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2: The Historical Evolution of International Politics
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. In the sixteenth century, which country
founded a colony called Macao in China?
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a.
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Portugal
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b.
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England
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c.
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France
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d.
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Russia
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ANS: A REF: 26 NOT: Factual
2. During which declining Chinese dynasty did
Western powers begin to exploit China?
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a.
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Ming
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b.
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Qing
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c.
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Zhou
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d.
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Shang
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ANS: B REF: 26 NOT: Factual
3. In which way does history influence
present-day international affairs?
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a.
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It helps shape
understanding of the purpose of policies.
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b.
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It provides much of
the evidence used to evaluate hypotheses.
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c.
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It helps us
understand the roots of contemporary problems.
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d.
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All of the above
are true.
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ANS: D REF: 27 NOT: Conceptual
4. The great study of international politics,
the History of the Peloponnesian War, was written by a Greek general
named
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a.
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Sparta.
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b.
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Pericles.
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c.
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Aristotle.
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d.
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Thucydides.
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ANS: D REF: 27 NOT: Factual
5. The Peloponnesian War was fought between the
two Greek city-states of
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a.
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Sparta and Athens.
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b.
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Baghdad and Sparta.
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c.
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Athens and
Istanbul.
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d.
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Constantinople and
Thebes.
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ANS: A REF: 28 NOT: Factual
6. Thucydides posited a theory of international
politics that stated
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a.
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morality drives the
ambitions of states.
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b.
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great men determine
the shape of history through their personal charisma or genius.
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c.
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states are the key
actors and the distribution of power a key factor.
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d.
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balance of power
among states provides the least stable system of politics.
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ANS: C REF: 28 NOT: Applied
7. The explanation of the Peloponnesian war by
Thucydides is still important today because of the role of
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a.
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money.
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b.
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power.
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c.
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morality.
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d.
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population.
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ANS: B REF: 28 NOT: Applied
8. The feudal system in Europe was different
from the Roman Empire because
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a.
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there were many
overlapping political authorities under feudalism and only a single
government under the Roman Empire.
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b.
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the political
authorities during the feudal period were not Christian.
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c.
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the feudal system
was capitalist while the Roman Empire was socialist.
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d.
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citizenship was
limited to Romans.
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ANS: A REF: 29 NOT: Applied
9. In 1648, European countries signed the Treaty
of Westphalia that
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a.
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united Christian
and Muslim countries.
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b.
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ended the Thirty
Years’ War.
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c.
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created a free trade
alliance.
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d.
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brought back the
Roman Empire.
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ANS: B REF: 29 NOT: Factual
10. The conflict over religion that sprang from the Protestant
Reformation was called the
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a.
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Peloponnesian War.
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b.
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European Civil War.
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c.
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War of the Roses.
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d.
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Thirty Years’ War.
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ANS: D REF: 29 NOT: Factual
11. The Treaty of Westphalia is important because it
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a.
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laid the foundation
of the Cold War.
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b.
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united Eastern and
Western Europe.
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c.
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recognized the
existence of sovereign states.
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d.
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promoted human
rights.
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ANS: C REF: 29 NOT: Conceptual
12. Sovereignty means that
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a.
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each state has
complete authority over its territory.
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b.
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the Roman Empire
had control over Europe.
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c.
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all states are
different in terms of power.
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d.
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a single empire has
potential control over several states.
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ANS: A REF: 31 NOT: Conceptual
13. Following the Treaty of Westphalia, the main actors in the
international system are
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a.
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religious
organizations.
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b.
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states.
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c.
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international
organizations.
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d.
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European kings and
queens.
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ANS: B REF: 32 NOT: Applied
14. In international politics, when sovereign states are recognized by
other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of
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a.
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surviving.
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b.
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being powerful.
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c.
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being democratic.
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d.
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going to war.
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ANS: A REF: 32 NOT: Applied
15. Anarchy is central to understanding international politics. It
refers to
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a.
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chaos in the world.
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b.
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the creation of
order in Europe.
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c.
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a situation in
which there is no central government.
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d.
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the expansion of
democratic rule.
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ANS: C REF: 32 NOT: Conceptual
16. A balance of power means that
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a.
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no more than two
countries are equal in power.
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b.
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more than six
countries have equal power.
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c.
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one state has more
power than all the others.
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d.
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no one state is
sufficiently powerful to defeat the others.
