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Version 1 1 122 Unit Three Questions 1)
Which of the following is true of industrialization in Latin America?
A)
The most success in Latin American industrialization came in Argentina and Brazil; Mexico lagged far behind due to its proximity to the powerhouse United States.
B)
Seeing a market with a source of cheap labor, British investors tried hard to jump-
start Latin American heavy machine industries in the nineteenth century.
C)
Despite some nascent attempts at industrialization, Latin American economies shrank in the late nineteenth century.
D)
Latin American elites opposed industrialization throughout Latin America for fear that it would decrease their economic and political power.
E)
Despite growth in industries like railroad construction and mining, average Mexican income was declining by the early years of the twentieth century.
2)
The term manifest destiny
is associated with what country?
A)
United States
B)
Great Britain
C)
Japan
D)
Germany
E)
Russia
3)
In 1803, the United States doubled in size after the Louisiana Territory was purchased from
A)
Mexico.
B)
Spain.
C)
Canada.
D)
Great Britain.
E)
France.
4)
The indigenous Americans who relocated from the eastern woodlands to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears were the
A)
Iroquois.
B)
Sioux.
C)
Cherokee.
D)
Apache.
E)
Pawnee.
5)
The main spark for the outbreak of the Mexican-American War in 1845 was the United States' acceptance of the new state of
A)
New Mexico.
B)
Missouri.
C)
Arizona.
D)
Texas.
E)
California.
Version 1 2 6)
Abraham Lincoln held which of the following positions on slavery and its future in the U.S.?
A)
He believed that the enslaved population, if freed, could be rather easily assimilated into northern society, but feared that doing so would cause a southern economic collapse.
B)
He did not oppose slavery on moral grounds, but believed it would have to abolished for the country to survive.
C)
He believed that the federal government had the constitutional right to ban slavery in all states, but worried that doing so would lead to more states wishing to secede.
D)
He came into office staunchly committed to preventing slavery from being legal in new territories and believed the federal government should abolish slavery in slave states.
E)
He came into office staunchly committed to preventing slavery from being legal in new territories, but did not support federal abolition of slavery in slave states.
7)
The victory of the northern states in the U.S. Civil War meant that
A)
there would no longer be sectional differences.
B)
formerly enslaved people would enjoy complete equality.
C)
the federal government would remain small.
D)
those who had fought against the Union would be tried and punished.
E)
the federal government would have greater authority in the American republic.
8)
The U.S. Civil War changed character on 1 January 1863, after
A)
the battle of Gettysburg.
B)
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
C)
the Nat Turner rebellion.
D)
the battle of Antietam.
E)
the Confederate states signed an alliance with the British.
9)
New France passed into British control after the
A)
War of 1812.
B)
Thirty Years' War.
C)
Seven Years' War.
D)
American Revolution.
E)
War of the Spanish Succession.
10)
Which of the following is true of Latin American politics in the nineteenth century?
A)
With the establishment of constitutions, creole elites found their status newly diminished.
B)
The constitutions of Latin American states, once established, remained cemented in place and unchanged well into the twentieth century.
C)
Creole elites dominated it, which resulted in political participation by less than 5 percent of the male population.
D)
Politics provided the only institutionalized means of expressing dissent or opposition.
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Elites were largely united on the conservative side of politics, which limited liberal perspectives.
11)
In terms of the industrial development of the United States in the late nineteenth century, perhaps the most important economic development was the
A)
introduction of the steam engine.
B)
introduction of the factory system.
C)
rise of trade unions.
D)
construction of railroad lines that linked all U.S. regions.
E)
vast increase in the merchant marine fleet for overseas commerce.
12)
In 1908, the United States government ordered a complete halt to migration from
A)
Ireland.
B)
Italy.
C)
Russia.
D)
Japan.
E)
India.
13)
Which of the following is true of the social roles and status of women in Latin America during the nineteenth century?
A)
Patriarchy and repression of women's societal contributions were even more extreme than in the United States.
B)
Patriarchy was powerful, but creole elite women were granted the right to vote before any women in the United States were.
