Global Regents Review Game 1

Historians need to determine the authenticity of a source in order to

• establish its usefulness
• reinforce popular opinion
• demonstrate the signifi cance of religious beliefs
• determine the characteristics of propaganda

In a traditional economy, habits, customs, and rituals function as

• territorial boundaries
• incentives to change
• independent theories
• primary considerations in decision making

Throughout Japan’s early history, a major factor contributing to its ability to resist invasion was its

• island location
• superior military technology
• alliances with neighbors on the continent
• decentralized government structures

Which statement about Louis XIV is an opinion rather than a fact?

• He insisted that Huguenots convert to Catholicism.
• He strengthened the monarchy by centralizing the government.
• The wars he engaged in were the least successful in the history of France.
• The palace he built at Versailles was part of his plan for controlling the nobles.

The idea that all people are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property is most directly associated with the writings of

• Baron de Montesquieu
• Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke

Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?

• good harbors
• large forests 
• monsoon winds
• highland climate

Capitalism is to private ownership as communism is to

• supply and demand
• state control
• self-determination
• laissez-faire

The terms of the Treaty of Nanjing and of the Treaty of Kanagawa demonstrate the

• unequal relationships that characterized imperialism 
• importance of technology in developing economies
• humanitarian ideals that accompanied missionary activity
• changing roles of men and women associated with modernization

• Japan fi ghts China. (1894)
• Japan defeats Russia. (1905)
• Japan annexes Korea. (1910)
These events reflect the growing power of Japan and its desire to

• spread Shinto
• obtain natural resources
• suppress the Boxer Rebellion
• acquire warm-water ports

• Development of secret alliances
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Stalemate along the trenches
Which conflict is directly associated with these events?

• World War I
• Austro-Prussian War
• Boer War
• World War II