A) Francisco Pizarro B) James Cook C) Christopher Columbus 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) 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) differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia B) differences among social and economic classes in Russia C) an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia D) an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia
A) French Revolution B) Russian Revolution C) Spanish 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) Montezuma B) Francisco Pizarro C) Vasco da Gama D) Ferdinand Magellan
A) Christopher Columbus. B) James Cook. C) Montezuma. D) Hernando Cortés.
A) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas B) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific C) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas D) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe
A) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish B) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada C) the Aztecs and Incas were at war with each other, making them weaker D) the Native Central Americans were peaceful and refused to fight the Spanish soldiers
A) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America B) More opportunities for Africans to own land C) Further blending of ethnic groups in Latin America D) Less shipping between continents
A) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies B) to work in the new factories C) to work on the plantations in their colonies D) to replace the labor of the serfs
A) Mexico B) Hati C) Boliva D) Venezuela
A) Spain B) England C) Russia D) France
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 revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture D) in a revolution started by Simón Bolívar
A) Independence Movements in Latin America B) The Rise of Communism in Latin America C) United States Colonies in Latin America D) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America
A) Miguel Hidalgo B) Simon Bolivar C) Toussaint L'Ouverture D) Jose de San Martin
A) More economic choices for the people B) Less need for trade with other countries C) Less political freedom for Cubans D) More leaders chosen by the people
A) by a war for independence B) as a result of the American Revolution C) as a result of the British defeat of the French D) by means of negotiations over a period of time
A) withdraw from the United Nations B) close its borders to all new immigrants C) refuse to trade with the United States D) become an independent country
A) Canada conquered Quebec during World War II B) French descendents living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English C) Oppressed Quebec citizens desire freedom of speech and religion D) Large deposits of fossil fuels that Quebec doesn’t want to share with the rest of Canada
A) Aztecs B) Inuits C) Maoris D) Aborigines
A) a military base to replace the African colonies B) a location in which to build new factories C) a source of resources like coal and iron D) a prison to which criminals could be sent.
A) A shortage of soap B) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia C) Eating habits changed D) An increased need for sewage facilities |