Global II Practice Exam (multiple choice)

This passage would best be used for:

• explaining how the Asante king reformed his government

• recounting strategies used by officers in the Asante military

• discussing a variety of childhood experiences within the Asante kingdom

• justifying economic policies implemented under Asante leadership

Base your answers on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.

• beginning of an estate system where the majority holds power

• creation of a classless society

• revolution led by the nobility and clergy

• existence of a rigid social class structure

Base your answers on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.

• Russian Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• French Revolution

• Cultural Revolution

Which economic concept best explains the relationship between energy and industrial production discussed in this passage?

• supply and demand

• favorable trade balance

• collectivization

• scarcity

Which statement best represents this author’s point of view?

• Pollution from energy sources hindered the expansion of railways.

• New energy technologies reduced industrial production.

• Reliance on traditional energy sources made industrialization more efficient.

• Industrialization was dependent on increased energy production.

Which conclusion about these passages is valid?

• British officials disagreed about an appropriate response to economic problems.

• Irish peasants refused to accept government assistance during the famine.

• Agricultural productivity increased as a result of British involvement.

• Britain's long-term objective was to support Irish nationalism.

What was a significant consequence of the events described in these passages?

• A majority of the Irish people converted to Protestant Christianity.

• Ireland became the most agriculturally diversified country in Europe.

• Government intervention no longer took place in Ireland.

• Approximately one million people emigrated from Ireland.

Which development most likely influenced the action taken in this cartoon?

• China’s naval power posed a threat to the Western powers.

• China had become stronger militarily than the Western powers.

• The Western powers desired political means to control Japan.

• The Western powers desired access to new markets in Asia.

Which concept is depicted in this cartoon?

• socialism

• imperialism

• isolationism

• pacifism

One reason for the situation shown in Map A was Austria's:

• defeat by Germany in both World Wars

• diverse ethnic composition

• loss of power after fighting the Ottoman Empire

• location along key trade routes