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1. Part I
Answer all questions in this part.
Directions (1 - 50): For each statement or question, record on your separate answer sheet the number of the
word or expression that, of those given, best completes the statement or answers the question.
1 The Europeans referred to China as the Far East.
The Chinese referred to China as the Middle
Kingdom. What do these terms illustrate?
(1) The names of places refer to significant
physical features.
(2) Most people do not understand geography.
(3) The point of view of people influences
geographic labels.
(4) Place names sometimes commemorate
important events.Answer: 3
2. 2 In which economic system does the government
make most major decisions about what to produce,
how much to produce, and for whom the goods
and services will be produced?
(1) traditional (3) command
(2) mixed (4) market Answer: 3
3. 3 Throughout history, a basic purpose of government
has been to provide
(1) equal rights for all people
(2) laws to maintain order
(3) representation for all social classes
(4) separate political and religious systems Answer: 2
4. 4 The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning
point in global history because it led to
(1) increasing migrations of people in search of
food
(2) increasing use of animal skins for clothing
(3) a belief in a spiritual world
(4) the development of civilizationAnswer: 4
5. 5 The primary reason ancient peoples of the Nile
River valley built levees, dikes, and reservoirs
was to
(1) purify sacred waters
(2) create a shorter route to distant cities
(3) defend against invaders
(4) increase agricultural production Answer: 4
6. 6 In the practice of religion, the Ten Commandments
are to Christianity as the Eightfold Path is to
(1) Buddhism (3) Islam
(2) Daoism (4) Shinto Answer: 1
7. 7 Mandate of Heaven, production of silk, and
reverence for ancestors are all characteristics
associated with civilizations in
(1) India (3) Greece
(2) China (4) West Africa Answer: 2
8. 8 ⢠Made advances in mathematics, science, and
medicine
⢠Preserved Greek and Roman learning
⢠Influenced Spanish architecture and literature
These achievements are most closely associated
with the
(1) Golden Age of Islam
(2) Maya Empire
(3) Gupta Empire
(4) Tang dynastyAnswer: 1
9. 9 Which country has acted as a cultural bridge
between China and Japan?
(1) Philippines (3) Korea
(2) Vietnam (4) Bangladesh Answer: 3
10. 10 After the fall of the Mongol Empire, which city
emerged as the new political and cultural center
of Russia?
(1) Moscow (3) Novgorod
(2) Warsaw (4) Kiev Answer: 1
11. Base your answer to question 11 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Population of England
11 The population trend from 1350 to 1450 is most likely the result of the
(1) development of trade with the Americas
(2) raids by Vikings on coastal cities
(3) defeat of the Spanish Armada by England
(4) spread of the bubonic plague in England Answer: 4
12. 12 Which characteristic was common to the cities of
the Hanseatic League in Europe and the cities of
the African kingdom of Ghana?
(1) location on key trade routes
(2) indirect control by the papacy
(3) management of local gold mines
(4) development as centers of woolen industry Answer: 1
13. 13 Which leader started the Protestant Reformation
by speaking out against papal abuses and the sale
of indulgences in the Ninety-five Theses?
(1) John Calvin (3) John Wycliffe
(2) Henry VIII (4) Martin Luther Answer: 4
14. 14 What was one important result of Mansa Musaâs
pilgrimage to Mecca?
(1) creation of a large navy
(2) translation of the Qurâan from Arabic to Swahili
(3) establishment of diplomatic ties with other
Muslim states
(4) preservation of animistic traditions in the
Arabian PeninsulaAnswer: 3
15. Base your answer to question 15 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
15 Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map?
(1) The Ottoman Empire included parts of northern Africa.
(2) The Safavid Empire controlled the entire Indian subcontinent.
(3) The Mughal Empire occupied territory adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea.
(4) The Ottoman Empire conquered less territory than either the Safavid or the
Mughal Empire.Answer: 1
16. Base your answers to questions 16 and 17 on the
speakersâ statements below and on your knowledge of
social studies.
Speaker A: It was a combination of the Protestant
wind and the island nature of our nation
that protected us. Surely, Philip must be
upset at his defeat.
Speaker B: Our archipelago and divine winds have
protected us once again. The Mongols
may have taken China, but they cannot
conquer us.
Speaker C: To support our growing population, we
must find a suitable way to farm. With
floating gardens on our lake, we should
be able to grow enough to meet our
demand.
