Global Regents Review 1

Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

• The existence of natural laws was rejected
• Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe
• New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy
• The bible was used to justify new scientific findings

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

• monarchy
• clergy
• nobles 
• commoners

Many critics believe that the policy of the British government during the Irish famine

• contributed to food shortages
• ignored military concerns
• discouraged emigration
• led directly to civil war

One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both

• played an important role at the Congress of Vienna
• increased their power during the French Revolution
• were executed for treason by the French monarchs
• led armies against the Haitians

Which cultures fought with the Zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in South Africa?

• German and French
• Indian and Belgian
• British and Boer
• Ethiopian and Italian

During the late 19th century, Japan's lack of natural resources was one reason for implementing a policy of

• collectivization
• free trade 
• socialism
• imperialism

One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to

• redistribute land 
• abolish communes
• bring modern technology to Russian farms
• maintain an agricultural price-support program 

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points influenced many colonial peoples in Asia and Africa to

• create military alliances 
• seek self-determination
• reject terrorism
• extend extraterritoriality

Which statement about Turkish leader Ataturk is an opinion rather than a fact?

• He promoted modernization
• His efforts led to the development of industries
• He encouraged people to wear western-style clothing
• His major accomplishment was the separation of church and state

Joseph Stalin's policies in Ukraine during the 1930's directly resulted in

• widespread starvation
• agricultural self sufficiency
• the development of cottage industries 
• the use of subsistence farming techniques