Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 points
The country that sustained the largest number of fatalities during World War II was
a) Great Britain.
b) France.
c) Germany.
d) the Soviet Union.
Question 2 2.5 / 2.5 points
During the American Civil War, which technological advance was directly linked to logistics?
Question 3 2.5 / 2.5 points
Following World War I, which country refused to sign the Treaty of
Versailles?
a) United States
b) France
c) Russia
d) Italy
Question 4 2.5 / 2.5 points
Which two countries were world powers at the end of World War II?
Question 5 2.5 / 2.5 points
The von Schlieffen plan was aborted by the
Question 6 2.5 / 2.5 points
The age of Western colonialism ended after World War II. The nation that led that trend was
a) France.
b) the United States.
c) Belgium.
d) Great Britain.
Question 7 2.5 / 2.5 points
According to the course, which statement is true regarding the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
Question 8 2.5 / 2.5 points
At the beginning of World War II, the Western Allies' initial military operations took place in
a) North Africa.
b) Sicily.
c) the Middle East.
d) southern Italy.
Question 9 2.5 / 2.5 points
During the Battle of _______ in the Pacific, kamikaze attacks produced very high American casualty rates.
a) Iwo Jima
b) Okinawa
c) Midway
d) Guadalcanal
Question 10 2.5 / 2.5 points
Anthropologist R. Brian Ferguson offers evidence that war became frequent about _______ years ago.
a) 4,000
b) 6,000
c) 10,000
d) 3,000
Question 11 2.5 / 2.5 points
During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, covert military aid was provided to the militant mujahidin by the West. As a result, Soviet forces were driven out of that country. This is an example of a(n) _______ war.
a) limited
b) proxy
c) guerilla
d) asymmetric
Question 12 2.5 / 2.5 points
The last of Woodrow Wilson's fourteen points proposed the creation of
a) NATO.
b) League of Nations.
c) World Court.
d) United Nations.
Question 13 2.5 / 2.5 points
Why did Great Britain declare war on Germany in 1914?
a) To honor its treaty with Belgium
b) To render assistance to France
c) To prevent Russia from mobilizing
d) To seek revenge on the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Question 14 2.5 / 2.5 points
During the first day of the Battle of the Somme, about 60,000 British troops were killed by
a) massed artillery.
b) mustard gas.
c) machine guns.
d) German infantry lines.
Question 15 2.5 / 2.5 points
During World War II, _______ made the most progress in developing rocketry and early guided missiles.
a) Great Britain
b) United States
c) Germany
d) Soviet Union
Question 16 2.5 / 2.5 points
Which Polish concentration camp combined forced labor and death?
a) Sobibor
b) Auschwitz-Birkenau
c) Chelmo
d) Treblinka
Question 17 2.5 / 2.5 points
Partisans use strike and retreat, harassment, and sabotage tactics. Partisans can be said to engage in _______ warfare.
a) disorganized
b) revolutionary
c) civil
d) asymmetric
Question 18 2.5 / 2.5 points
Which statement is true concerning the Armenian genocide?
a) Armenians are an ancient Muslim people.
b) Most Armenians were deported from Turkish territory.
c) Turkey denies that a genocide occurred.
d) The massacre ended after 1945.
Question 19 2.5 / 2.5 points
Civilian mortality during wars was about 15 percent of all casualties during World War I. That rate climbed to 65 percent in World War II. Today, the civilian casualty rate in armed conflict is around _______ percent.
a) 70
b) 75
c) 80
d) 90
Question 20 2.5 / 2.5 points
A day after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, _______ ordered mobilization against Austria-Hungary.
a) Britain
b) Russia
c) Italy
d) France
Lesson 7 Exam
Question 21 2.5 / 2.5 points
Between 1600 and 1765, the British East India Company established _______ at Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras.
a) presidencies
b) companies
c) provinces
d) commonwealths
Question 22 0 / 2.5 points
Which statement is false regarding peripheral countries or regions?
a) They're dependent on core countries for capital.
b) Most impoverished countries are in Africa.
c) Peripheral states are in a downward spiral to the bottom.
d) Peripheral states become rich by exploiting their natural resources.
Question 23 2.5 / 2.5 points
In 1957, the first sub-Saharan British colony to declare independence was Ghana, formerly known as
a) Mali.
b) Tunisia.
c) Niger.
d) the Gold Coast.
Question 24 2.5 / 2.5 points
Which statement is false regarding Portuguese and Spanish colonialism?
a) The English word "chocolate" came from the Aztec word chocolatl.
b) Portugal colonized Brazil.
c) The potato was native to Colombia.
d) Silver and gold from New Spain funded colonial activities.
Question 25 2.5 / 2.5 points
In America, classical liberalism was abandoned for a time, following the
a) signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
b) American Civil War.
c) assassination of President Kennedy.
d) stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
Question 26 2.5 / 2.5 points
According to Wallerstein, because Russia's economy was almost entirely domestic in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it should be counted among the _______ nations.
a) external
b) core
c) peripheral
d) semi-peripheral
Question 27 2.5 / 2.5 points
Which Western nations claimed the greatest square mileage in colonial Africa?
a) Great Britain, France, Belgium
b) Great Britain, Portugal, United States
c) The Netherlands, Spain, Belgium
d) France, Spain, the Netherlands
Question 28 2.5 / 2.5 points
Today, all of these countries are considered post-industrial states, except
a) United States.
b) European Union.
c) Brazil.
d) Japan.
Question 29 2.5 / 2.5 points
Colonies established by the Dutch East India Company in Indonesia were aimed at monopolizing the _______ trade.
a) rubber
b) spice
c) ivory
d) mahogany
Question 30 2.5 / 2.5 points
Since 1931, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are referred to as _______ of the British Commonwealth.
a) provinces
b) colonies
c) markets
d) dominions
Question 31 2.5 / 2.5 points
In the New World, the era of Western colonialism was initiated by
a) Portugal and the Netherlands.
b) Spain and Portugal.
c) Holland and Spain.
d) France and England.
Question 32 2.5 / 2.5 points
As a result of the economic depression in Europe, colonial powers in the nineteenth century used their colonies as "dumping grounds." An earlier eighteenth precedent for this occurred when thousands of _______ were shipped to _______.
a) Dutch peasants; New Amsterdam
b) Scottish miners; New Zealand
c) unemployed factory workers; the United States
d) British convicts; Australia
Question 33 2.5 / 2.5 points
Due to factors such as social class, race, and ethnicity, poverty is
a) confined to peripheral countries.
b) higher in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries.
c) directly linked to immigration.
d) found in virtually every country in the world.
Question 34 2.5 / 2.5 points
In North America, French immigrants mainly settled in or near
a) Ottawa and northern Canada.
b) the St. Lawrence River valley.
c) New Brunswick.
d) the Hudson River valley.
Question 35 0 / 2.5 points
Following NATO invasions beginning in 2001, several multinational oil companies have made agreements with _______, enabling them to control and profit from a country with the world's second proven oil reserves.
a) Iraq
b) Syria
c) Iran
d) Saudi Arabia
Question 36 2.5 / 2.5 points
Who was King Leopold's "man in Africa"?
a) Joseph Conrad
b) David Livingston
c) Albert Camus
d) Henry Morton Stanley
Question 37 2.5 / 2.5 points
A(n) _______ is a set of assumptions taken for granted.
a) principle
b) theory
c) doxa
d) hypothesis
Question 38 2.5 / 2.5 points
Today, Canada's RCMP is an entirely independent agency and the rough equivalent of America's
a) DEA.
b) CIA.
c) FBI.
d) ATF.
Question 39 2.5 / 2.5 points
According to Wallerstein, the _______ was the first global hegemon.
a) British Empire
b) United States
c) Dutch Republic
d) Spanish Empire
Question 40 2.5 / 2.5 points
The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere is
a) Mexico.
b) Guatemala.
c) Haiti.
d) Ecuador.
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