Semester 2 Final Review

The 1928 agreement, by the U.S. and French, outlawed war as an instrument of foreign policy

In the Ottoman state many of the top officials were

By declaring themselves to be a National Assembly, members of the Estates General

In contrast to the American Revolution, the French Revolution involved

Socialism was a reaction against

Humanist writers such as Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio emphasized

What was the historical significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Where was the first successful revolution in the Americas, after the United States

In the Opium Wars in China, the British wanted China to

How did Napoleon Bonaparte contribute to revolutions in South America

How did religion play a role in European exploration?

One way Britain was able to exercise control over Latin America was by

How did nationalism in China contribute to a revolution in 1911 and 1912

Why did the Americas decide to replace the Articles of Confederation

The "scramble for Africa" began in Egypt with British action to control

The Kingdom of Sardinia took the lead in the

What prompted Japan to begin industrializing in the late 1800s

In "The Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith argued for

What was the name of the alliance that Germany formed with Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1882

What feature of a corporation made it different from a joint-stock company

How did a few large companies dome to dominate industrial economies by the late 1800s

Indulgences were considered corruption because they were

Who developed a new system for classifying plants and animals

The Russo-Japanese War resulted in

The strong legal code developed under the sultan Suleyman the Magnificent was based on

What was James Watt's contribution to industrialization in England

How were civil service officials selected during the Ming dynasty

When France industrialized, why did its factories rely more on waterpower than steam power

One reason why Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize was that it had

Nineteenth-century liberals were in favor of

How did the Columbian Exchange bring change in Europe

The American car maker Henry Ford was the first large-scale manufacturer to use

How did Zheng He help to expand China's influence outside its borders

What resulted from the uprisings of 1848 in Europe?

One way colonizers improved their colonies infrastructure was by

Which of the following was used to run factories in New England in the early 1800s

Why did England focus on its trade with India

The British wanted to capture Omdurman to

When sea voyages began sailing out of sight of land, this encouraged a growing interest in

Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. Senate rejected membership in League of Nations

As the power of Mughal Emperors in India declines in the 1700's

Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment

During the war, nations began to print a lot of paper money because

With the Schleiffen Plan, Germany planned to win the war by

Informal imperialism is when a dominant country

New military technologies used during WWI resulted in

What was one reform labor unions succeeded in winning in most Western countries by 1900

What invention made the expansion of the steel industry in the American Midwest possible

Which reformer said that any Christian could read the Bible and understand God's message

What German tactic eventually drew the U.S. into WWI

As a direct result of the Boston Tea Party, the British

What was one way industrialization encouraged imperialism

What was the most notable way social structures in Western nations changed by industrialization

Galileo Galilei added support for the heliocentric theory by

The Spanish-American War in 1898 resulted in the United States

As Ottoman power declined, the Balkan Peninsula became unstable due to

How did many Europeans react to the outbreak of war in August 1914

One reason the Mahdists lost against the British led army was that they lacked

Which of the following factors triggered the French Revolution?

The American colonists decision to break away from Great Britain paved the way for

Why did the U.S. remain neutral when WWI first broke out

What kind of government did Japan have after the Meiji Restoration

Isaac Newton's "Principia" explained

Who lead the revolution in south america from Buenos Aires through the south part of continent

What role did some African states play in the slave trade?

What was one effect of the mechanization of agriculture

What change happened in Europe as a result of Gutenberg's innovation

The textile industry was the first industry to be transformed by mechanization because

Which of the following was a factor which allowed for the development of mass production

Russia got a concession from China so the Russia could

What political change took place in Spain, Portugal, England, and France in the 1400s and 1500s

The Surrealist art movement which developed in post-war Europe was in part inspired by

One reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was its abundant supply of

The Treaty of Versailles signed by Germany and the Allied Powers

Money to support the arts in Renaissance Italy came primarily from

Trade helped Europe recover from the economic damage caused in the 1300s by

How did the Dutch gain a monopoly over the spice trade in the East Indies

The first factories in Britain in the 1700s specialized in

The Risorgimento (Rising Again) in Italy was a movement to

What was a major advantage of the joint-stock company form of business organization

One reason for the French government's financial troubles was

The British parliament took control over India after

In the late 1500's, why did the Dutch attack Spanish ships in the Caribbean?

The policy in which a state takes political and economic control of areas beyond its borders is

A system of govrnmt based on separation of power and representation through elected officials

As the Ottoman power declined, the Balkan Peninsula became unstable due to

The council of Trent was part of the

The growth of the domestic system marked

The Enlightenment overall promoted an attitude of

What was the main cause of death among American Indians after the arrival of European settlers?

Which of these BEST describes the relationship between imperialist powers

Which of these BEST explains why European powers competed intensely for China

During the enclosure movement in England, landowners

What could a European government do to promote trade?

What were the salons of French Enlightenment thinkers

In France before the French Revolution, The Third Estate or commoner class included

What did Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro have in common?

How did Peter the Great change Russian culture

Russia considered iteself to be the "Third Rome" because it

What motivated Japan to try to prevent contact with foreigners

In the French Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette

Why did Portugal and Spain decide to invest in exploration?

How did Italian city-states such as Venice and Genoa trade

Which is the nineteenth century

Across much of Europe, the French Revolution encouraged the growth of

Where did the Mughal Emperor arise in the 1500's

The Renaissance artist most famous for his painting the "Mona Lisa" was