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WorksheetsFinal Exam-H
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
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1.
Feudalism in Europe and Asia shared the characteristic(s) of
a)
power and wealth were in the land.
b)
based on a written contract.
c)
upward mobility was not possible
d)
more than 1 of these
2.
A primary goal of European Crusaders fighting in the Middle East was to
a)
establish markets for Italian merchants.
b)
rescue Pope Urban II from the Byzantines.
c)
halt the advance of Mongol armies in the Asian steppes
d)
secure access to Christian holy sites in Jerusalem
3.
• Signing of the Magna Carta
• Signing of the Petition of Right
• Passage of the English Bill of Rights
In England, these events were instrumental in
• Signing of the Petition of Right
• Passage of the English Bill of Rights
In England, these events were instrumental in
a)
supporting a disarmament policy.
b)
justifying the acquisition of territory in foreign lands.
c)
promoting government control of the economy.
d)
developing parliamentary democracy.
4.
The writings of both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta inspired
a)
exploration and trade.
b)
movements for political freedom.
c)
important military expeditions.
d)
the spread of Islam to Southeast Asia.
5.
Islamic achievements in science and mathematics included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
developing concepts in geometry
b)
using the astrolabe to improve navigation.
c)
treating diseases such as smallpox.
d)
developing concepts in algebra.
6.
Like most wars, one of the leading causes of the Hundred Years War was
a)
greed among the powerful.
b)
competition for land and resources
c)
revenge for an assassination.
d)
ethnic differences.
7.
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention has been described as revolutionary because
a)
more people learned to read and new ideas were more easily spread.
b)
Renaissance artists could paint much more detail.
c)
trade was faster and more efficient.
d)
sculptures were more realistic looking.
8.
Of the following, a key characteristic of the Renaissance was
a)
Humanism.
b)
Individualism.
c)
to question reality.
d)
to trust authority
9.
One of the results of the Protestant Reformation was the
a)
removal of the Pope during high religious ceremony.
b)
abolishing the Anglican Church.
c)
spread of Islam throughout Europe.
d)
the end of religious unity in Europe.
10.
Europeans were attracted to Asia because
a)
of the potential to conquer India and the Chinese Empire.
b)
of much desired trade goods like textiles and porcelain.
c)
the Mughal Empire was in decline and had great riches
d)
Buddhism was a threat to Christianity in the region.
11.
Of the following, who were not primary traders in the Indian Ocean before the Portuguese made it to India?
a)
Chinese
b)
British
c)
Muslims
d)
Mughals
12.
The Chinese government decided to stop voyages of exploration in the Indian Ocean in the early 15th century because
a)
armed attacks by Muslim sailors.
b)
a lack of sufficient Chinese goods for trade.
c)
of the destruction of the Chinese fleet by typhoons.
d)
the government was concerned with internal problems and European influence.
13.
The Japanese cultural values of productivity and work ethic are best reflected in the feudal system’s ranking of the
a)
samurai
b)
daimyo
c)
peasants and artisans
d)
merchants
14.
The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as:
a)
lords of the manor
b)
Catholic bishops
c)
serfs
d)
knights
15.
A common stage in the early political development of Europe and Japan was:
a)
divine right monarchy.
b)
constitutional monarchy.
c)
feudalism.
d)
neo-Confucianism
16.
India, China and Japan have shared key economic, social and political characteristics like
a)
writing systems, Buddhism and strong centralized governments.
b)
writing systems, Confucianism and empires.
c)
currency systems, equality among social classes and strong centralized governments.
d)
trade with Europeans, Buddhism and strong centralized governments.
17.
Japan, after long trading with European powers entered a period of isolation because of
a)
economic independence.
b)
dangerous pirating.
c)
their rejection of European influence.
d)
high taxes on imports.
18.
The success and timing of trade through the Indian Ocean largely depended upon
a)
controlling the actions of pirates.
b)
understanding the cycles of the monsoon winds.
c)
forming a lasting trading partnership with China.
d)
the short growing season of Japanese agriculture.
19.
Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace between the different people of India by
a)
promoting a policy of religious toleration.
b)
forcing all people to adopt modern dress.
c)
building the Taj Mahal to inspire healing.
d)
establishing Buddhism as the state religion.
20.
The Divine Right of kings in Europe was much like the_____in China.
a)
Neo-Confucianism.
b)
the power of the Shogun.
c)
Mandate of Heaven.
d)
the Caliphate.
21.
Buddhism traveled one of the following manners
a)
China, Japan, India
b)
India, China, not Japan
c)
India, China, Japan
d)
China, India, not Japan
22.
During the Scientific Revolution, scholars used the _______to gain new scientific knowledge.
a)
geometry
b)
the theory of logical inquiry
c)
scientific method
d)
inquisition
23.
________allowed people to pool large sums of capital needed for business in the colonies of the New World.
a)
joint stock companies
b)
mercantilism
c)
plantations
d)
trading posts
24.
The Spanish Encomienda was based largely on the
a)
enslavement of Native Americans.
b)
mining of gold and silver.
c)
fur and fish trading.
d)
2 of these
25.
The establishment of European colonies in the New World was motivated by
a)
desire to spread Christianity to other peoples.
b)
interest in learning from other cultures.
c)
industry needed more sources of raw materials.
d)
need for more land for their large populations.
26.
Which policy is a country using when it regulates its colonies’ imports and exports to produce a favorable balance of trade?
a)
embargo
b)
mercantilism
c)
outsourcing
d)
transmigration
27.
According to the policy of mercantilism, the mother country should do all of the following except
a)
acquire colonies as sources of raw materials.
b)
limit smuggling and pirating.
c)
use colonies as a market for manufactured goods.
d)
encourage colonies to develop their own industries.
28.
Between 1500 and 1750, which commercial products were produced on Latin American plantations using enslaved laborers?
a)
corn and squash
b)
sugar and tobacco
c)
bananas and tea
d)
potatoes and wool
29.
Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labor because
a)
Native Americans refused to work on plantations.
b)
African slaves were less expensive than Native American slaves.
c)
disease killed off millions of Native Americans.
d)
Kings forbade European laborers to voyage to the New World.
30.
________argued that people had a right to overthrow a government that does not protect their natural rights.
a)
Locke
b)
Rousseau
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
31.
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on
a)
efforts to achieve salvation.
b)
faith in human reason.
c)
traditional practices.
d)
the inevitability of poverty.
32.
The first permanent English settlement on the mainland of North America was at
a)
Raleigh
b)
Jamestown
c)
Quebec
d)
St. Augustine
33.
France's most important economic activity in North America in the 17th century was
a)
silver mining
b)
tobacco cultivation
c)
fur trading
d)
wheat farming
34.
During the first two decades of the 17th century all of the following aided in the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia except
a)
making a consistent profit for the joint-stock London Company.
b)
hard work encouraged by John Smith.
c)
trouble with nearby Native Americans.
d)
the introduction of tobacco cultivation by John Rolfe.
35.
From the list below, select the best reason colonists came to America.
a)
gold and profits
b)
adventure
c)
to spread Christianity
d)
free or inexpensive land.
36.
Which course of action does the theory of laissez-faire suggest a government should follow?
a)
providing help for people in need
b)
letting natural laws regulate the economy
c)
establishing businesses to create jobs
d)
establishing businesses to create jobs
37.
Settlers like the Pilgrims and Puritans experienced persecution in Europe influencing the framers of the US Constitution to establish the:
a)
1st Amendment.
b)
right to bear arms.
c)
8th Amendment.
d)
due process under the 5th Amendment.
38.
Which of the following was not a characteristic of early factories?
a)
Child workers were hired for less than adult men and women.
b)
Factories were very dirty, dangerous and noisy
c)
Injured workers received compensation.
d)
workers worked long hours without rest periods.
39.
Marxism theory is based on the idea that
a)
the proletariat controls the government, taking advantage of the bourgeois.
b)
the capitalist will be overthrown by the proletariat in a violent revolution.
c)
communism creates equality.
d)
the Utopian socialists will soon control the government.
