Unit 5
A major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the development of?
The introduction of the railroad.
In the 18th century, France and England fought over territory in?
South America and the Pacific.
The Berlin conference of 1885 was able to?
Bring all of Africa under European control.
What was a big factor in the failure of the League of Nations keeping peace?
The correct answer is vacillating leadership and lack of multilateral military resolve.
Why was India partitioned as it gained independence in 1947?
Muslims had their own desire for a state in South Asia.
The American and French revolution were both caused in part by?
High taxation that upset citizens.
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to what?
The overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country.
What was the first republic to grant equality to all its citizens in the western hemisphere?
The correct answer is Haiti.
What were the free-trade associations created after World War 2?
The correct answer is the EU and NAFTA
The function of the World Trade Organization is to?
Oversee and manage world trade.
What class did most revolutionary leaders tend to be a part of in the 18th century?
The correct answer is the educated middle class.
Where in Africa did the 17th and 18th-century slave trade have the greatest impact.
The correct answer is West Africa.
Which class did the early leaders in Indian nationalism primarily come from?
The correct answer is Urban elites in the West.
What was one of the major causes of the Global Depression in 1930?
Trade tensions that resulted in high protective tariffs.
What is internal migration defined as?
Movement of people from rural to urban areas.
What was global maritime trade in the late 19th century stimulated by?
The correct answer is canals that created short-cuts to Asia.
In which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power?
The correct answer is Sepoy.
Independence movements in South America in the early 19th century took advantage of?
The correct answer is Spain's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars.
What was the purpose of the United Nations to ensure peace based on?
The correct answer is collective security.
Why have nations in the Balkans and Africa both suffered?
Political boundaries that were drawn without regard for ethnic or tribal groups.
Who did the Revolutionary activists seeking to overthrow the Qing dynasty in the 19th century tend to be?
The correct answer is young, educated men who had traveled abroad.
What idea of national wealth did mercantilism promote?
The correct answer is a favorable balance of exports over imports.
What greatly assisted Japan's industrialization?
The correct answer is a centralized pro-business government.
What type of nations were most affected by the Great Depression?
Those that were dependent on global trade.
What did Indian nationalists hope to achieve as a result of helping Great Britain during World War 1?
The correct answer is greater self-government.