What is the connection between laissez faire policies and natural economic law?

Both promote the concept of limited interference

What were the goals of social reformers in the United States?

Women’s voting rights, child labor law, + promoting the temperance movement

How did the Glorious Revolution change the English government?

It restored the monarchy, but had to share power with the Parliament

What laws helped workers in the 1800s?

Labor unions emerged to improve their working conditions and compensation

How did the Monroe Doctrine affect Latin America?

Euro couldn’t colonize/interfere with newly independent countries of LatAm

When enemy countries support smaller countries which are at war each other

How did James Watt’s invention contribute to the technology of the Industrial Revolution?

Watt improved the steam engine which initiated machines as a power source

How did the division of labor affect manufacturing?

It improved the efficiency of producing products

Why did western democracies adopt a policy of appeasement in response to Axis aggression?

to keep peace since nations were war fatigued and not ready for more wars

How did a local struggle in Vietnam become a major Cold War conflict?

superpowers used Vietnam as a proxy war for their Cold War goals

How did Social Darwinism become a factor in the New Imperialism?

justified imperialism, that Euro’s racial superiority and conquests were ok

What role did collectivization have in the communist economy?

Peasants forfeited their farms to join collective state-owned farms for

How did the Nuremberg Trials change the way the global community felt about human rights?

Leaders were held accountable for their actions during the war

How did monarchs use the concept of divine rights to support absolute rule?

They claimed God gave them authority to rule

Is the term Iron Chancellor an appropriate term to describe Otto von Bismarck?

Yes, as he could become powerful through war, diplomacy, and politics

What effect did the Dreyfus Affair have on France?

Divide the country socially and politically, + Euro anti-semitism

How did the Yalta conference cause a postwar power shift between the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union?

USSR claimed it needed to control East Europe to protect itself

How did Peter the Great envision Russia’s future?

He wanted to modernize Russia through Western policies

Why and how did Allied nations limit individual rights during World War II?

Allied nations used censorship and propaganda to win the war

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the standard of living?

Upper middle class people worked long hours for little pay in bad condition

How did imperialism affect World War I?

The quest for colonies brought some of Europe close to war in other nations

Why did uprisings in Eastern Europe increase during the early years of the Cold War?

Nations like Poland and Hungary wanted freedom from oppression, Countries were impatient with receiving Soviet support to use communism

What did NATO and the Warsaw Pact represent to Western and Communist nations?

NATO = pro-democracy alliance; Warsaw Pact = pro-communist countries

How did perestroika and glasnost contribute to the end of communism?

Glasnost = lended centralized planning; perestroika = open discussion

What is the practice of enclosure?

Wealthy landowners combining the shared land of farmers for their own use

What was the Bataan Death March?

Forced march of American and Filipino war prisoners through the Philippines

What is the purpose of government according to John Locke?

Governments should be organized to protect the natural rights of people

How did the British Great Reform Act of 1832 affect the electorate?

More people could vote because the electorate grew

Why did the United States want to build the Panama Canal?

To reduce the travel distance between the East Coast and the West Coast

Why were Hitler’s blitzkrieg tactics effective at the beginning of World War II?

Quick attacks disrupted German enemies, preventing trench warfare

Why do historians label the strategy used in World War I as a “total war” effort?

Military and every part of civilian life contributed to the war

How did the Declaration of Independence influence the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

It adopted enlightenment ideas, but emphasized individual rights

How did the Korean War end in a stalemate?

Both sides agreed to an armistice, but never signed a peace treaty

How did natural resources in Britain contribute to the rise of the Industrial Revolution?

Coal and water energized machines, rivers for transports, + iron for tools

How did Romanticism affect a new way of thinking?

It valued emotions and intuition, a source of true experience

How did World War II affect the status of American women?

Laid groundwork for women to mobilize in workforce and break gender norms

What were the benefits of the free market according to Adam Smith?

More goods would be available at lower prices

What were the Fourteen Points?

