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WorksheetsWorld II Mid-Term Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The following factors helped England initiate the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
a)
Countryside not ravaged by war
b)
English kings required industrialization to fight Napoleon
c)
England's creative middle class
d)
Diverse natural resources unique to England
2.
What was the purpose and the goals of industrialization?
a)
To provide jobs to the populace
b)
To expand colonial influence throughout the world
c)
To create strong armies
d)
To make more needed items faster and cheaper
3.
What industry was among the first to industrialize?
a)
Textiles
b)
Mining
c)
Transportation
d)
Medicine
4.
Factories replaced . . .
a)
Mom-and-Pop Shops
b)
Corporations
c)
Cottage Industries
d)
Joint-Stock Companies
5.
In the context of Industrialization, for what reason did countries seek out Colonies?
a)
To convert natives to Christianity
b)
To obtain cheap, natural resources
c)
To demonstrate strength to other world leaders
d)
To obtain money necessary to build factories at home
6.
England maintained control over factory technology by . . .
a)
Refusing to permit engineers to leave the country
b)
By prohibiting any worker from ever leaving the factory grounds
c)
By destroying all plans fro factories befor ethey could be copied
d)
Refusing to permit anyone from leaving England
7.
This man memorized factory plans and built the first factory in the USA
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Henry Bessemer
d)
Samuel Slater
8.
James Hargreaves helped industrialization by creating . . .
a)
The Cotton Gin
b)
The Process for making steel
c)
The Spinning Jenny
d)
The Seed Drill
9.
To maximize agricultural production, many smaller farms were combined and fenced in, and then called . . .
a)
Urbanization
b)
Enclosures
c)
Cottage Industries
d)
Textiles
10.
Iron Ore was produced into a strong, structural resource called steel through a process developed and named for . . .
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
James Watt
c)
Louis Pasteur
d)
Robert Fulton
11.
Workers had little leverage to improve their working conditions because . . .
a)
So many people were desperate for work that employers could easily replace disgruntled workers
b)
The employer was never around to discuss pay and working conditions
c)
They were tied to the factory, as serfs were tied to the farm land
d)
Because Employers owned the factory
12.
Workers were able to improve pay and working conditions by:
a)
By improving their education
b)
Moving to bigger cities
c)
Forming Labor Unions and forcing Employers into Collective Bargaining
d)
By initiating a revolution of the Proletariate
13.
Unions gained improvements by using their leverage against employers through a process called . . .
a)
Enclosures
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Socialism
d)
A Strike
14.
Employers often hired women and children over men for all of the reasons EXCEPT . . .
a)
They could pay women and children less than men
b)
Women and children, having smaller hands, could do jobs men could not
c)
Low wages in factories meant that the entire family needed to work, making women and children available for hire
d)
Women and children worked without complaining
15.
Slavery was slowly dying out in the late 1700's because . . .
a)
It was considered immoral
b)
Agricultural labor was so inefficient that even slave labor was not profitable
c)
Most plantation owners thought it was more efficient using paid labor
d)
Governments were banning the practice of slavery
16.
Capital refers to . . .
a)
Industrialists
b)
Entrepreneurs
c)
Gold and silver
d)
Cash, assets, resources, etc.
17.
The concept of Capitalism as an economic system was introduced in which book by Adam Smith?
a)
The Wealth of Nations
b)
The Prince
c)
The Communist Manifesto
d)
Das Kapital
18.
An ideal capitalist economy will be regulated through . . .
a)
The government
b)
The Proletariat
c)
The invisible Hand
d)
The Bourgeois
19.
Marx and Engles competing theory of economics focuses on eliminating injustices of Capitalism by . . .
a)
Closing factories
b)
Redistributing wealth
c)
Having the workers run the factories
d)
Establishing minimal rules for safety in the factories
20.
Socialism differs from Communism in that . . .
a)
Socialism is regulated by the invisible hand
b)
Communism is a constitutionally created system
c)
it is called Socialism in Europe and the USA, but Communism elsewhere
d)
Communism refers to a socialist dictatorship of the proletariate, but socialism need not be accomplished through dictatorship
21.
Industrialism benefited society in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
Expanded the middle class
b)
Made more goods available for a cheaper price
c)
Created equality in society
d)
Improved transportation
22.
Agriculture improvements were essential during industrialization because . . .
a)
It was necessary to be abl eto continue to feed a growing population
b)
more and more people were becoming farmers
c)
Early factories ran on agricultural goods
d)
People had more money and wanted to buy more food
23.
Capitalism promotes equality in that . . .
a)
Through industrialization, all people entered the middle class
b)
The market determines success regardless of wealth or social class.
c)
Everyone gets paid the same
d)
Everyone can get a job
24.
Inequality in Capitalism stems from
a)
The continued practice of slavery
b)
Voting rights denied to certain populations
c)
The dictatorship of the Proletariat
d)
Unequal distribution of income
25.
