AP World History: Multiple Choice Questions - Time Period 6 1914 - Present.

AP World History: Multiple Choice

Questions -Time Period 61914 - Present

1. Which of the following policies led to radicalism in both the French Revolution after 1789 and the Russian Revolution after 1917?

a) Strikes by factory workers

b) War against foreign enemies

c) Coming to power of the peasantry

d) Imposition of socialism

1. Which of the following policies led to radicalism in both the French Revolution after 1789 and the Russian Revolution after 1917?

a) Strikes by factory workers

b) War against foreign enemies

c) Coming to power of the peasantry

d) Imposition of socialism

2. Anti-colonial movements like the Congress Party in India and the Young Turks agreed on which of the following?

a) Their emphasis on purely linguistic nationalismb) The desire to return their societies to an earlier

pre-industrial age.c) Their intent to engage in territorial expansion

at the expense of their weaker neighbors.d) The need for reform in order to resist

European imperialism.

2. Anti-colonial movements like the Congress Party in India and the Young Turks agreed on which of the following?

a) Their emphasis on purely linguistic nationalismb) The desire to return their societies to an earlier

pre-industrial age.c) Their intent to engage in territorial expansion

at the expense of their weaker neighbors.d) The need for reform in order to resist

European imperialism.

3. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Chinese and the Mexican revolutions of the twentieth century?

a) Both promoted imperialism

b) Both promoted religious education

c) Both were supported by an elite group of landlords.

d) Both generated land-redistribution policies

3. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Chinese and the Mexican revolutions of the twentieth century?

a) Both promoted imperialism

b) Both promoted religious education

c) Both were supported by an elite group of landlords.

d) Both generated land-redistribution policies

4. Which of the following statements about Africa after 1946 is true?

a) Most African colonies gained national independence

b) The Organization of African Unity resolved the issues that most African states found divisive

c) There was little post-colonial conflict in newly independent states.

d) Colonial patterns of trade disappeared.

4. Which of the following statements about Africa after 1946 is true?

a) Most African colonies gained national independence

b) The Organization of African Unity resolved the issues that most African states found divisive

c) There was little post-colonial conflict in newly independent states.

d) Colonial patterns of trade disappeared.

5. By 1980 most industrialized countries reached a fairly stable population level, but population growth in non-industrialized countries continued at a very high rate. The most likely explanation for this difference is that:

a) Climatic shifts resulting from global warming have caused population decline in the industrialized countries.

b) The “green revolution” was rejected by industrialized countries but embraced by non-industrialized countries.

c) Pollution in industrialized countries caused a decline in human fertility rates

d) Children are a more important source of labor in agricultural than in industrial societies

5. By 1980 most industrialized countries reached a fairly stable population level, but population growth in non-industrialized countries continued at a very high rate. The most likely explanation for this difference is that:

a) Climatic shifts resulting from global warming have caused population decline in the industrialized countries.

b) The “green revolution” was rejected by industrialized countries but embraced by non-industrialized countries.

c) Pollution in industrialized countries caused a decline in human fertility rates

d) Children are a more important source of labor in agricultural than in industrial societies

6. Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi both appealed to which of the following as a base of support?

a) Warlords, wealthy landowners, and merchants

b) Westernized elites

c) Peasants

d) Urban factory workers

6. Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi both appealed to which of the following as a base of support?

a) Warlords, wealthy landowners, and merchants

b) Westernized elites

c) Peasants

d) Urban factory workers

7. Which of the following led to the most dramatic change in the status of Chinese peasant women in the 1940s and 1950s?

a) The policies of Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) that attempted to give rural women more economic opportunities

b) Maoist principles that banned arranged marriages and made women an important part of the Communist women’s movement.

c) The Christian missionaries and their work among peasant families

d) The success of the Japanese during the occupation in making men and women equal participants in the economy

7. Which of the following led to the most dramatic change in the status of Chinese peasant women in the 1940s and 1950s?

a) The policies of Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) that attempted to give rural women more economic opportunities

b) Maoist principles that banned arranged marriages and made women an important part of the Communist women’s movement.

c) The Christian missionaries and their work among peasant families

d) The success of the Japanese during the occupation in making men and women equal participants in the economy

