Global History (H4) Regents Practice Teachers' Answer Key

49 The Panama Canal and Suez Canal are similar in

that both

(1) shortened shipping routes between major

bodies of water

(2) were built by the British to expand their empire

(3) replaced the Silk Road as the world’s main trade route

(4) directly connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

37 “. . . The Nazi holocaust, which engulfed millions

of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the

re-establishment of the Jewish state, which would

solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by

opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish

people to equality in the family of nations. . . .”
This statement is referring to the establishment

of which nation?

(1) Jordan (3) Israel

(2) Poland (4) Ethiopia

28 The movement started by journalist Theodor Herzl to promote

an independent Jewish state in Palestine is referred to as

(1) the Reconquista (3) Utopianism

(2) the Diaspora (4) Zionism
June 2005

44 Which factor is most responsible for the international

importance of the Middle East?

(1) innovative political and social reforms

(2) superior weapons technology