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Global Regents Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main idea of the poem "The White Man's Burden?"

a)

Europeans should learn from the people they conquer

b)

Europeans should teach their colonies to produce manufactured goods

c)

Europeans should "civilize" the people they controlled

d)

Europeans should welcome less developed countries as equals

2.

At what event did the Scramble for Africa occur?

a)

Meiji Restoration

b)

Opium Wars

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Boer War

3.

The Irish Potato Famine encouraged people to

a)

Support free market economy

b)

Document the negative effects of child labor

c)

Minimize the impacts of agricultural innovations

d)

Support political and social reforms to end the famine

4.

What was one change that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

New technology increased efficiency

b)

Use of the open field system

c)

Even distribution of land to small farmers

d)

Breeding smaller sheep

5.

What was the Enlightenment?

a)

When people began to question absolute monarchs

b)

When people began to question the Roman Catholic Church

c)

When England became a limited monarchy

d)

When France overthrew its king

6.

What was the Glorious Revolution?

a)

When people began to question absolute monarchs

b)

When people began to question the Roman Catholic Church

c)

When England became a limited monarch/democracy

d)

When France overthrew the king

7.

What was the French Revolution?

a)

When France began to industrialize

b)

When France overthrew its king to create a democracy

c)

When France began to question the Roman Catholic Church

d)

When France established a government based on Islam

8.

What was the Haitian Revolution?

a)

When Fidel Castro established communism

b)

When Madero, Pancho Villa, & Zapata overthrew Diaz

c)

When Simon Bolivar gained independence for Latin/South American countries

d)

When Toussaint L'Overture led a successful slave rebellion

9.

What were the Latin American Revolutions?

a)

When Simon Bolivar gained independence for Latin/South America

b)

When Toussaint L'Overture led a successful slave rebellion

c)

When Madero, Pancho Villa, & Zapata overthrew Diaz

d)

When Fidel Castro establish communism

10.

What was the Mexican Revolution?

a)

When Toussaint L'Overture led a successful slave rebellion

b)

When Madero, Pancho Villa, & Zapata overthrew Diaz to establish democracy

c)

When Simon Bolivar gained independence for Latin/South America

d)

When Fidel Castro established communism

11.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a)

When products went from being made by hand to made in factories

b)

When people used new fertilizers & methods of farming to grow more food

c)

When Lenin overthrew the czar & established communism

d)

When Mao overthrew the government & established communism

12.

What was the Bolshevik/Russian Revolution?

a)

When Lenin overthrew the czar to establish communism

b)

When goods went from being made by hand to made in factories

c)

When people used new methods of farming & fertilizers to grow more crops

d)

When Mao established communism in China

13.

What was the Chinese Communist Revolution?

a)

When goods went from being made by hand to made in factories

b)

When people used new methods of farming & fertilizers to grow more food

c)

When Lenin overthrew the czar to create communism

d)

When Mao established communism in China

14.

What was the Green Revolution?

a)

When people used new methods of farming & fertilizers to grow more food

b)

When goods went from being made by hand to being made in factories

c)

When Lenin overthrew the czar to establish communism

d)

When Mao established communism in China

15.

What was the Iranian Revolution?

a)

When Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah to create Islamic fundamentalism

b)

When Fidel Castro overthrew the government to establish communism

c)

When bin Laden organized the 9/11 terror attacks

d)

The Six Day War between Israel and the Arab world over Palestine

16.

What was the Cuban Revolution?

a)

When Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah & established Islamic fundamentalism

b)

When Fidel Castro overthrew the government & established communism

c)

When bin Laden organized the 9/11 terror attacks

d)

When Israel fought the Arab world during the Six Day War over Palestine

17.

What was the main idea of the poem "The White Man's Burden?"

a)

Europeans should learn from the people they conquer

b)

Europeans should teach their colonies to produce manufactured goods

c)

Europeans should "civilize" the people they controlled

d)

Europeans should welcome less developed countries as equals

18.

At what event did the Scramble for Africa occur?

a)

Meiji Restoration

b)

Opium Wars

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Boer War

19.