8. Which of the following was not a long term effect of World War I?

a)ensuing Spanish flu kills less people than World War I

b)women’s suffrage movement succeedsc)general decline of European global powerd)social transformation where aristocracy

loses power

8. Which of the following was not a long term effect of World War I?

a)ensuing Spanish flu kills less people than World War I

b)women’s suffrage movement succeedsc)general decline of European global powerd)social transformation where aristocracy

loses power

9. What was Lenin's solution to Russian participation in World War I?

a)He successfully achieved a significant role at the Versailles peace negotiations

b)He immediately demanded that his British and French allies send humanitarian, economic, and military aid to the eastern front

c)He launched a massive offensive campaign that carried Russian forces deep within Germany

d)He negotiated a peace treaty with the Germans and surrendered huge amounts of land on Russia's western border

9. What was Lenin's solution to Russian participation in World War I?

a)He successfully achieved a significant role at the Versailles peace negotiations

b)He immediately demanded that his British and French allies send humanitarian, economic, and military aid to the eastern front

c)He launched a massive offensive campaign that carried Russian forces deep within Germany

d)He negotiated a peace treaty with the Germans and surrendered huge amounts of land on Russia's western border

10. Which of the following is NOT a contributing cause of the Great Depression?

a)The tangle of debts, loans and reparations payments that linked British, French, German and American investors

b)The failure of American industry to provide new consumer goods

c)Overproduction in certain commodities led to a drop in prices

d)A global slump in agriculture due to increased production and falling prices

10. Which of the following is NOT a contributing cause of the Great Depression?

a)The tangle of debts, loans and reparations payments that linked British, French, German and American investors

b)The failure of American industry to provide new consumer goods

c)Overproduction in certain commodities led to a drop in prices

d)A global slump in agriculture due to increased production and falling prices

11. The Zionist movement primarily desired to

a)create a Jewish homeland in Palestine

b)free Jerusalem from the Arabs

c)stop the persecution of Jews in England

d)destroy Germany

11. The Zionist movement primarily desired to

a)create a Jewish homeland in Palestine

b)free Jerusalem from the Arabs

c)stop the persecution of Jews in England

d)destroy Germany

12. Which of the following was not one of the elements in the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germany?

a)infamous “guilt clause”

b)amount of reparations it had to pay

c)loss of territory it sustained

d)high tariffs enacted by the allies

12. Which of the following was not one of the elements in the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germany?

a)infamous “guilt clause”

b)amount of reparations it had to pay

c)loss of territory it sustained

d)high tariffs enacted by the allies

13. Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

a)wished to remain a colony foreverb)sent aid to help support Germanyc)expected that India would be granted

independence after the war.d)received independence immediately as a

result

13. Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

a)wished to remain a colony foreverb)sent aid to help support Germanyc)expected that India would be granted

independence after the war.d)received independence immediately as a

result

14. Why were people attracted to the messages of radical politicians after World War I?

a)They felt great hope and enthusiasm for the future

b)They were embittered as a result of World War I and unemployment, and they were bewildered by modernity.

c)They wanted to preserve the status quod)The war demonstrated the “perfectibility of man”

and to waste such an opportunity seemed foolish to them

14. Why were people attracted to the messages of radical politicians after World War I?

a)They felt great hope and enthusiasm for the future

b)They were embittered as a result of World War I and unemployment, and they were bewildered by modernity.

c)They wanted to preserve the status quod)The war demonstrated the “perfectibility of man”

and to waste such an opportunity seemed foolish to them

15. Mao Zedong’s variety of Communism was a radical departure from the traditional ideology because it

a)placed its emphasis on the urban proletariatb)involved no land distributionc)relied on the peasantryd)only accepted individuals under twelve years

so they could be properly indoctrinated

15. Mao Zedong’s variety of Communism was a radical departure from the traditional ideology because it

a)placed its emphasis on the urban proletariatb)involved no land distributionc)relied on the peasantryd)only accepted individuals under twelve years

so they could be properly indoctrinated

16. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was a

a)military alliance consisting of the United States and Western European countries

b)military alliance consisting of the USSR and Eastern European countries

c)military alliance of newly freed African countriesd)military compact among the non-aligned states

16. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was a

a)military alliance consisting of the United States and Western European countries

b)military alliance consisting of the USSR and Eastern European countries

c)military alliance of newly freed African countriesd)military compact among the non-aligned states

