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Global Studies Regents Review II
Test Description: New York State Global Studies and Geography Regents Review Games
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1) The belief that workers of the world would unite to overthrow their oppressors is central to
A
Social Darwinism
B
conservatism
C
laissez-faire capitalism
D
Marxism
2) Which development in the history of Cuba occurred first?
A
Fidel Castro forcibly took power in Cuba
B
The United States imposed a naval quarantine against Cuba
C
The communist government in Cuba seized foreign properties.
D
The Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba
3) The creation of the European Union (EU) and of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was intended to
A
establish stronger regional military alliances
B
implement sustainable energy policies
C
benefit member nations through the reduction of tariffs
D
institute a system of impartial courts
4) In which geographic region has Aung San Suu Kyi labored to bring about democratic reform?
A
West Africa
B
Middle East
C
Central Asia
D
Southeast Asia
5) One way in which Hammurabi and Justinian are similar is that they successfully
A
codified the laws of their empire
B
instituted democratic governments
C
separated church and state
D
established public education systems
6) One way in which the Treaty of Nanking and the Treaty of Versailles are similar is that in both treaties the provisions called for
A
monarchs to be returned to their rightful places
B
reparations to be paid by defeated countries
C
peacekeeping organizations to be established
D
existing borders to be maintained
7) One way in which Miguel Hidalgo, Ho Chi Minh, and Jomo Kenyatta are similar is that they all were
A
communist dictators
B
enlightened despots
C
advocates of liberation theology
D
leaders of independence movements
8) The Columbian exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of
A
mercantilism
B
scientific socialism
C
mass production
D
humanism
9) Which form of government is associated with the reigns of Suleiman the Magnificent, Akbar the Great, and Peter the Great?
A
direct democracy
B
absolute monarchy
C
theocracy
D
constitutional monarchy
10) Which example best represents a primary source?
A
film footage taken during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps
B
a lecture on the impact of the African slave trade on South America
C
a 20th-century novel about events leading up to the French Revolution
D
an interview with an expert on the fall of the Roman Empire
11) Which statement best describes an aspect of a command economy?
A
Tradition, religion, and customs heavily influence economic decisions.
B
Profit motivates individuals to set up private businesses
C
Supply and demand regulate the economy.
D
Government directs and controls the means of production
12) The Indus and Huang He (Yellow) rivers are both closely associated with
A
sacred biblical sites
B
oil discoveries
C
cradles of early civilization
D
border disputes
13) One similarity between the Gupta Empire and the Arab dynasties of the Islamic Golden Age is that they
A
made advances in mathematics and science and literature
B
gained wealth by obtaining gold from the Americas
C
controlled territories around the Mediterranean seacoast
D
stressed the importance of dharma and karma
14) Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?
A
Niccolò Machiavelli
B
Galileo Galilei
C
William Shakespeare
D
Johannes Gutenberg
15) Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
A
The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.
B
Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe
C
The existence of natural laws was rejected
D
New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy
16) One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to
A
bring modern technology to Russian farms
B
abolish communes
C
redistribute land
D
maintain an agricultural price-support program
17) Which event can be considered a conflict brought about in part by a religious reform movement?
A
Iranian Revolution
B
World War II
C
Cuban Revolution
D
World War I
18) Racial Segregation in South Africa after WWII by the white government is called
A
Apartheid
B
perestroika
C
détente
D
Jim Crow
19) Ho Chi Minh and Jomo Kenyatta were leaders of movements that were attempting to achieve
A
collective security
B
self-determination
C
pan-Africanism
D
nuclear disarmament
20) The movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine is best known as
A
Marxism
B
Zionism
C
multi-culturalism
D
militarism
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