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1The term "manifest destiny" is associated with what country?
- AUnited States
- BJapan
- CGermany
- DRussia
- EGreat Britain
2In 1803, the United States doubled in size after the Louisiana territory was purchased from
- AMexico
- BSpain
- CCanada
- DGreat Britain
- EFrance
3The last major Indian victory against the United States armed forces came in 1876 at the Battle of
- ALittle Big Horn
- Bthe Plains
- CTopeka
- DBleeding Knee
- EWounded Knee
4Which of the following was not one of the chief factors for the outbreak of the American Civil War?
- Athe election of Abraham Lincoln
- Bthe issue of slavery
- Che imperatives of building industrial-capitalist system against those of an export-oriented plantation economy
- Dthe traditional argument between British and French alliance
- Estates' rights as opposed to the federal government's authority
5The U.S Civil War changed character on January 1, 1863, after
- Athe Battle of Gettysburg
- BLincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
- Cthe Nat Turner slave rebellion
- Dthe Battle of Antietam
- EThe Confederate states signed an alliance with the British
6New France passed into British control after
- Athe War of 1812
- Bthe Thirty Years' War
- Cthe Seven Years' War
- Dthe American Revolution
- Ethe War of the Spanish Succession
7The main spark for the outbreak of the Mexican-American War in 1845 was the United States' acceptance of the new state of
- ANew Mexico
- BMissouri
- CArizona
- DTexas
- ECalifornia
8The War of 1812
- Acost Canada almost one third of their territory
- Bsplit the country along ethics lines
- Csplit the country along religious lines
- Dled to a Canadian-U.S. alliance against Great Britain
- Estimulated a new sense of Canadian unity against an external threat
9The U.S. invasion of Canada in the War of 1812
- Aallowed for the Americans to claim the Dakotas, Idaho, and Montana
- Bensured Quebec would remain independent from the rest of Canada
- Cwas the key event in ensuring the American victory over the British
- Dwas repelled
- Eresulted in a humiliating defeat for the Canadian and a long-standing hatred for the U.S
10The first Prime Minister of Canada was
- ALouis Riel
- BMartin Fierro
- CJohn Macdonald
- DPierre Trudeau
- EViscount Macartney
11Emiliano Zapata was
- Aa caudillo who dominated Argentina in the 1840s
- Ba Mexican agrarian rebel who fought for the goals of La Reforma
- Cthe "Mechiavelli of the pampas"
- Dthe first influential Brazilian writer
- Ethe president of Mexico in the 1920s
12The early stages of industrial development in the United States depended in large part on investment captial from whic of the following nations?
- AGreat Britain
- BJapan
- CFrance
- DSpain
- EChina
13In terms of the industrial development in the United States in the late nineteenth century, the most important economic development was
- Athe introduction of the steam engine
- Bthe introduction of the factory system
- Cthe rise of trade unions
- Dthe construction of the railroad lines that lined all U.S. regions
- Ethe vast increase in the merchant marine fleet for overseas commerce
14The National Policy, which was designed to attract migrants, protect nascent industries through traiffs, and build national transportation systems was a policy in
- Athe United States
- BMexico
- CCanada
- DArgentina
- EJapan
15The primary goal of the Creole leaders on the Latin American independence movements was to
- Aestablished a unifies Latin American state
- Bseize political power and keep it
- Cestablish democracy
- Dredistribute property and restructure society
- Eeliminate the racial categorization of the people
16By the 1860s, Britain's leading supplier of beef was
- Athe United States
- BHolland
- CArgentina
- DBrazil
- ECanada
17Immigration to Latin America
- AWas almost nonexistent after the abolition of th slave trade
- Bwas limited to Africans
- Cwas limited to Europeans
- DIncluded peoples from all over Europe and Asia
- EHad little impact of social and economic development
18After the conclusion of the American Civil War, freed blacks
- Aachieved economic and political equality with whites
- Breceived enough grants of land to become substantial economic competitors to the white population
- Cflocked to take advantage of the Back to Africa program
- Dquickly lost their political and civil liberties in the South
- Ealmost unanimously migrated to the west in pursuit of economic opportunity
19in 1882, the United States government ordered a halt to migration from
- AIreland
- BJapan
