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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

The primary goal of the Boxer Rebellion was to

a)

 end foreign influence in China

b)

Increase the importation of opium into China

c)

reverse reforms enacted by Sun Yixian (Sun

Yat-sen)

d)

introduce Marxism to East Asia

2.

After 1880, European colonization was motivated by the

a)

urge to acquire African technology

b)

need for an increase in the production of sugar

c)

desire for new markets

d)

demand for labor in the Americas

3.

Bloody Sunday in Russia (1905) and the Armenian Massacre in the Ottoman Empire (1915) are both examples of

a)

scorched-earth policies

b)

forced migrations

c)

human atrocities

d)

political revolutions

4.

Which event led Russia to withdraw from World War I and surrender a significant amount of territory to Germany?  

a)

sudden death of Vladimir Lenin

b)

seizure of power by the Bolsheviks

c)

meeting of the Yalta Conference

d)

assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke

Franz Ferdinand

5.

A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to

a)

increase the production of steel and machinery

b)

produce more consumer goods

c)

eliminate central economic planning

d)

seek direct foreign investment

6.

The scientific theories developed by Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton resulted in

a)

challenges to the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church

b)

support for the Earth-centered theory of the universe

c)

confirmation of Darwin’s theory of evolution

d)

a renewed interest in the writings of

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

7.

The French Revolution was a reaction to the

a)

defeat in and humiliation of the Franco-Prussian War

b)

influence of and privileges granted to the First and Second Estates

c)

increasing confrontations between Catholics and Protestants

d)

conflict between competing branches of the French royal family

8.

Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín led independence movements in

a)

the Middle East

b)

western Africa

c)

South Asia

d)

Latin America

9.

At the Congress of Vienna, one of the main goals was to

a)

prevent the spread of socialism

b)

Reward Napoleon for his victories in Europe

c)

divide lands in the Americas between Spain

and Portugal

d)

restore monarchs to pre-Napoleonic status

10.

Which goals are most closely associated with the Russian Revolution of 1917?

a)

peace, land, and bread

b)

liberty, equality, and fraternity

c)

science, technology, and agriculture

d)

nationalism, democracy, and livelihood

11.

Which type of government is characterized by extreme nationalism, censorship, militarism, and dictatorship?

a)

fascist state

b)

direct democracy

c)

constitutional confederation

d)

parliamentary democracy

12.

• Colonies are required to provide raw materials.

• Development of manufacturing in the colonies

is discouraged

Which European policy is being described by these statements?

a)

appeasement

b)

mercantilism

c)

regionalism

d)

neutrality

13.

Which issue is raised in a study of Robespierre’s Reign of Terror within France and King Leopold’s rule of the Congo?

a)

rbanization

b)

environmental degradation

c)

human rights

d)

colonial resistance

14.

The rise of fascism in Europe during the 1930s is directly linked to the

a)

failure to punish those responsible for “crimes against humanity”

b)

increased global trade after World War I

c)

development of authoritarian governments in

Latin America

d)

instability caused by the worldwide

depression

15.

Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?

a)

good harbors

b)

large forests

c)

highland climate

d)

monsoon winds

16.

Capitalism is to private ownership as communism is to

a)

supply and demand

b)

laissez-faire

c)

state control

d)

self-determination

17.

The terms of the Treaty of Nanjing and of the Treaty of Kanagawa demonstrate the

a)

unequal relationships that characterized imperialism

b)

humanitarian ideals that accompanied missionary activity

c)

importance of technology in developing economies

d)

changing roles of men and women associated with modernization

18.

• Japan fights China. (1894)

• Japan defeats Russia. (1905)

• Japan annexes Korea. (1910)

These events reflect the growing power of Japan and its desire to

a)

spread Shinto

b)

acquire warm-water ports

c)

obtain natural resources

d)

suppress the Boxer Rebellion

19.

The organization of campaigns in South Africa against the policy of racial separation and segregation are most closely associated with

a)

Jomo Kenyatta

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Cecil Rhodes

d)

Kwame Nkrumah

20.

• Bitterness over the Treaty of Versailles

• Loss of the Ruhr and overseas colonies

• Rising inflation and unemployment

These factors are most closely associated with

a)

the rise of fascism in Germany

b)

the Russian Revolution of 1917

c)

French imperialism in Africa

d)

the communist revolution in China

21.

One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to

a)

overthrow divine right monarchies

b)

unify their nations

c)

establish communist systems

d)

form an alliance with Great Britain

22.

Commodore Matthew Perry’s visits to Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the

a)

colonization of Japan by the United States

b)

transfer of spheres of influence to China

c)

introduction of Christianity to Japanese

society

d)

opening of trade and diplomatic relations

with Japan