The Berlin Airlift showed that ………

The U.S. was determined to contain communism

Chiang Kai-shek didn't press for programs that would lead to a redistribution of wealth because

he saw the working class as unimportant

Industrialization led to….

immigrants migrated from Europe to the United States

In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s concept of a social contract,

an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

Ottoman expansion in the early fourteenth century eventually led to their control over...

the Bosporus and the Dardanelles

Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for

a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler

A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazis was

belief that Hitler had ended Germany’s economic depression

Originally sent to Africa to find David Livingstone, Henry Stanley was

killed going down the Congo River

In China, Portuguese Jesuit missionaries were accepted but Portuguese sailors were kicked out

the sailors were drunken troublemakers

"Gunpowder empires” were empires that

were formed by outsides who unified regions they conquered

What did the Boxer Rebellion represent?

Surge of nationalism in China against imperialism

Mao Zedong was convinced that a Chinese revolution would be driven by

the disgruntled urban working class

After successfully establishing the Republic of Turkey, Kemal Atatürk

introduced reforms, most of which were kept after his death

The footbinding of Chinese women was

considered a status symbol in Qing society

How did Benito Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church?

He expanded Vatican City’s land greatly

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor policy

rejected the use of U.S. military force in Latin America

government in which a select few exercise control

What caused the United States to join the Allies in fighting World War I?

the Germans’ use of unrestricted submarine warfare

The Suez War of 1956 involved the nations of

Israel, Great Britain, France, and Egypt

Muslim leaders like the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they

disapproved of his open posture toward Israel

What were the “Nuremberg laws”?

They excluded Jews from German citizenship

In order to identify rebels who opposed Manchu rule, the government

ordered all Chinese males to shave their foreheads

As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763,

Great Britain gained control of India and North America

In an attempt to adjust the trade imbalance with China, Britain began

shipping opium grown in India directly to China

The formation of the Confederate States of America was sparked by

the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the U.S.