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ANS: D REF: 32 NOT: Conceptual
17. The sovereign state system created by the Treaty of Westphalia
established all of the following except
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a.
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the main actors in
the system are states.
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b.
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governments have
complete authority within their territories.
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c.
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there is no higher
authority than the state.
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d.
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Catholicism was
decreed the one true religion.
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ANS: D REF: 32 NOT: Applied
18. Why did anarchy result from the Westphalian system?
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a.
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Sovereignty meant
that no higher power could tell states what to do, so there was no one to
prevent states from attacking one another.
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b.
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The Westphalian
system destroyed the concept of states and left the world in chaos.
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c.
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The Westphalian
system should have created an international organization to promote
international peace.
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d.
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None of the above
is true.
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ANS: A REF: 32 NOT: Conceptual
19. From the end of the Thirty Years’ War until the early 1800s, most
states were
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a.
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democratic, with
constitutional monarchies the rule rather than the exception.
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b.
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undemocratic monarchies.
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c.
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parliamentary
systems of rule with limited monarchs.
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d.
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communist
dictatorships of varying types.
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ANS: B REF: 32 | 33 NOT: Conceptual
20. During the first millennium BCE, China
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a.
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did not have a
consistent government, and there were many debates. Since that time the
borders and the strength of the state have also varied, at times controlled
by outsiders.
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b.
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was controlled by a
monarchy. Over time, the country showed a consistent increase in strength and
size.
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c.
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expanded its
cultural influence on the region, and it was never controlled by outsiders.
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d.
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was always
controlled by outsiders.
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ANS: A REF: 33 NOT: Applied
21. Mongol emperor Kublai Khan conquered China in the
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a.
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fourteenth century
CE.
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b.
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fifteenth century
CE.
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c.
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thirteenth century
CE.
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d.
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sixteenth century
CE.
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ANS: C REF: 33 NOT: Factual
22. By the middle of the 1500s, the authority of the Caliphate was
claimed by
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a.
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the Seljuk Turks.
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b.
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the Berbers in
North Africa.
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c.
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Rome.
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d.
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the Ottoman Empire.
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ANS: D REF: 33 NOT: Factual
23. Which of the following social scientists attributed Europe’s
economic success to its Protestant Christian values?
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a.
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Huldrych Zwingli
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b.
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Martin Luther
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c.
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Max Weber
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d.
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Jared Diamond
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ANS: C REF: 34 NOT: Applied
24. European countries were successful in dominating the rest of the
world for all the following factors except
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a.
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development of
superior technology.
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b.
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capitalism
providing the means for expansion.
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c.
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Christianity
offering an ideology that justified expansion.
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d.
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English emerging as
the dominant language.
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ANS: D REF: 35 NOT: Applied
25. Nationalism is the doctrine that means
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a.
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large groups of
people perceive themselves to be fundamentally similar to each other and
distinct from other groups.
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b.
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an intense dislike or
fear of foreign people and their customs.
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c.
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a feeling of pride
as a country.
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d.
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acceptance of
different world views.
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ANS: A REF: 35 NOT: Conceptual
26. National self-determination is a concept closely related to
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a.
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fascism.
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b.
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socialism.
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c.
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nationalism.
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d.
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authoritarianism.
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ANS: C REF: 35 NOT: Applied
27. Which two developments in European politics made possible
Napoleon’s rise in the late eighteenth century?
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a.
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Republicanism and
rationalism
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b.
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Enlightenment and
education
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c.
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Democracy and
emancipation
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d.
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Nationalism and
democracy
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ANS: D REF: 35 NOT: Conceptual
28. One of the significant changes Napoleon initiated in warfare was
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a.
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mobilizing the
entire population behind his war effort.
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b.
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developing a small
professional army.
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c.
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conscripting
citizens of defeated states into his army.
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d.
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separating
political and military power in government.
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ANS: A REF: 35 | 36 NOT: Applied
29. The Concert of Europe was established following
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a.
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World War I.
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b.
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the Civil War.
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c.
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The American
Revolutionary War.
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d.
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the Congress of
Vienna.
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ANS: D REF: 36 NOT: Factual
30. Which of the following was not a cause of Napoleon’s
defeat?
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a.
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The frigid winters
in Russia
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b.
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The use of
nationalism to mobilize populations
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c.
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The effective use
of new weapons of war
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d.
