Question

According to the map's key, which region had the most Africans taken as slaves between the 1500s - 1800s? (28E)

Question 1 options:

Bight of Benin


West Central Africa


South Africa

Question 2 (0.5 points)


Which of the following statements are true regarding the chart about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade? (30C)

Question 2 options:

France and the United Kingdom exported the most Africans.


Portugal forced 3x as many Africans onto slave ships as the Netherlands.


None of the above statements are true.

Question 3 (0.5 points)
How was Hernan de Cortes and his men able to defeat the Aztec Empire? (6B)

Question 3 options:

The Aztecs had never seen armor, horses or swords before.

The Spanish spread smallpox to the Aztecs through blankets.

All the above.
Question 4 (0.5 points)
Why was the Scientific Revolution significant? (1E)

Question 4 options:

Because this movement established a belief in science and the power of reason; that all things observed can be scientifically and logically explained.


Because this time period is when philosophers like Montesquieu, Locke and Rousseau established the ideas of science.


Because this time period is when great leaders like Pythagoras, Archimedes and Euclid lived and shared their expertise of mathematics and medicine with the Greeks and Ottomans.

Question 5 (0.5 points)
According to the Enlightenment philosopher, Baron Charles de Montesquieu, every government should consist of checks and balances & separation of powers between (19C)

Question 5 options:

The Federal and State governments


The Spartan and Athenian city-states


The Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches

Question 6 (0.5 points)
Ben Franklin said, "You get the government you deserve." He and the other Founding Fathers believed that to make a democracy thrive, citizens had to have responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of a democratic citizen's responsibilities? (20B)

Question 6 options:

Voting, paying taxes, volunteering, serving on jury trials


Traveling to other countries, helping other countries' poor


Impeaching Senators and Presidents, canceling CEOs and greedy corporations

Question 7 (0.5 points)
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to European Imperialism? (8A)

Question 7 options:

Because the new technology gave Europeans stronger weapons, faster communication and efficient transportation; this gave them an advantage over countries without these new technologies.

Because Africa and India had all the natural resources France and Germany needed to make new machinery like the train.

Because India had people willing to work in coal mines, on boats for long periods of time and in dangerous factories in the United Kingdom.
Question 8 (0.5 points)
Which movement believed that the deepest truths are not found in reason but in emotions, nature and the creativity of the individual? (25A)

Question 8 options:

Romanticism


Impressionism


Surrealism

Question 9 (0.5 points)
Matching - one will not be used. (17A,B,C)

Question 9 options:

Economic system known as a "command market" that aims to have a classless society, where all citizens collectively "own" property, manufacturing and profits; the government oversees the businesses.


Economic system known as a "mixed market" where citizens own some property and manufacturing, and governments own some property and manufacturing.


Economic system known as a "free market" because citizens are free to own, operate and collect profits from their own businesses; little to no government interference with business.

1.
Capitalism

2.
Totalitarianism

3.
Socialism

4.
Communism

Question 10 (0.5 points)
Why is the Treaty of Versailles significant? (10C)

Question 10 options:

Because it forced Serbia, Albania, and Yugoslavia to give their land over to the Ottoman Empire.

Because it forced Germany to take responsibility for starting World War I; it made Germany pay money to the Allied Powers and their military was restricted

Because it forced the United States to get involved in World War I; we had to meet with Germany and Italy to help them settle their disagreements.
Question 11 (0.5 points)
Which answer has the events in the correct order? (28E)

Question 11 options:

Treaty of Versailles is signed→ The Great Depression→ Hitler becomes German Chancellor

The Great Depression → The New Deal → World War I

World War I → The New Deal → The Great Depression
Question 12 (0.5 points)
Which concept is described here?

FRENCH REVOLUTION: Kings had absolute power and became corrupt; the citizens created a National Assembly and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Citizen and Man.

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: Government leaders & Tsar were corrupt, the Tsar had allowed a legislative body to exist, but citizens had very little power or say.

Social, political, economic or geographic?

Question 12 options:

Political


Economic


Geographic

Question 13 (0.5 points)
Towards the end of World War II, which two Japanese cities were attacked by the US with nuclear bombs? (12C)

Question 13 options:

Tokyo and Kyoto


Yokohama and Osaka


Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Question 14 (0.5 points)


What major event occurred on June 6, 1944 in the area highlighted on the map? (12C)

Question 14 options:

The US landed on the beaches of Normandy pushing the Germans back until they surrendered and left France.

