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  1. One reason President Theodore Roosevelt wanted the United States to build the Panama Canal was to
Ahelp Panama take over weaker Central American nations.
Bbring American military presence to Central America to control other nations.
Chelp build a strong alliance between the many nations in the Pacific and in the Caribbean.
Dincrease American power by controlling the only water passage between the Caribbean and Pacific.

  1. What was the main reason imperialists in the United States wanted to annex the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?
AThey hoped to force the Philippines to stop doing business with other Asian nations.
BThey felt that the Philippines would trade only with China if they became independent.
CThey believed that the Japanese would capture the Philippines and threaten trade with China.
DThey saw the Philippines as the gateway to new business opportunities with other Asian nations.

  1. During the Homestead Strike of 1892, talks broke down and striking union members fought with Pinkerton Detectives hired by the Carnegie Steel Company. What did incidents such as this indicate about the attitudes of most industrialists toward organized labor?
ALabor unions were seen as a threat to the entire capitalist system.
BFactory owners were unwilling to risk violence to settle labor problems.
CStrikes were seen as a legitimate way for labor unions to make demands.
DFactory owners were willing to resort to violence before attempting discussions.

  1. Japan's victories on both land and sea during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 shocked many Western nations. Why was the outcome of this war significant?
AIt confirmed that Japan had become a world power.
BIt proved that the Russian influence in Asia had ended.
CIt demonstrated that the Russian military was powerless.
DIt showed that Japan intended to take over Southeast Asia.

  1. ""The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. WORKING MEN OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!"

–The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, 1848


What can be concluded about Marxist theory, based on the quotation above?

AIt supported the ideas of democratic rule and working class social values.
BIt advised the working class to form labor unions and negotiate with the capitalists.
CIt advocated violent social change and complete control by the working class.
DIt encouraged the working class to adopt middle-class principles and remain peaceful.

  1. What were the results of Otto von Bismarck's policy of Realpolitik (realistic politics) during the late 1800s?
Athe unification of the German states and the creation of an empire
Bthe creation of the German Confederation and the end of imperial rule
Cthe adoption of a liberal constitution and the creation of German democracy
Dthe creation of German socialism and the adoption of peaceful diplomatic policies

  1. One of the most significant aspects of the Meiji Restoration was that it marked the transition of Japan from
Aa feudal society to an industrial, capitalist nation.
Ba democratic nation to a repressive feudal society.
Can imperialistic society to an isolated agricultural nation.
Dan absolute dictatorship to a socialistic, collective society.

  1. The rise of industrial economies caused manufacturing nations to view undeveloped regions as sources of inexpensive raw materials and captive markets for manufactured products. During the Industrial Revolution, this outlook contributed to
Athe rapid growth of global imperialism and colonialism.
Bthe creation of global governing bodies and legal systems.
Cthe development of socialism and isolationist economic policies.
Dthe rapid growth of the slave trade and the importation of foreign workers.


After 1869, the British increased their efforts to add Egypt to their vast empire. Their primary motivation was an interest in controlling the valuable trade route created by the completion of the

ACairo Road.
BAswan Dam.
CSuez Canal.
DAlexandria Highway.

  1. Which factor contributed MOST to the political unrest in Europe that led to World War I?
Asocialism
Bfederalism
Cnationalism
Dcollectivism

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  1. D. increase American power by controlling the only water passage between the Caribbean and Pacific. He believed in a large US Navy as a way of extending US power. A canal allowed the US to build and manage freely flowing naval resources.

    20. D. They saw the Philippines as the gateway to new business opportunities with other Asian nations. Americans who advocated annexation showed a variety of motivations, the strongest of them being a desire for commercial opportunities in Asia.

    21. A. Labor unions were seen as a threat to the entire capitalist system. Factories became unwilling to sign labor agreements in order to avoid any strikes from the workers.

    22. A. It confirmed that Japan had become a world power. The three major defeats in the war convinced Russia that Japan's imperial desires for East Asia was futile and Japan emerged from the conflict as the first modern non-Western world power.

    24. C. It advocated violent social change and complete control by the working class. "....forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions."

    26. A. the unification of the German states and the creation of an empire. Bismarck unified the German states into a powerful German Empire under Prussian leadership starting in the 1860s.

     28. A. a feudal society to an industrial, capitalist nation.In 1868 Japan was a militarily weak country, primarily agricultural, and had little technological development. It was controlled by hundreds of semi-independent feudal lords.

    31. A. the rapid growth of global imperialism and colonialism. By the end of the 18th century, Britain became the world's largest colonial power and the Industrial Revolution spread to the European mainland and across the Atlantic to the United States.

    33. C. Suez Canal. British prime minister Disraeli acted without parliamentary authorization and bought the canal to greatly increase the British stake in Egyptian stability.

    39. C. Nationalism.









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19. D. increase American power by controlling the only water passage between the Caribbean and Pacific. He believed in a large US Navy as a way of extending US power. A canal allowed the US to build and manage freely flowing naval resources.


20. D. They saw the Philippines as the gateway to new business opportunities with other Asian nations. Americans who advocated annexation showed a variety of motivations, the strongest of them being a desire for commercial opportunities in Asia.


21. A. Labor unions were seen as a threat to the entire capitalist system. Factories became unwilling to sign labor agreements in order to avoid any strikes from the workers.


22. A. It confirmed that Japan had become a world power. The three major defeats in the war convinced Russia that Japan's imperial desires for East Asia was futile and Japan emerged from the conflict as the first modern non-Western world power.


24. C. It advocated violent social change and complete control by the working class. "....forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions."


26. A. the unification of the German states and the creation of an empire. Bismarck unified the German states into a powerful German Empire under Prussian leadership starting in the 1860s.


28. A. a feudal society to an industrial, capitalist nation.In 1868 Japan was a militarily weak country, primarily agricultural, and had little technological development. It was controlled by hundreds of semi-independent feudal lords.


31. A. the rapid growth of global imperialism and colonialism. By the end of the 18th century, Britain became the world's largest colonial power and the Industrial Revolution spread to the European mainland and across the Atlantic to the United States.


33. C. Suez Canal. British prime minister Disraeli acted without parliamentary authorization and bought the canal to greatly increase the British stake in Egyptian stability.


39. C. Nationalism.









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