Speaker D: We have connected highland and lowland
areas by building networks of roads and
bridges. We have also built terraces into
our mountainsides to grow crops.
16 Which two speakers discuss how their society
modified their environment?
(1) A and B (3) C and D
(2) B and C (4) D and AAnswer: 3
17. 17 Which speaker is most likely from 16th-century
England?
(1) A (3) C
(2) B (4) D Answer: 1
18. 18 Which statement best describes a key aspect of
mercantilism?
(1) removing tariffs to increase free trade between
empires
(2) acquiring colonies to provide a favorable
balance of trade
(3) eliminating private ownership of the means of
production
(4) encouraging subsistence agricultureAnswer: 2
19. 19 One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent and
Peter the Great are similar is that they both
(1) modernized their military
(2) promoted free speech
(3) isolated their people from outside influences
(4) reduced taxes levied on their people Answer: 1
20. 20 The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
both served to
(1) extend the voting privileges of commoners
(2) abolish the governmentâs role in levying taxes
(3) limit the power of the monarchy
(4) support the theory of the divine right of kings Answer: 3
21. 21 Which individual suggested the idea that if a
government fails to protect its peopleâs natural
rights of life, liberty, and property, the people
have the right to overthrow it?
(1) Karl Marx
(2) John Locke
(3) Thomas Hobbes
(4) Niccolò Machiavelli Answer: 2
22. 22 One scientific belief held by both René Descartes
and Isaac Newton is that
(1) reasoned thought is the way to discover truth
(2) new theories should be made to fit existing
traditional ideas
(3) the method by which discoveries are made is
unimportant
(4) difficult problems should be solved by reading
religious textsAnswer: 1
23. 23 Simón BolÃvar, Toussaint LâOuverture, and José de
San MartÃn are all associated with revolutions in
(1) Africa (3) South Asia
(2) Europe (4) Latin America Answer: 4
24. Base your answers to questions 24 and 25 on the maps below and on your knowledge of social studies.
24 Which factor provided the motivation for the changes that took place between 1858 and
1870 as indicated on these maps?
(1) exploration (3) religion
(2) appeasement (4) nationalism Answer: 4
25. 25 Which pair of individuals played a direct role in the changes that took place between
Map A and Map B?
(1) Otto Von Bismarck and Wilhelm II
(2) Klemens von Metternich and Victor Emmanuel III
(3) Camillo di Cavour and Guiseppe Mazzini
(4) Alexander II and Frederick the Great Answer: 3
26. 26 In the late 1700s, the Industrial Revolution
developed in Britain because Britain
(1) possessed key factors of production
(2) excluded foreign investors
(3) suppressed the enclosure movement
(4) required a minimum wage be paid to workers Answer: 1
27. Base your answers to questions 27 and 28 on
the passage below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
⦠The Opium War of 1839 - 42 was short and
one-sided, due to the superiority of European
weapons, which came as a complete surprise
to the Chinese. In the first skirmish alone, in July
1839, two British warships defeated twenty-nine
Chinese ships. On land, the Chinese and their
medieval weapons were no match for British
troops armed with state-of-the-art muskets. By
the middle of 1842 British troops had seized
Hong Kong, taken control of the key river deltas,
and occupied Shanghai and several other cities.
The Chinese were forced to sign a peace treaty
that granted Hong Kong to the British, opened
five ports for the free trade of all goods, and
required the payment of reparations to the British
in silver, including compensation for the opium
that had been destroyed by Commissioner Lin.â¦
- Tom Standage
27 Which term best characterizes the events
described in this passage?
(1) industrialization (3) containment
(2) imperialism (4) cultural diffusionAnswer: 2
28. 28 What was an immediate result of the Opium War
described in this passage?
(1) signing the Treaty of Nanking
(2) forming the Guomindang
(3) beginning the Boxer Rebellion
(4) organizing the Taiping Rebellion Answer: 1
29. 29 Which event sparked the outbreak of World
War I?
(1) attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
(2) Germanyâs invasion of Poland
(3) Bolshevik coup dâétat in Russia
(4) assassination of the Austrian Archduke Answer: 4
30. 30 Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as
unfair to Germany?
(1) Treaty of Versailles
(2) Soviet Nonaggression Pact
(3) Munich Pact
(4) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Answer: 1
31. 31 Japan expanded her empire in the 1930s and
1940s to include parts of
(1) eastern Europe and the Middle East
(2) China and Southeast Asia
(3) Turkey and the Soviet Union
(4) Australia and India Answer: 2
32. 32 Which geographic factor enabled the German
blitzkrieg to succeed?