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His enemies adopted
Napoleon’s strategies
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ANS: C REF: 36 NOT: Applied
31. According to the textbook, during the Concert of Europe period
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a.
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wars occurred
often.
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b.
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wars were
considered illegal.
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c.
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only a few limited
wars occurred.
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d.
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World War I was the
only major war.
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ANS: C REF: 37 NOT: Applied
32. A situation in which one country controls another country or
territory is called
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a.
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imperialism.
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b.
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satrapy.
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c.
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tutelage.
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d.
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domination.
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ANS: A REF: 37 NOT: Conceptual
33. The nineteenth century is known for the rise of what two related
phenomena?
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a.
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War and capitalism
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b.
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Nationalism and
imperialism
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c.
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Nationalism and
capitalism
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d.
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Imperialism and
World War I
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ANS: B REF: 37 NOT: Applied
34. Which of the following was an example of a multinational empire in
Europe?
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a.
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Russian Empire
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b.
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American Empire
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c.
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German Empire
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d.
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Japanese Empire
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ANS: A REF: 39 NOT: Factual
35. In multinational empires in the nineteenth century, nationalism
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a.
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resulted in a
dominant language.
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b.
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evolved into a
xenophobic ideology.
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c.
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increased the
industrial capacity of the state.
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d.
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created pressure to
break larger states into smaller ones.
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ANS: D REF: 39 NOT: Applied
36. A major goal of colonialism was
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a.
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embracing local culture
and customs.
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b.
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establishing world
dominance.
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c.
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exploiting the
local economy to benefit the colonizers.
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d.
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eradicating all
traces of local culture and customs.
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ANS: C REF: 40 NOT: Conceptual
37. The intense competition among European powers at the beginning of
the twentieth century manifested in all of the following ways except
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a.
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the colonization of
the southern hemisphere.
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b.
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a naval arms race.
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c.
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a desire by each
power to tilt the balance of power in its own favor.
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d.
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stepped up programs
to develop nuclear weaponry.
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ANS: D REF: 40 | 41 NOT: Applied
38. The Triple Alliance was a pact among three countries, pledging to
help the other in case of attack. These countries were
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a.
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Britain, France,
and Russia.
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b.
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the U.S., Canada,
and Britain.
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c.
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Germany,
Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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d.
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Lithuania, Estonia,
and Latvia.
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ANS: C REF: 41 NOT: Factual
39. At the start of World War I, Britain, France, and Russia belonged
to the
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a.
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Triple Entente.
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b.
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United Nations.
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c.
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World Trade
Organization.
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d.
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Triple Alliance.
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ANS: A REF: 41 NOT: Factual
40. The spark that ignited World War I was
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a.
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the assassination
of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
|
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b.
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Germany’s invasion
of Poland.
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c.
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the British naval
blockade in the Atlantic.
|
|
d.
|
the storming of the
French Bastille.
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ANS: A REF: 41 NOT: Factual
41. Prior to the First World War, which declining empire controlled
the Balkans?
|
a.
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the
Austro-Hungarian empire
|
|
b.
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the Ottoman empire
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c.
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the Russian empire
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d.
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the French empire
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ANS: B REF: 41 NOT: Factual
42. Which of the following countries stood to gain the most from the
disintegration of the Ottoman empire prior to World War I?
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a.
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Russia
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b.
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Great Britain
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c.
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Austria-Hungary
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d.
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Germany
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ANS: A REF: 41 NOT: Factual
43. The Triple Alliance consisted of
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a.
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Britain, France,
and Russia.
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b.
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Germany,
Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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c.
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United States,
Canada, and Italy.
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d.
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Russia, Germany,
and Italy.
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ANS: B REF: 41 NOT: Factual
44. The Triple Entente consisted of
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a.
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Britain, France,
and Russia.
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b.
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Germany,
Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
|
|
c.
|
Britain, France,
and the United States.
|
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d.
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Germany, China, and
France.
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ANS: A REF: 41 NOT: Factual
45. At the beginning of the twentieth century, what most powerful
country was most threatened by the rapid rise of Germany?
|
a.
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Russia
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b.
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Italy
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c.
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France
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d.
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Great Britain
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ANS: D REF: 41 NOT: Factual
46. The United States entered World War I at the
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a.
|
beginning of the
conflict.
|
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b.
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middle of the
conflict.
|
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c.
