GMI Review

Question 1

“I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it?”

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 2

Which of following describes the roles of Gandhi and Nehru?

Accepted Answer

They were leaders in the Indian independence movement

Question 3

Which of the following countries gained independence from France by 1830

Accepted Answer

Haiti

Question 4

What describes the “bloody stalemate” on the western front in WWI?

Accepted Answer

Trench Warfare

Question 5

Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England’s throne?

Accepted Answer

William and Mary

Question 6

Which one of the following was NOT an underlying cause of WWI?

Accepted Answer

religious wars

Question 7

Karl Marx wrote

Accepted Answer

Communist Manifesto

Question 8

Where did police states exist in the 20th Century?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment promoted using _________ to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

Reason

Question 10

What was included in MacArthur’s plan for Japan after WWII?

Accepted Answer

both of the above are true

Question 11

What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?

Accepted Answer

the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 12

Who authored The Wealth of Nations, promoting laissez-faire economics and modern economics?

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith

Question 13

The site of a battle in Egypt that became a turning point in WWII:

Accepted Answer

El Alamein

Question 14

Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

Accepted Answer

Nehru

Question 15

Which battle led to the German withdrawal from Russia?

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad

Question 16

Karl Marx argued that capitalism would lead to

Accepted Answer

a workers’ revolution

Question 17

The British colony of Gold Coast(Ghana) was led to independence by

Accepted Answer

Kwame Nkrumah

Question 18

D-Day refers to the

Accepted Answer

allied invasion of France

Question 19

Which is a communist terrorist group from Peru?

Accepted Answer

Shining Path

Question 20

What accounts best for the policies of Emperor Hirohito of Japan?

Accepted Answer

Military leaders wanted to expand Japanese territory.

Question 21

The French Revolution was inspired by...

Accepted Answer

The ideas of the Enlightenment

Question 22

Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 23

What best describes the United States influence in the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

US is one of the permanent members of the Security Council

Question 24

Which is true of the Battle of Guadalcanal?

Accepted Answer

took 6 months for the Allies to drive Japan off the island

Question 25

Which terrorist group was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?

Accepted Answer

al-Qaeda

Question 26

The Marshall Plan was designed to

Accepted Answer

restore the European economy and help rebuild Europe

Question 27

Revolutions in Haiti and Latin America were inspired by the

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 28

Which of the following best explains why Mao Zedong’s forces triumphed in China?

Accepted Answer

Mao promised to improve life for the peasants

Question 29

Which of the following describes the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Tremendous growth in the factory system

Question 30

In 1991, what was the result of the failure of communist countries to thrive economically?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union dissolved; many members wanted independence

Question 31

How did the problem of taxation change from before to after the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

From too many taxes to too few taxes

Question 32

What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th century?

Accepted Answer

industrialization

Question 33

El Alamein, Stalingrad, and the D-Day invasion were military defeats for:

Accepted Answer

Germany.

Question 34

Which country below was part of the Triple Entente?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 35

John Locke believed that the purpose of government was to protect people’s __________.

Accepted Answer

rights given by the Creator

Question 36

Which country below was part of the Triple Alliance in WW1?

Accepted Answer

Germany.

Question 37

What region was referred to as the “powder keg’ of Europe?

Accepted Answer

the Balkan Peninsula

Question 38

Rousseau believed that all people in society were ______and should be recognized under the law.

Accepted Answer

of equal worth

Question 39

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, which of the following countries were formed?

Accepted Answer

Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic states

Question 40

What impact has terrorism had on daily life?

Accepted Answer

all of the above are true

Question 41

theory that used extreme nationalism, the military, the needs of the state over the individual

Accepted Answer

Fascism

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