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AP World History2014-2015

Question No. 1Which of the following is NOT an accurate theory historians propose as to why the Scientific Revolution occurred in Europe and not China?A. The sense of order in Europe was conducive to the discipline

necessary to conduct complex scientific experimentsB. Christian belief that nature was under the dominion of man and

man was made to manipulate and dominate it inspired scientific experimentation.

C. Many Chinese scholars were pre-occupied with the affairs of government and were not free to pursue scientific discovery.

D. Science offered a way for Europeans to better exploit natural resources and create wealth from these resources.

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Question No. 2What Enlightenment ideal was most important in the disagreement between England and its American colonies?A. Taxes should not be levied on a nation's citizens unless

the tax is just and fair.B. Society should keep government and religion separate

and that a state-sanctioned religion should be prohibited.C. People give their consent to be governed and can remove

that consent if the government rules unjustly.D. The freedom to speak out against the actions of the

government should be protected by that same government.

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Question No. 3How did Frederick the Great of Prussia fit the description of an enlightened absolute ruler?A. He allowed his people to practice all of the

Enlightenment ideals including unlimited freedom of speech and complete religious toleration.

B. He acted like a paternal figure to his people, providing support and freedom when he chose to but kept a strict hold on his power through intimidation and force.

C. He invited Voltaire to live at his court for several years.D. He immersed himself in culture and avoided

participation in politics.

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Question No. 4The French social order can best be described as:A. A hierarchy which was completely free of any vestiges of

feudalism.B. A system of estates which put nobles at the top and the

clergy on an equal level as the middle class.C. A hierarchal structure but one which made all the people

of the Third Estate more or less socially and economically equal to each other.

D. A rigid hierarchy based on privilege and birth that did not address the needs or desires of the vast majority of the French population.

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Question No. 5What event was the immediate cause of uprisings of peasants in the rural parts of France?A. The storming of the Bastille, a prison and

armory in Paris.B. The formation of the National Assembly.C. The writing of a new constitution for France.D. Louis XVI's successful use of troops to arrest the

leaders of the National Assembly.

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Question No. 6What occurred as a consequence of the French revolutionaries desire for equality for all men and citizens?A. All citizens, including women, were given the right to

vote.B. Napoleon's consistent commitment to the ideals of

equality for all men, including former black slaves in Haiti.

C. The abolishment of slavery in French colonies such as Haiti.

D. Democratic ideals such as free speech and representative government would never be taken away from the citizens of France.

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Question No. 7Which statement below best describes the Monroe Doctrine?A. An agreement with Great Britain to guarantee the

independence of Latin American countries.B. An attempt by the United States to guarantee Latin

American independence and create a sphere of influence for the US in Latin America free of European interference.

C. A trade agreement with Latin American countries which established a duty-free zone throughout the Western Hemisphere.

D. A formal warning to European nations to stay out of the affairs of West African countries.

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Question No. 8Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by Latin Americans in building their new nations?A. The separation of church and state in these nations meant that

the vast resources of the church were not used to help support the poor.

B. The emergence of strong-men or caudillos meant that representative democracy was short-lived.

C. Latin American nations did not develop diverse economies and continued to depend on the export of raw materials to more industrialized Western countries.

D. The lack of equitable land distribution meant mestizos, mulattoes, and blacks were largely impoverished and dependent on the landed elites.

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Question No. 10What was the most important reason the mestizo uprising in Mexico, led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, failed in bringing about Mexican independence from Spain?A. The mestizos did not have any arms at all and had to fight the

Spanish with their bare hands.B. The creoles, while highly supportive of the uprising, did not

want to risk their influence with the Spanish monarch.C. The independence movement lacked the support of the creole

class who saw the uprising by the mestizos as a threat to the economic, political, and social status of the creoles.

D. The lack of support of any Catholic clergy meant that the uprising did not have any influential leaders.

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