Woodrow Wilson’s list of terms to resolve WWI and prevent future wars

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1
What is the connection between laissez faire policies and natural economic law?
The first rejects freedom, but the second promotes freedom
Both reject the concept of limited interference
Both promote the concept of limited interference
The first promotes freedom, but the second rejects freedom
2
How did the Congress of Vienna affect nationalism in Europe after the fall of Napoleon?
It suppressed socialism
It suppressed communism
It suppressed nationalism
It suppressed capitalism
3
What were the goals of social reformers in the United States?
To enable children to work more jobs during times of economic hardship
To improve the societal standard of denying women’s rights
Women’s voting rights, child labor law, + promoting the temperance movement
Wanting to ban education rights of minority groups
4
How did the Glorious Revolution change the English government?
It restored the capitalist regime that previously existed
It restored the communist regime that previously existed
It restored the monarchy without sharing power with the Parliament
It restored the monarchy, but had to share power with the Parliament
5
What laws helped workers in the 1800s?
Land laws enforced the government to provide property for
Labor unions emerged to improve their working conditions and compensation
Business owners developed anti-union laws to continue exploiting workers
Child labor laws increased employment opportunities for children
6
How did the Monroe Doctrine affect Latin America?
United States enabled itself to acquire smaller islands of Latin America
British Empire liberate its colonies as it was difficult to manage overseas
Euro couldn’t colonize/interfere with newly independent countries of LatAm
Europe could continue colonizing nations of the Caribbeans and S. America
7
What are proxy wars?
When enemy countries support smaller countries which are at war each other
When a country deploys an undercover military to start a war
When a country deploys an undercover military to start a war
When countries in close proximity unify to achieve
8
How did James Watt’s invention contribute to the technology of the Industrial Revolution?
Watt invented the water frame for better textile production
Watt improved the efficiency of steel processing for railroads
Watt invented the light bulb which transformed cities
Watt improved the steam engine which initiated machines as a power source
9
How did the division of labor affect manufacturing?
It stalled the efficiency of producing products
It improved the efficiency of producing products
It decreased the efficiency of producing products
It had no effect
10
Why did western democracies adopt a policy of appeasement in response to Axis aggression?
to keep peace since nations were war fatigued and not ready for more wars
In an effort to continue war as the Allied Powers were about to lose
to avoid surrendering as the Central Powers were too powerful to defeat
None of the above
11
How did a local struggle in Vietnam become a major Cold War conflict?
America aimed to create peace in Vietnam to end Cold War, but effort failed
Vietnam experienced ethnic conflicts in pursuit of promoting nationalism
superpowers used Vietnam as a proxy war for their Cold War goals
The superpowers fought in Vietnam to seize land for military bases
12
How did Social Darwinism become a factor in the New Imperialism?
It promoted the eradication of social classes
justified imperialism, that Euro’s racial superiority and conquests were ok
It showed that work ethic, not characteristics from berth, just. imperial.
opposed imperialism, Euro’s belief of racial superiority weren't noble
13
What role did collectivization have in the communist economy?
Bourgeoise citizens unionized to protest the economic policies of the USSR
Peasants forfeited their farms to join collective state-owned farms for
Bourgeoise citizens forfeited farms to join collective state-owned farms
Peasants unionized to protest the central economic policies of the USSR
14
How did the Nuremberg Trials change the way the global community felt about human rights?
Leaders of the Nazis were pardoned from their violations of human rights
Leaders of the Nazi regime received small penalties for their war actions
Leaders were held accountable for their actions during the war
Leaders were not held accountable for their actions during the war
15
How did monarchs use the concept of divine rights to support absolute rule?
They claimed man gave them authority to rule
They claimed God gave them authority to rule
They claimed man did not give them authority to rule
They claimed God did not give them authority to rule
16
Is the term Iron Chancellor an appropriate term to describe Otto von Bismarck?
No, as Leo von Caprivi was nicknamed the Iron Chancellor
No, as Otto von Bismarck’s political focus was on peace, not war
Yes, as he could become powerful through war, diplomacy, and politics
Yes, as it depicts his priority for increasing industrialization
17
What effect did the Dreyfus Affair have on France?
It united the country politically, but the nation was still divided
United the country socially and politically, + demo. Euro support Semitism
It only united the country socially, but politically divided the country
Divide the country socially and politically, + Euro anti-semitism
18
How did the Yalta conference cause a postwar power shift between the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union?
None of the above
America claimed it needed to control East Europe
USSR claimed it needed to control East Europe to protect itself
Great Britain claimed it needed to control East Europe to protect itself
19
How did Peter the Great envision Russia’s future?
He wanted to increase the power of communism
He wanted to return countries back to its original leadership
He wanted to keep Russia the way it was
He wanted to modernize Russia through Western policies
20
What problems existed in the Eastern Europe economy under Communist rule?
Food shortages due to centralized planning
All of the above
Lack of consumer goods due to prioritizing industry
Poor living conditions
21
Why and how did Allied nations limit individual rights during World War II?
The Allied nations used concentration camps to limit individual rights
The Allied were losing soldiers, allowing Axis Power armies to influence
Allied nations used censorship and propaganda to win the war