40.
Adam Smith’s economic theory established ________ based in laissez-faire and capitalist ideas.
a)
liberalism
b)
socialism
c)
mixed markets
d)
communism
41.
One long term cause of the American Revolution was
a)
the effects of salutary neglect such as self-government.
b)
“no taxation without representation”.
c)
social inequality in the form of a caste system.
d)
social inequality in the form of a caste system.
42.
US Constitutional Convention convened to
a)
elect a president.
b)
abolish the Articles of Confederation.
c)
establish a strong central government.
d)
appoint a Constitutional Committee.
43.
During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to
a)
Execute all nobles in France.
b)
Eliminate all opposition to the revolution.
c)
Restore the Catholic Church
d)
Negotiate peace treaties with Austria and Prussia.
44.
In 1804, Napoleon satisfied his personal ambition and ending the chaos in France by
a)
eliminating the use of the guillotine.
b)
invading nearly every country surrounding France.
c)
embarking on a revolutionary crusade in Europe.
d)
making France an empire and himself emperor.
45.
Which of the following influenced the revolutions of Latin America?
a)
American and French Revolutions.
b)
The end of absolutism, American and French Revolution.
c)
The Enlightenment, American, French, and Russian Revolutions.
d)
The Enlightenment American and French Revolution.
46.
Prior to the American Civil War, sectional differences developed between the Northern and Southern states in the form of
a)
tariffs, slavery and the need for internal improvements.
b)
taxes of exports and importation of slaves.
c)
the use of the railroads and foreign trade.
d)
alliances with England, taxes on exports and slavery.
47.
The Northern states had advantages in the areas of
a)
ability to fight and an extensive railroad system.
b)
farm acreage, factories and wealth.
c)
iron production, wealth and railroad mileage.
d)
population, farm acreage, value of exports.
48.
The significance of the Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court was
a)
ruled that being in a free state made a person free.
b)
slaves could gain their freedom if they reached the Northern states.
c)
ruled slaves property and could be transported as such.
d)
strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act.
49.
Southern states preferred _______ of the following political and economic issues.
a)
low tariffs and states’ rights.
b)
slavery and the building of internal improvements.
c)
high tariffs and states’ rights.
d)
high tariffs and federal banks.
50.
The Battle at Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War because the
a)
Confederate finally lost a battle.
b)
Union prevented a successful invasion of the North by the South
c)
Union army finally won a battle.
d)
Confederates lost more men than the Union.
51.
The Gettysburg Address was an effort to
a)
honor the loss of life and unify the Union against the South.
b)
declare victory for the Union army.
c)
end the war and being the nation back together.
d)
celebrate the win at Gettysburg.
52.
Of the following, which protects voting rights regardless of race.
a)
14th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
13th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
53.
Reconstruction failed because
a)
the Civil Right Act of 1865 was not enforced.
b)
Jim Crow laws, Black Codes and Poll Taxes infringed on African-American rights.
c)
most southern states did not adopt state constitutions that outlawed slavery.
d)
more than 1 of these.
54.
Jim Crow laws instituted ______ for African-Americans.
a)
job contracts and curfews
b)
poll taxes
c)
separate public facilities like restrooms and bus stop benches
d)
2 of these
55.
The ____ Amendment guarantees citizenship and equal protection under the law.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
56.
During the Age of Imperialism, Commodore Matthew Perry is best known for taking which action?
a)
leading the British East India Company
b)
justifying European spheres of influence in China
c)
rescuing Europeans during the Boxer Rebellion.
d)
opening Japan to American and European influences.
57.
Imperialism in Africa was dominated by ________ while in Latin America it was dominated by the _______ and in Asia_________.
a)
the US, British Empire, US.
b)
European nations, US, dominated by European nations.
c)
European nations, US, shared after opened by the US.
d)
the US, US, European nations and their “spheres of influence”.
58.
