A) Christopher Columbus B) Francisco Pizarro C) James Cook D) Prince Henry
A) Europeans were interested in learning from other cultures. B) Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples. 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) 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) the Japanese invasion of the Philippines C) an explosion on the battleship Maine D) fear of the spread of communism
A) an unsuccessful attempt by China 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 Britain to invade Russia
A) Spanish Revolution B) Chinese Revolution C) French Revolution D) Russian 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 destruction of the Aztec and Incan civilizations D) the invention of the astrolabe, which improved navigation.
A) Francisco Pizarro B) Vasco da Gama C) Montezuma D) Ferdinand Magellan
A) Christopher Columbus. B) Montezuma. C) James Cook. D) Hernando Cortés.
A) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas B) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas C) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe D) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific
A) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada B) the Aztecs and Incas were at war with each other, making them weaker C) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish D) the Native Central Americans were peaceful and refused to fight the Spanish soldiers
A) Less shipping between continents B) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America C) More opportunities for Africans to own land D) Further blending of ethnic groups in Latin America
A) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies B) to work on the plantations in their colonies C) to replace the labor of the serfs D) to work in the new factories
A) Venezuela B) Mexico C) Hati D) Boliva
A) England B) Spain C) Russia D) France
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) Independence Movements in Latin America B) The Rise of Communism in Latin America C) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America D) United States Colonies in Latin America
A) Simon Bolivar B) Miguel Hidalgo C) Toussaint L'Ouverture 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) as a result of the British defeat of the French B) by a war for independence C) as a result of the American Revolution 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) become an independent country 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) 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) Canada conquered Quebec during World War II
A) Aborigines B) Aztecs C) Maoris D) Inuits
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) Eating habits changed B) A shortage of soap C) An increased need for sewage facilities D) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia |