Unresolved Global Conflict till 1945

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to

• keep kings in power

• regulate the economy

• expand territory

• protect natural rights

One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they all were

• supporters of mercantile policies

• leaders of independence movements

• democratically elected leaders

• industrial labor reformers

• Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor

• Austro-Prussian War, 1866

• Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871

These events led directly to

• the unification of Germany

• foreign rule in Italy

• the rebellion of the Sepoys

• an alliance between Serbs and Russians

Which pair of natural resources were used to change transportation and manufacturing in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

• gold and salt

• diamonds and petroleum

• copper and tin

• coal and iron ore

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

• heavy taxation of manufacturers

• strict government control of the

  economy

• minimal government involvement in

  the economy

• government investments in major

  industries

Japan’s increased foreign trade during the Meiji Restoration was closely related to its

• need to maintain a traditional society

• desire for a modern industrialized society

• colonization by Western nations

• encouragement of foreign investment

• Opium War (1839–1842)

• Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864)

• Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901)

This series of events is most closely associated with the

• spread of communism to China and Korea

• growing concerns about the influence of the West in China

• alliance formed between Vietnam and China

• increasing expansion of civil and political rights in China

Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?

• Iberian Peninsula

• British Isles

• Balkan Peninsula

• Scandinavia

The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente contributed to the start of World War I by

• failing to include Germany and France as members

• threatening countries in the Western Hemisphere

• allowing Japanese aggression in Korea

• increasing tensions between European countries

Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?

• signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• invasion of Poland by Germany

• assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

• use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany