A policy that controls taxes and government expenditures

a. monetary policy b. fiscal policy c. trade policy d. investment policy

2. The major purpose of taxation.

a. provides State Income b. redistribute the monetary resources
c. lessen the disposable income d. controls financial deficit

3. The measurement of the total value of the country’s economic production

a. Gross National Product (GNP) b. National Income
c. Net National Income d. Per Capita Income 100

4. It is the power to apply the law to contest or disputes concerning legally recognized rights or
duties between the State and private persons brought before the judiciary.
A. Executive Powers B. Legislative Powers
C. Judicial Powers D. Constitutional Power

5. It is the power of the State to impose charge or burden upon persons, property or property or
rights for the use and support of the government and to enable it to discharge its’ appropriate
functions.
A. Eminent Domain B. Police Power
C. Taxation D. Constitution Powers

6. Policy of the State to promote social justice in all phase of national development and give
preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members of the society.
A. Human rights B. Democratic
C. Freedom D. Social Justice

7. It is the power of the State to command and enforce obedience to its’ will form people within its’
jurisdiction and to have freedom from foreign control.
A. Government B. State C. Sovereignty D. Eminent Domain

8. Government expenses is more than that it ears thru tax collection

A. Fiscal reforms B. Taxation C. Overspending D. Fiscal deficit

9. Social stratification is the system used in assigning men their respective ranks in the society based
on?
a. one’s social stratum to another laterally, horizontally or vertically
b. acquired social and cultural heritage of his society
c. factors such as income on his social position in the society
d. The person’s view on his social position in the society

10. Private sector groups for national advocacies are commonly referred to as__________.
a. public sector b. civil society c. cooperatives d. party-list
representatives

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11. The act of a government official to appoint a close relative to an important government position:
a. Vote Buying b. Black Market c. Nepotism d. Corruption

12. Which countries were referred to as the Allied Powers in World War II
a. England, France, China, Russia b. Russia, England, USA, France
c. France, England, USSR, USA d. USA, Russia, France, England

13. Who does the canvassing of votes for President and Vice President in every election?
a. Supreme Court and Congress b. Congress
c. COMELEC and Chief Justice d. Joint Committee of Congress

14. The principle of diminishing marginal utility means that as you spend more and more hours
watching television. Your total utility from television will ____ and your marginal utility from each
additional hour of television will __
a. Increase, Decrease b. Decrease, Increase
c. Stable, Decrease d. Decrease, Stable

15. The member of the third rank of the Katipunan were called _____ and wore a red shroud and a
ribbon edged with green piping symbolizing courage and hope.
a. Kawal b. Gomburza c. Katipon d. Bayani

16. It is a vast plain strategically located in the center of the country. It does not produce its
agricultural product like fish, poultry and swine. All these come from neighboring provinces. It is the
center of politics, education, culture, transportation and communication.
a. Manila b. Cebu c. Makati d. Quezon City

17. It identifies the biological differences between men and women:

a. Gender b. Gender identity c. Sex d. Sexual Organ

18. Officials removable by impeachment:

a. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court members of the Constitutional
Commissions, and the Congress
b. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court.
c. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court members of the Constitutional
Commissions, and the Senators
d. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court members of the Constitutional
Commissions, and the Ombudsman

19. La Gioconda a famous renaissance painting was work of:

a. Jose Rizal b. Juan Luna c. Raphael Santi d. Leonardo da Vinci

20. Which body of water was recently renamed as West PhilippineSea for the purpose of claiming the
Spratly’s group of islands by the Philippine Government?
a. Lingayen Gulf b. Pacific Ocean c. South china sea d. India Sea

21. Paris, Sydney, Moscow, London are the best examples of this type of location.
a. Logical b. Sequence c. Ordinal d. Nominal

22. It is social relationship and responsibility to men and women:

a. Sex b. Sexual Organ c. Gender d. Gender identity

23. Monotheism means the worship of one God. Which among the following religion is not considered
as monotheistic?
a. Christian b. Islam c. Judaism d. Hinduism

24. It served as the state religion of pre-Islamic Persian empires from around 600 BCE to 650 CE.
a. Semitism b. Zoroastrianism c. Astrologism d. Chauvinism

