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Worksheets3rd Nine Weeks Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which three countries colonized the largest portion of North America?
Dutch, British, and French
British, French, and Portuguese
British, French, and Spanish
British, Portuguese, and Spanish
This was the earliest country to setup colonies. They established plantation and trading post colonies. Their colonization was not very successful.
French
Spanish and Portugese
British
Dutch
This country started with plantation systems that grew tobacco, rice, indigo and sugar as cash crops. They used slaves and indentured servants to do the work. They also established settlements for permanent habitation; which later attracted people who wanted religious freedom.
Dutch
British
French
Spanish/Portugese
A primary outcome of European exploration was:
Global trade patterns
Increased isolationism
Decline of mercantilism
International equality
A new economic theory known as mercantilism encouraged Europeans to build colonies. The goal of mercantilism was to ______________.
acquire gold and silver through conquest
reduce government involvement in business
acquire gold and silver through trade
increase foreign imports
What is illustrated in this map?
Spread of religion
Triangular trade
Spread of government
European expansion
Government sought to control trade, create a favorable balance of trade (exports>imports), and build up supplies of gold and silver. This statement best defines which term?
Mercantilism
Isolationsim
Communism
Capitalism
How did the middle class contribute to the growth of capitalism during the age of exploration?
Worked the jobs no one else wanted, allowing the economy to grow
They took over the government of many European countries
They used their wealth to buy new goods, contributing to the market economy
Worked small plots of land for the nobility
Which economic system is based on the free exchange between buyers and sellers?
Mixed system
Market system
Command system
Traditional system
Which best describes the concept of capitalism:
An economic system based on communism
An economic system based on government control driven to make a profit
An economic system based on private ownership driven to make a profit
An economic system based on isolationism
Choose the type of government characterized by the following statement: The government has absolute power, is authoritarian, limits individual rights and freedoms, and requires citizens to be totally obedient to the government.
Limited Government
Democracy
Unlimited Government
Mercantilism
Choose the type of government characterized by the following statement: the government’s power is restricted, typically has a constitution, protects the rights and freedoms of citizens, and may be divided by separation of powers.
Limited Government
Totalitarian
Unlimited Government
Mercantilism
What was the importance of the Columbian Exchange?
Christopher Columbus landed on the islands in the Caribbean.
Native American diseases were sent to Europe and many became sick
The Columbian Exchange set the value of money between the Americas and Europe.
Goods, ideas, technology, plants, and animals were introduced to areas of the world.
Which economic system was responsible for the creation of the situations shown on the map?
Authoritarian
Encomienda
Feudal System
Mercantilism
Leaders of the Enlightenment believed a perfect society could develop through ______.
The military
Reason
Fear
Money
Which one of Montesquieu’s main ideas about organizing government do we see in the United States today?
Separation of Powers
Monarchy
Rights of Minority
Parliament
Which of the following was an effect of the Enlightenment?
People began to apply logic and reason to the scientific world.
It inspired the American and French Revolutions.
Martin Luther used the ideas of the Enlightenment to begin the Reformation.
The ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers inspired the work of Renaissance artists.
John Locke argued that________________________________.
the people had to answer to the government
the government’s power should be separated
the government had to answer to the people
the natural laws should protect the rights of the government
Which statement below best describes the main purpose of a constitution?
To list standard punishments for those who break laws
To list reasons why independence is the best thing for states
To list basic laws and values, as well as responsibilities of governments
To tell citizens clearly what laws they cannot break
The Enlightenment ideals of the French Revolution are BEST represented by the
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Who served as the authority for science before the Scientific Revolution?
The Church
Absolute Monarchies
University Professors
Mathematicians
In what way was the independence movement in Haiti DIFFERENT from the independence movement led by Simon Bolivar in South America?
Haiti’s was a violent slave revolt
Haiti’s movement was not successful
Haiti revolted against Spanish control
Haiti won their independence with U.S. assistance
In France, the social classes were called:
Groups
States
Estates
Cliques
What concept is illustrated by this graphic?
Shared power between classes
Estate system of France
Unfair social classes
Unification and separation
The Latin American revolutions were similar because they were all ______________.
slave uprisings
against the Spanish
caused by social class struggles
were quickly put down by European nations
How did Napoleon become ruler of France?
He was appointed by the Jacobins
Inherited through divine right
He carried out a coup d’état
Executed Louis XVI and seized power
What is nationalism?
Conquering other nations
Pride and loyalty in your country, group, or culture
Economic partnership with other nations
A type of limited government
In 1804, enslaved people in Haiti revolted against French rule. Who was the leader of the Haitian revolution?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Miguel Hidalgo
Jose Maria Morelos
Simon Bolivar
Imperialism is a policy of extending a nations authority
by territorial gain
by signing an agreement
by voting
by an act of Parliament.
