Question 1

Which of the following was not a part of the Spanish Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil. 
B)  The Philippines Islands. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Florida. 
A)  Brazil. 
B)  The Philippines Islands. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Florida.

Question 2

What European explorer traveled the Silk Road to China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
B)  Christopher Columbus. 
C)  Marco Polo. 
D)  Hernando de Soto. 
A)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
B)  Christopher Columbus. 
C)  Marco Polo. 
D)  Hernando de Soto.

Question 3

Which of the following countries is the site of an insurrection led by the militant Islamic group called al-Shebab?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Philippines. 
B)  Somalia. 
C)  Yemen. 
D)  Nigeria. 
A)  The Philippines. 
B)  Somalia. 
C)  Yemen. 
D)  Nigeria.

Question 4

What technological innovation dramatically increased the demand for slaves in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cotton gin. 
B)  The flying shuttle. 
C)  The spinning jenny. 
D)  The power loom. 
A)  The cotton gin. 
B)  The flying shuttle. 
C)  The spinning jenny. 
D)  The power loom.

Question 5

Why is imperial occupation of territory harder today that it was 100 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spread of economic interdependence. 
B)  The inhibitions caused by international law. 
C)  The changed norms of great powers. 
D)  The spread of political consciousness among the masses. 
A)  The spread of economic interdependence. 
B)  The inhibitions caused by international law. 
C)  The changed norms of great powers. 
D)  The spread of political consciousness among the masses.

Question 6

What religious divide separates India and Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindu and Muslim. 
B)  Shia and Sunni Muslim. 
C)  Hindu and Catholic. 
D)  Buddhist and Muslim. 
A)  Hindu and Muslim. 
B)  Shia and Sunni Muslim. 
C)  Hindu and Catholic. 
D)  Buddhist and Muslim.

Question 7

Which of the following African countries successfully resisted a European effort to conquer it in 1896?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa. 
B)  Zimbabwe. 
C)  Cameroon. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
A)  South Africa. 
B)  Zimbabwe. 
C)  Cameroon. 
D)  Ethiopia.

Question 8

What city became the capital of India in 1911?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcutta. 
B)  New Delhi. 
C)  Bombay. 
D)  Madras. 
A)  Calcutta. 
B)  New Delhi. 
C)  Bombay. 
D)  Madras.

Which of the following was not a part of the Spanish Empire?

What European explorer traveled the Silk Road to China?

Which of the following countries is the site of an insurrection led by the militant Islamic group called al-Shebab?

What technological innovation dramatically increased the demand for slaves in America?

Why is imperial occupation of territory harder today that it was 100 years ago?

What religious divide separates India and Pakistan?

Which of the following African countries successfully resisted a European effort to conquer it in 1896?

What city became the capital of India in 1911?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 6: Decolonization and the Global South

Which of the following was not a part of the Spanish Empire?

What European explorer traveled the Silk Road to China?

Which of the following countries is the site of an insurrection led by the militant Islamic group called al-Shebab?

What technological innovation dramatically increased the demand for slaves in America?

Why is imperial occupation of territory harder today that it was 100 years ago?

What religious divide separates India and Pakistan?

Which of the following African countries successfully resisted a European effort to conquer it in 1896?

What city became the capital of India in 1911?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters