Global Regents ( January 2018)

Bloody Sunday in Russia (1905) and the Armenian Massacre in the Ottoman Empire (1915) are both examples of

• (1) scorched-earth policies

• forced migrations

• human atrocities

• political revolutions

Kemal Atatürk is best known for helping Turkey become

• a modern and secular state

• an imperialist power in Africa and Asia

• a communist country allied with the Soviet Union

• theocratic country with laws based on the Qur’an (Koran)

A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to

• increase the production of steel and machinery

• eliminate central economic planning

• seek direct foreign investment

• produce more consumer goods

What is the best title for this chart?

• Events During World War I

• Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars

• Economic Problems Between the Wars

• Causes of World War II

The events in the suburbs of Moldavanka, Slobodka, and Bugaieoka [Russia] last night were of a most terrible nature. Immense bands of ruffi ans, accompanied by policemen, invaded all the Jewish houses and mercilessly slaughtered the occupants. . . . — “Barbarous massacre in Odessa,” Guardian, November 1905 48

Anti-Semitic events such as these contributed to which movement?

• Zionism

• separatism

• Solidarity

• liberation theology

Which heading is the best title for this time line?

• Development of Religious Toleration

• Steps Toward a Global Trading Network

• Milestones of Democratic Development

• Expansion of Military Technology

Which statement best refl ects the main idea of this 2009 cartoon?

• World leaders have done all they can to address climate change

• World leaders are considering the long-term impacts of climate change.

• Climate change is not a serious problem and world leaders need to hold the course

• Pledges and meetings have resulted in little significant action on the issue of climate change.