25. Ancient people where strict discipline is being patterned by military school today
a. Spartans b. Assyrians c. Parthians d. Akkadians

26. Amendment or revision of the Constitution may be proposed through any of the following except
a. People’s Initiative b. People’s Power
c. Constitutional Convention d. Congress as Constituent Assembly

27. The Benham Rise is solely claimed, as part of its continental shelf, by the Republic of the
Philippines, which was confirmed by the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental
Shelf on April 12, 2012. What do we call Benham Rise now?
a. Philippine Rise b. Maharlika Rise
c. Aurora Rise d.Benham Continental Shelf

28. After World War II, USA and USSR rivaled for world supremacy.
A cold war existed between these two superpowers. Cold War is characterized by the following
except: a. War of nerves b. Fierce fighting c. Constant maneuvering d. Arms race

29. The following are evidence of Sumerian love for education except
a. Clay tablets containing story about great flood
b. Storing information in clay tablet libraries
c. Sumer became a center of immigration
d. Invention of the first writing technique

30. He was the controversial Tanauan, Batangas mayor who was assassinated by an unknown sniper
during a flag-raising ceremony.
a. Mayor Antonio Halipi b. Mayor Anthony Palili
c. Mayor MeynardoSabili d. Mayor Antonio Halili

31. On May 18, 2018, this museum was opened to the public for the first time. It is hosted inside the
building formerly occupied by the Department of Tourism within Rizal Park near the Agrifina Circle.
a. Museum of Contemporary Art and Design
b. National Museum of the Philippines
c. National Museum of Natural History
d. Museo Pambansa

32. Last April 26, 2018, this world- famous island was closed to tourists for six months and will
undergo rehabilitation.
a. Camiguin island b. Guimaras island c. Boracay island d. Samal island
33. Senator Manny Pacquiao founded this semi-professional basketball league on August 29, 2017.
According to Pacquiao, the league is not intended to be a competitor to the Philippine Basketball
Association, the country's top professional basketball league.
A. Manny Pacman Basketball Association
B. Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball Association
C. Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
D. Manny Pacquiao Basketball League

34. Medinilla magnifica, or rose grape is a flowering plant native to the Philippines. It is featured on
the newly-designed 10-peso coin issued by the BSP last March 2018. What is the local name of this
plant?
A. Tayabak B. Waling-waling C. Kapa-kapa D. Katmon

35. It is the country that hosted the Trump-Kim Summit last June 12, 2018. A. Japan B. China C.
Singapore D. Malaysia

36. On his 3rd SONA, President Duterte told the Members of the Senate to urgently pass this law to
put in place a policy no that will address our competing land requirements for food, housing,
businesses, and environmental conservation.
A. Comprehensive Land Reform Law B. None of these
C. National Land Use Act D. Anti-Illegal Land Conversion Act

37. On July 23, 2018, a total of 184 lawmakers booted him out as Speaker of the House, the same
day the 17th Congress opened its 3rd regular session.
A. Danilo E. Suarez B. Pantaleon Alvarez
C. Rodolfo Fariñas D. Juan Miguel Zubiri

38. On September 21, 2017, President Duterte through Proclamation No. 319, declared the
____________________.
A. Marcos Day of Protest B. Martial Law Memorial Day of Protest
C. Martial Law Day of Protest D. National Day of Protest

39. India and which country signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation to
develop cooperation in the power sector?
A. Denmark B. Russia C. Israel D. Germany

40. This program was launched by the DOTr which greatly affected transport groups and resulted to
several transport strike because one of its provisions includes phasing out of jeepneys.
a. None of these b. PUV Modernization Program
c. Jeepney Phaseout Program d. Jeepney Modernization program
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41. An individual’s demand curve

a. is derived from an individual’s indifference curve map.
b. All of the above.
c. will shift if preferences, price of other goods, or income change.
d. represents the various quantities that the consumer is willing to purchase of a good at various
price levels.
42. Rice granary, vegetable basket, sugar capital and tobacco capital are some ways by which the
regions of the Philippines are known. To which of the following factors can this be attributed
a. The population’s primary means of livelihood in the region
b. The topographic features that characterized the region
c. The region’s primary agricultural produce
d. The role and significance the region had in the history of the country

43. What is the socio-economic factor where man must fit into cities which is the center of
communication, trade and culture?
a. Modernization b. Industrialization c. Assimilation d. Urbanization

44. The pre-colonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and settlements were
called barangays.
a. Both statements are true and correct.
b. Only the first statement is true and correct.
c. Only the second statement is true and correct.
d. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

45. There were four social classes of people in the pre-colonial barangays. They were the nobles,
freemen, serfs, and the slaves.
a. Only the second statement is true and correct
b. Both statements are true and correct.
c. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
d. Only the first statement is true and correct.

