A) James Cook B) Prince Henry C) Francisco Pizarro D) Christopher Columbus
A) European industry needed more sources of raw materials. B) Europeans thought that colonies would buy European products. C) Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples. D) Europeans were interested in learning from other cultures.
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 monarchs of Europe were trying to develop and use new sailing technologies. D) The Europeans were trying to expand their territories, gather riches, and spread their religion.
A) fear of the spread of communism B) European empire building in Africa and Asia C) an explosion on the battleship Maine D) the Japanese invasion of the Philippines
A) an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia B) an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia C) differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia D) differences among social and economic classes in Russia
A) Chinese Revolution B) Spanish Revolution C) Russian Revolution D) French 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) Ferdinand Magellan B) Francisco Pizarro C) Vasco da Gama D) Montezuma
A) Hernando Cortés. B) Christopher Columbus. C) James Cook. D) Montezuma.
A) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific B) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas C) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe D) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas
A) the Native Central Americans were peaceful and refused to fight the Spanish soldiers B) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada C) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish D) the Aztecs and Incas were at war with each other, making them weaker
A) More opportunities for Africans to own land B) Less shipping between continents C) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America D) Further blending of ethnic groups in Latin America
A) to work on the plantations in their colonies B) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies C) to replace the labor of the serfs D) to work in the new factories
A) Mexico B) Venezuela C) Boliva D) Hati
A) Russia B) Spain C) France D) England
A) when the British defeated Napoleon at Waterloo B) in a revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture C) as part of the treaty at the end of the French and Indian War D) in a revolution started by Simón Bolívar
A) United States Colonies in Latin America B) The Rise of Communism in Latin America C) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America D) Independence Movements in Latin America
A) Miguel Hidalgo B) Toussaint L'Ouverture C) Jose de San Martin D) Simon Bolivar
A) Less need for trade with other countries B) Less political freedom for Cubans C) More economic choices for the people D) More leaders chosen by the people
A) as a result of the British defeat of the French B) by means of negotiations over a period of time C) by a war for independence D) as a result of the American Revolution
A) refuse to trade with the United States B) close its borders to all new immigrants 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) Inuits B) Aztecs C) Maoris D) Aborigines
A) a location in which to build new factories B) a prison to which criminals could be sent. C) a source of resources like coal and iron D) a military base to replace the African colonies
A) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia B) An increased need for sewage facilities C) A shortage of soap D) Eating habits changed |