A) the reason some countries are developing nations today is because other nations kept them dependent on them, preventing them from advancing
B) the reason some countries are developing nations today is because they rejected absolutism
C) the reason some countries are developing nations today is they failed to move from traditional societies to modern societies
D) Europe advanced too quickly and other nations were simply unable to catch up
Who theorized the Five Stages of Economic Growth?
A) Walt Whitman Rostow
B) Adam Smith
C) William Robertson
D) William Porter
The Peace of Ultrecht resulted in
A) War between France and Spain
B) Philip V taking over the throne of France
C) Louis XIV gaining political control of Spain
D) Louis XIV returning overseas colonies to Britain
What king of government system did most African colonies have in the 1700s?
A) Absolutist
B) Hierarchical
C) Anarchic
D) Democratic
How did one become a slave?
A) Pawnship – sell himself or another person to settle a debt
B) Punishment for committing a crime
C) Being captured in war
D) All of the above
What power dominated eastern Mediterranean from the 16th to 19th century?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Russia
C) Egypt
D) Arabia
What did Jesuits do for China?
A) calendar reforms
B) artillery improvements
C) A&B
D) none of the above
Which of the following did China NOT export to Britain?
A) tea
B) silk
C) medicine
D) linen
Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty?
A) Walt Whitman Rostow
B) William Bligh
C) Clarke Gable
D) Paul Gauguin
What Caused the 7 Years War?
A) France’s efforts to strengthen its global navy supremacy, British colonization
B) Religious differences between Catholics and Protestants, French expansion
C) Threats caused by the decolonisation of North America
D) Britain’s efforts to strengthen its navy, Russia’s expansion