- CRussia
- DChina
- EIndia
20The Northwest Rebellion was led by
- ALouis Riel
- BJefferson Davis
- CJourdan Anderson
- DJohn Macdonald
- EPorfirio Diaz
21The Suez Canal was essential for
- Afacilitating trade between both U.S. coasts
- BBritish control over India
- CSpanish control over the Philippines
- DFrench control over Vietnam
- Ethe maintenance of the Ottoman Empire
22All of the following were motivations driving European powers to seek new colonies during the era of new imperialism except
- Athe search for overseas markets for goods and investments
- Bthe search for natural resources
- Cconsideration of national prestige
- Dthe need for coaling stations for steam-powered navies
- Ethe search for cheap labor to import into Europe as "guest-workers"
23The battle of Omdurman
- Aensured British domination over New Zealand
- Ballowed France to establish a colony in Vietnam
- Cled to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
- Dopened the doors for British colonial rule in Sudan
- Edoomed Russia to defeat in the Russo-Japanese War
24the "White Mans Burden" refers to
- AEuropeans punitive civilization mission
- Bthe relentless search for markets
- Cthe physical and mental inferiority of the white race
- DRussia
- EOttoman Empire
25The most important figures in the uprising in 1857 in India were
- ARussian military officials looking for advantage in the Great Game
- Bdisgruntled sepoy troops
- Cfrench agents working to cause unrest in an important British colony
- Dthe representatives of the Indian National Congress
- EAmerican soldiers looking for an excuse to pry India away from British control
26In the 1820's the British were able to reverse the balance of trade with China, long unfavorable to them, by selling the Chinese
- Aweapons
- Bdrugs
- Csteamships
- Dtea
- Emachines
27Hong Xiuguian, leader of the Taiping rebellion, claimed to be
- Adescended from the Ming Emperors
- BJesus' younger brother
- Cthe hidden imam
- DShogun
- EManchus
28Between 1859 and 1893, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos all fell under the control of
- AEngland
- BFrance
- Cthe Dutch
- DGermany
- Ethe United States
29By 1900, the only part of Southeast Asia not under European imperial rule was
- AVietnam
- BCambodia
- CMalaysia
- DSiam
- ELaos
30The Congo Free State was established in the 1870s by
- AItaly
- BBelgium
- CEngland
- DFrance
- EGermany
31The Berlin Conference
- Aset up a timetable for decolonization in Africa
- Bdevised the ground rules for the European colonization of Africa
- CEnded the Crimean War
- Destablished the Triple Alliance
- Elegitimized the German colonization of the Marshal Islands
32The Boers were
- Aeast African coastal merchants
- BIndians who served as soldiers for the British
- CMalaysian tribal chieftains who allied with the Dutch
- DAustralian aborigines
- EDutch settlers in South Africa
33In 1770, Captain James Cook anchored his fleet at Botany Bay, near what modern city?
- AMelbourne
- BSydney
- CCape Town
- DNew South Wales
- EWellington
34Which matching of imperial power and colony is not correct?
- AEngland and New Zealand
- BGermany and the Marshall Islands
- CDutch and Indonesia
- DUnited States and Fiji
- EFrance and Tahiti
35The Monroe Doctrine
- Aensured the neither the Europeans or the Americans would ever interfere in western hemisphere affairs
- Bopened Japan to U.S. trade
- Cgave the British an inroad into New Zealand
- Dworked as a justification for the U.S. intervention in western hemispheric affairs
- Ehanded the Philippines over to the United States
36The United Stats occupied Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guan, and the Philippines after its victory in
- AWorld War I
- Bthe Opium War
- Cthe War of 1812
- Dthe Filipino Civil War
- Ethe Spanish-Cuban-American War
37Emilio Aguinaldo led and uprising in
- AMexico against the Spanish
- BFiji against the British
- CIndonesia against the Dutch
- Dthe Philippines against the United States
- EBrazil against the Portuguese
38Which one of the following Pacific island remained independent from European, American, and Japanese colonial powers in the 19th century?
- AMicronesia Islands
- BPhilippine Islands
- CHawaiian Islands
- DSamoan Islands
- ETonga Islands
39The Sino-Japanese War began with a dispute over
- ABurma
- BKorea
- CMongolia
- DVietnam
- ESiberia
40Japan became a major imperial power after its victory in the
- ASino-Japanese War
- BCrimean War
- CKorean War
- DRusso-Japanese War
- EOpium War
41The author of the Essay of the Inequality of the Human Races was..
- AJosiah Clark Nott
- BCount Joseph Arthur de Gobineau
- CCharles Darwin
- DHerbert Spencer
- ERam Mohan Roy
42Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau viewed Europeans as
- Asmart but docile
- Bsomewhat intelligent but remarkably energetic
- Cintelligent and morally superior to all other peoples in the world
- Ddull and arrogant
- Eunintelligent and lazy
43The social Darwinist believed that
- Aa sharp distinction had to be made between the biological and social worlds
- Bonly socialist political and social structure would keep humans from destroying themselves
- Cmore powerful nations had to protect weaker nations
- Dpowerful nations were meant to dominate weaker nations
- Ehuman beings had reached the point at which competition among nations was no longer necessary
44The term social Darwinism is associated with
- ACecil Rhodes
- BJosiah Clark Nott
- CHerbert Spencer
- DCount Joseph Arthur de Gobineau
- EOtto van Bisemarck
45The spark for World War I was provided when Gavrilo Princip assassinated
- AFrancis Joseph
- BNicholas II
- CAlexander Kerensky
- DFrancis Ferdinand
- EOtto van Bismark
46The first total war in world history was
- Athe Crimean War
- Bthe American Civil War
- CWorld War II
- Dthe Franco-Prussian War
- EWorld War I
47Approximately how many combatants dies in World War I?
- Aone million
- Bthree million
- Cfour million
- Dnine million
- Efifteen million
48The term for the idea that people with the same ethic origins, language, and political ideals had the right to form sovereign state was
- AUtopian socialism
- Bpositive nationalism
- Cdemocratic republicanism
- DFabianism
- Eself-detemination
49The nationalistic aspirations of subject minorities was most threatening to a state such as
- AEngland
- BAustria-Hungray
- CSpain
- DFrance
- EGermany
50What affect did World War I have on the status of women?
- Aworking class women enjoyed the greatest advancement in economic opportunity
- Bthe demands of total war actually reduced the opportunities for women
- Call women took advantage of the new economic opportunities which lasted long past the war
- Dthe slaughter caused by the capitalistic tensions caused 32 percent of women to join socialist or communist parties
- Ewomen in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.
51The Twenty-One Demands were issued
- Aby the United Stats to Japan
- Bby Japan to China
- Cby Austria to Serbia
- Dby England to Germany
- Eby Germany to France
52The Japanese fought in World War I due to their
- Aanger over German atrocities against Chinese civilians
- Blong-standing Franco-Japanese alliance
- Cfear of Americans entering into China
- Ddesire to acquire German colonies in Asia
- Eerupted after the assassination of Nicholas II
53The March Revolution of 1917
- Aswept Lenin into power in Russia and led to the creation of the Soviet Union
- Bresulted in the long-anticipated collapse of the Ottoman Empire
- Cforced France out of the war
- Dled to the establishment of a reform-minded provisional government in Russia
- Eerupted after the assassination of Nicholas II
54The last tsar of Russia was
- AAlexander II
- BIvan IV
- CNicholas II
- DIvan III
- EAlexander III
55The main reason for the failure of the provisional government in Russia in 1917 was
- ALenin's inexperience in actually running a government
- Bthe growing rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky
- Cthe strain placed on the government by the unpopular alliance with Germany
- Dthe public's desire for total victory, which clashed with the government's pacifistic approach
- Ethe inability to satisfy popular demands for an end of the war
56The Treaty of Brest Litovsk
- Awas harsh toward the Germans and led to resentment after the war
- Bforged the alliance between England and France that would later be expanded to the Triple Entente
- Cforced the Chinese to give Hong Kong to the British
- Dended Russia's involvement in World War I
- Ewas shaped by American desires
57Woodrow Wilson agreed to many harsh stipulations to the Treaty of Versailles
- Abecause he felt that Germany had to be punished on a world stage
- Bbecause of his personal hatred of the French
- Cin return for the creation of the League of Nations
- Dbecause of his hatred for Germany, caused by the sinking of the Lusitania
- Eas a means of showing that democracy was the single best form of government
58In wake of World War I, Mustapha Kemal became president of
- ARussia
- BEgypt
- CPersia
- DSyria
- ETUrkey
59The mandate system
- Aled to the occupation of Germany after the war
- Ballowed the Germans to repay their reparations to the Allied powers
- Callowed for the rapid spread of communism
- Dangered the Arab world because it was little more than a glorified form of imperialism
- Ewas one of Windrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
60In the years after World War I, the idea of progress
- Agave a sense of hope in the midst of terrible human suffering
- Bremained the foundation of Asian thought
- Cbecame even more popular among liberal Christian thinkers
- Dwas bolstered by the growing popularity of Confucian thought
- Ewas roundly attacked
61The uncertainty principle is associated with
- AEinstein
- BSpengler
- CHeisenberg
- DFreud
- EKeynes
62The spread of photography
- Aled many painters to choose the camera as their instrument of expression
- Bresulted in a lack of creative artistic expression because of general pessimism
- Cled to a new artistic genre that tried to produce paintings that were more accurate than the camera
- Dled many painters to take an almost Luddite-like glee in smashing cameras
- Eled many painters to believe that the purpose of painting was not to mirror reality but to create it
63One of the biggest results of the artistic experimentation of the 1920s and 1930s was that
- Aartists learned to adhere to accepted public definitions of reality
- Bphotography was no longer considered a legitimate art form
- Cgenerally accepted standards that distinguished between "good" and "bad" art disappeared
- Dimpressionism was recognized as the single best art form
- Ea set of criteria was established that allowed art students to distinguish between "good" and "bad" art
64IN response to the Great Depression, economist John Maynard Keynes
- Aproposed that the government should do nothing and wait out the economic hard times
- Bwas a big supporter of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
- Cfelt that the government should tighten the money supply
- Dwrote the capitalism had failed and that it was time for the United States to experiment with communism
- Eurged the government to expand the money supply and undertake public works to provide jobs
65Which of the following was not one of the chief actions Roosevelt's New Deal?