C)
Women were violently barred from participating in revolutionary movements, such as the Mexican Revolution, and thus often were left to support conservative political elements.
D)
Educational opportunities for girls and young women became worse over the course of the nineteenth century, only improving during the twentieth century.
E)
Harsh economic conditions served as a catalyst for a strong women's movement in the late nineteenth century.
14)
Which of the following is true of the Belgian establishment of the Congo Free State?
A)
Other European nations looked on Belgian cruelty toward local inhabitants in this colony as a model for how to run their own colonies.
B)
The Belgians captured the colony militarily from French control, defying the decisions of the Berlin conference.
C)
The Belgians made no attempt to monetize the colony; it was taken and held primarily to prevent other European states from growing too powerful with their African claims.
D)
The Belgians had local inhabitants administer the colony and simply taxed the product of their labor.
E)
Exposure of cruelty toward natives by the colonists turned global opinion against the Belgians.
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Version 1 4 15)
In the 1830s, it could take up to two years for a letter to reach India from Britain. After the opening of the Suez Canal, how long would the journey be?
A)
less than two weeks
B)
less than a month
C)
about six weeks
D)
about three months
E)
about four months
16)
Submarine cables linked all parts of the British Empire throughout the world by
A)
1815.
B)
1853.
C)
1902.
D)
1945.
E)
1972.
17)
Between 1859 and 1893, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos all fell under the control of
A)
England.
B)
France.
C)
the Dutch.
D)
Germany.
E)
the United States.
18)
The Berlin Conference
A)
set up a timetable for decolonization in Africa.
B)
devised the ground rules for the European colonization of Africa.
C)
ended the Crimean War.
D)
established the Triple Alliance.
E)
legitimized the German colonization of the Marshall Islands.
19)
What was the major reason for the British occupation of Egypt, and what was a major consequence of that occupation?
A)
to protect their interests in the Suez Canal; the British occupation of Ethiopia
B)
to protect their interests in the Suez Canal; the calling of the Berlin Conference
C)
to put down the sepoy rebellion; a weakening of British military might in the Pacific
D)
to capture more colonial territories in Africa; a military conflict with the United States over patrolling rights in the Red Sea
E)
to extract oil shipments from Egypt; a boom in the British economy
20)
The Indian rebellion against British rule ultimately resulted in
A)
the British granting greater autonomy to local Indian governmental structures.
B)
staffing of the elite Indian civil service by native Indians.
C)
direct rule of India by the British government instead of the East India Company.
D)
Britain's loss of the Indian colony.
E)
a major reorganization of the British military.
Version 1 5 21)
Why did the United States help rebels in Colombia break away from that state and form a new country?
A)
to establish a military outpost in the region in order to better enforce the Monroe Doctrine
B)
to prevent Colombia from becoming communist
C)
to extract greater rubber and oil exports form the region
D)
to gain the right to build and control the Panama Canal
E)
to prevent European powers from carving up Colombia for their own uses
22)
After the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani in 1893, the United States took over
A)
the Philippines.
B)
Cuba.
C)
Hawai`i.
D)
Guam.
E)
Puerto Rico.
23)
The Monroe Doctrine
A)
ensured that neither the Europeans nor the Americans would ever interfere in western hemispheric affairs.
B)
opened Japan to U.S. trade.
C)
gave the British an inroad into New Zealand.
D)
worked as a justification for U.S. intervention in western hemispheric affairs.
E)
handed the Philippines over to the United States.
24)
The United States occupied Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after its victory in
A)
World War I.
B)
the Opium War.
C)
the War of 1812.
D)
the Filipino Civil War.
E)
the Spanish-Cuban-American War.
25)
Between 1800 and 1914, how many Europeans migrated overseas?
A)
five million
B)
seven million
C)
ten million
D)
fifteen million
E)
fifty million
26)
The earliest strategy for colonial rule by European powers involved
A)
establishing democratic regimes in the colonies run by Europeans.
B)
iron-fisted military brutalization of indigenous populations.
