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1
The political cartoon shown is illustrating which cause of World War I?
Militarism
Diplomatic failures
Competition over colonies
Alliances
2
Which world leader asserted their countries military power by dominating the conflict below?
Margaret Thatcher
Deng Xiaoping
Ronald Reagan
Indira Gandhi
3
The right to ______________ guarantees people of the world to choose their own leaders.
freedom
equal treatment
self-determination
liberty
4
The division of the _______ ______ under the Mandate System planted seeds for future conflicts.
Russian Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
5
The term "Iron Curtain" was coined to describe what rivalry?
Soviet Allies vs Chinese Allies
Communist West vs Democratic East
Communist East vs Democratic West
Warsaw Pact vs. NAFTA
6
At what conference did the Allied powers decide to split Germany and its capital?
Potsdam Conference
Berlin Conference
Yalta Conference
Munich Conference
7
Which of the following was a provision in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany lost economic influence
Germany had to pay war reparations
Austria-Hungary was united
Russian navy is dismembered
8
What event was considered the final step towards the creation of a united German State?
30 Years War
French Revolution
Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
9
_____________ is the American policy of stopping the spread of communism.
Deterrence
Truman Doctrine
NATO
Containment
10
What event would correctly complete the chart below?
World War II
Russian Revolution
World War I
Austro-Prussian War
11
Which 2 political philosophies did Bismark use in order to unite the German people?
Blood & Iron/ Realpolitik
Realpolitik/ Cabdide
Nationalism/ Westernization
Communism/ Blood & Iron
12
Which of the following correctly describes the impact the cotton gin had on slavery in the US?
had little to no impact on slavery
spread slavery into northern factories
decreased the need for slavery
increased the need for slavery
13
Which international cooperative organization was created to keep peace after the end of WWII?
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
IMF
14
Which of the following was
NOT
a government response to terrorist activities?
Increased surveillance
lapse of identification requirements
Review of privacy rights
increased security at airports
15
The following reconstruction efforts were made after World War II in _______________.
Germany
Japan
Ottoman Empire
Italy
16
What was the impact of the ethnic and religious differences following Indian independence?
Established free trade agreements
Economic cooperation
Ongoing Hindu-Muslim conflicts in region
Overall prosperity and growth
17
Which of the following is a reason why the Industrial Revolution started in England?
Limited population
Steam engine invented in France
Availability of natural resources
Elite middle class
18
Which scientist from the Industrial Revolution is
NOT
correctly matched with his innovation?
Eli Whitney & cotton gin
James Hargreaves & water frame
Henry Bessemer & steel making process
James Watt & steam engine
19
Which of the following Asian conflicts was influenced by the Cold War?
Vietnam War & Korean War
Korean War & Russo-Japanese War
Persian Gulf War & Vietnam War
Chinese Civil War & Battle of Midway
20
The first instance of international terrorism was ________.
Oklahoma City bombing
September 11th attacks
Airline hijackings
Munich Olympics
21
What was the impact of industrially produced goods flooding colonial markets?
expanded job opportunities in colonies
reduced opportunities for mercantilism
displaced traditional industries
increased acts of piracy
22
How did some colonized people respond to European Imperialism?
rise of nationalism
economic liberalization
expansion of feudalism
religious conflicts
23
The challenges facing contemporary countries include migrations,_____, and impact of technology
mutually assured destruction
space exploration
weather fluctuations
ethnic and religious conflicts
24
Which World War II aggressor amassed the territory shown in the map below?
Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
Italy
25
Which of the following was
NOT
an effect of the Russian Revolution?
Tsar Nicholas II is overthrown
Civil War engulfs Russia
Lenin leads Bolsheviks in communist take-over
Victory over Japan in the Russo Japanese War
26
Who was Lenin's successor in the Soviet Union?
Boris Yeltsin
Czar Alexander II
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
27
Which of the following did
NOT
occur in the USSR during the interwar period?
Communism became entrenched in government and society
Great Purge
Growth of state industrialization
Forgiveness of foreign debt
28
Which Prime Minister of Sardinia was given credit for unifying Northern Italy?
Pope John Paul II
Victor Emmanuel II
Garibaldi
Cavour
29
Which Soviet leader installed the New Economic Policy?
Gorbachev
Lenin
Czar Alexander I
Stalin
30
Which totalitarian regime do the following characteristics describe during the Interwar period?
Germany
Japan
Italy
Soviet Union
31
In what order did the following events occur?
3,1,2,4
3,2,1,4
1,2,3,4
2,1,4,3
32
Which of the following was
NOT
a social impact of the Industrial Revolution?
decrease of worker organized strikes
Expansion of education
Increase in demands for women's suffrage
Women and children acted as cheap sources of labor
33
_________ means that the countries of the world are increasingly dependent upon each other
isolationism
independence
globalization
interdependence
34
Which of the following events occurred first ?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Britain
German Invasion of Poland
Fall of France
35
Why was the League of Nations unsuccessful?
England was not a member
Lack military to enforce its decisions
Charter was invalid
Germany was a member
36
All of the following are contrasts between developed and developing nations
EXCEPT
...
economic conditions
population size and rate of growth
religious diversity
Geographic locations
37
Which of the following was
NOT
a global impact following the end of World War I?
End of the Ottoman Empire
Enormous cost in lives lost
Expansion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Increased colonial demand for independence
38
Which world leader pictured created The League of Nations following the end of World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Lloyd George
39
Which world leader
DOES NOT
correctly match their country during World War II?
Winston Churchill - France
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Hirohito - Japan
Franklin D. Roosevelt - United States
40
Educated individuals were targets of what genocide?
Armenian
Cambodian
Rwandan
Bosnian
41
Why were some economic philosophers opposed to capitalism?
the improvement of standard of living
unequal distribution of wealth in society
it elevated the factory workers
market competition produced advances
42
Which of the following is
NOT
an impact of the Industrial Revolution?
Increased sanitation
Environmental pollution
Increased education
Urbanization
43
What event that started in the 1930s is viewed as a cause of World War II ?
Great Depression
The Ottoman Empire was divided through the Mandate system
Creation of League of Nations
Russo-Japanese War
44
Which President of Egypt grew a relationship with the USSR and nationalized the Suez canal?
Golda Meir
Nikita Krushev
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
45
Glasnost and Perestroika were reforms made by which Soviet leader?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Deng Xiaoping
