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Europe Unit Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What document was signed at the end of World War 1?
a)
The Magna Carta
b)
The Treaty of Paris
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Versailles Agreement
2.
Which French leader was famous for his use of the guillotine?
a)
Robespierre
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
King Louis
d)
Queen Marie Antoinette
3.
Which of the following events occurred earliest in history?
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Roman Republic is destroyed
d)
The Black Death comes to Europe
4.
The Japanese attacked the US naval base of __________, causing the US to enter World War 2.
a)
Boston Harbor
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Pearl Harbor
5.
Which of the following world leaders could best be described as totalitarian?
a)
George Washington
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
John F. Kennedy
6.
Which of the following events occurred latest in history?
a)
Robespierre's Reign of Terror in France
b)
The 13 Colonies revolt against England
c)
Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas
d)
Napoleon takes over France as a dictator
7.
Which of the following countries was NOT an Allied Power during World War 2?
a)
United States
b)
Italy
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Great Britain
8.
Which of the following statements about the Feudal System is true?
a)
The Serfs had more power than the Nobles
b)
The Nobles had more power than the King
c)
The Serfs had the least amount of power
d)
The Knights had the most amount of power
9.
5 American Colonists were killed in an event called the __________ Massacre.
a)
Birmingham
b)
Boston
c)
Lexington
d)
British
10.
Which country won the Space Race by sending Sputnik into orbit in 1957?
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Russia
d)
Japan
11.
Which of the following countries was an Axis Power during World War 2?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
All of these
12.
What nickname was given to World War 1?
a)
The War to Start Other Wars
b)
The War to End All Wars
c)
The War of Ages
d)
The War to Conquer Europe
13.
Which of the following is the best translation of the word 'Renaissance'?
a)
Reform
b)
Remake
c)
Restart
d)
Rebirth
14.
The _________ were a series of holy wars between Muslims and Christians that helped create trade routes between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
World Wars
b)
Jerusalem Wars
c)
Crusades
d)
Silk Roads
15.
What has been the most common cause of revolutions that we've seen in European history?
a)
Too many taxes
b)
Too many wars
c)
Diseases
d)
Famine
16.
Which leader was assassinated when he took over the Roman Republic as a dictator?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Constantine the Great
17.
Which of the following events occurred latest in history?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Peasants Revolt
c)
The Renaissance 
d)
Alexander the Great is born
18.
What were the two main fears the US had during the Cold War?
a)
The atomic bomb and the guillotine
b)
The spread of disease and the atomic bomb
c)
The spread of Communism and Capitalism
d)
The atomic bomb and Communism
19.
The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 and it limited the power of King of England. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following countries of Europe is the smallest?
a)
Russia
b)
Switzerland
c)
Germany
d)
France
21.
What do we call the time period where many goods began to be manufactured by machines instead of by hand?
a)
The Industry Age
b)
The Machine Revolution 
c)
The Age of Technology
d)
The Industrial Revolution
22.
Which of the following events occurred earliest in history?
a)
Classical Greece
b)
The Age of Exploration
c)
The Roman Republic is formed
d)
The Boston Massacre 
23.
Which country dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
a)
USSR
b)
USA
c)
China
d)
Germany
24.
Which of the following events occurred earliest in history?
a)
The Space Race
b)
World War 1
c)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima are bombed by the USA
d)
Sputnik is launched by the USSR
25.
Why was the Space Race so important for the USA and the USSR?
a)
It helped develop weapons technology
b)
It could show the power of the country
c)
It allowed citizens to feel pride in their country
d)
All of these
26.
Which animal is responsible for bringing the Black Death to Europe through the Silk Road?
a)
Cats
b)
Rats
c)
Fleas
d)
Mosquitos
27.
Which of the following events occurred latest in history?
a)
Alexander the Great becomes leader of Greece
b)
Julius Caesar becomes leader of the Roman Empire
c)
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of Nazi Germany
d)
George Washington becomes the leader of the United States
28.
Which of the following events occurred earliest in history?
a)
The Dark Ages
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Age of Exploration
d)
The Industrial Revolution
29.

Which young Greek general conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Aristotle the Great

d)

Julius Caesar

30.

What system divided society into different levels of status? The king gives land to the lords, and the knights fight for the land, while the peasants work for everyone.

a)

The Feudal System

b)

The Peasants System

c)

The Land System

d)

The Fortune System

31.

What time period saw a widespread theological revolt in Europe against the abuses and totalitarian control of the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

The Roman Reformation

b)

The Protestant Revolution

c)

The Protestant Reformation

d)

The Catholic Crusades

32.

Adolf Hitler created what political party in Germany?

a)

The USSR

b)

The Nazi Party

c)

The Socialist Society

d)

The Nationalist Party

33.

What name was given to the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after WWII?

a)

The Red Wall

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Soviet Seal

d)

The Steel Line

34.

The rulers of Europe discovered and claimed large areas of land using explorers like Christopher Columbus during what time period?

a)

The Dark Ages

b)

The Atlantic Age

c)

The Age of Exploration

d)

The Industrial Revolution

35.

Which two countries were involved in the Space Race?

a)

The USA and China

b)

Great Britain and the USSR

c)

The USA and the USSR

d)

The USA and Germany

36.

Which of the following items comes from the Renaissance?

a)

The Mona Lisa

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Colosseum

37.

Which item was used frequently during the French Revolution to execute various people?

a)

The Canon

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Guillotine

d)

The Sabre

38.

Which event was the result of many countries "jumping in" to help their political allies?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

World War 1

c)

World War 2

d)

The Space Race

39.

A positive result of the Crusades was the creation of new trading routes between Europe and the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Many architectural features seen in U.S. government buildings, such as columns, were inspired by the ancient Greeks.

a)

True

b)

False