It fueled Nazi territorial ambitions.

What were the 9/11 targeted locations?

Twin Towers, Pentagon, White House.

What was the primary purpose of the Committee of Public Safety?

Defend France against foreign invasion.

Who led the Algerian independence during the Algerian War?

Front de Libération Nationale (FLN).

What was the negative effect of “Old World” contact?

Disease spread rapidly in the Americas.

What was the difference between the Sunni vs. the Shia and what was the Golden Age a time period of?

Sunni: consensus; Shia: family rule; Golden Age: science and medicine.

In the 1980s what was an example of US imperialism?

US funding and arming of guerrillas against Soviet occupied Afghanistan.

What was the significance of the Austrian State Treaty in 1955?

It established Austria as a neutral country.

How did leadership and government differ between the Aztec and Incan Empires?

The Sapa Inca ruled more directly than the Huey Tlatoani.

Communism in Eastern Europe spread due to:

Soviet influence during the Cold War.

Why was Cuba a concern for the US?

The USSR housed nuclear weapons there.

To what extent was NATO’s benefit after WWII?

To a moderate extent – It promised military help if they were attacked.

What appeal did the Americas have for Spanish aristocrats?

Agricultural profits and the promise of gold.

What role did industrialization play in the age of imperialism?

Industrialization increased demand for colonies supply of materials/labor.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

To divide Africa and regulate trade.

What was the basic difference at the heart of the Cold War conflict?

The difference between economic world views.

Why did imperial powers say they were "civilizing" the people they colonized?

They believed they were better than the people they colonized.

