WorksheetsEuropean development 9 week
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.
a)
find a faster trade route to Asia
b)
spread Christianity
c)
colonize new territories
d)
gain military advantage
2.
The Age of Exploration began in which country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Europe
d)
Italy
3.
Which of the following is not a motive for exploration?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
d)
Gummies
4.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
5.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
6.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
7.
Columbus thought that he had arrived at ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
a)
Cathay
b)
Africa
c)
America
d)
India
8.
What was the most common religion practiced in Europe during the period of exploration?
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Islam
9.
Who were the major players in European exploration?
a)
England, France, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Egypt
c)
Portugal, Spain, Sweden
d)
India, France, Greece
10.
Which religion did Prince Henry the Navigator hope to spread?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
11.
What was the time period when countries began colonizing Asia & Africa?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonization
d)
Exploration
12.
Which country had the BIGGEST colonial empire after Exploration & Imperialism?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Russia
13.
Who was assassinated by a Serbian rebel & officially sparked WWI?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Greg Gerdinand
c)
King Bob
14.
What is the term called when a country glorifies its military and believes in building the strongest armed forces possible.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
15.
What is the term called when a country wants to extend its authority and power to more land or countries?
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
16.
What is the term called when a country has a lot of pride and believe they are superior to other countries?
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
17.
What is the term called when two or more countries agree to work together and help each other?
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
18.
True or False:
Militarism is when a country glorifies its military and believes in building the strongest armed forces possible.
Militarism is when a country glorifies its military and believes in building the strongest armed forces possible.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False:
Imperialism is when a country has a lot of pride and believe they are superior to other countries.
Imperialism is when a country has a lot of pride and believe they are superior to other countries.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
How much was Germany forced to pay in reparations?
a)
$32 billion
b)
$33 billion
c)
$36 billion
d)
$38 billion
21.
What was the peace treaty called at the end of WWI?
a)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
b)
Treaty of International Peace
c)
Treaty to End All Wars
d)
Treaty of Versailles
22.
When a nation reduces its armed forces and are not allowed to acquire weapons
a)
reparations
b)
demilitarization
c)
self-determination
23.
What was a result of the harsh conditions placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
the development of democracy
b)
economic and political instability
c)
a local uprising
d)
an increase in their military
24.
Which country got smaller after World War I?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
25.
Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles
a)
made Germany pay reparations.
b)
stripped Germany of its colonies.
c)
forced Germany to sign a war-guilt clause
d)
barred Germany from maintaining a military
26.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
27.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
28.
What was Russia called after World War I?
a)
Poland
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Hungary
d)
Romania
29.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
30.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
31.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
32.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
33.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
34.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
35.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
36.
A mass slaughter of Jews and other civilians, carried out by the Nazi government of Germany before & during WWII.
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
37.
Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group.
a)
compressed
b)
nightmare
c)
humanity
d)
genocide
38.
Auschwitz is _
a)
Place to hold a fun birthday party.
b)
Jewish Concentration/death camp.
c)
A synagogue
d)
Jewish Church
39.
What is a concentration camp?
a)
A camp for thinking
b)
Prison for people who were part of minorities
c)
THE CHICKEN TELLS ALL
d)
Jail for nazis
40.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
41.
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
42.
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
43.
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
The Berlin Wall
b)
Boundary to block off Soviet contact to other nations
c)
A military defense system
d)
The imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
44.
When was the Cold War?
a)
1950-1962
b)
1962-1991
c)
1929-1947
d)
1947-1991
45.
What was a major reason for Cold War?
a)
Ideological differences between USA and USSR
b)
The weather was too low
c)
Insufficient money for war reparations
d)
Inability of the UN to maintain peace
46.
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Soviet Union
47.
Although the Cold War never involved any actual fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. and _____________.
a)
the Soviet Union
b)
the Middle East
c)
Germany
d)
China
48.
Under Soviet communism, the __________ controlled all property and economic activity.
a)
state/government
b)
people
c)
private businesses
49.
Germany eventually divides into two parts: West Germany aligned with the Soviet Union and East Germany aligned with the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Name the structure separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West.
