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WORLD HISTORY II 2007 Spring Released Test 1. Shortly after the initial contact with Europeans, American Indian (First American) populations began to decrease rapidly because of - 1. 2. 3. 4. Warfare Famine Disease genocide 2. The spread of Martin Luther’s views led to the establishment of 1. 2. 3. 4. Judaism Catholicism Mormonism Protestantism 3. Which of the following best completes this diagram? 1. Freedom of press 2. Freedom of religion 3. Freedom of speech 4. Freedom of petition 4. The Columbian Exchange introduced which of the following to Europeans? 1. 2. 3. 4. Corn Cows Wheat Horses 5. Which of the following most likely resulted from the change shown in this table? 1. Higher literacy rates 2. Decline in secularism 3. Stronger monarchies 4. End of the guild system 6. From the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s, Japan controlled foreign influences on its society by using 1. 2. 3. 4. Mercantilism Nationalism Isolationism feudalism 7. Which of the following best completes this diagram? 1. 2. 3. 4. Humanism Socialism Nationalism Protestantism 8. The Mughal Empire originated in the area now known as 1. Northern India 2. Southern China 3. The Middle East 4. The Balkan Peninsula 9. Whose scientific theory is illustrated by this picture? 1. Louis Pasteur 2. Nicolaus Copernicus 3. William Harvey 4. Issac Newton 10. Toussaint L’Ouverture led are successful revolution against French rule in - 1. 2. 3. 4. Algeria Haiti Brazil Mexico 11. Locke influenced the French Revolution when he argued against - 1. Social reforms 2. Political parties 3. Absolute monarchy 4. Parliamentary power 12. Which completes the table? 1. Louvre Palace 2. Palace at Versailles 3. Bastille Prison 4. Cathedral of Notre Dame 13. A new form of literature called the novel was developed during the 1. Enlightenment 2. Scientific Revolution 3. Reformation 4. Age of Exploration 14. The American Revolution influenced independence movements in South American by 1. Offering military aid to support revolts 2. Providing an example of a successful colonial rebellion 3. Blockading Spanish military and trade ships 4. Undermining English military and economic power 15. What term is used to describe Bismark’s beliefs expressed in this quote? 1. 2. 3. 4. Realpolitik Perestroika Imperialism Appeasement 16. During the 19th century, one reason European nations were interested in controlling the Suez Canal was that the canal 1. 2. 3. 4. Linked ports in China and Japan in India Enabled the discovery of silks and spices in South America Established a direct sea trade route from Europe to east Asia Allowed for European access to India around the southern tip of Africa 17. Giuseppe Garibaldi played a major role in the 1. Forming of the Kingdom of Sardinia 2. Unification of Italy 3. Strengthening of the powers of the Pope 4. Destruction of the Italian republican movement 18. Which city was in Germany-controlled territory? 1. 2. 3. 4. Swatow Foochow Shanghai Tsingtao 19. What was one factor that increased demands for colonial independence World War I? 1. Breakup of the British Empire 2. Discovery of oil in the colonies 3. Participation of colonies in the war 4. Cost of German war reparations 20. What is represented by the two areas marked on this map? 1. 2. 3. 4. The Allies and the Axis The Protestants and the Catholics The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact The World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund 21. One reason the United States ended its policy of isolation and entered World War I was the 1. Fall of the Ottoman Empire 2. Japanese invasion and conquest of Manchuria 3. Truce between revolutionary Russia and Germany 4. Discovery of German attempts to ally with Mexico 22. Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy differed from Joseph Stalin’s Five-Year Plan because the New Economic Policy 1. Allowed some privately-owned businesses 2. Increased regulation of production 3. Eliminated collective farming 4. Imposed production mandates 23. What body does this table describe? 1. International Monetary Fund 2. World Trade Organization 3. Congress of Vienna 4. League of Nations 24. In which order did these events occur? 1. 2. 3. 4. 1,2,4,3 2,4,3,1 3,1,2,4 4,3,1,2 25. During the decades before World War II, industrialization in Japan led to a growing demand for 1. Democracy 2. Immigrant labor 3. Natural resources 4. Universities 26. Which World War II leader encouraged the British people to resist the Nazis with these words? 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt 2. Joseph Stalin 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Winston Churchill 27. The Soviet Union entered World War II 1. After the defeat of the Bolshevik party 2. In response to German invasion 3. After the D-Day invasion of Normandy 4. In response to United States involvement 28. What is the best title for this list? 1. Cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 2. Failures of the League of Nations 3. Reasons for the Nazi Party’s Rise to Power 4. Weakness of Russia on the Eve of World War II 29. Who was this commander of the Pacific during World War II and administrator of Japan after the war? 1. Douglas MacArthur 2. George S. Patton 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. George Marshall 30. This law is an example of policies that eventually led to the 1. Invasion of the Soviet Union 2. Invasion of Poland 3. Great Purge 4. Holocaust 31. The occupied areas shown in this map became the countries of 1. 