The Japanese arrived to assist Germany in taking over the rest of France and Spain.

This is where the Treaty of Rouen was signed, ending World War 2.
Question 15 (0.5 points)


Using your knowledge of the Eastern and Western Bloc countries and where the Iron Curtain was located, look closely at the countries and key to identify the error. What is wrong with the map? (15A)

Question 15 options:

According to the key, the USSR should also be white.


The key colors of red and blue are not used correctly.


Spain should be red.

Question 16 (0.5 points)
India's independence was granted in 1947 by the British Empire, however, the ___ and ___ struggled to agree on issues regarding land grants, leadership and treatment of minorities. (4E)

Question 16 options:

Hindus & Muslims


Hindus & Sikhs


Red Guards & Muslim League

Question 17 (0.5 points)
According to this editorial by the Wall Street Journal, why would it be a mistake for the US and its allies to stop fighting against terrorism in the Middle East? (14B)



Question 17 options:

Because Pakistan and India have nuclear weapon capabilities.


Because terrorists will attack us within our borders.


Because Afghanistan and North Korea have become allies.

Question 18 (0.5 points)
All of the following items are causes of what major event? (24D)

~Britain & France try to establish countries in the Middle East when the Ottoman Empire fell.

~When Palestine was partitioned and Israel was created in 1947

~Israel defeats Arab forces in the 1960s

~Middle East has growing resentment of Europe and the US

~Sunni and Shia religious groups are in conflict

Question 18 options:

Formation of Marxist hate groups


Formation of Interpol - International Police


Formation of Islamic terrorist groups

Question 19 (0.5 points)
Having access to schools (education), to medicine (doctors/hospitals) and to earning a living (jobs, wages) are 3 factors that make up a countries' ___ score. (30A)

Question 19 options:

Human Development Index


Economic disparity


Sociological Index

Question 20 (0.5 points)
Globalization has led to new technology, especially in travel and communication. THIS has led to (27D)

Question 20 options:

Increased population in trade hubs


Internationalization of companies


All of the above

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on the provided options:

1. **Question 1:**
- **Answer:** Bight of Benin

2. **Question 2:**
- **Answer:** None of the above statements are true.

3. **Question 3:**
- **Answer:** All the above.

4. **Question 4:**
- **Answer:** Because this movement established a belief in science and the power of reason; that all things observed can be scientifically and logically explained.

5. **Question 5:**
- **Answer:** The Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches.

6. **Question 6:**
- **Answer:** Voting, paying taxes, volunteering, serving on jury trials.

7. **Question 7:**
- **Answer:** Because the new technology gave Europeans stronger weapons, faster communication and efficient transportation; this gave them an advantage over countries without these new technologies.

8. **Question 8:**
- **Answer:** Romanticism.

9. **Question 9:**
- **Answer:**
- 1. **Capitalism:** Economic system known as a "free market" because citizens are free to own, operate and collect profits from their own businesses; little to no government interference with business.
- 4. **Communism:** Economic system known as a "command market" that aims to have a classless society, where all citizens collectively "own" property, manufacturing and profits; the government oversees the businesses.
- 3. **Socialism:** Economic system known as a "mixed market" where citizens own some property and manufacturing, and governments own some property and manufacturing.

10. **Question 10:**
- **Answer:** Because it forced Germany to take responsibility for starting World War I; it made Germany pay money to the Allied Powers and their military was restricted.

11. **Question 11:**
- **Answer:** Treaty of Versailles is signed→ The Great Depression→ Hitler becomes German Chancellor.

12. **Question 12:**
- **Answer:** Political.

13. **Question 13:**
- **Answer:** Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

14. **Question 14:**
- **Answer:** The US landed on the beaches of Normandy pushing the Germans back until they surrendered and left France.

15. **Question 15:**
- **Answer:** According to the key, the USSR should also be white.

16. **Question 16:**
- **Answer:** Hindus & Muslims.

17. **Question 17:**
- **Answer:** Because terrorists will attack us within our borders.

18. **Question 18:**
- **Answer:** Formation of Islamic terrorist groups.

19. **Question 19:**
- **Answer:** Human Development Index.

20. **Question 20:**
- **Answer:** All of the above.

If you have any further questions or need clarifications, feel free to ask!