(1) swift running rivers
(2) mountain ranges
(3) relatively flat terrain
(4) tropical climate Answer: 3
33. 33 Which action is most closely associated with
totalitarian governments?
(1) allowing public discussion of issues and
building consensus
(2) accepting criticism and permitting dissent
(3) engaging in censorship and propaganda
campaigns
(4) having open and transparent elections with
multiple political partiesAnswer: 3
34. 34 The purpose of Mohandas Gandhiâs actions such
as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
(1) begin a cycle of armed revolution
(2) draw attention to critical issues
(3) increase the strength of the military
(4) resist the power of religious leaders Answer: 2
35. Base your answer to question 35 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
We Tried Everything but Dynamite
35 What is the main idea of this cartoon?
(1) The United Nations is usually successful in freeing nations from communist control.
(2) Western nations are frustrated by the strength of communist control in Eastern Europe.
(3) Nations of the West are willing to negotiate with the Soviet Union.
(4) The Soviet Union will usually cooperate with the United Nations. Answer: 2
36. 36 The 38th parallel in Korea and the 17th parallel
in Vietnam were used to mark
(1) boundaries created by mountain ranges
(2) demarcation lines instituted by papal authority
(3) territorial claims disputed between ethnic
minorities
(4) political divisions established between
communist and noncommunist territoriesAnswer: 4
37. 37 Prior to 1947, the Indian National Congress and
the Muslim League worked together seeking
to end
(1) nonviolence (3) foreign rule
(2) religious diversity (4) nonalignment Answer: 3
38. 38 What was an immediate result of the Great Leap
Forward (1958)?
(1) independence of Kenya from Great Britain
(2) the breakup of the Soviet Union
(3) the relocation of Bosnian refugees
(4) increased famine in China Answer: 4
39. Base your answer to question 39 on the passage
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
⦠The grim statutes [laws] that I would spend
the rest of my life fighting stared back at me from
the page: the value of a womanâs life was half that
of a man (for instance, if a car hit both on the street,
the cash compensation due to the womanâs family
was half that due the manâs); a womanâs testimony
in court as a witness to a crime counted only
half as much as a manâs; a woman had to ask her
husbandâs permission for divorce. The drafters of
the penal code had apparently consulted the
seventh century for legal advice. The laws, in short,
turned the clock back fourteen hundred years,
to the early days of Islamâs spread, the days when
stoning women for adultery and chopping off
the hands of thieves were considered appropriate
sentences.â¦
- Shirin Ebadi, Iran Awakening
39 Based on this passage, which statement is a valid
conclusion about Iran following the revolution in
1979?
(1) Men were often penalized for their treatment
of women.
(2) Laws were changed to reflect Western legal
principles.
(3) The legal system discriminated against women.
(4) Legal decisions were based on economic
values.Answer: 3
40. 40 Which sequence of 20th-century Cold War
events is in the correct chronological order?
(1) fall of the Berlin Wall â Cuban missile crisis â
adoption of the Marshall Plan
(2) Cuban missile crisis â fall of the Berlin Wall â
adoption of the Marshall Plan
(3) fall of the Berlin Wall â adoption of the
Marshall Plan â Cuban missile crisis
(4) adoption of the Marshall Plan â Cuban missile
crisis â fall of the Berlin WallAnswer: 4
41. Base your answer to question 41 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
41 What is the main idea of this cartoon?
(1) Many people have died as a result of
consuming ethanol.
(2) Ethanol is produced from fossils and plants.
(3) Biofuel production is contributing to the world
hunger problem.
(4) Biofuel production is the source of deadly
greenhouse gases.Answer: 3
42. 42 âDalit [Untouchable] Families Forbidden to Use
Public Water-Tapâ
âNepal Bans Bias Against Untouchables in Move to
End Hindu Caste Systemâ
These headlines reflect a conflict between
(1) traditional customs and modern law
(2) child labor and industrialization
(3) national self-determination and ethnic diversity
(4) access to resources and forced migration Answer: 1
43. 43 Which region is most closely associated with
the expansion of the Sahel and overgrazing in
the savanna regions?
