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1
Which group helped with the English and French conquest into Mughal India
Boers
Gurkhas
sepoys
rajahs
2
The period in European history in the 1500s when rising inflation rose rapidly is known as
the price revolution
the profit revolution
the capitalist revolution
the stock revolution
3
Which of these battles forced the British to retreat out of France in 1940?
The thirty years war
The Battle of Paris
The battle of Berlin
The Battle of Dunkirk
4
What was the Manhattan Project?
a code name for theinvasion of Guadalcanal
the Allied plan for theinvasion of Europe
a plan to increase warproduction in U.S. industry
a code name for atomic bombresearch
5
How have scholars traced the legacy of Bantu speaking peoples?
studying fossil records
following ancient trade routes
studying language patterns
studying the migration patterns of West Africans
6
finding balance between human nature, order, and government was the main contribution of the
Enlightenment
Renaissance
Equilibrium
Church
7
Who was the highest-ranking official in the early Eastern Christian Church?
Pope
Priest
Deacon
Patriarch
8
Which African Region did caravans have a significant impact on?
West Africa
The Nile river valley
North Africa
The central African plains
9
Germany faced extremely high inflation from 1918-1923 after which of following events?
The stock market crash of 1929
The treaty Versailles
The Berlin Conference
Yalta Conference
10
A “red scare” was the fear of
a Soviet invasion ofEurope.
communists in the UnitedStates.
a nuclear attack on theSoviet Union.
an invasion of SouthVietnam.
11
Which of these policies did Germany take toward Jews in their territories?
Relocation to ghettos
Relocation to Australia
Relocation to the United States
Relocation to Africa
12
Which of the following has exposed people to new ideas and technology.?
slavery
Triangular trade
terrorism
global trade
13
Eastward Expansion of the EU has current members worried that it will eventually
trigger a massive devaluation of the euro.
strengthen the EU’s overall economy.
hasten the demise of NATO.
weaken the EU’s overall economy.
14
Which tactic did the U.S. undertake in the Pacific during WWII?
"Operation Horseshoe Pony"
"island Hopping"
"Island Stomping"
"Island Burning"
15
In which of thefollowing ways did Louis XIV increase royal power
He gave land grantsto nobles and tax benefits to the clergy
He granted largeparcels of land to the bourgeoisie
He married Cathrine the Great of Russia
Strengthened the army and increased the bureaucracy
16
Hezbollah is a Lebanese political party suspected of terrorism in what country?
Israel
Jerusalem
Palestine
Kenya
17
Containment was the principle idea of which of the following?
Mien Kampf
The Communist Manifesto
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
18
Which of these factors
most
contributed to the shorter lifespan of people living in the cities?
long working hours
illness caused by unhealthy living and working conditions
inadequate housing
excessive garbage and waste
19
Which two early Soviet leaders undertook the policy of murdering and Jailing opponents?
Gorbachev and Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin and VI Lenin
Brezhnev and Stalin
Marx and Melenkov
20
Identify a major breakthrough in energy/power supplies that sparked the Industrial Revolution.
James Watts Steam engine developed in the late 1700s
thedevelopment of the internal combustion engine
ThomasNewcomen’s 1705 steam engine
the use of running water to powercotton-spinning machinery
21
What was Hitler's motivation in invading Russia?
he wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia.
the Soviets had betrayed him by seizing the Baltic states
the Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk.
The Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.
22
Ideas of nationalism spread across Europe after a major revolution in which European country?
England
America
Germany
France
23
How' Martin Luther react when peasant rebels took up his banner to bring about social change?
He took the side of thepeasants against the nobility
He announced he would nottake sides in the conflict
He urged a compromise between the peasants and nobility
He denounced the peasants,and the rebellion was suppressed
24
Why did the printing pressfind substantial success
It increased the market forreading material
It produced large profitsfor printers
Censorship was rejected bygovernments
It published secular worksfor merchants
25
Sending the German Luftwaffe was the first stage in which military tactic?
Blitzkrieg
Pincer attack
Waterloo attack
The Schlieffen Plan
26
What does Kamikaze mean in Japanese?
Divine Breeze
Divine Thunder
Divine Wind
Divine Pilot
27
According to Shiite Muslims, The lineage of Caliph can be traced through Muhammed's daughter...
Abida
Ezza
Fahim
Fatima
28
whatmethod did Afonso de Albuquerque use to establish Portuguese outposts in India in the 1500s
He drove Dutch traders fromkey coastal towns
He pitted Indian princesagainst one another
He allied himself with theDutch East India Company
He burned coastal towns anddestroyed Arab fleets
29
Germany was forced to take full responsibility for which of the following in 1918?
WWI
The genocide of the Jews
WWII
WWIII
30
The Glorious Revolution helped to bring about which of the following in England
a rebellion of serfs
A constitutional monarchy
a change in urban planning
Habeus Corpus
31
How did European expansionof the slave trade affect African states in the 1600s and 1700s
African states became tooweak to resist the slave trade
African states united tooppose the slave trade
African states competed todominate the slave trade
African states began totrade in European slaves
32
Which English King was responsible for allowing the common people to hold seats in parliament?
King Richard
King Edward
King John
King Henry
33
The age of great change marked by renewed interest in classical learning and the arts is called
Middle Ages
Reformation
Medieval Enlightenment
Renaissance
34
What was name of the character that symbolized the women working domestically in WWII?
