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WorksheetsBMS Social Studies Review
Total questions: 123
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
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1.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
2.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
3.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and stated:
a)
Equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
b)
an end to the monarchy
c)
equal rights for all citizens and political rights for women
d)
an end to police force
4.
Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the third estate form the National Assembly?
a)
voting in the Estates General was not fair
b)
the king had ordered them to do so
c)
they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror
d)
they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed
5.
Which of the following would be a member of the 1st Estate?
a)
A poor farmer
b)
A village priest
c)
A prince
d)
A rich lawyer
6.
Enlightenment thinkers criticized __________.
a)
democracy
b)
equality
c)
voting
d)
absolute monarchy
7.
Who led the Reign of Terror in France?
a)
Georges Danton
b)
Jean-Paul Marat
c)
Maximillian de Robespierre
d)
Francois-Marie Arouet
8.
Revolutionary France adopted this means of executing traitors and enemies of France.
a)
Hanging
b)
Firing Squad
c)
Guillotine
d)
Electrocution
9.
What does this cartoon depict?
a)
The rise of Napoleon
b)
The Reign of Terror
c)
The 3 Estates
d)
P90X Exercise program
10.
Which of the following is NOT true of Napoleon Bonaparte?
a)
He created a National Bank and public school system in France.
b)
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
c)
He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
d)
He sent reinforcements to the Americas during the American Revolution
11.
All of the following are causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT ---
a)
inflation and a bad harvest
b)
taxation of the Third Estate
c)
special privileges for the nobility and wastefulness of the monarchy
d)
French deaths in WWI
12.
The goal of the National Assembly was
a)
To write a Constitution for France
b)
Destroy the 1st and 2nd Estates
c)
To Kill the King
d)
To work together with the 1st and 2nd estates
13.
Who took governmental control of France and named himself emperor?
a)
Robespierre
b)
Marat
c)
Napoleon
d)
Danton
14.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
denoument
d)
ennui
15.
Which document stated that "All men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
a)
Holy Alliance
b)
Declaration of Rights and Man
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Napoleonic Code
16.
The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons
a)
sans-culottes
b)
coup d'etat
c)
coup deville
d)
emigres
17.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
Written as the new constitution for France.
b)
Establishes the Committee of Public Safety.
c)
A tennis match.
d)
A promise to execute Robespierre.
18.
What was the Estates-General in France?
a)
A group that was made up of reps from all 3 estates.
b)
Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.
c)
Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away.
d)
A radical group.
19.
What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?
a)
Napoleonic Rules
b)
Napoleon's Natural Rights
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Checks and Balances
20.
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of:
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
21.
When a country is neutral it:
a)
makes an official alliance with another country
b)
sends troops to battle when a war begins
c)
does not take either side in a war and stays out of it
d)
declares war and joins the fight
22.
Which of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Christianity
d)
Alliances
23.
A nation builds up its military forces and weapons can be going through a period of
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Troopism
24.
Pride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)
a)
imperialism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
alliances
25.
When one country controls the government and economy of another nation
a)
militarism
b)
imperialism
c)
alliances
d)
nationalism
26.
An agreement between nations to support each other if they are attacked.
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliances
27.
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
28.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
29.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Western Front
30.
Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?
a)
airplanes
b)
machine guns
c)
atomic bomb
d)
poison gas
31.
WORLD WAR 1:
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?
a)
Lusitania Armistice
b)
The Treaty of Versailles
c)
The Paris Treaty
d)
The China Treaty
32.
WORLD WAR 1:
What country had to accept blame for WW1?
What country had to accept blame for WW1?
a)
Serbia
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
33.
What government was based on the ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Communism
34.
What were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?
a)
A United States warning against German invasion of Great Britain
b)
A U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany.
c)
A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the United States.
d)
A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States.
35.
What leader brought the U.S. into World War I?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Nicolas II
d)
Franz Ferdinand
36.
The League of Nations was created by the-
a)
Concordat of 1801
b)
Treaty of Westphalia
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Paris
37.
What are reparations?
a)
payment to Belgian civilians for German massacres
b)
payment to Bolshevik Russia
c)
payment to defeated powers for reconstructions
d)
payment of money for war guilt
38.
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view....
a)
Propoganda
b)
Dissent
c)
Toleration
d)
Diversity
39.
Which of the following choices is not a result of the use of trench warfare in World War I?
a)
a stalemate
b)
more people were killed
c)
the war was sped up
d)
soldiers were exposed to horrible conditions
40.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
41.
The land in between trenches is known as
a)
No Man's Land
b)
Dead Space
c)
The Danger Zone
d)
Barbed Wire Zone
42.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies
43.
President Wilson's fourteen points
a)
initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
b)
laid out his goals for peace
c)
ended World War I
d)
called for Germany to accept blame for the war
44.
An agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed
a)
Truce
b)
Agreement
c)
Alliance
d)
Feud
45.
The position of not favoring or supporting either side in a dispute
a)
Truce
b)
Non Bias
c)
Alliance
d)
Neutrality
46.
A German Submarine
a)
G-Boat
b)
U-Boat
c)
S.W.A.G- Boat
d)
Underwater Vessel
47.
A people or a government maintaining a strong military force and prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Boiceinism
48.
Many other countries quickly became involved in the war because of the ____________ they had with each other.
a)
alliances
b)
declarations
c)
emancipations
d)
proclamations
49.
When World War I began, the United States wanted to remain __________. The U.S. did not want to get involved in other countries' problems.
a)
neutral
b)
angry
c)
forceful
d)
aggressive
50.
The United States joined the Allies in their fight against the Central Powers after …
a)
It looked like the Central Powers were winning
b)
Austria-Hungary invaded Mexico
c)
Germany invaded Canada
d)
German u-boats sank the Lusitania and American merchant ships
51.
A line of workers and equipment that puts a product together piece by piece is …
a)
a worker line
b)
an assembly line
c)
a cash crop
d)
an industry
52.
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."
About which famous American sport was this song written?
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."
About which famous American sport was this song written?
a)
basketball
b)
baseball
c)
tennis
d)
soccer
53.
What happened to the Czar in 1917?
a)
Forced to give up the throne & exiled
b)
Killed
c)
Promoted to General
d)
Exiled to Serbia
54.
Manhattan Project developed the atomic bomb.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
D-Day was the invasion of what country?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Germany
56.
What American President dropped the atomic bomb?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Truman
c)
Wilson
d)
Stalin
57.
Many Jews were unable to get out of Germany because
a)
no transportation available
b)
countries refused to accept them
c)
too expensive to travel
d)
German leaders did not allow them to leave.
58.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union
59.
Attacked Pearl Harbor
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Japan
60.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist
b)
Nazis
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
61.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
62.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
European nations needed to build more factories
b)
Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe
c)
The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful
d)
There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
63.
World War II began in Europe when:
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Japan attacked
c)
Germany invaded Japan
d)
Poland invaded Germany
64.
Nikita Khrushchev was involved in which event in the United States?
a)
the Cold War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Vietnam War
65.
The Berlin airlift allowed:
a)
The United States to get supplies across Soviet lines
b)
bombs to be spread over Berlin
c)
Stalin to control the airways
d)
enemies to attack Berlin
66.
The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:
a)
China to spread democracy
b)
The United States of America to spread communism
c)
South Korea to spread communism
d)
Japan to spread democracy
67.
What threat convinced the United States to sign several treaties with foreign countries to protect each other if an enemy attacked
a)
world communism and the threat of the Soviet Union
b)
outbreak of revolutions in the Soviet Union
c)
world democracy and the threat of Japan
d)
fear of democracy
68.
Adolph Hitler was the dictator of what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
69.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
70.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
71.
Where was the FIRST atomic bomb dropped?
a)
Poland
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Hamamatsu
d)
Yamagata
72.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
73.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
74.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
75.
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Captain Connery
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Eye in the Sky
76.
Which of the following were NOT Anti-Semitic measures done by Germany?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Conscription
77.
All of the following are true about the Holocaust EXCEPT
a)
Many Jews were executed in the gas chambers at these camps
b)
Many experienced heavy weight loss and other serious health issues
c)
The Germans cremated many bodies to try and hide the evidence
d)
The Germans only put Jews in these camps and no other ethnic groups
78.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
79.
Which event involved the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the Axis Powers?
a)
The Yalta Conference
b)
The Atlantic Charter
c)
The Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Versailles Conference
80.
Which of the following were NOT utilized by the United States to help win World War II?
a)
Drafting soldiers to increase the size of the army
b)
Government regulation of prices and production
c)
Propaganda posters to increase public morale
d)
The decision to imprison anyone of German ancestry, in the U.S.
81.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
82.
Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
83.
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.
84.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
85.
The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?
a)
fascism
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
d)
mercantilism
86.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
87.
What did trade unions do?
a)
Try to improve pay and working condidions
b)
Groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions
c)
Trade tractors
d)
Trade unions traded unions
88.
What is mass production?
a)
The efficient production of large numbers of identical goods.
b)
Making mass using energy according to the equation E=mc2
c)
Making lots of tractors
d)
Having lots of kids
89.
a period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s.
a)
Technology
b)
Transportation Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Interchangeable Parts
90.
