WH 11 test
"Historical are identified across times, places, ideas, institutions, cultures, people and events."
patterns
Revolutionary groups that have competing goals or visions about what the revolution is to accomplish are called _____. factions assemblies parties radicals
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Choose all that apply. The Opium Wars had what impact on China? The Chinese lost control of Hong Kong. They were forced to expand ports for trade. Keep all the opium they wanted They were forced to pay expenses of the war for Britain. They needed to nurse a drug addicted population back to health.
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Choose all that apply. Three forms of nationalism would include _____. political ethnic geographic intellectual religious
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Which of the following is an example of how stratification and socioeconomic status are used by companies and the government? Select all that apply. an advertising campaign for luxury cars in a particular part of town the IRS setting tax levels for a family of four the establishment of a free health care clinic next to a school advertising in Spanish on billboards the establishment of several charity shops in a certain neighborhood.
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In the 1970s, the Chinese government encouraged families to have .
1 child
An early economic system, mercantilism, was founded on what practice? Purchase goods from indigenous peoples and sell the goods to the British population in the mother land. Take resources from colonies to mother land, turn raw materials into goods, sell goods to the colonies. Trade internationally with both raw materials and manufactured goods, where ever they may be found. Transport goods via the Silk Road to sell to Chinese merchants.
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How did the discovery of the New World influence population growth in Europe, Asia, and Africa? Millions of Native Americans sailed to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The addition of food crops from the Americas helped to support population growth. People from Europe, Asia, and Africa migrated to the New World. American diseases led to population decline in these areas.
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What has been an effect of the AIDS pandemic? There has been a decreased interest in vaccine research. There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS. Economic growth has skyrocketed in countries affected by AIDS. There has been a mass migration of AIDS victims to Europe.
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Which of the following best explains the concept of socioeconomic status? a society's division of its people stratification based on income, job and education the ability for someone to create wealth a society's categorization based on birth
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Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? Governments found ways to pay for expensive wars. Military power shifted away from European nations. Labor was organized on an international basis.
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Which term best describes a country formed on a shared culture, language, and history? Colonialism Nationalism Militarism Imperialism
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Select all that apply. Why should ethics be a part of invention and discovery? Not every invention is beneficial to humanity. Not every inventor has good ideas. Technology could as easily be used for good as evil. Inventors have an innate sense of concern to research for the good of humanity. Discovery for discovery's sake is what should propel scientific and technological advancement. We can always trust science to give us the unbiased truth.
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Choose all that apply. Three major causes of mass migration today are _____. better job opportunities civil wars disease famine education
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Choose all that apply. What are three characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution? More people were needed for farming. Larger cities became a reality. New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown. Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on the soil. Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
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Choose all that apply. What were environmental and health impacts of the use of coal? Coal mines polluted the surrounding environment. A nasty smog developed in big cities, such as London, polluting the air. People developed bad teeth as a result of eating food cooked with coal. Londoners developed breathing problems due to the smog. Spills polluted rivers in England and contaminated drinking water.
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Colonized nations were dominated by European countries because _____. they had smaller populations they had smaller armies they possessed inferior communications, technology, and weapons They were less intelligent
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The famous book on economics, The Wealth of Nations, was written by _____. Adam Sandler Adam Jones Adam Smith Adam Jackson
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Today, the world's population is younger than ever due to ______________________. aging populations of developed countries longer life expectancies growing numbers of young people in developing countries access to penicillin
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Choose all that apply. It appears that most of the world's population growth is taking place in developing countries. Predict what effects this will likely have. People in developing nations will become more wealthy. More employment opportunities will arise. There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services. More people are going to be living in poverty.
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Choose all that apply. What are three characteristics of globalization? insourcing of labor high tariffs between competing nations transnational corporations outsourcing of labor foreign investing
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During the years of the Industrial Revolution, families had fewer children yet the population continued to grow. How was this possible? A lot of triplets were born during this time. The average life expectancy decreased. Infant mortality increased. People were living longer.
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Family planning is a service that assists couples in _____. adopting children creating a monthly budget planning for their child's college education deciding if they will have children and how many
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Where is most of the future population growth likely to occur? Brazil industrial countries Europe developing countries
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Another term for a market economic system is .
capitalism