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1
What is the best claim that can be made about the Columbian Exchange?
Early capitalism and global trade networks began to form.
Plantations prioritized growing crops for profit.
Religions blended and shaped new social and belief systems.
It introduced crops via new routes.
2
How did the Chinese Cultural Revolution affect traditional Chinese arts and literature?
It banned all forms of artistic expression.
It had no impact on the arts.
It promoted experimental avant-garde art.
It led to a revival of traditional art forms.
3
What was the global motivation for WWI?
The death of Franz Ferdinand angered many countries.
Britain wanted to assert its naval dominance around the world.
Existing empires wanted to expand their territories.
Japan wanted to take control of German islands in the Pacific.
4
What did SALT I & II do specifically?
Regulating the international trade in conventional weapons.
Unlimited number of nuclear weapons.
Ending all nuclear weapons production.
Limit the number of nuclear weapons.
5
The US-led invasion of Iraq successfully removed Saddam Hussein from power, but _____.
It caused economic conflict in several other continents.
It had unintended negative consequences around the world.
Saddam Hussein returned to power a few years later.
The American people rose up for largest protests in the nation's history.
6
What trade route did the Mongols use?
The Triangular Trade Road.
The Columbian Exchange Route.
The Saharan Trade Road.
The Silk Road.
7
Why does Putin deny Ukraine’s legitimacy?
Russia has a large amount of nuclear weapons.
NATO is responsible for maintaining peace in Europe.
Ukraine has an authoritarian government.
Ukraine was once part of the Soviet Union.
8
What event do many historians call “the most successful slave revolt in history”?
Latin American Revolutions.
The Pueblo revolution.
The Haitian Revolution.
West African Revolutions.
9
What was the primary purpose of creating the lycée system during Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign?
To teach only artistic subjects.
To promote religious education.
To provide universal education for all French citizens.
To train future civil servants and military officers.
10
During the 1848 revolutions who was the Italian leader that helped unite Italy into one country?
Pope Pius IX.
Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Otto von Bismarck.
Benito Mussolini.
11
What was globalization’s effect on the working class?
Workers are being retrained for jobs lost to outsourcing.
Growth has led to better pay for workers.
The rich gave more money to the poor.
Some people lost jobs while others got richer.
12
What was the UK’s goal in the Opium Wars?
Britain aimed to take full political control of China.
Britain planned to help Chinese rebels fight a foreign ruler.
Britain sought to stop drug smuggling in China.
Britain wanted better trade deals with China.
13
What was the primary reason for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
To support the communist government in Kabul.
To secure oil reserves.
To gain access to the Indian Ocean.
To prevent the spread of Islamic fundamentalism.
14
During the Algerian and Vietnam wars what was the main similarity between the two conflicts?
Guerrilla warfare against colonial powers.
Aimed to stop communism.
Fought to stay apart of there European empires.
Both fought for religious freedom.
15
Who severed African limbs over rubber quotas?
King Leopold II of Belgium.
Otto Von Bismarck.
King Edward VII of England.
Emperor Napoleon III.
16
What was the Napoleonic Code?
A religious policy restoring Catholic Church power to unify France.
A legal code promoting equality, protecting property, and simplifying laws.
A strategy manual that gave Napoleon tighter control of the army.
A financial reform removing taxes on the poor and redistributing wealth.
17
How did Mali change under Mansa Musa?
None of the above.
Mali grew wealthier only.
Only Saharan trade routes secured.
Sunni Baru was overthrown.
18
What was the primary purpose of the Brezhnev Doctrine?
To encourage democratic reforms in Eastern Europe.
To promote economic cooperation among Soviet bloc countries.
To establish diplomatic relations with Western nations.
To justify Soviet military intervention in other communist countries.
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How did the Berlin Conference worsen African conditions?
Ignored borders led to African conflict.
Some African nations caused resentment.
Asian countries caused cultural tensions.
Trade barriers hurt Africa’s economy.
20
Which response best describes China’s development from 1450 to 1750, as compared to earlier and later periods?
Increased investment in trans-oceanic voyages and less inland expansion.
Decreased economic activity as Mongol rule became weaker.
Increased inland expansion and far fewer sea-faring expeditions.
Enhanced defense against constant threat of European settler colonialism.
21
What defined the Battle of Algiers?
Naval battle.
Urban guerrilla campaign.
UN diplomatic confrontation.
Sahara Desert fight.
22
What did the Austria annexation signify prior to WWII as the key to the conflict happening?
It resulted in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
It led to the invasion of Poland
It fueled Nazi territorial ambitions.
It sparked the Battle of Stalingrad.
23
What were the 9/11 targeted locations?
Center City in Philadelphia, Twin Towers, and the LAX airport.
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Twin Towers, and the Air and Space Museum.
Twin Towers, Pentagon, White House.
Harvard University, Twin Towers, and In and Out Burger in L.A.
24
What was the primary purpose of the Committee of Public Safety?
Enforce religious freedom in France.
Oversee the education system in France.
Implement social welfare programs in France.
Defend France against foreign invasion.
25
Who led the Algerian independence during the Algerian War?
Pied-Noir Nationale (PNN).
Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS).
Parti Communiste Algérien (PCA).
Front de Libération Nationale (FLN).
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What was the negative effect of “Old World” contact?
Disease spread rapidly in the Americas.
People did not get along.
The “Old World” people never returned back to their home countries.
There was not a negative impact.
27
Which Enlightenment ideals led to revolutions?
Socialism and Capitalism.
Science and nationalism.
Freedom and Equality.
Reason and Progress.
28
What was the difference between the Sunni vs. the Shia and what was the Golden Age a time period of?
Sunni: 3 prayers; Shia: 5 prayers; Golden Age: military only.
Sunni: consensus; Shia: family rule; Golden Age: science and medicine.
Sunni: only Quran; Shia: extra texts; Golden Age: steam and electricity.
No differences; Golden Age: just architecture.
29
In the 1980s what was an example of US imperialism?
US leading a Gulf War campaign against Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak.
US stationing of troops at a holy site in Istanbul, Turkey.
US control of agricultural and industrial exports leaving the Middle East.
US funding and arming of guerrillas against Soviet occupied Afghanistan.
30
What was the significance of the Austrian State Treaty in 1955?
It led to Austria joining NATO.
It resulted in Austria becoming a communist state.
It granted Austria membership in the Warsaw Pact.
It established Austria as a neutral country.
31
What event featured riots and nobles' homes ransacked by peasants?
The Great Terror.
Storming of the Bastille.
The Great Fear.
The Reign of Terror.
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How did leadership and government differ between the Aztec and Incan Empires?
Aztec city-states had less control than Inca communities.
The Inca cared less about collecting taxes than the Aztecs.
Religion mattered more to the Inca than the Aztecs.
The Sapa Inca ruled more directly than the Huey Tlatoani.
33
Which country and leader supported Algeria as an ally during the Algerian War?
Sudan; Ismail al-Azhari.
Egypt; Gamel Abdel Nassar.
Somaliland; Giovani Fornari.
Libya; Mammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi.
34
Communism in Eastern Europe spread due to:
The reshaping of European borders following WWI.
The collapse of European economies during the Great Depression.
The historical colonization of the region by the Russian Empire.
Soviet influence during the Cold War.
35
Why was Cuba a concern for the US?
It was a violent revolution base.
The Spanish Flu was spreading.
Cuba was spreading communism independently.
The USSR housed nuclear weapons there.
36
To what extent was NATO’s benefit after WWII?
To no extent – They had to defend themselves without outside help.
To a moderate extent – It promised military help if they were attacked.
To a slight extent – It allowed them to trade freely across borders.
To an extreme extent – It started a peaceful period between great powers.
37
What appeal did the Americas have for Spanish aristocrats?
Agricultural profits and the promise of gold.
Land to set up factories and produce manufactured goods.
Labor source for plantation work.
New trade partners and profitable silver mines.
38
Devshirme and janissaries were in:
The Russian Empire.
The Ottoman Empire.
The Mughal Empire.
The Omani Empire.
39
What role did industrialization play in the age of imperialism?
Europeans wanted to share industrial progress with other countries.
Industrialization encouraged independence across the globe.
Industrialization increased demand for colonies supply of materials/labor.
Countries were too busy industrializing.
40
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
To divide Africa and regulate trade.
League of Nations.
Yalta Conference.
Concert of Europe.
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What was the basic difference at the heart of the Cold War conflict?
The difference in managing colonies.
The difference in nuclear weapon development.
The difference between economic world views.
The difference between communism and socialism.
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Why did imperial powers say they were "civilizing" the people they colonized?
They claimed their goal was to help the people they colonized.
They believed they were better than the people they colonized.
They felt that less industrial societies might be better than theirs.
They wanted to turn colonized people into loyal members of their empire.
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Britain and the North Atlantic use to lead global manufacturing. Where is most manufacturing centered today?
Africa.
South America.
Australia.
Asia.

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