A) Christopher Columbus B) James Cook C) Francisco Pizarro D) Prince Henry
A) Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples. B) Europeans were interested in learning from other cultures. C) European industry needed more sources of raw materials. D) Europeans thought that colonies would buy European products.
A) Europeans were looking to find ways to ease overcrowding in their cities. B) The monarchs of Europe were trying to develop and use new sailing technologies. C) European explorers were trying to prove that the earth was not flat. D) The Europeans were trying to expand their territories, gather riches, and spread their religion.
A) an explosion on the battleship Maine B) European empire building in Africa and Asia C) fear of the spread of communism D) the Japanese invasion of the Philippines
A) an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia B) an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia C) differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia D) differences among social and economic classes in Russia
A) Spanish Revolution B) Russian Revolution C) French Revolution D) Chinese Revolution
A) the discovery that only the Atlantic Ocean separated Asia from Europe B) the destruction of the Aztec and Incan civilizations C) the invention of the astrolabe, which improved navigation. D) the discovery and use of the Northwest Passage to Asia
A) Ferdinand Magellan B) Montezuma C) Francisco Pizarro D) Vasco da Gama
A) Christopher Columbus. B) Hernando Cortés. C) James Cook. D) Montezuma.
A) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas B) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe C) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific D) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas
A) the Native Central Americans were peaceful and refused to fight the Spanish soldiers B) the Aztecs and Incas were at war with each other, making them weaker C) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish D) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada
A) Further blending of ethnic groups in Latin America B) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America C) More opportunities for Africans to own land D) Less shipping between continents
A) to work on the plantations in their colonies B) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies C) to replace the labor of the serfs D) to work in the new factories
A) Mexico B) Venezuela C) Boliva D) Hati
A) France B) England C) Spain D) Russia
A) in a revolution started by Simón Bolívar B) in a revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture C) as part of the treaty at the end of the French and Indian War D) when the British defeated Napoleon at Waterloo
A) United States Colonies in Latin America B) Independence Movements in Latin America C) The Rise of Communism in Latin America D) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America
A) Simon Bolivar B) Jose de San Martin C) Toussaint L'Ouverture D) Miguel Hidalgo
A) More economic choices for the people B) Less political freedom for Cubans C) More leaders chosen by the people D) Less need for trade with other countries
A) by means of negotiations over a period of time B) by a war for independence C) as a result of the British defeat of the French D) as a result of the American Revolution
A) become an independent country B) close its borders to all new immigrants C) withdraw from the United Nations D) refuse to trade with the United States
A) Canada conquered Quebec during World War II B) Large deposits of fossil fuels that Quebec doesn’t want to share with the rest of Canada C) French descendents living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English D) Oppressed Quebec citizens desire freedom of speech and religion
A) Aztecs B) Aborigines C) Inuits D) Maoris
A) a military base to replace the African colonies B) a prison to which criminals could be sent. C) a location in which to build new factories D) a source of resources like coal and iron
A) Eating habits changed B) An increased need for sewage facilities C) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia D) A shortage of soap |