World History Final

What caused Britain to begin considering India’s desire for independence?

• Gandhi’s death

• the end of World War II

• the Salt March

• economic collapse

Which term best describes Russia’s transition to a market economy?

• compromised

• successful

• difficult

• corrupt

After the Philippines became independent, its relationship with the United States

• began.

• dissolved.

• declined.

• strengthened.

What was one aspect of Racial Purity laws?

• Jews were forced to participate in German education programs.

• Aryan Germans were required to report all new births to the government.

• Marriages between Germans and Jews were prohibited.

• Women were required to attend university to increase their knowledge of German history.

After the Nazis conquered territory in Europe, they forced Jewish people to

• move to the United States.

• serve in the armed forces.

• live in ghettos.

• move to the countryside.

What is a collective farm?

• a community farm

• a communist farm

• a subsistence farm

• an independent farm

“An ignoble [not noble] war has been declared to a weak country. The indignation [outrage] in Russia shared fully by me is enormous. I foresee that very soon I shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. To try and avoid such a calamity as a European war I beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far.”

               - Telegram from Tsar Nicholas II to German Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1914

Which of the following best describes the tsar’s message?

• He worries that the coming war will be blamed on Russia.

• He believes that warfare is immoral.

• He complains about the pressures he is facing from Britain for war.

• He fears Russia will be forced into war by forces outside his control.

In addition to patronage, merchant families during the Renaissance began to

• educate their sons.

• practice new religions.

• establish new businesses.

• hide their wealth.

The Department of Homeland Security was created to

• keep noncitizens from entering the United States.

• protect the United States from terrorist attacks.

• make US citizens more secure in their homes.

• strengthen US military presence overseas.

Which aggressive action did Germany take in the 1930s?

• invading Great Britain

• annexing Austria and Czechoslovakia

• attacking Pearl Harbor

• invading China