Which nation(s) had carved out "spheres of
influence" in China by the end of the nineteenth century?
a. Western nations
only.
b. Russia only.
c. Russia and Japan.
d. Western nations
plus Russia and Japan.
Which of the following Ottoman territories remained under
Ottoman control by the early twentieth century?
a. Greece
b. The Balkans
c. Egypt
d. Anatolia
What was the fate of decentralized societies that did not
have a strong ruler or government under European conquest, such as the small
kingdoms and chiefdoms of West Africa?
a. They were easily
incorporated into the new European colony.
b. They quickly
formed organized central states to deal with the European invaders.
c. They faced
protracted, brutal warfare and mass destruction, village by village.
d. They managed to
hide to convince Europeans that they were not there anymore.
What role did Spain and Portugal play in the second European
imperialism?
a. A prominent role
b. About the same as
other European powers
c. A minor role
d. None
Why did Europeans so often use the notion of
"tribe" to describe African societies?
a. The notion
conformed to European prejudices and aided colonial governance.
b. The notion was
based on a bad translation of a Shona word meaning "village."
c. The notion was
meant to give Africans a new sense of hope and belonging.
d. Tribes were the
main form of organization in Africa already.
In what ways did the new category of "tribe"
benefit many Africans?
a. It gave them the
right to vote.
b. It allowed them to
travel wherever they wanted.
c. It gave them a
support network when they had to migrate for work.
d. It did not benefit
Africans at all, only Europeans.
What term best describes the predominant style of warfare in
World War I?
a. Shock and awe
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Divide and conquer
d. Trench warfare
The "Axis" nations were united by their opposition
to what international movement?
a. Fascism
b. Communism
c. Imperialism
d. Industrialization
What myth arose in Germany in the 1920s to explain why
Germany lost World War I?
a. The German forces
were hexed.
b. Socialist, Jews,
and liberals in Germany stabbed Germany in the back.
c. French and
American soldiers were genetically superior to German soldiers.
d. The Kaiser (German
Emperor) gave crucial information to the enemy.
How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks take power in 1917?
a. Through democratic
elections
b. Through an
overnight coup in the capital
c. By gradually
infiltrating the provisional government
d. By leading a
massive popular uprising throughout the empire
Which of the following best describes the initial policies
of the Soviet and Chinese Communist Parties toward women after taking power?
a. They forced women
to obey their husbands.
b. They talked about
gender equality, but it was only lip service.
c. They achieved
far-reaching freedom for women.
d. They paid no attention
to women's issues at all.
What was the end result of Mao's two great campaigns, the
"Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution"?
a. The replacement of
the communist party as the governing body in the country by the military
b. The death and ruin
of tens of millions and the widespread discrediting of communism
c. China’s parity
with the United States in terms of industrial production
d. More democracy and
prosperity for Chinese citizens
Through the Comintern (Communist International), the Soviet
Union sought to control the policies and actions of ______.
a. world leaders
b. all humans
c. American citizens
d. communist parties
and governments around the world
e. scientists
The brutal civil war (1918–1921) that followed the Russian
Revolution pitted ______ against the communist Bolsheviks who had taken power.
a. foreign troops
b. non-Russian
nationalists
c. tsarist supporters
d. landlords
e. all of the above
In contrast to the Russian Bolsheviks, the base of support
for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was the ______.
a. urban working
class
b. peasant villages
c. Western powers
d. urban elites
e. rural landlords
Between one and two million landlords were ______ in the
peasant uprisings and land seizures organized by the Chinese Communist Party
during and after their rise to power.
a. imprisoned
b. killed
c. humiliated
d. robbed
e. converted
Phrenology was a European racial "science" that
purported to determine the racial superiority of certain ethnic groups by the
size and shape of their ______.
a. genitals
b. skulls
c. eyes
d. hearts
e. noses
The Dutch in Indonesia, the Russians in Chechnya and
Dagestan, and the French in Algeria were all confronted with ______ revolts as
a result of their attempt to cease or exercise control over those societies in
the nineteenth century.
a. communist
b. Islamic
fundamentalist
c. democratic
d. nationalist
e. Islamic modernist