(1) South America (3) Africa
(2) China (4) Southeast Asia Answer: 3
44. 44 Feudalism and manorialism played an important
role in western European society during the
(1) medieval period
(2) Pax Romana
(3) Enlightenment
(4) Age of Exploration Answer: 1
45. 45 Pope Urban II, Saladin, and King Richard the
Lion-Hearted are leaders associated with the
(1) Age of Charlemagne
(2) Crusades
(3) Glorious Revolution
(4) Counter Reformation Answer: 2
46. 46 One way in which the travels of Marco Polo and
the voyages of Zheng He are similar is that both
(1) established colonial territories
(2) stimulated trade
(3) encouraged mass migrations
(4) led to discoveries in Africa Answer: 2
47. 47 Which civilization is credited with recording data
with quipu, developing an elaborate road system,
and constructing Machu Picchu?
(1) Roman (3) Mesopotamian
(2) Egyptian (4) Inca Answer: 4
48. Base your answer to question 48 on the outline
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
48 Which revolution best completes this partial
outline?
(1) Mexican (3) Cuban
(2) Chinese (4) Iranian Answer: 1
49. 49 Some of the ethnic strife in Africa today can be
traced back to the European division of Africa
resulting from the
(1) Treaty of Tordesillas (3) Berlin Conference
(2) Congress of Vienna (4) Yalta Conference Answer: 3
50. 50 One way in which the Armenians in the Ottoman
Empire (1915) and the Tutsis in Rwanda (1994)
are similar is that both groups
(1) sought safe haven in the Soviet Union
(2) suffered human rights violations
(3) seceded to create an independent state
(4) fled to escape a severe flood Answer: 2
51. Answers to the essay questions are to be written in the separate essay booklet.
In developing your answer to Part II, be sure to keep these general definitions in mind:
(a) explain means âto make plain or understandable; to give reasons for or causes of; to
show the logical development or relationships of â
(b) discuss means âto make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and
argument; to present in some detailâ
Part II
THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task
below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Movement of People and Goods
Goods and ideas have moved from one place to another for a variety of reasons.
The changes that resulted from the movement of these goods and ideas to new
places significantly influenced groups of people, societies, and regions.
Task:
Select two goods and/or ideas that moved from one place to another and for each
⢠Explain how this good or idea moved from one place to another
⢠Discuss how the movement of this good or idea significantly influenced a group
of people, a society, and/or a region
You may use any goods or ideas from your study of global history and geography. Some
suggestions you might wish to consider include the goods silk, salt, sugar, gold, wheat, oil,
horses, and gunpowder, and the ideas of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and the authority of
government comes from the people.
You are not limited to these suggestions.
Do not make the United States the focus of your answer.
Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to
⢠Develop all aspects of the task
⢠Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
⢠Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that
are beyond a restatement of the theme
52. Part III
DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION
This question is based on the accompanying documents. The question is designed to test your
ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the
purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents, take into account the source of each
document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Keep in mind that the
language used in a document may reflect the historical context of the time in which it was written.
Historical Context:
Throughout history, leaders and governments have taken actions to increase power
and to control their people. Three such leaders include Louis XIV of France,
Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, and Pol Pot of Cambodia. The actions taken
by these leaders and governments had a significant impact on their people and their
society.
Task: Using the information from the documents and your knowledge of global history,
answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Your answers to the
questions will help you write the Part B essay in which you will be asked to
Choose two leaders mentioned in the historical context and for each
⢠Describe actions taken by the leader and his government to increase his power
and/or to control his people
⢠Discuss an impact the actions had on his people or society
In developing your answers to Part III, be sure to keep these general definitions in mind:
(a) describe means âto illustrate something in words or tell about itâ
(b) discuss means âto make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and
argument; to present in some detailâ
Part A
Short-Answer Questions
Directions: Analyze the documents and answer the short-answer questions that follow each document in the
space provided.
Document 1
â¦How Louis obtained money enough to govern as he pleased.
The first need of a king who wished to rule as he pleased was money. Louis had little trouble
in raising money, for the reason that he did not need to ask for it, as the English kings did.
The institution in France which resembled the English Parliament was the Estates General.
