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WorksheetsWH2 SOL Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
2.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
3.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince"
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Petrarch
4.
Which of the following is a synonym best used to describe the word "secular"
a)
Worldly
b)
Religious
c)
Chivalry
d)
Rebirth
5.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
6.
What was one problem with the Catholic church that led to the Reformation?
a)
Priests were too nice
b)
The Pope had too much political power
c)
Martin Luther liked indulgences
d)
The printing press helped with the Crusades
7.
Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses is considered by many to be a turning point in history because
a)
sale of indulgences increased.
b)
Luther became the German ruler
c)
Catholic power declined.
d)
German states became unified.
8.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
d)
An attempt to strengthen the power of the Pope
9.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
10.
This group was established to spread Catholicism around the world
a)
Huguenots
b)
Lutherans
c)
Jesuits
d)
Monks
11.
What is Predestination?
a)
studying the bible in your language helps you to understand it
b)
God has the foreknowledge of who is saved and who is condemned to hell
c)
faith + works helps achieve salvation
d)
None of these
12.
Who taught predestination?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Zwingli
d)
Erasmus
13.
Which king broke away from the Catholic church because he wanted an annulment?
a)
Philip II
b)
George I
c)
Charles I
d)
Henry VIII
14.
The Inquisition was a movement by church leaders to keep people "holy" though which of these means?
a)
fasting
b)
fiery sermons
c)
torture
d)
all of the above
15.
A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Treaty of Tordesillas
16.
Spanish conquistador that defeated the Incan empire. Although the Incan King, met his demands for rooms filled with gold & silver for the King's release. The King was strangled.
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizarro
c)
Capitalism
d)
Caravel
17.
First man to led an expedition that circumnavigated the globe.
a)
Pizarro
b)
Caravel
c)
Cortes
d)
Magellan
18.
Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain.
a)
Colonies
b)
Cortes
c)
Joint-stock
d)
Conquistadors
19.
An economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources,such as money, for profit.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Caravel
c)
Capitalism
d)
Cortes
20.
Segment of the forced journey that captured Africans made from Africa to America throughout the 1600's; it consisted of the dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean; many slaves perished on this segment of the journey.
a)
Caravel
b)
Pizarro
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Middle Passage
21.
A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa, Cape of Good Hope, to the Indian Ocean.
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Cortes
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Magellan
22.
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
a)
Caravel
b)
Pizarro
c)
Colonies
d)
Cortes
23.
Occurs when a country exports/sells more goods to other countries than it imports/buys from other countries
a)
Favorable balance of trade
b)
Atlantic Slave Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Triangular Trade
24.
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Megellan
c)
Colonies
d)
Mercantilism
25.
The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Capitalism
d)
Colonization
26.
What do Buddhists believe in?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Baptism
c)
The Five Pillars of Islam
d)
That Abraham was their founder
27.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
The Vedas
b)
The Quran
c)
The Holy Bible
d)
The Torah
28.
Which religion has an annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
29.
The Ottoman Empire helped spread which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
30.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
31.
What were the 3 largest West African Empires?
a)
Songhai, Mali, and Nigeria
b)
Mali, Songhai, and Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, and Bachwezi
d)
Aksum, Ghana, Mali
32.
Who was the English Civil war a struggle between?
a)
England and France
b)
Parliament (power of the people) and the monarch
c)
English citizens and Louis XIV
d)
Parliament and France
33.
Who led the Parliament during the English Civil War?
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
King Charles
c)
Royalists
d)
John Locke
34.
Who took the throne after King James fled to France?
a)
Charles II
b)
Parliament
c)
William and Mary of Orange
d)
James III
35.
What type of limited government did England have under William and Mary?
a)
rule of law
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Lord Protector
36.
Oath made by members of the 3rd Estate after they were locked out of their meeting room; promised to make laws and reforms in the name of the French people
a)
Legislative Assembly Promise
b)
National Assembly Oath
c)
Tennis Court Promise
d)
Tennis Court Oath
37.
What did the 3rd Estate rename themselves at the beginning of the Revolution?
a)
National Convention
b)
Legislative Assembly
c)
National Assembly
d)
Legislative Convention
38.
head of the Committee of Public Safety; lead the Reign of Terror
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Napoleon
d)
Danton
39.
