NYS Global Transition 6/18

In the early 1800s, the French government took action in Saint Domingue (Haiti) to

• protect investments in French colonies in the Americas

• safeguard King Louis XVI’s government

• return enslaved blacks to Africa

• support Toussaint L’Ouverture’s rebellion

Which feature is shown on a political map?

• climate

• languages spoken

• boundaries

• mineral deposits

Which action best represents what a historian should do when considering primary source evidence about a historical event?

• reject the use of eyewitness accounts

• take into account different points of view

• emphasize the importance of religious values

• accept summaries written by journalists

The Scientific Revolution popularized the idea that

• understanding is the result of observation and experimentation

• Earth is the center of the solar system

• church doctrine should be the source of new ideas

• scientific research should be supervised by political authorities

Which conclusion about Irish views on the potato famine is best supported by this passage?

• The Irish potato famine resulted in several natural disasters.

• The exporting of grain overseas was the sole cause of the Irish potato famine.

• British colonial policies worsened the effects of the Irish potato famine.

• Ireland did not produce any grain and livestock during the Irish potato famine.

Camillo di Cavour is to unification of Italy as Otto von Bismarck is to unification of

• Venezuela

• Germany

• France

• Serbia

Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the “White Man’s Burden” were used by Europeans to justify their policies of

• pacifism

• communism

• isolationism

• imperialism

Which event most directly influenced the change referred to in this passage?

• outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion

• meeting of the Berlin Conference

• signing of the Munich Pact

• collapse of the Ottoman Empire

Under the rule of which leader did these changes occur?

• Emperor Meiji

• Kemal Atatürk

• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

• Benito Mussolini

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

• Causes of the Russo-Japanese War

• Outcomes of the Congress of Vienna

• Results of the Versailles Treaty

• Effects of the Bolshevik Revolution