C)
granting indigenous populations special monetary privileges if they agreed to European rule.
D)
empowering local indigenous officials with economic power to enforce European rule.
Version 1 6 E)
granting land and power to private companies to do the work of extracting resources.
27)
The first total war in world history was
A)
the Crimean War.
B)
the American Civil War.
C)
World War II.
D)
the Franco-Prussian War.
E)
World War I.
28)
Approximately how many combatants died in World War I?
A)
one million
B)
three million
C)
four million
D)
nine million
E)
fifteen million
29)
The term for the idea that people with the same ethnic origins, language, and political ideals had the right to form sovereign states is
A)
utopian socialism.
B)
positive nationalism.
C)
democratic republicanism.
D)
Fabianism.
E)
self-determination.
30)
The members of the Triple Alliance were
A)
England, France, and Russia.
B)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
C)
Russia, Italy, and Germany.
D)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
E)
England, France, and Italy.
31)
Which of the following is true of the African theater of the war?
A)
By the time of the war, roughly half of sub-Saharan Africa had become European colonial territory.
B)
The core British goal in Africa was to prevent Germany from growing its power base there.
C)
Fighting in Africa was essentially offensive for both sides of the Great War, with each European power trying to capture colonies from the others.
D)
Fighting in Africa between European powers was defensive for Britain and France and offensive for Germany.
E)
Fighting in Africa between European powers was offensive for Britain and France and defensive for Germany.
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In which of the following ways did major power alliances shift during the course of the war?
A)
France crumbled militarily and declared neutrality.
B)
The U.S. was initially sympathetic to Germany, signing a nonintervention treaty, but then entered the war on the side of the Allies.
C)
Russia began as neutral, then entered the war to oppose German territorial aims.
D)
Austria-Hungary left the Triple Alliance and joined the side of the Allies.
E)
Italy left the Triple Alliance and joined the side of the Allies.
33)
Which of the following occurred as a result of the collapse (or as a part of the collapse) of the Ottoman empire?
A)
The Sykes-Picot Treaty granted self-determination to the peoples formerly under Ottoman control.
B)
A unified Arab nation was created.
C)
The British declared support for a Palestinian home for the Jewish people.
D)
The Germans established a powerful new military front across the Middle East.
E)
Ottoman military collapse was more due to withdrawal of support by the Germans than to any coordinated attacks on its forces.
34)
What effect did World War I have on the status of women?
A)
Working-class women enjoyed the greatest advancement in economic opportunity.
B)
The demands of total war actually reduced opportunities for women.
C)
All women were able to take advantage of new economic opportunities, which lasted long past the end of the war.
D)
The slaughter caused by capitalistic tensions led 32 percent of women to join socialist or communist parties.
E)
Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.
35)
What happened to most of the former German colonies and Ottoman territories at the conclusion of the war?
A)
They were put on a five-year plan toward self-determination and independence by the League of Nations.
B)
They became protectorates of either European powers or stronger neighboring states.
C)
They became mandates of other colonial powers, which was seen by many as a thinly veiled continuation of colonialism.
D)
They were granted independence by the League of Nations if they met certain requirements in a "class system" of maturity.
E)
They devolved into civil war and stateless chaos.
36)
The Japanese fought in World War I due to their
A)
anger over German atrocities against Chinese civilians.
B)
long-standing Franco-Japanese alliance.
C)
fear of America entering into China.
D)
desire to acquire German colonies in Asia.
E)
concern over Austrian colonial aspirations in the Pacific.
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What was the official factor that led to the United States entering World War I in 1917?
A)
German resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
B)
unrelenting calls by the American public to aid the Allies
C)
a continued economic depression
D)
a secret pact with the British
E)
a determination to stop the spread of communism
38)
Which of the following was among the recommendations in Wilson's Fourteen Points?
A)
the dismantlement of Germany and granting of its territory to the war victors
B)
a call for the establishment of the United Nations
C)
allowing colonial populations to have the final say in colonial disputes
D)
the removal of all economic barriers and trade restrictions among nations
E)
the building up of parity in national armaments
39)
Who coined the phrase "a lost generation" to describe the group of American intellectuals and literary figures who congregated in Paris in the years following World War I?
