Map and Chart Review Individual Challenge

1. Which of the following combined to form Gran Colombia? A. the Viceroyalty of Brazil and the Captaincy-General of Venezuela B. the Viceroyalty of New Granada and the Viceroyalty of Peru C. the Viceroyalty of New Granada and the Captaincy-General of Venezuela D. the Viceroyalty of Peru and the Viceroyalty of Brazil

2. In the early 1800s, which of the following regions was least affected by independence movements? A. the Caribbean B. Central America C. Spanish-speaking North America D. Spanish-speaking South America

3. What does the political division of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata by 1830 show? A. There were many distinct groups within the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata. B. Nationalism united the people of this region into one country. C. The people of this region did not fight effectively against the Spanish. D. All of the above

4. By 1830, which of the following had lost all of their colonies in South America? A. the British B. the Spanish C. the Dutch D. the French

5. Which of the following countries gained independence from France by 1830? A. Mexico B. Haiti C. Bolivia D. Brazil

6. In which region were there no railroads in 1840? A. West B. Midwest C. Northeast D. Southeast

7. In which two directions were the majority of railroads in the West traveling in 1890? A. north and south B. south and east C. east and west D. west and south

8. Approximately how many miles of tracks were laid from northern Washington to the southernmost point in California? A. 2500 B. 1000 C. 550 D. 100

9. Which of the following shows the cities ranked from smallest to largest in 1850? A. London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, Edinburgh B. Edinburgh, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London C. Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Edinburgh D. Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, London

10. Which of the following cities had about 320,000 people in 1850? A. Birmingham B. Liverpool C. Glasgow D. Edinburgh

11. Which two cities had approximately the same population in 1800? A. Birmingham and Liverpool B. Edinburgh and Glasgow C. Glasgow and Liverpool D. Edinburgh and Birmingham

12. Which cities had fewer than 100,000 people in 1800? A. Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow B. London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow C. Birmingham and Glasgow D. Liverpool and Edinburgh

13. Which of the smaller cities showed the MOST population growth between 1800 and 1850? A. Birmingham B. Liverpool C. Edinburgh D. Glasgow

14. Where did the British Empire control an entire continent? A. North America B. Africa C. Europe D. Australia

15. Which continent had the greatest number of British colonies? A. Asia B. Africa C. North America D. South America

16. On which of these continents did Britain control the smallest land area? A. Asia B. Africa C. North America D. South America

17. What was the approximate distance between Britain and its North American colony? A. 1,500 miles B. 2,800 miles C. 3,700 miles D. 4,900 miles

18. Approximately how many degrees east of Britain was Australia? C. 120° D. 140°

19. How many more troops did the Allied Powers have than the Central Powers? A. 19 million B. 23 million C. 42 million D. 65 million

20. Which nation lost the most troops? A. Russia B. France C. Italy D. Germany

21. Which countries each lost more than a million troops from battlefield deaths? A. USA, British Empire, France, Russia B. Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, Germany C. Ottoman Empire, Italy, France, Germany D. All of the above

22. Which country lost the smallest number of troops from battlefield deaths? A. Ottoman Empire B. British Empire C. USA D. France

23. How many troops did Russia lose, even though it pulled out of the war early? B. 17,000 C. 1,700,000 D. 17,000,000

24. In or near which city did the westernmost civil war battle take place? A. Murmansk B. Petrograd C. Brest-Litovsk D. Archangel

25. According to this map, how many Bolshevik uprisings took place between 1905 and 1917?

26. Which territories were lost under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? A. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland B. Romania, Turkey, China, Mongolia C. Brest-Litovsk, Ukraine, Russia D. All of the above

27. Approximately how many miles apart are Petrograd and Moscow? B. 350 C. 500 D. 650

28. Which bodies of water were used by the White Army and their allies? A. Barents Sea and the Caspian Sea B. Barents Sea and the Black Sea C. Black Sea and the Aral Sea D. All of the above

29. During which year was unemployment at its peak, and what percentage of the workforce was out of work? A. about 24 percent B. about 25 percent C. about 22 percent D. about 20 percent

30. What was the change in the workforce between 1933 and 1934? A. The percent of unemployed stayed the same. B. The percent of unemployed increased. C. The percent of unemployed decreased. D. The percent of employed decreased.

31. What percentage were out of work during the peak unemployment year? A. about 19 percent B. about 20 percent C. about 24 percent D. about 25 percent

32. How did the unemployment rate change between 1929 and 1930? A. It stayed about the same. B. It decreased by about 5 percent. C. It increased by about 5 percent. D. It increased by about 10 percent.

33. After the peak of unemployment, during which year did it reach its LOWEST rate again? B. 1930 C. 1931 D. 1937

34. What was the direct war cost for the United States during World War II? A. $93 billion B. $150 billion C. $288 billion D. $312 billion

35. During World War II, how many German military personnel were killed or reported missing? B. 1, 140, 429 C. 2, 120, 000 D. 3, 300, 000

36. In which of the following countries were the most civilians killed during World War II? A. USSR B. Germany C. Japan D. Great Britain

37. Which of the following countries had the lowest direct war costs? A. Japan B. USSR C. France D. Great Britain

38. Which of the countries listed in the chart had the second lowest number of killed or missing military personnel? A. France B. Great Britain C. the United States D. Japan

39. What was the northernmost NATO member shown on this map? A. Turkey B. Ireland C. Norway D. United Kingdom

40. Name four Warsaw Pact countries that bordered NATO members. A. East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Albania B. Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland C. Turkey, Greece, Italy, Belgium D. Hungary, Poland, Romania, Spain

41. Which of the following Warsaw Pact countries shared a border with both a nonaligned country and a NATO member? A. Poland B. Hungary C. Albania D. Romania

42. Which nonaligned countries lay between NATO and the Warsaw Pact? A. Sweden and Ireland B. Austria and Yugoslavia C. Spain and Switzerland D. France and Italy

43. Which group had the most coastline on the Mediterranean Sea? A. Warsaw Pact countries B. NATO members C. nonaligned countries D. All of the above

44. What is this cartoon about? A. the ill health of three political leaders B. the creation of the Soviet Union C. the collapse of communism D. a people's revolution

45. Who is the man on the far right dressed as a doctor? A. Lech Walesa B. Joseph Stalin C. Mikhail Gorbachev D. Deng Xiaoping

46. What belief about China was the cartoon expressing? A. that the Chinese government is in decline B. that the Chinese leader is going to die C. that Poland and the USSR will outlast China D. that communism is dead in China

47. According to the cartoon, in which country was communism likely to survive? A. Poland B. China C. Soviet Union D. All of the above

48. This cartoon was published June 7, 1989 48. This cartoon was published June 7, 1989. Which of the cartoonist's predictions about communism were accurate? A. Communism did end in China. B. Communism did end in Poland. C. Communism did not end in the Soviet Union. D. All the predictions were accurate.