HIST 116 US2 - World History II FINAL EXAM SPRING 2016 (+ multiple choice exam)

HIST 116 US2 - World History II

Spring 2016 Final Exam

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HIST 116 - World History II US2

Spring 2016

Multiple Choice Exam

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Please circle, highlight or darken your answers within the area of the uppercase letter in front of it.

1. Between 1750 and 1900, which of the following industrializing states created an empire? 


(A) Japan


(B) China


(C) Brazil


(D) Argentina

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


(A) Revolutionary demands based on Enlightenment political ideas 


(B) Reliance on Christian teachings to define revolutionary demands 


(C) Industrial economies that permitted both areas to break free of European control 


(D) Political instability caused by constant warfare among the new states

3. Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both

(A) developed from Mayan civilization

(B) acquired empires by means of military conquest

(C) independently developed iron technology

(D) depended entirely on oral record keeping

4. In the late nineteenth century, European involvement in both Africa and China was characterized primarily by 


(A) the encouragement of slavery


(B) extensive intermarriage with local peoples

(C) small military enclaves along coastlines

(D) competition among imperialist powers

5. What was the leading cause of the unprecedented increase in global population in the twentieth century? 


(A) The end of international epidemics


(B) Global warming and other types of climate change 


(C) The impact of medical innovations and public health measures 


(D) The reduction of world hunger

6. Which of the following factors best explains why the English and French did not engage in direct imperialism in West and Central African states until the nineteenth century?

(A) Lack of the necessary navigational and maritime technology

(B) Lack of European interest in African goods

(C) Ideas from the Enlightenment to limit their imperialist urges toward Africa

(D) Fear of death from tropical diseases like malaria

7. “We shall not repeat the past. We shall eradicate it by restoring our rights in the Suez Canal. This money is ours. The canal is the property of Egypt.” 
This quotation by Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser (in power 1952–1970) best expresses support for 


(A) communism

(B) liberalism

(C) nationalism

(D) imperialism

8. Which of the following describes a major change in international relations in the 1980s and 1990s?

(A) The rapid establishment of large overseas colonial empires by European powers

(B) The disbanding of most regional political organizations

(C) The decline in power of multinational corporations

(D) The reduction of confrontations between communist and noncommunist countries

9. In recent decades, many world historians have challenged the commonly held view that Europeans controlled the largest share of world trade in the seventeenth through the eighteenth centuries. Which of the following evidence from the period would best support this historical reinterpretation? 


(A) Prices for Chinese goods were much higher in Europe than in China. 


(B) European trading companies backed their long-distance ventures with the use of military force. 


(C) Asian trading companies dominated trade in the Indian Ocean region. 


(D) European merchants transported only a fraction of the goods shipped globally.

10. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in Western Europe and the Americas between 1750 and 1900?

(A) Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while the Americas remained European colonies.

(B) Developments in the legal systems of the Americas emphasized individual political rights, while Western Europe concentrated on maritime law.

(C) In both regions, nations engaged in an aggressive policy of imperialism and territorial expansion.

(D) In both regions, most countries gradually adopted a representative democratic system.

11. Which of the following was a major reason for the rapid expansion of European dominance in the Americas during the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries?

(A) The susceptibility of indigenous peoples to European diseases, wiping out millions.

(B) The advanced military technology of the European forces and conquistadors.

(C) The political divisions within the Aztec and Inca empires.

(D) The economic growth of the Western Europe.

12. A South American contribution to the Columbian Exchange included

(A) slave girls

(B) cacao

(C) corn

(D) sugar

13. A significant example of the interaction among Indian and European societies by 1860 was the transfer of knowledge of

(A) iron and copper mining techniques

(B) the flying shuttle and spinning jenny

(C) the science of optics and lens design

(D) the mass production of cotton cloth and steel

Questions 14-16 refer to the recipe below:

14. Which of the following best explains the motivation behind the Empire Marketing Board’s publication of the Empire Christmas Pudding recipe?