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1
The Berlin Airlift showed that ………
The U.S. was determined to contain communism
The U.S. would try to avoid war with the Soviet Union
All of the above
The U.S. could creatively overcome Soviet strategy
2
Chiang Kai-shek didn't press for programs that would lead to a redistribution of wealth because
he hated the lower classes
he did not want to lose the support of the rural land
he saw the working class as unimportant
he did not understand economic theory.
3
Industrialization led to….
All of the above
immigrants migrated from Europe to the United States
cities became overcrowded and dangerous
rural farm families moved to the cities
4
In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s concept of a social contract,
an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
punishments are not exercises in brutality
the government should not interfere in economic matters
women are granted rights nearly equal to those of men
5
What country lost much sovereignty under the Open Door Policy?
Indonesia
China
Vietnam
Burman
6
Ottoman expansion in the early fourteenth century eventually led to their control over...
the Danube Valley
Italy where Sicily is located
the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
the Hungarian plain
7
John Locke’s ideas suggest that people were
molded by their experiences
born either good or evil
inherently self-centered
naturally inclined to be stupid
8
The only colony with a significant population of Catholics was _______.
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
9
Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for
a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler
special taxes to help pay for public works programs
a communal system of play
volunteers to help build bridges, roads,and public buildings
10
According to Karl Marx, the ____, or working class, was oppressed by the middle class.
bourgeoisie
Communists
socialists
proletariat
11
____ is the belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints.
Liberalism
Industrial capitalism
Nationalism
Monoculturalism
12
A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazis was
regime’s temporary suspension of all crime for four years
Hitler’s abolition of the Reichstag
the Catholic Church’s support of the new regime
belief that Hitler had ended Germany’s economic depression
13
Originally sent to Africa to find David Livingstone, Henry Stanley was
killed going down the Congo River
a liar and a thief
the author of many cartoons
hired by King Leopold II to set up a colony in the Congo
14
The United Arabic Republic was formed by a union between which two nations?
Egypt and Iran
Egypt and Syria
Egypt and Israel
Iran and Iraq
15
In China, Portuguese Jesuit missionaries were accepted but Portuguese sailors were kicked out
All of the above
the sailors were drunken troublemakers
Some Chinese were interested in Christianity
the missionaries had neat things like clocks and eyeglasses
16
"Gunpowder empires” were empires that
encountered zero resistance
disintegrated almost as quickly as they were formed
were formed by outsides who unified regions they conquered
were maintained by the presence of a heavily armed force
17
The Cultural Revolution under Mao resulted in …
All of the Above
Children turning on parents and teachers
Millions murdered
Millions sent to “re-education” camps/farms
18
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to as …….
The Big Ones
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry’s Revenge
The Doomsday Book
19
What did the Boxer Rebellion represent?
Surge of nationalism in China against imperialism
The power of Marxists in Asia
The Vietnamese hatred towards the French
Indirect rule v. direct rule
20
The deliberate mass murder of particular racial, political, or cultural groups is called ….
Patricide
Genocided/Ethnic cleansing
Gene splicing
Regicide
21
____ did many dissections to figure out the anatomy and physiology of the human body.
Shakespeare
William Harvey
Robert Boyle
Andreas Vesalius
22
Mao Zedong was convinced that a Chinese revolution would be driven by
the disgruntled urban working class
the poverty-stricken rural peasants
the angry urban middle class
the discontented wealthy
23
After successfully establishing the Republic of Turkey, Kemal Atatürk
introduced reforms, most of which were kept after his death
established a totalitarian state patterned
proceeded to commit the genocide of the Syrian people
immediately declared war on Arabia
24
A ____ state is a government that aims to control the lives of its citizens
European
Communist
socialist
totalitarian
25
The footbinding of Chinese women was
a custom imported from Europe by Marco Polo
considered a status symbol in Qing society
a method used by landowners to keep slaves from escaping
a way of punishing wives who were bad cooks
26