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end of the
conflict.
|
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d.
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request of Kaiser
Wilhelm.
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ANS: C REF: 42 NOT: Applied
47. What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?
|
a.
|
Treaty of
Westphalia
|
|
b.
|
Treaty of
Versailles
|
|
c.
|
Treaty of
Maastricht
|
|
d.
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Treaty of Paris
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ANS: B REF: 42 NOT: Factual
48. The result of World War I was a shift in global power toward
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a.
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England.
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b.
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France.
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c.
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international
organizations.
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d.
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the United States.
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ANS: D REF: 42 NOT: Applied
49. Which of the following weapons technologies was not developed in
the run up to World War I?
|
a.
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Biological weapons
|
|
b.
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Barbed wire
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|
c.
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Poison gas
|
|
d.
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Machine guns
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ANS: A REF: 42 NOT: Factual
50. Provisions in the Treaty of Versailles called for all of the
following, except
|
a.
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the creation of the
League of Nations.
|
|
b.
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the enforcement of
reparations payments against Germany.
|
|
c.
|
the specification
of limits on Germany’s ability to rearm.
|
|
d.
|
the creation of the
International Court of Justice.
|
ANS: D REF: 42 NOT: Applied
51. Avoiding punishing either Japan for invading Manchuria or Italy’s
invasion of Ethiopia demonstrated the weakness of which policy?
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a.
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Collective security
|
|
b.
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Isolationism
|
|
c.
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Nuclear deterrence
|
|
d.
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Peacekeeping
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ANS: A REF: 43 NOT: Applied
52. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain advocated a strategy of
avoiding war by acceding to the demands of Germany. This strategy is called
|
a.
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deliberation.
|
|
b.
|
isolationism.
|
|
c.
|
appeasement.
|
|
d.
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collective
security.
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ANS: C REF: 43 NOT: Conceptual
53. In World War II, the Allied Powers included
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a.
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France, Britain,
Soviet Union, and the United States.
|
|
b.
|
Germany, Italy, and
Japan.
|
|
c.
|
Brazil, Argentina,
and Chile.
|
|
d.
|
the European Union
and the United States.
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ANS: A REF: 43 NOT: Factual
54. Leaders after World War I sought to prevent future wars through
|
a.
|
collective security.
|
|
b.
|
national building.
|
|
c.
|
financial
reparations.
|
|
d.
|
appeasement.
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ANS: A REF: 43 NOT: Conceptual
55. The idea of collective security failed because of all of the
following except
|
a.
|
European fatigue
with war following World War I.
|
|
b.
|
isolationism.
|
|
c.
|
the hope that
others would deal with German expansion.
|
|
d.
|
disintegration of
the British Empire.
|
ANS: D REF: 43 NOT: Applied
56. The doctrine of fascism sees as its goal the
|
a.
|
subservience of the
individual to the state.
|
|
b.
|
establishment of a
liberal civil society.
|
|
c.
|
creation of
commitments with international organizations.
|
|
d.
|
development of
democratic institutions.
|
ANS: A REF: 44 NOT: Conceptual
57. Fascism was a political ideology most closely associated with
|
a.
|
Russia and China.
|
|
b.
|
the United States
and France.
|
|
c.
|
Italy and Germany.
|
|
d.
|
Hungary and Poland.
|
ANS: C REF: 44 NOT: Factual
58. Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany
|
a.
|
after democratic
elections confirmed him as Chancellor.
|
|
b.
|
as a result of a
coup d’état launched in Munich.
|
|
c.
|
with the support of
appeasement minded Western leaders.
|
|
d.
|
after the
assassination of the German President, von Hindenburg.
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ANS: A REF: 44 NOT: Factual
59. Fascism as developed in Italy and Germany
|
a.
|
supported the
strengthening of the nation as the major political goal.
|
|
b.
|
viewed the nation
as a single organism.
|
|
c.
|
justified political
authoritarianism and economic centralization.
|
|
d.
|
All of the above
are true.
|
ANS: D REF: 44 NOT: Conceptual
60. The United States dropped nuclear weapons on which cities?
|
a.
|
Berlin and
Stuttgart
|
|
b.
|
Rome and Naples
|
|
c.
|
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
|
|
d.
|
Moscow and
Khabarovsk
|
ANS: C REF: 45 NOT: Factual
61. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted
between what years?
|
a.