17. Which of the following is not one way in which India and Pakistan differed?

a)Pakistan was a democracy, while India was not

b)Pakistan defined itself according to religion and was under military leadership

c) India had a larger portion of the industrial and educational resources

d)India was larger and was 90 percent Hindu

17. Which of the following is not one way in which India and Pakistan differed?

a)Pakistan was a democracy, while India was not

b)Pakistan defined itself according to religion and was under military leadership

c) India had a larger portion of the industrial and educational resources

d)India was larger and was 90 percent Hindu

18. The 1966 Chinese Cultural Revolution was initially intended to

a)restrict artistic activity

b)control Chinese intellectual institutions

c)have the army control the Red Guards

d)instill revolutionary fervor in a new generation

18. The 1966 Chinese Cultural Revolution was initially intended to

a)restrict artistic activity

b)control Chinese intellectual institutions

c)have the army control the Red Guards

d)instill revolutionary fervor in a new generation

19. Since World War II, the most important political issue in Arab countries has been the

a)struggle with Israel

b)Suez Canal crisis

c)military coup in Iraq

d)independence of OPEC nations

19. Since World War II, the most important political issue in Arab countries has been the

a)struggle with Israel

b)Suez Canal crisis

c)military coup in Iraq

d)independence of OPEC nations

20. Which of the following is the BEST description of political trends in the era between WW I and WW II?

a)A number of political systems in industrialized nations became decidedly more authoritarian

b)Communist social movements weakened considerably

c)Most countries returned to rule by hereditary monarchies

d)The international influence of European imperialist powers increased significantly

20. Which of the following is the BEST description of political trends in the era between WW I and WW II?

a)A number of political systems in industrialized nations became decidedly more authoritarian

b)Communist social movements weakened considerably

c)Most countries returned to rule by hereditary monarchies

d)The international influence of European imperialist powers increased significantly

21. After independence in 1947 the Indian subcontinent was partitioned into different countries based primarily on

a)natural geographic boundaries

b)economic development

c)political differences

d)religious identities

21. After independence in 1947 the Indian subcontinent was partitioned into different countries based primarily on

a)natural geographic boundaries

b)economic development

c)political differences

d)religious identities

22. After World War II the hegemony of Western Europe was broken and replaced by

a)hegemony of supranational organizations

b)hegemony of Japan and China

c)competition between Russia and countries of the Middle East for control

d)competition between the United States and the Soviet Union

22. After World War II the hegemony of Western Europe was broken and replaced by

a)hegemony of supranational organizations

b)hegemony of Japan and China

c)competition between Russia and countries of the Middle East for control

d)competition between the United States and the Soviet Union

23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of modern global corporations?

a)Global corporations seek out the cheapest labor and raw materials

b)Global corporations often pay taxes in more than one country

c)Global corporations prefer locations with few, if any, environmental laws

d)Global corporations favor unrestricted free trade

23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of modern global corporations?

a)Global corporations seek out the cheapest labor and raw materials

b)Global corporations often pay taxes in more than one country

c)Global corporations prefer locations with few, if any, environmental laws

d)Global corporations favor unrestricted free trade

24. Which of the following statements is not true of modern global consumption?

a)Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source for personal identity

b)Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities

c)Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world

d)Where products scarcely vary from one another, consumers are encouraged to make purchases based on brand names

24. Which of the following statements is not true of modern global consumption?

a)Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source for personal identity

b)Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities

c)Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world

d)Where products scarcely vary from one another, consumers are encouraged to make purchases based on brand names

25. Which of the following statements is not true of modern terrorism?

a)Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets

b)Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies

c)Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders

d)Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives

25. Which of the following statements is not true of modern terrorism?

a)Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets

b)Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies

c)Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders

d)Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives

26. As a response to the protests that culminated in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government

a)asked the United Nations to bring in peacekeepers

b)used forcec)accepted reformsd)disbanded the Communist government

and allowed free elections

26. As a response to the protests that culminated in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government

a)asked the United Nations to bring in peacekeepers

b)used forcec)accepted reformsd)disbanded the Communist government

and allowed free elections

27. Which of the following is generally not associated with the low birthrates of older industrial nations?

a)higher levels of women’s employment and education

b)access to contraception and abortion

c)environmental pollution

d)women deferring marriage and children until they have established careers

27. Which of the following is generally not associated with the low birthrates of older industrial nations?

a)higher levels of women’s employment and education

b)access to contraception and abortion

c)environmental pollution

d)women deferring marriage and children until they have established careers

28. What is globalization?

a)the attempt to colonize planets in space

b)the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction

c)protecting the markets in your country by raising tariffs

d)the call for a one-world government

28. What is globalization?

a)the attempt to colonize planets in space

b)the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction

c)protecting the markets in your country by raising tariffs

d)the call for a one-world government

29. In 2002, the European Union promoted economic growth and free trade by

a)signing NAFTA agreements

b)taking advantage of loans from the United Nations

c)adopting a common currency, the Euro

d)unifying all of Europe into one single country

29. In 2002, the European Union promoted economic growth and free trade by

a)signing NAFTA agreements

b)taking advantage of loans from the United Nations

c)adopting a common currency, the Euro

d)unifying all of Europe into one single country

30. Asian and African countries developed nationalism as a result of Europeans:

a) unintentionally uniting people through educational efforts.

b) promoting free trade associations among the colonies.

c) establishing Christianity as the common religion.

d) discouraging patriotic feelings toward the mother country.

