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1. True or False: Excluding the areas controlled by the Ottoman
Empire, the majority of European countries were either controlled or had been conquered
by Napoleon.
2. Which country controlled "Germany" at the height of Napoleon’s power?
3. In 1815, how many states possessed borders that were roughly equivalent to their
"current" borders?
4. There were three major "empires" in eastern and southeastern Europe in
1815. Identify them.
5. How many countries were divided into "multiple" political entities in
1815?
6. Approximately how many "German states" existed in 1800?
7. True or False: The number of "German states" increased as a result
of the Treaty of Vienna in 1815.
8. When did "Germany" finally emerge as a single state?
9. What percent of world manufacturing output was controlled by Germany in 1880?
%
10. True or False: The United Kingdom’s share of world manufacturing output
was nearly three times as great as Germany’s in 1880.
11. When did Germany’s share of world manufacturing output surpass that of the United
Kingdom?
12. Which country had the largest navy in 1914?
13. True or False: Both countries continued to increase the size of their navies
until the outbreak of war in 1914.
14. True or False: In 1900 the German navy was larger than the British navy.
15. Approximately how many countries were members of the IMF at the end of the Second
World War?
16. Approximately how many countries were members of the IMF in 2003?
17. True or False: With the exception of the 1950s and 1990s, there was a steady
decline in the number of IMF members.
18. True or False: A vast majority of countries on every continent are members
of the IMF.
19. True or False: Countries that are members of the IMF also tend to be members
of the World Bank.
20. What number of states are "members" of the WTO?
21. True or False: There are more states that have "observer" status
with the WTO (states considering WTO membership) than "non-member" states.
22. True or False: Both World Trade and GDP increased during the 1950-2001
period.
23. True or False: World Trade increased every year during the 1950-2001 period.
24. True or False: Between 1950 and 2001, World Trade increased by more than
1,000 percent.
25. Based on what you have learned, explain either why you believe the goal of increasing
interdependence has been achieved, or why it has not.
26. True or False: More states aligned with the West than the East.
27. How many states in the Western Hemisphere aligned with the East?
28. True or False: Most countries in eastern and central Europe were aligned
with the United States.
29. Based on your observations, which of the following areas was the most fertile
"battleground" for the Superpowers (i.e., it was outside the spheres of
influence of both)? (Africa, Australia, South America, Western Europe)
30. How many countries are classified as democracies?
31. True or False: The majority of states in the world are now classified as
democracies.
32. Which of the following areas possesses the most non-democratic regimes? (Asia,
Europe, North America, South America)
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