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