Rosie Rivets
Rosie the riveter
Betty Boop
Babs Bunny
35
Which of the following is the
least
likely motivating factor for Italian unification?
common language
encouragement from Catholic hierarchy
endto trade barriers among Italian states
shared history of Rome, medievalglories, and Renaissance
36
The Soviet blockage of the railroads and highways to East Berlin was a direct cause of the
the Warsaw Contract
Berlin regaining self-government
the Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
37
Which is one of the "Five Pillars of Islam"?
Jihad against all non-muslims
pray 6 times daily
Hajj to Mecca
be a generous person
38
Which event lead to the improvement in education during the Renaissance in Italy?
The rediscover of Roman and Greek texts
The emperor sponsored new methods of thinking
Italians were smarter than other europeans
Renaissance thinkers enjoyed a healthier diet
39
When the Soviet Union collapsed, what happened to its stock piles of nuclear materials?
They were destroyed by theInternational Atomic Energy Agency
They became difficult tomaintain and secure.
They were used up innuclear power plants throughout Russia.
They were bought by theUnited States and destroyed.
40
In Japanese Feudalism who is the actual leader?
Shogun
Emperor
Hokage
Samurai
41
In the scientific method, ahypothesis is a
truth that leads tounderstanding
truth known at the start ofan inquiry
possible explanation to betested
conclusion that should notbe questioned
42
Why did Neolithic peoples migrate out of the Sahara
it was too hot
an abundance of resources elswhere
Dessertification drove them out
clashes with nomadic invaders
43
To which ancient civilization did this city belong?
Zapotec
Maya
Inca
Aztec
44
Ghana's economic success was tied to an abundant supply of
salt
gold
slaves
iron
45
What were the MAIN causes of WWI?
Nationalism Militarism Imperial Army
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalistication
Imperialism Nationalism Militarism Alliances
Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Militias
46
Which English King was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
King Henry
Kind Edward
King Richard
King John
47
Which statement accurately expresses Saladin’s role during the Crusades
Under Saladin,the Muslims captured Jerusalem in 1187
Europeans defeated Saladinand won back control of Jerusalem
Europeans chose Saladin as leader of the third Crusade
Saladin was the Christian leader of the fourth Crusade
48
What stopped the German advance during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
the Soviet victory atStalingrad
the marshy land near Moscow
the terrible winter of1941-42
superior Soviet weaponry
49
Which Theater in WWII was the priority objective, before focusing on victory elsewhere?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Scandanavia
50
The goal of the containment policy was to
communists from making economic and political decisions.
limit communism to areasalready under Soviet control.
attack any country that wascommunist.
enable communism to spreadthroughout the world
51
the by which which large numbers of people move to cities
dessertification
urbanization
gentrification
suburnaization
52
In what year did the USA invade Iraq, after receiving intelligence that they were making WMD's?
2003
2010
2001
2000
53
Which Renaissance artist is responsible for the creation of the painting?
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo
Donatello
54
Which of these is a result of the rise of free trade.?
The spread of Islam
worldwide conflict
an increase in poverty in more developed countries
Worlwide economic interdependence
55
After the USA banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil what action did the Japanese take?
It attacked Manchuria
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan
The Japanese took no actions
The Surprise attacks of Hawaiian naval stations
56
to check Germany's growing power, France, England and Russia Formed
The Triple Force
The Triple Entente
The Triple Decker
The Triple Alliance
57
What is lasting legacy of Mansa Musa's Hajj to Mecca?
Trade routes from north to south in Africa
African influences on the Arabic language
the Islamic University in Timbuktu
Trade routes from east to west in Africa
58
Which Renaissance artist is responsible for
The Last Supper
and the
Mona Lisa
Piero della Francesca
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Leonardo da Vinci
Sandro Botticelli
59
Which of these was an immediate effect of theslave trade between Africa and the Americas
Increased wealth in Americaand Europe
Breakdown of familystructures in African tribes
Population decrease inAmerica
Increase in plantationeconomy in the New World
60
What actions were taken by the Brits and French after the German occupation of the Sudetenland?
They persuaded Belgium toallow the occupation of Luxembourg.
Nothing
They threatened military actions against Germany
Persuaded the SovietUnion to allow Germany to occupy Poland.
61
Usually African Merchants paid large sums for salt because...
It was scarce to West Africa
It was a commodity in Europe
It was a luxury item
It was used to preserve meats
62
collective bargaining for working conditions and wages was on of the duties undertaken by?
The Board of Employees and workers
The suffrage movement
the luddotes
labor unions
63
What type of warfare was the result of the improvements in technology in the Civil War and WWI?
Biological
Naval
Volley
Trench
64
The holy text of Islam (The Quran) is a series of meditations received by whom?
Sunni Ali
Muhammed
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Mansa Musa
65
As part of the Nazi-Soviet pact The Soviets agreed to do what, if Poland was invaded by Nazi's.
file a protest with the League of Nations.
It form an alliance with Britain and France.
Attack Poland from the east
seize part of Finland,Estonia, and Latvia.
66
During WWI countries contributed any and all resources to the war effort, what was this called?
socialism
scorched earth
totalitarianism
total war
67
In response to Axis aggression inthe late 1930s, the western allies adopted
containment
aggression
genocide
appeasement
