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Global II Regents Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Meiji Restoration

d)

Industrial Revolution

2.

The power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

World War II

d)

Cold War

3.

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason as the method to solve political and social problems.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Industrial Revolution

4.

Hands off approach to government; the government should not interfere in the economy

a)

Laissez-faire economics

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Traditional economy

5.

The modernization, westernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's

a)

Russo-Japanese War

b)

World War II

c)

Meiji Restoration

d)

SEATO

6.

South African policy of racial segregation involving political and economic discrimination against non-whites.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Nuremburg Laws

d)

Apartheid

7.

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

a)

Communism

b)

Laissez-faire economics

c)

Utopianism

d)

Utilitarianism

8.

Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

a)

Treaty of Nanjing

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Paris

9.

Agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations.

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

French Revolution

10.

A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Democracy

11.

an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

a)

League of Nations

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

United Nations

d)

Warsaw Pact

12.

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

Chinese Cultural Revolution

c)

French Revolution

d)

Latin American Wars for Independence

13.

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Containment

c)

Collective Security

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

14.

A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. Associated with Neville Chamberlain's policy of making concessions to Adolf Hitler.

a)

Neutrality

b)

Isolationism

c)

Appeasement

d)

Aggressive Nationalism

15.

A Cold War alliance made between the nations of the US, Canada and Western Europe to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country.

a)

NAFTA

b)

NATO

c)

SEATO

d)

Warsaw Pact

16.

A policy of non-participation in international economic and political relations

a)

Collective Security

b)

Nonalignment

c)

Isolationism

d)

Diplomacy

17.

A nonviolent, public refusal to obey unjust laws.

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Sepoy Mutiny

d)

Appeasement

18.

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

a)

large supply of human and natural resources

b)

increasing power of laboring class

c)

high quality of public education

d)

eagerness of nobility to become factory owners

19.

In England, which circumstance was the result of the other three?

a)

availability of labor

b)

abundance of coal and iron

c)

water power from many rivers

d)

start of the Industrial Revolution

20.

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Thomas Jefferson and Simon Bolivar were similar in that each

a)

encouraged a spirit of nationalism in their people

b)

denied voting rights to the citizens after gaining control of their nation

c)

opposed the territorial expansion of the United States

d)

followed the ideas of Marx in establishing a government

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.

Which statement best reflects the attitude of Great Britain, Germany, and France toward Africa and Asia during the 19th century?

a)

We should not become involved with people who are different than us.

b)

These lands are sources of raw materials and markets for our products.

c)

There are many advantages to sharing and learning from other cultures.

d)

The political power and wealth of these areas are threats to our position in the world.

23.

Symbolic heart of Chinese politics; site in Beijing of protests and a massacre in 1989.

a)

Tiananmen Square

b)

Red Square

c)

Trafalgar Square

d)

Hong Kong

24.

The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs.

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Taiping Rebellion

c)

Sepoy Rebellion

d)

French Revolution

25.

(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.

a)

World War One

b)

Cold War

c)

Russo-Japanese War

d)

World War Two

26.

A policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Detente

d)

5 Year Plan

27.

a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

a)

5 Year Plan

b)

New Economic Policy

c)

Perestroika

d)

Glasnost

28.
Restructuring the Soviet economy to stimulate growth through free market reforms, invited foreign investors in to Soviet Union
a)
perestroika
b)
glasnost
c)
Solidarity movement
29.
Period in the 1970s during which there was an easing of tensions between the United States and the Sviet Union
a)
detente
b)
perestroika
c)
glasnost
30.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks- disarmament talks to reduce the threat of nuclear war
a)
SALT I & II
b)
detente
c)
perestroika
31.
1989, East German leaders could no longer count on support of the Soviet Union, they opened the borders between East and West Berlin. The Wall was torn down. 
a)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
b)
SALT I & II
c)
detente
32.
Leader of the Soviet Union, he wanted to end Cold war tensions. He pulled troops out of Afghanistan and he reformed the Soviet government and economy.
a)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b)
Lech Walesa
c)
Vladimir Putin
33.
The terms of the Treaty of Nanjing and of the Treaty of Kanagawa demonstrate the
a)
unequal relationships that characterized imperialism 
b)
importance of technology in developing economies
c)
humanitarian ideals that accompanied missionary activity
d)
changing roles of men and women associated with modernization
34.
• Japan fi ghts 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)
obtain natural resources
c)
suppress the Boxer Rebellion
d)
acquire warm-water ports
35.

The term Zionism can be defined as a form of

a)

pacifism

b)

nationalism

c)

nonalignment

d)

collective security

36.
• 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)
French imperialism in Africa
c)
the Russian Revolution of 1917
d)
the communist revolution in China
37.
Beginning in the late 1970s, one of Deng Xiaoping’s major goals for the People’s Republic of China was to
a)
encourage economic growth through modernization
b)
support the practice of traditional religions
c)
lessen control over the bureaucracy
d)
protect the purity of revolutionary doctrine
38.
One way in which the motives for the Arab Spring and for the French Revolution are similar is that people wanted to
a)
rid society of secular beliefs
b)
alter the government to bring about reform
c)
create change through nonviolent means
d)
end economic inequalities using social media
39.

Which action best represents what a historian should do when considering primary source evidence about a historical event?

a)

reject the use of eyewitness accounts

b)

take into account different points of view

c)

emphasize the importance of religious values

d)

accept summaries written by journalists

40.

