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WorksheetsModern History Final Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT one of the core beliefs of the Enlightenment?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Nature
c)
Liberty
d)
Reason
2.
What event in England directly led to the Industrial Revolution?
a)
American Revolution
b)
French Revolution
c)
Pre-Industrial Pre-Revolution
d)
Agricultural Revolution
3.
What was the major cause of the American Revolution?
a)
All of the above
b)
Lack of representation in Parliament
c)
Increased taxes imposed to pay for the French and Indian War
d)
The Proclamation of 1763
4.
The first document to use Enlightenment ideals as justification for widespread social changes was the:
a)
Constitution
b)
Declaration of Rights and Man
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Declaration of Independence
5.
Louis XVI called for this legislative body in 1789 to discuss new tax laws to pay for the debts from the Seven Years War:
a)
Estates-General
b)
National Assembly
c)
Legislative Assembly
d)
The Directory
6.
What radicalized group of revolutionaries dominated the National Convention and executed King Louis XVI?
a)
Jacobins
b)
Immigres
c)
Dantonites
d)
Robespierresmen
7.
What was the first Enlightenment revolution to genuinely free slaves?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Haitian Revolution
c)
French Revolution
d)
Russian Revolution
8.
What was the foreign policy that Napoleon adopted to try and cut off Britain's trade with Europe?
a)
Reign of Terror
b)
Continental System
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Invasion of Russia
9.
Why was Napoleon's invasion of Russia unsuccessful?
a)
Tsar Alexander adopted a scorched earth policy
b)
The destruction of Moscow opened up Napoleon to the Russian Winter
c)
The Battle of Borodino decimated his command structure
d)
All of the above
10.
Napoleon's return from exile and attempted reclamation of his former empire was called the:
a)
Hundred Days
b)
Triumphant Return
c)
Return of the Jedi
d)
Reign of Terror
11.
Which of the following Latin American revolutionaries is NOT matched with his correct area of rebellion?
a)
Simon Bolivar - Venezuela
b)
Jose de San Martin - Chile
c)
Miguel Hidalgo - Mexico
d)
Agustin de Iturbide - Peru
12.
What did the Council of Vienna seek to accomplish?
a)
All of the above
b)
Establish legitimacy for monarchies and restore deposed kings
c)
Create a series of alliances between European states to ensure peace
d)
Restore the Balance of Power
13.
The belief that people's greatest loyalty should not be to a king or empire, but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history is called:
a)
Nationalism
b)
Jingoism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Patriotism
14.
The first major nationalist rebellion in Europe was the:
a)
Greek War for Independence
b)
French Revolution of 1848
c)
Franco-Prussian War
d)
Belgian Revolt
15.
What Italian kingdom led the efforts of unification in Italy?
a)
Piedmont-Sardinia
b)
Florence
c)
Venetia
d)
Rome
16.
The political ideology practiced by Prussian minister Otto von Bismarck was:
a)
Radicalism
b)
Liberalism
c)
Democracy
d)
Realpolitik
17.
The art style that reflected deep interest both in nature and in the thoughts and feelings of the individual was called:
a)
Romanticism
b)
Realism
c)
Impressionism
d)
Postmodernism
18.
The Scottish professor who argued for free market economies was:
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Francis Cabot Lowell
c)
Friedrich Engels
d)
Karl Marx
19.
The political meeting that saw European divide up Africa between them was the:
a)
Berlin Conference of 1884
b)
Council of Vienna in 1814
c)
Treaty of Portsmouth in 1904
d)
Boer Congress of 1900
20.
The American policy that ensured both Chinese independence and Chinese dependence on European merchants was:
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Portsmouth Treaty
c)
Beijing Report
d)
Nanjing Declaration
21.
Which of the following was NOT one of the causes of World War I?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Militarism
d)
Communism
22.
What event saw the Russians officially withdraw from World War I?
a)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
b)
Battle of Tannenberg
c)
February Revolution
d)
Czar Nicholas' Resignation
23.
What military engagement led to the surrender of Germany and the end of World War I?
a)
Gallipoli Campaign
b)
Schlieffen Plan
c)
Spring Offensive
d)
Hundred Days Campaign
24.
Which of the following was the end result of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States rejected the treaty and withdrew into isolationism
b)
Britain and France ensured Germany was punished and humiliated for their part in the war
c)
Nations like Japan, Italy, and Russia felt Britain and France had neglected them despite their role in winning the war
d)
All of the above
25.
Which of the following is NOT one of the major aspects of Totalitarian governments?
a)
Police Terror
b)
Indoctrination & Propaganda
c)
Religious or Ethnic Persecution
d)
Implementation of State Religion
26.
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
27.
Which of the following nationalists is NOT matched with his correct country?
a)
Mustafa Kemal - Turkey
b)
Reza Shah Pahlavi - Iran
c)
Abd al-Aziz ibn-Saud - Saudi Arabia
d)
Hideki Tojo - Iraq
28.
Which of the following conflicts did the League of Nations interfere in during the 1930s?
a)
Sino-Japanese War
b)
German occupation of Sudetenland
c)
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
d)
None of the above
29.
The secretive project that saw the Americans develop the Atomic bomb was:
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
The Minnesota Project
c)
The Miami Project
d)
The Missouri Project
30.
What legal court saw the prosecution of Nazi war criminals for "crimes against Humanity?"
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Internment
c)
Final Solution
d)
Korematsu vs. U.S.
31.
What meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin saw the Allies agree to divide Germany after the war and establish free elections in Eastern Europe?
a)
Yalta Conference
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Nuremberg Conference
32.
What multinational alliance was established in June of 1945 to try and prevent future world conflicts through peaceful international mediation?
a)
League of Nations
b)
International Money Fund
c)
United Nations
d)
NATO
33.
Which of the following weapons was NOT developed as a specific part of the arms race of the Cold War?
a)
Aircraft Carriers
b)
Thermonuclear Bombs
c)
Stealth Planes (ex. U-2)
d)
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
34.
What was the Cultural Revolution?
a)
The rise of R&B, pop, and rock music in the United States and Europe in the late 1970s
b)
A treaty between China and the Soviet Union that saw China adopt more Soviet-esque Communist policies
c)
A series of economic reforms that centered around large communal farms
d)
A purging of intellectuals from China following the failure of the Great Leap Forward
35.
What was the end result of the Korean War?
a)
It escalated into a larger war between Russia, China, and the USA
b)
South Korea was reunited with North Korea in one Communist nation
c)
North Korea's communist regime collapsed
d)
Little territorial change, but South Korea remained democratic
36.
What was the result of the Tet Offensive?
a)
Nuclear bombs were dropped on Viet Cong encampments to minimize damage to South Vietnamese civilian populaces
b)
China became more involved in the war and began sending in Chinese troops to capture the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon
c)
American and South Vietnamese military victory, but a political and social defeat as Americans turned against the war
d)
Crushing military defeat for the United States
37.
What nation was invaded by the Soviet Union, but successfully fought off the invaders under the Mujahadeen warriors?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iran
c)
Iraq
d)
Israel
38.
What treaty saw the United States and Soviet Union agree to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons?
a)
Geneva Convention
b)
SALT Treaty
c)
Brezhnev Doctrine
d)
Potsdam Declaration
39.
What is Pan-Africanism?
a)
Peace treaty signed between Egypt and Morocco to bring together the two most powerful African armies
b)
Desire to unite African nations under a single king of Islamic descent
c)
Belief that Africans are best served by imperialism
d)
Concept that African nations should unite together to preserve African political and social integrity
40.
What is globalization?
a)
The desire to rule the entire world through economic, political, or social unification
b)
The growing space programs and manned flights to other planets
c)
The increasing economic, political, and social interconnectivity of the nations of the world
d)
The study of globe-making
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