Question 1

The quotation above best supports which of the following conclusions about the author’s motives for resistance to Spanish colonial rule in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

B
Bolívar rejected Spanish mercantilist policies that restricted free trade in Latin America.

Question 2

The emergence of the German industries referred to in the passage is most directly explained by which of the following processes in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

B
The development of new methods of production during the second industrial revolution

Question 3

In the excerpt, Bolívar expresses which of the following?

Accepted Answer

B
Outrage at the effects of mercantilist policies

Question 4

The industrialization of Great Britain’s economy in the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is most directly explained by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

C
Britain had large reserves of coal.

Question 5

The author’s argument regarding the effects of Western philosophy on the world is likely based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

C
The adoption of European Enlightenment political and scientific principles worldwide

Question 6

The high proportion of women and children among the workers reflected in the table is best seen in the context of the

Accepted Answer

A
low wages of workers in industrial societies

Question 7

The data in the table best provide historical context to understand which of the following developments in mid-nineteenth-century Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

B
The emergence of social reform movements

Question 8

The labor patterns shown in the table are most directly relevant in understanding which broader process in nineteenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

C
The development of new class identities

Question 9

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some governments responded to the growing popularity of ideas such as the ones expressed in the passage by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

C
Passing reforms designed to improve the conditions of industrial workers

Question 10

Adoption of which of the following power sources has contributed the most to increasing the energy available to humans?

Accepted Answer

C
Fossil fuels

Question 11

Image 1 best illustrates which of the following broad economic transformations in the period circa 1750 ?

Accepted Answer

B
The transition from a human- and animal-powered economy to a fossil-fuel economy

Question 12

The gender and age makeup of the workforce shown in Image 2 best illustrates which of the following phenomena in mid-nineteenth-century European society?

Accepted Answer

B
Within factories, skilled workers continued to be predominantly male, while women and children continued to perform mostly unskilled factory work.

Question 13

Which of the following was the most immediate effect of the processes illustrated in the images?

Accepted Answer

C
A decline in Asian countries’ share of world manufacturing as Asian goods lost ground to European imports

Question 14

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the working conditions depicted in Image 2 served as an inspiration for those arguing that

Accepted Answer

C
the negative social effects of capitalism should be alleviated by enacting factory regulations

Question 15

Which of the following factors contributed most to the increase of world population in the period 1750 to 1900 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

B
Improvements in agricultural productivity and food distribution

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of Latin American independence movements in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

B
Creole elites led most revolts against colonial rule.

Question 17

Which of the following was the key factor in the start of Latin American independence?

Accepted Answer

B
Creole grievances about their lack of political authority

Question 18

Marx’s statement in the passage above is best understood in the context of which of the following responses to the development and spread of global capitalism in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

B
A movement to articulate an alternative vision of society

Question 19

The image from Japan during the Meiji Restoration best exemplifies which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

B
Cultural changes accompanying greater contact with the United States

Question 20

The United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen reflect a shared concern for

Accepted Answer

C
protection of private property

Question 21

By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?

Accepted Answer

A
The political independence of colonies in both North and South America

Question 22

In contrast to initial industrialization, the second Industrial Revolution in the last half of the nineteenth century was particularly associated with the mass production of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

D
Electricity, steel, and chemicals

Question 23

Which of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

D
The creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas

Question 24

The excerpt above emphasizes which of the following solutions to the exploitation of industrial laborers?

Accepted Answer

D
Sufficient wages for factory workers to live full, comfortable lives

Question 25

One important similarity between the American Revolution and the French Revolution is that they both

Accepted Answer

A
challenged monarchical governments

Question 26

The North and South American independence movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries shared which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A
Limitation of civil rights to a minority of the population

Question 27

In the nineteenth century, the spread of which of the following most strongly contributed to a sharp decline in the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

B
Enlightenment ideas challenging traditional notions of individual and natural rights

Question 28

A historian interpreting the decree would best understand the purpose of the “new legislation” referred to in the second paragraph as an attempt to

Accepted Answer

D
allow the Ottoman government to compete against industrializing European powers

Question 29

The decree’s references to following the rules of Shari‘a would best be interpreted as an attempt to appeal to