A)
Gertrude Stein
B)
Ernest Hemingway
C)
Karl Barth
D)
Nikolai Berdiaev
E)
Erich Mari Remarque
40)
In the years after World War I, the nineteenth-century concept of human progress
A)
gave a sense of hope in the midst of terrible human suffering.
B)
remained the foundation of Asian thought.
C)
became even more popular among liberal Christian thinkers.
D)
was bolstered by the growing popularity of Confucian thought.
E)
was attacked by many thinkers and cultural leaders.
41)
The notion that space and time are relative to the person measuring them was first articulated in
A)
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
B)
Kepler's three principles of interplanetary movement.
C)
Spengler's The Decline of the West
.
D)
Einstein's theory of general relativity.
E)
Newton's theory of gravity.
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In a purely scientific sense, the uncertainty principle proposes that
A)
cloning is essentially impossible because of the difficulty of accounting for genetic mutation.
B)
it is impossible to specify simultaneously both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle.
C)
complex factors make accurately predicting economic trends essentially impossible.
D)
a country's successful transition to democracy is dependent on internal rather than external factors.
E)
human behavior is driven more by psychological than by physiological factors.
43)
According to Freud, the root of neurotic behavior was
A)
a conflict between conscious and unconscious mental processes.
B)
summed up in the term "uncertainty principle."
C)
the traumatic bloodshed of World War I.
D)
the hostility that young boys feel toward their mothers.
E)
an easily explainable chemical reaction.
44)
Which of the following is true of the Roosevelt administration's attempts to combat the Great Depression?
A)
The administration sought to reduce the money supply in order to raise the value of the dollar.
B)
Roosevelt sought to allow weaker banks to collapse in order to purge the economy of its compromised elements.
C)
Roosevelt's New Deal programs did more to end the Depression in the U.S. than any other major policy or phenomenon.
D)
John Maynard Keynes was made a chief economic advisor, and he pushed for heavy government intervention in the economy.
E)
Roosevelt sought to guarantee minimum wages for workers.
45)
To finance reparation payments to France and England, the governments of Austria and Germany relied on
A)
agricultural surpluses.
B)
U.S. loans and investment.
C)
investment in British companies.
D)
war bonds.
E)
infrastructure sales.
46)
One of the most significant results of the artistic experimentation of the 1920s and 1930s was that
A)
artists learned to adhere to accepted public definitions of reality.
B)
photography was no longer considered a legitimate art form.
C)
painters no longer felt obligated to mirror reality but could, instead, create it.
D)
impressionism was recognized as the single best art form.
E)
photography became the most revolutionary of mediums.
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A troubling economic problem in the 1920s was the depressed state of agriculture caused by
A)
virulent new strains of disease.
B)
the success of several new communist regimes.
C)
overproduction and falling prices.
D)
the collapse of the cotton market in the southern United States.
E)
dangerous underproduction.
48)
The Russian civil war that broke out after the revolution was between
A)
utopian socialists and Trotskyites.
B)
Reds, being the communists of Lenin's regime; and Whites, comprising a collection of anticommunist groups.
C)
Leninists and Stalinists.
D)
Nicholas II's Imperial Army and Lenin's Revolutionary Army.
E)
eastern and western factions.
49)
Which of the following was a core characteristic of the fascism of the 1920s and 1930s?
A)
hostility to chauvinism
B)
emphasis on the need for a powerful party and a deemphasis on the role of the state
C)
the elevation of the individual
D)
embrace of strict national boundaries
E)
hatred and fear of class-based visions of society
50)
The 1935, the Nuremberg Laws
A)
made Austria part of Germany.
B)
removed any democratic restraints on Hitler's power and made him the dictator of Germany.
C)
recognized the Japanese as honorary Aryans.
D)
outlawed the communist parties in Germany.
E)
deprived German Jews of their citizenship.