(A) To promote innovations of the Green Revolution


(B) To promote imperial unity in response to rising nationalism

(C) To promote free market economic plans


(D) To promote Christian values in the context of Soviet expansion

15. The inclusion of rum from Jamaica in the recipe is a consequence of which of the following?

(A) The development of a plantation economy based on coerced and semi-coerced labor


(B) The transfer of American crops to Europe as a result of the Columbian Exchange


(C) The migration of Caribbean peoples to England

(D) The intensification of free peasant agriculture in the Caribbean

16. Demand for Asian spices drove which of the following in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

(A) The widespread use of convict labor in agriculture


(B) The development of industrial manufacturing processes

(C) The expansion of the Manchu Empire in East Asia


(D) The establishment of European trading-post empires

Questions 17-19 refer to the map below:

17. Which of the following was a direct result of the trade pattern shown on the map?

(A) English colonies in North America developed methods of industrial production.

(B) The production of cash crops in North America and the Caribbean increased.

(C) Trade between states in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East decreased.

(D) Territories in sub-Saharan Africa were colonized by European nations.

18. Which of the following led directly to the structure of the trade system shown on the map?

(A) Laissez-faire capitalism


(B) Mercantilist economic practices


(C) The encomienda labor system

(D) Development of trading alliances among Maya city-states

19. Which of the following contributed most to the disruption of the trade network shown on the map during the nineteenth century?

(A) The increase in European immigrants to the Americas

(B) The spread of Enlightenment ideals in the Americas


(C) The increasing demand for American silver in China

(D) The development of maritime transportation technology

20. Which of the following statements does NOT describe Christianity, Islam and Judaism?

(A) All are monotheistic religions.

(B) All revere Jesus as prophet.

(C) All emphasize prayer, fasting and charity towards others of the community.

(D) All forbid the making of idolatrous images.

Short Answer Question (please provide a five-to-eight sentence answer for the following [worth ten (10) points]).

1. How did industrialization play a crucial role in the scale of death involved in the First and Second World Wars?

Fill-in-the-Blank Statements (please fill in the blank or highlight answer for the following [worth five (5) points each])

2. ___________________ was the new economic structure that came along in Europe and expanded throughout the world between 1750 and 1900 CE.

Mercantilism                                                                                   Imperialism

Communism                                                                                    Capitalism

3. Germany, Austro-Hungary, Russia and _______________ lost most of or all of their imperialism possession after the end of the First World War.

Italy                                                                                                   Ottoman Turkey

The United States                                                                           Japan

HIST 116 - World History II US2

Spring 2016

Multiple Choice Exam

Please highlight, circle or darken your answers within the area of the uppercase letter in front of it.

1. Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the Columbian Exchange?

(A) European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe; African population to Europe

(B) Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European population to the New World

(C) European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African food to the Western Hemisphere

(D) African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere

2. Most agricultural laborers in the Ottoman Empire were

(A) slaves

(B) free peasants

(C) serfs

(D) indentured servants

3. Which of the following countries led the world in cotton cloth production in 1700?

(A) China

(B) West Africa

(C) England

(D) India

4. Which one (1) of the following societies successfully resisted foreign penetration and domination from 1650 to 1850?

(A) The Japanese

(B) The Indians

(C) The Latin Americans

(D) The Chinese

5. Which of the following staple crops is most associated with Mesoamerican civilizations?

(A) Manioc

(B) Beans

(C) Corn

(D) Rice

6. The map above demonstrates which of the following about the Indian Ocean trade?

(A) Monsoons prevented trade from taking place along the East African coast.

(B) Europeans were active in bringing goods from West Africa to the Indian Ocean.

(C) Trade involved most of the regions bordering the Indian Ocean as well as China.

(D) Arab and Indian traders were better traders than the Chinese.

7. In the three centuries after Columbus’ voyages, most of the people who came to the Western Hemisphere originated in which of the following regions?

(A) Southern Europe

(B) Northern Europe

(C) Western Africa

(D) East Asia

8. Which of the following most clearly differentiates the sixteenth century from the previous period in world history?

(A) Establishment of nation-states in the Americas

(B) Extension of sugar production to the Americas

(C) Interest in Asian spice trade

(D) Existence of slave trade

9. Which of the following statements is true about both the Mughal and Ottoman empires in the sixteenth century?

(A) In each, the majority of the people were Muslims.

