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WorksheetsBenchmark #3 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace between the different people of India by
promoting a policy of religious toleration
forcing all people to adopt modern dress
building the Taj Mahal to inspire healing
establishing Buddhism as the state religion
One way in which Akbar the Great, Ivan the Terrible, and Louis XIV are similar is that they were all
theocratic rulers
elected leaders
absolute rulers
enlightened despots
By closing Japanese harbors to most foreigners in the 1600s, the Tokugawa shogunate attempted to
protect Japan from European influence
increase Japanese agricultural production
eliminate Japan’s influence on Southeast Asia
destroy traditional Japanese culture
According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to
protect natural rights
fight territorial wars
ensure the wealth of citizens
redistribute land
Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the
monarchy
clergy
nobles
commoners
One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they all were
supporters of mercantile policies
leaders of independence movements
democratically elected leaders
industrial labor reformers
A major reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was that England possessed
a smooth coastline
abundant coal and iron resources
many waterfalls
numerous mountain ranges
Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that
the government should regulate the economy and foreign trade
individuals should be allowed to pursue their self-interest in a free market
governments should develop a state-run banking system to prevent instability
anarchy would result if universal male suffrage was granted
During the late 19th century, which geographic factor helped attract European imperialist investors to southern Africa and southeast Asia?
smooth coastlines
navigable rivers
natural resources
temperate climates
The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century marked the beginning of the
rivalry between China and Taiwan
domination of China by foreign powers
decline of European influence in East Asia
global effort to combat drug use
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of
(1) the Franco-Prussian War
(2) the Russo-Japanese War
(3) World War I
(4) World War II
One major reason the League of Nations failed was that it
was not included in the Versailles Treaty
was controlled by communist Russia
frightened many nations with its large military force
lacked the support of many of the major world powers during crises
Japan's invasion of China in 1937 and Germany's attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to
(1) the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe
(2) a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union
(3) a conference at Munich for European leaders
(4) the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affair
The imaginary line that divided the Western European countries from the Eastern European countries after World War II was known as the
prime meridian
line of demarcation
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
The purpose of the Truman Doctrine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to provide
(1) economic and military support to European nations to stop the spread of Communism
(2) military troops to end ethnic warfare in the former Yugoslavia
(3) humanitarian aid to starving people in Ethiopia and Sudan
(4) the rights of freedom of speech and the press to Greek and Turkish citizens
• Berlin airlift
• Cuban missile crisis
• Nuclear arms race
These events were part of an era known as the
Age of Imperialism
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
Cold War
What is the main idea of this 1991 cartoon?
The unification of Germany has been hurt by poor leadership in the country.
The economic differences between East and West Germany have limited the growth of the total German economy.
East Germany's strong economy has strengthened a united Germany.
Both East Germany and West Germany have contributed equally to the new economy of a reunified Germany.
In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the
(1) peasants
(2) landowners
(3) industrialists
(4) Confucian scholars
One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to
(1) increase industrial production
(2) privatize the ownership of land
(3) correct environmental pollution
(4) strengthen international trade
The Four Modernizations of Deng Xiaoping in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in
(1) an emphasis on the Five Relationships
(2) a return to Maoist revolutionary principles
(3) a move toward increased capitalism
(4) the end of the communist system of government
