WorksheetsUnit 4 European History
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for European exploration?
a)
Gold
b)
Greed
c)
God
d)
Glory
2.
Who was Prince Henry and what country was he from?
a)
He was an explorer who sailed for Glory and gold. He was from Spain.
b)
He was the King of Portugal who rented out ships for voyages to the New World. He was from Portugal.
c)
He opened a School of Navigation that started the age of exploration. He was from Portugal.
3.
Why was Africa the first continent that European countries colonized?
a)
Because of the silk trade that went on in Africa.
b)
Because of Africa's proximity (closeness) to Europe.
c)
Because Africa had more advanced technology than Europe.
d)
Because Africa declared war on Europe.
4.
Which country in South America was colonized by Portugal?
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
5.
Which European country colonized Australia?
a)
France
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
6.
What was Australia used for by the United Kingdom?
a)
As a way to expand their economy.
b)
As a military base for WWI.
c)
To trade guns for other goods.
d)
As a penal (prison) colony.
7.
What was the "Scramble for Africa?"
a)
Period of time when European countries were competing aggressively to colonize lands in Africa.
b)
When a giant group of Europeans fled from Africa.
c)
Period of time when African countries colonized land in Europe and Asia.
8.
What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Innovation, Nationalism
b)
Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nuclear
c)
Militarism, Agreements, Innocence, Nationalism
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
9.
What is being described here: Tsar Nicholas the II - responsible for raising the price of bread in a time where there is a shortage of food; leads to Bread Riots where he is forced out of power. Vladimir Lenin steps in and introduces communism to the country.
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Rise of Nazism
10.
What was a result of the Russian Revolution?
a)
The creation of the USSR (Soviet Union)
b)
The creation of the Jewish state of Israel
c)
The reunification of Germany
d)
The worldwide depression
11.
Who was made to take the blame for World War I?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
Germany
12.
What is being described here: Made Germany take the blame for WWI, pay reparations to other countries, give up land, and demilitarize.
a)
Rise of Nazism
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Worldwide Depression
13.
How did the Great Depression affect the world and Germany?
a)
The economies in many countries (including the U.S. and Germany) struggled and unemployment rose
b)
Germany experienced a period of economic success it had never seen before.
c)
The world was not greatly affected by the stock market crash of 1929.
14.
Who led the Nazi group in Germany and who did they blame for all of Germany's problems?
a)
Adolf Hitler; the French
b)
Vladimir Lenin; the Bolsheviks
c)
Adolf Hitler; the Muslims
d)
Adolf Hitler; the Jews
15.
What is genocide?
a)
Reparations paid to countries that were damaged during the war.
b)
Planned mass killing of a certain group of people.
c)
When you take apart a country's military.
d)
When you explore new regions of land.
16.
What led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
a)
The Soviet Union had no nuclear capabilities.
b)
The nuclear arms race was too expensive for the Soviet Union to maintain.
c)
The United States gave the Soviet Union a lot of land in order for them to surrender.
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