- Atighten the money supply
- Bgive workers the right to organize and bargain collectively
- Cprovide social security in old age
- Dguarantee minimum wages
- Ecreate jobs through public work projects
66War Communism
- Awas a term first used by Marx in the Communist Manifesto
- Bcalled for carrying the communist revolution to the rest of the world by force
- Cwas an unplanned course of nationalization
- Dinstituted free market reforms
- Ehad been the central feature of Lenin's philosophy for twenty years before the revolution
67Lenin's New Economic Policy of 1921
- Apushed the peasants onto large state-run collectives
- Bstripped all land ownership away from the peasants
- Ccalled for a trading alliance with Communist China
- Dtemporarily restored the market economy
- Einitiated the First Five-Year Plan
68The First Five-Year Plan
- Awas a military scheme that called for a massive increase in arms production
- Bwas designed to transform the Soviet Union from an agricultural nation into an industrial one
- Cwas designed to increase the agricultural production of the Soviet Union and make it the world's leading food producer
- Dwas a communist plan to embrace capitalism in order to promote economic growth
- Ewas a politcal plan to spark a communist revolution in the United States
69All of the following constitute steps taken by Benito Mussolini to consolidate power expect
- Athe elimination of all other political parties
- Boutlawing freedom of speech
- Cinstituting a communist system of government
- Ddecreasing freedom of the press
- Eexiling, imprisoning, or killing Italians who spoke out openly against his regime
70In decades following World War I, nationalism was most powerful in Asia in the regions of
- AKorea
- BChina
- CIndia
- DJapan
- EChina and India
71The most influential organization dedicated to the end of British rule in India was
- Athe Muslim League
- Bthe Pan-Indian Association
- Cthe Indian National Congress
- DLeague of the Fourteen Points
- EIndian Communist Party
72Gandhi's greatest accomplishment was
- Areconciling Hindus and Muslims
- Bpreventing a bloody revolution in 1929
- Cwere subject to discriminatory laws and white prejudice
- Da lawyer for Africans
- Etransforming Indian nationalism into a mass movement
73The Indian Act of 1937
- Agave total independence to India from Britain
- Binstituted new measures of oppression that the British used to quell opposition to their rule in India
- Cgave the institutions of a self-governing state to India, although the British government still exercised overall control
- Dcreated the Muslim state of Pakistan
- Eprovided a clear timetable for the independence of India
74Muhammad Ali Jinnah called for the creation of
- APakistan
- BIraq
- CPalestine
- DSaudi Arabia
- EIndonesia
75The Great Depression aggravated the tense situation between Muslims and Hindus in India in part because
- AMuslims precieved that they were economically controlled by the Hindu majority of India
- Ball British economic assistance went to Hindus rather than Muslims
- Cthe Hindu majority of India refused to do business with Muslims
- DHindus accused Muslims of being the cause of the depression in India
- Eno answer is correct
76The May Fourth Movement
- Adisguised the beginning of Stalin's great purge of his enemies
- Bwas Lenin's shocking free market reforms
- Cperfectly expressed growing Japanese nationalism
- Dgalvanized the Chinese against foreign interference
- Eis the perfect representation of Ghandi's nonviolent movement
77The former teacher and librarian that became the leader of the Chinese communist movement was
- AJiang Jieshi
- BSun Yatsen
- CShanfei
- DMao Zedong
- EGuomindang
78Who launched the Northern Expedition?
