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What do you REALLY know Modern World History?
What do you REALLY know Modern World History?
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Questions about World History from the European Renaissance to the present
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1
What are alliances?
agreements reached between corporations
union for the mutual benefits of those involved
musical compositions involving many composers
diseases that are easily spread between people
2
All of the following are theories of the Enlightenment, except
Social Contract
Separation of Powers
Life, Liberty, and Property
Equal for All People
3
What is an empire?
people with a common culture and beliefs
group of territories under the control of one leader
union of nomadic tribes
clans with similar trading practices
4
What organization is promotes international cooperation between the governments of the world?
Red Cross
United Nations
World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
5
What was the Bubonic Plague?
epidemic that originated in Europe and spread to China
epidemic that killed 1/2 of Africa's population
disease brought by Europeans to the Americas
disease that killed 1/3 of Europe's population
6
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
ruler is a descendant of the gods
pope's permission to go to war
ruler had the blessing of the gods to rule
document of peace between two countries
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What is the maintenance of a large protective force by a country and the willingness to use it?
Militarism
Impressionism
Modernism
Surrealism
8
What is the social/political/economic theory that creates a society without money or classes?
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Absolutism
9
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Polytheism is mixing many colors; Monotheism shows one color
Monotheism is growing one crop; polytheism is growing many
Polytheism is many cultures, but monotheism is one.
Monotheism is belief in one god, polytheism is many gods
10
The culture, society, and way of life of a particular area is called a/an
federation
civilization
collective
union
11
Democracy is
single ruler with absolute power
small elite group makes all decisions
people elect representatives to make decisions for them
decisions are made by the people directly
12
What are the structures and facilities necessary for society to exist, such as roads, called?
Infrastructure
Public works
Community projects
Architecture
13
Who were the janissaries?
Slaves used as janitors to clean the Mughal palace
chosen leader for the Shia Muslims
Islamic advisors to the shah of the Safavid Empire
Christian boys taken by Ottomans to be soldiers
14
What was the Cold War?
rise of the Middle East as an economic power in the world
tensions between China and Europe
USSR and US indirectly fighting against each other
rebuilding Japan and Germany after World War II
15
What is patriotic feelings or loyalty to one's country?
Nationalism
Absolutism
Optimism
Imperialism
16
What is the goal of pan-Arabism and pan-Africanism?
establish a common currency for each group of people
create unity amongst the people of each ethnicity
promote one religion for people of each ethnicity
unite the nations into one larger country
17
What is feudalism?
social structure with a king, lords, knights, and peasants
law that gave the people control of the government
system for solving problems between countries
economy using coins as the currency
18
What is the systematic killing of a group based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion?
homocide
genocide
suicide
mass murder
19
What is a dynasty?
truce between warring nations
Family of rulers
small fast boat with triangular sails
carefully built castle
20
Zionism seeks to create a nation for what major religion?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
21
What was Triangular Trade?
trade between Japan, Australia, and the Americas
Trade between China, India, and Russia
trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Trade between Africa, Middle East, and India
22
The daimyo in Japan is similar to what position in European feudalism?
knight
peasant
king
lord
23
What ideology did Hitler and Mussolini bring to Europe?
Patriotism
Fascism
Negativism
Militarism
24
What do sultan and shah mean?
advisor
priest
ruler
general
25
What event caused the change from hunter-gatherer to settled group?
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Civilization
Marriage
26
What was the Silk Road?
trade route between Europe, Asia, and Africa
region of China with numerous producers of silk thread
highway paved with silk
road connecting India and China
27
What does N.A.T.O. stand for?
Northern Arab Transportation of Oil
New Alliance for Technology in Oman
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Northern African Trade Operation
28
What is a revolution?
forcible overthrow of a government or social order
development of new technology over time
advancement of an organism
slow change in the economic system of a country
29
What does partition mean, such as Partition of India?
separate into different religious sects
provide independence for a ethnic group
divided into smaller countries
create a larger country by conquering new territory
30
What was the term for the social classes of French society prior to the French Revolution?
castes
houses
estates
varnas
31
What was the rebirth of Greek and Roman culture, including art, architecture, and literature?
Age of Learning
Reformation
Enlightenment
Renaissance
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What is appeasement?
making one happy through self discovery
process to find international balance of power
ignoring aggressive actions in order to avoid conflict
maintaining trade and communication between countries
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What was the quest to build empires and colonize?
Expansion
Conquest
Subjugation
Imperialism
