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