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Benchmark #3 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace between the different people of India by

a)

promoting a policy of religious toleration

b)

forcing all people to adopt modern dress

c)

building the Taj Mahal to inspire healing

d)

establishing Buddhism as the state religion

2.

One way in which Akbar the Great, Ivan the Terrible, and Louis XIV are similar is that they were all

a)

theocratic rulers

b)

elected leaders

c)

absolute rulers

d)

enlightened despots

3.

By closing Japanese harbors to most foreigners in the 1600s, the Tokugawa shogunate attempted to

a)

protect Japan from European influence

b)

increase Japanese agricultural production

c)

eliminate Japan’s influence on Southeast Asia

d)

destroy traditional Japanese culture

4.

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

a)

protect natural rights

b)

fight territorial wars

c)

ensure the wealth of citizens

d)

redistribute land

5.

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

a)

monarchy

b)

clergy

c)

nobles

d)

commoners

6.

One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they all were

a)

supporters of mercantile policies

b)

leaders of independence movements

c)

democratically elected leaders

d)

industrial labor reformers

7.

A major reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was that England possessed

a)

a smooth coastline

b)

abundant coal and iron resources

c)

many waterfalls

d)

numerous mountain ranges

8.

Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that

a)

the government should regulate the economy and foreign trade

b)

individuals should be allowed to pursue their self-interest in a free market

c)

governments should develop a state-run banking system to prevent instability

d)

anarchy would result if universal male suffrage was granted

9.

During the late 19th century, which geographic factor helped attract European imperialist investors to southern Africa and southeast Asia?

a)

smooth coastlines

b)

navigable rivers

c)

natural resources

d)

temperate climates

10.

The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century marked the beginning of the

a)

rivalry between China and Taiwan

b)

domination of China by foreign powers

c)

decline of European influence in East Asia

d)

global effort to combat drug use

11.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of

a)

(1) the Franco-Prussian War

b)

(2) the Russo-Japanese War

c)

(3) World War I

d)

(4) World War II

12.

One major reason the League of Nations failed was that it

a)

was not included in the Versailles Treaty

b)

was controlled by communist Russia

c)

frightened many nations with its large military force

d)

lacked the support of many of the major world powers during crises

13.

Japan's invasion of China in 1937 and Germany's attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to

a)

(1) the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe

b)

(2) a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union

c)

(3) a conference at Munich for European leaders

d)

(4) the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affair

14.

The imaginary line that divided the Western European countries from the Eastern European countries after World War II was known as the

a)

prime meridian

b)

line of demarcation

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Berlin Wall

15.

The purpose of the Truman Doctrine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to provide

a)

(1) economic and military support to European nations to stop the spread of Communism

b)

(2) military troops to end ethnic warfare in the former Yugoslavia

c)

(3) humanitarian aid to starving people in Ethiopia and Sudan

d)

(4) the rights of freedom of speech and the press to Greek and Turkish citizens

16.

• Berlin airlift

• Cuban missile crisis

• Nuclear arms race

These events were part of an era known as the

a)

Age of Imperialism

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Cold War

17.

What is the main idea of this 1991 cartoon?

a)

The unification of Germany has been hurt by poor leadership in the country.

b)

The economic differences between East and West Germany have limited the growth of the total German economy.

c)

East Germany's strong economy has strengthened a united Germany.

d)

Both East Germany and West Germany have contributed equally to the new economy of a reunified Germany.

18.

In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the

a)

(1) peasants

b)

(2) landowners

c)

(3) industrialists

d)

(4) Confucian scholars

19.

One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to

a)

(1) increase industrial production

b)

(2) privatize the ownership of land

c)

(3) correct environmental pollution

d)

(4) strengthen international trade

20.

The Four Modernizations of Deng Xiaoping in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in

a)

(1) an emphasis on the Five Relationships

b)

(2) a return to Maoist revolutionary principles

c)

(3) a move toward increased capitalism

d)

(4) the end of the communist system of government