In spite of advancements in science and medicines, advanced industrialism led to declines in the health of people because . . .
a)
An increase in pollution of the air and water
b)
dangerous working conditoins led to signifcant injuries for large numbers of workers
c)
Alcoholism became a significant societal problem
d)
All of the above
26.
The benefit of the Cotton 'Gin was that it could . . .
a)
quickly remove seeds that previously had to be removed by hand
b)
Could plant cotton seeds over a large plantation in half the time
c)
Could harvest the cotton on the plantation in half the time
d)
Turn cotton threads into fabric in half the time
27.
The steam engine was invented by . . .
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
James Watt
d)
Henry Bessemer
28.
By discovering bacteria, this man found a way to make products such as milk safer to use.
a)
Edward Jenner
b)
James Hargreaves
c)
Louis Pasteur
d)
Henry Bessemer
29.
The first smallpox vaccination was developed by . . .
a)
Edward Jenner
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Henry Bessemer
d)
James Hargreaves
30.
Henry Ford is famous for developing . . .
a)
The first automobile
b)
The pick-up truck
c)
The assembly line
d)
The steering wheel
31.
How did the son of Ivan IV die?
a)
An assassin stabbed him in his carriage
b)
Frostbite
c)
Heart Attack
d)
Killed by Ivan IV
32.
The Divine Right of Kings is the theory that . . .
a)
Kings are Gods and all people must worship the King
b)
Kings should only be advised by the clergy who speak to God directly
c)
Kings are chosen by God to rule
d)
Kings have the power to run the church as well as the state
33.
Hohenzollerns were the ruling family of . . .
a)
The Holy Roman Empire
b)
Bohemia
c)
Russia
d)
Prussia
34.
What was the inspiration for Peter to embrace Westernization?
a)
Russia was conquered by France
b)
He lived and worked in Europe before taking the throne
c)
His cousin was the King of the Netherlands
d)
He read about Western Europe from his tutors
35.
One of the most famous works of the Spanish Golden Age was
a)
Don Quixote
b)
Liberty, LEading her People
c)
The Marriage of Figaro
d)
The Prince
36.
A monarch desiring to hold absolute power must do which of the following:
a)
Maintain a small but active Court around him at all times for advice
b)
Allow the people the opportunity to worship whatever religion they choose
c)
Allow the market to regulate the economy
d)
Weaken the noble class
37.
Kepler was responsible for developing theories on which discipline?
a)
The law of gravity
b)
The Human Circulatory System
c)
Calculus
d)
Planetary motion
38.
In which year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
a)
1535
b)
1648
c)
1588
d)
1688
39.
Who originally developed the Helio-Centric Theory of the Universe?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Newton
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
40.
What document was signed by William and Mary in 1688?
a)
The English Bill of Rights
b)
The Magna Carta
c)
The Edict of Nantes
d)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
41.
Who is associated with the phrase, "I am the State?"
a)
Peter I
b)
Charles II
c)
Charles V
d)
Louis XIV
42.
Who came to power in the "Glorious Revolution?"
a)
James II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
William and Mary
d)
Elizabeth I
43.
Who was the author of "The Social Contract?"
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Hobbes
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
44.
Who was America's Enlightenment Thinker?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
45.
Which statement reflects the Enlightenment response against the Divine Right Theory?
a)
God has chosen ALL governmental rulers
b)
Independence is built by military strength
c)
The power of Government is obtained by the governed
d)
A capitalist economy is essential for democracy
46.
Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire were all . . .
a)
Scientists invovled in the Scientific Revolution
b)
Enlightenment thinkers whose ideas contributed to the French Revolution
c)
Developers of the Scientific Method
d)
Sea Captains who explored the new world
47.
The Enlightenment Period was also referred to as . . .
a)
The Age of Power
b)
The Age of Exploration
c)
The Age of Science
d)
The Age of Reason
48.
Jefferson's "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness" were altered from Locke's theory of man's absolute right to . . .
a)
Life, Liberty, and Land
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
d)
Life, Religion, and the Pursuit of Happiness
49.
The American Bill of Rights reflects whose philosophies?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Wollenstonecraft
d)
Beccaria
50.
Based on his philosophies, Rousseau would likely support . . .
a)
a return to feudalism in Europe
b)
Societies governed by the Catholic church
c)
Government ruled by an absolute monarch
d)
Society in which people choose their own leaders
51.
Which idea would be associated with Hobbes?
a)
Power should rest with the people
b)
Power should come from the church
c)
People should be left alone by the government
d)
Men are evil and must be kept from creating chaos
52.
The Enlightenment ideas spread because they were founded on a concept of . . .
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Socialism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Divine Rights
53.