46. A mode of Acquiring citizenship the basis of which is blood:

a. Jus soli b. Marriage c. Naturalized d. Jus sanguinis

47. As a matter of principle, which is renounced by the Phil. As an instrument of national policy a.
war b. civilian authority c. autonomy of local government d. nuclear weapons in its territory 48. What
is the composition of the Supreme Court of the Philippines?
a. 1 chief justice & 14 associate justices b. 1 chief justice & 16 associate justices
c. 1 chief justice & 12 associate justices d. 1 chief justice & 15 associate justices

49. In West Europe, unemployment is described as aluxury due to ________ given to those without
employment or jobs.
a. Bonus b. Holiday pay c. Paid travel d. Unemployment benefits

50. What comprises the verbal and written symbols including rules about how these symbols can be
put together to convey meaning?
a. Culture b. Lan guage c. Communication d. Knowledge

51. What should the researcher do when he/she is not clear yet familiar with the subject?
a. Set assumptions b. Explore the topic c. Chronicle activities d. Draw up hypothesis

52. What should the researcher do when he/she is clear about his subject and methods and is ready
of the tasks of research?
a. Chronicle activities b. Explore the topic
c. Set assumptions d. Draw up hypothesis
 53. Research leader Edna insisted that student researches appreciate the value of _______ data or
evidence for scientific study above mere speculation or opinion.
a. authority b. empirical c. tradition d. logical reasoning

54. Which is arrived at by way of a thinking process that puts together several parts to form a
complex whole?
a. meaning b. relationship c. synthesis d. deduction

55. Which is referred to as the cause variable?

a. Dependent variable b. Moderator variable c. Independent variable d. Extraneous

56. In research, which variable do you manipulate?

a. Moderator b. Independent c. Dependent d. Extraneous

57. A social science teacher conduct a researcher on the best practices of teaching Araling
Panlipunan in Grade 9. What kind of research does the teacher conduct?
a. Action Research b. Applied Research c. Basic Research d. Field Research

58. Which comprises what the researcher wants to discover and the best way to do it?
a. Paradigm b. Hypothesis c. Methods d. Research design

59. How does one avoid bias when administering a teacher questionnaire to determine the pulse on a
new performance evaluation system?
a. Give priority to those who volunteer to fill out the questionnaire.
b. Make sure the sample of what you'll measure is most likely to present varied opinions.
c. Select sample from those getting high performance ratings.
d. Exclude as respondents teachers who are 60 or over

60. If a design for evaluating a Community Support Program is being evaluated for its, relevance,
what is the most significant question to consider?
a. Does the range of information to be provided include all the important aspects of the program?
b. Does the information to be provided adequately serve the evaluation needs of the intended
audiences?
c. Is the information to be provided timely enough to e of use to the audiences?
d. Does the intended evaluation strictly follow ethical principles?
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61. Participants may be willing to be interviewed but there should the right of ______ need to be
ensured by telling them the nature of a specific research.
a. non-coercion b. informed consent c. privacy d. protection from harm

62. Participants in a research should not be forced to reveal sensitive personal information, e.g.
sexual behavior because they have the right to _______.
a. protection from harm b. informed consent c. coercion d. privacy

63. Which type of study and researcher Pete conduct on the popular use among millennial youths of
Facebook accounts? a. cohort b. trend c. longitudinal d. cross-sectional
64. What is the unit studies about churches, colleges, agencies, army r navy?
a. Social interactions b. Individuals c. Social artifacts d. Organizations

65. How does a hypothesis support inquiry?

a. They refer to evidence already proven. b. They restate the thesis question.
c. They are tentative answers to what is true of false. d. They provide body of literature

66. Which system is applied for careful, deliberate and quantifiable observation of evidence in order
to describe an object or event in terms of indicators?
a. Examination b. Measurement c. Construction d. Introspection

67. Choose the logical sequence to operationalize selected stages of a study on drug addiction:
I. Observation and data gathering
II. Arrive at conclusion
III. Specify method to get data on variables
IV. Set testable hypothesis
V. Process and analy
a. IV, III, I, V and II b. II, I, III, V and IV
c. V, III, I, II and IV d. III, II, I, IV and V

68. There are many ways to conduct a research, but what is the stage of study when the researcher
selects the appropriate way to gather evidence that can support analysis of data obtained?
a. Population sampling b. Conceptualization
c. Operationalization d. Choice of research method

69. Under research design, what factor is useful so that choice of topic can fill the researcher with
enthusiasm to pursue an inquiry amid obstacles until its final outcome?
a. Commitment b. Interest c. Dedication d. Scientific attitude

70. What was violated by a researcher who administered lethal drugs to determine their effect on
users?
a. Right to privacy b. Protection from harm c. Coercion d. Informed consent

71. Of the following topics, which is closest to a subject for pure research?
a. Survey on a beauty product b. Anthropological account of an ethnic community
c. Impact of an outreach project d. Problems in a mental health institution

72. What is used as the basis so that scientific theory can be empirical and not merely speculative or
opinionated?
a. Evidence-base b. Authority c. Tradition d. Logical reason

73. What kind of reasoning is done by arguing from particulars (e.g. Juan, Marie, Jaime, etc. speak
Bisaya) to a general conclusion (e.g. Therefore many students in the class speak Bisaya)?
a. A priori b. Deductive c. Inductive d. Logical

74. Which of the following is an example of an issue which a sociologist would study?
a. Why is the rate of abortion rising? b. How do police action influence crowd behavior?
c. What is the interaction between chemical and behavior? d. Which political system is best?
 75. Statistical analysis is done for various reasons but NOT for ______ .
a. complex formulas b. simple averages c. verbal descriptions d. mathematical
models

76. What wrong is committed by a researcher who installs a hidden camera in order to gather data
on family friction between parents and children?
a. Protection from harm b. Coercion c. Informed consent d. Right to privacy

77. When data gathered from survey, interview or other methods are interpreted, this is the research
stage for _______.
a. sampling b. operationalization c. data processing d. publication

78. Communicating the findings of a completed research to school, institution or sponsor of the study
is the _________ stage of research.
a. analysis b. application c. operationalization d. publication

79. Statistical analysis can be done in qualitative research but it is NOT applicable in _________.
a. verbal description b. simple averages c. complex formulas d.methodical models

80. Which sampling technique is used by selecting a few members of a target population, e.g.
migrant workers you meet at the airport?
a. Judgmental sampling b. Quota sampling
c. Snowball sampling d. Probability sampling

81. Economically speaking, which is glorious period?

a. Recession b. Depression c. Stability d. Boom

82. A simple circular flow model shows that

a. Household demand outputs and supply outputs.
b. Firms demand resources and supply outputs.
c. Firms generate the income necessary for households to consume
d. Households generate the revenue necessary for firms to produce.

83. A market structure in which many firms sell products that are similar but not identical
a. Monopolistic competition b. Oligopoly c. Pure competition d. Monopoly

84. A market structure in which many firms sell products that are similar but not identical
a. Monopolistic competition b. Oligopoly c. Pure competition d. Monopoly

85. It refers to an act of grace proceeding from the power entrusted with the executing the law
(President of the Phil.. Which exempts the individual on whom it is bestowed the punishment the law
inflicts for a crime he/she commit
a. Remission b. Commutation c. Amnesty d. Pardon

85. The big land masses lying on the major plates of the earth are the
a. Soil pot b. Peninsulas c. Archipelago d. Continents

86. The Philippines has a favorable balance of trade when ___. Select one:
a. it has huge reserve of gold
b. its merchandise imports equal its merchandise exports
c. its merchandise exports exceeds its merchandise imports
d. its merchandise imports exceeds its merchandise exports

87. Reduccion is the Spanish policy which proved for the resettlement of Filipino communities to form
town centers called
a. Pueblo b. Encomiendas c. Cabeceras d. Gobernadorcillos

89. At the end of the 1800s, colonies were generally seen as a

a. sign of a country’s relative power. b. place to banish criminals.
c. method for suppressing nationalism. d. location to train military forces.

