Practice Exam MCQ 2
The revenues section of the table can best be used to illustrate which of the following continuities between pre-1900 and post-1900 European imperialism?- Q41 French Togo Revenue Table MCQ 2
Colonial powers sought to extract wealth and economic resources from the colonized peoples.
As shown in the image, the deployment of soldiers by European powers most directly relates to which of the following causes of conflict during the early twentieth century? -Q39 Indian WWI Troops Praying Image MCQ 4
Imperialist expansion and competition for resources
Taken together, the two sources best support which of the following conclusions regarding the situation in British India in 1940? -Q44 Jinnah-Madani India Muslims Double Source MCQ 1
Indian opposition to British rule involved groups pursuing very different political goals.
Which of the following led most directly to the development of the trading network on the map?- Q4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes Map MCQ 1
Innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravanserai
The spread of which of the following religious traditions was most directly facilitated by trade along the routes shown on the map? -Q6 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes Map MCQ 3
Islam
In the late nineteenth century, Japanese attitudes toward European cultural influences changed as a direct result of -Q22 Fumi-e Japanese Plate Image MCQ 3
Japan enacting political reforms during the Meiji Era
In addition to China, the cultural tradition alluded to in Liu Guandao's painting strongly influenced the society and culture of-Q15 Liu Guandao Summer Image MCQ 3
Korea
In the second half of the twentieth century, the kind of tensions illustrated by the two sources would most directly lead to the emergence of which of the following in postcolonial Asian and African states? -Q46 Jinnah-Madani India Muslims Double Source MCQ 3
Movements advocating for regional autonomy
The author's position on the religious controversy in the passage can best be described as that of -Q18 Katip Celebi Ottoman Balance of Truth MCQ 3
an impartial observer describing the controversy without taking sides
In the period after circa 1450, trade along the routes shown on the map declined in large part because of the -Q7 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes Map MCQ 4
increase of maritime trade along the African coast
The environmental processes illustrated by the two graphs are most closely associated with -Q49 Global CO2 Emissions Graphs MCQ 3
A decline in air and water quality in many regions
Which of the following was the most important long-term effect of the European acquisition of the wealth and resources of the Americas, as alluded to in the passage? -Q9 Titu Cusi MCQ 2
A lasting shift in the balance of trade between Europe and Asia
The passage best supports which of the following statements? - Q25 Last Will of Anna de Trinidade Brazil MCQ 2
A small number of women were able to acquire wealth and property on their own.
Which of the following historical continuities is best reflected in the image? Q14 Liu Guandao Summer Image MCQ 2
Chinese art continued to emphasize traditional subjects and styles.
The passage best illustrates which of the following features of colonial Latin American history? -Q24 Last Will of Anna de Trinidade Brazil MCQ 1
Christian religious practices were shared by many social groups.
The perspective of the author in the first paragraph can best be understood in the context of which of the following nineteenth-century developments? -Q28 Martini Concerning Africa MCQ 1
Competition among European states for global power and influence
The trend in Graph 1 most directly led to which of the following? -Q48 Global CO2 Emissions Graphs MCQ 2
Debates regarding the causes and extent of humanity's contributions to climate change
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Despite some medical advances, the environment in Africa continued to present unique challenges to European imperialism.
The author's argument regarding taxation most closely resembles the arguments made by -Q33 Kusonose Kita Letter Japan MCQ 2
Enlightenment thinkers regarding natural rights and the social contract
The table best supports which of the following conclusions? -Q40 French Togo Revenue Table MCQ 1
European powers maintained colonies despite global war and economic depression.
Which of the following pieces of data from the table most directly contradicts the claims of European imperial powers that colonies existed for the benefit of the colonized? -Q43 French Togo Revenue Table MCQ 4
Expenditures on administrative salaries were far greater than what was spent on public works and infrastructure.
The experiences of soldiers such as those shown in the photograph most likely contributed to which of the following developments after 1918 ? -Q37 Indian WWI Troops Praying Image MCQ 2
Growing anti-imperial opposition in European colonies such as India
The author's statement that descendants of Italian emigrants "ended up forgetting the language of their fathers and forefathers" most directly refers to which of the following aspects of nineteenth-century migration? -Q29 Martini Concerning Africa MCQ 2
Immigrants often adopted the dominant culture of the state in receiving societies.
Which of the following conclusions regarding the Ottoman Empire is best supported by the passage? -Q16 Katip Celebi Ottoman Balance of Truth MCQ 1
Ottoman policies sought to limit the activities of some religious groups.
The situation shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following aspects of twentieth-century warfare? -Q38 Indian WWI Troops Praying Image MCQ 3
States made full use of their populations and material resources to fight total wars.
Based on the passage, the author would most likely support which of the following policies? - Q34 Kusonose Kita Letter Japan MCQ 3
Providing greater educational opportunities to increase women's economic independence
Which of the following was the most significant change in Latin American labor systems between the time the document was produced and 1900 ? -Q27 Last Will of Anna de Trinidade Brazil MCQ 4
Slavery was abolished in all Latin American countries.
The use of objects such as the one shown in the image best illustrates which of the following historical processes from 1450 to 1750 ? -Q21 Fumi-e Japanese Plate Image MCQ 2
Some Asian states sought to limit foreign encroachment in their internal affairs.
