Mercantilism was the principle that
a) the purpose of colonies is to economically benefit the mother country.
b) the english colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies.
c) a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade.
d) colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.
4)
as a result of the age of exploration, western european nations
a) became more and more isolated.
b) opened up asia for western dominance.
c) controlled more and more international trade.
d) established the feudal system of landholding.
5)
the zulu war, the sepoy rebellion, and the boxer rebellion were all conflicts that were caused most directly by
a) communism.
b) imperialism.
c) world war i.
d) enlightenment.
6)
the term used to describe the willingness of britain and france to allow hitler to repeatedly break provisions of the treaty of versailles is
a) appeasement.
b) blitzkrieg.
c) lebensraum.
d) totalitarianism.
7)
although originally developed for use by the united states military, many believe the innovation that will surpass the telephone and television in global importance is the
a) internet.
b) cellular phone.
c) laptop computer.
d) portable mp3 player.
8)

james ii conflicts with parliament
religious tensions sweep england
william of orange invades in 1688
all of these events were factors in the cause of the
a) english civil war.
b) age of exploration.
c) glorious revolution.
d) protestant reformation.
9)
when world war i began, the official united states policy was
a) to enter on the side of the allied powers.
b) to enter on the side of the central powers.
c) to remain militarily and politically neutral.
d) to support the central powers by providing war materials.
10)
prior to the french revolution, which class has the most people but the least political power?
a) third estate
b) second estate
c) estates general
d) estate assembly
11)
a major obstacle to german unification in the mid-1800s was
a) the german defeat in the franco-prussian war.
b) the lack of modern transportation in germany.
c) the lack of a national language among the germans.
d) the division of the german people into many states.
12)
which of these provisions of the treaty of versailles was the most crucial to what president woodrow wilson sought in the hope that world war i would be a "war to end all wars"?
a) freedom of the seas to neutral nations
b) the establishment of the league of nations
c) burdening germany with heavy reparations to pay for war damages
d) forcing germany and the central powers to give up their overseas colonies
13)
montesquieu is credited with devising the basic constitutional principle of
a) natural rights.
b) popular sovereignty.
c) separation and balance of governmental power.
d) government was created by man for his own purposes.
14)
according to the concept of absolutism
a) people have absolute power in government.
b) there is no absolute authority in society.
c) people have the right to overthrow absolute monarchies.
d) government had absolute power and could not be disobeyed.
15)
according to john locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?
a) to divide the government into three separate parts
b) to elect new government leaders to rule the country
c) to overthrow the government and establish a new one
d) to create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern