Regents Review II

What was the main reason for implementing the system described in this passage?

• to welcome outsiders

• to promote cultural exchange

• to allow social mobility

• to establish power and authority

Which historical turning point was directly influenced by the events described in this document?

• Germany unified and industrialized, becoming a dominant world power by World War I.

• Europeans lost profitable colonies in the Americas and sought new imperial holdings.

• Japan shifted from a period of isolation to a more modernized state.

• British Parliament began to pass legislation to address concerns over working conditions.

Which historical writing most influenced the circumstances described in this document?

• John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government

• Olympe de Gouges’ Declaration of the Rights of Woman

• Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto

• Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

The passage was written to justify

• the export of Irish grain

• the importation of foreign food through English ports

• Irish protests against British trade policies

• the Great Famine

Which problem is identified in this passage?

• the low prices of agricultural products

• the exporting of much-needed food

• the waste caused by grain overproduction

• the opening of ports to foreign merchants

Which British policy is most closely associated with the situation described in this document?

• neutrality

• collective security

• imperialism

• isolationism

Which event influenced the writing of this poem?

• World War I

• the Russian Revolution

• World War II

• the Korean War

Siegfried Sassoon’s primary purpose for writing this poem is to

• promote nationalism and encourage soldiers to volunteer

• show the horrors of the fighting and the cruelty of the war

• encourage the development of more technologically advanced weapons

• protect the environment from destruction by human actions

Why did Britain and France have power over many of the mandates identified in this chart?

• They had strong cultural ties to these areas.

• They defeated Germany, giving them a strong claim to its colonies.

• There were large populations of British and French citizens living in these territories.

• Their experience in decolonization made them the best choices.

What was a consequence of the situation shown in this chart?

• Nationalist movements developed in areas under European control.

• Britain and France were bankrupted by the high cost of governing these mandates.

• More mandates were created as nations struggled to govern themselves after World War II.

• Germany regained substantial power in sub-Saharan Africa.