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WorksheetsSpring Semester Review 2018
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Exchange of goods and ideas between the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
a)
Classical
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Mosque
2.
What was one result of the Columbian Exchange
a)
Native American Indian populations continued to increase
b)
The African slave trade ended
c)
Diseases were spread to native populations
d)
Spain's empire in the New World declined
3.
What were the motivations behind these European's exploring?
a)
Precious jewls
b)
to become King
c)
Gold, Glory and God
d)
Lost relatives
4.
How did the compass and astrolabe help sailors?
a)
by helping sailors navigate and find their way home
b)
by showing them which type of ship was best
c)
by improving the steering of ships
d)
by helping ships sail faster
5.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
6.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
7.
What part of the map is shaded?
a)
French Empire
b)
Spanish Empire
c)
Portuguese Empire
d)
New England
8.
Who led the slaves in Haiti in a revolt against France?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Jose de San Martin
9.
Who led independence movements in South America, beginning with Venezuela?
a)
Toussain L'Ouverture
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
10.
What did the American Revolution, Enlightenment, and French Revolution inspire?
a)
Latin American Revolutions
b)
the Industrial Revolution
c)
Imperialism
d)
Socialism
11.
What is the most essential element of a free- enterprise economy?
a)
a booming economy
b)
Little government interference
c)
no bank loans
d)
A large middle class
12.
European exploration and colonization led to the economic expansion of European economies known as the:
a)
Capitalist Reformation
b)
Commercial Revolution
c)
Encomienda System
d)
Sistema de Castas
13.
This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.
a)
Supreme Monarch
b)
Absolute Monarch
c)
Monarch
d)
Queen
14.
The idea that a monarch gets their power from God.
a)
Absolutism
b)
Balance of Power
c)
Divine Right
d)
Sacraments
15.
How did the Incas manage such a remote empire?
a)
They had a pony express
b)
They used pigeons to deliver things
c)
People could just do whatever in their own area of the empire
d)
They used the road system and messengers
16.
A monarch is the symbolic head of state and shares power with the legislature and prime minister
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Constitutional Monarcy
d)
Democracy
17.
Which document did the following things:
1. Stated that the king could not suspend Parliament's laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament’s consent.
2. Members of Parliament had to be freely elected.
3. Right to a fair trial by jury in court cases.
4. Banned cruel and unusual punishments.
1. Stated that the king could not suspend Parliament's laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament’s consent.
2. Members of Parliament had to be freely elected.
3. Right to a fair trial by jury in court cases.
4. Banned cruel and unusual punishments.
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The American Bill of Rights
c)
The English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
d)
The Mayflower Compact
18.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
19.
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Rules of Law
20.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
21.
Natural Rights
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
22.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
23.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
24.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)
a natural law
b)
checks and balances
c)
a social contract
d)
laissez-faire
25.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
26.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
27.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
28.
During the reign of terror:
a)
anyone who was thought to be a traitor was killed
b)
The Girondists attacked the Jacobins
c)
Certain ethnic groups were targeted
d)
The nobles started a bloody civil war
29.
Why did the Congress of Vienna return absolute monarchs to power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
a)
to restore order and the balance of power
b)
to encourage the spread of nationalism
c)
to promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas
d)
to protect the power of the Catholic Church
30.
A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
a)
Laissez-faire
b)
Law of supply and demand
c)
Proletariat
d)
Socialism
31.
Who was the prophet of laissez-faire economics?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Stuart Mill
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Jeremy Bentham
32.
father of communism; spoke out against capitalism because he said it would lead prosperity only for a small few
a)
Jeremy Bentham
b)
Robert Owen
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Karl Marx
33.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
a)
purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
b)
increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century
c)
a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week
d)
growing populations of urban areas during the 1800s
34.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
35.
Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
36.
Taking over land other than your own by force. Controlling the land politically, economically, and/or socially.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Industrialism
d)
Socialism
37.
One impact of the Industrial Revolution on Europe's society is:
a)
It decreased trading with other countries
b)
It took away women from being able to work
c)
It raised the standard of living
d)
It weakened the middle class
38.
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
a)
They wanted Africa's natural resources
b)
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
c)
They wanted to create a perfect society
d)
They wanted to learn new languages
39.
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
African Marathon
c)
Great Competition
d)
Monopoly
40.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
41.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
42.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
43.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
44.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of World Wars
45.
What was Serbia trying to accomplish for the Slavic people?
a)
A Slavic nation
b)
Slavic independence
c)
Slavic homeland
d)
All of the above
46.
What is considered the immediate cause (spark) to start WWI?
a)
The massive military buildup of all the European countries.
b)
Assassination of Adolf Hitler
c)
Assassination of Gravilo Princip
d)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
47.
What war strategy or tactic was used heavily during WWI?
a)
guerilla warfare
b)
trench warfare
c)
secret messages
d)
nuclear weapons
48.
What were two new weapons used during WWI?
a)
poison gas and rifle
b)
bayonet and machine gun
c)
poison gas and machine gun
d)
rifle and cannon
49.
What Russian group wanted to overthrow the czar?
a)
Marxists
b)
Bolsheviks
c)
Leninists
d)
White Army
50.
A Soviet citizen living under Stalin’s rule had all aspects of life monitored and controlled by a centralized authority.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
A. totalitarianism.
b)
B. anarchism.
c)
C. theocracy.
d)
D. democracy.
51.
When the government controls all aspects of a society, including the economy, this is called....
a)
Nazism
b)
Socialism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Communism
52.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
53.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
54.
december 7, 1941 .....
a)
was when Germany invaded poland
b)
Great Britain and Zfrance declared war
c)
japan attacked pearl harbor
d)
Germany invaded Soviet Zunion
55.
What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?
a)
to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity
c)
to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France
d)
to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany
56.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
57.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
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