
World History (HS credit) Final Exam Review
Quiz by Leslie Neilsen
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In the period between 1900 and 2000 the world changed. At the beginning of the twentieth century, much of the world was European focused, and under European control. Two World Wars rocked the world, new countries were created on almost every continent, medical and scientific innovations changed life on earth. Communications, travel and multinational business tied the world together in ever tighter relationships.
How does this statement about globalization represent the time period 1900 to 2000?
According to this map, which two areas of Africa were free from European control?
“...the key-stone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism, the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative. Individuals and groups are admissible in so far as they come within the State. Instead of directing the game and guiding the material and moral progress of the community the liberal State restricts its activities to recording results. The Fascist State is wide awake and has a will of its own. For this reason it can be described as ‘ethical’....”
Which expression best expresses the main idea of the passage?
The need for resources by European countries during the Industrial Revolution contributed to
“I contend that we [Britons] are the finest race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race. . . . It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honourable race the world possesses. ”
Source: Cecil Rhodes, Confession of Faith, originally written at Oxford, 1877 (adapted)
This quote from Cecil Rhodes reflects which 19th century concept?
Why were Africans unwilling to accept colonial domination after World War II?
What action by Ronald Reagan caused Mikhail Gorbachev to seek an arms control agreement between the two nations?
What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
Which of the following might have relocated after the partition of India?
What is meant by global interdependence?