- ASun Yat-sen
- BMohandas Gandhi
- CJiang Jieshi
- DPuyi
- EMuhammad Ali Jinnah
79The Long March
- Adestroyed Mao Zedong credibility with the Chinese
- Bleft Jiang Jieshi in complete control of the Chinese Communist Party
- Cforced Mao Zedong to flee China and hide in the Soviet Union
- Dgreatly strengthened Mao Zedong's leadership position
- Ea revolution that placed the Japanese communist party in power
80The Mukden incident
- Astarted active warfare between the Chinese nationalists and communists
- Bstarted the career of Mao Zedong
- Cresulted in the signing of the of the Sino-Russian Pact
- Dprovided Germany with an excuse to send troops into Poland
- Eprovided Japan with the excuse to send troops into Manchuria
81Manchukuo was the
- AJapanese nationalist leader who led Japan into World War II
- BKorean leader who vainly fought to push the Japanese out of Korea
- CJapanese puppet state in the former Manchuria
- Dthe code name for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
- Escene of the biggest naval battle in the Pacific during World War II
82Africans were participants in World War I because
- Athey were paid a great deal of money by the Europeans to participate
- Bmany believed in the cause of the Entente powers versus the Central powers
- Cmany believed in the cause of the Central powers versus the Entente powers
- Dthey were bound by colonial ties to European powers
- Ethey were paid a great deal of money by the Europeans to participate and many believed in the cause of the Entente powers versus the Central powers
83All of the following African colonies were compelled by European colonial powers to participate in World War I excpet
- ABritish colonies
- BSpanish colonies
- CBeligian colonies
- DItalian colonies
- EGerman colonies
84After World War I, colonial powers
- Alet go of their colonial holdings
- Bgave the colonials the right to vote
- Cshut down exportation
- Dmade the colonies dependent on the European economy
- Egranted independence for those colonies that served during the war
85Pan-Africanism is an idea that advocated
- Athe formation of individual African states whose boarder were the same as those established by the European colonial powers
- Bthe creation of individual African states based solely on religious affiliation
- Cthe creation of individual African stats based on language groups
- Dthe establishment of Muslim stats throughout Africa
- Ethe unification of all people of African descent around the globe into one African state
86One of the greatest proponents of Pan-Africanism was
- AMartin Luther King Jr.
- BMalcolm X
- CJomo Kenyatta
- DMarchus Garvey
- EJesse Jackson
87Which of the following are U.S. policies towards Latin America?
- ANew Deal
- BDollar Diplomacy
- CGood Neighbor Policy
- DLatin American Assistance Plan
- EDolor Diplomacy and Good Neighbor Policy
88Who of the following is most closely associated with the Good Neighbor Policy?
- AWoodrow Wilson
- BWarren Harding
- CHerbert Hoover
- DTheodore Roosevelt
- EFranklin D. Roosevelt
89World War II began with
- Athe assassination of Francis Ferdinand
- BJapanese attacks to China
- CA Russian invasion of Poland
- Dthe Nazi invasion of Poland
- Ethe German takeover of Czechoslovakia
90The height of Japanese atrocity in China was reached at the rape of
- ABeijing
- BShanghai
- CHong Kong
- DNanjing
- EManchukuo
91The Guomindang during World War II was
- Aan Asian economic organization
- Ba Japanese government that rules the Philippines
- Cthe resistance government of the Chinese versus Japan's invasion of China
- Dthe resistance government of Korea versus Japan's invasion of Korea
- Ean Asian political action group in the United States that campaigned against discrimination versus Asians
92The Tripartite Pact brought together
- AEngland, France, and the Soviet Union
- BChina, England, and the United States
- CGermany, Italy, and Japan
- DEngland, the Soviet Union, and the United States
- EGermany, Italy, and Austria
93The Italian fascists used which war as an excuse to intervene and gain valuable military experience?
- ARussian Civil War
- BEthiopian Civil War
- CCzechoslovakian Civil War
- DAlgerian Civil War
- ESpanish Civil War
94The high point of appeasement was
- Athe Munich Conference
- Bthe signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact
- Cthe German invasion of Poland
- DGermany sending troops into the demilitarized Rhineland
- Ethe Washington Conference
95In the wake of the Munich Conference, what leader proposed that the meeting had ensured "peace in our time"?
- AWinston Churchill
- BAldolf Hitler
- CBenito Mussolini
- DJoseph Stalin
- ENeville Chamberlain
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