Global 10 Regents Review - #1

• Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.

• Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.

Which event was an attempt to implement these ideas?

• Berlin Conference

• Congress of Vienna

• German Unification

• French Revolution

• Prices are determined by supply and demand.

• Governments have little involvement in economic decision making.

• Private ownership is the norm.

Which economic system is best characterized by these statements?

• capitalism

• socialism

• command

• traditional

Which societal issue was examined in the written works of Charles Dickens and Karl Marx?

• lack of voting rights in the late 19th century

• effects of the worldwide depression in the early 1930s

• treatment of indigenous people during the Scramble for Africa

• inequities during the Industrial Revolution

One result of the Treaty of Nanjing was the

• establishment of a British sphere of influence in China

• creation of a parliamentary democracy in China modeled on Great Britain

• granting of Chinese citizenship to the British living in China

• formation of a Chinese protectorate in Great Britain

The Sepoy Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion are best characterized as responses to

• civil conflicts in African colonies

• wars of Russian aggression

• imperialist practices of European countries

• rivalries between Asian nations

...During the five years beginning in 1914, industrial production grew five times; exports, more than three times. The deficit in international accounts, opened in the mid-nineteenth century, was replaced by a comfortable surplus...

— Masataka Kosaka (adapted) 8 The developments in

Japanese history described in this passage are most closely associated with

• making reparation payments

• implementing modernization

• guaranteeing self-sufficiency

• enacting economic sanctions

Political boundaries of 19th-century European countries frequently changed due to

• social reforms and colonialism

• revolutions and nationalism

• economic depression and court decisions

• diplomacy and suffrage

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ____________________________________

A. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for encouraging terrorism.

B. Russia supported the Serbian desire for self-determination.

C. Great Britain believed it had a duty to protect Belgium from German invasion.

• Who Was Responsible for World War I?

• Could the Stalemate in World War I Have Been Prevented?

• What Was the Role of Imperialism in World War I?

• Could an Armistice End World War I?

One reason Kemal Atatürk faced opposition is that he

• attempted ending the nationalist movement of the Young Turks

• tried forcing Turkish people to convert to Shia Islam

• challenged traditions by modernizing and westernizing Turkey

• supported the joint rule of Constantinople by the Greeks and the Turks

Stalin’s forced collectivization in Ukraine in the 1930s resulted in the

• elimination of the army’s dominance in government decisions

• expansion of Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry

• starvation and death of millions of people

• strong support from Western nations