90. When one appeals to the opinions or passions of the multitude to establish a conclusion, i.e. “Let
us vote for him who belongs to us, our town mate, barkada”, the fallacy is ___.
a. Argumentum Misericordiam b. Argumentum Ad Hominem
c. Argumentum Ad Vericundiam d. Argumentum Ad Populum

91. Russian’s relationship to the world, according to Gorbachev, is __. a. perestroika b. divine theory
c. glasnost d. isolationist policy

92. Which describes the Asian continent correctly?

a. the 4 “cradles of civilization” are all in it
b. Its people have a longer life expectancy than any other continent
c. It has two pronounced seasons, the dry and wet seasons
d. It has more land and people and a higher population density than any continent

93. It is the longest mountain chain in the world:

a. Kunlun b. Pamir c. Himalayas d. Andes

94. The public announcer of the barangay to announce the promulgation of the new rules and
regulation.
a. Judicial b. Trial by ordeal c. Maginoo d. Umalohokan

95. Which is a new mode for proposing amendments to the constitution as provided for by the 1987
Constitution?
a. People’s initiative b. Citizens’ Assembly c. Referendum d. Plebiscite

96. What is tributo?

a. It refers to the tax system wherein you have to pay 1 ½ reales per day
b. It refers to the tax system wherein you have to by labor
c. It refers to the tax system wherein you have to pay in kind
d. It refers to the tax system wherein you have to pay using money

97. Which is NOT TRUE about the aliping namamahay? Select one:
a. This kind of alipin became one due to debts
b. This kind of alipin has his/her own property
c. This kind of alipin can marry anytime he/she wants
d. This kind of alipin can be sold to anyone who can afford to buy him/her

98. Why did the American government send the Schurman Commission to the Philippines? Select
one: a. To allot budget for the Filipino b. To observe the situation in the Philippines
c. To discuss the plans for independence d. To train for the Filipinos for their own government

99. How do you call the religious leader of Pre-colonial Luzon?

a. Catalonan b. Babaylan c. Priest d. Imam

100. Which among these statements does not describe the Governor General?
a. Ruler of the encomienda b. He has the power of Cumplase
c. Supreme commander of the Spanish armada d. Representative of the king of Spain

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1.In India and Pakistan, feelings of nationalism are intertwined with religious conflict between
_______. a. buddhists and hindus. c. christians and muslims. b. taoists and buddhists. d. muslims
and hindus
2. The Arab oil embargo against the United States in 1973 was initiated because of U.S. support for
________
a. Egypt in the Suez crisis. b. Iraq in its conflict with Iran c. Israel in the yomkippur war. d. Greece in
its conflict with Turkey

3. The Nazis blamed most of Germany’s pre–World War II social and economic problems on Jews
and the ____
a. communists. c. industrialists. b. military d. catholics
4. In 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the ________
a. Nian Rebellion. b. Boxer Rebellion. c. Taiping Rebellion. d. Sepoy Rebellion.

5. Jewish and Christian beliefs differ from the Greco-Roman tradition in matters concerning the
importance of A the role of law. B individual morality. C belief in one God D the family unit.

6. Who believed that in an ideal society the government should be controlled by a class of
“philosopher kings”? a. Muhammad b. Plato c. Lao-tzu d. Thomas Aquinas

7. Which of these is a source for the ideas outlined in the Japanese Constitution? a.charter of the
united nations b.legal writings of Thomas Hobbes c.writings on constitutions by Voltaire d.United
States constitution
8. Which of the following is a concept from classical Athens that is central to Western political
thought today?
a. Individuals should fight against nature and society to achieve greatness.
b. Individual achievement, dignity, and worth are of great importance.
c. Individual recognition impedes societal progress.
d. Individuals play an insignificant role in shaping ideas, society, and the state.

