World History Final Review

Alexander the Great

• Military general from Macedonia who spread Hellenistic culture across the Middle East

• invented the printing press

• developed the helicentric theory

What was the divine right of kings?

• Kings were descended from God

• Kings were the head of the church

• Kings received their authority from God alone

• Only kings were able to decide what people believed

This Battle marks the turning point in the PACIFIC THEATRE of WWII

• D-Day

• Battle of Britain

• Pearl Harbor

• Midway

What is the storming of the beaches of Normandy referred to as?

• V-E day

• Holocaust

• D-Day

• V-J Day

Which of the following was NOT part of Stalin's 5 year Plan?

• Collectivize farms and control the production agriculture

• Expand heavy industry and energy production

• Build transportation infrastructure such as railroads

• Create a laissez-faire free market system to help stimulate economic growth

What were the two most important trade goods on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?

• Slaves and ivory

• Porcelain and silk

• Gold and salt

• Glass and silver

which of the following best describes imperialism?

• When a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• When a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• When a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

• When weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

The poem, The white Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _____

• Superior to other cultures

• misunderstood by Americans

• the oldest culture in the world

• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

Which of the following best describes social Darwinism?

• The idea that stronger countries have an obligation to help weaker countries to make the world more equal

• the idea that the government should control the economic system of a country to help the middle class grow

• The idea that a strong country is supposed to dominate weaker countries because they are the destined to be superior

• The idea that capitalism will eventually lead to severe poverty and will eventually destroy itsefl

Fascist lead of Italy during WWII

• Mussolini

• Chuchill

• Stalin

• De Gaulle