How did Benito Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church?
He threatened to execute the pope, his bishops/cardinals
He expanded Vatican City’s land greatly
He gave the Church money and official recognition
He assigned squadristi to be “food tasters” for the pope
27
Which nation held 52 Americans hostage for over a year?
Iran
Iraq
Palestine
Isreal
28
At the Potsdam Conference, Truman demanded ____ throughout Eastern Europe.
the reestablishment of the pre-war national boundaries
widespread demilitarization
a joint British-Russian military presence
freely elected governments
29
Who led the People’s Liberation Army on the Long March?
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun Yat-sen
Gang of Four
Mao Zedong
30
Shah Jahan had the ____ built in Agra in memory of his wife.
Plassey
Mumtaz
Taj Mahal
Isfahan
31
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor policy
lowered taxes on goods imported from Latin America
stopped trade between the U.S.and the Latin America
rejected the use of U.S. military force in Latin America
allowed open immigration between U.S. and all Latin America
32
An oligarchy is a
system in which society owns the means of production
country that claims to be a republic
government in which a select few exercise control
government that glorifies the state above the individual
33
An ____ is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.
economic cycle
economic depression
expressionist cycle
inflationary period
34
What caused the United States to join the Allies in fighting World War I?
the United States’s fear of the Austro-Hungarian powers
the German embargo on gasoline
the Germans’ use of unrestricted submarine warfare
the sinking of the Titanic
35
The Suez War of 1956 involved the nations of
France, Syria, Egypt, and Somalia.
Israel, Egypt, the United States, and Germany
Israel, Great Britain, France, and Egypt
Great Britain, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and Germany
36
The Mayflower Compact is a representation of the Enlightenment idea of a _______.
deism
polytheism
social contract
anarchy
37
Muslim leaders like the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they
were members of a different ethnic group than the shah
disapproved of his open posture toward Israel
believed the economy of Iran should not depend on oil
felt the shah promoted a culture of greed and materialism.
38
____ set up a nonviolent movement with the aim to force the British to aid the poor...
The Indian National Congress
Mohandas Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Lord Thomas Macaulay
39
The Camp David Accords led to a peace treaty between Israel and which nation?
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
the United States
40
Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery?
Henry Cort
James Hargreaves
James Watt
Edmund Wilson
41
The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis became known as..
the Cold War
the Vast Massacre
the Holocaust
the Great Atrocity
42
What amendment guarantees no criminal will endure cruel and unusual punishment?
6
1
4
8
43
What were the “Nuremberg laws”?
They banned books, magazines, and newspapers
They outlawed all religion in Germany
They excluded Jews from German citizenship
They imposed high fines for citizens
44
In order to identify rebels who opposed Manchu rule, the government
set up a vast network of spies and informers
ordered all Chinese males to shave their foreheads
established a special fighting unit called the Gang of Four
created a secret police force called the Triads
45
To Darwin, ____ was central to organic evolution
natural production
genetic engineering
organic selection
natural selection
46
As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763,
Great Britain gained control of India and North America
Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia
France gained control of Great Britain’s holdings in India
Maria Theresa of Austria was able to effect a revolution
47
Which of France’s estates was NOT exempt from the taille?
the Third Estate (commoners)
the Fourth Estate (middle class)
the First Estate (clergy)
the Second Estate (nobility)
48
In an attempt to adjust the trade imbalance with China, Britain began
shipping opium grown in India directly to China
decreasing amount of tea and porcelain purchased by China
shipping silk made in India directly to England
increasing the price of steel traded to China
49
The formation of the Confederate States of America was sparked by
the decision at the Kentucky convention to secede the U.S.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the U.S.
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth
the battle at Fort Sumter
50
In the autumn of 1931, Manchuria was invaded by Japan setting off the …
The Cold War
Battle of Cairo
Asian Holocaust
Battle of Stalingrad
51
To Voltaire and many other philosophes, the universe was
like a clock
a divine creation
constructed like a flower
unknowable at all
52
As a result of the Treaty of Nanjing end the Opium War, Britain was
unable to balance its trade with China
given the island of Hong Kong, among other concessions
forced to stop all trade with China and Japan
paid millions of dollars worth of Chinese silk
53
The ____ was the period of political tension following World War II.
Iron Curtain
Potsdam Period
Cold War
Yalta Era
54
Who led the Spanish military in a revolt against the democratic government?
Benito Mussolini
Richard Blaine
Leon Trotsky
Francisco Franco
55
Because its rulers tried to keep it isolated from the rest of the world, Korea
was not able to trade for the superior clay
never developed capitalism
was in turn shunned by European and Tunisian merchants
earned the name “the Hermit Kingdom.”
56
The production of ____ was one of the 1st industries affected by the Industrial Revolution
cloth toys
cotton
furniture
automobiles
57
Under the military pressure of Commodore Matthew Perry’s fleet, Japan
formed the Sat-Cho society
treated shipwrecked American sailors like criminals
signed the Treaty of Kanagawa
demanded the shogun become president of Japan
58
Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate that
Copernicus and Kepler were wrong in their beliefs
the heavenly bodies were composed of material substance
Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged
Catholic Church’s beliefs about the heavens were correct
59
Which of the following nations did NOT join the NATO (anti-communist) alliance?
France
United States
Great Britain
Poland
60
Which country currently does NOT have nuclear weapons
Iran
North Korea
China
Pakistan
61
The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communism
money
soldiers
jeeps
snipers
62
At the Yalta Conference, the Allies agreed to
the establishment of a United Nations
allow free elections in Africa
a military treaty pledging support
resolve all future disagreements
63
In November 1917, the ____ stated Britain’s intention to make Palestine the home of the Jews.
Lawrence Doctrine
McPherson Papers
Churchill Report
Balfour Declaration
64
Afghanistan fell under the rule of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban after
None of the above
Pakistan invaded from the South
The Soviets were driven out by freedom fighters and CIA
The Afghani people chose to be communist
65
Who proposed the germ theory of disease?
Michael Faraday
Farhid Molotof
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
66
The Little Red Book described
Deng Xiaopings response to the massacre in Tiananmen Square
Mao Zedong’s plans to create a proletarian culture
Deng Xiaoping’s policy on the Four Modernizations
Chiang Kai-shek’s plan to restore communism to China
67
Which of the following nations did NOT join the The Warsaw Pact (communist)?
East Germany
West Germany
Hungary
Soviet Union
68
The Safavid rulers were eagerly supported by the Shiites, who believed...
that the Sunnis would be destroyed by the Safavid empire
they would be rewarded with beautiful wives
the Safavids would return power to the Shiite aristocrats
that Shah Ismail was a successor of the prophet Muhammad
69
The United Nations divided Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state in
1967
1945
1948
1939
70
This colony had many Quakers who believed in equality for women and social classes
Connecticut
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
71
Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should
use chance to study nature
use inductive reasoning
rely solely on the Bible
leave nature alone
72
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
prevent East Germans from defecting to West Berlin
stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin
prevent food from entering Poland
73
The Battle of Stalingrad was a crushing defeat for Germany because
it was the first major defeat suffered by the German army
the entire German Sixth Army was lost
the Soviet army then used the captured tanks
the German army vastly outnumbered the Swiss army
74
Winston Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech proclaimed that ….
There was a shortage of metal raw materials
The Soviets had built an iron curtain
None of the above
Europe was divided in half
75
The people of Pakistan are primarily members of the ____ religion.
Muslim
Sikh
Christian
Hindu
76
Iran still has ill will toward the U.S. (from post WWII) because
The U.S. bombed Iranian cities during WWII
The U.S. possesses stolen Persian artifacts
The U.S. had supported the Shah
The U.S. didn’t protect Iran from the Japanese during WWII
77
Indians put up with Mogul rule because
Moguls were religiously tolerant of Hinduism
Moguls bought them off with extremely low taxes
Moguls agreed to ban Islam
None of the Above
78
Who led the Ming dynasty’s naval voyages of exploration?
