Question 1

What was the overall end result of the Mexican War of 1846-1848?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican War (1846-1848) resulted in Mexico ceding California and a large part of the West to the United States.

Question 2

In 1561, _____ came to Europe from the Near East, via the Dutch traders, for the first time.

Accepted Answer

In 1561, via Dutch traders, tulips came to Europe from Near East for first time.

Question 3

In 1425, the Hanseatic city of _____ became the first Atlantic seaport to be a major trading center.

Accepted Answer

In 1425, the Hanseatic city of Brugge became the first Atlantic seaport to be a major trading center.

Question 4

Manifest Destiny and the _____ were accepted as the basis for U.S. foreign policy during much of the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine were accepted as the basis for U.S. foreign policy during much of the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Question 5

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the feelings of most Mexicans toward the United States?

Accepted Answer

Mexicans have a love-hate relationship with the United States because Mexicans see the United States as a threat to their political, economic, and cultural sovereignty.

Question 6

Abstention of the United States from European political affairs was one of the three basic dicta of the _____.

Accepted Answer

The Monroe Doctrine, a cornerstone of early U.S. foreign policy, was enunciated by President James Monroe in a public statement proclaiming three basic dicta: no further European colonization in the New World, abstention of the United States from European political affairs, and nonintervention by European governments in the governments of the Western Hemisphere.

Question 7

In 1531, _____ stock exchange was the first exchange to move into its own building, signifying its importance in financing commercial enterprises throughout Europe.

Accepted Answer

In 1531, Antwerp stock exchange became the first to move into its own building, signifying its importance in financing commercial enterprises throughout Europe and the rising importance of private trade and commerce; Antwerp emerged as a trading capital.

Question 8

In 1450, the _____ was the first book printed with movable type.

Accepted Answer

In 1450, the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed with movable type.

Question 9

The Manifest Destiny specifically referred to the:

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny, in its broadest interpretation, meant that Americans were a chosen people ordained by God to create a model society. More specifically, it referred to the territorial expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Question 10

In 1600, _____ were brought from South America to Europe, where they quickly spread to the rest of world and become a staple of agricultural production.

Accepted Answer

In 1600, potatoes were brought from South America to Europe, where they quickly spread to the rest of world and become a staple of agricultural production.

Question 11

Which of the following events, leading to the overthrowing of the dictator D'az, is particularly remembered for the expulsion of foreigners-most notably North American businessmen who were the most visible of the wealthy and influential entrepreneurs?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican Revolution, which overthrew the dictator D'az and launched the modern Mexican state, is particularly remembered for the expulsion of foreigners-most notably North American businessmen who were the most visible of the wealthy and influential entrepreneurs in Mexico.

Question 12

Which of the following may best explain why the Japanese have such strong loyalty toward their companies?

Accepted Answer

Loyalty to family, to country, to company, and to social groups and the strong drive to cooperate, to work together for a common cause, permeate many facets of Japanese behavior and have historical roots that date back thousands of years. Confucian philosophy, taught throughout Japan's history, emphasizes the basic virtue of loyalty "of friend to friend, of wife to husband, of child to parent, of brother to brother, but, above all, of subject to lord," that is, to country.

Question 13

In the context of U.S. foreign policy in the 19^th and the 20^th centuries, _____, in its broadest interpretation, meant that Americans were a chosen people ordained by God to create a model society.

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny, in its broadest interpretation, meant that Americans were a chosen people ordained by God to create a model society. More specifically, it referred to the territorial expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Question 14

Japan was an isolated country before the arrival of _____ in 1853.

Accepted Answer

Unless one has a historical sense of the many changes that have buffeted Japan-seven centuries under the shogun feudal system, the isolation before the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853, the threat of domination by colonial powers, the rise of new social classes, Western influences, the humiliation of World War II, and involvement in the international community-one will have difficulty fully understanding its contemporary behavior.

Question 15

In 1600, Japan began trading _____ for foreign goods.

Accepted Answer

In 1600, Japan began trading silver for foreign goods.

Question 16

In 1464, the French royal mail service was established by _____.

Accepted Answer

In 1464, the French royal mail service established by Louis XI.

Question 17

Which of the following policies was used in the formation of a provisional government in Cuba in 1906?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt applied the Monroe Doctrine with an extension that became known as the Roosevelt Corollary. The Roosevelt Corollary was used in the formation of a provisional government in Cuba in 1906.

Question 18

The idea of Manifest Destiny was used to justify the U.S. annexation of _____.

Accepted Answer

The idea of Manifest Destiny was used to justify the U.S. annexation of Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, and California and later, U.S. involvement in Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines.

Question 19

In the context of the Mexican-American War, the president of Mexico, the cabinet, and the diplomatic corps assemble at the Mexico City fortress every September 13 to recall the defeat that led to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A prominent monument at the entrance of Chapultepec Park recognizes Los Niños Heroes (the boy heroes), who resisted U.S. troops, wrapped themselves in Mexican flags, and jumped to their deaths rather than surrender. Mexicans recount the heroism of Los Niños Heroes and the loss of Mexican territory to the United States every September 13, when the president of Mexico, the cabinet, and the diplomatic corps assemble at the Mexico City fortress to recall the defeat that led to the "despojo territorial" (territorial plunder).

Question 20

Which of the following events occurred during the Mexican Revolution?

Accepted Answer