Regents test format
Vocabulary
Practice Questions
Wars to treaties
Sample Questions
100
CRQ means constructive Response questions
What types of questions do #1questions consist of
What is...
Historical Circumstances or Geographic Context
Historical Circumstances: Asks you to explain what events or conditions happened before the development shown in the document (often starting with "Before...")
Geographic Context: Asks where the historical event took place and why the physical geography or location mattered to the event
100
What is a ruler or individual who holds absolute, unlimited power and often uses it in a cruel, oppressive, or tyrannical manner ?
What is...
despot
100
This is where the Industrial Revolution first happened before it spread to the rest of Europe, America, and Japan.
Where is...
England or Great Britain or United Kingdom
100
The British traded this illegal drug in China during the 1700s and 1800s, because the British wanted to created a more balanced trade between the two countries.
What is...
Opium
100
Due to this... conflict in WWI was more deadly.
What is...
Advancements in technology and/or weapons.
200
What does question #2 ask you to do
What is...
-Asks you to analyze the author's perspective, bias, intended audience, or the purpose behind why the document was created
200
What (meaning "apartness" in Afrikaans) was a formal system of institutionalized racial segregation and white minority rule in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to 1994
What is...
apartheid
200
During the Agricultural Revolution, there were advances in agriculture with improved equipment (technology), which decreased the need for these type of workers...
Who are...
Farmers / Farm workers
200
It was during this meeting that the African continent was partitioned (split) amongst the European powers.
What is...
Berlin Conference
200
The year in which World War 1 began and the year it ended.
What is...
1914 & 1918
300
What does question #3 ask you to do
What is-
A multi-part question that asks students to identify and explain a cause-and-effect relationship, a turning point, or a similarity/difference connecting the documents
300
What is an absolute ruler who holds unlimited power and uses it in a cruel, oppressive, or unjust way?
Who were...
tyrants
300
Multiple Choice: Choose the best one that applies.
According to this document, what was a contributing factor to the famine in Ireland?
A. British shipments of corn and potatoes were delayed due to poor weather.
B. The British army drafted the young farmers of Ireland to fight overseas.
C. The British government exported much of the food produced in Ireland.
D. Landlords evicted English families out of their houses.
Answer Choice C:
- The British government exported much of the food produced in Ireland.
300
Multiple Choice: Choose the best one that applies.
What was a result of the political situation shown on this map?
A. Most local rulers had power equal to that of European leaders.
B. The economic prosperity of the African nationalist leaders increased their power.
C. African leaders willingly adopted European forms of governance including constitutions.
D. The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.
Answer Choice D:
- The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.
300
During the Munich Agreement (before WW2), the British and French practiced this policy, which allowed Germany to annex Sudetenland.
What is...
The Policy of Appeasement
400
CRQ in the Global Regents Exam how many documents do you compare?
What is-
You compare 2 documents (Document 1 and Document 2) for question 3 in a Global History and Geography Regents CRQ
400
What is a state policy, practice, or system of extending a nation's power and dominion over other territories and peoples, typically through direct territorial acquisition, military force, or political and economic control?
What is...
imperialism
400
Marx and Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto of 1848, because they were reacting to this event in history.
What is...
The Industrial Revolution or Industrialization
400
The British forced China to sign this unequal treaty which ended the First Opium War.
What is...
The Treaty of Nanjing (August 29, 1842)
400
These are three common long-term causes that led to World War 2.
What are... (all are possible answers, but there can be more)
* Terms in the Treaty of Versailles
* Ineffectiveness of the Weimar Republic
* Impacts of the Great Depression
* Rise of Totalitarianism and Dictatorships
* Failure of the League of Nations
500
Constructed Response Question (CRQ)
Based on this excerpt, identify the National Assembly’s point of view regarding the relationship between the government and its citizens.
CRQ Response may vary based on what was chosen to be emphasized from the document.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) was a powerful list of rules created during the French Revolution to protect human freedoms.
500
What is a political ideology that asserts a nation should govern itself independently, free from external interference, and that the nation-state is the ideal and only rightful basis for political power ?
Who are...
Nationalism
500
During the Meiji Restoration, the Charter Oath of 1868 helped lead to the end of this government in Japan.
What is...
The Tokugawa Shogunate
500
After the Second Opium War this is what many imperialist countries gained in China.
What are...
Spheres of Influence
500
(2 responses for this question)
A. This event sparked WW2 (short term cause)...
B. While this event in WW2 ended the cooperation between the Soviet Union & Germany...
What are...
A. Germany's invasion of Poland (with the eventual help of the Soviet Union)
B. Operation Barbarossa (or Germany's invasion of Soviet Union).