both questions stem from the following passage

1. both questions stem from the following passage • “His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of that object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.” • The government that is making promises in the above document is • France • Russia • Iran • Britain • 2.Although the promises were not immediately kept, they eventually resulted in the establishmentof • Palestine • Israel • Syria • Iraq

2. both questions stem from the following passage • “His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of that object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.” • The government that is making promises in the above document is • France • Russia • Iran • Britain • 2.Although the promises were not immediately kept, they eventually resulted in the establishmentof • Palestine • Israel • Syria • Iraq

3. What common characteristic is shared by Fidel Castro and the Ayatollah Khomeini? • A) They are both seen as opponents to an imperialist West. • B) They both support a branch of fundamentalist Islam. • C) They are both communist sympathizers. • D) They both sought greater equality for women

4. What common characteristic is shared by Fidel Castro and the Ayatollah Khomeini? • A) They are both seen as opponents to an imperialist West. • B) They both support a branch of fundamentalist Islam. • C) They are both communist sympathizers. • D) They both sought greater equality for women

5. The major Latin American social or cultural change between 1914 and 1945 was • A)the rise of a politically-influential middle class and activist worker movements • B) the increasing “Indianization” of Latin American countries and cultures • C) the enfranchisement of minorities and women • D) the immigration of millions of Africans to Latin America

6. The major Latin American social or cultural change between 1914 and 1945 was • A) the rise of a politically-influential middle class and activist worker movements • B) the increasing “Indianization” of Latin American countries and cultures • C) the enfranchisement of minorities and women • D) the immigration of millions of Africans to Latin America

7. Religious fundamentalism is always • A) Muslim • B) accompanied by suppression of opposing religious groups • C) Christian • D) an attempt to return to primary texts or traditions

8. Religious fundamentalism is always • A) Muslim • B) accompanied by suppression of opposing religious groups • C) Christian • D) an attempt to return to primary texts or traditions

9. Which of the following was a major problem that led to the decline of both the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire? • Both empires experienced invasions by the Mongols • Rivals competed with one another for power • Revolutionaries attempted to affect reforms, but their ideas were opposed • Neither empire had a clear policy on the succession of the ruler

10. Which of the following was a major problem that led to the decline of both the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire? • Both empires experienced invasions by the Mongols • Rivals competed with one another for power • Revolutionaries attempted to affect reforms, but their ideas were opposed • Neither empire had a clear policy on the succession of the ruler

11. The chief stimulus for the collapse of western colonial rule and influence in the Pacific rim was • A) due to the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949 • B) due to the British grant of independence to India in 1947 • C) caused by the initial Japanese defeat of the western colonial powers • D) the American insistence during WWII that Europe grant its colonies independence

12. The chief stimulus for the collapse of western colonial rule and influence in the Pacific rim was • A) due to the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949 • B) due to the British grant of independence to India in 1947 • C) caused by the initial Japanese defeat of the western colonial powers • D) the American insistence during WWII that Europe grant its colonies independence

13. Which of the following led to the most dramatic change in the status of Chinese peasant women in the 1940’s and 1950’s? • A) The policies of Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) that attempted to give rural women more economic opportunities • B) Maoist policies 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

14. Which of the following led to the most dramatic change in the status of Chinese peasant women in the 1940’s and 1950’s? • A) The policies of Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) that attempted to give rural women more economic opportunities • B) Maoist policies 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

15. Which Latin American nation stood apart from a general trend away from authoritarian or military rule that had taken hold across the region by the 1990s? • Argentina • Chile • Cuba • Panama

16. Which Latin American nation stood apart from a general trend away from authoritarian or military rule that had taken hold across the region by the 1990s? • Argentina • Chile • Cuba • Panama

17. Which of the following is NOT among the “Four Modernizations” put forward by Deng Xiaoping as key to economic self-reliance and emergence of China as a world power by the early 21st century? • Agriculture • Industry • Science and technology • Classless society

18. Which of the following is NOT among the “Four Modernizations” put forward by Deng Xiaoping as key to economic self-reliance and emergence of China as a world power by the early 21st century? • Agriculture • Industry • Science and technology • Classless society

19. What best describes new social patterns brought by globalization? • A) migration between rich and poor countries has increased • B) international migration has emerged for the first time • C) globally, gaps between the rich and the poor seem to be closing • D) declining birth rates in developing nations have left them at a disadvantage

20. What best describes new social patterns brought by globalization? • A) migration between rich and poor countries has increased • B) international migration has emerged for the first time • C) globally, gaps between the rich and the poor seem to be closing • D) declining birth rates in developing nations have left them at a disadvantage

21. All of the following were left-leaning political leaders in Latin America EXCEPT: • A) Augusto Pinochet • B) Fidel Castro • C) Che Guevara • D) Salvador Allende

22. All of the following were left-leaning political leaders in Latin America EXCEPT: • A) Augusto Pinochet • B) Fidel Castro • C) Che Guevara • D) Salvador Allende

23. Which of the following world events best explains the trend in the late 1950s shown on the graph above? • A) The communist victory in China • B) The French loss of Indochina • C) The Soviet launch of Sputnik • D) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

24. Which of the following world events best explains the trend in the late 1950s shown on the graph above? • A) The communist victory in China • B) The French loss of Indochina • C) The Soviet launch of Sputnik • D) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

25. In Turkey, the policies of Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk) created a deep divide between • A) Sunnis and Shi’a • B) The bureaucracy and the military • C) Islamic law and secularism • DThewestern and eastern parts of the country

26. In Turkey, the policies of Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk) created a deep divide between • A) Sunnis and Shi’a • B) The bureaucracy and the military • C) Islamic law and secularism • D) The western and eastern parts of the country