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- 1. Multiple ChoiceColonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?Live free or dieAll men are created equalLife, liberty, and pursuit of happinessNo taxation with representation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe slogan of the French Revolution:life, liberty, propertliberty, equality, fraternitylife, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessno taxation without representation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis document, created during the French Revolution, contained basic Enlightenment ideals.Committee of Public SafetyDeclaration of IndependenceDeclaration of the Rights of ManEnglish Bill of Rights
- 4. Multiple ChoiceFrance was deep in debt becausemoney spent on the American Revolutionthe queen's lavish spendingthe 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxesall of the above
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came fromthe Declaration of Independencethe Scientific Revolutionthe Enlightenmentall of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis was a reason for the French Revolution:The King and TaxesEnlightenmentEstatesAll of the above
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBefore independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.Great BritainFranceThe United StatesBelgium
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho led a successful revolution in Haiti to free Haitians from French rule?Jose de San MartinToussaint L‘OuvertureNapoleon BonaparteSimón Bolivar
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho started the Mexican independence movement?Simón BolivarToussaint L‘OuvertureFather Miguel HidalgoJose de San Martin
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?racewealthpoliticsreligion - 11. Multiple ChoiceThe principle that government derives power from the consent of the governed is represented throughcommunismdemocracysocialismoligarchy
- 12. Multiple Choice_____ and _____ were the primary crops grown in Haiti.tobacco; cottonsugar; coffeeopium; ricecotton; tea
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true about Toussaint L'Ouverture?He was a self educated former slaveHe joined forces with the French and led the slaves against the British and Spanish forcesHe declares himself governor for life.He was responsible for the Latin American Revolution
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a common outcome of the American, Haitian and the Mexican War of Independence?All 3 countries won independence and changed their name.All 3 revolutions were fought to free the slaves.All 3 revolutions allowed the country to break away from France.Each of the 3 revolutions were started by slaves.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy did France want to keep their colony of Saint- Domingue?The island was a major money maker to help France pay for wars they were fighting.France's elite enjoyed the scenery of the island.It was a hotspot for vacationers around the world.Haiti was a huge provider of slaves for France.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich revolution had the biggest impact on the Haitian Revolution?French RevolutionAmerican RevolutionCongolese RevolutionCuban Revolution
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
• ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central PowersA. Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian RevolutionB. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in MexicoC. The Russian government adopted the New Economic PolicyD. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?A. It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks.B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia.C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany.D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?A. the BolsheviksB. the CzaristsC. the nobilityD. the clergy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following answers is the correct chronological order of events during the Russian Revolution?A. Bloody Sunday, World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov familyA. World War I, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family, Tsar Nicholas’s abdicationA. World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov familyA. February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family, World War I
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich event was a main cause of the Petrograd Uprising that began the Russian Revolution?A. severe food shortagesB. Tsar Nicholas II’s abdicationC. major military desertionsD. Vladimir Lenin’s return from exile
- 22. Multiple ChoiceGandhi's long march to the Arabian Sea Coast was known asSalt MarchThe Battaan Death MarchThe Long MarchThe Goodbye March
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich group was established in 1885 to achieve equal rights for Indians?Indian National CongressUnited NationsLeague of NationsPan-Africanism
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of apartheid?ApartnessInferiorSuperiorClosedness
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho fought in the Boer war?British and the ZuluBritish and the DutchSoviets and the NazisDutch and Spanish
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho became the first black president in South Africa?Nelson MandelaWinnie MandelaGandhiF.W. de Klerk
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich term best describes South Africa's National Party?ColonialistUnifyingRacistLiberal
- 28. Multiple Choice
...Indeed whilst on the one hand civil disobedience authorizes disobedience of unjust laws or unmoral laws of a state which one seeks to overthrow, it requires meek and willing submission to the penalty of disobedience and therefore cheerful acceptance of the jail discipline and its attendant hardships...
-- Mohandas Gandhi
Which claim is best supported by this quote?
The Indian Independence Movement tried to keep its leaders out of jail at all costs.
Leaders of the Indian Independence Movement emphasized peaceful resistance to British rule.
Mohandas Gandhi opposed the totalitarian dictatorship that ruled India before Indian Independence.
Mohandas Gandhi believed that only a violent revolution could improve conditions for most Indians.
- 29. Multiple Choice
The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by
the topographic features of the continent
the patterns of European colonialism
traditional African language groups
the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms
- 30. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Puerto Rico after a change in status in 1952?
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Italy
- 31. Multiple Choice
What country colonized The Congo until 1960?
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
Belgium
- 32. Multiple Choice
What country colonized The Central African Republic until 1960?
Belgium
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
- 33. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Vietnam until 1945?
Belgium
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
- 34. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Hong Kong until 1972?
France
Belgium
United Kingdom
Netherlands
- 35. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Kenya until 1963?
France
Belgium
United Kingdom
Netherlands
- 36. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Angola until 1975?
France
Portugal
Spain
Netherlands
- 37. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Uganda until 1962?
Belgium
United Kingdom
Spain
United States
- 38. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Nigeria until 1960?
Belgium
United States
Portugal
United Kingdom
- 39. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Mozambique until 1975?
Portugal
The Netherlands
Australia
United Kingdom
- 40. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Indonesia until 1949?
Portugal
The Netherlands
Australia
United Kingdom
- 41. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Morocco until 1956?
Portugal
Belgium
France
United Kingdom
- 42. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Cambodia until 1953?
Denmark
Belgium
France
Italy
- 43. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Mali until 1960?
Denmark
Belgium
France
Italy
- 44. Multiple Choice
What country colonized Rwanda until 1962?
Denmark
Belgium
France
Italy
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