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Which statement best expresses the message the cartoonist was trying to convey?

A
The Allies should treat Germany as an equal partner.
B
France should force Germany to accept responsibility for the war.
C
Germany was not responsible for the destruction of the war.
D
Germany was in a strong position in its negotiations with France.
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Which best describes the tsar’s message?

A
He fears Russia will be forced into war by forces outside his control.
B
He complains about the pressures he is facing from Britain for war.
C
He worries that the coming war will be blamed on Russia.
D
He believes that warfare is immoral.
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Who would most likely have disagreed with the bishop’s point of view?

A
an absolute monarch from Spain or Russia
B
a member of the British Parliament
C
a French aristocrat
D
a bishop who was not a member of the royal court
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The author credited with launching the English romantic movement was

A
Alexandre Dumas.
B
Mark Twain.
C
William Wordsworth.
D
Edgar Allen Poe.
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What ended the Boxer Rebellion?

A
The Qing Dynasty collapsed.
B
The Boxers seized the palace at Beijing and took over.
C
Allied forces came in and crushed the rebellion.
D
Due to military reform, the Chinese crushed the rebellion.
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What is one way the East India Company asserted its authority in India?

A
The company drafted Mughal soldiers into an army.
B
The company shut down trading posts across the area.
C
The company worked to stop bribery and corruption.
D
The company collected taxes from Indian citizens.
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Which event organized peace between Germany and the Allied forces at the end of World War I?

A
the armistice
B
the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
C
the Spanish flu pandemic
D
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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Why did Philip II of Spain want to invade England?

A
to spread the teachings of the Reformation
B
to restore Catholic rule in England
C
to spread Protestantism in England
D
to make his son the king of England
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What did John Winthrop do in the Americas?

A
founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
B
founded Delaware
C
founded New France
D
founded Jamestown
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After a coup d’etat in Spain overthrew the government, Augustin de Iturbide proclaimed

A
Mexico’s independence and made himself emperor.
B
Brazil’s independence and made himself emperor.
C
Haiti’s independence and made himself emperor.
D
Argentina’s independence and made himself emperor.
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Why did the Suez Canal increase European interest in the Ottoman Empire?

A
The canal made it easy for Europe to attack the empire’s lands.
B
The empire opposed expanding the canal to new trade destinations.
C
The canal went through Muslim-controlled waterways to Asia.
D
The empire monopolized all trade through the canal.
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What forced Europeans to look for other routes east?

A
Europeans were conquered by Ottoman Turks.
B
Land routes were closed off by Ottoman Turks.
C
Land routes no longer led to needed goods.
D
Europeans lost interest in Eastern products.
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Which Enlightenment principle did Napolean adhere to?

A
Unrestricted civil liberties are necessary to ensure progress in government.
B
People whose rights are not protected by their government will emigrate.
C
The monarchy can play a significant role in a well-organized government.
D
A government that does not work for its people can be overthrown.
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The industry that was one of the first to industrialize Europe and the United States was

A
the meatpacking industry.
B
the automobile-manufacturing industry.
C
the steel-manufacturing industry.
D
the textile industry.
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The use of submarines during World War I resulted in

A
greater support for air attacks.
B
a quick end to the war.
C
the sinking of passenger liners.
D
the poisoning of water supplies.
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During the Renaissance, applying humanist ideas to government meant that people began to

A
debate about government.
B
support government less.
C
support government more.
D
hold elections for government.
17

The main goal of the Berlin Conference of 1885 was to

A
liberate Africa.
B
partition Africa.
C
isolate Africa.
D
abandon Africa.
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Which is a characteristic of the Jacobins?

A
They were extremely radical.
B
They wanted very few changes.
C
They were called right-wing.
D
They wanted a monarchy.
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What became of most of the Central powers’ colonies after World War I?

A
They were run by the League of Nations.
B
They became League of Nations mandates.
C
They became independent nations.
D
They remained colonies of Central Powers’ nations.
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One of Galileo’s contributions to science was

A
inventing the astrolabe.
B
developing the scientific method.
C
improving the telescope.
D
creating the coordinate plane system.

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