Unit 10.7

What would a geographer conducting research by most likely to do?

• use carbon-14 to determine the age of artifacts

• analyze reasons why women vote for certain candidates

• observe the effects of wind patterns on regional trade

• design a survey to determine the online spending habits of young people

Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?

• The factory system was used to mass-produce goods

• Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church

• Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government

• The Columbian Exchange occurred

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

• led armies against the Haitians

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because of

• natural resources

• mountainous terrain

• political instability

• religious diversity

Which action taken by the Meiji government encouraged industrialization in 19th century Japan?

• limiting the number of ports

• collectivization of farms

• establishing a system of guilds

• building a modern transportation system

One of the most important motives for the European "Scramble for Africa" in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of

• raw materials used in industry

• religious inspiration

• free labor for the Americas

• technologically innovative practices

One similarity between the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion is both were

• religious reform movements

• reactions to the opium trade

• attempts to end foreign influence

• successful revolts against absolute monarchs

Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as unfair to Germany?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Soviet Nonaggression Pact

• Munich Agreement

• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Which geographic characteristic of Japan most influenced its decision to engage in imperialism in the 20th century?

• mountainous terrain

• lack of natural resources

• abundance of rivers

• island location

Stalin's economic policy was known as

• five-year plans

• detente

• new economic policy

• glasnost