GACE HISTORY 534 Test / Revised Questions and
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After 1720 immigrants from Ireland and Germany tended to favor relocating to - the Middle
Atlantic colonies, because of their expanding economic opportunities
Between circa 1820 and 1840, the growing economy of the United States relied primarily on which of the
following for transportation of goods between regions? - A new system of roads and railroads
built by the federal government of the United States
Confucianism developed as a system of thought in China primarily in response to - the instability
and political crises brought about by frequent regional conflict during the Warring States period
During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, those who protested against the leadership of the colony were chiefly -
small farmers who wanted to settle on Native American lands
During the Cultural Revolution in China from 1966 to 1976, which of the following groups were most
subjected to persecution? - Intellectuals accused of displaying bourgeois values
During which of the following decades did China first embrace aspects of capitalist development to grow
its economy? - 1970s
European exploration of the Atlantic Ocean in the second half of the fifteenth century was prompted in
part by the - Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
For which of the following reasons did both Christianity and Buddhism experience success in converting
people living in poverty and sickness? - Both religions provided hope for peace and happiness at
the end of earthly existence.
Former slaves who could not afford to buy land during Reconstruction often turned to which of the
following? - Sharecropping
, Georgia's County Unit System was designed to - A. allow rural counties to control Georgia
statewide elections despite the growth of cities
How did the American Revolution affect the institution of slavery in the United States? - Some
northern states began to end the practice of slavery, though the institution remained in place in the
southern states.
Immigrants who settled in large cities in the United States between 1890 and 1914 primarily came from
which of the following regions? - A. Southern and eastern Europe
In 1735, the Board of Trustees governing Georgia passed a series of laws, unprecedented in colonial
history, that banned which of the following? - B. Slavery
In contrast to Karl Marx, Mao Zedong sought support from which of the following social groups for the
communist movement in China? - Peasants
In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs ignited a national debate over which of
the following policies? - D. Expanding the role of the federal government through social programs
In the above passage, the historian argues that the Code of Hammurabi illustrates which of the following
developments in Mesopotamia? - Patriarchy
In the decade after the end of the Cold War, United States foreign policy was most strongly characterized
by which of the following? - B. A focus on expanding economic prosperity through globalization
and free trade
In the late nineteenth century, economic development in the southern United States was largely
characterized by - A. a continued reliance on agriculture and related enterprises
In the late nineteenth century, western European women who belonged to the middle-class were most
commonly expected to - devote themselves to domestic concerns and child rearing
Answers / Guaranteed Pass
After 1720 immigrants from Ireland and Germany tended to favor relocating to - the Middle
Atlantic colonies, because of their expanding economic opportunities
Between circa 1820 and 1840, the growing economy of the United States relied primarily on which of the
following for transportation of goods between regions? - A new system of roads and railroads
built by the federal government of the United States
Confucianism developed as a system of thought in China primarily in response to - the instability
and political crises brought about by frequent regional conflict during the Warring States period
During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, those who protested against the leadership of the colony were chiefly -
small farmers who wanted to settle on Native American lands
During the Cultural Revolution in China from 1966 to 1976, which of the following groups were most
subjected to persecution? - Intellectuals accused of displaying bourgeois values
During which of the following decades did China first embrace aspects of capitalist development to grow
its economy? - 1970s
European exploration of the Atlantic Ocean in the second half of the fifteenth century was prompted in
part by the - Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
For which of the following reasons did both Christianity and Buddhism experience success in converting
people living in poverty and sickness? - Both religions provided hope for peace and happiness at
the end of earthly existence.
Former slaves who could not afford to buy land during Reconstruction often turned to which of the
following? - Sharecropping
, Georgia's County Unit System was designed to - A. allow rural counties to control Georgia
statewide elections despite the growth of cities
How did the American Revolution affect the institution of slavery in the United States? - Some
northern states began to end the practice of slavery, though the institution remained in place in the
southern states.
Immigrants who settled in large cities in the United States between 1890 and 1914 primarily came from
which of the following regions? - A. Southern and eastern Europe
In 1735, the Board of Trustees governing Georgia passed a series of laws, unprecedented in colonial
history, that banned which of the following? - B. Slavery
In contrast to Karl Marx, Mao Zedong sought support from which of the following social groups for the
communist movement in China? - Peasants
In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs ignited a national debate over which of
the following policies? - D. Expanding the role of the federal government through social programs
In the above passage, the historian argues that the Code of Hammurabi illustrates which of the following
developments in Mesopotamia? - Patriarchy
In the decade after the end of the Cold War, United States foreign policy was most strongly characterized
by which of the following? - B. A focus on expanding economic prosperity through globalization
and free trade
In the late nineteenth century, economic development in the southern United States was largely
characterized by - A. a continued reliance on agriculture and related enterprises
In the late nineteenth century, western European women who belonged to the middle-class were most
commonly expected to - devote themselves to domestic concerns and child rearing