But this body had never met frequently, and it could scarcely be said to exist any more,
since it had not been assembled for nearly fifty years. Louis was therefore free to collect taxes
and use the money as he saw fit.â¦
Source: Carl L. Becker, Modern History, Silver, Burdett and Company
1 According to Carl L. Becker, what was one way Louis XIV exercised power over the finances of France? [1]
53. Document 2
2 Based on the information in this graphic organizer, identify one way the rule of Louis XIV had an impact on
France. [1]
54. Document 3
Revocation [removal] of the Edict of Nantes
⦠As early as the 1660s the harrassment of the Huguenots [Protestants] began. It worsened
until by the 1680s members of the âpretendedly reformed religion,â as they were
contemptuously [scornfully] called, were threatened with the loss of their children, forced to
quarter [house] disorderly troops in their homes, and excluded from the professions and all
public offices. The persecution seemed to produce the desired result. On October 17, 1685,
Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes, with the explanation that toleration was no longer needed
since Protestantism had ceased to exist.
The aftermath of the revocation was disastrous for France. Many of those who abjured
[gave up] their Protestant religion repented of their weakness. They were unable to either
return to their old faith or become genuine Catholics. Several hundred thousand Huguenots
chose to escape to Holland, England, and Prussia. France was deprived of their considerable
talents and energy, and her enemies were enriched thereby. Other thousands of Huguenots,
their flights unsuccessful, were sentenced to the galleys [ships] where many quickly died from
beatings, starvation, and overwork. Yet, almost unanimously, Louisâ contemporaries [those
having power at the time] considered the revocation of the Edict of Nantes an admirable
deed. It would take misfortunes in which they themselves were the sufferers to change their
minds about the beneficence [charity] of the Sun King.â¦
Source: Martha Glaser, âLouis XIV and the Heir Presumptuous,â Mankind Magazine
3 According to Martha Glaser, what is one impact the removal of the Edict of Nantes had on French society? [1]
55. Document 4a
Document 4b
4 Based on these documents, identify two actions Stalin took to increase his power in the Soviet Union. [2]
56. Document 5
⦠The purge began its last, and deadliest, phase in the spring of 1937. Until then it had
claimed thousands of victims from among the ruling classes. Now it began to claim millions of
ordinary citizens who had nothing to do with politics.
Stalin knew that these people, let alone their families, hadnât committed treason and
probably never would. He also knew the Russian proverb: âFear has big eyes.â He believed
that arresting suspects for real crimes wasnât as useful as arresting the innocent. Arresting
someone for a crime that could be proven would allow everyone else to feel safe. And safety
bred confidence, and confidence drew people together. Fear, however, sowed suspicion.
It built walls between people, preventing them from uniting against his tyranny. And the best
way to create fear was to strike the innocent. Millions of innocent lives were, to Stalin, a small
price to pay for safeguarding his power.
Creating fear was easy. The NKVD [Soviet secret police] had blanketed the country with
informers. Like the secret police itself, informers were everywhere. An informer was
stationed in every apartment house in every street in every Soviet town. Every office, shop,
factory, and army barracks had its informers. He or she could be anyone: the janitor, the bank
teller, the nice lady across the hall - or your best friend. Informers sat in the theaters, rode
the trains, and strolled in the parks, eavesdropping on conversations. Although there is no way
of checking, it was said that one person in five was a stool pigeon [informer].â¦
Source: Albert Marrin, Stalin, Puffin Books, 1988
5 According to Albert Marrin, what is one impact Stalinâs policy had on the Soviet Union? [1]
57. Document 6a
Document 6b
PIG IRON AND CATTLE IN THE SOVIET UNION, 1920 - 1940
⦠If pig iron [cast iron] is taken as a measure of industrial activity and number of cattle as
a similar indication for agriculture, the chart reveals clearly what happened in the twenty years
after the Revolution - an enormous build-up of heavy industry at the expense of food supplies.
Iron mines and forges, in the disorganization of the Revolution and civil war, were producing
almost nothing in 1920. By the late 1920s, output of pig iron regained the pre-Revolutionary
level, but the great upsurge came with the Second Five-Year Plan. By 1940 Russia produced
more pig iron than Germany, and far more than Britain or France. Numbers of cattle grew in
the 1920s, but fell catastrophically during the collectivization of agriculture after 1929, and by
1940 hardly exceeded the figure for 1920. Since 1940 the industrial development of the Soviet
Union has been impressive, but agricultural production has continued to be a problem.â¦
Source: Palmer and Colton, A History of the Modern World, Alfred A. Knopf
6 According to Palmer and Colton, what was one impact of Stalinâs control of the Soviet economy? [1]
58. Document 7
This passage recounts Teeda Butt Mamâs experience in April, 1975 when Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took
over Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia.
