REGENTS EXAM IN GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY II - AUGUST 2019

What is a valid conclusion based on the information shown on this map?

• Russia had the largest number of trading stations in Asia

• Most European trading stations and empires were located along the coast.

• France controlled more ports in India than Britain did.

• Each European power represented had possessions in the East Indies.

Which Europeans controlled the waterways connecting the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Dutch

• French

In this letter, Simón Bolívar’s goal is to

• become monarch of the strongest country in South America

• break off diplomatic relations with Europe

• form one nation that unifies all of South America

• convince Mexico to join in his fight against Spain

Simón Bolívar’s actions were most likely influenced by the ideas of

• church officials

• Enlightenment thinkers

• laissez-faire economists

• Marxist followers

This illustration and excerpt depict events from which time and place in history?

• Revolutionary France

• Victorian England

• Meiji Japan

• Soviet Russia

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt?

• urban population growth

• improved communication

• new power sources

• trade union movement

Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this illustration and excerpt?

• installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods

• burning herbs to purify the air

• improvements in water treatment

• relocation of government offices

What was a result of the political situation shown on this map?

• Most local rulers had power equal to that of European leaders.

• The economic prosperity of the African nationalist leaders increased their power.

• African leaders willingly adopted European forms of governance including constitutions.

• The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.

Which African state organized the most successful resistance movement to the European actions shown on this map?

• Nigeria

• Algeria

• Ethiopia

• Libya

This poem describes events related to which international conflict?

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Vietnam War