30. Asian and African countries developed nationalism as a result of Europeans:

a) unintentionally uniting people through educational efforts.

b) promoting free trade associations among the colonies.

c) establishing Christianity as the common religion.

d) discouraging patriotic feelings toward the mother country.

31. Non-Western nationalist movements in the early 20th century had which of the following in common?

a)They were led by Marxists looking to overturn capitalist structures.

b)They typically were led by Western-educated elites looking to modernize their nations.

c)They were imbued with egalitarian, progressive impulses for the under-classes in their nations.

d)They usually involved a complete rejection of Western material culture.

31. Non-Western nationalist movements in the early 20th century had which of the following in common?

a)They were led by Marxists looking to overturn capitalist structures.

b)They typically were led by Western-educated elites looking to modernize their nations.

c)They were imbued with egalitarian, progressive impulses for the under-classes in their nations.

d)They usually involved a complete rejection of Western material culture.

32. After the Versailles Conference, Arab leaders

a)were frustrated by the limited autonomy granted them as mandate states

b)were overjoyed by the Balfour Declarationc)were grateful to the Turkish government for

standing up on behalf of the Middle East at the conference

d)were angry that Middle Eastern affairs had not been discussed at all during the conference

32. After the Versailles Conference, Arab leaders

a)were frustrated by the limited autonomy granted them as mandate states

b)were overjoyed by the Balfour Declarationc)were grateful to the Turkish government for

standing up on behalf of the Middle East at the conference

d)were angry that Middle Eastern affairs had not been discussed at all during the conference

33. Prior to World War I, what was the primary difference between the Egyptian and the Indian nationalist movements?

a) In India, a single political party dominated the nationalist movement, but in Egypt, a variety of rival parties proliferated.

b)The Egyptian nationalist movement was dominated by the peasantry, while in India Western-educated lawyers ran the movement.

c) Whereas India was dominated by the British since the eighteenth century, Europeans played no role in Egyptian colonialism.

d)Egyptians advocated the radical overthrowing of colonial powers, while leaders in India encouraged the populace to become more western.

33. Prior to World War I, what was the primary difference between the Egyptian and the Indian nationalist movements?

a) In India, a single political party dominated the nationalist movement, but in Egypt, a variety of rival parties proliferated.

b)The Egyptian nationalist movement was dominated by the peasantry, while in India Western-educated lawyers ran the movement.

c) Whereas India was dominated by the British since the eighteenth century, Europeans played no role in Egyptian colonialism.

d)Egyptians advocated the radical overthrowing of colonial powers, while leaders in India encouraged the populace to become more western.

34. Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

a)As a result of their participation in World War I, the Ottoman Empire effectively collapsed.

b)The Ottoman participation on the Allied side allowed the Turks to reassert their dominance over the Arabs.

c) With the withdrawal of Russia from the conflict, the Ottoman recovered much land previously lost in southern Russia.

d)Unlike the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire was severely weakened by World War I but continued to exist as a political entity.

34. Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

a)As a result of their participation in World War I, the Ottoman Empire effectively collapsed.

b)The Ottoman participation on the Allied side allowed the Turks to reassert their dominance over the Arabs.

c) With the withdrawal of Russia from the conflict, the Ottoman recovered much land previously lost in southern Russia.

d)Unlike the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire was severely weakened by World War I but continued to exist as a political entity.

34. Which statement is most accurate about Latin America today?

a)Elections in several Central and South

American nations have brought communist governments to power.

b)Military governments or dictatorships have been replaced by democracies in many Latin American nations.

c)Debts owed to most foreign nations have been paid.

d)US support has placed most leaders in power.

34. Which statement is most accurate about Latin America today?

a)Elections in several Central and South

American nations have brought communist governments to power.

b)Military governments or dictatorships have been replaced by democracies in many Latin American nations.

c)Debts owed to most foreign nations have been paid.

d)US support has placed most leaders in power.

