Free Printable World History and Geography Spring Final

1.

India has many highly educated, English-speaking computer scientists. American technology companies have established offices where these scientists develop computer software for export to the United States. This is an example of

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Microcredit

c)

Commercial Industrial Activities

d)

Economic profit sharing

2.

. . . “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?

a)

The benefits of British rule outweigh the costs for India.

b)

British rule has hurt India and prevented its people from establishing their own economy and government.

c)

The British military is too powerful.

d)

India and Pakistan should remain one country after the British are driven out.

3.

In his book Indian Home Rule, Gandhi asked the question, “Why do you want to drive away the English?” He replied with the following statement:

. . . “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

A historian would find this excerpt most useful for

a)

Examining the effects of Belgian rule in the Congo

b)

Exploring the points of view of Muslims concerning British rule in India

c)

Understanding the views of Indian nationalists

d)

Examining the economic benefits of imperialism for British citizens

4.

. . . “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.

Which event was an effect of the ideas expressed in this excerpt and the actions taken by Gandhi?

a)

Independence for India and Pakistan

b)

Amritsar Massacre

c)

Sepoy Rebellion

d)

Establishment of the British Raj in India

5.

Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps?

a)

Egypt and Ethiopia are no longer part of Africa.

b)

By 1980, most African countries had become independent.

c)

By 1950, most of Africa was controlled by Russia or the United States.

d)

The Union of South Africa was renamed Namibia.

6.

Which claim about South Africa in 1991 is best supported by the evidence in these charts?

a)

the Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa

b)

the black population has decreased due to emigration

c)

Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in comparison to their population

d)

whites controlled the largest amount of income

7.

What policy most likely influenced the circumstances depicted by these charts?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Communism

d)

Zionism

8.

Which of the following individuals took action to address the issues depicted in these charts?

a)

Jomo Kenyatta

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Cecil Rhodes

9.

Why are European languages spoken in Africa today?

a)

Because of alliances made during WW I

b)

Because of colonization by Europeans

c)

Because the British defeated the Dutch and Afrikaners.

d)

Because the Congress of Vienna required it.

10.

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi

In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

a)

armed rebellion

b)

civil disobedience

c)

criminal acts

d)

guerrilla tactics

11.

. . . When the great scramble for Africa began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, colonies had become a necessary appendage [extension] for European capitalism, which had by then reached the stage of industrial and financial monopoly that needed territorial expansion to provide spheres for capital investment, sources of raw materials, markets, and strategic points of imperial defence. Thus all the imperialists, without exception, evolved the means, their colonial policies, to satisfy the ends, the exploitation of the subject territories for the aggrandizement [enhancement] of the metropolitan [imperialistic] countries. They were all rapacious [greedy]; they all subserved the needs of the subject lands to their own demands; they all circumscribed [limited] human rights and liberties; they all repressed and despoiled [violated], degraded and oppressed. They took our lands, our lives, our resources, and our dignity. Without exception, they left us nothing but our resentment, and later, our determination to be free and rise once more to the level of men and women who walk with their heads held high. . . .

Source: Kwame Nkrumah, Africa Must Unite, International Publishers, 1970 from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, January 2006.

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

a)

A united Africa is the best way to combat European imperialism.

b)

European capitalism helped African countries acquire more raw materials.

c)

European countries ruined Africa by forcing people to embrace communism.

d)

Imperial countries used oppressive laws and policies in Africa to gain wealth.

12.

. . . When the great scramble for Africa began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, colonies had become a necessary appendage [extension] for European capitalism, which had by then reached the stage of industrial and financial monopoly that needed territorial expansion to provide spheres for capital investment, sources of raw materials, markets, and strategic points of imperial defence. Thus all the imperialists, without exception, evolved the means, their colonial policies, to satisfy the ends, the exploitation of the subject territories for the aggrandizement [enhancement] of the metropolitan [imperialistic] countries. They were all rapacious [greedy]; they all subserved the needs of the subject lands to their own demands; they all circumscribed [limited] human rights and liberties; they all repressed and despoiled [violated], degraded and oppressed. They took our lands, our lives, our resources, and our dignity. Without exception, they left us nothing but our resentment, and later, our determination to be free and rise once more to the level of men and women who walk with their heads held high. . . .

Source: Kwame Nkrumah, Africa Must Unite, International Publishers, 1970 from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, January 2006.

What was one effect of the conditions described in the excerpt?

a)

Independence Movements

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

October Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

13.

What event most likely influenced the action being taken in this cartoon?

a)

Creation of the African Union

b)

End of Apartheid

c)

Cold War

d)

End of the slave trade

14.

What is the point of view of the author of this 1994 cartoon?

a)

White South Africans can no longer vote in their own country.

b)

People who fail to vote in South Africa's elections may be arrested.

c)

Free elections are the key to true democracy in South Africa.

d)

Blacks can control elections in South Africa by casting multiple votes.

15.

Identify a central cause for the historical development depicted in the chart.

a)

employment opportunities

b)

Disease

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Government programs

16.

Which was most likely an effect of the changes depicted in the chart?

a)

Increase in rural workers

b)

Increased pollution in urban centers

c)

Decrease in the influence of Eastern European countries

d)

Migration from Japan to Bangladesh

17.

Which of the following issues is most clearly depicted in the chart?

a)

Militarism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

18.

". . . The Communist party of the Soviet Union has been and remains a natural and inalienable part of social forces. Their cooperation will make it possible to attain the ultimate goal of Perestroika: to renew our society within the framework of the socialist choice, along the lines of advance to a humane democratic socialism. . . ."

Which leader would most likely have made this statement?

a)

Kwame Nkrumah

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

19.

". . . The Communist party of the Soviet Union has been and remains a natural and inalienable part of social forces. Their cooperation will make it possible to attain the ultimate goal of Perestroika: to renew our society within the framework of the socialist choice, along the lines of advance to a humane democratic socialism. . . ."

The policy referenced in this quote called “Perestroika” contributed to which of the following historical events?

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

Cold War

c)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

Nuclear Arms Race

20.

The political boundaries shown on the map of the Middle East in the 1910s were the result of

a)

imperialism

b)

World War II

c)

self determination

d)

Bolshevism

21.

Based on this map, which level of per capita income did most countries that were colonized in the 1800s and early 1900s have in 1998?

a)

Over $10,000

b)

$5,000-$10,000

c)

$1,000-$5,000

d)

Up to $1,000

22.

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?

a)

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

b)

Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

c)

The communist movement is growing.

d)

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

23.

Between which two years did the number of collective farms increase the most?

a)

1929 and 1930

b)

1930 and 1931

c)

1934 and 1935

d)

1939 and 1940

24.

Which Soviet policy is most closely associated with the information in this table?

a)

Lenin's New Economic Policy

b)

Stalin's five-year plans

c)

Brezhnev's policy of détente

d)

Gorbachev's policy of glasnost

25.

An economist would find this document most useful for determining

a)

Why Western European countries are wealthier than Eastern European countries

b)

Which countries would benefit most from aid programs

c)

Which countries trade with one another

d)

Who owns the largest companies in each country

26.

Based on this political cartoon which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

a)

Genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur has been stopped.

b)

Human rights issues are best dealt with by the United Nations.

c)

The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide.

d)

Fear of war crimes trials has brought peace to troubled regions.

27.

Which of the following historical events was similar to those listed in the political cartoon?

a)

Haitian Revolution

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Iranian Revolution

d)

Holocaust

28.

Base your answers below on the map above.

In 1968, the area east of the bold black boundary included members of the

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

European Union (EU)

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

29.

In 1968, the areas labeled Estonian SSR, Belorussian SSR, and Moldavian SSR referred to

a)

republics that were part of the Soviet Union

b)

members of the Central Powers

c)

independent nations of Eastern Europe

d)

members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

30.

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

a)

government ownership of the means of production and distribution

b)

one-party system that denied basic human rights

c)

encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts

d)

emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons

31.

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

a)

reduced the armaments of major European powers

b)

gave too much power to the United Nations

c)

increased sea trade between England and the United States

d)

allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

32.

The Holocaust is an example of

a)

conflict between political parties

b)

violations of human rights

c)

limited technological development

d)

geography’s influence on culture

33.

The purpose of the Marshall Plan after World War II was to

a)

promote the spread of militarism

b)

force the losing nations to help areas

destroyed in the war

c)

rebuild national economies to

stabilize governments

d)

strengthen the alliances that had

won the war

34.

These events of the Cold War are examples of

a)

efforts to prevent military conflict

between the superpowers

b)

situations that increased tensions between communist and democratic nations in Europe

c)

attempts to weaken the Soviet Union’s control of its Eastern European allies

d)

policies of peaceful coexistence and détente

35.

Base your answer to question on the cartoon.

Which event is shown in this cartoon?

a)

Parisians attacking the Bastille prison and starting the French Revolution

b)

Allied soldiers tearing down walls in concentration camps after World War II

c)

Germans destroying the Berlin Wall symbolizing the collapse of communism in

Europe

d)

Koreans breaking through the Great Wall of China

36.

Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

a)

Proliferation of military weapons

could destroy the world.

b)

The world's population is growing

faster than its food supply.

c)

The land masses of the Northern and

Southern Hemispheres are shifting.

d)

Military technology is making the

world a smaller place.

37.

These events of the Cold War are examples of

a)

efforts to prevent military conflict

between the superpowers

b)

situations that increased tensions between communist and democratic nations in Europe

c)

attempts to weaken the Soviet Union’s control of its Eastern European allies

d)

policies of peaceful coexistence and détente

38.

Which event illustrates the policy of containment?

a)

Nuremberg trials (1945–1946)

b)

Hungarian revolt (1956)

c)

launching of Sputnik (1957)

d)

naval blockade of Cuba (1962)

39.

Based on the information provided by this map, how did the growth of the Japanese Empire affect China?

a)

China acquired Japanese military technology.

b)

China invaded French Indochina.

c)

China was forced to adopt Korean culture.

d)

China lost control of many of its eastern seaports.

40.

Japan began an aggressive policy of imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries because Japan

a)

needed raw materials for its factories

b)

hoped to spread Shinto

c)

sought Western technology

d)

wanted revenge for the Opium Wars

41.

"The important lesson wasn't so much the Nazis' extraordinary evil but that it could happen with the participation of so many , the indference of many more, that humanity has no guarantees against its vicious streaks except its ownconscience, for which each individual is responsible...the effort for decency and justice go on every day everywhere."

-Flora Lewis, the New York Times, July, 1987

What is the author's point of view in the passage?

a)

A nation's wartime policies should not be subjected to moral standards.

b)

Individuals who follow the orders of their superiors should not be prosecuted for their actions

c)

In time of war, the end justifies the means.

d)

Individuals have an obligation to oppose immoral policies.

42.

In the passage, the term "extraordinary evil" refers to the

a)

Berlin blockade

b)

Cold War Era

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Holocaust

43.

"...The replacement of the bourgeois by the proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution. The abolition of the proletariat state, i.e., of all states, is only possible through 'withering away' ..."

-V. I. Lenin

a)

imperialism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

militarism

44.

The ideas in this quotation inspired

a)

the Industrial Revolution

b)

the Cuban Revolution

c)

the Haitian Revolution

d)

the Russian Revolution

45.

Which set of countries made the Allies?

a)

Great Britain, France, U.S., Italy

b)

Germany, USSR, Japan, France

c)

Germany, Japan, Italy

d)

U.S., Great Britain, France, USSR

46.

Which set of countries made up the Axis Powers?

a)

Italy, Japan, France, Germany

b)

Great Britain, France, U.S., USSR

c)

Japan, Germany, Italy

d)

France, Great Britain, U.S., Canada

47.

Which U.S. President ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

FDR

c)

Truman

d)

Hoover

48.

What was the name given to the camps that FDR ordered the Japanese-American citizens into as a means to protect our nation from a possible invasion by Japan?

a)

concentration camps

b)

Gulags

c)

internment camps

d)

labor camps

49.

The policy of giving in to maintain peace is called

a)

Isolationism

b)

Neutralism

c)

Appeasement

d)

Militarism

50.

The turning point of the Pacific theater that established U.S. naval superiority over Japan was the Battle of

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Midway

c)

the Philippines

d)

New Guinea

51.

Which was NOT a cause of World War I?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Industrialization

d)

Nationalism

52.

Which country was NOT part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

United States

53.

The governments controlled the press, recruited troops, and demonized the enemy using what?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Stalemate

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Millitarism

54.

Who sank the Lusitania with a U-Boat?

a)

Germans

b)

Austrians

c)

Hungarians

d)

Italians

55.

With the Zimmerman Note, Germany tried to get this country to attack the United States.

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

56.

When was armistice reached?

a)

November 11, 1917

b)

November 11, 1918

c)

November 11, 1920

d)

November 11, 2018

57.

This man led the Bolsheviks to victory in the Russian Civil War.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Tsar Nicholas II

58.

Which Communist country was created in 1922?

a)

Soviet Union (USSR)

b)

People's Republic of China

c)

DPRK (North Korea)

d)

Cuba

59.

This peace treaty made Germany take the blame for the war and pay $30 billion in reparations.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Paris Accords

d)

Armistice Treaty

60.

In a Marxist Communist society who owns the means of production

a)

the tsar

b)

the workers

c)

the government

d)

the communist leaders

61.

In what ways was Russia was unprepared for WWI?

a)

the tsar never thought Germany would attack

b)

Germany was more militarized

c)

Russia was not properly industrialized

d)

All of the above

62.

Which Marxist term refers to the poorest social class?

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Proletariat

c)

Bolshevik

d)

Duma

63.

What is a Soviet

a)

a communist Russian

b)

Lenin's political party

c)

a person in the Soviet Union

d)

a council made up of soldiers, farmers, and workers

64.

What is the main purpose of this propaganda poster from WWI?

a)

To ration food so there is enough for the soldiers

b)

To buy savings bonds

c)

To convince women to go to work in the factories

d)

To convince men to sign up for military duty

World History and Geography Spring Final

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