2. 3. 4. Bosnia and Serbia Albania and Yugoslavia East Pakistan and West Pakistan East Germany and West Germany 32. Which of the following explains the rise in military spending on the graph? 1. World War I 2. World War II 3. The Korean War 4. The Persian Gulf War 33. The ideological basis of the Cold War was conflict between communism and - 1. 2. 3. 4. Monarchy Socialism Democracy Fascism 34. Which of the following was true before Syria became independent? 1. Syria was ruled under the mandate system. 2. Syria was a part of the Russian Empire 3. Large oil reserve were discovered in Syria. 4. The Treaty of Versailles was enforced in Syria. 35. Which leader was most closely associated with stopped the spread of communism? 1. Jomo Kenyatta 2. Mohandas Gandhi 3. Harry Truman 4. Kaiser Wilhelm II 36. Which headline resulted from the United States policy of containment? 1. 2. 3. 4. 37. During the decades immediately after World War II, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland were 1. Democracies with free market economies 2. Dominated by the Soviet Union 3. Provinces of AustriaHungary 4. Divided into smaller independent states 38. Which African political leader is described by this list? 1. 2. 3. 4. Kwame Nkrumah Jomo Kenyatta Patrice Lumumba Haile Selassie 39. Which method did Mohandas Gandhi advocate to achieve the goal of Indian independence? 1. Nonviolent civil disobedience 2. Violent public demonstration 3. Economic embargo 4. Guerrilla warfare 40. The creation of the nation of Pakistan was a result of 1. Religious conflicts with India 2. A mandate by the United States 3. Economic depression in India 4. A revolt against imperialist France 41. Which belief is common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? 1. 2. 3. 4. Reincarnation Animism Monotheism karma 42. The mandate system was established by the 1. 2. 3. 4. Soviet Union Warsaw Pact Ottoman Empire League of Nations 43. The Torah is to Judaism as which of the following is to Islam? 1. 2. 3. 4. Mecca Kaaba Muhammad Koran (Qur’an) 44. The table lists characteristics of 1. 2. 3. 4. Islam Hinduism Judaism Buddhism 45. Which religion best completes the map legend? 1. 2. 3. 4. Islam Hinduism Buddhism Christianity 46. Which 16th-century empire was located in South America? 1. 2. 3. 4. Incan Aztec Mayan Songhai 47. The trans-Saharan trade route of the 16th century was important to the exchange of products and the spread of - 1. 2. 3. 4. Judaism Buddhism Christianity Islam 48. The Persian Empire ruled the territory of which modern nation? 1. 2. 3. 4. Spain Iran Algeria China 49. In the 1500s, the darker shaded region on the map was ruled by the 1. Russian Empire 2. Spanish Empire 3. Hapsburg Empire 4. Ottoman Empire 50. In 1500, which of these religions was widespread in Europe? 1. 2. 3. 4. Islam Hinduism Buddhism Christianity 51. This table describes the triangle trade between Europe, the Americas, and 1. East Asia 2. West Africa 3. Eastern Europe 4. Southwest Asia 52. During the Congress of Vienna, what was the goal of the “balance of power” doctrine? 1. 2. 3. 4. Granting equal voting rights to all citizens Dividing authority between kings and parliaments Preventing one nation from becoming more powerful than others Sharing power between nations and religious institutions 53. Which of Napoleon’s achievements influences governments today? 1. The conquest of Portugal 2. The unification of Europe 3. The codificaiton of the law 4. The restoration of the monarchy 54. What was one result of the British Enclosure Movement? 1. There were fewer factory owners. 2. More foreigners bought farmland. 3. There was less production of coal 4. More people moved to the cities. 55. How did the Industrial Revolution improve the standard of living in England? 1. By giving government more power to regulate business 2. By protecting industries from foreign competition 3. By increasing the production of affordable goods 4. By discovering new sources of raw materials 56. Improving economic status for workers through collective bargaining was the primary reason for the formation of - 1. Associations of journeymen 2. Craft guilds 3. Secret fraternal organizations 4. Labor unions 57. Several modern-day conflicts in the Middle East have involved Jews and - 1. 2. 3. 4. Christians Hindus Muslims Buddhists 58. Which peninsula is identified by the darker-shaded area on this map? 1. 2. 3. 4. Italian Balkan Iberian Scandinavian 59. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) increased the economic interdependence of the United States, Mexico, and Canada by - 1. limiting tariffs 2. reducing environmental dangers 3. creating a united judicial system 4. establishing common currency 60. According to the table, which of the following is most likely a developed nation? 1. 2. 3. 4. Afghanistan Chad Haiti Japan