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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for the politics of realism, which means to advance the interests of a nation by any means necessary. Even violence.
a)
politique
b)
diplomacy
c)
realpolitik
d)
utilitarianism
2.
What was the name for the herbicide that was sprayed over the jungles of Vietnam like it is in this picture?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Napalm
c)
Carpet Bombing
d)
Atomic Spray
3.
Who was the Communist leader of Vietnam that invaded South Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Bernie Sanders
4.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Medici
b)
Botticelli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
5.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
Symmetry
b)
Perspective
c)
Light & Shadow
d)
Color
6.
This Industrial era belief helped support the ideas of racism as it further popularized stereotypes about superior and inferior races.
a)
Realism
b)
naturalism
c)
Romanticism
d)
Social Darwinism
7.
What tragic event occurred in January of 1905 when guards at the Czar's palace shot & killed peaceful protesters?
a)
The Duma
b)
Bloody Sunday
c)
Bloody Saturday
d)
The Bolsheviks
8.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
Home
b)
Schools
c)
Offices
d)
Factories
9.
During which World War were machines first used in war mass-produced?
a)
The Cold War
b)
World War II
c)
World War I
d)
The Vietnam War
10.
The three social classes of feudalism in order from least powerful to most powerful
a)
serf, nobility, clergy
b)
clergy, serf, nobility
c)
serf, clergy, nobility
d)
nobility, clergy, serf
11.
The countries in blue on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?
a)
SEATO
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
NATO
12.
Who invented the movable type for the printing press?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
the Romans
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Johannes Gutenberg
13.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
earthcentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
geocentric
d)
solarcentric
14.
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of:
a)
England
b)
Prussia
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Germany
15.
The dividing line between the democracies the Communist was referred to as what?
a)
The Line of Demarcation
b)
The Iron Curtain
c)
The Demilitarized Zone
d)
The 38th Parallel
16.
The harsh conditions of factories led to ________.
a)
taxes
b)
child labor
c)
schools
d)
unions
17.
How did Rasputin gain the tsar and tsarina's trust?
a)
won a major battle during WWI
b)
led the Russian Revolution
c)
was in charge of all finances in Russia
d)
supposedly cured the czars son of hemophilia
18.
Who controlled India before the Sepoy Mutiny?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Britain East India Company
c)
China
d)
France
19.
National liberals backed Bismarck’s attack on the Catholic church that pushed for government control over the RCC called ___________, or “culture struggle”
a)
Kulturkampf
b)
Social Democratic Party
c)
Center Party
d)
pogrom
20.
Why didn't the rest of continental Europe succeed as Britain did?
a)
Recovering from Napoleonic Wars.
b)
Could not advance in machinery as they did.
c)
Option 1 only.
d)
Both option 1 and 2.
21.
What kind of factories were most successful?
a)
cotton
b)
tools
c)
iron
d)
cars
22.
Risorgimento is the Italian word that means:
a)
unification
b)
romanticism
c)
resurgence
d)
Conquer Austria!
23.
What was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
The use of animal grease on the ammunition
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
d)
The bombing of Pearl-Harbor
24.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
25.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
26.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
27.
Radicals are people who
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
28.
What are indulgences and how they supposedly guarantee salvation?
a)
Value jewelry imported from West Africa
b)
Rosary Beads found in a convent
c)
Shinto shrine found in a Japanese lake
d)
Religious artifacts that many Europeans collected to bypass Purgatory
29.
In the Prince, Machiavelli states that a strong leader must be ____________________?
a)
Always feared into submission
b)
Loved and Feared when necessary
c)
Respected and Appreciated
d)
Paid hefty taxes from his citizens
30.
What were the effects (results) of the Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl?
a)
The population of the Ukraine increased.
b)
Ukraine’s economy was impacted in a positive way.
c)
People who lived there were exposed to dangerous amounts of radiation.
d)
Ukraine’s government was dismantled.
31.
Which country am I: Most of the people that reside on my land live toward the Western side because the Eastern side is tundra. My landmass is part of two continents, and we are the leading producers of gold, minerals, metals, and machinery.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
32.
True or false: it was cheaper to send cargo over land rather than by water.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Until 1780,how was work done??
a)
crying
b)
hand tools
c)
with their feet
d)
no work got done
34.
What was the Middle Ages nickname?
a)
Dark Ages
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Shakespearen Age
d)
Dungeon Ages
35.
How many countries are in Europe
a)
27
b)
51
c)
48
d)
62
36.
How did the Holy Roman Empire fall?
a)
It was crushed by china
b)
It was crushed by Napoleon
c)
They seceded from each other
d)
The we're destroyed by the a b
37.
What was Adolf Hitler's dog's name?
a)
Dreißlahb
b)
Houndëdorf
c)
Blondi
d)
Kampfdörf
38.
Who were the three major dictators during WWII?
a)
Hitler, Stalin, Putin
b)
Eisenhower, Churchill, Mao
c)
Lenin, Marx, Hitler
d)
Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin
39.
Which of these countries does not have a King or Queen?
a)
Ireland
b)
The United Kingdom
c)
Spain
d)
Denmark
40.
Which country was the host of the first Olympic Games?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Greece
d)
Turkey
41.
Which composer wrote the music that is used as the EU anthem?
a)
Rachmaninov
b)
Bartók
c)
Beethoven
d)
Mozart
42.
What are the colours of the European Union flag?
a)
gold and blue
b)
green and blue
c)
blue and white
d)
red, white and blue
43.
Which of these people was not born in Europe?
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
John Lennon
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Ernest Hemingway
44.
Who lead the Holocaust ?
a)
The Japanese
b)
the Kapos
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
The Nazis
45.
When Was Hitler Born!?
a)
July 19, 2015
b)
October 6,1880
c)
April 20, 1889
d)
June 30, 1876
46.
When Did Hitler Die!?
a)
August 30, 2003
b)
April 30, 1945
c)
January 5, 1950
d)
November 18, 2003
47.
Is This Hitler!?
a)
Yes
b)
No
48.
How Did Hitler Die!?
a)
Killed ( Shot )
b)
Blown Up
c)
Stabbed
d)
Suicide
49.
Is This Hitlers Quote!?
He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.
He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.
a)
Yes
b)
No
50.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy during WWII?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
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