Jewish and Christian beliefs differ from the Greco-Roman tradition in matters concerning the importance of:
A. the role of law.
B. individual morality.
C. belief in one God.
D. the family unit.
C. belief in one God
100
The English philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property are
A. natural rights that should be protected by government.
B. political rights to be granted as determined by law. C. economic rights earned in a capitalistic system.
D. social rights guaranteed by the ruling class.
A. natural rights that should be protected by government.
100
Louis Pasteur’s research into germ theory in the
nineteenth century is significant because it
A created safety standards for machine workers.
B led to techniques that increase crop production.
C identified the importance of vitamins to nutrition.
D proved that cleanliness helps to prevent infections.
D proved that cleanliness helps to prevent infections.
100
In the late nineteenth century, the British commonly referred to the Suez Canal in Egypt as the “Lifeline of the Empire” because it:
A. held large deposits of coal needed by British industries.
B. provided a strategic shipping route to British colonies. C. served as a ship-building center for the British navy. D. irrigated several cash crops in the British colonies.
B. provided a strategic shipping route to British colonies.
100
One major reason for the tension between France and Germany before World War I was that:
A. France had begun to surpass Germany in industrial output.
B. Germany wanted to join the Triple Entente with Great Britain.
C. Germany controlled French access to the North Sea.
D. France wanted to regain lands previously seized by Germany.
D. France wanted to regain lands previously seized by Germany.
200
Which of the following is a concept from classical Athens that is central to Western political thought today?
A. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens.
B. Representative Democracy
A. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens.
200
Both the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasized the idea that governments must:
A. guarantee economic prosperity.
B. protect the rights of people.
C. support established religious beliefs.
D. operate on a system of checks and balances.
B. protect the rights of people.
200
The American Civil War decreased Europe’s supply of cotton from the American South. What did the Europeans do to maintain the flow of this natural resource for their textile industries?
A. European factory owners agreed to pay a higher price for American cotton.
B. European factory owners supported abolition of slavery to end the Civil War.
C. European factory owners turned to Egypt and India as new sources of cotton.
D. European governments intervened militarily to force the resumption of the trade in cotton.
C. European factory owners turned to Egypt and India as new sources of cotton.
200
In 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the
A Nian Rebellion.
B Boxer Rebellion.
C Taiping Rebellion.
D Sepoy Rebellion.
B Boxer Rebellion.
200
According to some historians, Europe’s
system of alliances prior to 1914 increased the
likelihood that
A democratic ideals would spread throughout the continent.
B nations would be protected from economic exploitation.
C colonization of undeveloped nations would cease.
D small disputes would develop into large-scale wars.
D small disputes would develop into large-scale wars
300
Which river did modern-day Egypt begin around?
Nile River
300
How did the Magna Carta (1215) contribute to the development of the English government?
A It created a two-house parliament.
B It extended voting rights.
C It provided for a bill of rights.
D It limited the power of the monarch.
D It limited the power of the monarch.
300
In the nineteenth century, labor unions developed mostly in response to
A increasing unemployment.
B government ownership of businesses.
C wages and working conditions.
D racial and gender discrimination.
C wages and working conditions.
300
The agricultural changes which took place in
England during the 1600s contributed to
England’s later industrial development by
A strengthening the importance of the family farm.
B breaking large estates into smaller farms.
C encouraging city dwellers to return to farming.
D producing more food with fewer workers.
D producing more food with fewer workers.
300
President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points
would provide a framework for
A a lasting and just peace.
B determining war reparations.
C expanding colonial empires.
D punishing aggressor nations.
A a lasting and just peace.
400
Name the six characteristics of a civilization.
Cities, Art, Religion, Government, Social Structure, and Writing
400
When a country’s constitution requires the
branches of government to remain independent
of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional
principle of
A popular sovereignty.
B separation of powers.
C federalism.
D direct democracy
B separation of powers.
400
To increase production output during the
Industrial Revolution, businesses primarily
invested in
A workers’ wages.
B machinery.
C training.
D marketing.
B machinery.
400
Economically, what enabled Japan to become a
colonial power after 1894?
A Agricultural advances increased the
population and forced Japan to look for
new land.
B Japanese trade wars against the United States
removed regional competition for colonies.
C Industrialization allowed Japan to expend
resources on military and colonial expansion.
D The Japanese were forced to acquire colonies
in Asia when European trade was banned.
C Industrialization allowed Japan to expend
resources on military and colonial expansion.
400
A major goal of France and Great Britain at
the Conference of Versailles following World
War I was to
A create a politically unified Europe.
B keep Germany from rebuilding its military
forces.
C restore pre-war imperial governments to
power.
D help Germany rebuild its industrial economy.
B keep Germany from rebuilding its military
forces.