SAYLOR EXAM-QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
All of the following were reasons for interest in colonization EXCEPT
- answersto achieve political gains.
Amerigo Vespucci
- answersbelieved that Columbus did not land in Asia
Around which body of water did the greatest number of new countries emerge after
World War I?
- answersBaltic Sea
As president of the Fifth Republic, Charles de Gaulle
- answersfreed Algeria.
As Soviet leader, Khrushchev
- answersdenounced Stalinist repression and restrictions.
Balboa's important discovery was
- answersthe Pacific Ocean.
Bartolomeu Dias found
- answersa route to the Indian Ocean.
Boris Yeltsin lost support within Russia because of
- answersthe overall poor economy.
Camillo di Cavour expanded Piedmont-Sardinia's power and also
- answersunified Italy.
Christopher Columbus intended to
- answersfind a shorter route to Asia.
Civil war in Yugoslavia was caused by
- answersSerbian attempts to dominate.
Colombian exchange
- answerstrade between Europe and the Americas
, Descartes believed
- answersin using only known facts to arrive at conclusions.
During the 19th century, which of the following occurred in Europe?
- answersa. all of the above Correct
b. the decline of established empires
c. conflict between conservative and liberal movements
d. the resurgence of conservatives over liberals
European nations used colonies for all of the following EXCEPT
- answersto improve lives for the natives.
Fear of invasion made the Soviets demand that
- answersEastern European nations become communist.
Francis Bacon
- answersbelieved no assumption could be trusted without repeat experimentation
Galileo proved Copernicus correct with the aid of a
- answerstelescope.
heliocentric
- answerssun-centered theory
How did civilians join in the war effort?
- answersa. working in war industries
b. scrap metal drives
c. rationing
d. all of the above Correct
How did landowners and aristocrats view wealthy members of the middle class?
- answerslooked down upon
How did the Allies respond to Wilson's vision for peace?
- answersa. Britain and France wanted to strip Germany of its war-making power.
b. Britain and France showed little sign of agreeing to Wilson's plan.
c. All of the above are true. Correct
d. Britain and France were concerned with strengthening their own security.
How did the democratic reforms in Great Britain change the government?
- answersa. Political power shifted greatly to the elected House of Commons.
b. British monarchs became symbolic rulers with no political power.
c. Most adult males gained the right to vote by 1884.
d. All of the above are true. Correct
CORRECT ANSWERS
All of the following were reasons for interest in colonization EXCEPT
- answersto achieve political gains.
Amerigo Vespucci
- answersbelieved that Columbus did not land in Asia
Around which body of water did the greatest number of new countries emerge after
World War I?
- answersBaltic Sea
As president of the Fifth Republic, Charles de Gaulle
- answersfreed Algeria.
As Soviet leader, Khrushchev
- answersdenounced Stalinist repression and restrictions.
Balboa's important discovery was
- answersthe Pacific Ocean.
Bartolomeu Dias found
- answersa route to the Indian Ocean.
Boris Yeltsin lost support within Russia because of
- answersthe overall poor economy.
Camillo di Cavour expanded Piedmont-Sardinia's power and also
- answersunified Italy.
Christopher Columbus intended to
- answersfind a shorter route to Asia.
Civil war in Yugoslavia was caused by
- answersSerbian attempts to dominate.
Colombian exchange
- answerstrade between Europe and the Americas
, Descartes believed
- answersin using only known facts to arrive at conclusions.
During the 19th century, which of the following occurred in Europe?
- answersa. all of the above Correct
b. the decline of established empires
c. conflict between conservative and liberal movements
d. the resurgence of conservatives over liberals
European nations used colonies for all of the following EXCEPT
- answersto improve lives for the natives.
Fear of invasion made the Soviets demand that
- answersEastern European nations become communist.
Francis Bacon
- answersbelieved no assumption could be trusted without repeat experimentation
Galileo proved Copernicus correct with the aid of a
- answerstelescope.
heliocentric
- answerssun-centered theory
How did civilians join in the war effort?
- answersa. working in war industries
b. scrap metal drives
c. rationing
d. all of the above Correct
How did landowners and aristocrats view wealthy members of the middle class?
- answerslooked down upon
How did the Allies respond to Wilson's vision for peace?
- answersa. Britain and France wanted to strip Germany of its war-making power.
b. Britain and France showed little sign of agreeing to Wilson's plan.
c. All of the above are true. Correct
d. Britain and France were concerned with strengthening their own security.
How did the democratic reforms in Great Britain change the government?
- answersa. Political power shifted greatly to the elected House of Commons.
b. British monarchs became symbolic rulers with no political power.
c. Most adult males gained the right to vote by 1884.
d. All of the above are true. Correct
