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Movement devoted to rebuilding a Jewish state in Palestine.

• Salt March
• Partition 
• Zionism
• Mandate

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refusal to obey an unjust law

• civil disobedience
• partitian
• great leap forward
• long march

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A disputed territory in the Himalayas, claimed by both India and Pakistan, that has been a source of conflict between two the countries.

• Zionism
• Kashmir
• Salt March
• Africa

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Which social group first helped to organise demonstrations against Soviet rule?

• The elderly

• Soldiers

• Students

• The middle classes

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The twentieth-century conflict in Northern Ireland was the result of political 

• Catholics and Muslims
• Jews and Protestants
• Protestants and Catholics
• Muslims and Jews

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What two policies did Mikhail Gorbachev adopt to try and save the Soviet Union? (click

• Detente

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Berlin Wall

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Which event marked the end of the Cold War?

• The establishment of the United Nations in 1945

• The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919

• The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989

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Who was believed to be responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001?

• al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden

• Iraq and Suddam Hussein

• The Taliban

• none of the above

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To divide the subcontinent of India to create a separate Muslim state called Pakistan.

• Salt March
• Partition
• Long March
• Declaration

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Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of

• an appeasement policy

• civil disobedience

• traditional caste beliefs

• divide-and-conquer principles

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The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

• begin a cycle of armed revolution

• draw attention to critical issues

• increase the strength of the military

• resist the power of religious leaders

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What was a major cause of decolonization after 1900?

• Global resistance to established power structures

• The invention of the internet

• The spread of communist ideologies

• The rise of global trade networks

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What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

• the fall of communism
• the fall of capitalism
• the end of the Vietnam War
• the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?

• Attempted to reestablish communism
• Break away from Soviet Union and become independent
• Establish their own communist government
• Change their economic system to the command economy system

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The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by

• the topographic features of the continent

• the patterns of European colonialism

• traditional African language groups

• the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms

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A program launched by Mao Zedong to renew loyalty to communism and purge China of those disloyal to Mao.

• Long March
• Four Modernizations 
• Cultural Revolution
• Red Guard

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“During the 1980s, Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union, initiated a series of reforms known as glasnost and perestroika which were meant to bolster the power of the Soviet Union. These reforms allowed for more freedom of speech, small businesses to control things, churches were opened, and journalists could investigate the government etc…” The outcome was much different than Gorbachev and others expected as they led to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.”
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From the above reading, how could glasnost and perestroika be described?

• they helped the US recover
• they led to unexpected consequences
• they provided little change
• they gave new power to the Soviet Union
  

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The Berlin Wall fell in

• 1989

• 1988

• 1990

• 1991

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Terrorism that involves groups whose terrorist activities are directed at elements of our government without foreign involvement.

• State Terrorism

• Domestic Terrorism

• Dissident Terrorism

• Civil War

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The Increased food production accompanying the introduction of Champa rice into China from Vietnam during the 11th century best illustrates which of the following?

• The stimulation of agriculture by technological innovation

• The reliance of China on food imports

• The importance of Vietnam to the world economy

• The influence of China on neighboring societies

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Which of the following was a common feature of most Asian and European philosophies between 1000 to 1450?

• Emphasis on experimental science

• Reliance on ideas of individual freedom

• A close association with religion

• wide availability through printed books

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Which of the following was the most important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?

• The Spanish were able to use their understanding of Aztec culture to create effective propaganda that weakened Aztec resistance.

• The Spanish were able to devise effective countermeasures to the horse cavalry that formed the bulk of the Aztec army.

• The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.

• The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class.

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Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?

• Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.

• Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply.

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• There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean.

• Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.

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The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as

• Catholic bishops

• serfs

• knights

• lords of the manor

• merchants

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Which of the following was a significant effect of the Polynesian migrations in the Pacific in the period from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.?

• The transfer of domesticated plant and animal species to new islands in the Pacific

• The creation of an extensive trade network connecting Pacific islands to the Asian mainland

• The establishment of an ethnically unified Polynesian state spanning several island groups

• The development of distinctive Polynesian maritime technologies quickly adopted by Chinese and European explorers.

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In the period 1000 to 1450, which of the following developments partially resulted from knowledge of Greek science and technology?

• Mongol military tactics in Central Asia

• Inca bridge design in the Andes

• Islamic medical books in Baghdad

• Christian theology in the Roman Empire

• Japanese temple design in Kyoto

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Which of the following was an important continuity in the social structure of states and empires in the period 600 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.?

• Wealthy merchants dominated political institutions.

• Urban craft workers played a substantial role in government.

• Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class

• Peasants were generally free of obligations to the state.

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The economies of the southern colonies of colonial British America developed most like colonial economies in

• the Dutch East Indies

• the Caribbean and Brazil

• Massachusetts and New York

• Ireland and Scotland

• Canada

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Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side

• wants the huge oil reserves that lie under the disputed land

• believes that the United States favors the other side in the conflict

• claims sovereignty over the same land

• seeks to control trade on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea

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From 1400 to 1750, Eurasian rulers sponsored the arts primarily for which of the following reasons?

• To encourage tourism and pilgrimages

• To display power and legitimize their rule

• To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists

• To spend excess money collected in taxes

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Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) primarily because they

• needed to agree on the official languages for Central and South America in order to keep out English and French

• wanted to protect the existing religions in South Asia and the Western Hemisphere

• needed to resolve their territorial disputes after the discovery of ocean routes to the Americas and the Indian Ocean

• did not wish to disrupt the plant and animal life of the Western Hemisphere with the introduction of foreign species

• were concerned that the Western Hemisphere’s native peoples be treated humanely by the European conquerors

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Which of the following was the most immediate effect of the Portuguese establishment of a school for navigation in the 1400s?

• The establishment of direct overseas trade links between India and Europe

• The development of overseas trade between West Africa and Europe

• The decline of Venetian control of the trade in Asian luxury goods

• The establishment of regular trade contacts between Europe and the Americas

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Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both

• developed from Mayan civilization

• independently developed iron technology

• depended entirely on oral record keeping

• acquired empires by means of military conquest

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in western Europe and China during the time period 1000—1300?

• Both societies gradually adopted a representative democratic system.

• Developments in the legal systems of China emphasized individual political rights, while western Europe concentrated on maritime law.

• Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire.

• Both regions experienced Mongol imperial rule.

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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share which of the following?

• They share the Talmud and the Gospels as sacred texts.

• They are polytheistic religions.

• They recognize the existence of Adam and of Moses.

• They recognize the divine nature of certain prophets.

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Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following?

• East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

• The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

• The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

• North Africa and western Europe

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Which of the following best describes patriarchal gender systems?

• Women are not allowed to work.

• Women are confined to the home.

• Women are inferiors and must be protected by men.

• Women can be bought and sold.

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Which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

• Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.

• Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicity and languages.

• Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.

• Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.

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Before 1700, Spain governed its American colonies through a system of

• elected presidents

• written constitutions

• chartered companies

• appointed administrators

• independent merchants

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During the period 1600—1800, the leaders of China, Korea, and Japan all had policies that

• regulated interactions with foreigners

• opened their countries to European merchants

• led to wars involving all of East Asia

• encouraged emigration and colonization

• promoted trade and expansion