Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their

“Estates General Meet for First Time in 175 Years”

“National Assembly Issues Declarations of the Rights of Man”

“Reign of Terror Ends; Robespierre Dies”

Which event in European history is most closely associated with these headlines?

“During the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work . . . . Every aristocrat was a traitor . . . . For two hundred years now the people had sweated, and toiled, and starved to keep a lustful court in lavish extravagance; now the descendants of those who had helped to make these courts brilliant had to hide for their lives.”

Which event is referred to in this passage?

“ . . . A place more destitute of all interesting objects than Manchester, it is not easy to conceive. In size and population it is the second city in the kingdom, containing above fourscore thousand [80,000] inhabitants. Imagine this multitude crowded together in narrow streets, the houses all built of brick and blackened with smoke; frequent buildings among them as large as convents, without their antiquity, without their beauty, without their holiness; where you hear from within, as you pass along, the everlasting din of machinery; and where when the bell rings it is to call wretches to their work instead of their prayers, . . . ”

— Robert J. Southey, Letters from England, 1807 The conditions described in this passage occurred during the

Statement A: We worked in a place that was noisy and dangerous. We did the same work over and over again. Many workers, often children, lost fingers, limbs, and even their lives.

Statement B: Government should not interfere in business. To do so would disrupt the balance of supply and demand.

Statement C: Government has a duty to interfere in order to best provide its people with a happy and safe life

Statement D: Advances in agricultural techniques and practices resulted in an increased supply of food and raw materials, causing a movement of the farmers from the countryside to the city.

All of these statements describe events or viewpoints that relate to the

Which headline would most likely have appeared in a pamphlet during the Industrial Revolution?

According to the information provided by the map, which European nation controlled the Union of South Africa?

The best title for this map would be

The message of this poem was used by many Europeans to justify

One of the most important motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of

Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?

The term militarism can best be defined as

“Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy Form Triple Alliance”

“Serbian Nationalism Grows in Balkans”

“Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia”

The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the

What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?

Which statement about both the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy is accurate?

What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?

During the mid-1930’s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?

Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?

The ideas of Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu most influenced

Which political leader gained power as a result of the failing economy of the Weimar Republic?

The Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they

Mohandas Gandhi is most closely associated with the

The Armenian massacre, the Holocaust, and the Rape of Nanking are examples of

A major result of the Nuremberg trials after World War II was that

Mohandas Gandhi’s protests in India were a response to Great Britain’s

. . . “Because India has become impoverished by their Government. They take away our money from year to year. The most important posts are reserved for themselves. We are kept in a state of slavery. They behave insolently [insultingly] towards us and disregard our feelings. . . .”

Source: Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Home Rule, Navajivan Publishing, 1938, reprinted in 1946 (adapted) from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, June 2004.

Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

The South African government’s policy of racial separation between 1948 and 1994 was called

One way in which apartheid in South Africa and the caste system in India are similar is that both systems

Which country is most closely associated with the terms pass laws, homelands, and white minority rule?

This depicts India's attempt to address their countries

As the world's ______ increases,

the Earths ____ decrease.

Based on  Population Trends in China 1990 to 2003, which factor in China is the most likely cause of the population trend shown in this chart?.

Which potential problem is faced by the government of China due to the trend shown in this chart?

In which way have many countries joined together to address the problems described in this passage?