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