Which of these factors was a primary cause of the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion in India?
Segregation of Indian soldiers from British soldiers
Unfair taxation based on the caste system
Mahatmas Gandhi’s imprisonment for speaking out against British rule
Religious and cultural conflicts between Indian soldiers and their British commanders
Which statement BEST describes the cause of the Zulu War of 1879?
The Zulu were threatened by Egyptian forces.
The Boers fought against Zulu invasion at Blood River.
The Zulu attempted to resist submitting to British rule.
The British attempted to send the Zulu to India as slaves.
What did the Sepoy Rebellion symbolize for Britain?
The need to allow more self-rule for native populations
Indian anger and resentment toward British rule
The need to increase the pay for all soldiers under British command
That the native populations were happy living under British rule
Why did many native populations rebel against European colonial rule?
European powers often mistreated native populations
They wanted the right to vote
The wanted to be allowed to attend Christian churches
They wanted more European troops in their country
The Sepoy Rebellion, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Zulu Rebellion were similar in that they _____________________.
restored power to the hereditary monarchies
attempted to reject the traditional cultures in these countries
resisted foreign influence in these countries
reestablished the power of religious leaders
What were the results of the Boxer Rebellion?
It failed, but led to an increasing sense of nationalism and need for reform in China.
The Boxers successfully overturned the Chinese government and established a new government
The Boxers won the support of foreign nations, who supported the Boxers’ cause
To help the economy, the Chinese government began providing financial support to peasants.
What happened to Japan as a result of the Meiji Restoration?
Japan gave other countries land to prevent the Japanese islands from being taken over by other imperialist countries.
Japan had to defend itself against threat of invasions from Britain and France.
Japan modernized, strengthened its military, and became capable of imperialistic expansion.
Japan turned remained isolated and unindustrialized.
What caused the Opium War?
The Chinese tried to increase the import of western goods by selling opium.
The British attacked China in an attempt to stop the drug trade.
The British refused to stop selling drugs to Chinese citizens.
The Chinese fought the British for control of opium trade with Japan.
A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment is called:
An economic cycle
An economic depression
An economic revival
An economic upheaval
What happened as a result of the stock market crash of 1929?
the Great Depression
Industrial Revolution
economic revival
the reelection of Hoover
How did the New Deal help the United States begin to recover from the Great Depression?
It forced Americans to stop paying taxes
It gave everyone a new car
It provided government work programs for employment
It was designed to defeat the Germans in WWII
Which of these played a major role in the spread of communism, Nazism, and fascism in Europe in between the World Wars?
The spread of capitalism in Europe
The League of Nations’ military polices
Economic hardship created by the Great Depression
Territorial changes brought on by the Treaty of Versailles
What is fascism?
Economic system with equal distribution of wealth and no private property
Social class system where people can only associate with those of their own ethnicity or race
Military system that promoted officers bases on their ability rather than their wealth or social position
Political system marked by militarism, extreme nationalism, and strict obedience to the nation’s leader
Which of the following describes how all of the totalitarian governments maintained their power?
They all emphasized production of consumer goods rather than weapons.
They all encouraged individual freedom and expression.
They all used communal ownership of the means of production and distribution.
They all had a one-party system that used secret police, censorship, and propaganda.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a totalitarian regime?
Individual rights are less important than those of the government.
There is loose control of many aspects of everyone’s lives
Peaceful means are used to control citizens.
Government leaders are regularly voted out of office.
Who would most likely support communism?
a factory worker
a doctor
a noble
a banker
What did Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin have in common?
They set up Fascist governments
They collectivized farms
They built totalitarian states
They trusted each other
How did the Great Depression help lead to the rise of totalitarian government in Japan?
Economic problems lead to conquering new lands for resources
Propaganda was used to encourage people to trade with Japan
Promises were made to get revenge for the Treaty of Versailles
Economic problems lead to a policy of isolationism
Which of the following would be considered an example of communism?
Common ownership of land and resources
Private ownership of land and resources
Economies are controlled by the people
Individuals have economic freedom
“The art of leadership…consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing with split up that attention…” –Adolf Hitler
In what way did Hitler use “a single adversary” to unite Germany?
He convinced Germany to attack the United States
He encouraged blaming another group for German problems
He presented the New Deal to the Germans
He sparked a civil war between the black shirts and the brown shirts
“Death is the solution to all problems. No man-no problem.” –Joseph Stalin
What actions did Stalin take that demonstrated this belief?
His policy of anti-Semitism
He believed government should work for citizens
He eliminated enemies through purges
He used economic policies to force migration
