Question 1
Which was a political idea of Locke?
the general will
popular sovereignty
religious toleration
division of powers
Question 2
Which was not a motive of imperialism?
to continue mercantilist practices and policies
to serve as supply stations for maritime trade
to maintain a European balance of power
to diffuse social tensions with patriotic fervor
Question 3
Which was a long-term cause of the French Revolution?
monetary support of the American Revolution
resentment of the lack of religious toleration
dispute over voting in the Estates-General
unfair tax system that favored the rich
Question 4
Which was a foundation of the Industrial Revolution?
Large states held huge supplies of raw materials.
Coal replaced wood as the primary source of fuel.
Road infrastructure replaced waterways for transport.
Mercantilist policies drove down the price of goods.
Question 5
Which was a cause of the Haitian Revolution?
discrimination of non-French ethnicities
colonization attempt by French explorers
inspiration from the American Revolution
taxation of colonial elites by France
Question 6
Which was not a main idea behind Zionism?
Jewish emancipation required courage, initiative, tenacity, willpower and personal sacrifice.
The Jewish people needed to establish their home in the location of the ancient kingdom of Israel.
Peaceful obedience to local and national laws was required to end anti-Semitic persecution.
Anti-Semitism was a persistent feature of human society that assimilation could not solve.
Question 7
Which was not a government response to the socialist challenges?
establishing universal suffrage to all classes
introducing medical insurance and pensions
prohibiting underground employment for women
restricting child labor for children under ten years old
Question 8
Which was an unintended effect of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe?
brutal repression of minorities
spread of literature written in the vernacular
dissipation of national unification movements
abandonment of Romantic ideals
Question 9
Which was a cause of the Boer War?
independence of northern Afrikaner territories from British colonial authority
movement and settlement of Bantu peoples into Afrikaner-held states
reinforcement of white colonial privilege and domination of black Africans
evacuation of most Afrikaner people out of South Africa and back into Europe
Question 10
Which was not a main event associated with the unification of Italy?
Mazzini led discontented young idealists in major uprisings to dislodge foreign rule.
Cavour allied with France to expel Austrian authorities from most of northern Italy.
Pope Pius IX joined with King Victor Emmanuel of Piedmont to denounce revolution.
Garibaldi and his nationalists swept through and conquered Sicily and southern Italy.
Question 11
Which was not a migration pattern to the Americas?
Asian migrants moved west to work in the construction of transportation infrastructure.
Southern European and Asian migrants sought work on plantations in Latin America.
European migrants flocked to work in factories in North America's industrial centers.
Pacific Island migrants flooded the west coast to work on large agricultural enterprises.
Question 12
Which was not a reason the Industrial Revolution began in England?
international markets
rich coal deposits
colonial-supplied raw materials
large stores of timber
Question 13
Which best describes European imperialism in the Pacific?
Europeans enslaved the indigenous population of the Pacific islands for hard labor on sugar plantations.
Europeans imposed direct colonial rule only during the late nineteenth century in the Pacific islands.
Europeans negotiated coastal treaty ports with indigenous rulers for trade and re-supply of naval fleets.
Europeans sought commercial prospects and reliable bases for operation in Australia and New Zealand.
Question 14
Who did not lead the fight to end slavery?
Mary Wollstonecraft
_____ ______son
William Wilberforce
Frederick Douglass
Question 15
Which was not an underlying cause of the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 in Europe?
growing liberal spirit
rising tide of nationalism
mounting opposition to war
budding Romantic movement
Question 16
Which was a result of westward expansion in the United States?
Class conflict ended on the east coast.
British colonial officials threatened war.
Conflict heightened with indigenous peoples.
A war was created with French settlers
Question 17
Which was a reason for Japan's successful modernization?
reinstatement of a powerful shogunate
creation of U.S.-style federalism
generation of higher crop yields
avoidance of Western domination