9. “. . . for the administration of justice . . . is the principle of order in political society.” From
Aristotle’s statement, it can be inferred that __
a. monarchs protect citizens from tyranny. b. laws only elected officials should impose c. laws
maintain the stability of the nation d. majority rule ensures a stable government

10. The English philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property are ___
a. natural rights that should be protected by government.
b. political rights to be granted as determined by law.
c. economic rights earned in a capitalistic system.
d. social rights guaranteed by the ruling class

11. Both the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of
Man emphasized the idea that governments must _____.
a. guarantee economic prosperity b. protect the rights of people c. support established religious
beliefs d. operate on a system of checks and balances

12. What document best exemplifies the natural rights philosophy: “Emphasizes individual rights to
life, liberty and property” ?
a. The Communist Manifesto b. Plato’s Republic
c. Luther’s Ninety-five Theses d. The Declaration of Independence

13. How did the Magna Carta (1215) contribute to the development of the English government?
a. It created a two-house parliament. b. It extended voting rights.
c. It provided for a bill of rights. d. It limited the power of the monarch.

14. Unlike the French Revolution, the American Revolution produced ___
a. women’s suffrage. c. strategic alliances
b. short-term military rule d. a lasting constitution.

15. Which leader was inspired by the ideas of the American Revolution and the Enlightenment to lead
the liberation of much of South America protest would play a role in the French from Spain?
a. Simón Bolívar b. Padre Miguel Hidalgo c. José Martí d. Antonio López de Santa Anna

16. The principles of the American Revolution and French Revolution are similar in many ways. Which
of the following best summarizes their similarities?
a. Both favored representative governments.
b. Both limited voting rights to an economic elite.
c. Both retained certain hereditary rights for aristocrats.
d. Both supported equal rights for women.
17. When members of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (1789) at the start of the French
Revolution, they were attempting to __.
a. establish a military government. b. draft a new national constitution.
c. restore the king to power. d. persuade Napoleon to take power.

18. Which of these first demonstrated that popular protest would play a role in the French
Revolution?
a. the reign of the Committee of Public Safety
b. the trial of Louis XIV
c. the fall of the Bastille
d. the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

19. What was one factor that enabled Napoleon to seize control of France?
a. the weakness of the French government
b. the endorsement by foreign governments
c. the support Napoleon received from French autocrats d. the strong democratic reforms Napoleon
advocated

20. Louis Pasteur’s research into germ theory is significant because it —

a. created safety standards for machine workers. b. led to techniques that increase crop
c. identified the importance of vitamins to nutrition d. proved that cleanliness helps to prevent
infection

21. To increase production output during the Industrial Revolution, businesses primarily invested in
__. a. workers’ wages. c. training b. machinery. d. marketing

22. At the end of the 1800s, colonies were generally seen as a ___.
a. place to banish criminals. b. sign of a country’s relative power.
c. location to train military forces. d. method for suppressing nationalism.

23. Economically, what enabled Japan to become a colonial power after 1894?
a. Agricultural advances increased the population and forced Japan to look for new land.
b. Japanese trade wars against the United States removed regional competition for colonies.
c. Industrialization allowed Japan to expend resources on military and colonial expansion.
d. The Japanese were forced to acquire colonies in Asia when European trade was banned

24. In the late nineteenth century, the British commonly referred to the Suez Canal in Egypt as the
“Lifeline of the Empire” because it __
a. held large deposits of coal needed by British industries.
b. provided a strategic shipping route to British
c. served as a ship-building center for the British navy. d. irrigated several cash crops in the British
colonies.
25. The collapse of the last Chinese Empire in 1912 was caused by the imperial government’s failure
to _.
a. control foreign influence b. educate the masses
c. enter into alliances with other nations. d. repel communist guerrillas.

26. Mohandas Gandhi used his philosophy of nonviolent noncooperation in an effort to ___
a. form a Marxist government in India b. convince his fellow Indians to support the Allies in World
War II c. persuade Pakistanis to separate from India. d. achieve India’s independence from Great
Britain.

27. By 1914, Ethiopia and Liberia were the only two African countries to _.
a. establish democratic governments. b. develop industrial economies. c. retain their independence.
d. colonize other nations.

28. Why did Great Britain, France, and Russia form the Triple Entente in 1907?
a. to protect their colonies from invasion by other nations b. to develop an economic alliance based
on open markets c. to suppress minority nationalists in their own countries d. to respond to the
increased military power of Germany

29. During World War I, U.S. propaganda posters often portrayed German soldiers as
a. honorable opponents. b. violators of human rights. c. unbeatable enemies. d. liberators of
oppressed peoples.