Camillo di Cavour is to unification of Italy as Otto von Bismarck is to unification of

a)

Venezuela

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Serbia

41.

Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the “White Man’s Burden” were used by Europeans to justify their policies of

a)

pacifism

b)

communism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

42.

Gorbachev's policy of perestroika included elements of ______ in the Soviet Union

a)

capitalism

b)

theocracies

c)

communism

d)

anarchy

43.

Iran became a theocracy after their revolution. A theocracy is a government based on

a)

religion

b)

economics

c)

militarism

44.

A modern revolution meant to increase food production was the

a)

Green Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Technological Revolution

45.
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay large sums of money.
a)

armistice

b)

war guilt

c)
reparations
46.
A group for more than 40 countries that hoped to settle problems through negotiation, not war. US did not join, which weakened the League. 
a)
League of Nations
b)
War guilt
c)
military restrictions
47.

Enlightenment thinker – stated that government exists to protect your natural rights (life, liberty, property) and if govt does not protect these, you can/should revolt

a)

Baron De Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Hobbs

48.

Enlightenment thinker who stated that power in government should be separated into three branches: executive, legislative, judicial.

a)

Baron De Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Thomas Hobbs

49.

French Society was traditionally divided into 3 Estates.The First Estate was the church, the Second Estate was the nobility, and the Third Estate was the middle class, and peasants.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Westernization

c)

Edict of 1635

d)

Estates/ Estates System

50.

A period of the French Revolution from 1789-1794 during which many people were accused and executed by Robspierre as being “against the government”

a)

Estates/ Estates System

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Coup D’Etat

d)

Storming of the Bastille

51.

Held in Vienna (Austria) Nov. 1814 – June 1815; European leaders met to reclaim lands lost to Napoleon and to agree to a system that would not let another strong leader rise.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Edict of 1635

d)

Congress of Vienna

52.
One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to
a)
redistribute land 
b)
abolish communes
c)
bring modern technology to Russian farms
d)
maintain an agricultural price-support program 
53.
Joseph Stalin's policies in Ukraine during the 1930's directly resulted in
a)
widespread starvation
b)
agricultural self sufficiency
c)
the development of cottage industries 
d)
the use of subsistence farming techniques
54.
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
a)
government housing to refugees 
b)
military assistance to Vietnam
c)
funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations
d)
nuclear weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members
55.
Japan's invasion of China in 1937 and Germany's attack on Poland in 1939 directly led to
a)
the beginning of WWII in Asia and Europe
b)
a meeting at Yalta between the US and Soviet Union
c)
a conference at Munich of European leaders
d)
the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs
56.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the 
a)
separation of nationalities 
b)
religious values of the people
c)
equal distribution of wealth
d)
consent of the governed
57.
The Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they
a)
brought an end to genocide
b)
condemned the use of nuclear weapons
c)
ruled on provisions for the postwar occupation of Germany
d)
established principles of responsibility for human rights violations
58.
Five year plans and collectivization are most closely associated with
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Deng Xiaoping
59.
FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the 
a)
foreign control of the diamond mines
b)
discriminatory policy of apartheid
c)
anarchy in Somalia
d)
Boer War
60.
The treatment of untouchables in India, the treatment of Jews in the Holocaust, and the treatment of Chinese student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square are all examples of
a)
fascist policies 
b)
extraterritoriality 
c)
excommunication 
d)
human rights violations
61.

In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of

a)

the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union

b)

severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I

c)

the active support of the United States

d)

movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

62.

Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristic of:

a)

Parliamentary Democracies

b)

Republics

c)

Totalitarian regimes

d)

Constitutional Monarchies

63.

Which Chinese leader is most closely associated with leading the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

d)

Deng Xiaoping

64.
• Great Leap Forward
• Cultural Revolution
• Four Modernizations
All of these policies are associated with 
a)
India
b)
Chile
c)
Italy
d)
China
65.
A comparison of the French Revolution (1789) and the Russian Revolution (1917) illustrates that
a)
political and economic inequalities often lead to demands for change
b)
democratic governments generally result from revolutions
c)
revolutions are based on a single grievance
d)
privatization eventually leads to class struggle
66.

French Enlightenment philosopher who strongly believed in freedom of speech and religion

a)

Voltaire

b)

Denis Diderot

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

John Locke

67.

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

68.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
69.

The power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way

a)

reason

b)

philosophies

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

70.

A right to rule believed to be given by God to a king or a queen

a)

divine right

b)

absolute monarchs

c)

laissez-faire

d)

enlightened despots

71.

A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

a)

A Monk

b)

Absolute Monarch

c)

A Philosophe

d)

A Salon Manager

72.

The Balkans were referred to as the “Powder Keg of Europe” in the period before World War I because of their

a)

manufacturing ability

b)

stockpiles of weapons

c)

nationalistic rivalries

d)

economic strength

73.

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

74.

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

75.

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

76.

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

77.

Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

78.

Russian Czar during WWI; unpopular with Russian people; overthrown in March 1917; executed by Bolsheviks after November Revolution (1917)

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Alexander III

79.

leader of the Committee of Public Safety; chief architect of the Reign of Terror

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Robespierre

c)

Danton

d)

Marat

80.

A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules for the colonization of Africa

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Paris Peace Conference

d)

Kyoto Protocol

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