|
1941–1945
|
|
b.
|
1946–1991
|
|
c.
|
1955–1965
|
|
d.
|
1981–1991
|
ANS: B REF: 47 NOT: Factual
62. According to the textbook, which event during the Cold War created
the greatest danger for the United States?
|
a.
|
Berlin airlift
|
|
b.
|
Great Depression
|
|
c.
|
Cuban Missile
Crisis
|
|
d.
|
Vietnam War
|
ANS: C REF: 47 NOT: Applied
63. Mutual assured destruction (MAD) refers to which situation?
|
a.
|
Suicide terrorists
with means to destroy others
|
|
b.
|
The inability of
either side to win a nuclear war, even if one side wages a successful surprise
attack
|
|
c.
|
The possibility of
conflict between smaller countries in the developing world
|
|
d.
|
The Iraq War
|
ANS: B REF: 47 NOT: Conceptual
64. Which two countries were considered superpowers during the Cold
War?
|
a.
|
France and England
|
|
b.
|
China and the
Soviet Union
|
|
c.
|
The United States
and the Soviet Union
|
|
d.
|
The United States
and Germany
|
ANS: C REF: 47 NOT: Factual
65. One measure taken immediately after the conclusion of the Cuban
Missile Crisis was
|
a.
|
the negotiation of
the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT).
|
|
b.
|
the installation of
a hotline enabling immediate communication between Moscow and Washington.
|
|
c.
|
the lifting of the
blockade of Berlin.
|
|
d.
|
the founding of the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
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ANS: B REF: 47 NOT: Applied
66. A new system of post-World War II international economic stability
and coordination came from which agreement?
|
a.
|
Bretton Woods
agreement
|
|
b.
|
Treaty of
Versailles
|
|
c.
|
European Union
treaty
|
|
d.
|
Strategic Arms
Limitation Treaty
|
ANS: A REF: 48 NOT: Applied
67. One of the central goals of the Bretton Woods system was to
|
a.
|
end the Cold War.
|
|
b.
|
stabilize the
proliferation of nuclear weapons.
|
|
c.
|
provide for
expanded international trade.
|
|
d.
|
establish mutual
assured destruction pacts.
|
ANS: C REF: 48 NOT: Applied
68. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was the
precursor to the
|
a.
|
World Trade
Organization (WTO).
|
|
b.
|
European Union
(EU).
|
|
c.
|
North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO).
|
|
d.
|
International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
|
ANS: A REF: 48 NOT: Factual
69. The Vietnam War was waged, in part, because the United States
|
a.
|
thought Japan would
intercede on behalf of the Vietnamese.
|
|
b.
|
feared Vietnam
would join China in the procommunist camp.
|
|
c.
|
assumed Vietnam
would have access to nuclear weapons.
|
|
d.
|
suffered an attack
on its embassy by the Vietnamese.
|
ANS: B REF: 50 NOT: Applied
70. In the Cold War, proxies were
|
a.
|
government leaders
who acted in consort with other leaders.
|
|
b.
|
used by the
superpowers to wage war through their allies.
|
|
c.
|
a type of nuclear
weapon developed by the United States.
|
|
d.
|
important diplomats
from many countries.
|
ANS: B REF: 50 NOT: Conceptual
71. Which of the following was not a repercussion of the Vietnam War?
|
a.
|
Encouragement of
nationalistic movements against superpowers
|
|
b.
|
Supporting
communist ideologies of the Soviet
|
|
c.
|
Undermining the
consensus that the United States was always a force for good in the world
|
|
d.
|
Establishing the
belief that United Nations intervention could prevent war
|
ANS: D REF: 50 NOT: Applied
72. In 1955, many African and Asian nations met to create an agenda
that was to avoid taking sides in the Cold War. This agreement was called the
|
a.
|
World Trade
Organization.
|
|
b.
|
Non-Aligned
Movement.
|
|
c.
|
North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
|
|
d.
|
Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries.
|
ANS: B REF: 50 NOT: Applied
73. What were the consequences of the Vietnam War outside of Southeast
Asia?
|
a.
|
It showed that the
United States could be defeated, and this encouraged others to challenge the
United States.
|
|
b.
|
It made the Soviet
Union feel that they could successfully create communist states in the
developing world.
|
|
c.
|
It made many in
Western Europe and the United States question whether the United States was
as altruistic as many had formerly believed.
|
|
d.
|
All of the above
are true.
|
ANS: D REF: 50 NOT: Applied
74. Vietnam was seeking independence from
|
a.
|
France.
|
|
b.
|
China.
|
|
c.
|
Japan.
|
|
d.
|
the United States.
|
ANS: A REF: 50 NOT: Factual
75. What major problem do most third world countries share?
|
a.
|
Poverty
|
|
b.
|
Homogenous
populations
|
|
c.
|
Limited population
growth
|
|
d.
|
Large amounts of
arable land
|
ANS: A REF: 51 NOT: Applied
76. A company with business operations in more than one country is
called a(n)
|
a.
|
non-governmental
organization.
|
|
b.
|
international
conglomerate.
|
|
c.
|
multinational
corporation.
|
|
d.
|
global enterprise.
|
ANS: C REF: 51 NOT: Conceptual
77. The World Bank is considered which type of nonstate actor?
|
a.
|
Multinational
corporation
|
|
b.
|
European Union
member
|
|
c.
|
International
organization
|
|
d.
|
International
advocacy group
|
ANS: C REF: 51 NOT: Conceptual
78. According to the text, the European Union consists of how many
members?
|
a.
|
15
|
|
b.
|
27
|
|
c.
|
6
|
|
d.
|
45
|
ANS: B REF: 51 NOT: Factual
79. The “new international economic order” proposed to
|
a.
|
allow the World
Bank to determine unfair trade barriers.
|
|
b.
|
establish gold as
the international medium of exchange.
|
|
c.
|
permit developing
countries to set high tariffs on goods from developed countries.
|
|
d.
|
use international
trade to distribute power and wealth from rich countries to poor ones.
|
ANS: D REF: 51 NOT: Conceptual
80. Which of the following are nonstate actors?
|
a.
|
Sony, Apple, and
Microsoft
|
|
b.
|
The European Union
|
|
c.
|
The World Bank and
the International Monetary Fund
|
|
d.
|
All of the above
are true.
|
ANS: D REF: 51 | 56 NOT: Conceptual
81. The fall of the Berlin Wall, which occurred in _________ ushered
in the end of the Cold War.
|
a.
|
1989
|
|
b.
|
1961
|
|
c.
|
1991
|
|
d.
|
1995
|
ANS: A REF: 52 | 53 NOT: Factual
82. The collapse of communism led to
|
a.
|
a new wave of
democratization that was characterized by many successful transitions to
democracy and very few failures.
|
|
b.
|
a new wave of
democratization that led to some successful transitions to democracy and
other less than successful transitions that ended in authoritarian regimes.
|
|
c.
|
the end of conflict
as many had anticipated.
|
|
d.
|
increased terrorism
around the world.
|
ANS: B REF: 53 NOT: Applied
83. After the Cold War, nationalism led to the fragmentation of the
following three states in Europe.
|
a.
|
Soviet Union,
Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia
|
|
b.
|
Ukraine, Romania,
and Poland
|
|
c.
|
Russia, Romania,
and Germany
|
|
d.
|
Spain, Russia, and
France
|
ANS: A REF: 53 NOT: Factual
84. The 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak reportedly originated in which of
the following countries?
|
a.
|
Singapore
|
|
b.
|
Hong Kong
|
|
c.
|
Mexico
|
|
d.
|
Guyana
|
ANS: C REF: 54 NOT: Factual
ESSAY
1. Describe the Westphalian system and explain
its importance in terms of modern international politics.
ANS:
Answers may vary.
2. In what way did World War II cause a
fundamental shift in global power? What was the effect of the war on the rise
of U.S. power?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
3. Discuss and explain the evolution of the Cold
War. How did the Cold War affect international politics?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
4. Third World countries consist of many kinds
of nations. What are some similarities and differences among these countries?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
5. How has sovereignty changed since the end of
the Cold War? What is the impact of this change on nonstate actors?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
6. While the modern state system was emerging in
Europe, what was happening in the rest of the world?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
7. What are the various factors that led to
decolonization? What was the U.S. position on decolonization?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
8. Compare and contrast the major theories
explaining how European countries were able to dominate the rest of the world?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
9. What are the major underlying and proximate
causes of the outbreak of war in Europe in the early twentieth century?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
10. What adverse effects for China resulted from Western contact in
the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What are the primary reasons for
the rise of China in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
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