Accepted Answer

C
Sunni religious elites within the Ottoman government who opposed modernization

Question 30

The decree’s statement regarding the change in the situation of the Ottoman Empire, as described in the first paragraph, is a viewpoint that would most likely have been shared by members of which of the following governments in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

B
The Qing Empire in the aftermath of the signing of the unequal treaties

World History

Unit 5

Question	Answer
The quotation above best supports which of the following conclusions about the author’s motives for resistance to Spanish colonial rule in Latin America?	B Bolívar rejected Spanish mercantilist policies that restricted free trade in Latin America.
The emergence of the German industries referred to in the passage is most directly explained by which of the following processes in the nineteenth century?	B The development of new methods of production during the second industrial revolution
In the excerpt, Bolívar expresses which of the following?	B Outrage at the effects of mercantilist policies
The industrialization of Great Britain’s economy in the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is most directly explained by which of the following?	C Britain had large reserves of coal.
The author’s argument regarding the effects of Western philosophy on the world is likely based on which of the following?	C The adoption of European Enlightenment political and scientific principles worldwide
The high proportion of women and children among the workers reflected in the table is best seen in the context of the	A low wages of workers in industrial societies
The data in the table best provide historical context to understand which of the following developments in mid-nineteenth-century Great Britain?	B The emergence of social reform movements
The labor patterns shown in the table are most directly relevant in understanding which broader process in nineteenth-century Europe?	C The development of new class identities
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some governments responded to the growing popularity of ideas such as the ones expressed in the passage by doing which of the following?	C Passing reforms designed to improve the conditions of industrial workers
Adoption of which of the following power sources has contributed the most to increasing the energy available to humans?	C Fossil fuels
Image 1 best illustrates which of the following broad economic transformations in the period circa 1750 ?	B The transition from a human- and animal-powered economy to a fossil-fuel economy
The gender and age makeup of the workforce shown in Image 2 best illustrates which of the following phenomena in mid-nineteenth-century European society?	B Within factories, skilled workers continued to be predominantly male, while women and children continued to perform mostly unskilled factory work.
Which of the following was the most immediate effect of the processes illustrated in the images?	C A decline in Asian countries’ share of world manufacturing as Asian goods lost ground to European imports
In the second half of the nineteenth century, the working conditions depicted in Image 2 served as an inspiration for those arguing that	C the negative social effects of capitalism should be alleviated by enacting factory regulations
Which of the following factors contributed most to the increase of world population in the period 1750 to 1900 C.E.?	B Improvements in agricultural productivity and food distribution
Which of the following statements is true of Latin American independence movements in the nineteenth century?	B Creole elites led most revolts against colonial rule.
Which of the following was the key factor in the start of Latin American independence?	B Creole grievances about their lack of political authority
Marx’s statement in the passage above is best understood in the context of which of the following responses to the development and spread of global capitalism in the nineteenth century?	B A movement to articulate an alternative vision of society
The image from Japan during the Meiji Restoration best exemplifies which of the following processes?	B Cultural changes accompanying greater contact with the United States
The United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen reflect a shared concern for	C protection of private property
By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?	A The political independence of colonies in both North and South America
In contrast to initial industrialization, the second Industrial Revolution in the last half of the nineteenth century was particularly associated with the mass production of which of the following?	D Electricity, steel, and chemicals
Which of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?	D The creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas
The excerpt above emphasizes which of the following solutions to the exploitation of industrial laborers?	D Sufficient wages for factory workers to live full, comfortable lives
One important similarity between the American Revolution and the French Revolution is that they both	A challenged monarchical governments
The North and South American independence movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries shared which of the following?	A Limitation of civil rights to a minority of the population
In the nineteenth century, the spread of which of the following most strongly contributed to a sharp decline in the slave trade?	B Enlightenment ideas challenging traditional notions of individual and natural rights
A historian interpreting the decree would best understand the purpose of the “new legislation” referred to in the second paragraph as an attempt to	D allow the Ottoman government to compete against industrializing European powers
The decree’s references to following the rules of Shari‘a would best be interpreted as an attempt to appeal to	C Sunni religious elites within the Ottoman government who opposed modernization
The decree’s statement regarding the change in the situation of the Ottoman Empire, as described in the first paragraph, is a viewpoint that would most likely have been shared by members of which of the following governments in the nineteenth century?	B The Qing Empire in the aftermath of the signing of the unequal treaties

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