The Irish Potato Famine encouraged people to

a)

Support free market economy

b)

Document the negative effects of child labor

c)

Minimize the impacts of agricultural innovations

d)

Support political and social reforms to end the famine

20.

What was one change that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

New technology increased efficiency

b)

Use of the open field system

c)

Even distribution of land to small farmers

d)

Breeding smaller sheep

21.

What was one effect of the actions of wealthy landowners during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms

b)

Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers

c)

Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations

d)

Small farmers gained power in Parliament

22.

A historian would find "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling most useful to understand

a)

A point of view that opposed Kipling’s claims

b)

A point of view concerning imperialism supported by some Europeans

c)

The economic reasons the Europeans supported imperialism

d)

The effects of Kipling’s poem in the 20th century

23.

The Irish Potato Famine resulted in

a)

Ireland invading Britain

b)

Millions of Irish emigrating to the United States

c)

Most landlords forgiving the rent the Irish owed

d)

Britain agreeing to withdraw from Ireland

24.

Which of the following events was a reason the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan was issued?

a)

War with China

b)

Trade with Europeans

c)

The Black Death

d)

Korean influence in Japan

25.

What did John Locke believe about a government's relationship with its people?

a)

People have the right to rebel if their natural rights are denied

b)

The people should give up their liberty to create an orderly society

c)

Governments should be obeyed regardless of their actions

d)

Liberty can only be guaranteed in a direct democracy

26.

Which of the following individuals most strongly influenced the ideas in the excerpt of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

27.

Identify the best use of "The Edict of Edo" for a historian.

a)

To determine the effects of the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan on merchants

b)

To find out how Japanese Christians felt about the Tokugawa Shogunate

c)

To explore the views of the Japanese government towards outsiders in 1635

d)

To identify the goods exported by Japanese merchants

28.

The ideas of John Locke inspired which of the following historical developments?

a)

Rise of absolute monarchs

b)

The spread of feudalism

c)

Spread of Christianity

d)

Rise of representative democracies

29.

Identify a political impact of Napoleon’s conquests in Europe.

a)

The French empire directly or indirectly controlled most of Western Europe

b)

The French empire lost colonies

c)

France controlled Sicily

d)

Napoleon’s empire grew through peaceful treaties with neighboring powers

30.

Which of the following states the point of view of the authors of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

a)

A government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizens

b)

Absolute monarchy is a form of government that guarantees the rights of citizens

c)

Property is a more valuable natural right than security

d)

A government should limit people’s freedom to ensure they are safe

31.

Which event occurred after the expansion of Napoleon's empire?

a)

Age of Enlightenment

b)

Fall of the Roman Empire

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

National Assembly meets for the first time

32.
A similarity between the American and French Revolutions was that both revolutions
a)
were successful in large part because of help from abroad
b)
led to the crowning of a new monarch
c)
were led primarily by the middle class or bourgeoisie
d)
led to the establishment of stable democratic governments
33.

Maximilien Robespierre is famous for his role in what major world event?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

e)

Boer War

34.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
35.

The Committee of Public Safety adopted policies known as the ___________, which led to the deaths of 40,000 French people.

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

League of Nations

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

National Convention

36.

The "Law of Suspects" established revolutionary courts to try anyone suspected of ...

a)

treason against the revolution.

b)

monopolizing essential merchandise.

c)

being executed by guillotine.

d)

being a foreign spy.

37.

What method was the most often used means of execution during the Reign of Terror in France?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Hanging

c)

Electric chair

d)

Firing squad

38.

Who was the leading general of the Haitian Revolution?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Jean Jacques Dessalines

c)

Hidalgo

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

39.
A similarity between the American and French Revolutions was that both revolutions
a)
were successful in large part because of help from abroad
b)
led to the crowning of a new monarch
c)
were led primarily by the middle class or bourgeoisie
d)
led to the establishment of stable democratic governments
40.

One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it

a)

strengthened the power of the Shogunate

b)

decreased the level of pollution

c)

modernized transportation

d)

increased the number of small farms

41.

