Regents Prep 7

Which term refers to the Jewish movement to establish a homeland in Palestine?

• Zionism

• Marxism

• Animism

• Secularism

The theory of laissez-faire capitalism advocates

• government control of the economy

• non-involvement of the government in the economy

• government regulation of big business

• government sponsorship of labor unions

An important result of the Industrial Revolution was the

• concentration of workers in urban areas

• increased desire of the wealthy class to share its power

• formation of powerful craft guilds

• control of agricultural production by governments

The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end of Japanese

• cultural contact with the West

• policies of isolationism

• militarism in Southeast Asia

• trade relations with the United States

In Japan, the period of the Meiji Restoration was primarily characterized by

• strict isolation

• feudal government

• religious revival

• reform and modernization

Russia in the 1700s and Japan in the 1800s were similar in that both countries

• began the process of modernization after long period of isolation

• developed democratic governments after years under absolute monarchies

• refused to accept Western technological ideas

• adopted socialist economic systems after capitalism had failed

"All great nations...have desired to set their mark upon barbarian lands, and those who fail to participate in this great rivalry will play a pitiable role in time to come" This quote supports the concept of

• socialism

• human rights

• revolution

• imperialism

One way in which the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China are similar is that both attempted to

• remove foreign influence

• restore democracy

• modernize their economy

• end religious conflict

The Boxer Rebellion of the early twentieth century was an attempt to

• eliminate poverty among Chinese peasants

• bring Western-style democracy to China

• restore trade between China and European nations

• remove foreign influences from China

A major cause of World War I was

• a decline in the policy of imperialism

• the existence of opposing alliances

• an increase in acts of aggression by England

• the spread of communism throughout Europe