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