Khmer Rouge soldiers were on the streets when I awakened before dawn. Four- to six-man
patrols moved through the avenues and alleys of Phnom Penh evicting everyone from homes,
shops, and shelters. No delays were permitted. No requests allowed. Troublemakers were
killed on the spot. Often, animals were slaughtered to intimidate owners.
Already, on this second day of evacuation, orphanages and monasteries, hotels and
hospitals, stood empty. Within hours of the takeover, people staying in these places had been
driven from the city at gunpoint. Doctors and staff were killed if they resisted expulsion.
Hospital patients too weak to walk were shot in their beds. Others, carrying still-attached
plasma bottles, hobbled from the wards. Hospital beds, filled with the sick and dying, were
pushed through the streets by relatives and friends.â¦
Source: Criddle and Mam, To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family, Anchor Books, 1989
7 According to Teeda Butt Mam, what was one action the Khmer Rouge took to control the people of Phnom
Penh? [1]
59. Document 8a
Pol Potâs Khmer Rouge government, referred to as Angka, attempted to create an agrarian society. It
established collective farms throughout Cambodia. This passage reflects the experiences of Sopheap K. Hang
during this time period.
⦠When the registration of the remaining people was over, a leader of Angka [Khmer Rouge]
showed up. He stood before the people holding a microphone in one hand. He gathered
the new people [primarily city people] to listen to his speech. âI am the new leader of
Cambodia. From now on you have to address the new government as Angka. There are no
homes for you to return to. You have to work as a group from now on. No one can own
property. Everything you own belongs to Angka [the government]. No more city lifestyle.
Everyone has to dress in black uniforms.â My mother looked at my father with concern. âNo
one can question Angka,â he said. âIf you have courage to question Angka, you will be taken
to the reeducation learning institution.â That meant we would be executed. Everyone,
including my parents, was numb. We could not think. Our bodies were shaking and our minds
were paralyzed by the imposing speech of Angka.â¦
Source: Sopheap K. Hang, âMemoir of a Childâs Nightmare,â Children of Cambodiaâs Killing Fields,
Yale University Press, 1997
8a According to Sopheap K. Hang, what was one action taken by Angka, Pol Potâs government, to control
the Cambodian people? [1]
60. Document 8b
8b Based on this illustration by Sitha Sao, state one way the actions of Pol Potâs government affected
the people. [1]
61. Document 9a
Document 9b
⦠I initially estimated the DK [Democratic Kampuchea] death toll at around 1.5 million
people. This estimate was based on my own detailed interviews with 500 Cambodian
survivors, including 100 refugees in France in 1979 and nearly 400 inside Cambodia in 1980.
It was also supported by a survey carried out among a different sample, the refugees on
the Thai-Cambodian border. In early 1980, Milton Osborne interviewed 100 Khmer refugees
in eight different camps. This group included 59 refugees of non-elite background: 42 former
farmers and fishermen and 17 former low-level urban workers. Twenty-seven of these people,
and 13 of the other 41 interviewees, had had close family members executed in the Pol Pot
period. The 100 refugees reported a total of 88 killings of their nuclear family members. 20 of
the interviewees (14 of them from the non-elite group) also reported losing forty nuclear
family members to starvation and disease during the Pol Pot period. This sample of 100 families
(around 500 people) thus lost 128 members, or about 25 percent. Projected nationally, this
points to a toll of around 1.5 million. The 39 farmers had lost 25 (of, say, 195) family members,
suggesting a toll of 13 percent among the Cambodian peasantry.â¦
Source: Ben Kiernan, The Pol Pot Regime, Yale University Press, 1996 (adapted)
9 According to Ben Kiernan, what was one way the actions of Pol Potâs government affected the people of
Cambodia? [1]
62. Part B
Essay
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Use evidence from at least four documents in your essay. Support your response with relevant facts,
examples, and details. Include additional outside information.
Historical Context:
Throughout history, leaders and governments have taken actions to increase power
and to control their people. Three such leaders include Louis XIV of France,
Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, and Pol Pot of Cambodia. The actions taken
by these leaders and governments had a significant impact on their people and their
society.
Task: Using the information from the documents and your knowledge of global history,
write an essay in which you
Choose two leaders mentioned in the historical context and for each
⢠Describe actions taken by the leader and his government to increase his power
and/or to control his people
⢠Discuss an impact the actions had on his people or society
Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to
⢠Develop all aspects of the task
⢠Incorporate information from at least four documents
⢠Incorporate relevant outside information
⢠Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
⢠Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that
are beyond a restatement of the theme
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