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History, Geography, Social Studies
9th -
11thgrade
Global 10 Midterm Exam - 2018-2019
50 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Based on the map of the world in 1750, one can infer that:
Native empires dominate the Americas
Europeans nations expanded their influence around the world
Islam was the world’s largest religion
Trade on the Indian Ocean was unimportant
- 2. Multiple Choice
How does the geography of Africa explain the lack of development in the interior of the continent?
The interior had many natural barriers
The interior was designated as a free trade zone
The interior possessed few natural resources
The interior was unoccupied by people
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does the political situation in Africa explain African involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Wars between Muslims and Christians led to instability
Indian traders sent slaves to the Americas.
Ottoman sultans wanted a new source of income.
Europeans exploited Africa’s lack of unity.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which political philosophy does Bossuet describe?
Divine right absolutism
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Constitutional democracy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which individual would have opposed the political philosophy described above?
Louis XIV
John Locke
Peter the Great
Charles I
- 6. Multiple Choice
The absolute monarchs of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries justified their authority in much the same way as the
German Nazis who believed in racial superiority
Roman senators who were elected by citizens of the republic
Chinese emperors who claimed the mandate of heaven
Spanish viceroys whose authority came from the king
- 7. Multiple Choice
Historians would use the Great Moghul Jahangir’s letter to James I of England as the reason for the:
Eventual English domination of India
War between India and England
Disagreement between India and England
French monopoly of Indian trade
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Moghul response to interaction with Europe differed from Japan’s response in that the Japanese:
Desired more trade with Europeans
Were welcoming to Europeans
Closed their ports to Europeans
Had nothing desired by Europeans
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Open Door Policy is proof of the:
Strength of the Qing dynasty China
Weakness of the Qing dynasty China
Importance of free trade to China
Ethnocentric values of the Chinese
- 10. Multiple Choice
The perspective of the cartoonist on the Open Door Policy is that the:
Chinese supported free trade agreements
United States monopolized Chinese trade
United States preserved Chinese independence
Europeans allied against Chinese interests
- 11. Multiple Choice
Western involvement in China is seen as the cause of the Boxer Rebellion in that the Boxers:
Wanted to rid China of foreign influences
Attempted to install a democratic government
Supported the modernization of China
Became a class of wealthy industrialists
- 12. Multiple Choice
Japan decided to limit trade with Europe from the 17th through the 19th centuries because the Japanese:
Had few products of value to sell to the Europeans
Held religious beliefs that prohibited contact with foreigners
Through European technology would hinder any effort to modernize
Believed that their culture would be corrupted by contact with the Europeans
- 13. Multiple Choice
The reason for allowing the Dutch and Chinese to trade at the port of Nagasaki was that Nagasaki:
Was the largest city in Japan at that time
Was centrally located and accessible to all Japanese
Was the city where the shogun lived
Was located away from most other cities
- 14. Multiple Choice
As a result of the Closed Country Edicts of 1635, Japan:
Became the dominant power in East Asia
Became a colony of the British empire
Fell behind the world in science and technology
Led the world in technological innovation
- 15. Multiple Choice
It can be inferred that a problem of pre-revolutionary French society was:
The practice of anti-Semitism
Government based on merit
The lack of religious freedom
A stratified social hierarchy
- 16. Multiple Choice
The lack of political importance of the Third Estate in pre-revolutionary France can be attributed to:
Being a small proportion of the population
Procedures of the Continental System
The absolute power of French kings
Reactionary policies of the Congress of Vienna
- 17. Multiple Choice
Robespierre’s purpose in writing this speech was to:
Promote peaceful measures to support republican government
Create a movement to promote the natural rights of all citizens
Justify the execution of those deemed to be enemies of the republic
Prevent the abuse of power by the revolutionary government
- 18. Multiple Choice
This document represents a turning point in the French Revolution as it indicates the:
Establishment of the constitutional monarchy
Seizure of power by the radical Jacobins
Reinstatement of the absolute monarchy
Rise of Napoleon to prominence
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment can be classified as a turning point in that it:
Ended nationalist movements in Europe
Began the transition from absolutism to democracy
Created the claim to power of the Catholic Church
Concluded the Protestant Reformation
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which action taken by an 18th century leader supports the ideas expressed in the passage?
Louis XVI’s requirement that the clergy and nobility pay taxes.
Robespierre’s order that Marie Antoinette be executed.
Napoleon’s forceful seizure of power from the Directory.
Catherine the Great’s advancement of the education of women.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Rousseau and Wollstonecraft disagree on the:
Place of women in society
Theory of divine right
Authority of the Church
Importance of free trade
- 22. Multiple Choice
Wollstonecraft’s view on the concept of “natural rights” is that they:
Must be earned by merit
Should be extended to women
Are meant specifically for men
Have no place in society
- 23. Multiple Choice
In this passage, Argentine patriot Manuel Belgrano appeals to which social group in Latin American society?