Kee Yo Zui
Zheng He
Hong Wu
Xiao He
79
The Western Front was characterized by
trench warfare kept both sides in same position for years
decisive victories by the French army
innovative strategy and tactics
the slow but steady advance of the German army
80
The Tai Ping Rebellion appealed to many Chinese people because it…
called for reforms
sought to return China to Confucianism
was a peaceful rebellion in which no blood was spilled
eased trade restrictions, opening up profitable markets
81
Which Communist nation remained independent of Soviet control?
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Greece
Romania
82
In the Latin American colonial system, who were the mestizos?
People that were half native and half European
mercenaries
Slave traders
the native peoples; enslaved by the African colonists
83
The ____ brought an era of unity to the subcontinent of India in the 1600s.
Muslims
Chrsitains
Moguls
Mongols
84
____ sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic in 1901.
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Joseph Swan
Guglielmo Marconi
85
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, founded in 1949, was
the Soviet Union’s response to the Marshall Plan
intended to provide financial support to African nations
United Nations initiative to provide for wartorn nations
efforts by the U.S. and Great Britain to rebuild the economy
86
The 38th parallel marked the boundary between
North Korea and South Korea.
China and North Korea
China and Taiwan
China and the Soviet Union
87
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
officially separated Connecticut from Rhode Island
proclaimed loyalty to the British crown
was the first written constitution in the world
declared Connecticut’s independence from England
88
Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” was
a form of attack supported by air attacks
an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters
a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively
a strategy in which armies rested very little between attack
89
The internal-combustion engine gave rise to
automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.
streetcars and subways
a true American economy
severe air pollution in two industrialized cities
90
Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his
analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances
theory that the government should interfere with religion
identification of the natural laws
idea that punishments should be brutal to be effective
91
Virginia was fiercely independent minded and even had a law making body called ……
George Washington Academy
The Virginia Independence Institute
The House of Burgesses
The House of the Lords
92
Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that
the state should monitor the economy
the state should not regulate the economy
those who work should help to support those who cannot work
the assets of the rich should be taken
93
Under the leadership of ____, the Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution.
V. I. Lenin
Alexandra Romanov
Alexander Kerensky
Grigori Rasputin
94
In the 1950s, the domino theory was used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to justify
joining the United Nations
opposing Britain and France in the Suez Canal crisis
United States involvement in Vietnam
sending federal troops into Little Rock, Arkansas
95
Palestinian protests for an independent Arab state began after
Syria took the Golan Heights
Egypt seized the Sinai Peninsula
Jordan’s king brought in elements of democracy
European Jews drove the Palestinians out of Palestined
96
European Jews fled to Palestine after WWII because ….
They wanted their own homeland
All of the above
They believe the area is their biblical homeland
They no longer felt safe after the Holocaust in Europe
97
Mao Zedong believed that China could ultimately achieve a classless society only by
eliminating private ownership of livestock
returning Taiwan to Communist control
creating an ongoing atmosphere of revolution
nationalizing industry and commerce
98
France’s approach to peace was guided in large part by
a need to reclaim territories lost during the war
vision to create a League of Nations to prevent future wars
desire to obtain control over Germany’s former colonies
the desire for national security
99
The Treaty of Versailles was
the treaty signed with Germany
forced upon Austria, and gave some of its land to Poland
a peace settlement that consisted of five separate treaties
a defensive alliance between Great Britain, France, and U.S.
100
After the war, Britain ruled Iraq and Palestine as
direct rulers, leading to much animosity that still exists
colonies, received as part of Germany’s war reparations
mandates on behalf of the League of Nations
indirect rulers, allowed the 2 nations semblance of autonomy

