Topic 5 AP Exam Practice
Multiple-Choice Questions
Questions 1 to 3 refer to the passage below.
“After [World War I], the world was divided into two camps: one is the revolutionary camp which includes the oppressed colonial peoples and the exploited working class throughout the world. Its vanguard is the Soviet Union. The other is the counter-revolutionary camp of international capitalism and imperialism, whose general staff is the League of Nations.
That war resulted in untold loss of life and property. . . . French imperialism was the hardest hit. Therefore, in order to restore the forces of capitalism in France, the French imperialists have . . . built new factories to exploit the workers by paying them starvation wages. They have plundered the peasants’ land to establish plantations and drive them to destitution. They have levied new heavy taxes. They have forced our people to buy government bonds. In short, they have driven our people to utter misery. They have increased their military forces, firstly to strangle the Vietnamese revolution; secondly to prepare for a new imperialist war in the Pacific aimed at conquering new colonies; thirdly to suppress the Chinese revolution; and fourthly to attack the Soviet Union because she helps the oppressed nations and the exploited working class to wage revolution.
World War Two will break out. When it does the French imperialists will certainly drive our people to an even more horrible slaughter.”
Ho Chi Minh, speech in Hong Kong at the founding of the
Indo-Chinese Communist Party, 1930
1. Which statement best reflects the relationship between conditions before and after World War I as described by Ho Chi Minh?
- (A) They changed significantly.
- (B) They were remarkably similar.
- (C) They became slightly worse.
- (D) They became slightly better.
2. Which statement most accurately corresponds to the claim in the first paragraph that World War I divided the world into two camps?
- (A) The world was divided into those camps, with the Soviet Union standing for one and the League of Nations for the other.
- (B) The war divided colonized people between those allied with capitalism and those allied with imperialism.
- (C) The “oppressed colonial peoples” and “exploited working class” were not united enough to represent one camp.
- (D) The Soviet Union actually reintroduced private property and capitalism.
3. Because of Ho Chi Minh’s point of view, which is the best way to evaluate the accuracy of his account?
- (A) Because he was a revolutionary, assume that he used exaggerations
- (B) Because he was educated, trust that he reported events accurately
- (C) Because imperialism was common, see what others wrote about revolutions in their lands
- (D) Because many people wrote about these events, compare his statements theirs
Short-Answer Questions
1. Use the passage below to answer all parts of the question that follows.
“We hereby declare that Korea is an independent state and that Koreans are a self-governing people. We proclaim it to the nations of the world in affirmation of the principle of the equality of all nations, and we proclaim it to our posterity, preserving in perpetuity the right of national survival. We make this declaration on the strength of five thousand years of history as an expression of the devotion and loyalty of twenty million people. . . .”
Korean Declaration of Independence, March 1, 1919
“We, having been living in one corner of the world for several decades, must ask ourselves what is the level of our national strength and our civilization. This is the final awakening of which I speak. To put it another way, if we open our eyes and take a hard look at the situation within our country and abroad, what place does our country and our people occupy, and what actions should we take?”
Chen Duxiu, Chinese Communist Party leader, Our Final Awakening, 1916
2. Answer all parts of the question that follows.