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 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 41 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Boers lived in South Africa and were descendants from ..... settlers. A) British. B) French. C) Irish. D) Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dutch. 2. The Los Angeles "zoot suit" riots occurred due to conflicts between U.S. servicemen and A) German-Americans. B) Japanese-Americans. C) African-Americans. D) Mexican-Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexican-Americans. 3. Banana Republics, whose economies focused on a single export, formed in Latin America.: A) Post-Classical 1200-1456. B) Early Modern 1450-1756. C) Modern 1750-1906. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern 1750-1906. 4. How did President Reagan's administration support Contra rebels in Nicaragua after Congress cut funding for military aid? A) By secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to raise funds. B) By confiscating funds seized in drug arrests. C) By implementing a sin tax on luxury items. D) By collecting tariffs on oil imports from Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to raise funds. 5. All of the following helped countries to industrialize except: A) Access to waterways. B) Natural resources like coal. C) Access to foreign resources and markets. D) Being colonies of other nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being colonies of other nations. 6. What is a treaty, such as the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I? A) A formal agreement between countries. B) A declaration of war. C) A policy of economic isolation. D) A philosophical debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A formal agreement between countries. 7. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal reflected his belief that during a depression the federal government should A) Assume ownership of failed corporations. B) Return to laissez-faire capitalistic principles. C) Take a leadership role in economic recovery. D) Help farmers instead of industrial workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take a leadership role in economic recovery. 8. The policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion (control) of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas. A) Imperialism. B) Nationalism. C) Militarism. D) Alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperialism. 9. During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in ..... A) Philanthropy. B) Labor Unions. C) Political Bosses. D) Credit Unions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Labor Unions. 10. Which of the following accompanied industrialization wherever it occurred in the world? A) Nationalism. B) Westernization. C) Urbanization. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization. 11. Which of the following represents the best defining characteristic of an empire? A) A state that forms as a democratic republic but is eventually seized and ruled over by a single ruler. B) A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples. C) A single ethnic group with a single language, religion, and identity. D) A conglomeration of independent states that form temporary alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples. 12. What facilitated the spread of the Bubonic plague? A) Wildlife migration. B) Personal hygiene practices. C) Air travel. D) Trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade routes. 13. European countries exploited the weaker nations of Africa, Asia, and the Americas while using ..... to defend their actions. A) Manifesto Theory. B) Darwinian Process. C) Social Darwinism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Darwinism. 14. Unlimited powers of kings A) Social contract. B) Absolute monarch. C) Natural rights. D) Divine rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute monarch. 15. What was the policy of appeasement? A) The British and French decision to give into aggression to keep peace. B) The move that Mussolini made to ally with Germany. C) The U.S. desire to stay out of foreign affairs. D) The treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union agreeing not to fight against each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The British and French decision to give into aggression to keep peace. 16. By 1900, at least 40% of Americans lived in urban areas, with New York City and Chicago having populations of over one million. This increased urbanization largely resulted in- A) Cities that were overcrowded, congested and polluted. B) Philanthropists establishing foundations to help the poor. C) Passage of legislation limiting immigration to urban areas. D) Demands for an end to the power of the political machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cities that were overcrowded, congested and polluted. 17. The Great Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention resulted in the A) Formation of the Supreme Court. B) Creation of a bicameral legislature. C) Development of a two-party system. D) Ban on the importation of enslaved Africans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creation of a bicameral legislature. 18. He was the emperor of Mali A) Mansa. B) Maran. C) Bengali. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mansa. 19. Founded the Fascist Party in Italy, promoting authoritarian rule and allying with Hitler's Germany during World War II, aiming to revive Italy's imperial glory. A) Mao Zedong. B) King Leopold. C) Napoleon Bonaparte. D) Ghandi. E) Benito Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Benito Mussolini. 20. What is totalitarianism? A) An economic system is based on private ownership of land and resources. B) A strategy in which all of a nation's resources are invested into a war. C) A political system that controls nearly all aspects of people's lives. D) A political system in which the people choose their governing legislation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A political system that controls nearly all aspects of people's lives. 21. One of the effects of the Battle of the Bulge was that ..... A) Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle. B) British and American troops had little difficulty approaching Berlin. C) Germany pushed Allied troops back to Dunkirk. D) Soviet troops avoided the Oder River outside Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle. 22. Several historic events are listed below.A. Partition of India and PakistanB. Establishment of the caste systemC. British colonization of the Indian subcontinentD. Gandhi's Salt MarchWhat is the correct chronological order of this set of events? A) A $\rightarrow$ B $\rightarrow$ C $\rightarrow$ D. B) B $\rightarrow$ C $\rightarrow$D $\rightarrow$ A. C) C $\rightarrow$ D $\rightarrow$ A $\rightarrow$ B. D) D $\rightarrow$ B $\rightarrow$ A $\rightarrow$ C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B $\rightarrow$ C $\rightarrow$D $\rightarrow$ A. 23. What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do? A) Split the Americas between England and France. B) Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal. C) Split the Americas between Belgium and China. D) Split the Americas between the Dutch and Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal. 24. Analyze the impact of Roman roads on the empire. A) They were primarily used for religious pilgrimages. B) They facilitated trade and military movement. C) They were only used by the Roman elite. D) They were mostly decorative.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They facilitated trade and military movement. 25. Enlightenment ideas about liberty and political legitimacy lead to independence movements and revolutions in Europe and the Americas.: A) Post-Classical 1200-1470. B) Early Modern 1450-1770. C) Modern 1750-1920. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. 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