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13 - Global History Regents Prep

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
• 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
3.

Which event most directly influenced the change referred to in this passage?

a)

outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion

b)

meeting of the Berlin Conference

c)

signing of the Munich Pact

d)

collapse of the Ottoman Empire

4.

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

a)

Venezuela

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Serbia

5.

Under the rule of which leader did these changes occur?

a)

Emperor Meiji

b)

Kemal Atatürk

c)

Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

d)

Benito Mussolini

6.
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
7.
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
8.

The Scientific Revolution popularized the idea that

a)

understanding is the result of observation and experimentation

b)

Earth is the center of the solar system

c)

church doctrine should be the source of new ideas

d)

scientific research should be supervised by political authorities

9.

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

10.

Which conclusion about Irish views on the potato famine is best supported by this passage?

a)

The Irish potato famine resulted in several natural disasters.

b)

The exporting of grain overseas was the sole cause of the Irish potato famine.

c)

British colonial policies worsened the effects of the Irish potato famine.

d)

Ireland did not produce any grain and livestock during the Irish potato famine.

11.
One way in which Hiroshima and Chernobyl are similar is that people in both places were
a)
displaced by earthquakes
b)
harmed by nuclear radiation
c)
affected by massive oil spills
d)
devastated by biological warfare
12.
Capitalism is to private ownership as communism is to
a)
supply and demand
b)
state control
c)
self-determination
d)
laissez-faire
13.
Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?
a)
good harbors
b)
large forests 
c)
monsoon winds
d)
highland climate
14.
• 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
15.

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

16.
A major goal of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been to
a)
control oil prices
b)
 promote the development of rain forests
c)
expand governmental control of industry
d)
encourage economic development
17.

Which geographic factor most directly contributed to the early success of the Nazi blitzkrieg during World War II?

a)

Alps Mountain Range

b)

English Channel

c)

Thames River

d)

Northern European Plain

18.

The term Zionism can be defined as a form of

a)

pacifism

b)

nationalism

c)

nonalignment

d)

collective security

19.

In the early 1800s, the French government took action in Saint Domingue (Haiti) to

a)

protect investments in French colonies in the Americas

b)

safeguard King Louis XVI’s government

c)

return enslaved blacks to Africa

d)

support Toussaint L’Ouverture’s rebellion

20.

Which feature is shown on a political map?

a)

climate

b)

languages spoken

c)

boundaries

d)

mineral deposits