35. Which of the following statements concerning the states of the Pacific Rim is most accurate?

a) Individualism was the hallmark of the economic development of this region.

b)The Pacific Rim states abandoned traditional Confucian concepts in pursuit of Western culture.

c) Most of the states of the Pacific Rim depended on centralized government planning with sharp limitations on dissent and instability.

d)All of the states of the Pacific Rim benefited from having been former British colonies.

35. Which of the following statements concerning the states of the Pacific Rim is most accurate?

a) Individualism was the hallmark of the economic development of this region.

b)The Pacific Rim states abandoned traditional Confucian concepts in pursuit of Western culture.

c) Most of the states of the Pacific Rim depended on centralized government planning with sharp limitations on dissent and instability.

d)All of the states of the Pacific Rim benefited from having been former British colonies.

36. Which of the following was not among the effects of World War I?

a) The belligerents dissipate their national wealth and left their countries deeply in debt

b) Resulting tensions and resentments led to the emergence of the totalitarian state

c) Autocratic monarchies in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia were swept away.

d) Ideas of self-determination were used in determining the fates of the former colonies of the Central Powers.

36. Which of the following was not among the effects of World War I?

a) The belligerents dissipate their national wealth and left their countries deeply in debt

b) Resulting tensions and resentments led to the emergence of the totalitarian state

c) Autocratic monarchies in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia were swept away.

d) Ideas of self-determination were used in determining the fates of the former colonies of the Central Powers.

37. Which basic belief characterized the totalitarian governments of Benito Mussolini and Saddam Hussein?

a)Nations must have written constitutions

and free elections.b)All religions are accepted.c)The needs of the state are more important

than individual rights.d)Representatives of the people make the

laws.

37. Which basic belief characterized the totalitarian governments of Benito Mussolini and Saddam Hussein?

a)Nations must have written constitutions

and free elections.b)All religions are accepted.c)The needs of the state are more important

than individual rights.d)Representatives of the people make the

laws.

38. Which of the following was NOT a feature of twentieth-century history?

a)The formation of international organizations

b)A changing balance of power

c)A lessening of conflict

d)Changing patterns of global migration

38. Which of the following was NOT a feature of twentieth-century history?

a)The formation of international organizations

b)A changing balance of power

c)A lessening of conflict

d)Changing patterns of global migration

39. Western nations lost their empires in Asia and Africa chiefly in the three-decade period from

a)1885-1915.

b)1915-1945.

c)1945-1975.

d)1965-1995.

39. Western nations lost their empires in Asia and Africa chiefly in the three-decade period from

a)1885-1915.

b)1915-1945.

c)1945-1975.

d)1965-1995.

40. Which of the following best describes how many Europeans, living through the Great Depression, thought about political systems?

a)All forms of governments are bad

b)Liberalism was in decline and authoritarianism was on the rise

c)Both Liberalism and authoritarianism are good

d)Authoritarianism is evil

40. Which of the following best describes how many Europeans, living through the Great Depression, thought about political systems?

a)All forms of governments are bad

b)Liberalism was in decline and authoritarianism was on the rise

c)Both Liberalism and authoritarianism are good

d)Authoritarianism is evil

41. Within their respective nations, both Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro achieved their goals by

a)using armed conflict to bring a democratic government to power.

b)following a policy of nonalignment.

c)working to build a capitalist system.

d)successfully resisting a US-backed military intervention.

41. Within their respective nations, both Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro achieved their goals by

a)using armed conflict to bring a democratic government to power.

b)following a policy of nonalignment.

c)working to build a capitalist system.

d)successfully resisting a US-backed military intervention.

42. The Depression of 1929

a) Had far less of an impact on Latin America than it had on Europe or the U.S.

b) Was not the turning point that the First and Second World Wars were

c) Caused Latin America to veer towards authoritarian regimes

d) Impacted Europe but had almost no effect on Asia.

42. The Depression of 1929

a) Had far less of an impact on Latin America than it had on Europe or the U.S.

b) Was not the turning point that the First and Second World Wars were

c) Caused Latin America to veer towards authoritarian regimes

d) Impacted Europe but had almost no effect on Asia.

43. One of the chief by-products of population growth in the Third World nations has been

a)industrialization.

b)mass migration to cities.

c)imposition of effective state birth control programs.

d)a strong commitment to maintaining rural agrarian societies.

43. One of the chief by-products of population growth in the Third World nations has been

a)industrialization.

b)mass migration to cities.

c)imposition of effective state birth control programs.

d)a strong commitment to maintaining rural agrarian societies.