1. how has the use of e-commerce impacted local markets?

a. internet-based shopping has consolidated spending and led to a reduction of spending at local markets, causing a disproportionate balance of wealth.
b. virtual economies have emerged to meet the needs of online shoppers that favor the use of digital currency, causing inflation and reducing the size of local markets.
c. the digital economy has expanded to overtake local markets due to the mass distribution of 3d printers.
d. e-commerce has allowed for the rapid expansion of stock buying, which has increased the use of international manufacturing and reduced the need for local factories.

2. what is the significance of the 38th parallel?

a. it was where the japanese built the manchurian wall.
b. it established the border between north korea and south korea.
c. it was the unofficial border between korea and communist china.
d. it was where the soviets made a stand against the japanese army.

3. how did social media shape the syrian civil war?

a. the free syrian army held national debates on social media to determine the next leader of syria.
b. the people's front of syria used crowdfunding to purchase weapons from russia.
c. the syrian government used social media as a means for voting on a new constitution.
d. both factions used video footage from battles on social media to gain political and economic support internationally.

4. which analyze effects of world war i on the internal politics of russia?

(select all that apply.)

- russia's alliance with emerging democracies of france and great britain inspired it to adopt democratic reform.
- the war prompted opposing political factions to join in solidarity to support the war effort.
- communists were able to gain power through a second revolution in the political chaos of the war.
- russia's poor performance in the war along with food shortages caused czar to abdicate.

5. which names the mass killing of chinese citizens by the imperial japanese army in 1937?

a. nanking massacre
b. tungchow mutiny
c. bataan death march
d. jinan incident

6. how did the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand by a serb lead to world war i?

a. bismarck's scheme of secret alliances against serbia provoked the assassination and then the war.
b. the alliance between serbia and austria-hungary sparked unrest that stemmed from the failure of the treaty of paris.
c. alliances forced many countries to go to war in support of either austria-hungary or serbia.
d. it allowed russia to ally with serbia and declare war on germany.

7. what led to the boxer rebellion?

a. the great game between russia and great britain put china at the center of european conflict, which caused resentment.
b. the open door policy led many nations to carve out spheres of influence in china, which blamed the imperialists.
c. the europeans refused to purchase chinese exports of opium, which led the empress dowager to close china's border and caused riots.
d. the chinese rulers resisted european attempts to introduce industrialization in mainland asia, which led the boxers to react.

8. what impact did industrialization have on imperialism?

a. a ramp-up in production led to the need for new land to build factories in foreign territories.
b. developing european nations needed to conquer foreign territory to compete with industrialized nations.
c. increased production led to a greater need for raw materials and a need for new markets.
d. competing european countries believed that conquering territories would provide them with more citizens to tax.

9. what was an unsuccessful revolt by indian soldiers against british colonial rule in 1857-1858?

a. suez crisis
b. sepoy rebellion
c. zulu war
d. boxer rebellion

10. which 1909 event led to the death of armenian christians at the hands of the ottoman empire’s muslim population?

a. nanking massacre
b. holodomor
c. adana massacre
d. holocaust