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 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which European countries felt the impact of the Great Depression before the United States? A) The UK. B) France. C) Germany. D) The Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 2. Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property A) Chattel slavery. B) Indentured servitude. C) Mita system. D) Complete slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chattel slavery. 3. Which empire began conquering the Indian subcontinent and built a powerful empire in the early sixteenth century? A) British Empire. B) Ottoman Empire. C) Mughal Empire. D) Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mughal Empire. 4. In the 1760s, Americans in the original thirteen British colonies began to protest against A) Efforts by the king to extend voting rights to women. B) Laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade. C) Limits placed on land ownership by royal governors. D) Decisions of British authorities to end immigration to the colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade. 5. Which of the following best explained why Mao Tse-Tung's forces triumphed in China? A) He followed Gandhi's philosophy of passive resistance. B) He promised freedom of religion to all peasants. C) He promised to improve the life for peasants. D) He received military aid from the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He promised to improve the life for peasants. 6. Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated A) Limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias. B) Conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks. C) Globalizing the economy through the participation in free-trade agreements. D) Promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration. 7. Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the A) French Revolution. B) Russian Revolution. C) Chinese Revolution. D) Cuban Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russian Revolution. 8. Which of the following reflects the leader who was responsible for the Great Purge and the main group that was victimized by it? A) Lenin > the Mensheviks. B) Jiang > the Kuomintang. C) Jiang > members of the Communist Party. D) Stalin > members of the Communist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stalin > members of the Communist Party. 9. Which country(ies) dominated Latin America in the 1700s? A) The French. B) The English. C) Spain and Portugal. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain and Portugal. 10. The spread of Yellow Fever on the island of Saint-Domingue helped the Haitians to win their independence by: A) Weakening the French troops significantly. B) Strengthening the Haitian army. C) Gaining support from other nations. D) Improving the island's economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weakening the French troops significantly. 11. The Aztec and Incan societies both demonstrated which of the following characteristics? A) Use of writing systems for record-keeping. B) Extensive use of wheel-based technologies. C) Large, centralized governments with tribute systems. D) Monotheistic religious traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large, centralized governments with tribute systems. 12. Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s? A) All three successfully invaded other nations. B) All three had governments controlled by Fascists. C) All three signed nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union. D) All three pledged to undo the decisions of the Versailles Treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All three successfully invaded other nations. 13. What is the expected implication of the Church's 'citizenship status'? A) Complete separation from societal issues. B) Active participation and responsibility in society. C) Isolation from government affairs. D) Supporting only religious communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active participation and responsibility in society. 14. An influx of American silver funds monumental architecture in Mughal India, such as the Taj Mahal.: A) Post-Classical 1200-1464. B) Early Modern 1450-1764. C) Modern 1750-1914. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early Modern 1450-1764. 15. Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s? A) A decline in immigration rates. B) A growing fear of communism. C) The expansion of the consumer economy. D) The rise of organized crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rise of organized crime. 16. Socialism believes A) That the means of production should be communally owned. B) That the move to a communal society is inevitable. C) That land should be the measure of wealth. D) That poverty will always exit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That the means of production should be communally owned. 17. The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations A) Adopted democratic policies in their own countries. B) Agreed to keep the United States out of the conflict. C) Paid cash and transported the materials themselves. D) Promised not to use the materials against the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paid cash and transported the materials themselves. 18. The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following? A) An intense desire for precious metals. B) A European trade surplus. C) A lack of desire to trade with Asia. D) The closing of the Indian Ocean trade network. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An intense desire for precious metals. 19. Why did many newly independent Latin American nations struggle with political instability after independence? A) Lack of Enlightenment influence. B) Continued social inequality and weak institutions. C) Immediate industrialization. D) Excessive foreign investment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continued social inequality and weak institutions. 20. A major difference between the Inca and the Aztecs in their treatment of conquered people is- A) Required labor rather than payment of tribute. B) Treated conquered people more harshly. C) Refrained from enslaving their captives. D) Allowed conquered people to retain their culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Required labor rather than payment of tribute. 21. Who guided the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? A) Franklin Delano Roosevelt. B) Eleanor Roosevelt. C) Harry S. Truman. D) Winston Churchill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eleanor Roosevelt. 22. Which of the following is a key concept of Daoism? A) The pursuit of wealth and power as signs of success. B) Harmony with nature and the balance of opposites. C) Strict adherence to Confucian hierarchical order. D) Expansion of territorial control to promote universal peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harmony with nature and the balance of opposites. 23. How did Aristotle's ideas influence Western thought? A) By promoting the idea of a flat Earth. B) By developing the theory of relativity. C) By laying the groundwork for the scientific method. D) By inventing the printing pressTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By laying the groundwork for the scientific method. 24. When necessary to achieve justice, which method did Martin Luther King, Jr. urge his followers to employ? A) Engaging in the practice of civil disobedience. B) Demanding any community in which racism is practiced. C) Engaging in a method of violence to bring about political change. D) Demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engaging in the practice of civil disobedience. 25. Networks of communication and exchange become truly global. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Early Modern 1450-1750. C) Modern 1750-1900. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. 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