Multiple-Choice Exercise From the New York State Education Department. Regents High School Examination Internet. Available from http://www.nysedregents.nysed.gov/; accessed January 11, 2012.; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.
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Which problem faces many of the least developed nations today?
An excess of investment capital is available.
High rates of illiteracy are limiting economic development.
A high-calorie diet is causing obesity.
Too many varieties of crops are being grown.
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
What was a major cause of World War I?
inability of the League of Nations to keep the peace
expansion of communism into western Europe
militarism in the nations of Europe
rebellions in colonial lands in Africa and Asia
Which statement best expresses an idea held by many Renaissance humanist philosophers?
Governments should establish overseas empires.
Scholars should dedicate themselves to the study of life after death.
People should study worldly subjects as well as sacred matters.
Individuals should withdraw from the world and study religion.
Which factor best characterizes the art of both ancient Greece and the Renaissance?
dominance of landscape paintings
emphasis on the human form
focus on biblical themes
influence of the West African tradition
higher education issues
cultural literacy
individual responsibility
social and economic issues
Christianity
Confucianism
Buddhism
Islam
“Unite All Africans.”
“Connecting Constantinople to Cairo.”
“Imperialism is a Glorious Pursuit.”
“Embrace African Diversity.”
Which circumstance best describes a long-term result of the Crusades?
Muslim control of Jerusalem ended.
Feudalism began in western Europe.
Christians and Muslims achieved a lasting peace.
Cultural exchanges between the Middle East and Europe grew.
expanded the importance of the Orthodox Church
brought religious unity to Europe
shaped the Reformation and the Counter Reformation
ended the Glorious Revolution
In 2003, the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq. At the time, which two reasons did these allies give for this invasion?
Which document limited the power of the English monarchy during the Middle Ages?
Rig Veda
Magna Carta
Justinian Code
Twelve Tables
One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it
modernized transportation
strengthened the power of the Shogunate
increased the number of small farms
decreased the level of pollution
What is considered one of the Byzantine Empire’s greatest contributions to western European society?
preserving Greek and Roman culture
defeating the Mongols at Kiev
spreading Hinduism throughout the region
supporting the Catholic Church
Causes of the Bantu Migration
Results of the Fall of Rome
Reasons for the Puritan Revolution
Effects of the Neolithic Revolution
Porfirio Díaz, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, and Emiliano Zapata are all associated with the revolution in
Haiti
Mexico
Bolivia
Nicaragua
One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to
eliminate freedom of speech and press
destroy the power of the opposition party
encourage political discussion and economic reform
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
What was a direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
Japan gained control of Hong Kong.
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) fled to Taiwan.
Kublai Khan rose to power in China.
Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s?
Spain
England
France
Netherlands
One way in which Peter the Great and Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal) are similar is that they sought to
limit the role of women in society
adopt western-style reforms
return to traditional values
gain a warm-water port
The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy
increased sea trade between England and the United States
reduced the armaments of major European powers
gave too much power to the United Nations
allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked
One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed