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WorksheetsWorld History Spring Exam Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
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Class
Date
1.
Describe the writings of William Shakespeare
a)
His writings were written for royalty.
b)
They were often comedies.
c)
They were written about wars
d)
Oh romeo romeo!
2.
What were the effects of Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
a)
Power of Catholic Church declined / Rise of Protestantism
b)
Power of Catholic Church grew / Decline of Protestantism
c)
Increase sale of indulgences
3.
Describe Triangular Trade and the effects of it.
a)
Economic system, African slaves-exchanged for raw materials, money, and finished goods
b)
System of Mercantilism in which goods are traded with Mother Country
c)
System of Feudalism involving New world and Europe
4.
What led to the collapse of Byzantine Empire?
a)
The Ottomans conquered Constantinople
b)
The Romans conquered Constantinople
c)
Mongols conquered Constantinople
5.
Describe the societies of Olmec, Inca, Maya, Aztec
a)
Civilized societies that existed before Columbus (pre-columbian.)
b)
Barbaric civilizations that lacked education, government.
c)
European colonies that formed from fall of Rome.
6.
What caused the extreme loss of lives of the American Indians? (Native Americans)
a)
Colombian Exchange which carried diseases.
b)
Unsanitary living conditions
c)
Constant warfare with colonies from Europe.
7.
What were the basic beliefs of John Locke?
a)
People born with natural rights, life, liberty, property.
b)
Government should have checks and balances.
c)
Freedom of religion
8.
What was important about the invention of the telescope?
a)
Proved the earth rotated around the sun. (heliocentric theory)
b)
Proved the plants and sun went around the earth. (geocentric theory)
c)
Proved the existence of the moon.
9.
What inspired the revolutionary movement led by Simon Bolivar?
a)
Ideas about government promoted during the Enlightenment
b)
Ideas about religion from Reformation
c)
Ideas taken from French and US revolution.
10.
Describe the similarities between American and French Revolutions.
a)
High taxation. Some without representation.
b)
Both took place in Europe
c)
Ruled by dictator.
11.
How did Napoleonic Wars affect European colonies in Latin America?
a)
France ruled Spain, Latin America wanted no part of France control
b)
Ideas from Enlightenment Era brought ideas of revolution.
c)
Spain ruled France, Latin America wanted no part of Spain control
12.
Describe the effects of the Berlin Conference
a)
Imperialism in Africa, Africa had no say in how ruled. Europe to decide how separated.
b)
Imperialism in Asia, England runs opium trade freely.
c)
Imperialism, Africa able to decide how to work with Europe.
13.
How did European colonies in Africa affect the culture of Africa?
a)
Social Darwinism / White mans burden. Europe's burden to civilize
b)
Started constant warfare. Spread military culture
c)
Spread African culture to European colonies.
14.
What are the causes of Imperialism?
a)
Desire for raw materials for and new markets.
b)
Europe was over populated.
c)
Conquering of new land by Europe.
15.
Describe Adam Smith's economic ideas.
a)
Economist, defender of free-markets, laissez faire, Father of Capitalism
b)
Enlightenment Thinker, Government is corrupt
c)
Socialist, believed in communism as a way to control economy
16.
What was significant about the Panama Canal?
a)
Allowed for quick passage between Pacific Ocean and Atlantic
b)
Quick passage between Mediterraean Sea and Red Sea
c)
Quick passage between English channel and Atlantic Ocean
17.
What caused the growth of Socialist ideology in Europe?
a)
The impact of the Industrial Revolution & desire for change
b)
The impact of revolutions throughout Europe.
c)
The corrupt trade between Europe and New World
18.
What are the major consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Unhealthy living, urbanization, child labor, work conditions
b)
Rise of wealthy working class, people shortage, unsafe food
c)
Separation of families, long living, cramped homes.
19.
Describe Karl Marx' ideas on post industrial revolution society.
a)
People would rise up, overthrow owners, everyone would own
b)
Government would overthrow factory owners, share wealth.
c)
Split ownership between works and owners.
20.
Describe the conditions in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
a)
Urbanization, unhealthy living, cramped apartments, bad food
b)
Urbanization, spacious rooms, plenty of water, good hours.
c)
Family living together, spacious rooms, women stayed home.
21.
Describe the importance of new energy sources during the Industrial Revolution.
a)
Allowed for mass production of goods and quick to market.
b)
Allowed for less smog.
c)
Allowed for change in the way factory workers worked.
22.
What contributed to the Europe's commercial revolution?
a)
economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism
b)
Feudalism, capitalism, democracy
c)
Monarchy, Banks, Parliment
23.
What factors led to European Exploration?
a)
New Trade routes, Spread religion, technology
b)
Overpopulation, diseases, religion
c)
Warfare, religion, raw goods
24.
Why was the printing press important to the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Protestant opinion print made available to a lot of people.
b)
It was used to print money in mass.
c)
Used to spread government documents fast.
25.
Why did Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church?
a)
Catholic Church would not grant him a divorce from his wife.
b)
The Catholic Church was demanding a lot in taxes.
c)
His future wife was of a different religion.
26.
Describe humanism.
a)
Spirit of learning developed at the end of the middle ages
b)
A form of socialism that allows people the right to property
c)
People believe in good things.
27.
What new developments made exploration possible in the 1400's?
a)
Magnetic compass, triangular lateen sail, astrolabe
b)
Sun dials, maps, horses
c)
Engine motors, GPS, wind turbines
28.
