Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century — Midterm exam

Parent / teacher answer key

A course-authored written history assessment. Use two 60-minute blocks for the midterm, three for the final, and one for the optional sample. Marking and revision have a separate parent-plan session.

20 questions · 60 points · suggested 120 minutes

Student instructions

Use supplied evidence and your timeline; notes and a glossary are permitted.
Give short reasoned answers; distinguish observations from interpretations.
Keep worked keys closed until after attempting the paper.
Equivalent supported explanations and accessible response formats are accepted.

Historical inquiry methods

Task	Method
Context	Identify period, place, institutions, and earlier conditions.
Source	Identify maker, date, purpose, form, and limits.
Causation	Explain a mechanism; chronology alone is not causation.
Comparison	Use stated criteria and comparable evidence.

Coverage and marks

Chapter	Questions	Points
The World Around 1750 & Atlantic Revolutions	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	15
Nations, Industry & Economic Life	6, 7, 8, 9, 10	15
Reform, Imperialism & Asian Transformations	11, 12, 13, 14, 15	15
World Wars, Revolution & Dictatorship	16, 17, 18, 19, 20	15

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

Question 1 · 3 points

A map labels a province as part of an empire. Does it establish that its people supported the ruler?

Question 2 · 3 points

A revolution follows the publication of a rights text. Is that enough to establish that the text caused the revolution?

Question 3 · 3 points

A later constitution follows the declaration. Does their sequence prove that every rights claim became enforceable?

Question 4 · 3 points

A government calls a defendant an enemy during wartime. What evidence is needed before treating the label as established wrongdoing?

Question 5 · 3 points

Was Haitian independence achieved by Louverture alone?

Question 6 · 3 points

An independence speech speaks for the people. How would you test whether all communities shared its goals?

Question 7 · 3 points

A successful unification is celebrated in a later textbook. Does success prove that the process was inevitable?

Question 8 · 3 points

A steam engine is patented before factories use it widely. What might explain the delay?

Question 9 · 3 points

A newspaper labels a reform socialist. What should be checked before describing its economic effects?

Question 10 · 3 points

An image shows children near machinery. Does it establish their age, pay, and daily hours?

Question 11 · 3 points

A voting reform increases the electorate. Does that prove equal political power?

Question 12 · 3 points

Did the Berlin Conference establish agreement among African communities on colonial boundaries?

Question 13 · 3 points

A resistance movement fails to obtain independence immediately. Does that establish that it had no historical effect?

Question 14 · 3 points

A reform imports machinery. Does that show that it changed every political institution?

Question 15 · 3 points

A foreign account describes Japan before 1868 as having no modern knowledge. What should be investigated?

Question 16 · 3 points

Does the 1918 armistice mean every conflict ended and all peace terms were settled that day?

Question 17 · 3 points

A book says February 1917 and another says March 1917 for the same revolution. Must one be wrong?

Question 18 · 3 points

A mandate changes the administrator’s title. Does that prove the population obtained self-government?

Question 19 · 3 points

If two regimes censor newspapers, does that prove they have identical ideologies and victims?

Question 20 · 3 points

Does May 1945 mark the end of World War II in every theater?

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