Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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1. What event required European nations to inform others when claiming a new African territory?

A. Berlin Conference * myanswer

B. Indian National Congress

C. Bloody Sunday

D. Missouri Compromise



2.Which of the following events occurred in Russia and led to the establishment of the October Manifesto, which promised more rights to Russians?

A. Hundreds of protesters were shot after Father Gapon led them to the Winter Palace to demand reform; this was known as Bloody Sunday.

B. Alexander II freed serfs and gave them land in hopes of developing a market economy.

C. Jews were attacked, being blamed for the assassination of Alexander II

D. A secret society known as the Decembrists led a revolt against Nicholas I



3.What nation did Otto von Bismarck unite in the late 1800s after wars with Austria and France?

A. Italy

B. France

C. Russia

D. Germany * my answer



4.Identify the two key figures who led movements in South America's struggle for independence from Spain.

A. Toussaint L'Ouverture and Napoleon

B. Sim贸n Bol铆var and Jos茅 de San Mart铆n * my answer

C. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

D. Otto von Bismarck and Camillo di Cavour



5. Which of the following is NOT true about the issues that led to civil war in the United States?

A. Conflict arose between the northern and southern parts of the United States.

B. The North was more advanced commercially and they were expanding industrially.

C. The South wanted to abolish slavery in order to hire laborers to work the plantations.

D. The South wanted new territories that were being admitted into the United States to be slave state



6.In what nation did former slave Toussaint L'Ouverture lead a revolt against French forces?

A. Venezuela

B. Haiti

C. United States

D. Italy



7.Identify the nation that exerted imperial control over India, impacting its language and religious beliefs.

A. China

B. Germany

C. Britain

D. Argentina



8. What term refers to the concept of forcefully extending a nation's authority over weaker nations for purpose of acquiring land or natural resources for their own benefit?

A. industrialization

B. imperialism

C. capitalism

D. revolution



9.Who traveled to Japan in 1852, setting up two trading posts and opening the country to trade with the West?

A. Otto von Bismarck * my answer

B. Sim贸n Bol铆var

C. Thomas Jefferson

D. Matthew PerryHistory Study Guide Help?
1. Berlin (Congo) Conference

2. Bloody Sunday

3. Germany

4. Boliver y San Martin

5. C.

6. Haiti

7. Britain

8. B

9. INCORRECT. Read up on Matthew Calbraith Perry.

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