January 2020 Global History And Geography II Regents Questions 11-28 Question Preview (ID: 62118)
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What changed in Turkey as a direct result of Atatürk’s efforts?
a) Turkey adopted a more modern Western orientation.
b) Turkey’s government was dominated by Islamic clerics.
c) Secularism in Turkey was universally accepted.
d) Communist forces seized power in Turkey.
During which historical period did Atatürk make these remarks?
a) between the World Wars
b) during the Persian Gulf War
c) at the time of Israel’s creation
d) at the beginning of the Iranian Revolution
The overall change desired by Atatürk is similar to the change enacted in
a) South Africa during the period of apartheid
b) the Soviet Union during the period of détente
c) Japan under the Meiji
d) India under nonalignment
The events shown on this map and in this cartoon were related to the outbreak of which conflict?
a) Napoleonic Wars
b) Russo-Japanese War
c) World War II
d) Cold War
Which event ended the cooperation shown in these documents?
a) Russian Revolution
b) fall of France to Germany
c) German invasion of the Soviet Union
d) Nuremberg trials
Which event is described in this excerpt from the New York Times?
a) use of a deadly new weapon against Japan
b) invasion of Guam by the United States
c) firebombing of Tokyo by the United States
d) attack by the Soviet Union on Germany
Which historical development followed the events described in this excerpt?
a) Japan entered a period of isolation.
b) The war in Europe came to an end.
c) Japan annexed Korea and Manchuria.
d) The United States and the Soviet Union began an arms race.
Which concept is most closely associated with the situation presented in map A?
a) appeasement
b) Zionism
c) nonalignment
d) colonialism
Which statement best explains the changes in borders shown between maps A and B?
a) Nationalism has been a unifying and dividing force in this region.
b) Invading neighbors have been a driving force in this region.
c) Marxism has been a dominant movement in this region.
d) National elections have been a determining factor in this region.
For which purpose could this passage best be used?
a) learning about the reasons for the rise of the Khmer Rouge
b) researching life in Phnom Penh before the arrival of the Khmer Rouge
c) explaining the contributions of the ethnic minorities within Cambodia
d) understanding the impacts of Khmer Rouge policies on Cambodian society
Which historical development is most similar to the situation described in this passage?
a) Nazi actions in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s
b) Nelson Mandela’s campaigns against apartheid in the early 1960s
c) Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise to power in Iran in the late 1970s
d) Argentinian mothers protesting in the Plaza de Mayo in the 1980s and 1990s
Which concept is best illustrated by the horse in this 2000 cartoon?
a) containment
b) militarism
c) globalization
d) tolerance
Which concern facing China’s government in 2000 can best be inferred from this cartoon?
a) protests against the need to shift from regional self-sufficiency to regional specialization
b) military attacks by Western powers to gain competitive market shares
c) negative reactions by citizens to annexing Taiwan into the political bureaucracy
d) internal disruptions resulting from rapidly opening economic development zones
According to Elizabeth Robles Ortega, what is the basic cause of the problems described?
a) the Mexican government’s desire to centralize power
b) NAFTA’s demand for increased spending on health care
c) the Mexican government’s focus on obtaining foreign capital
d) NAFTA’s tight regulations on the environment
Based on this document, what is the author’s primary goal?
a) to increase profits for factory owners and investors
b) to gain protection of workers’ rights and improve the workplace
c) to reduce taxes levied on foreign investments in Mexico
d) to restrict union organization and eliminate collective bargain
Which situation directly influenced the author’s point of view?
a) having learned of medical problems suffered by factory workers
b) being present at the negotiations to gain foreign investments
c) having extensively profited from her investment in border factories
d) being blacklisted from union membership
Based on this cartoon, the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are most closely associated with which economic system?
a) mixed
b) traditional
c) capitalism
d) command
Based on this cartoon, what is one function of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a) to implement tariffs to protect borrowing nations’ markets
b) to establish guidelines for nations that are asking for loans
c) to encourage nations to apply for loans in order to increase their spending
d) to assist borrowing nations in taking control of businesses
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