How did militarism lead to WW1

a)

Countries wanted to invade other countries in order to take over more land and thus boost economy

b)

Countries went into fight because they were more confident of themselves to be involved in wars

c)

Due to the quick expansion and development of the armies, tension grew between countries because once they got stronger, it’s only a matter of time for someone to decide to use them for something.

42.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
43.
The taking over of other lands for power and resources is known as...
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nation building
d)
Alliances
44.

What is collectivization?

a)

Increasing the kulak population

b)

Special projects like the building of the Moscow underground

c)

The merging of small private farms into large state controlled farms known as kolkhoz

d)

The merging of smaller factories into larger super industries

45.

Which Soviet policy did collectivization of farms fall under?

a)

Lenin's new economic policy

b)

Stalin's five year plans

c)

Brezhnev's policy of detente

d)

Gorbachev's policy of glasnost

46.

Why did Holomodor (Ukrainian Famine 1932-33) occur?

a)

to punish the Bolsheviks for not voting

b)

to punish the Ukrainian farmers for resisting collectivization

c)

to punish the Soviet farmers for growing the wrong crop

47.

The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

a)

Korean Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

Satellite Nations

48.

Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?

a)

Containment

b)

NATO

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Berlin Airlift

49.

Which is not included in the 12 founding countries of NATO

a)

Luxembourg

b)

USA

c)

Portugal

d)

Russia

50.

NATO stands for

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

North Atlanta Treaty Organization

c)

National Atlantic Thirty Organization

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

51.

Who was the original "enemy" of NATO?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

USA

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

52.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Cold War
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Russian American War
53.

The fast growth of something

a)

Prominately

b)

Proliferation

c)

Precipitous

d)

Taper

54.

Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"

a)

The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior sattelites

b)

The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology

c)

The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons

d)

The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union

55.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
56.
What type of government was it that people were trying to escape from?  
a)
Monarchy 
b)
Democratic
c)
Fascist
d)
Communist 
57.
In this type of government, there is no private ownership and the government owns all the factories and controls all the jobs 
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Traditional
d)
Anarchy
58.

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

a)

glasnost

b)

perestroika

c)

democratizatsiya

d)

shock therapy

59.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

60.

How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.

b)

There were not enough military bases to support the programs.

c)

The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.

d)

The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.

61.

Which of the following conclusions can be made based on the poster above?

a)

A. Jewish people in Germany were more likely to enlist in the military.

b)

B. The Nazis blamed Aryan businessmen for the start of World War II.

c)

C. Most Germans supported the actions that led to the start of World War II.

d)

D. Nazis used propaganda to blame Jews for the war and justify the Holocaust.

62.

Which of the following best explains the events portrayed on the map above?

 

a)

A. Germany was bound by the terms of a nonaggression pact. 

b)

B. Germany violated many of the limitations set by post World War I treaties.

c)

C. German citizens advocated for peaceful relations with neighboring nations.

d)

D. German military tactics were largely unsuccessful following their forced demilitarization.

63.

Which of the following describes the most significant consequence of Germany invading the Soviet Union? 

a)

A. New military equipment was developed to meet the demand of a continuously escalating conflict. 

b)

B. Germany became engaged in a two-front war and provided an opportunity for Soviet territory to expand. 

c)

C. British and American forces were significantly weakened by having to divide troops in the East and West. 

d)

D. German forces became less vulnerable to attack and made it clear that they were capable of dominating Europe.

64.

Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

unemployment and poverty

b)

the third estate had no power

c)

Enlightenment Ideas

d)

all of the above

65.

The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female citizen are directly influenced by which event?

a)

WWI

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

French Revolution

d)

Scramble for Africa

66.

The goal of SImon Bolivar was to...

a)

Conquer Africa

b)

Unite South America

c)

Become the new King of France

d)

Defeat Germany in WWII

67.

Simon Bolivar's actions were most likely influenced by the ideas of ....

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Enlightenment Philosophers

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

all of the above

68.

What was the result of the Irish Potato Famine?

a)

Many people left Ireland to live in other Countries

b)

England continued to take food and grain from the Irish

c)

Many Irish people starved to death

d)

all of the above

69.

