A) Christopher Columbus B) Francisco Pizarro C) James Cook D) Prince Henry
A) Europeans were interested in learning from other cultures. B) European industry needed more sources of raw materials. C) Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples. D) Europeans thought that colonies would buy European products.
A) Europeans were looking to find ways to ease overcrowding in their cities. B) The Europeans were trying to expand their territories, gather riches, and spread their religion. C) European explorers were trying to prove that the earth was not flat. 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 religious and ethnic groups in Russia B) an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia C) differences among social and economic classes in Russia D) an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia
A) Chinese Revolution B) French Revolution C) Spanish Revolution D) Russian 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) Francisco Pizarro B) Ferdinand Magellan C) Vasco da Gama D) Montezuma
A) Christopher Columbus. B) James Cook. C) Montezuma. D) Hernando Cortés.
A) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas B) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific C) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas D) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe
A) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada B) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish 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) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America C) Less shipping between continents D) More opportunities for Africans to own land
A) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies B) to replace the labor of the serfs C) to work in the new factories D) to work on the plantations in their colonies
A) Mexico B) Hati C) Venezuela D) Boliva
A) England B) Russia C) France D) Spain
A) in a revolution started by Simón Bolívar 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 revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture
A) Independence Movements in Latin America B) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America C) The Rise of Communism 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) Less political freedom for Cubans B) More leaders chosen by the people C) Less need for trade with other countries D) More economic choices for the people
A) by a war for independence B) by means of negotiations over a period of time C) as a result of the American Revolution D) as a result of the British defeat of the French
A) close its borders to all new immigrants B) refuse to trade with the United States C) withdraw from the United Nations D) become an independent country
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) French descendents living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English D) Oppressed Quebec citizens desire freedom of speech and religion
A) Aztecs B) Inuits C) Maoris D) Aborigines
A) a prison to which criminals could be sent. B) a location in which to build new factories C) a source of resources like coal and iron D) a military base to replace the African colonies
A) Eating habits changed B) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia C) An increased need for sewage facilities D) A shortage of soap |