Allied nations didn't implement censorship or war propaganda
22
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the standard of living?
All workers became prosperous due to comfortable working conditions
Upper middle class people worked long hours for little pay in bad condition
Working class people worked long hour for little pay in terrible conditions
Elitists worked long hours for little pay in terrible conditions
23
How did imperialism affect World War I?
Europe reduced the number of conflicts with imperialist countries
conquering nations via imperialism increased peace for imperialists
competition for colonies decreased tensions, racing for stronger militaries
The quest for colonies brought some of Europe close to war in other nations
24
Why did uprisings in Eastern Europe increase during the early years of the Cold War?
Nations were upset with other countries having better Soviet support
Nations like GB + France wanted freedom from Soviet oppression
Nations like Poland and Hungary wanted freedom from oppression
Countries were impatient with receiving Soviet support to use communism
25
What did NATO and the Warsaw Pact represent to Western and Communist nations?
NATO = pro-communist alliance; Warsaw Pact = pro-communist countries
NATO = far-left totalitarian alliance; Warsaw Pact = far-right nationalism
NATO = far-right nationalist countries; Warsaw Pact unified totalitarianism
NATO = pro-democracy alliance; Warsaw Pact = pro-communist countries
26
How did perestroika and glasnost contribute to the end of communism?
Perestroika ended centralized econ. and glasnost encouraged open discussion
Glasnost = centralized planning and perestroika perpetuated censorship
Glasnost = lended centralized planning; perestroika = open discussion
Perestroika = centralized planning and glasnost perpetuated censorship
27
What is the practice of enclosure?
Forfeiting previously owned land for sale due to unpaid mortgages
Farmers combining their shared land so they can secure their employment
Opening the privately-owned farmlands for the public to use
Wealthy landowners combining the shared land of farmers for their own use
28
What was the Bataan Death March?
Forced march of Japanese and Filipino war prisoners through the Philippines
Forced march of German and Filipino war prisoners through the Philippines
Forced march of American and Filipino war prisoners through the Philippines
Forced march of British and Filipino war prisoners through the Philippines
29
What is the purpose of government according to John Locke?
Governments should be organized to mimic the Kingdom of God
Governments should be organized to protect the natural rights of people
Governments should deny the rights of people
Governments should control all industries and business
30
How did the British Great Reform Act of 1832 affect the electorate?
Less people could vote because the electorate decreased
It gave even more power to elites
More people could vote because the electorate grew
No people could vote because the electorate vanished
31
Why did the United States want to build the Panama Canal?
To reduce the travel distance between the East Coast and the West Coast
To travel to Panama increased exports of bananas
To reduce debts by paying reparations for damage done in Central America
To open the travel opportunities from North America to South America
32
What was the first step on Haiti’s road to independence?
The Reform War
The Ten Years War
The Haitian Civil War
The Haitian Revolution of 1790
33
Why did the United States enter World War I?
The sinking of the Lusitania
To secure world democracy
anti-German resentment and propaganda
All of the above
34
Why were Hitler’s blitzkrieg tactics effective at the beginning of World War II?
sole use of U-boats in blitzkrieg tactics was a surprise to Allied armies
Slow but stealthy attacks disrupted enemy territories
sole use of air attacks in blitzkrieg tactics surprised Allied armies
Quick attacks disrupted German enemies, preventing trench warfare
35
Why do historians label the strategy used in World War I as a “total war” effort?
Military and every part of civilian life contributed to the war
Militaries deployed a lots of attack and defense tactics never seen before
Every country in the world joined the war
Defense departments did all the work in war and subsidized civilian life
36
How did the Declaration of Independence influence the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
It adopted Medieval ideas, but rejected individual rights
It adopted enlightenment ideas, but emphasized individual rights
It adopted enlightenment ideas, but rejected individual rights
It adopted Medieval ideas, but emphasized individual rights
37
How did the Korean War end in a stalemate?
N. Korea threatened to nuke South Korea if it didn’t agree to an armistice
Both sides agreed to an armistice, but never signed a peace treaty
Both sides signed a peace treaty, but agreed to split the peninsula
Korean War did not end in a stalemate, but rather a South Korean victory
38
How did natural resources in Britain contribute to the rise of the Industrial Revolution?
Oil was the dominant resource for energizing machinery and boats
Trees were used for energy renewal of industries
Silver was the main source for manufacturing tools of industry
Coal and water energized machines, rivers for transports, + iron for tools
39
How did Romanticism affect a new way of thinking?
It valued the promotion of Romance languages
It transformed many governments to use subjectivity for foreign affairs
It turned emotionless societies into lovers
It valued emotions and intuition, a source of true experience
40
How did World War II affect the status of American women?
Women were subject to discrimination + dissuaded from military work
Laid groundwork for women to mobilize in workforce and break gender norms
The War decreased the opportunities for women to work
The family dynamics of households became rapidly matriarchal
41
What were the benefits of the free market according to Adam Smith?
More goods would be available for the rich
More goods would be available at lower prices
That more children would work
That more women would work
42
What were the Fourteen Points?
Woodrow Wilson’s list of terms to resolve WWI and prevent future wars
The # of stars displayed on the flag when the Allied Powers won the War
Georg Michaelis’ list of terms to advance the German troops to win WWI
Nikolai II’s list of terms that would resolve WWI and prevent future wars

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