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Review for NYS Global 10 Regents
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1
Which ideology best completes this graphic organizer?
fascism
democracy
socialism
capitalism
2
An economic change introduced in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin would include
collectivizing agriculture
boycotting Baltic Sea trade routes
establishing free-market reforms
focusing on the production of consumer goods
3
A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to
produce more consumer goods
eliminate central economic planning
increase the production of steel and machinery
seek direct foreign investment
4
Which statement is most closely associated with the economic policy of mercantilism?
Business and industry should be owned by the state.
3. Governments should not be involved in the economy.
Local gov't determines the type of goods to be produced.
1. Colonies should exist to benefit the mother country.
5
The World Trade Organization (WTO), NAFTA, & EU all share the primary goal of
encouraging trade & lowering trade barriers
developing regulations to preserve the environment
increasing economic aid to developing nations
promoting space exploration and maintaining satellites
6
Which action was taken by the Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin?
surrendering to the Provisional Government
supporting a traditional economy
eliminating political opposition
extending the war against Austria-Hungary
7
Which event had the greatest influence on the development of laissez-faire capitalism?
Green Revolution
fall of the Roman Empire
invention of the printing press
Industrial Revolution
8
Which political system did Lenin, Hitler, and Mussolini establish in their countries?
representative democracy
totalitarianism
constitutional monarchy
theocracy
9
Which policy is a country using when it tries to establish a favorable balance of trade?
outsourcing
transmigration
mercantilism
embargo
10
One way in which the encomienda system and European feudalism were similar is that both
resulted from the growth of the African slave trade
depended on extensive trade routes
created a class structure in which landowners held the power
encouraged social mobility
11
Which traits characterize a laissez-faire capitalist economic system?
central planning and government quotas
slash-and-burn agriculture and animal powered technology
private property and profit incentive
national health care and social security
12
Extreme nationalism, putting the state before the individual, and blind loyalty to the leader
fascism
theocracy
democracy
liberalism
13
In a market economy, the ultimate power rests with
union leaders
the government
consumers
the military
14
The rise of Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany are closely associated with
an emphasis on democratic traditions
the development of fascism
an emphasis on democratic traditions
the desire for containment
15
The tools shown in this cartoon represent traditional symbols of
western capitalism
communism
manorialism
national socialism
16
"Not by democracy... will our goal be achieved but by blood and iron." -Bismarck
ethnocentris
appeasement
militarism
containment
17
Under Mikhail Gorbachev, the trend toward private ownership represented a move away from
a free-market economy
a command economy
laissez-faire economics
a traditional economy
18
During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused on the problems faced by
factory owners
industrial workers
farm laborers
investment bankers
19
Which course of action does the theory of laissez-faire suggest a government should follow?
providing help for people in need
establishing businesses to create jobs
letting natural laws regulate the economy
controlling the mineral resources of a country
20
Which system developed as a result of the Commercial Revolution in Europe
communism
market economy
bartering
manorialism
21
Which action was taken by Deng Xiaoping to improve the economy of China?
encouraging some capitalist practices
organizing the Red Guard
discouraging foreign investment
practicing glasnost
22
Which political trend exists in present-day Latin America?
Religious leaders are making government policy.
Democracy is replacing dictatorship
Most countries are becoming military juntas.
Communism is spreading throughout the region.
23
Which statement best describes an impact of the computer on the global economy?
Prices of oil and other resources have declined worldwide.
Countries can increase tariffs on imports.
Companies now market more products worldwide.
Wages have risen for most people in developing nations.
24
After 1880, European colonization was motivated by the
urge to acquire African technology
demand for labor in the Americas
need for an increase in the production of sugar
desire for new markets
25
Which society practiced direct democracy?
ancient Athens
Gupta Empire
early Egypt
dynastic China