Benchmark Review MWH Quiz

Which armed rebellion led British forces to seize direct control over India in 1858?

• the Opium War

• the Sepoy Mutiny

• the Battle of Plassey

• the Anglo-Maratha War

During the 19th century the Chinese confronted Great Britain over importing what product into China?

• coffee

• opium

• rice

• spices

Which post-World War II change was Winston Churchill describing in this speech? From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. . . . These famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and, in many cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow. —Winston Churchill, 1946

• A former ally in the conflict extended its power over Eastern Europe.

• European nations formed an economic community based on free trade.

• A plan was developed to divide responsibility for European reconstruction.

• European democracies signed a military alliance with the United States.

Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1992. The agreement shows how nations have tried to improve their economies by

• raising the amount of taxes collected on imports.

• depending on each other for goods and resources.

• ending regulations that protected the environment.

• reducing competition between businesses internationally.

Which factor has contributed to this trend in the development of a global economy? Outsourcing transcription work abroad—to countries such as India, Pakistan, Philippines, Barbados, and Canada—has grown more popular as transmitting confidential health information over the Internet has become more secure; however, reports transcribed by overseas medical transcription services usually require editing for accuracy by domestic medical transcriptionists before they meet U.S. quality standards.

• A) rising cost of labor in developing countries

• B) decline of higher education in developed countries

• C) limited access to regional hospitals

• D) improvements in telecommunications technology

At the end of World War II, many Jewish Holocaust survivors migrated from Europe to Palestine because Palestine was

• A) well-protected from Nazi invasion

• B) easily accessible by train

• C) a sparsely populated country

• D) the site of ancient Israelite kingdoms

Why were the Nuremberg Trials important in world history?

• Leaders were removed from their positions after their nations were defeated.

• Leaders were found legally responsible for crimes against humanity.

• Leaders were given opportunities to explain their actions.

• Leaders were imprisoned by the war's victors.

Which phrase best explains Nelson Mandela's goal?

• to end apartheid

• to declare independence

• to reverse constitutional reforms

• to release key political prisoners

Which statement expresses the reason why the United States entered the Persian Gulf War in 1991?

• to safeguard trade routes for Iranian oil exports

• to press Saudi Arabia to enact human rights laws

• to force the invading Iraqi military out of Kuwait

• to keep the Soviet Union from spreading communism

Based on the information, the United States aims for China’s growing involvement in a global economy to happen at the same time as increased adoption of

• civil liberties

• security measures

• business regulation

• government surveillance