NYS Regents Review Global II

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 major political event was partially caused by the Soviet war in Afghanistan?

• Soviet occupation of Hungary

• building of the Berlin Wall

• placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba

• collapse of the Soviet Union

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

• Romantic poets

• Enlightenment thinkers

• Medieval philosophers

• Renaissance artists

The actions taken by Gandhi and his followers, as described in this excerpt, are examples of

• violent protest

• nonviolent resistance

• armed conflict

• political negotiation

Which situation was a contributing factor in the decision to partition British Palestine as shown on the 1947 map?

• mass migrations following the Holocaust

• decolonization from French rule

• capture of the Suez Canal

• formation of the Warsaw Pact

Which statement best summarizes the effects actions like those expressed in this excerpt had on India?

• British control of India gradually weakened and ended.

• India became a more prosperous nation under British rule.

• The British established a permanent government in India.

• Indian culture was completely erased by British influence.

In the quotation “First we were afraid of the wolf, then we wanted to dance with the wolf, and now we want to be the wolf,” what does the “wolf” symbolize?

• an economic powerhouse

• a dangerous predator

• a symbol of fear

• a representation of freedom

This poem describes events related to which international conflict?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

Which political leader other than Mao Zedong utilized this type of poster?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Adolf Hitler

Which countries would be most likely to agree to adopt the policy Nehru is discussing?

• democracies in Western Europe

• communist nations in Asia

• newly independent Asian and African nations

• satellite countries in Central and Eastern Europe