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1
The Berlin Airlift showed that ………
The U.S. was determined to contain communism
The U.S. would try to avoid war with the Soviet Union
All of the above
The U.S. could creatively overcome Soviet strategy
2
Chiang Kai-shek didn't press for programs that would lead to a redistribution of wealth because
he hated the lower classes
he did not want to lose the support of the rural land
he saw the working class as unimportant
he did not understand economic theory.
3
Industrialization led to….
All of the above
immigrants migrated from Europe to the United States
cities became overcrowded and dangerous
rural farm families moved to the cities
4
In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s concept of a social contract,
an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
punishments are not exercises in brutality
the government should not interfere in economic matters
women are granted rights nearly equal to those of men
5
What country lost much sovereignty under the Open Door Policy?
Indonesia
China
Vietnam
Burman
6
Ottoman expansion in the early fourteenth century eventually led to their control over...
the Danube Valley
Italy where Sicily is located
the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
the Hungarian plain
7
John Locke’s ideas suggest that people were
molded by their experiences
born either good or evil
inherently self-centered
naturally inclined to be stupid
8
The only colony with a significant population of Catholics was _______.
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
9
Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for
a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler
special taxes to help pay for public works programs
a communal system of play
volunteers to help build bridges, roads,and public buildings
10
According to Karl Marx, the ____, or working class, was oppressed by the middle class.
bourgeoisie
Communists
socialists
proletariat
11
____ is the belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints.
Liberalism
Industrial capitalism
Nationalism
Monoculturalism
12
A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazis was
regime’s temporary suspension of all crime for four years
Hitler’s abolition of the Reichstag
the Catholic Church’s support of the new regime
belief that Hitler had ended Germany’s economic depression
13
Originally sent to Africa to find David Livingstone, Henry Stanley was
killed going down the Congo River
a liar and a thief
the author of many cartoons
hired by King Leopold II to set up a colony in the Congo
14
The United Arabic Republic was formed by a union between which two nations?
Egypt and Iran
Egypt and Syria
Egypt and Israel
Iran and Iraq
15
In China, Portuguese Jesuit missionaries were accepted but Portuguese sailors were kicked out
All of the above
the sailors were drunken troublemakers
Some Chinese were interested in Christianity
the missionaries had neat things like clocks and eyeglasses
16
"Gunpowder empires” were empires that
encountered zero resistance
disintegrated almost as quickly as they were formed
were formed by outsides who unified regions they conquered
were maintained by the presence of a heavily armed force
17
The Cultural Revolution under Mao resulted in …
All of the Above
Children turning on parents and teachers
Millions murdered
Millions sent to “re-education” camps/farms
18
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to as …….
The Big Ones
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry’s Revenge
The Doomsday Book
19
What did the Boxer Rebellion represent?
Surge of nationalism in China against imperialism
The power of Marxists in Asia
The Vietnamese hatred towards the French
Indirect rule v. direct rule
20
The deliberate mass murder of particular racial, political, or cultural groups is called ….
Patricide
Genocided/Ethnic cleansing
Gene splicing
Regicide
21
____ did many dissections to figure out the anatomy and physiology of the human body.
Shakespeare
William Harvey
Robert Boyle
Andreas Vesalius
22
Mao Zedong was convinced that a Chinese revolution would be driven by
the disgruntled urban working class
the poverty-stricken rural peasants
the angry urban middle class
the discontented wealthy
23
After successfully establishing the Republic of Turkey, Kemal Atatürk
introduced reforms, most of which were kept after his death
established a totalitarian state patterned
proceeded to commit the genocide of the Syrian people
immediately declared war on Arabia
24
A ____ state is a government that aims to control the lives of its citizens
European
Communist
socialist
totalitarian
25
The footbinding of Chinese women was
a custom imported from Europe by Marco Polo
considered a status symbol in Qing society
a method used by landowners to keep slaves from escaping
a way of punishing wives who were bad cooks
26
How did Benito Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church?
He threatened to execute the pope, his bishops/cardinals
He expanded Vatican City’s land greatly
He gave the Church money and official recognition
He assigned squadristi to be “food tasters” for the pope
27
Which nation held 52 Americans hostage for over a year?
Iran
Iraq
Palestine
Isreal
28
At the Potsdam Conference, Truman demanded ____ throughout Eastern Europe.
the reestablishment of the pre-war national boundaries
widespread demilitarization
a joint British-Russian military presence
freely elected governments
29
Who led the People’s Liberation Army on the Long March?
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun Yat-sen
Gang of Four
Mao Zedong
30
Shah Jahan had the ____ built in Agra in memory of his wife.
Plassey
Mumtaz
Taj Mahal
Isfahan
31
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor policy
lowered taxes on goods imported from Latin America
stopped trade between the U.S.and the Latin America
rejected the use of U.S. military force in Latin America
allowed open immigration between U.S. and all Latin America
32
An oligarchy is a
system in which society owns the means of production
country that claims to be a republic
government in which a select few exercise control
government that glorifies the state above the individual
33
An ____ is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.
economic cycle
economic depression
expressionist cycle
inflationary period
34
What caused the United States to join the Allies in fighting World War I?
the United States’s fear of the Austro-Hungarian powers
the German embargo on gasoline
