Regents Review

Identify one effect of the historical period depicted in this image.

• Modernization of Japan

• Isolation of Japan

• Invasion of Japan

• Chinese influence of Japan

Many of the political divisions shown on this map were directly related to the

• Meiji Restoration

• Opium Wars

• Berlin Conference

• Boer War

Based on this political cartoon, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

• Africa was not affected by imperialism.

• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity in Africa.

• European countries colonized Africa for natural resources.

• African people welcomed European colonists.

Which event was most likely the result of the action being taken in this cartoon?

• African and European states engaged in equal trade agreements.

• African people resented the presence of European powers on their land.

• Europeans helped establish democratic governments in African countries.

• The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain.

Which war is most closely associated with the telegram

Nicholas II sent to Wilhelm II?

• the Franco-Prussian War

• the Russo-Japanese War

• World War I

• World War II

Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps?

• Egypt and Ethiopia are no longer part of Africa.

• By 1980, most African countries had become independent.

• By 1950, most of Africa was controlled by Russia or the United States.

• The Union of South Africa was renamed Namibia.

Which individuals took actions that contributed to the changes depicted in these maps from 1950 to 1980?

• Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

• Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru

• Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta

• Cecil Rhodes and King Leopold III

Which statement best describes the author’s point of view in this 1992 cartoon?

• China's government opposes free-trade agreements with Western nations.

• Deng Xiaoping personally opposed the introduction of capitalism to China.

• The Chinese Government is more interested in improving trade than in respecting human rights.

• China's economic system is meeting the needs of its people.

A historian would find this document most useful for

• Examining the effects of Deng Xiaoping’s economic policies.

• Understanding how some Americans viewed Chinese policies in the 1990s.

• Evaluating the effects of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.

• Understanding the points of view of young Chinese citizens in the 1990s.

Which statement about the European Union (EU) is most accurate?

• All European nations were members.

• Membership has increased since 1957.

• All members were also members of the Warsaw Pact.

• Interdependence between Europe and the Americas was promoted