January 2015 - Global Regents

Which geographic feature is located in Latin America?

• rain forest of the Congo
• Himalaya Mountains
• plateau of Tibet
• Amazon River

Louis XIV strengthened the power of the monarchy in France by

• centralizing control 
• granting democratic reforms 
•  practicing religious toleration
• reducing the size of the bureaucracy

In the late 1700s, which situation in France is considered a cause of the other three?

• meeting of the Estates General
•  unfair policies of taxation
• execution of the king
• storming of the Bastille

The development of cash-crop economies promotes globalization by

• equalizing the standard of living for peasant populations
• establishing communities that are self-sufficient
• maintaining the diversity of indigenous agriculture
• meeting demands outside the region of production

During the late 19th century, Zionism focused on

• securing safe working conditions for urban factory workers
• acquiring a homeland for displaced Jewish people
• establishing colonies in southern Africa
• developing a strict set of laws based on equality

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans.
• Great Britain had alliances with most European countries.
• Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain.
• The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers.

Adam Smith’s laissez-faire theories are most closely associated with

• the separation of church and state
• minimal government regulation of the economy
• a command economy
• high tariffs to protect domestic businesses

The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonialization of

• South Asia
• East Asia
• Africa
• Latin America

A major reason for Japan’s foreign policy in Asia during the early 20th century was to

• promote democracy
• spread Shinto beliefs
• obtain natural resources
•  reduce military expenses

• Wearing of the fez outlawed (1925).
• Turkish state declared secular (1928).
• Women received the right to vote and hold office (1934).
Which idea was promoted by these actions taken in Turkey?

• industrialization
• ethnocentrism
• conservatism
• westernization