The Enlightenment is considered a turning point in history because . . .
a)
The Columbian Exchange was occuring
b)
Martin Luther broke away from the church
c)
Europeans changed their thoughts about governments
d)
The factory system was used to mass-produce goods more efficiently
54.
The scientific revolution and the Enlightenment were similar to one another because they both . . .
a)
Led to increased power by royal families
b)
Sought to reconcile Christian beliefs with scientific understandings
c)
Promoted Nationalism and revolutions in Eastern Europe
d)
Questioned the traditional values and past practices
55.
Which German state led the Unification of Germany?
a)
Brandenberg
b)
Bavaria
c)
Bohemia
d)
Prussia
56.
Latin American governments sought independence at the risk of potential danger seeking which idea or concept?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Industrialism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Self-Government
57.
Which world leader was famous for - and earned his nickname from - his "Iron and Blood" speech
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Giuseppi Garibaldi
c)
Otto Von Bismark
d)
Peter the Great
58.
The followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi were referred to as . . . .
a)
Giuseppites
b)
Red Shirts
c)
Sicilians
d)
Italians
59.
Simon Bolivar was known in Central America as . . .
a)
The Iron Chancellor
b)
Mexico's George Washington
c)
The Liberator
d)
Simon "The Man"
60.
What policy was issued by the united States as a warning against attempts to re-colonize Central and South America?
a)
Treaty of Tordesillas
b)
Edict of Nantes
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Treaty of Versailles
61.
Which French King unsuccessfully attempted to claim absolute power in 1830, leading to another revolution?
a)
Charles II
b)
Charles X
c)
Nicolas II
d)
Louis X
62.
Otto Von Bismark described a political philosophy which was extremely similar to that originally described by Nicolo Machiavelli called . . .
a)
Might makes Right
b)
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Realpolitik
63.
Viceroys, or colonial governors, ONLY consisted of people from which social class?
a)
Amerindians
b)
Meztizos
c)
Creoles
d)
Peninsulares
64.
Creoles were . . .
a)
The native population
b)
Imported Africans
c)
Europeans born in the Colonies
d)
Meztizos that proved themsleves loyal and were sent to Spain
65.
The purpose of Colonial Governments in the New World was . . .
a)
to facilitate independence of the people
b)
to blend cultures of Europeans with the Native population
c)
To teach the native population how to govern themselves effectively
d)
To become an outpost of Colonial authority
66.
Havana, Mexico City, Lima, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires are all examples of . . .
a)
Cities in which Spanish is the official language
b)
Outposts of Colonial Authority
c)
Coastal cities built to facilitate international trade
d)
Seats of successful revolutions between 1800-1820
67.
What was the name of the Foreign Minister who hosted and led the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Wellington
b)
Robespierre
c)
Metternich
d)
Cavour
68.
Which events started and ended the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution?
a)
Execution of Louis XVI and the execution of Robespierre
b)
Storming of the Bastille and the Congress of Vienna
c)
Coronation of Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo
d)
Coronation of Louis XVI and the Coronation of Louis XVIII
69.
A lasting legacy of the rule of Napoleon is . . . .
a)
Unification of Europe
b)
Unification of France
c)
The Napoleonic Code
d)
Guide to successful invasion of Russia
70.
One goal of the Congress of Vienna was called "Legitimacy" meaning . . .
a)
Creating a new Constitution
b)
Establishing democracy in Europe
c)
Restoring previously deposed monarchs to their throne
d)
Allowing people to decide of which country their land will belong
71.
Which statement about the tax burden in France prior to the French Revolution was true?
a)
France required the church to pay the entire tax burden
b)
All estates paid in accordance with their wealth
c)
France sought to conquer territories to avoid taxing their people
d)
The third estate paid the entirety of the taxes in France
72.
Which of the following is the correct statement regarding the relationship between the French Revolution and the American Revolution?
a)
The revolutions occured simultaneously
b)
The American Revolutoin inspired the French Revolution
c)
The French Revolution inspired the American Revolution
d)
Neither country was aware of the other's revolution until after the fact
73.
The first violent event of the French Revolution was the capture of which building?
a)
The Palace of Versailles
b)
The Indoor Tennis Court
c)
The Bastille
d)
The Eiffel Tower
74.
The Reign of Terror is significant in the French Revolution because . . .
a)
Oliver Cromwell became king
b)
Women marched on Versailles demanding food
c)
The Nobility imprisoned thousands of Peasants
d)
The government executed thousands of people by the Guillotine
75.
How did the Russians respond to the invasion of their country by Napoleon?
a)
He was welcomed as a liberator
b)
He was turned back at the border by superior numbers
c)
They led him deep into the country into an ambush
d)
They retreated, burning everything in their path
76.
The Congress of Vienna sought to establish a Balance of Power in Europe, which was a plan to . . .
a)
Keep France weak forever
b)
Creation of an Internatoinal police force to repel any invasions of another country in the future
c)
Establishing alliances to deter countries from attempting to conquer and unite Europe
d)
Giving monarchs absolute power to prevent revolutions
77.
