12. which best describes an impact of italian aggression in the inter-war period?
a. italy created its first overseas empire
b. italy established great power status
c. italy ended a shaky alliance with france
d. italy prompted increased u. s.intervention in europe

13. which best describes an impact of the reform bills in britain during the late nineteenth century?
a. equitable representation based on population
b. increased power to the house of lords
c. independence for catholic ireland
d. universal suffrage being steadily implemented

14. which was not a root of german national socialism?
a. pan-germanism
b. hypernationalism
c. aryan racial superiority
d. anti-militarism

15. which best describes the legacy of napoleon bonaparte in france?
a. championed freedom of speech
b. instituted representative government
c .established a merit-based society
d. ended hereditary monarchial rule

16. how did the u. s. influence latin america?
a. through massive u. s. troop presence throughout the carribbean islands and central and south america
b. through private investments by american companies, entrepreneurs, and government loans
c. by using dominant u. s. manufacturing and exports to edge out latin america's ability to compete in global markets
d. by interfering constantly in latin america elections to ensure u. s.-leaning puppet goverments

17.which best describes an impact of anti-semitism in the nineteenth century?
a. restriction against jews serving in the officer corps of the military
b. economic downturn in europe from boycott of jewish businesses
c. the launch of zionism to gain a national homeland for jews
d. open rebellion by jews against eastern european governments

18. why did allied global reconstruction occur after world war ii?
a. to prevent european trend towards communism because of poverty and homelessness
b. to circumvent worldwide slide back into irreversible economic depression and war
c. to stop complete soviet takeover of eastern europe by introducing capitalists markets
d. to avoid accusations of isolationism and uncaring attitude concerning the world's poor

19. which best describes a role of women within imperial households?
a. daughters were eligible to become emperor
b. emperors mothers controlled marriage alliances
c. women were only to provide the emperors with an heir
d. wives of emperors served in charitable public roles

20. which was not an invention that fueled the industrial revolution?
a. spinning mule
b. cotton gin
c. steam engine
d. rail coal carts

21.which was a role of the ottoman empire in north africa?
a. maintained military presence to prevent rebellion
b. administered shiite muslim religious law
c. controlled trade routes across the sahara
d. established trade treaties with european nations

22. how did the napoleonic wars inspire nationalism?
a. as a result of french conquest, european imperial states broke apart into small and culturally homogenous nation-states
b. french conquest led to domination politically and culturally, which in turn caused various peoples to adopt french language, religion, and educational systems
c. the french revolutionary principle of national self-importance led many countries in a race to build global empires to reign supreme in europe
d. the combined effort to defeat napoleon and block his emperial goals increased national sentimens among the british who already saw themselves as unique among europeans

23. which best describes nafta
a. the earliest and most successful economic alliance, which through control of the worlds most important energy source can exert control over the developed world
b. a supranational organization, created by the maastricht treaty, which provides for the creation of a single currency, a central bank, and common policymaking
c. the worlds second-largest free-trade zone of money, goods, services, and labor but a much looser bloc and lacking in economic coordination
d. an organization created to regulate the economic interaction of more than one hundred nations that belong to it and promote political stability

24. who was not a leader in the inification of germany?
a. johann von herder
b. otto von bismarck
c. wilhelm i of prussia
d. helmuth von moltke

25. which best describes an impact of african nationalism in the inter-war years
a. increased imperial troop presence in colonies
b. colonial elite backlask against revolutionary ideas
c. european support for ending emperialism
d. an emerging class of native urban intellectuals