1. Regarding Mexico's Porfirio Díaz, which statement is true? A. He enacted laws that favored wealthy elites.

B. He overthrew the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
C. He freed many peasant farmers from debt peonage.
D. He reformed the hacienda system.
2. In the 1840s, the Spanish recruited _______ laborers to work on plantations in Cuba. A. Chinese
B. Vietnamese
C. Japanese
D. Indonesian
3. All the following factors were associated with the March Revolution, except A. the murder of Alexandra's advisor, Rasputin.
B. the arrival of Lenin in Moscow.
C. the Duma's proclamation of a provisional government.
D. the abdication of Nicholas II.
4. In Australia, _______ was the name given to ex-felons who had served their sentences. A. emancipists
B. parolees
C. exclusionists
D. internists
5. In the Soviet Union, which statement about the New Economic Policy (NEP) is true? A. The NEP was popular, but it did not lead to economic growth.
B. It established collectivized agriculture.
C. The NEP privatized heavy industry.
D. It helped Lenin mollify the peasants.
6. As of 1904, U.S. neocolonialism in Latin America was most strongly represented in A. Brazil.

B. Panama. C. Argentina. D. Mexico.
7. What was the immediate result of the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913? A. The Ottoman Empire lost its last European territories.
B. The Archduke Ferdinand decided to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina.
C. Great Britain formed a defensive alliance with Russia.
D. Serbian nationalism was dampened.
8. In 1867, _______ overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate to initiate the Meiji restoration. A. Zen priests
B. peasants
C. barbarians
D. samurai
9. In 1822, after Brazil achieved independence from Portugal, _______ dominated Brazilian society. A. Pedro II
B. Pedro I
C. local warlords
D. Creole elites
10. In 1927, how did Chiang Kai-shek resolve disputes between the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party?
A. He decided to liquidate members of the Communist Party.
B. He initiated the New Culture Movement.
C. He offered Taiwan to the Communists.
D. He specified boundaries between Nationalist and Communist territories.
11. The United States cut off sales of oil to Japan after the A. Japanese occupation of southern Indochina.
B. Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
C. Japanese attack on Dutch Indonesia.
D. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
12. During the nineteenth century, immigrants from India to the new world usually ended up A. as indentured laborers.
B. as domestic servants.
C. working on railroad construction.
D. panning for gold.
13. In 1938, British Prime Minister Chamberlain declared a final act of appeasement A. immediately following the Nazi occupation of Austria.
B. when Hitler's claim on the Sudetenland was accepted. C. after Hitler's forces occupied the Rhineland.
D. after Hitler attacked Poland.
14. In Asia, in response to foreign incursions, where there was a long literary history, intellectuals A. committed suicide.
B. attempted to emulate foreign writers.
C. tried to drive the foreigners away.
D. were impressed with alternate modes of writing
15. In India, the Great Revolt was initiated by A. Indian peasant farmers.
B. Hindu fundamentalists.
C. a textile workers' strike.
D. a group of well-armed sepoys.
16. Which of these World War II battles established overall equality between the U.S. and Japanese naval powers?
A. Battle of the Coral Sea B. Battle of Guadalcanal C. Battle of Midway
D. Battle of Leyte Gulf
17. The only country in Southeast Asia to maintain its independence was A. Siam.
B. Cambodia.
C. Vietnam.
D. Java.
18. The most important factor in drawing all of the Middle East into World War I was A. the guerilla forces led by Lawrence of Arabia.
B. the battle for Gallipoli.
C. the Ottoman Turks joining forces with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
D. the Arab revolt under Hussein ibn Ali.
19. In 1916, France and Britain secretly agreed on a partition of six Middle Eastern states. The agreement became known as the
A. Sykes-Picot agreement. B. Treaty of Lausanne.
C. Balfour Declaration.
D. Damascus agreement.
20. Following the 1911 revolution in China, _______ under the rule of Yuan Shigai. A. dictatorial rule was established
B. Beijing almost disintegrated
C. democracy was established in China
D. warlords ruled China

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This doesn't look like business -- Sarah/Tori.

I said I'd check your answers if you posted a few questions and answers. Going back and forth between 20 questions and their unnumbered answers is asking too much of volunteers.