30. Great Britain’s stated reason for declaring war on Germany in 1914 was the
a. French attacks on German colonies. b. U.S. entry into the war. c. Serbian assassination of
Archduke Franz d. German invasion of Belgium

31. Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small
area?
a. There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe. b. The armies became immobile because
of trench warfare. c. Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other. d. Germany’s military tactics were
based on “static warfare.”

32. Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I?
a. Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli
b. British victories in the Sinai that secured the Suez Canal
c. American military and financial intervention in the war
d. The switch in allegiance of Italy from the Central Powers to the Allies

33. One contribution of overseas colonies to the Allied effort during World War I was that they
provided
a. large numbers of soldiers to reinforce the Allied armies. b. protected sites for new Allied industrial
factories. c. most of the agricultural labor in the Allied nations. d. places of refuge for displaced Allied
civilian populations..

34. President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for
a. a lasting and just peace. b. determining war reparations. c. expanding colonial empires. d.
punishing aggressor nations.

35. What basic idea was shared by both Britain and France at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?
a. Italy should give up its colonies in Africa. b. Germany should be divided into occupation zones. c.
German military power should be permanently restricted. d. The Central Powers should divide the
cost of the war equally.
36. After World War I, the territories of the Ottoman Empire in Southwest Asia were partitioned. Into
which area did nearly 400,000 Jewish people immigrate between 1919 and 1941?
a. Syria c. Israel b. Jordan d. Iraq

37. The collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires during World War I contributed
directly to the
a. formation of the European Union. b. start of the Cold War. c. development of the Marshall Plan. d.
creation of new nations in Eastern Europe.

38. One way fascist leaders in the 1920s and 1930s gained popular support was by
a. promising to maintain peace with other countries. b. attracting foreign investment for industrial
development. c. limiting military influence in the government. d. appealing to national pride.

39. Stalin’s “Great Purge” from 1934 to 1939

a. eliminated the army’s dominance in state decisions.
b. expanded Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry
c. brought about the death of millions of people.
d. replaced agricultural workers with technology

40. Lenin hoped that the Russian Revolution of 1917 would

a. inspire the Russians to continue the European was war effort.
b. incite similar socialist rebellions throughout Europe.
c. persuade the combatants in Western Europe to sign an armistice.
d. counter U.S. military presence in Eastern Europe.

41. Which of the following does not describe Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, Stalin’s Russia?
a. They were all totalitarian governments.
b. Political opponents were killed in each state.
c. All three nations wanted to expand borders.
d. Marxist principles governed all economic activity.

42. In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German
a. annexation of Austria. b. occupation of the Rhineland.
c. seizure of the Sudetenland. d. invasion of Poland.

43. Which nation sought to establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere between 1931 and
1945? a. Japan c. China b. India d. Korea

44. Following the United States’ entry into World War II, American and British leaders decided that
their highest priority would be to
a. recapture Pacific possessions lost to the Japanese.
b. invade Europe and defeat Germany.
c. send armies to the Russian Front to help the Soviet Union.
d. strike directly at the Japanese home islands.

45. Early in World War II, Allied leaders decided that the enemy they had to defeat first was
a. the Ottoman Empire. b. the Soviet Union.
c. Imperial Japan. d. Nazi Germany.
 46. Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy . . .—from a speech by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress…The purpose of Roosevelt’s speech was to persuade Congress to
a. end all trade with Japan. b. declare war on Japan.
c. condemn Japan’s aggression in China. d. support dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

47. Which of the following countries suffered high casualties because it was invaded and partially
occupied during World War II?
a. Great Britain c. the United States b. the Soviet Union d. Japan

48. What was one outcome of World War II?

a. England and France increased their overseas colonial possessions.
b. The communists gained control over most of Western Europe.
c. Japan and Germany became dominant military powers in their regions.
d. The Soviet Union emerged as an international superpower.

49. Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and
Soviet Union?
a. a competition for political influence over other countries
b. direct, armed conflict between the two nations
c. a deep reduction in military expenditures
d. the founding of the United Nations

50. What crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?
a. an attempt by leaders in communist Hungary to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact
b. the creation of East Germany as a separate Soviet military occupation zone
c. an invasion of South Korea by armed communist forces from North Korea
d. the installation in Cuba of Soviet offensive intermediate-range missiles

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