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Europe Retest 2025

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
2.

Which agreement signed after World War I required a country to repay the costs of war and contributed to the causes of World War II?

a)

Treaty of Paris

and

France

b)

Treaty of Versailles

and

Germany

c)

Declaration of Independence

and

Poland

d)

Communist Manifesto

and

Soviet Union

3.

What type of fighting occurred in WWI because of new technologies like machine guns?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Alliances

c)

Guerrilla warfare

d)

Cattle pen warfare

4.

Which landform is labeled A?

a)

Alps (Mountains)

b)

Scandinavia (Peninsula)

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Apennines (Mountains)

5.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A characteristic that helps an organism live in its environment.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
d)
A system of living things and their environment.
6.
The highest mountain range in Europe is...
a)
the Alps
b)
the Apennines
c)
the Pyrenees
d)
the Carpathians
7.

Why was this built in Paris?

a)

Mark the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution

b)

Celebrate the birth of democracy

c)

As a way for Paris to make money

d)

It is where a secret compartment exists for time travel

8.

Where is the Brandenburg Gate located?

a)

Bath

b)

Brighton

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

9.
Which of these statements BEST describes why an American government building would be designed like classical Greek architecture?
a)
to show the influence of Greece's balance and first democracy
b)
to try to be original
c)
to make visitors from Greece feel very welcome
d)
to pretend that the buildings are much older than they are
10.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
11.

Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?

a)

flying shuttle

b)

spinning jenny

c)

cotton gin

d)

steam engine

12.

What is still a negative effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Famine

b)

Unions to protect workers

c)

Child labor laws

d)

Pollution

13.

The rapid movement of people from rural areas to cities in search of industrial jobs is known as:

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Depopulation

d)

Migration

14.

Why was the printing press influential?

a)

Information and ideas were easily spread

b)

The publishers were able to gain a lot of wealth

c)

It led to improvements in paper and ink

d)

It can be traced back to the Chinese development of movable type

15.

Which institution held the most power during the Medieval Times?

a)

The King

b)

The Emperor

c)

The Serfs

d)

The Church

16.

Where did the Black Plague first enter Europe?

a)

Through port cities first because of trade routes.

b)

The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

c)

The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

d)

The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.

17.
The Crusades can best be defined as a series of Holy Wars between the ______________ & ______________.
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Mongols
c)
Christians and Jews
d)
Muslims and Christians
18.
Which of the following was a lasting effect on Europe as a result of the Crusades?
a)
Trade between Europe and the East increased.
b)
Many Muslims moved to Europe. 
c)
Europe became more isolated. 
d)
Many Europeans converted to Islam. 
19.

In which economic system does the government own some industries, but also allows private business?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

20.

Before World War II, to avoid war with each other, _____________ & _________________ signed a non-aggression pact in 1939.

a)

U.S.S.R./France

b)

Japan/Germany

c)

Germany/U.S.S.R.

d)

U.S.S.R./Japan

21.

Which of the following leaders was a dictator in Italy?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

22.
What do Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini have in common about their rule?
a)
They all created representative democracy
b)
Limited free speech and basic liberties
c)
Encouraged political parties
d)
Wanted 3 branches of government
23.

Why did fascism become popular in Germany?

a)

It provided economic stability.

b)

It provided solutions for the problems that Germans faced.

c)

Germans were looking for a government that could get rid of poverty and get the German people back to work.

d)

Germans wanted a dictator that would control them and limit their freedom.

24.

What does the term "genocide" mean?

a)

The killing of all the pets in a country.

b)

The murder of all the children in a country.

c)

The murder of a particular gender of people, like all the males.

d)

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

25.

What does it mean if a country is a communist country?

a)

They have a classless society.

b)

Some people are worth more.

c)

The rich get richer.

d)

They have multiple societies.

26.

This leader led 25 million people to their deaths due to their lack of support for the Soviet Union.

a)

Putin

b)

Stalin

c)

Lenin

d)

Hitler

27.

Which country is represented by C?

a)

Russia

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

China

d)

India

28.
a)

communist

b)

traditional

c)

capitalism/free enterprise

d)

socialist

29.

In what year did the Russian Revolution occur?

a)

1910

b)

1917

c)

1922

d)

1945

30.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because

a)

Russia became the first nation with a Communist economic system

b)

It was the last revolution in the 20th century

c)

Russia ceased to be an important force in world affairs

d)

The royal family was exiled to Mexico

31.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Moldova

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Romania

d)

Ukraine

32.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Albania

b)

Serbia

c)

Greece

d)

Montenegro

33.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Poland

b)

Belarus

c)

Slovakia

d)

Czech Republic

34.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.