A) James Cook B) Francisco Pizarro C) Christopher Columbus D) Prince Henry
A) Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples. B) European industry needed more sources of raw materials. C) Europeans were interested in learning from other cultures. D) Europeans thought that colonies would buy European products.
A) The monarchs of Europe were trying to develop and use new sailing technologies. B) The Europeans were trying to expand their territories, gather riches, and spread their religion. C) Europeans were looking to find ways to ease overcrowding in their cities. D) European explorers were trying to prove that the earth was not flat.
A) an explosion on the battleship Maine B) fear of the spread of communism C) the Japanese invasion of the Philippines D) European empire building in Africa and Asia
A) an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia B) differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia C) differences among social and economic classes in Russia D) an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia
A) Russian Revolution B) French Revolution C) Chinese Revolution D) Spanish Revolution
A) the invention of the astrolabe, which improved navigation. B) the destruction of the Aztec and Incan civilizations C) the discovery and use of the Northwest Passage to Asia D) the discovery that only the Atlantic Ocean separated Asia from Europe
A) Francisco Pizarro B) Vasco da Gama C) Ferdinand Magellan D) Montezuma
A) Hernando Cortés. B) James Cook. C) Montezuma. D) Christopher Columbus.
A) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe B) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific C) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas D) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas
A) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada B) the Native Central Americans were peaceful and refused to fight the Spanish soldiers C) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish D) the Aztecs and Incas were at war with each other, making them weaker
A) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America B) Less shipping between continents C) More opportunities for Africans to own land D) Further blending of ethnic groups in Latin America
A) to replace the labor of the serfs B) to work on the plantations in their colonies C) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies D) to work in the new factories
A) Venezuela B) Boliva C) Hati D) Mexico
A) Spain B) England C) Russia D) France
A) in a revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture B) in a revolution started by Simón Bolívar C) when the British defeated Napoleon at Waterloo D) as part of the treaty at the end of the French and Indian War
A) Independence Movements in Latin America B) United States Colonies in Latin America C) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America D) The Rise of Communism in Latin America
A) Simon Bolivar B) Jose de San Martin C) Miguel Hidalgo D) Toussaint L'Ouverture
A) More leaders chosen by the people B) More economic choices for the people C) Less need for trade with other countries D) Less political freedom for Cubans
A) by means of negotiations over a period of time B) by a war for independence C) as a result of the British defeat of the French D) as a result of the American Revolution
A) withdraw from the United Nations B) become an independent country C) refuse to trade with the United States D) close its borders to all new immigrants
A) Oppressed Quebec citizens desire freedom of speech and religion B) French descendents living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English C) Canada conquered Quebec during World War II D) Large deposits of fossil fuels that Quebec doesn’t want to share with the rest of Canada
A) Maoris B) Aborigines C) Aztecs D) Inuits
A) a location in which to build new factories B) a prison to which criminals could be sent. C) a military base to replace the African colonies D) a source of resources like coal and iron
A) An increased need for sewage facilities B) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia C) Eating habits changed D) A shortage of soap |