the Germans’ use of unrestricted submarine warfare
the sinking of the Titanic
35
The Suez War of 1956 involved the nations of
France, Syria, Egypt, and Somalia.
Israel, Egypt, the United States, and Germany
Israel, Great Britain, France, and Egypt
Great Britain, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and Germany
36
The Mayflower Compact is a representation of the Enlightenment idea of a _______.
deism
polytheism
social contract
anarchy
37
Muslim leaders like the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they
were members of a different ethnic group than the shah
disapproved of his open posture toward Israel
believed the economy of Iran should not depend on oil
felt the shah promoted a culture of greed and materialism.
38
____ set up a nonviolent movement with the aim to force the British to aid the poor...
The Indian National Congress
Mohandas Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Lord Thomas Macaulay
39
The Camp David Accords led to a peace treaty between Israel and which nation?
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
the United States
40
Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery?
Henry Cort
James Hargreaves
James Watt
Edmund Wilson
41
The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis became known as..
the Cold War
the Vast Massacre
the Holocaust
the Great Atrocity
42
What amendment guarantees no criminal will endure cruel and unusual punishment?
6
1
4
8
43
What were the “Nuremberg laws”?
They banned books, magazines, and newspapers
They outlawed all religion in Germany
They excluded Jews from German citizenship
They imposed high fines for citizens
44
In order to identify rebels who opposed Manchu rule, the government
set up a vast network of spies and informers
ordered all Chinese males to shave their foreheads
established a special fighting unit called the Gang of Four
created a secret police force called the Triads
45
To Darwin, ____ was central to organic evolution
natural production
genetic engineering
organic selection
natural selection
46
As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763,
Great Britain gained control of India and North America
Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia
France gained control of Great Britain’s holdings in India
Maria Theresa of Austria was able to effect a revolution
47
Which of France’s estates was NOT exempt from the taille?
the Third Estate (commoners)
the Fourth Estate (middle class)
the First Estate (clergy)
the Second Estate (nobility)
48
In an attempt to adjust the trade imbalance with China, Britain began
shipping opium grown in India directly to China
decreasing amount of tea and porcelain purchased by China
shipping silk made in India directly to England
increasing the price of steel traded to China
49
The formation of the Confederate States of America was sparked by
the decision at the Kentucky convention to secede the U.S.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the U.S.
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth
the battle at Fort Sumter
50
In the autumn of 1931, Manchuria was invaded by Japan setting off the …
The Cold War
Battle of Cairo
Asian Holocaust
Battle of Stalingrad
51
To Voltaire and many other philosophes, the universe was
like a clock
a divine creation
constructed like a flower
unknowable at all
52
As a result of the Treaty of Nanjing end the Opium War, Britain was
unable to balance its trade with China
given the island of Hong Kong, among other concessions
forced to stop all trade with China and Japan
paid millions of dollars worth of Chinese silk
53
The ____ was the period of political tension following World War II.
Iron Curtain
Potsdam Period
Cold War
Yalta Era
54
Who led the Spanish military in a revolt against the democratic government?
Benito Mussolini
Richard Blaine
Leon Trotsky
Francisco Franco
55
Because its rulers tried to keep it isolated from the rest of the world, Korea
was not able to trade for the superior clay
never developed capitalism
was in turn shunned by European and Tunisian merchants
earned the name “the Hermit Kingdom.”
56
The production of ____ was one of the 1st industries affected by the Industrial Revolution
cloth toys
cotton
furniture
automobiles
57
Under the military pressure of Commodore Matthew Perry’s fleet, Japan
formed the Sat-Cho society
treated shipwrecked American sailors like criminals
signed the Treaty of Kanagawa
demanded the shogun become president of Japan
58
Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate that
Copernicus and Kepler were wrong in their beliefs
the heavenly bodies were composed of material substance
Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged
Catholic Church’s beliefs about the heavens were correct
59
Which of the following nations did NOT join the NATO (anti-communist) alliance?
France
United States
Great Britain
Poland
60
Which country currently does NOT have nuclear weapons
Iran
North Korea
China
Pakistan
61
The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communism
money
soldiers
jeeps
snipers
62
At the Yalta Conference, the Allies agreed to
the establishment of a United Nations
allow free elections in Africa
a military treaty pledging support
resolve all future disagreements
63
In November 1917, the ____ stated Britain’s intention to make Palestine the home of the Jews.
Lawrence Doctrine
McPherson Papers
Churchill Report
Balfour Declaration
64
Afghanistan fell under the rule of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban after
None of the above
Pakistan invaded from the South
The Soviets were driven out by freedom fighters and CIA
The Afghani people chose to be communist
65
Who proposed the germ theory of disease?
Michael Faraday
Farhid Molotof
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
66
The Little Red Book described
Deng Xiaopings response to the massacre in Tiananmen Square
Mao Zedong’s plans to create a proletarian culture
Deng Xiaoping’s policy on the Four Modernizations
Chiang Kai-shek’s plan to restore communism to China
67
Which of the following nations did NOT join the The Warsaw Pact (communist)?
East Germany
West Germany
Hungary
Soviet Union
68
The Safavid rulers were eagerly supported by the Shiites, who believed...
that the Sunnis would be destroyed by the Safavid empire
they would be rewarded with beautiful wives
the Safavids would return power to the Shiite aristocrats
that Shah Ismail was a successor of the prophet Muhammad
69
