Practice WH2 Final

Question 1

Which statement best describes the region indicated on this map?

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was a refuge for nationalists after a civil war in China

Question 2

The creation of these organizations has resulted in the —

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expansion of economic interdependence

Question 3

Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?

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Religion was spread by Spanish missionaries and colonists

Question 4

Which country is described by this graph?

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Israel

Question 5

Based on this passage, Lima became an important outpost because it —

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attracted Spanish colonists

Question 6

The darker-shaded nation on this map achieved its independence through

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violent conflict

Question 7

What were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?

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German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

Question 8

Which phrase best completes this list?

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Technological advances

Question 9

Who believed that governments should NOT intervene with the free market economy?

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Adam Smith

Question 10

What dictator took these actions before World War II?

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Benito Mussolini

Question 11

Which phrase completes this diagram?

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Strengthening of Parliament

Question 12

Which statement completes this diagram?

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New religions that rejected the authority of the Pope were established

Question 13

During World War II, these men were

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Allied Leaders

Question 14

What was the immediate result of this philosophy?

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A time of mass executions

Question 15

Which country completes this diagram?

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Japan

Question 16

During the 19th century, which change led to an increase in the use of child labor?

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The development of the factory system

Question 17

How were the United States and the Soviet Union described after World War II?

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superpowers

Question 18

This person is important because he —

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conquered southern Italy to unite it with northern Italy

Question 19

Which European country’s economy most directly benefited from the mining described in this table?

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Spain

Question 20

Which country invaded the darker-shaded area of this map in the 1930s?

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Japan

Question 21

Europe gained access to knowledge about astronomy, medicine, and mathematics because of the

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growth of trade with Asia

Question 22

Which name is correctly matched with a box in this diagram?

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Leonardo da Vinci in Box 1

Question 23

Which region is associated with the destruction of indigenous empires by Spanish explorers?

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Latin America

Question 24

Which aspect of Japanese society is best described by this letter?

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Weakness of the emperor

Question 25

What would be the best title for this list?

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Major Ideas of John Locke

Question 26

Which phrase completes this diagram?

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The Allied victory in World War I

Question 27

This speech was most likely given during the

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Nuremberg Trials

Question 28

What did Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping have in common?

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new economic reform

Question 29

Which choice correctly identifies a major trade pattern of the Columbian Exchange?

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Horses along arrow 2

Question 30

Which modern-day country includes the area once ruled by the Mughals?

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3

Question 31

The United States policy of containment began after which event on this timeline?

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2

Question 32

A 20th-century territorial conflict caused by religious differences was fought between —

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Arabs and Israelis

Question 33

Edward Jenner’s innovation helped to —

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improve public health

Question 34

This headline reported a result of —

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World War II

Question 35

Industrialization helped lead to the European colonization of Africa by —

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increasing competition for overseas markets

Question 36

Which religion had a large population of followers in Europe around 1500?

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Judaism

Question 37

These studies focusing on classic Greek and Roman texts were of major importance during the —

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Italian Renaissance

Question 38

Which idea is most associated with John Calvin?

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Fate is determined by predestination

Question 39

This quotation refers to which nation’s rule over India?

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Great Britain

Question 40

Who became ruler of France as a result of the French Revolution?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 41

Which phrase best completes this diagram?

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principles of Communism

Question 42

During the 1500s, which empire was located in the darker-shaded area on this map?

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Incan

Question 43

What is the best title for this list?

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Causes of the Cold War

Question 44

What is the Torah?

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The sacred writings of the Jews

Question 45

Which writer MOST influenced the people who started the French Revolution?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 46

Which factor had the most influence on the outbreak of World War II?

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Militarism in Germany

Question 47

Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa and India?

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Vasco da Gama

Question 48

Which phrase completes this diagram?

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Heightened surveillance activities

Question 49

Which were Africa’s main exports during the 17th and 18th centuries?

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Raw materials

Question 50

Which economic system is best described by this list?

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Mercantilism

Question 51

How is the missing class of people best described?

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People of European heritage born in South America

Question 52

Which statement best completes this diagram?

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Supports Westernization

Question 53

In the contemporary world, the ability to conduct global business is made easy primarily because of —

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instant communication

Question 54

The United States threatened to use nuclear weapons during the —

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 55

Which region was protected from outside influence by the Monroe Doctrine?

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1

Question 56

What was the purpose of the mandate system?

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intended to prepare territories for future independence

Question 57

The novel emerged as a distinct form of literature in Europe during the —

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Enlightenment

Question 58

One reason that the Ottoman Turks were successful in creating a large empire was that they —

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used the Islamic religion as a unifying force

Question 59

King Louis XIV of France required all nobles to live in the palace at Versailles to

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maintain control over the nobles

Question 60

China established foreign enclaves in order to —

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control trade

Question 61

These routes are historically significant primarily because they

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made possible an exchange of goods and ideas

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