Question 1

Which statement would this passage best support

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Towns were important in an emerging international economy

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Economic self-suffi ciency was reinforced by the revival of towns.

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Crossroad locations limit the functions of towns.

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The culture of towns discouraged new ideas.

Question 2

Which two major commodities were traded on the trans-Saharan routes by West African kingdoms?

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gold and salt

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petroleum and spices

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silk and cotton

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timber and wheat

Question 3

Which 19th-century British group would most likely object to the government regulation of businesses?

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laissez-faire capitalists

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socialists

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labor unions

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clergy

Question 4

Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and Karl Marx are best known for their

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economic theories

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military leadership

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peacekeeping efforts

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religious reforms

Question 5

During both World War I and World War II, the economic policies of many governments were designed to

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limit consumption by rationing goods

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rebuild destroyed housing

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eliminate tariffs on imports

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collectivize agriculture

Question 6

According to Deng Xiaoping, what should be done to improve China's economy?

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incorporate economic principles of a market economy into a command economy

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implement the economic reforms of Mao Zedong

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restrict imports from competitive market economies

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become a Marxist socialist state

Question 7

Which European policy is being described by these statements?

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mercantilism

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appeasement

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neutrality

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regionalism

Question 8

The wealth and prosperity of Mali and Songhai were dependent on controlling the trade in

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gold and salt

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coal and water

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iron and copper

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tea and cotton

Question 9

Which statement reflects the overall effect of labor strikes as shown in this cartoon?

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Workers are deprived of their income and suffer hardships.

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Employers can manage their businesses from home.

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Workers get to take a well-earned vacation.

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Employers generally meet workers' demands quickly.

Question 10

Based on this cartoon, which government policy is most likely influencing the situation experienced by the working man?

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laissez-faire

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public sanitation laws

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limiting immigration

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universal suffrage

Question 11

A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to

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increase the production of steel and machinery

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produce more consumer goods

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eliminate central economic planning

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seek direct foreign investment

Question 12

Alexander Falconbridge's account describes the

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initial step in Africa of the Atlantic slave trade

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encomienda system in Central and South America

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origins of the Bantu migration

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camel trade caravans along the Silk Road

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