Queen of France; hated by the French people due to her spending habits and because she wasn't French
a)
Marie Antoinette
b)
Marie
c)
Antoinette
40.
in and effort to force Portugal to accept his blockage against Britain, Napoleon marched troops through Spain in the _______ War
a)
Spanish
b)
Peninsular
c)
Portuguese
d)
French Force
41.
Napoleon's final defeat in June of 1815
a)
Battle of Moscow
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Trafalgar
d)
Battle of Waterloo
42.
After his initial defeat, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______; his second exile was to the island of _________.
a)
St. Helena; Elba
b)
Elba; Corsica
c)
Elba; St. Helena
d)
Corsica; St. Helena
43.
This was a bloody period of the French Revolution.
a)
Battle of Waterloo
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
reign of King Louis XVI
d)
Revolutionary War
44.
This person thought a natural law for protecting rights was to separate government into three branches
a)
Diderot
b)
Wollstonecraft
c)
Beccaria
d)
Montesquieu
45.
Which historical event was inspired by the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
WWI
c)
WWII
d)
Vietnam
46.
What are the rights you have from birth that the government should defend called?
a)
Natural Law
b)
Natural Rights
c)
State of Nature
d)
Social Contract
47.
Tsarina Catherine the Great built schools, hospitals, and promoted women's education. Historians categorize Catherine the Great as an:
a)
Enlightened Despot
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Capitalist
d)
Communist
48.
Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Hobbes
c)
Rousseau
d)
Beccaria
49.
Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Beccaria
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Locke
50.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
Had many moons
51.
Who created the Scientific Method?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Kepler
c)
The Pope
d)
Francis Bacon
52.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
53.
What paved the way for Britain to lead the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Extensive natural resources
b)
Transportation
c)
Economics
d)
Trade with foreign nations
54.
Voluntary worker organizations that wanted help with labor issues were called:
a)
mens clubs
b)
proletariat
c)
labor unions
d)
strikes
55.
Early forms of mass production were done in people's homes. This was called:
a)
Cottage Industry
b)
Interchangeable parts
c)
Putting out system
d)
Both cottage industry/putting-out system
56.
Socialism called for
a)
More equal wealth
b)
A bloody revolution
c)
a new education system
d)
an end to child labor
57.
According to Karl Marx, the ____, or working class, was oppressed by the middle class.
a)
proletariat
b)
bourgeoisie
c)
socialists
d)
Communists
58.
A political philosophy based on the idea that people should be as free as possible from government restraint. This is the definition of
a)
militarism
b)
imperialism
c)
liberalism
d)
nationalism
59.
Who unified much of Southern Italy with only a volunteer army in 1860?
a)
Giuseppe Mazzini
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Cavour
d)
Emmanuel II
60.
The Iron Chancellor: Unites Germany: Realpolitick
a)
Cavour
b)
Wilhelm I
c)
Bismarck
d)
Garibaldi
61.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
62.
The need of new markets and raw materials led European countries to pursue a policy of what?
a)
socialism
b)
communism
c)
isolationism
d)
imperialism
63.
Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for
a)
strict government control of the economy
b)
heavy taxation of manufacturers
c)
government investments in major industries
d)
minimal government involvement in the economy
64.
The movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine is best known as
a)
multi-culturalism
b)
Marxism
c)
Zionism
d)
militarism
65.
Who opened Japan to trade?
a)
America
b)
England
c)
China
d)
Russia
66.
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
an attempt to remove Westerners and their influence from China
b)
a victory by the Chinese against the West
c)
the British stop exporting Chinese goods
d)
an attempt by Chinese Christians to gain religious freedom
67.
What did the Berlin Conference do?
a)
Divided Africa based on ethnicity
b)
Divided Africa based on resources
c)
Divided India based on resources
d)
Divided Africa based on negotiations with chiefs
68.
What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?
a)
Distrust of Britain after animal fat rumors for bullets
b)
India's addiction to opium and retaliation
c)
The changing western culture of India
d)
The Berlin Conference where they decided who got which area
69.
What was important about the African nations of Liberia and Ethiopia?
a)
They were the only nations to remain free from European control.
b)
They were the first nations to gain independence from the Europeans.
c)
They were the first nations to be taken over by the Europeans.
d)
They were both taken over by the United States.
70.
