Regents Review Quiz #2 [Topics 5-7]

According to Document B, which choice best explains Britain’s motivation for obtaining support from both Arabs and Jews?

• 1. To gain assistance in the war effort against the Central Powers.

• 1. To gain support for the Fourteen Points presented at the Versailles Peace Conference.

• 1. To reduce conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine.

• 1. To reduce the long-term effects of Turkey joining the European Union.

These documents are most closely associated with the controversy over

• 1. efforts by the United Nations to restrict child slavery and indentured servitude.

• 1. control of land in the Middle East by Palestinians and Jewish people.

• 1. production of oil by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

• 1. trade agreements established by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

These quotations best focus on the effects of the

• 1. technological developments used during World War I

• 1. formation of alliances in World War II

• 1. tension between the East and the West after the Russian Revolution

• 1. protests against reforms in India during World War I

This BBC News article suggests that scholars often have

• 1. serious obstacles in bringing those responsible for atrocities to trial

• 1. difficulty knowing the order in which events have occurred

• 1. trouble determining the role religion plays in events

• 1. differing historical perspectives of the same events

Which event contributed to the situation described in this passage?

• 1. passage of the British Abolition Act

• 1. creation of the Sadler Report

• 1. meeting of the Berlin Conference

• 1. establishment of the Napoleonic Code

The information in this passage would be most useful to an economist researching

• 1. motivations for European imperialism in Africa

• 1. employment strategies used in Europe

• 1. reasons for European interest in ivory

• 1. importation of European raw materials to Africa

Which event played a major role in the expansion shown on this map?

• 1. Russo-Japanese War

• 1. French Revolution

• 1. Industrial Revolution

• 1. World War I

What is a long-term result of the conflict described in this letter?

• 1. The British were forced to pay reparations to China.

• The British forced China to sign unequal treaties.

• 1. The British agreed to respect Chinese sovereignty.

• 1. The Chinese government closed all ports to the British.

The primary purpose of this letter was to persuade the British to

• 1. defend China against invasion

• 1. stop the flow of opium into China

• 1. increase trade with China

• 1. end all business with China

1. Based on the aims presented in the Charter Oath, it can best be inferred that the

• 1. emperor was no longer a symbol of power

• 1. samurai directly controlled public discussions

• Japanese government encouraged western learning

• 1. lowest classes of Japanese society were excluded from government