Which of the following did not contribute to Congress’s decision to declare war on Germany during WWI?
a)
Anti-German propaganda fuels American anger.
b)
The sinking of the Lusitania with 128 Americans on board.
c)
Americans and Germans share ancestry.
d)
Germany’s submarine warfare targeting military and civilian ships.
59.
During World War I, the first developments in military technology were the use of
a)
code talk and code cracking.
b)
GPS.
c)
radar.
d)
poisonous gas and submarine attacks.
60.
The Treaty of Versailles for WWI, punished Germany by
a)
calling for the League of Nations.
b)
allowing Germany to rebuild its military.
c)
encouraging the US to withdraw from world affairs into isolationism.
d)
forcing Germany to pay a huge sum of money for war damages.
61.
One major reason the League of Nations failed was that it
a)
was not included in the Versailles Treaty.
b)
frightened many nations with its large military force.
c)
was controlled by communist Russia.
d)
lacked the support of many of the major world powers.
62.
The Great Depression was caused by
a)
most Americans were poor and living on easy credit.
b)
American tariffs were at an all-time high.
c)
factories were replacing workers with machines.
d)
more than one of these.
63.
As a result of the causes and the crash of the Stock Market, the results of the Great Depression included
a)
up to 25% of Americans out of work.
b)
banks closed.
c)
the government bought people’s homes.
d)
up to 25% of Americans out of work and banks closed.
64.
What finally ended the Great Depression was the
a)
creation of the Social Security program.
b)
production of war materials for WWII.
c)
New Deal program that put Americans back to work for the US government.
d)
programs like FDIC and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
65.
One of the most beneficial and successful programs of the New Deal was
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps.
b)
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation).
c)
Emergency Housing Act.
d)
Recovery of the Economy Act.
66.
Which condition was a result of Joseph Stalin’s command economy?
a)
Peasants were encouraged to sell surplus grain for personal profit.
b)
National revenue increased allowing for greater individual spending.
c)
The production of consumer goods increased.
d)
The government controlled agriculture through collective farms.
67.
After World War I, the rise of Benito Mussolini in Italy and the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany are most closely associated with
a)
the development of fascism.
b)
an emphasis on democratic traditions.
c)
the desire for containment.
d)
a return to conservative religious practices.
68.
The main reason the US departed from its commitment to neutrality during WWII was because of the
a)
German U-boats found off the coast of North America.
b)
Americans were angry over the Holocaust wanted the US to end it.
c)
Japanese attack on the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
d)
alliance with England.
69.
During WWII, the Axis Powers were
a)
Germany, Italy, Japan.
b)
US, Great Britain, France and USSR.
c)
US, Russia an Italy.
d)
Germany, Italy, Japan and USSR.
70.
The Allied Powers were
a)
Great Britain, France, US, USSR.
b)
Germany, Italy, Japan.
c)
US, Great Britain, USSR.
d)
France, US, USSR.
71.
German and Japanese troops surrendered because
a)
Germans were forced back to Germany and Japan ran out of supplies.
b)
Germany, Italy and Japan ran out of supplies.
c)
German troops were forced back behind German boundaries and the US dropped 2 atomic weapons on Japan.
d)
After Japan suffered 2 atomic weapons, Germany and Japan agreed to surrender.
72.
What was a major reason the Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe after World War II?
a)
developing better trade relations with the West.
b)
participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions.
c)
creating a buffer zone against future invasions.
d)
controlling the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
73.
Many conflicts in the Middle East during the post–World War II period have directly resulted from
a)
the dissolution of the Arab League.
b)
border clashes between Iran and China.
c)
disputes related to Palestine.
d)
the partition of Egypt.
74.
The Cold War was mainly a war of
a)
a battle for land and resources.
b)
religious differences that could not be reconciled.
c)
long-term feeling of hatred and rivalry between groups.
d)
tension based in the differences of political ideology between super powers
75.
The Cold War ended when
a)
the US forced the Soviet Union to give up its nuclear weapons.
b)
the Soviet Union agreed to end communism.
c)
the Berlin Wall came down and the US and Soviet Union negotiated friendlier relations.
d)
the US led a series of air strikes crippling the USSR and its government.
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