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WorksheetsModern World History Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
European kings in the 1600's and 1700's believed they had a God-given right to rule. What is this called?
a)
Absolutism
b)
Divine Right
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Blank Slate
2.
John Locke believed that
a)
people gave up all of their rights in exchange for group social order
b)
people’s individual rights should be protected by a government
c)
only times of crisis called for leadership
d)
people do not need government at all
3.
Inequalities in society, Enlightenment ideas, poor leadership of King Louis XVI, financial crisis, cold and hunger led to
a)
The French Revolution
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The English Civil War
d)
The Vietnam War
4.
The period during the French Revolution which thousands of political prisoners and ordinary citizens were executed was called
a)
The Reign of Terror
b)
The Directory
c)
The Monarchy
d)
The Dictatorship
5.
Because of the mass production of goods
a)
goods became more costly
b)
The quality of all goods did not change
c)
more people could afford to buy goods
d)
The quality of all goods became higher
6.
Workers that combined forces to negotiate wages and working conditions
a)
monopoly
b)
corporation
c)
union
d)
conglomerate
7.
Intense pride in one's own country is called
a)
imperialism
b)
socialism
c)
nationalism
d)
communism
8.
The policy or action by which one country controls another country is called
a)
socialism
b)
nationalism
c)
communism
d)
imperialism
9.
In general, the Treaty of Versailles
a)
dealt fairly with Germany.
b)
favored U.S. interests.
c)
favored Japan interests
d)
dealt harshly with Germany.
10.
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 signaled the beginning of
a)
the New Deal.
b)
World War II.
c)
the Great Depression
d)
World War I
11.
Russia entered World War I because Czar Nicholas
a)
listened to the Russian people who demanded to enter the war
b)
hoped participating in the war would unite his country
c)
fear an attack from Great Britain.
d)
fear an attack from the U. S.
12.
The term referring to giving into some of the demands of the aggressor is called
a)
appeasement
b)
alliances
c)
advancement.
d)
arms control
13.
Before World War I France, Russia, and Great Britain made up the
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Eastern Block
c)
Central Powers
d)
N.A.T.O.
14.
Who wrote "Praise of Folly", a book that cricized the Pope?
a)
Sir Thomas More
b)
Erasmus
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Da Vinci
15.
Which family was a patron of artist like Leonardo da Vinci?
a)
Abotts
b)
Medicci
c)
Himlers
d)
Boccaccio
16.
What invention had the greatest influence on the spread of ideas in the Northern Renaissance?
a)
gunpowder
b)
moveable type
c)
compass
d)
rudder
17.
Renaissance art was notable for:
a)
showing religious themes for the first time
b)
focusing on humans and their emotions
c)
including many miliatary scenes
d)
having flat backgrounds with figures up front
18.
Which of these Renaissance artists is correctly paried with his famous work?
a)
Michelangelo-Last Supper
b)
Rafael-Sculpture of David
c)
Leonardo da Vinci-Mona Lisa
d)
Rafael-Sistine Chapel
19.
After the end of feudalism, what event stimulated trade?
a)
Hundred Years War
b)
Crusades
c)
Black Death
d)
discovery of new gold mines
20.
Which book written by Machiavelli was a guide for rulers?
a)
The Iliad
b)
The Prince
c)
Utopia
d)
Praise of Folly
21.
Which Renaissance writer advocated the philosophy that "the end justifies the means?"
a)
Petrarch
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Thomas More
d)
Machiavelli
22.
Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient
a)
Greece and Egypt
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
Greece and China
d)
Greece and India
23.
The Polish scientist that insisted that the sun was the center of the universe (heliocentric theory) was
a)
Galileo.
b)
Kepler.
c)
Copernicus.
d)
Newton.
24.
Many of the ideas of Montesquieu, Locke, and Rousseau were associated with
a)
colonialism.
b)
political reforms.
c)
the Spanish Inquisition.
d)
child labor laws.
25.
The Catholic Church responded to his publication of "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" by confining him to house arrest and threatening to excommunicate him.
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Kepler
d)
Copernicus
26.
The co-inventor of calculus, this English mathematician tied together the laws of motion and gravitation.
a)
Kepler
b)
Newton
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
27.
The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on
a)
fundamental religious rights.
b)
the concept of divine right of kings.
c)
laws of nature and reason.
d)
traditional values.
28.
John Locke advocated that the government should provide "natural rights" including
a)
life, freedom, and independence.
b)
God, gold, and glory.
c)
liberty, strength, and equality.
d)
life, liberty, and property.
29.
The French writer who criticized religion and government in his book Candide was
a)
Baron de Montesquieu.
b)
Pepe von Sprinkles.
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
d)
Voltaire.
30.
The three-branch government used by the United States federal government, along with checks and balances, were first described by
a)
Locke.
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu.
d)
Voltaire.
31.
Kings sit upon God's throne and rule according to God's law." This statement would most likely have been made by a person who believed in
a)
oligarchy.
b)
democracy.
c)
absolutism.
d)
glasnost.
32.
Perhaps the greatest influence on the Declaration of Independence was
a)
Voltaire.
b)
John Locke.
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseu.
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte.
33.
One of the causes of the American Revolution was
a)
debt from the French and Indian War.
b)
disagreement with the Catholic Church.
c)
an alliance with Napoleonic France.
d)
cruel English laws.
34.
The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was
a)
Napoleon's last defeat.
b)
a decisive victory over the Sixth Alliance.
c)
mired by the Continental System.
d)
where Napoleon was killed.
35.
The Congress of Vienna was formed in order to
a)
end the chaos of the French Revolution.
b)
abolish slavery.
c)
provide women's rights and create jobs.
d)
assure peace in Europe after Napoleon's defeat.
36.
Simon Bolivar led independence movements against Spain and won independence for Venezuela, Panama, and
a)
Ecuador.
b)
Brazil.
c)
Haiti.
d)
Mexico.
37.
The Opium War was fought between China and __________ over the drug trade of opium.
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
United States
d)
Japan
38.
The U.S. navy commodore that opened Japan to Western trade with the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854 was
a)
John Paul Jones.
b)
Matthew Perry.
c)
George Washington.
d)
Chuck Norris.
39.
The top of the Spanish racial hierarchy were
a)
mestizos.
b)
mulattos.
c)
creoles.
d)
peninsulares.
40.
Where was Luther from?
a)
Germany
b)
Austrilla
c)
Italy
d)
England
41.
One of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation who believed in predestination
a)
Martin Luther
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Calvin Johns
d)
John Calvin
42.
What is the term referring to the separation of Church and State?
a)
Indulgences
b)
Secularism
c)
Reformation
d)
Edict of Worms
43.
Groups of people who protested the Catholic Church and helped form new Christian denominations.
a)
Revolters
b)
Protestants
c)
Reformers
d)
Performers
44.
1. Although coming too late to prevent the domestic explosion in China, known as the _____, the “Open Door” policy helped to moderate imperialist behavior in East Asia
a)
Beijing Uprising
b)
Boxer Rebellion
c)
Chinese Revolt
d)
Imperialists' Downfall
45.
How did unions press their demands?
a)
they raised funds to buy companies
b)
they started competing companies
c)
they lobbied for laws restricting immigration
d)
they held strikes
46.
1. Why did most worker unions organize in the 19th century?
a)
to elect officials friendly to labor
b)
to end difficult and strenuous work for everyone
c)
to improve pay and working conditions
d)
to return society to a more rural existence
47.
Who wrote about Communism being the superior type of economy in the communist Manifesto
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Charles Dickens
d)
Mary Shelley
48.
Author of the Wealth of Nations favored the Ideas of Capitalist economies controlled by supply and demand
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Fredirich Engles
d)
Alfred Nobel
49.
1. Rising economic powers, the need for and desire to control raw materials and markets led to the acceleration of colonialism and:
a)
Imperialism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Naitonalism
50.
Urbanization is the growth of what
a)
factories
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Citys
d)
Kieth Urban's musical career
51.
This man used cowpox to create a vaccine for the small pox virus
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
James Hargreaves
c)
Edward Jenner
d)
Henry Bessemer
52.
This man discover bacteria
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Edward Jenner
c)
James Watt
d)
Eli Whitney
53.
Made a process of Producing superior steel effiently
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
James Watt
c)
Louis Pasteur
d)
Henry Bessemer
54.
Who invented the spinning jenny that was used to manufacture textiles
a)
James Hagreaves
b)
James Watt
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Henry Bessemer
55.
1. American cotton production was able to skyrocket with Eli Whitney’s invention of the:
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Canals
c)
Cotton Gin
d)
Modern Railroad
56.
Who improved the steam engine
a)
Edward Jenner
b)
James hargreaves
c)
Eli Whintey
d)
James Watt
57.
1. The first area to undergo major industrialization in the United States (like it was in Britain) was:
a)
Steel
b)
Computers
c)
Textiles
d)
Railroads
58.
Workers left farms after this movement, fencing in farms to make them more efficent
a)
enclosure movement
b)
Agricultural Revoution
c)
the invention of fencing
d)
the fall of serfdom
59.
1. Because of its natural resources of coal and iron ore, and the invention of the steam engine, the Industrial Revolution began in:
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Germany
d)
America
60.
Prussia's final war for German unification was fought against this country in 1870.
a)
Austria
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
Italy
61.
Like Germany, Italy also had a shrewd and ruthless politicial to lead them. His name was
a)
Otto von Bismarck
b)
Giuseppe Mazzini
c)
Count Camillo Cavour
d)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
62.
This Realist political leader said that Germany would be unified by "Blood and Iron" and not by fancy speeches:
a)
Wilhelm I
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Angela Merkel
d)
Erich Honecker
63.
Qing dynasty powerless to keep out foreigners.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Both
64.
Started on a path of modernization under new ruler.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Both
65.
Because the _____ shortened the sea route from England to India, the British wanted to control it.
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Raj
c)
Indians
66.
The Indian National Congress, formed in 1885, began a movement toward _____ for India.
a)
war
b)
independence
c)
destruction
67.
In the age of imperialism, _____ had the largest empire in the world.
a)
Spain
b)
Great Britain
c)
China
68.
Why did Germans and Italians want to create their own nations?
a)
They wanted to have their own colonies in the Americas.
b)
They were unhappy with the Catholic Church.
c)
They had no common languages or customs.
d)
They felt a strong sense of nationalism.
69.
How might King Leopold’s rule of the Congo be described?
a)
fair
b)
cruel
c)
peaceful
d)
friendly
70.
How did many Europeans feel about the effects of imperialism in their colonies?
a)
They felt that people in the colonies wanted to become English citizens.
b)
They felt that people in the colonies were better off due to European influence.
c)
They felt that people in the colonies were worse off than before
colonization.
colonization.
d)
They felt that there were no benefits to the colonies.
71.
Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?
a)
Too many people moved to the city.
b)
It was replaced by the factory system.
c)
The need for textiles decreased.
d)
Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
72.
Because children worked in factories
a)
they had less education
b)
they became sick an injured
c)
they worked for less pay
d)
all of the above
73.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
74.
He led the people of Haiti in a rebellion against their French rulers, and freed Haiti by 1798
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Jose de San Martin
c)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
d)
Toussaint L’Ouverture
75.
Called the "Liberator"
a)
Jose de San Martin
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Toussaint L’Ouverture
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