World History Exam

Following the era of the French Revolution (1789-1799),

France

continued to experience class conflict and was ruled by a monarch.

What did Klemens von Metternich NOT want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?

create the beginnings of a European democracy

He led a slave revolt that eventually led to Haiti's independence

Toussaint L'Ouverture

The leader who helped Venezuela gain independence

Simon Bolivar

Which of these intellectual movements had the GREATEST impact on the attitudes leading to the French Revolution?

Age of Enlightenment

Which of the following events occurred after the American Revolution?

Constitutional convention

European monarchs became absolute rulers in response to which of the following?

religious and territorial conflicts

During the Meiji Restoration

Japan modernized its econo-my.

What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?

Japan and United States signed

Treaty of Kanagawa

A principle of governments avoiding regulating and interfering in business

Laissez-Faire

He wrote the Wealth of Nations, argued that competition drives the economy

Adam Smith

He wrote the Communist Manifesto, and predicted class warfare

Karl Marx

Similar to Great Britain, Germany was able to quickly

Industrialize due to

Large supplies of coal & Iron

Ore

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect colonies controlled by the Ottoman Empire?

The mandate system transferred control of the colonies to the Allied powers

The mandate system

allowed Britain and France to take Ottoman lands into protective cus-tody.

How did the tactics of World War I shape conditions for soldiers fighting on the Western Front?

Offensive attacks & land gains were difficult: soldiers stayed in trenches

What is one a reason for the staggering casualties that Russia suffered in World War I?

a poorly equipped army

What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of

Europe

Balkan Peninsula

Which of the following was part of MacArthur's plan for Japan after World War I?

a provision in the constitution forbidding offensive war

A textbook states: "The rise of fascism in Asia differed from the rise of fascism in Europe." This is because...

The military gradually seized power from the civilian government in

Japan

Which BEST explains the reason Hitler was able to come to power?

extreme hardship brought about by economic decline

Which sentence BEST describes the factors that led to the Russian Revolution?

Unequal distribution of wealth, food shortages, & World War I casualties

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to:

encourage political discussion and economic reform

Which of these statements best summarizes how Kwame

Nkrumah views decolonization?

The benefits of independence outweigh the challenges

What economic system was used to reshape China's economy after the civil war?

Communism

Which of the following was NOT a tactic used by the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations?

threatened them with nuclear attack