(B) Each had a powerful navy that engaged European navies.

(C) Each had developed an efficient administrative structure.

(D) Each enjoyed peaceful relations with its neighboring states.

10. Which of the following was the most important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?

(A) The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.

(B) Spanish tolerance of Aztec religion and culture weakened Aztec resistance.

(C) The Spanish were able to exploit the poverty in the Aztec Empire, which caused a revolt of Aztec farmers against the Aztec ruling class.

(D) The Spanish were able to field larger armies than the Aztecs were.

11. Which of the following developments in the Western Hemisphere most directly resulted from the French Revolution?

(A) The expansion of the slave trade in the Americas

(B) The extension of the plantation economy in the Caribbean

(C) The colonization of Brazil

(D) The creation of the first independent Black republic in the Americas

12. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in Western Europe and China during the time period 1000–1300?

(A) Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire.

(B) Developments in the legal systems of China emphasized individual political rights, while Western Europe concentrated on maritime law.

(C) Both societies began an aggressive policy of imperialism and territorial expansion.

(D) Both societies gradually adopted a representative democratic system.

13. A key issue that historians have debated in explaining the reasons for nineteenth-century slave emancipations involves

(A) the decline of export industries

(B) the powers of African governments

(C) the role of humanitarianism

(D) racist interpretations of the theory of evolution

14. All of the following factors contributed to significant growth in worldwide population between 1700 and 1800 EXCEPT

(A) decline of epidemic disease

(B) introduction of American food crops

(C) expansion of land under cultivation

(D) improvement in quarantine procedures

15. In the period 1450–1750, which of the following, produced on large plantations by slave labor, were significant commodities in the growing world market?

(A) Grains such as wheat and barley

(B) Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges

(C) Animal products such as wool and beef

(D) Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco

16. Which of the following factors best explains why the Portuguese did not engage in direct trading relations with West African states until the fifteenth century?

(A) Lack of the necessary navigational and maritime technology

(B) Lack of European interest in African goods

(C) Directives from the pope to limit trade between Christians and Africans

(D) Fear of death from tropical diseases

17. Which of the following European developments is most closely associated with the revolution in Haiti?

(A) The Protestant Reformation

(B) The Russian Revolution

(C) The French Revolution

(D) The Industrial Revolution

18. Most world historians would agree that the key to European predominance in the world economy during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was

(A) the Industrial Revolution

(B) European medical technology

(C) the Enlightenment

(D) European brain sizes

19. 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?

(A) Textiles, iron, and gold

(B) Textiles, automobiles, and plastics

(C) Airplanes, ships, and radios

(D) Steel, oil, and coal

20. Which of the following is most likely to have influenced eighteenth-century population trends in both Europe and China?

(A) A sharp decline in average global temperatures

(B) Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops

(C) Innovation in birth control measures

(D) Improvement in surgical procedures

21. Which of the following changes best justifies the claim that the late 1400s mark the beginning of a new period in world history?

(A) The rise of the Aztec and Inca empires

(B) The economic recovery in Afro-Eurasia after the Black Death

(C) The incorporation of the Americas into a broader global network of exchange

(D) The isolationist policies of Ming Dynasty China

22. Which one (1) of the following countries, regions or empires was the world's richest in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

(A) Spain

(B) Mughal India

(C) Italian city-states

(D) The Aztec Empire

23. Which of the following was true of a married woman in Europe, Mughal India and Ming China between 1450 and 1750?

(A) Her legal rights over her children were the same as her husband's

(B) She would be sentenced to death for adultery

(C) She could vote in her husband's stead in elections if her husband owned property

(D) She generally lost control of her property when she married

24. Of the following diseases, which one (1) did NOT lead to the deaths of Native Americans after first contact with Europeans between 1492 and 1700?

(A) Bubonic plague

(B) Smallpox

(C) Measles

(D) Ebola

25. Which of the following ethnic groups was NOT involved in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?

(A) Jews

(B) Aborigines

(C) Portuguese

(D) Congolese