Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ

Based on the graph, which technology was developed most recently?

Based on the graph, which of the following best describes the development of transportation and communication in the twentieth century?

Which of the following is best supported by the information shown on the graph?

The changes in life expectancy in China described in the second paragraph are most likely attributable to which of the following?

The authors' discussion in the third paragraph of "the marked acceleration in health care improvements" in China after 1950 refers most directly to which of the following historical developments?

The authors' argument in the third paragraph concerning the effect of "social factors" on the effectiveness of a country's healthcare system likely refers to all of the following general trends in the twentieth century EXCEPT

In the late twentieth century, members of conservationist and environmentalist movements would most likely have cited the data in all of the following lines of the table as support for their concerns EXCEPT

The changes reflected in which of the following lines in the table are most directly associated with international conflicts over scarce natural resources in the late twentieth century?

The changes reflected in which of the following lines in the table are most directly associated with the emergence of debates about the nature and causes of climate change in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century?

Which of the following best explains how a supporter of free trade and market deregulation would counter Soros' critiques of free markets in the passage?

Which of the following developments in the late twentieth century would most likely be cited to explain a flaw in Soros' arguments regarding "social needs" and "collective decision making" in the first paragraph?

Which of the following would most likely be cited to explain a weakness in Soros' arguments in the passage about the power granted to free-market forces in the global economy?

The political activism embodied in the petition is best seen in the context of which of the following broader twentieth-century developments?

The policy position of the Manitoba Liberal Party quoted in the appeal is best seen as a continuation of which of the following broader trends in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Which of the following aspects of the international context in which the petition was produced most likely strengthened the petitioners' demands?

The letter above could best be used to illustrate which of the following aspects of the historical context of the late twentieth century?

Considering the global context of the 1970s, which of the following would have been the most significant difference between young people living outside the Communist bloc and the two young men in the source?

A historian studying the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s would most likely use the letter above to illustrate which of the following?

Which of the following could be most effectively used to challenge the objectivity of Vandana Shiva's arguments in her book The Violence of the Green Revolution?

Which of the following could best be used to counter Vandana Shiva's criticism of the effects of globalization on the world's agricultural practices, as outlined in the passage?

Which of the following arguments could be most effectively used to undermine Vandana Shiva's implicit criticism of free trade and globalization in the passage?

Which of the following best describes a main idea common to both passages?

Which of the following best describes a difference between the purpose of the institution established in Source 1 and the purpose of the institutions established in Source 2 ?

The ideas behind the establishment of the council referred to in Source 1 and the ideas behind the establishment of the bank referred to in Source 2 are most similar in that