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concerns?

a)

Increase in productivity

b)

Population growth in cities

c)

More job opportunities

d)

all of the above

70.

Which action did Marx and Engels predict would change the conditions from the Industrial Revolution

a)

The upper classes gaining more wealth and power

b)

A peaceful protest of slaves

c)

The Rise of Fascist leaders

d)

A revolution led by the proletariat (working class)

71.

What was the result of the scramble for Africa?

a)

The new boundaries divided cultures

b)

Warfare increased

c)

The African people were taken advantage of

d)

all of the above

72.

What was Lin Zexu’s purpose for writing this letter to Queen Victoria?

a)

Convince Britain to sell more Opium in Chine

b)

Stop Britain from importing Opium into China

c)

Ask Britain for a 50/50 split of the Opium profits

d)

Ask Britain to sell Opium at a lower price

73.

What was the impact that new technology had on WWI?

a)

The weapons and technology made the war end faster

b)

The weapons made the war more humane

c)

more death and destruction

d)

very little impact

74.

Why did Haitian Revolutionary leaders create this document?

a)

To establish laws, to protect the rights of citizens

b)

to establish equality

c)

to abolish slavery and protect property

d)

all of the above

75.

Father of Communism

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Friedrich Engels

76.

A nationalist/philosopher from India, this man was a spiritual and moral leader favoring India's independence from Great Britain. He practiced passive resistance, civil disobedience and boycotts to generate social and political change.

a)

Jawarhalal Nehru

b)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c)

Mohandas K. Gandhi

d)

Mao Zedong

77.

17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

78.

Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West, but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in eastern Europe.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Mao Zedong

79.

French general; Overthrew the Directory; Crowned himself emperor in 1802 and attempted to spread the revolution across most of Europe; Blundering mistake to invade Russia

a)

Robespierre

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

80.

Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II, the French until 1954, and South Vietnam & the U.S. until 1975 (1890-1969)

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Mohandas K Gandhi

d)

Karl Marx

81.

The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Napoleon

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

82.

Communist dictator of the Soviet Union; Took power after Lenin's death; 5 year plans, collectivization, and Great Purge; Defeated NAZI Germany in WWII; Started the Cold War.

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Fidel Castro

83.

President of the Turkish Republic. Known for modernization and westernization of Turkey following WWI

a)

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk)

b)

Mohandas K Gandhi

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Saddam Hussein

84.

Dictator of Germany, implemented Fascism and caused WWII and the Holocaust.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Napoleon

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

85.

The increased flow of trade, people, technology, culture and ideas among countries.

a)

Colonization

b)

International trade

c)

Globalization

d)

Decolonization

86.

Increased trade gives people more...

a)

debt

b)

goods

c)

services

d)

barriers

87.

Globalization increases the spread of _____ culture

a)

Southern

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Northern

88.

The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.

a)

Decolonization

b)

Coupe

c)

Colonization

89.

Globalization increases the replenishment of natural resources

a)

True

b)

False

90.

This group settles trade disputes among member nations

a)

OPEC

b)

WTO

c)

United Nations

91.

Multinational corporations operate in ___ countries in order to sell throughout the world.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

many

92.

This group promotes free trade

a)

OPEC

b)

WTO

c)

United Nations

93.

A cartel of oil producing nations

a)

OPEC

b)

WTO

c)

United Nations

94.

Globalization is most associated with domestic trade

a)

true

b)

false

95.

Globalization has been rapidly increasing since

a)

1990

b)

1909

c)

1900

96.

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

a)

Decolonization

b)

Coupe

c)

Colonization

97.

Globalization has increased due to

a)

raised trade barriers

b)

new trade organizations

c)

increased communication

d)

resource depletion

98.

Spread of a disease worldwide

a)

Endemic

b)

Epidemic

c)

Pandemic

d)

Panoramic

99.

One characteristic of apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, is

a)

forced migration of blacks to other nations

b)

integration of all races in society

c)

an open immigration system

d)

segregation of the races

100.

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

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

democratization

c)

apartheid

d)

suffrage