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for just and lasting peace?
a)
Fourteen points
b)
4 Main Points
c)
3 main sections
d)
Forty Points
71.
What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug trences, or deep ditches, to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions
a)
Guerilla warfare
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Ditch warfare
d)
Hole warfare
72.
Whose assassination was seen as a trigger of the war?
a)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
b)
Baron Manfred con Richtoofen of Germany
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
d)
The Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand
73.
Which country pulled out of WWI because they were dealing with a Bolshevik (communist) uprising?
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Yugoslavia
74.
A major result of the Russian Revolution is that
a)
Russia won WW1
b)
Russia became a communist state
c)
The Romanovs regained power
d)
Russia became a democracy
75.
Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 and _____________________ took this opportunity to seize power (1922-1927) and become dictator of the USSR.
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Nicholas III
c)
Rasputin
d)
Joseph Stalin
76.
Many groups resisted Lenin's Bolshevik revolution, and a Civil War between the __________ and ________ armies raged between 1918 and 1920, leading to the deaths of 2 million.
a)
Blue and Yellow
b)
Blue and Grey
c)
Little and Small
d)
White (conservative) and Red (Communist/Bolshevik)
77.
The 1919 treaty that ended WW1
a)
Reparations
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Reparations
d)
Treaty of Versailles
78.
What was the slogan of Lenin and the Bolsheviks?
a)
Peace, Land, Bread
b)
Land, Bread, Water
c)
Bread, Peace, Treaty
d)
Peace, Land, BOLSHEVIKS
79.
What was the German plan to quickly defeat the French and British through rapid attacks to Paris?
a)
Schlieffen Plan
b)
Siegfried Line
c)
Lebensraum
d)
Unterseeboot
80.
The civil war in China was fought between what two groups?
a)
Nationalists and Communists
b)
Monarchs and Oligarchs
c)
Japanese and Chinese
d)
Democrats and Fascists
81.
The leader of the Chinese communist revolution was:
a)
Sun Yixian
b)
Chiang Kai-Shek
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Yuan Shikai
82.
The leader of the Fascist party in Italy was:
a)
Francisco Franco
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
83.
What event led to the collapse of the global economy?
a)
American stock market crash
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
German Civil War
d)
Swedish Coal Fires
84.
The meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to determine the fate of post-war Europe was the:
a)
Yalta Conference
b)
Munich Plot
c)
United Nations Meeting
d)
Berlin Conference
85.
Which nation was not part of the Truman Doctrine or the Marshall Plan?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
86.
Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?
a)
The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
b)
The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
c)
The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
d)
The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders
87.
Which contribution of women during the Second World War is reflected by the image above?
a)
Working in factories
b)
Serving in the military
c)
Flying missions over Europe
d)
Building homes for returning soldiers
88.
How did the Allies, specifically the US, end the war on the Pacific front against Japan?
a)
Imprisoned all of the Japanese soldiers until they surrendered.
b)
Used a new type of grenade against the soldiers
c)
Dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
89.
What were the Nuremberg Trials
a)
The trial of the Japanese because of the damage they caused during Pearl Harbor
b)
The trial of Hitler after WWII ended
c)
The trial for 22 high ranking Nazi officials because of their crimes
90.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
91.
What event prompted the Soviet Union to form the Warsaw Pact?
a)
the formation of NATO
b)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
the Korean War
d)
the launch of Sputnik
92.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
93.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
94.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
95.
Which leader developed a closer relationship between India and the USSR during the Cold War?
a)
Indira Gandhi
b)
Margaret Thatcher
c)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
d)
Golda Meir
96.
This person was the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain:
a)
Margaret Thatcher
b)
Elisabeth Domitien
c)
Kim Campbell
d)
Helen Clark
97.
The last President of the USSR who witnessed the Fall of the Berlin wall was:
a)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b)
Deng Xiaoping
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Joseph Stalin
98.
Glasnost and perestroika were reforms put into place by:
a)
Indira Gandhi
b)
Margaret Thatcher
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Deng Xiaoping
99.
Which leader reformed Communist China’s economy to a market economy leading to rapid economic growth?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Nationalist China (island of Taiwan) Mao Tse-tung
c)
Deng Xiaoping
d)
Chiang Kai-shek
100.
D-Day was the invasion of this country
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
France
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