“Robespierre’s Execution Ends Reign of Terror”
“Napoleon Seizes Power”
Which country’s revolution is referred to in these headlines?
(1) Spain
(2) France
(3) Austria
(4) Russia
“Computer Virus Shuts Down Hundreds of Businesses Worldwide”
“Multinational Corporations Relocate Factories”
These headlines are directly related to
(1) world hunger
(2) overpopulation
(3) global warming
(4) economic interdependence
“Tokyo Is Firebombed”
“Atom Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki”
Which period of Japanese history is associated with these headlines?
(1) Tokugawa shogunate
(2) Meiji Restoration
(3) reign of Emperor Hirohito
(4) Japan’s economic miracle
“Coca-Cola Accused of Wasting Precious Water in India”
“Competition for Control of Cobalt Mines Causes Violence in Congo”
These headlines best illustrate the economic concept of
(1) inflation
(2) embargo
(3) boycott of goods
(4) scarcity of resources
“Six-Day War Results in Major Arab Losses”
“Withdrawal Begins from West Bank”
Which situation is referred to in these headlines?
(1) Persian Gulf War
(2) Scramble for Africa
(3) conflict between Israelis and Palestinians
(4) collapse of the Ottoman Empire
“ ‘Peace, Land, and Bread’ Promised to All”
“World War I Soldiers Join the People’s Rebellion”
Which event is associated with these headlines?
(1) Tiananmen Square protests
(2) Soweto uprisings
(3) Russian Revolution
(4) Cuban Revolution
“Chinese Porcelain Found at Zimbabwe Dig”
“Mixtec Textiles Found Near Aztec Ruins”
Which concept is illustrated by these headlines?
(1) colonialism
(2) ethnocentrism
(3) isolationism
(4) cultural diffusion
“Peasants Promised ‘Peace, Land, and Bread’”
“Reds and Whites Fight Bloody Civil War”
Which revolution is the focus of these headlines?
(1) Mexican
(2) Chinese
(3) Russian
(4) Cuban
“Germany Takes the Rhineland Back” (1936)
“Germany and Russia Divide Poland” (1939)
These headlines might be used to illustrate the weakness of the
(1) United Nations
(2) Warsaw Pact
(3) Congress of Vienna
(4) League of Nations
“UN Envoy Makes Plea for War on Global Poverty”
“International Literacy Decade Targets Women”
Which concern do these 21st-century headlines address?
(1) higher education issues
(2) social and economic issues
(3) cultural literacy
(4) individual responsibility
“Hindus and Muslims Clash in Calcutta Riots”
“Threat of Nuclear Conflict Worries World”
These headlines refer to events in which region?
(1) Latin America
(2) sub-Saharan Africa
(3) subcontinent of India
(4) East Asia
“Serbian Nationalism Grows in Balkans”
“Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia”
The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the
(1) beginning of World War I
(2) outbreak of the Cold War
(3) development of communist rule in Europe
(4) strengthening of European monarchies
“Hungarian Revolution Crushed”
“Missile Sites Spotted in Cuba”
The events in these headlines contributed to the
(1) development of peacetime alliances
(2) collapse of the Soviet Union
(3) rejection of imperialism by Western nations
(4) tensions between the superpowers
“New Wheat Variety Grows in Arid Climate”
“Chemical Fertilizer Use Rises 10% in 1960”
“Sri Lanka’s Rice Production Increases 25% in Three Years”
These newspaper headlines from the 1960s and 1970s describe some of the results of the
(1) Sepoy Mutiny
(2) Kashmir crisis
(3) Green Revolution
(4) Computer Revolution
“New Research Sheds Light on Causes of World War I”
“Computer Technology Helps Reconstruct Ancient Languages”
These headlines indicate that the understanding of historical facts
(1) remains the same over time
(2) is passed down from one generation to another
(3) reflects a variety of personal opinions
(4) is shaped by the available evidence
“Gandhi and Followers Complete March to the Sea”
“Gandhi Begins Hunger Fast”
These headlines reflect Gandhi’s belief in
(1) nonalignment
(2) appeasement
(4) nonviolence
(1) “Michelangelo Completes Sistine Chapel”
(2) “Karl Marx Attacks Capitalism”
(3) “Martin Luther Speaks Out Against Sale of Indulgences”
(4) “John Locke Calls for the People to Choose the King”
“Property Inheritance Still Limited for Women of Nepal”
“Women in Jordan Form Alliance to Increase Political Representation”
Which conclusion is supported by these headlines?
(1) Equal rights for women continues to be a global concern.
(2) Women are not active in political issues.
(3) Women have achieved equality in the area of education.
(4) Communist governments have insured equal rights for women.