This fire showed U.S that working conditions were really bad & a law was passed to make working conditions safer.
a)
Chicago Fire
b)
Triangle Shirtwaist
c)
Pine City Fire
91.
What do you call a person who invests in a new business or businesses in order to make profits?
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Banker
c)
Merchant
d)
Butcher
92.
During the Industrial Revolution, there were plenty of laws to protect workers, such as minimum wage laws and workplace safety laws.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
A period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old World was known as
a)
Civil War
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Columbus Voyage
d)
Spanish Inquisition
94.
The Columbian Exchange began after this explorer made trips to the Americas. Who is this explorer?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Christopher Columbus
95.
What group of people suffered the most during the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Animals
b)
Explorers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
96.
Due to the new goods that were brought over, the Columbian Exchange also led to this terrible practice....
a)
War
b)
Removal of Native Americans
c)
Diseases
d)
Slave trade
97.
True or False: One reason Europeans were motivated to explore new lands was because they wanted to teach others about Christianity.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
The Age of Exploration and Discovery was a result of the
a)
Attempt to prove that the world was round
b)
Search for new trade routes to Asia
c)
Decline of Italy as a center of commerce
d)
Protestant Reformation
99.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
100.
Which three continents were part of the triangle trade?
a)
France, Africa, the Americas
b)
The Americas, Europe, Africa
c)
Australia, Antartica, Africa
d)
Africa, Europe, Middle East
101.
The Reformation began in _______.
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
England
102.
Which king broke away from the Catholic church because he wanted a divorce?
a)
Henry VI
b)
George I
c)
Charles I
d)
Henry VIII
103.
What are the complaints called that Martin Luther wrote against Indulgences?
a)
The 90 Thesis
b)
The 95 Theories
c)
The 95 Arguements
d)
The 95 Theses
104.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
105.
Who taught predestination
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Zwingli
d)
Erasmus
106.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform practices by the Catholic church considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
107.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform practices by the Catholic church considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
108.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
A German monk who wanted to replace the Pope.
b)
The patriarch of the Eastern Othodoz church, he wanted to split from the Catholic Church.
c)
A German monk who wrote the 95 Theses.
109.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
A German monk who wanted to replace the Pope.
b)
The patriarch of the Eastern Othodoz church, he wanted to split from the Catholic Church.
c)
A German monk who wrote the 95 Theses.
110.
Gutenberg invented the __________ that increased literacy rates and helped spread the ideas of the reformation
a)
Bible
b)
Telescope
c)
Mass media
d)
Printing Press
111.
Martin Luther (1483-1546) believed that:
a)
Only those with faith will be saved
b)
Only scripture should be followed
c)
A AND B
d)
None of these
112.
The Medici family were
a)
kings of Florence
b)
wealthy patrons that ruled Florence
c)
rulers of Milan
d)
wealthy patrons that ruled Venice
113.
__________ was a major reason for Martin Luther’s religious reforms
a)
The Church’s involvement in politics
b)
The military campaigns of Julius II
c)
The ignorance of many parish priests
d)
The selling of indulgences
114.
What happened at the Diet of Worms?
a)
Martin Luther was sentenced to death
b)
Martin Luther was declared a heretic
c)
Martin Luther was given one last chance to repent
d)
Martin was released from all sin
115.
What was Mahatma Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?
a)
won freedom with violence
b)
ignore all problems
c)
violent acts
d)
people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfai
116.
which nation was ghandi from?
a)
America
b)
Nepal
c)
India
d)
Pakistan
117.
which was Mahatma Ghandi's most popular quote?
a)
"Be the change you want in the world"
b)
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of
the strong."
the strong."
c)
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what
you do are in harmony"
you do are in harmony"
118.
What country did Mahatma Gandhi go to after he was in law school?
a)
South Africa
b)
Sudan
c)
India
d)
Pakistan
119.
What are some challenges in India?
a)
overpopulation
b)
deforestation
c)
religion rivalry
d)
overgrazing
120.
What did F.W. de Klerk do for South Africa?
a)
He started apartheid.
b)
He put Nelson Mandella in jail.
c)
He fought for South Africa's independence.
d)
He helped to end apartheid.
121.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
122.
What was the name of Nelson Mandela's political party?
a)
Zulu Nation
b)
African National Congress
c)
African Union
d)
Kenyan National Unity Party
123.
What was Nelson Mandela's attitude towards the people who supported apartheid laws in South Africa?
a)
he believed they should be punished for their actions
b)
he wanted to unite all races in South Africa
c)
he wanted to turn over those leaders to the nsUnited Natio
d)
he forced those leaders out of the country
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