January 2016 - Global Regents

Which country is located in the region known as Latin America?

• Portugal
• Somalia
• Argentina
• Vietnam

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the heliocentric theory became the centerpiece for debate between

• capitalism and communism
• science and religion
• colonialism and nationalism
• isolationism and globalism

In which way did the geographic diversity of Latin America affect newly independent countries?

•  limiting the military power of Creoles
• forcing the Church to guarantee land reform
• making political unity difficult
• necessitating a reliance on Spain

In which way did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution?

• Superstition and ignorance were promoted.
•  The principles of mercantilism were glorified.
• The divine right theory of kings was challenged.
• Punishments for criminal acts were rooted in vengeance.

• 1791—Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen (France)
• 1829—Prohibition of sati (India)
• 1857, 1882—Married Women’s Property Acts (Great Britain)
Which change in perception is suggested by these international developments regarding women?

• • 1791—Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen (France) • 1829—Prohibition of sati (India) • 1857, 1882—Married Women’s Property Acts (Great Britain) Which change in perception is suggested by these international developments regarding women
• a decline in the economic status of women
• a growing concern for the treatment of women
• an increase in the global exploitation of women

The Haitian Revolution and the Sepoy Rebellion happened in response to

• European colonial policies
•  indigenous ethnic rivalries
• urban development 
• religious divisions

What was the main goal of Zionism?

•  forming a representative government in China
• establishing a Jewish homeland in the region of Palestine
• improving the standard of living in developing countries
• creating an international peacekeeping organization to solve global conflicts

Which of these events that occurred in the Soviet Union was a direct cause of the other three?

•  famine in Ukraine
• implementation of five-year plans
• establishment of collective farms
• development of heavy industry

Extreme nationalism, individuals existing for the good of the state, and unquestioning loyalty to the leader are the defining characteristics of

• fascism
• democracy
• theocracy
• liberalism

The Soviet Union’s response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to create the

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Warsaw Pact
• European Union