This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which conflict from Modern European History lasted almost 50 years and started as a showdown between democracy and communism? A) The Cold War. B) World War I. C) The Napoleonic Wars. D) The Franco-Prussian War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cold War. 2. Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the- A) Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants. B) Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. C) Continuation of the contract labor system. D) Assimilation of Native American Indians to mainstream culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. 3. How much of the exam weighting does the Document-Based Question (DBQ) hold? A) 10%. B) 15%. C) 20%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 25%. 4. President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin America by A) Guaranteeing human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere. B) Supporting independence movements in many countries. C) Encouraging immigration to the United States. D) Increasing United States intervention in the region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increasing United States intervention in the region. 5. British taxes on the American colonists, such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, passed with what intention? A) To raise money for infrastructure improvements in the American colonies. B) To help repay the British debts accrued during the French and Indian War. C) To raise money to fight against the American Revolution. D) To help repay American industry for debts accrued during the French and Indian War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help repay the British debts accrued during the French and Indian War. 6. Which best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War? A) Bitter personal disputes between Stalin and Truman. B) The remaining anger of enemies on the opposing sides of World War II. C) Soviet anger at US intervention in Greece and Turkey. D) Economic and political differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic and political differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. 7. People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because A) They did not know how to build sturdy houses. B) They were easily bored and wanted to see the world. C) They followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive. 8. The two sides fighting in China's civil war were A) Chinese and Japanese. B) Nationalists and Communists. C) Ming and Qin. D) Mongols and Ming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nationalists and Communists. 9. ..... was when kings felt they had a religious blessing to rule and were actually higher and more powerful people in society because of the Lord's blessing. A) Divine authority. B) Sacred entitlement. C) Divine right. D) Holy privilege. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divine right. 10. How many short-answer questions are there in Part B of Section 1? A) 1 question. B) 2 questions. C) 3 questions. D) 4 questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 questions. 11. The Solidarity movement in Poland, which ultimately topped the Communist government, was helped by what other Polish institution? A) The Polish parliament. B) The peasantry. C) The army. D) The Catholic Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Catholic Church. 12. The Domino Theory during the post World War II era held that A) The youth of the United States were quickly losing the moral foundation. B) If one country were to fall to communist control, countries all around it would soon fall. C) Once humans establish a base on the moon, the other planets will soon follow. D) If one southern state would repeal its segregation laws, the other states surrounding would soon follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If one country were to fall to communist control, countries all around it would soon fall. 13. (Lv3Q) Which statement describes a direct effect of the Renaissance on Western Europe? A) The philosophy of humanism brought about a decrease in the power of the Roman Catholic Church. B) Art began to reflect an increased emphasis on religious themes. C) Nationalistic movements among the minority ethnic groups in the region declines. D) The feudal system was developed to provide stability in a decentralized political structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The philosophy of humanism brought about a decrease in the power of the Roman Catholic Church. 14. Which of the following religions did not employ missionaries to spread their religion? A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 15. Which of the following was the most recent to experience rapid growth in industrial output? A) Brazil. B) Germany. C) England. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brazil. 16. All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River valley EXCEPT: A) A degree of craft specialization. B) A level of social stratification. C) Development of irrigation systems. D) Construction of architectural monuments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Construction of architectural monuments. 17. Which group had the greatest success in converting people outside Europe to Christianity? A) Jesuit missionaries in China. B) Spanish missionaries in the Philippines. C) Puritan missionaries in New England. D) Portuguese missionaries in West Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spanish missionaries in the Philippines. 18. This was a gradual population movement of Bantu-speaking people that began around 1500 BCE and had a huge impact on Africa's economic, cultural and political practices A) The Bantu Pipeline. B) The Bantu Migration. C) The Bantu Bintu. D) The Bantu African Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Bantu Migration. 19. Views that are extreme based on religion A) Fascism. B) Jihad. C) Socialism. D) Fundamentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fundamentalism. 20. The majority of slaves went to ..... to work on ..... A) The Caribbean; sugar plantations. B) Mexico; gold mines. C) The US; cotton plantations. D) Chile; silver mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Caribbean; sugar plantations. 21. After World War I, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq came under the control of Britain and France. These British and French administered territories were called A) Demilitarized zones. B) Mandates. C) Spheres of influence. D) Free-trade zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandates. 22. What was the first Monotheistic religion to last before 600 C.E.? A) Bhuddism. B) Islam. C) Judaism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judaism. 23. Analyze how Latin America's independence movements began. A) Through peaceful negotiations with colonial powers. B) By adopting European political ideologies. C) As a result of social and economic inequalities. D) Due to external military interventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result of social and economic inequalities. 24. The American and French Revolutions were both caused in part by A) Food shortages owing to poor harvests. B) Problems of royal succession. C) High taxation that bred discontent. D) Lack of social mobility in the peasant class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High taxation that bred discontent. 25. What was the stance of the Japanese for trade after they allowed Christian missionaries and European Explorers to their country? A) Japan became a majority christian Country. B) Japan became isolated from the rest of the world due to Christian Missionaries destroying Buddhist temples. C) Japan welcomed European trade for the next 2 Centuries. D) Japan began to travel to the Americas to trade silk. 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