The United Nations divided Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state in
1967
1945
1948
1939
70
This colony had many Quakers who believed in equality for women and social classes
Connecticut
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
71
Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should
use chance to study nature
use inductive reasoning
rely solely on the Bible
leave nature alone
72
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
prevent East Germans from defecting to West Berlin
stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin
prevent food from entering Poland
73
The Battle of Stalingrad was a crushing defeat for Germany because
it was the first major defeat suffered by the German army
the entire German Sixth Army was lost
the Soviet army then used the captured tanks
the German army vastly outnumbered the Swiss army
74
Winston Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech proclaimed that ….
There was a shortage of metal raw materials
The Soviets had built an iron curtain
None of the above
Europe was divided in half
75
The people of Pakistan are primarily members of the ____ religion.
Muslim
Sikh
Christian
Hindu
76
Iran still has ill will toward the U.S. (from post WWII) because
The U.S. bombed Iranian cities during WWII
The U.S. possesses stolen Persian artifacts
The U.S. had supported the Shah
The U.S. didn’t protect Iran from the Japanese during WWII
77
Indians put up with Mogul rule because
Moguls were religiously tolerant of Hinduism
Moguls bought them off with extremely low taxes
Moguls agreed to ban Islam
None of the Above
78
Who led the Ming dynasty’s naval voyages of exploration?
Kee Yo Zui
Zheng He
Hong Wu
Xiao He
79
The Western Front was characterized by
trench warfare kept both sides in same position for years
decisive victories by the French army
innovative strategy and tactics
the slow but steady advance of the German army
80
The Tai Ping Rebellion appealed to many Chinese people because it…
called for reforms
sought to return China to Confucianism
was a peaceful rebellion in which no blood was spilled
eased trade restrictions, opening up profitable markets
81
Which Communist nation remained independent of Soviet control?
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Greece
Romania
82
In the Latin American colonial system, who were the mestizos?
People that were half native and half European
mercenaries
Slave traders
the native peoples; enslaved by the African colonists
83
The ____ brought an era of unity to the subcontinent of India in the 1600s.
Muslims
Chrsitains
Moguls
Mongols
84
____ sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic in 1901.
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Joseph Swan
Guglielmo Marconi
85
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, founded in 1949, was
the Soviet Union’s response to the Marshall Plan
intended to provide financial support to African nations
United Nations initiative to provide for wartorn nations
efforts by the U.S. and Great Britain to rebuild the economy
86
The 38th parallel marked the boundary between
North Korea and South Korea.
China and North Korea
China and Taiwan
China and the Soviet Union
87
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
officially separated Connecticut from Rhode Island
proclaimed loyalty to the British crown
was the first written constitution in the world
declared Connecticut’s independence from England
88
Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” was
a form of attack supported by air attacks
an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters
a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively
a strategy in which armies rested very little between attack
89
The internal-combustion engine gave rise to
automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.
streetcars and subways
a true American economy
severe air pollution in two industrialized cities
90
Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his
analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances
theory that the government should interfere with religion
identification of the natural laws
idea that punishments should be brutal to be effective
91
Virginia was fiercely independent minded and even had a law making body called ……
George Washington Academy
The Virginia Independence Institute
The House of Burgesses
The House of the Lords
92
Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that
the state should monitor the economy
the state should not regulate the economy
those who work should help to support those who cannot work
the assets of the rich should be taken
93
Under the leadership of ____, the Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution.
V. I. Lenin
Alexandra Romanov
Alexander Kerensky
Grigori Rasputin
94
In the 1950s, the domino theory was used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to justify
joining the United Nations
opposing Britain and France in the Suez Canal crisis
United States involvement in Vietnam
sending federal troops into Little Rock, Arkansas
95
Palestinian protests for an independent Arab state began after
Syria took the Golan Heights
Egypt seized the Sinai Peninsula
Jordan’s king brought in elements of democracy
European Jews drove the Palestinians out of Palestined
96
European Jews fled to Palestine after WWII because ….
They wanted their own homeland
All of the above
They believe the area is their biblical homeland
They no longer felt safe after the Holocaust in Europe
97
Mao Zedong believed that China could ultimately achieve a classless society only by
eliminating private ownership of livestock
returning Taiwan to Communist control
creating an ongoing atmosphere of revolution
nationalizing industry and commerce
98
France’s approach to peace was guided in large part by
a need to reclaim territories lost during the war
vision to create a League of Nations to prevent future wars
desire to obtain control over Germany’s former colonies
the desire for national security
99
The Treaty of Versailles was
the treaty signed with Germany
forced upon Austria, and gave some of its land to Poland
a peace settlement that consisted of five separate treaties
a defensive alliance between Great Britain, France, and U.S.
100
After the war, Britain ruled Iraq and Palestine as
direct rulers, leading to much animosity that still exists
colonies, received as part of Germany’s war reparations
mandates on behalf of the League of Nations
indirect rulers, allowed the 2 nations semblance of autonomy