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AP Name Unit 3 Multiple Choice Questions.
Facts about the test: The AP World History exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 55 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 15 minutes to complete 15 questions.
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A. failure of the German unification movement
B. spread of imperialism to Africa and Asia
C. revolutionary movements in Europe and the Americas.
D. start of the Neolithic Revolution
Answer: As John Locke and Rousseau spread their beliefs on the purpose of government, the social contract, and natural rights, many citizens in nations such as France, realized their government was hindering, not protecting their natural rights, so they chose to rebel
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Study AP World, Unit 5.1: The Enlightenment
A. geographic region
B. religious beliefs
C. career field
D. wealth
Answer: The #-Estates system in France categorized people into different social classes based on their wealth. The clergy were at the top, followed by the nobility, and at the bottom was everyone else in society.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.2: Revolutions from 1750-1900
A. Absolutism
B. Liberalism
C. Fascism
D. Totalitarianism
Answer: Liberalism became the focus of many people during this time period. Liberalism is a political philosophy that promotes individual rights and democracy.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.1: The Enlightenment
A. protection of personal liberty
B. establishment of a parliamentary system
C. preservation of the monarchy
D. keeping monarchical power strong, but limited
Answer: Both the Bill of Rights and Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen emphasized the importance of natural rights and the role the government played in protecting those rights.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.2: Revolutions from 1750-1900
A. exemption from taxes to the state
B. ownership of land
C. the right to collect dues
D. the right to finance wars
Answer: The biggest economic privilege that the top two estates enjoyed in France was the exemption from taxes. Such exemption infuriated the 3rd Estate, who were left to fund the excess spending committed by the king and the nobility
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Study AP World, Unit 5.2: Revolutions from 1750-1900
A. Mestizos
B. Creoles
C. Mulattoes
D. the Peninsulares
Answer: The Creoles, the middle class of the Spanish hierarchies, were the ones who were denied political privileges and, who had read the works of Locke, Rousseau, and Paine. Their understanding of how Spain was violating their natural rights was the catalyst to most Latin American Revolutions.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.2: Revolutions from 1750-1900
A. Venezuela
B. Mexico
C. Haiti
D. Brazil
Answer: The drive for independence in Haiti was conducted by slaves within that nation. Though their leader, Toussaint L'Ouverture was a Creole, it was the slaves who were responsible for freeing the nation of colonial rule.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.2: Revolutions from 1750-1900
A. Creoles continued to feel their natural rights weren't being protected
B. voting rights continued to only be offered to Peninsulares
C. European rulers were still able to exert significant influence in Latin America
D. conditions for the lower classes continued to be poor
Answer: Once most Latin American nations gained their independence, Creoles sat at the top of the social hierarchy and enjoying more rights. For those at the lower end of the social hierarchy, though constitutions promised more rights, their lives continued to be poor in terms of wages, living conditions, and political rights.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.2: Revolutions from 1750-1900
A. how trade was conducted
B. the way products were made
C. the use of currency as a form of payment
D. the economic rights of citizens
Answer: One of the biggest changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution was the method in which goods were produced. For centuries, products were hand-made in cottage industries, but after 1750, goods will be mass-produced in factories.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.3: Industrialization Begins
A. Britain's transportation infrastructure was capable of moving goods
B. British citizens had excess capital to invest in industrial development
C. Britain was rich in raw materials such as coal and iron
D. The British government funded industrial development
Answer: The British government was actually minimally involved in industrial development; most of the development was funded by private companies and individuals who were seeking new ways to make a profit.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.6: State-Led Industrialization
A. Steam Engine
B. Power Loom
C. Spinning Jenny
D. Cotton Gin
Answer: While the Power Loom and Spinning Jenny were used during the IR, it would be the steam engine that facilitated machine production, and also helped fuel the rail system that will become instrumental in the success of mass production and consumption.
A. Creation of a new middle class
B. Environmental degradation
C. More economic equality between all social classes
D. Development of new economic systems
Answer: While the stand of living did increase for most people during the Industrial Era, the wage gap increased. Factory owners and investors made a tremendous profit of mass production, but wages for workers remained low - mostly as a result of the supply and demand of labor, and the lack of government intervention.
A. Women
B. Men
C. Children
D. Elderly
Answer: While working conditions for women were terrible during the Industrial Revolution, being able to work outside of the home and making their own wages did increase independence, especially for women who were not yet married. This independence will foster calls for more rights for women.
A. Nigeria and China
B. Japan and Russia
C. Venezuela and Korea
D. Mongolia and Australia
Answer: Both Japan and Russia begin the industrial process as a result of the success of the IR in Britain, and to some extent, the United States. The main goal of industrialization for both nations was to be able to complete with the western powers, on the global stage.
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Study AP World, Unit 5.4: Spread of Industrialization
A. Industrial production focused on textiles in Britain while it focused on machine parts in Japan
B. Factory workers in Britain were both male and female, while workers in Japan were solely men
C. Industrialization was funded by individuals in Britain, while it was funded by the government in Japan
D. Industrialization was successful in Britain, but was not successful in Japan
Answer:
Japan did not have a middle class to help fund the industrialization of the nation, so the government had to fund the industrial process, while it was again, individuals of the middle and upper classes who will fund industrialization in Britain.
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