What were the beliefs of philosophers of the Enlightenment based off of?
a)
Natural law, science.
b)
Religion, warfare
c)
Religion, monarchy
29.
Give examples of the Scientific Revolution
a)
Scientific method, heliocentric theory, telescope
b)
Hospitals, labs, eye glasses
c)
Telescope, eye glasses, boats
30.
What caused Spain to lose their status as a world power in 1588?
a)
Spanish armada defeated by the British.
b)
Spain gave up some of its colonies to England
c)
Spain ran out of raw materials to build a bigger armada.
31.
Why did many French people support Napoleon?
a)
Created a sense of nationalism, charismatic, good leader.
b)
Created high employment, factories, balanced classes.
c)
Sold land to the U.S. known as Louisiana Purchase.
32.
Describe the importantance of storming of the Bastille.
a)
It was the start of the French Revolution
b)
It started the war between France and England
c)
It was the start of the Napoleonic Wars
33.
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights
a)
People have a say in their government and have rights.
b)
People vote for their king or queen and taxes.
c)
Kings allowed people to vote for issues concerning them.
34.
Why were European alliances made prior to World War I?
a)
To establish a balance of power in the region.
b)
To create a since of entitlement by each country.
c)
To maintain a balance of trade.
35.
What was Germany required to pay in the 1920s that led to hyperinflation?
a)
Debt, war reparations
b)
Food, military funding
c)
Loans, taxes
36.
What was the Bolshevik revolutionary slogan?
a)
Land, peace and bread!
b)
Life, Liberty, Property
c)
Ownership, peace, education
37.
What were the two main political and religious rivals in Northern Ireland during the 20th cent.
a)
Catholic and Protestant
b)
Catholic and Muslim
c)
Muslim and Jews
38.
What specifically affected Japan during the global depression of the 1930s?
a)
Rise in taxes on imports, lack of raw materials.
b)
Overthrow of the government
c)
Religious conflicts
39.
Why did US bankers and investors immediately require money lent to European nations in 1920s?
a)
European countries were in debt from WWI, paying for the war
b)
Banks were not established as U.S. banks.
c)
European countries held different currencies.
40.
What did Joseph Stalin implement during his control of the Soviet Union?
a)
Five Year Plan to bring USSR into a major world power.
b)
Mandatory curfew for all residents in Moscow to prevent riot
c)
Ten year plan to invade Germany before Hitler
41.
What did Stalin order in response to Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union?
a)
Scorched-earth policy, burn fields, homes, buildings in war
b)
No surrender policy, fight or die
c)
War tax policy. Pay for the war
42.
What were the reasons behind Hitler's rise to power in the 1930's?
a)
Global Depression, brought nationalism, hated Treaty of Versailles
b)
Tax incentives for people to work
c)
Global hatred of Jews,
43.
What were the driving forces behind Japanese imperialism?
a)
Was about to be imperialized by European countries. Take action, became power in region
b)
Hated China and wanted to take it over.
c)
Hated the U.S. and wanted the islands it controlled.
44.
What was a result of the discovery of penicillin?
a)
Breakthrough in medicine and cured infections
b)
Cured cancer
c)
Helped win World War II
45.
What led to the beginning of the cold war?
a)
US and USSR at odds over communism and democracy in world.
b)
US and USSR odds over Germany
c)
Us and USSR fighting over Mexico
46.
What purpose did Mao Zedong have for transforming china into communist state?
a)
unify china under nationalism
b)
stop sell of opium
c)
stop box rebellion
47.
Describe characteristics of totalitarian government?
a)
dictator controls all aspects of life
b)
people have control of government
c)
king and queen have power
48.
Describe factors leading to the collapse of communism in eastern Europe?
a)
economic system failed
b)
loss of wars
c)
hundred year war
49.
How did colonialism and imperialism supported economic development in Africa?
a)
Built roads, bridges and hospitals
b)
gold rush
c)
constant warfare
50.
What was the most democratic reforms in 20th century
a)
Progressive Era
b)
McCarthy Era
c)
Marshall Plan
51.
Why was the International Criminal Tribunal Rwanda created?
a)
created in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide
b)
Created to punish Rwandans for war crimes.
c)
For the U.S. to charge people of murder in Rwanda
52.
What was the result of Solidarity labor movement?
a)
Poland gained its independence from the Soviet Union
b)
Labor strike by workers for better living conditions.
c)
Peaceful movement for better work hours.
53.
What are the basic goals of the United Nations?
a)
Keep people around world, bonds with nations, work together, achieve goals
b)
To conquer hostile territory, setup hospitals, overthrow dictator
c)
Establish land for poor, better human rights, work with government
54.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
Genocide in which Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany and its collaborators killed about six million Jews.
b)
Night of a 1000 knives in which Hitler took over.
c)
The opression of certain race for wealth, and land.
55.
What is Capitalism?
a)
economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
b)
Economic system controlled by the state.
c)
Economic system in which the Mother Country controls the economy.
56.
What is economic depression?
a)
sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies.
b)
A downturn in manufacturing because of lack of raw materials.
c)
Downturn in the economy because of government interference.
57.
What is the event that started World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by Gravilo Princip
b)
The invasion of Poland by Hitler
c)
The takeover of Poland by Stalin
58.
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
a)
Intended to rebuild the economies and spirits of western Europe after World War II
b)
Rebuild the economies and spirits of western Europe after Word War I
c)
Rebuild France after German occupancy in World War II
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