Robespierre's actions as ruler of France demonstrate which Enlightenment Philosopher's beliefs in action?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Montesquieu
78.
The Printing Press helped the Protestant Reformation because . . .
a)
Luther used the Press to print his 95 Theses
b)
Luther was able to send a letter to the Pope
c)
Luther's 95 Theses were copied and distributed throughout Europe
d)
Guttenberg was able to tell Luther's story after his death
79.
A major philosophy that developed during the Renaissance was
a)
Divine Right
b)
Realpolitik
c)
Humanism
d)
Enlightenment
80.
The Renaissance began where?
a)
Present-day Germany
b)
Present-day Germany
c)
England
d)
Portugal
81.
In which was was the Renaissance in Northern Europe was different than in Southern Europe?
a)
Southern Europe included arts
b)
Northern Europe Renaissance was funded by the kings
c)
The Southern Renaissance was more secular than the Northern Renaissance
d)
The Sourthern Renaissance was influenced by the Northern Renaissance
82.
The Counter-Reformation was . . .
a)
The second stage of the Protestant Reformatoin in which Calvin formed his own church
b)
The Reformation spreading past the German states
c)
The period in which Mary returned England to the Catholic Church
d)
The Catholic Church's reforms in repsonse to eth Reformation
83.
Luther's philosophy of religion said what about Salvation?
a)
Man is saved by Indulgences
b)
Man is saved by Faith
c)
Man is saved by Good Works
d)
Man is inherently evil and cannot achieve salvation
84.
Predestination was a philosophy of which theologian?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
Henry (VIII) Tudor
d)
Pierre Huguenot
85.
Which Portuguese prince established a school for navigation
a)
Ferdinand
b)
Phillip
c)
Henry
d)
Vasco
86.
Why was Portugal seeking to sail around Africa?
a)
To enslave the African people
b)
To sail to India for spices and goods
c)
To find the New World
d)
To prove it could be done
87.
Who was the first person to round the tip of Sourthern Africa?
a)
Balboa
b)
Columbus
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Vasco de Gama
88.
The Silk Road connected which two areas?
a)
China and India
b)
India and Australia
c)
China and the Mediterranean
d)
The Saharan desert and the Mediteranean
89.
The Trans-Saharan trade route was significant because . . .
a)
It led to the population of the desert
b)
It led to the inclusion of Western African goods in the gloabl trade networks
c)
It led to European exploration
d)
It led to Imperialism
90.
A cup of a fancy, hot beverage represents two items Europe obtained through Italy on the global trade network, specifically:
a)
Tea and crackers
b)
Tea and steam
c)
Coffee and milk
d)
Coffee and Porcelain
91.
One immediate and major world-wide effect of the development of the printing press was . . . .
a)
More power to the church
b)
Increased literacy
c)
development of school buildings
d)
Increased wealth for the church
92.
The first country to colonize Africa was . . .
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Belgium
93.
How was Europe able to prevent war in colonizing various areas of Africa?
a)
The rule of "first come, first serve" was honored
b)
When two countries attempting to claim the same land, they negotiated a peaceful resolution
c)
The Africans voted on which country they preferred to have Colonize them
d)
Countries met at the Berlin Conference to divide up Africa
94.
The Battle of Adwa was significant because . . .
a)
It led to European Colonization of Africa
b)
It led to the end of Colonization of Africa
c)
Ethiopia was able to maintain its independence while the rest of Africa was colonized
d)
It was the first battle in history in which there were no survivors
95.
Which Asian nation remained independent through European Colonization?
a)
India
b)
Burma
c)
Siam
d)
Australia
96.
Who was in charge of India prior to the Sepoy Mutiny?
a)
England
b)
Mughals
c)
Portuguese
d)
East India Company
97.
Why did the Sepoy Mutiny fail?
a)
Seopys were outnumbered
b)
Sepoys were untrained at military tactics
c)
England learned of their planned surprise attack
d)
The Indian people were too divided
98.
Which represents the most significant difference between Imperialism through a Protectorate and Imperialism through a Colony?
a)
How many troops are kept in the country
b)
Whether the economy is Socialist or Capitalist
c)
Which natural resources are removed from the country
d)
How the country is governed
99.
A person expected to adopt the culture, traditions, and conventions of a majority is called . . .
a)
Annexation
b)
Imperialism
c)
The White Man's Burden
d)
Assimilation
100.
Social Darwinism developed as a societal application of the Theory of Evolution suggesting that . . .
a)
Europeans developed out of Africa
b)
Europeans were designed to survive against the animals found in Europe
c)
Europeans were stronger than Asians and Africans, and entitled to conquer those weaker people
d)
Europeans' development was pre-ordained by God.
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