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Slaves
- 24. Multiple Choice
The factor that would unite most social groups in Latin America in their quest for independence was that they were:
Born in the Americas
Appointed by the Spanish king
Highly educated in Europe
Persecuted and fled spain
- 25. Multiple Choice
The concept illustrated by this passage is:
Nationalism
Imperialism
Absolutism
Fascism
- 26. Multiple Choice
An opponent of the ideas contained in the passage above would be:
Otto von Bismarck
Clemens von Metternich
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Simon Bolivar
- 27. Multiple Choice
An example of the impact of Fichte’s ideas would be the:
Creation of an Italian nation-state
Collapse of czarist Russia
Colonization of Latin America by Spain
Formation of the Ottoman Empire
- 28. Multiple Choice
Bismarck’s goal was the
Unification of the German states
Spread of democratic government
Collapse of the Russian Empire
Creation of the European Union
- 29. Multiple Choice
The ideas present in Bismarck’s “blood and iron” speech are consistent with the ideals of:
Passive resistance
Ethnic cleansing
Perestroika
Realpolitik
- 30. Multiple Choice
It can be inferred that nationalist movements in the Austro-Hungarian Empire resulted in:
A unified state
Religious toleration
Ethnic tensions
Free trade
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which state was composed similarly to the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Ottoman Empire
German Empire
Kingdom of Italy
Republic of France
- 32. Multiple Choice
Based on the reading, Kossuth is an advocate of:
Feudalism
Nationalism
Absolutism
Communism
- 33. Multiple Choice
Nationalism was especially threatening to the Hapsburg rulers because the Austrian Empire:
Contained many ethnic groups
Had a homogenous population
Became a target of foreign nations
Developed new military technologies
- 34. Multiple Choice
The involvement of the Russian czar in the internal affairs of the Austrian Empire suggests that European monarchs:
Tried to uphold republican government
Regarded absolute monarchy as antiquated
Promoted religious freedom
Viewed nationalism as a major threat to peace
- 35. Multiple Choice
To diffuse ethnic tensions, Austrian emperor Franz Joseph:
Banned the use of the Hungarian language
Granted Hungary full independence
Created the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary
Violently suppressed Hungarian nationalists
- 36. Multiple Choice
The invention of the steam engine can be considered a turning point in that:
Large factories were no longer needed
Coal became less important to the industry
Cottage industry became more efficient
Machinery replaced manual labor
- 37. Multiple Choice
The steam engine changed the relationship between labor and management in that labor became:
Unskilled and expendable
More skilled and indispensable
Equal to management
Completely unnecessary
- 38. Multiple Choice
The point of view of the cartoonist is that:
Africa is too dangerous to be successfully colonized
Advanced civilizations existed in Africa before the arrival of Europeans
Europeans have a lot to learn from native Africans
Native Africans suffered under Belgium colonial rule
- 39. Multiple Choice
The wealth generated by King Leopold II’s conquest and occupation of the Congo led to:
The partition of Africa by Europeans at the Berlin Conference
Increased levels of prosperity for the native Congolese
Conflicts over control of the Congo with the British Empire
The outbreak of the African theatre of WWI
- 40. Multiple Choice
The primary reason for the British importation of opium into China was to:
Create a trade imbalance in Great Britain’s favor
Build stronger diplomatic ties with China
Acknowledge Chinese supremacy in East Asia
Create a pretext for war with China
- 41. Multiple Choice
China’s loss in the Opium Wars with Great Britain led directly to :
The end of the Qing dynasty’s rule in China
Japan’s takeover of Manchuria
The creation of spheres of influence within China
China’s direct annexation into the British Empire
- 42. Multiple Choice
Siam remained the only independent country in Southeast Asia in the 1800s because its rulers:
Convinced Europeans that Siam held no value
Defeated all invading European armies
Made an alliance with the Japanese Empire
Embraced modernization and westernization
- 43. Multiple Choice
British possession of the city of Singapore is associated with the policy of:
Geopolitics
Realpolitik
Nationalism
Laissez-faire
- 44. Multiple Choice
Europeans used passages like the one above for the purpose of:
Soliciting donations for humanitarian aid
Criticizing foreign involvement in Africa
Justifying the building of colonial empires
Promoting Christian missionary activity
- 45. Multiple Choice
The idea behind Lugard’s text is known as:
Self determination
Industrialization
The civilizing mission
The Mandate system
- 46. Multiple Choice
A factor that led to the victory of the Ethiopians over the Italians at Adwa was:
Ethiopia’s rugged topography
Ethiopia’s technological advantage
American military intervention
Italy’s reluctance to fight
- 47. Multiple Choice
The Battle of Adwa is uncharacteristic of the Scramble for Africa in that:
International organizations prevented conflict over colonies
Europeans agreed to preserve the territorial claims of native people
Europeans were at a technological disadvantage to a native population
Native forces were able to overcome the superior technology of Europeans
- 48. Multiple Choice
The Sepoy Mutiny resulted from the British East India Company’s;
Favoritism of one certain ethnic group over others
Unwillingness to improve the infrastructure of their territory
Lack of respect for the beliefs and traditions of the local population
Support of unpopular local rulers who were considered to be tyrants
- 49. Multiple Choice
It can be inferred from the passage above that the British were successful in subduing the Sepoy Mutiny and conquering India because:
The British were able to exploit Indian diversity
India had already been invaded and weakened
The British had enough soldiers to control the population
Popular support was in favor of the British government
- 50. Multiple Choice
The Sepoy Mutiny is known as a turning point in the history of India in that:
The Mughal Empire regained its former strength
The British government took control of India
The East India Company was given a monopoly in India
The French holdings in India were given to Great Britain
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