Which of the following most directly facilitated the conquest alluded to in the passage? -Q11 Titu Cusi MCQ 4
Spanish advantages over native American populations in terms of technology and disease immunity
The type of grievances outlined by the author in the passage was a key contributing factor in the outbreak of which of the following?-Q35 Kusonose Kita Letter Japan MCQ 4
The American Revolution
In which of the following regions between 1450 and 1750 was Christian missionary activity met with the LEAST amount of resistance by non-European states? -Q23 Fumi-e Japanese Plate Image MCQ 4
The Americas
Which of the following most directly strengthened Sunni religious scholars' role as official interpreters of Islamic doctrine within the Ottoman Empire, as suggested by the passage?-Q17 Katip Celebi Ottoman Balance of Truth MCQ 2
The Ottoman Empire's rivalry with the Safavid Empire
During the negotiations to end British rule in India in the aftermath of the Second World War, British actions were ultimately most strongly influenced by which of the following arguments? -Q45 Jinnah-Madani India Muslims Double Source MCQ 2
The argument in Source 1 that "to yoke together two such nations under a single state" would lead to "destruction"
The declaration can best be understood as a rejection of which of the following ideals? -Q52 UNESCO Declaration on Race MCQ 1
The belief that some groups of people are inherently superior to others
The declaration's mention of a "heavy toll" in the third paragraph was most likely a reference to which of the following? -Q53 UNESCO Declaration on Race MCQ 2
The deaths that occurred during the Holocaust
All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which would most directly support the claim in the first paragraph that "Scientists have reached general agreement in recognizing that mankind is one: that all men belong to the same species, Homo sapiens"? -Q55 UNESCO Declaration on Race MCQ 4
The declaration was signed by experts from many countries with racially and culturally diverse populations.
The declaration is an example of which of the following post-Second World War developments? -Q54 UNESCO Declaration on Race MCQ 3
The efforts of international organizations to promote human rights
Which of the following contributed most directly to an increase in trade along the routes on the map? -Q5 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes Map MCQ 2
The expansion of empires such as Mali in West Africa
The sentiments expressed by Wila Uma in the passage most clearly illustrate which of the following aspects of the Inca state? -Q8 Titu Cusi MCQ 1
The importance of the Inca ruler to the empire
The object shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments between 1450 and 1750 ? - Q20 Fumi-e Japanese Plate Image MCQ 1
The influence of European merchants and missionaries along Asian maritime trade routes
Outside of the Ottoman Empire, Sufis contributed most directly to which of the following during the period before 1750? -Q19 Katip Celebi Ottoman Balance of Truth MCQ 4
The spread of Islam to new locations on the margins of the Muslim world, such as southeast Asia
Which of the following statements from the second paragraph most directly supports the claim that the examination system strengthened the Chinese states?-Q2 Miyazaki Chinese Examinations MCQ 2
The statement that "when an old dynasty was replaced by a new, the latter usually undertook an early revival of the examination system practically unchanged"
Which of the following best describes the author's claim about the Chinese examination system in the second paragraph? -Q3 Miyazaki Chinese Examinations MCQ 3
The system provided limited but important opportunities for social advancement in Chinese society.
The photograph best illustrates which aspect of population movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? -Q36 Indian WWI Troops Praying Image MCQ 1
They often involved the spread of cultural traditions into new locations.
Which of the following is the most likely purpose of Titu Cusi's letter? -Q12 Titu Cusi MCQ 5
To characterize the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire as unjust and illegitimate
Which of the following historical events best explains why, in the period 1990-2000, the trends in carbon dioxide production in the United States and in Russia diverge, as shown in Graph 2 ? -Q51 Global CO2 Emissions Graphs MCQ 5
While the United States economy mostly continued to grow, Russia's economy contracted following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
As described in the passage, Anna da Trindade's life differed from the typical experience of newly arrived slaves in colonial Latin America in that she was- Q26 Last Will of Anna de Trinidade Brazil MCQ 3
able to purchase her freedom
All of the following developments in Song dynasty China were important factors in the accumulation of wealth outlined in the first paragraph EXCEPT - Q1 Miyazaki Chinese Examinations MCQ 1
increased Chinese involvement in the Indian Ocean trade
The overall trend in global carbon dioxide emissions as shown in Graph 1 was primarily caused by the -Q47 Global CO2 Emissions Graphs MCQ 1
increased use of petroleum and other fossil fuels
Martini's argument in the second paragraph most clearly refers to the late-nineteenth-century belief that imperialism was a useful way to -Q31 Martini Concerning Africa MCQ 4
relieve overcrowding and land shortages in European countries
The sentiments expressed in the passage most directly indicate -Q10 Titu Cusi MCQ 3
resistance to European colonial expansion and control
The trends for China and India in Graph 2 are best understood in the context of the -Q50 Global CO2 Emissions Graphs MCQ 4
shift of industrial production toward Asia beginning in the late twentieth century
The image can best be used as a source of information about the -Q13 Liu Guandao Summer Image MCQ 1
social prestige of established educated elites in Chinese society under Mongol rule
As described in the passage, the voting requirements in Japan circa 1878 most directly reflect the continuing influence of -Q32 Kusonose Kita Letter Japan MCQ 1
societal norms that assigned women lower status than the status of men
Italian and German imperial presence in Africa were similar in that both countries -Q30 Martini Concerning Africa MCQ 3
were newly unified nations that began colonizing later than other European powers
