272 i STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
- Japan’s response to the opening of trade with
the United States and Europe was
(A) to protect the territorial integrity of Korea
(B) to assist China in resolving unequal trea-
ties with European powers and the United
States
(C) to engage in confl ict with Russia
(D) to end the power of its traditional ruling
dynasty - The reasons for India’s history of fragmented
government have included all of the following
EXCEPT
(A) its religious diversity
(B) its diverse economic activity
(C) its varied landscape
(D) its cycle of monsoons - The concept of extraterritoriality is associated
with
(A) Japan and India
(B) Korea and the Russian Empire
(C) Indonesia and Vietnam
(D) China and the Ottoman Empire - The Indian National Congress
(A) remained separate from the Muslim League
(B) was against Indian self-rule
(C) felt that India’s future lay in cooperating
with Great Britain
(D) agreed with the Ottoman Empire’s Young
Turks that reform was necessary to with-
stand European imperialism
32. Which of the following best describes the mes-
sage of the cartoon above?
(A) The United States is skeptical of peace
efforts in the Middle East.
(B) The road to Middle Eastern peace has only
a few minor rough spots.
(C) A middle-of-the-road path to peace is easier
in theory than in practice.
(D) Palestine has the upper hand in current
Middle Eastern relations.
33. The road map illustrated in the cartoon
represents
(A) the military presence of the Israelis
(B) the plight of dispossessed Palestinians
(C) a plan for resolving Israeli–Palestinian
confl icts
(D) camps of terrorist organizations
34. African decolonization
(A) infl uenced U.S. social issues in the 1960s
(B) was not infl uenced by the Cold War
(C) healed ethnic divisions throughout the
continent
(D) witnessed a peaceful transition in France’s
North African possessions
35. Which of the following is true regarding the
role of women in World War II?
(A) American women became a permanent part
of the work force as a result of their war-
time factory jobs.
(B) Japanese women entered the work force in
large numbers.
(C) Soviet and Chinese women served in
combat.
(D) German women were encouraged to serve
in combat.
West Asia Road Map