World History Multiple-Choice Questions

Nationalism contributed to the decline of the Hapsburg Empire because:

• Many new countries were created out of lost Hapsburg territory
• The empire had to pay reparations to the Kingdom of Hungary
• The empire became paralyzed by nationalist unrest
• The Ottomans took advantage of the power vacuum created by the Hapsburg decline

Which answer best describes how the concept of liberty influenced Eastern Europe in the late 19th century?

• It sparked nationalist and revolutionary movements
• It spurred pogroms across most of Russia
• It convinced the nobility to approve limited natural rights
• It prompted nationalists to support the government in power

How does a policy such as “Russification” lead to increased nationalism?

• It makes people feel like a part of an occupying nation
• It enables people to understand the culture and language of their leaders
• It prompts people to fight for their own cultural and national identity
• It makes people disenchanted with their own culture and language

The Greeks and many other peoples sought to be freed from rule by the __________ Empire.

• Turkish
• Russian
• Byzantine
• Ottoman

Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolution against the French in the modern nation of:

• Columbia
• Jamaica
• Haiti
• Cuba

This man could be considered the “George Washington” of many South American countries.

• Simon Bolivar
• Agustin Iturbide
• Father Miguel Hidalgo
• Dom Pedro

Which region of Europe was known as the “Powder Keg of Europe”?

• Alpine
• Iberian
• Scandinavian
• Balkan

What was the main reason Japan became an imperialist power?

• It needed natural resources to support industrialization
• It built a large navy to compete with Britain
• It had been isolated so long it needed to catch up with the west
• To compete with the countries of the West for territory in Africa

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Why was the Russo-Japanese War significant?

• It showed Asian nations they could compete with European nations
• It strengthened Japan’s industrial power
• It was the first time that a European power lost to an Asian nation
• It led to daimyo suffering financial hardships

The belief that power is more important than principles is called?

• Realpolitik
• Reich
• Pogrom
• Absolutism