GHSGT

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GHSGT

• Social Studies Review
• World Geography
• World History
• United States History
• American Government

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What to Expect From
World History
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World History

• Disclaimer we realize that many of you have not
  taken World History yet, so please be patient
  with us.
• Content Area Covered
• New World Explorations
• Scientific Commercial Revolutions
• Western Democratic Revolutions
• The Industrial Revolutions
• World Wars I II
• Global Issues
• 20th Century Revolutions

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• Today, people in Mexico speak Spanish while
  people in Brazil speak Portuguese. Which of the
  following is the Best explanation for this fact?
• a. Mexico was once part of Spain and Brazil was
  once part of Portugal until an earthquake broke
  the countries apart.
• b. The natives of Mexico are culturally similar
  to Spaniards, and the natives of Brazil are
  culturally similar to Portugal.
• c. After the Treaty of Tordesillas, Mexico
  became a colony of Spain and Brazil became a
  colony of Portugal.
• d. None of the above.

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• 2. Which of the following is consistent with the
  economic theory of capitalism?
• a. Private ownership of businesses
• b. Profit-making
• c. Laissez-faire
• d. All of the above

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• 3. Which of the following groups was not part of
  the Third Estate of France?
• a. Peasants
• b. Bourgeoisie
• c. sans-culottes
• d. Clergy

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• 4. The initial aim of the French Revolution was
  to secure rights for the oppressed people of
  France. During the Revolution, Maximilien
  Robespierre rose to power and established the
  Reign of Terror until he, like his victims, was
  killed. Later, Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power
  as dictator of France until he, too, was
  defeated. What conclusion can be drawn from this
  information?
• a. The goal of revolutions can sometimes be
  manipulated by power-hungry leaders.
• b. France has an abnormally high number of
  dictators.
• c. Good intentions triumph over evil ones.
• d. Dictators always arise during revolutions.

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• 5. The Industrial Revolution began in the 1700s
  in the country of
• a. Great Britain
• b. Germany
• c. United States
• d. France

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• 6. Which of the following is the most likely
  reason for the rise of Hitler in Germany?
• a. Hitler offered solutions to the depressed
  economy.
• b. He was chosen by other European leaders to
  lead Germany.
• c. All Germans agreed with his prejudged views.
• d. Hitler offered the security of a communist
  economy.

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• 7. Fascism communism are types of governments
  in which the state has supreme control over the
  lives of the people. One key difference between
  fascism and communism is that
• a. In fascism, the state owns all businesses in
  communism, it does not.
• b. In communism, private property is allowed in
  fascism, it is not.
• c. In fascism, private property is allowed in
  communism, it is not.
• d. In communism, a capitalist system exists in
  fascism, there is none.

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• 8. Which of the following factors increases the
  likelihood of hunger in a country?
• a. huge population growth
• b. gap between rich poor
• c. poor farming conditions
• d. all of the above

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• 9. Who was the first ruler of Europe to take an
  active interest overseas exploration?
• a. Ferdinand of Aragon
• b. Isabella of Castille
• c. Prince Henry the Navigator
• d. Henry VIII

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• 10. Which of the following concepts was NOT
  consistent with the economic theory of
  mercantilism?
• a. expansion manufacturing
• b. imports exceeding exports
• c. ownership of colonies
• d. acquisition of gold silver

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• 11. The philosophers scientists of the
  Enlightenment period based their beliefs on the
  power of
• a. reason
• b. democracy
• c. divine right
• d. habeas corpus

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• 12. The goal of the United Nations is to
• a. resolve world conflicts peacefully through
  international cooperation
• b. decide who should be elected as leaders of
  nations of the world
• c. establish a single language and law around
  the world
• d. administer the use of nuclear weapons for use
  in warfare

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• 13. Which of the following is the LEAST likely
  explanation for European exploration of the New
  World?
• a. the explorers sought personal glory
• b. the explorers had a desire to find gold
• c. the explorers were on a mission to spread
  Christianity
• d. the explorers had a desire to spread
  democracy

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• 14. The idea proposed by Adam Smith that
  government should leave alone the national
  economy is called
• a. habeas corpus
• b. laissez-faire
• c. social contract
• d. separation of powers

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• 15. The Restoration Period in England history was
  marked by
• a. the beginning of Cromwells rule
• b. the return of the monarchy after Cromwells
  dictatorship
• c. the beginning of absolute rule under James I
• d. the end of the Stuart dynasty

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• 16. Thomas Jefferson was influenced by the
  English philosopher ______ when writing the
  Declaration of Independence.
• a. Rene Descartes
• b. Thomas Hobbes
• c. John Locke
• d. Francis Bacon

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• 17. What was the main goal of a joint-stock
  company?
• a. to make money for the investors
• b. to spread Christianity to all nations
• c. to gain political power for the mother
  country
• d. to teach natives how to read

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• 18. The first man to suggest a heliocentric
  theory during the Scientific Revolution was
• a. Galileo
• b. Kepler
• c. Brahe
• d. Copernicus

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• 19. Keplers ideas about planetary orbits stated
  that
• a. planets take elliptical orbits travel at
  different speeds
• b. planets take circular orbits travel at the
  same speed
• c. planets closer to the sun have slower orbits
• d. planets farther from the sun have faster
  orbits

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• 20. During the French Revolution, who were the
  proletariat?
• a. the poor urban workers who demanded better
  wages working conditions
• b. the wealthy business owners who sought
  political equality
• c. the peasants forced to work the land
• d. the nobles who remained loyal to Louis XIV

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• __ 1. Disraeli called this colony the brightest
  jewel in Her Majestys Crown.
• __ 2. In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry forced
  this country to open to foreign trade.
• __ 3. Defeat in the Opium Wars forced this
  country to grant broad rights to Britain.
• __ 4. In 1900, this country ruled about ¼ of the
  worlds land and people.
• __ 5. France built a canal here in 1869.
• __ 6. This African country remained independent
  turned back an Italian invasion.
• __ 7. this European country was challenging
  Britains industrial lead.
• __ 8. The British defeated the Boers to take
  control of this area.
• __ 9. The Sepoy Mutiny led to changes in
  government in this colony.
• __ 10. This area became part of the United States
  in 1898.
• __ 11. A revolt here eventually led to the
  Spanish-American War.
• __12. This country declared the Open-Door Policy.
• __13. the Open-Door Policy concerned control of
  trade in this country.
• __ 14. This country suffered defeat by Japan in
  1904.
• __ 15. The United States built a canal here
  between 1903 1914.