Question 1
During the first day of the Battle of the Somme, of 100,000 British troops who stormed the German defenses, some 60,000 were killed by:
A. massed artillery.
B. mustard gas.
C. machine guns.
D. counterattacking German troops.
Question 2
Civilian mortality during wars was about 15 percent of all casualties during World War I. That rate climbed to 65 percent in World War II. Today the civilian casualty rate is around __________ percent.
A. 70
B. 75
C. 80
D. 90
Question 3
Who among the following proposed that "Man is wolf to man"?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Robert Lewis Stevenson
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Aristotle
Question 4
According to your reading, regarding the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, which statement is TRUE?
A. The role of Aztec warriors was forcing weaker states to pay tribute.
B. The Aztecs thought the Spaniards were demons.
C. Because the Aztecs were illiterate, they could not read Spanish treaty provisions.
D. The Aztecs rallied numerous tribes in an effort to defeat the Spaniards.
Question 5
Napoleon set the stage for modern warfare through mastering all of the following EXCEPT:
A. using cavalry as shock troops.
B. rapid mobility.
C. assembling the first civilian volunteer army.
D. employing mass firepower.
Question 6
By the end of World War II, the only two countries that could claim to be world powers were:
A. Japan and the United States.
B. Germany and Japan.
C. the Soviet Union and Germany.
D. the United States and the Soviet Union.
Question 7
Concerning the Armenian genocide, which statement is TRUE?
A. Armenians are an ancient Muslim people.
B. Few Armenians were killed; most were deported from Turkish territory.
C. To this day, Turkey denies any part in the Armenian genocide.
D. The massacre only ended after 1945.
Question 8
Regarding __________ colonialism, the highest rates of alcoholism, depression, poverty, and suicide are found among Native Americans.
A. domestic
B. indigenous
C. internal
D. nativist
Question 9
Anthropologist R. Brian Ferguson offered evidence that war became frequent about __________ years ago.
A. 4,000
B. 6,000
C. 10,000
D. 3,000
Question 10
At the outset of World War II, the Western Allies' initial military operations took place in:
A. North Africa.
B. Sicily.
C. the Middle East.
D. southern Italy.
Question 11
Partisans use strike and retreat, harassment, and sabotage tactics. Partisans can be said to engage in __________ warfare.
A. disorganized
B. revolutionary
C. civil
D. asymmetric
Question 12
Following World War I, which country refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
A. United States
B. France
C. Russia
D. Italy
Question 13
During World War II, which country made the most progress in developing rocketry and the first guided missiles?
A. Great Britain
B. United States
C. Germany
D. Soviet Union
Question 14
In the actuality of war, the means of diplomacy-trade, commerce, and civil discourse-are suspended. Therefore, it can be said that:
A. war is an extension of politics by other means.
B. there is a radical discontinuity between peace and war.
C. there is an inevitable alternation between war and peace.
D. diplomacy is an ineffective effort to forestall inevitable armed conflict.
Question 15
A day after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, __________ ordered mobilization against Austria-Hungary.
A. Britain
B. Russia
C. Italy
D. France
Question 16
Today, Viking looters might be thought of as:
A. conquerors.
B. juvenile delinquents.
C. terrorists.
D. guerillas.
Question 17
During World War I, the Triple Alliance consisted of:
A. Britain, France, and the United States.
B. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, and Britain.
C. Britain, France, and Russia.
D. France, Britain, and Italy.
Question 18
According to __________, "Armed conflict kills and maims more children than soldiers."
A. Graça Machel
B. S.L.A. Marshall
C. Franklin Roosevelt
D. Lt. Col. Grossman
Question 19
The von Schlieffen plan was aborted:
A. by Belgian resistance.
B. at the First Battle of the Somme.
C. by the Allies' use of mustard and chlorine gas.
D. at the first Battle of the Marne
Question 20
In 1914, Great Britain declared war against Germany. What was the reason for this decision?
A. Britain had to honor its treaty with Belgium.
B. The British felt that they should render assistance to France.
C. The British were alarmed by Russia's rush to mobilize.
D. Britain was an age-old enemy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Question 21
Wallenstein describes the world system as dynamic and ever changing. Thus, today, all of these countries are considered postindustrial states EXCEPT:
A. the United States.
B. the European Union.
C. Brazil.
D. Japan.
Question 22
Following the onset of United States and NATO invasions beginning in 2001, several multinational oil companies have made agreements with __________, enabling them to control and profit from a country with the world's second proven oil reserves.
A. Iraq
B. Syria
C. Iran
D. Saudi Arabia
Question 23
Under British rule in India, British-trained native troops were called:
A. Lions.
B. Bengals.
C. Tigers.
D. Sepoys.
Question 24
In the 19th century, as a result of the economic depression in Europe, colonial powers used their colonies as "dumping grounds" for masses of the unemployed. An earlier 18th precedent for this sort of thing occurred when thousands of __________ were shipped to __________.
A. unemployed Dutch peasants; Aruba and New Amsterdam
B. unemployed Scottish miners; New Zealand
C. unemployed Scots-Irish miners; the U.S. Appalachians.
D. British convicts; Australia
Question 25
In the French colonies of West Africa, an effort was made to establish a Francophile community, wherein people of the different colonies embraced French culture. This effort was:
A. a total failure.
B. in fact, mainly successful in French Indochina.
C. successful in that adoption of French culture muted ethnic differences.
D. partly successful in Algeria and Mali.
Question 26
Colonies established by the Dutch East India Company in Indonesia were aimed at monopolizing the __________ trade.
A. rubber
B. spice
C. palm oil
D. mahoganyQuestion 27
Regarding peripheral countries or regions, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
A. they are all dependent on core countries for capital.
B. the term peripheral is not necessarily synonymous with poverty.
C. most of the impoverished countries are in Africa.
D. there is a downward spiral to the bottom as peripheral states lower
wages in order to compete with all other nations.
Question 28
A __________ is a set of assumptions that are taken for granted.
A. principle
B. theory
C. doxa
D. hypothesis
Question 29
According to Wallerstein, during the 17th and 18th centuries, because that country's economy was all but entirely domestic, Russia was counted among the __________ nations.
A. external
B. core
C. peripheral
D. semi-peripheral
Question 30
At its height, the British Empire occupied about __________ of Earth's land areas.
A. one fifth
B. one third
C. one eighth
D. one fourth
Question 31
In the Rwanda genocide:
A. three quarters of the Hutu people were slaughtered.
B. approximately 300,000 thousand men, women, and children were killed.
C. three quarters of the Tutsi people were slaughtered.
D. the genocide was initiated by the Tutsi people.
Question 32
The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere is:
A. Mexico.
B. Guatemala.
C. Haiti.
D. Ecuador.
Question 33
Due to factors such as social class, race, and ethnicity, poverty is:
A. confined to peripheral countries.
B. confined to peripheral and semi-peripheral countries.
C. a direct effect of immigration.
D. found in virtually every country, including the core countries.
Question 34
In 1957, the first sub-Saharan British colony to declare independence was Ghana, formerly known as:
A. Mali.
B. Tunisia.
C. Niger.
D. the Gold Coast.
Question 35
In America, classical liberalism was abandoned for a time, following:
A. the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
B. the Civil War.
C. President Kennedy's assassination.
D. the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression.
Question 36
In what year did Napoleon become the emperor of France?
A. 1789
B. 1804
C. 1799
D. 1815
Question 37
Who was King Leopold's "man in Africa"?
A. Joseph Conrad
B. David Livingston
C. Albert Camus
D. Henry Morton Stanley
Question 38
Every __________ person on our planet lives in poverty.
A. third
B. fifth
C. eighth
D. tenth
Question 39
In 1750, Sir Robert Clive:
A. established the British trading post at Madras.
B. defeated the French military assault in India.
C. established the British trading center at Calcutta.
D. single-handedly established the British Raj in India with his forces.
Question 40
Between 1600 and 1765, the British East India Company established __________ at Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras.
A. presidencies
B. companies
C. provinces
D. commonwealths