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
The Deutche Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Communist Bloc
51.
The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S and their fight against ___.
a)
Socialism
b)
Fascism
c)
Communism
d)
Exorcisms
52.
What happened to Germany after WWII?
a)
It was divided up by Britain, France, Russia, and US after WW2
b)
It became communist after WWII
c)
It was split up between France and the Soviet Union
d)
It held democratic elections and became socialist
53.
What type of government did the Soviet Union (USSR) have during the Cold War?
a)
capitalism
b)
democracy
c)
communism
d)
theocracy
54.
What type of government did the United States have during the Cold War?
a)
totalitarianism
b)
communism
c)
capitalism
d)
democracy
55.
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
a)
Communism and Fascism
b)
Communism and Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy and Fascism
d)
Communism and Democracy
56.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
a)
They kept the same political system
b)
They unified into one democratic country
c)
They unified into one communist country
d)
They rebuilt the wall.
57.
After _____________ came to power in the Soviet Union, there was a dramatic end to the Cold War.
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Leonid Brezhnev
58.
The Cuban missiles were being installed _____ miles from the shore of Florida.
a)
90
b)
100
c)
110
d)
80
59.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
60.
Is colonization physical or political takeover?
a)
physical
b)
political
c)
both
d)
neither
61.
What country is the first to truly colonize Africa, 1500-1815.
a)
Portugal
b)
United States
c)
Nigeria
d)
Great Britain
62.
What was the MAIN reason European countries colonized Africa?
a)
They wanted to spread Christianity.
b)
They were looking for trade routes.
c)
The continent would provide large amounts of land.
d)
They needed the natural resources.
63.
What was Hitler's political party?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Nazi
d)
Nationalist
64.
Who was the last Czar of Russia?
a)
Nicholas II
b)
Lennin
c)
King George
d)
Queen Elizabeth
65.
Who helped the Russian people overthrow the autocratic government of Nicolas II and establish a communist government in the early 1900s?
a)
Joesph Stalin
b)
Vladimir Lennin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Winston Churchill
66.
Which groups of people were persecuted by the Nazis from 1933-1945?
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
c)
Hindus
d)
Christians
67.
What event sparked WWI in 1914?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania?
b)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
c)
The sinking of the Titanic
d)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
68.
Which event brought the US into WWI?
a)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The sinking of the Titanic
c)
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
d)
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania
69.
Which of the following was not a way that Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Taking back land lost after WWI
b)
Making his military stronger
c)
Building factories to produce weapons
d)
Employing people to build roads
70.
Which of the following 4 theories led to the start of WWI?
a)
Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
c)
God, Gold, Glory, Gun Powder
d)
Freedom, Money, Weapons, God
71.
Russia, the UK, and France were part of the _______________ powers in WWI.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
Western
72.
WWI was first refereed to as ________________________.
a)
The Great War
b)
The Final War
c)
The Grand War
d)
Just WWI
73.
WWI started because of the assassination of this person by a Serbian national.
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Nicholas II
d)
Adolf Hitler
74.
Communist leader that quickly took over Russia and formed the Soviet Union after the revolution.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franz Ferdinand
75.
Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution?
a)
Workers were not making fair wages
b)
Citizens did not want to be involved in WW1
c)
People are going hungry
d)
All of the above and even some more reasons
76.
What was the name of the political group that overthrew the Czar?
a)
The Nazis
b)
The Bolshevik Party
c)
The Boyars
d)
The Democratic Party
77.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Nicholas Romanov II
78.
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
79.
Austria Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany were part of the _________________ powers in WWI.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
Eastern
80.
Russia, the UK, and France were part of the _______________ powers in WWI.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
Western
81.
This type of ship enabled explorers to travel longer, faster and carry more cargo
a)
caravan
b)
caravel
c)
compass
d)
junks
82.
Prince Henry was nicknamed "the Navigator," which could be misleading because...
a)
He thought navigation was unimportant
b)
He wasn't an explorer
c)
He started a navigation school
d)
Princes aren't allowed to have nicknames
83.
Which of the following is not a motive for exploration?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
d)
Gummies
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