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Final Exam Review- World History

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Thomas Hobbes believed...
a)
People needed more government
b)
People needed less government
c)
He was indifferent to government control
d)
proponet for freedom of speech
2.
The enlightened philosopher that advocated for less government and sparked the thought process for the American and French Revolution was?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Montesquieu
c)
John Locke
d)
Adam Smith
3.
What was NOT a reason for the American Revolution?
a)
taxation without representation
b)
distance from colonies to Britain
c)
harsh rule of King George
d)
slavery of African Americans
4.
What were the main reasons for the cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Bad Harvest
b)
deficit spending
c)
unequal society
d)
all the above
5.
Who was Maximillian Robespierre?
a)
director of Public Safety
b)
lead the Reign of terror in France
c)
advocated for Freedom of Speech
d)
Both A and B
6.
Which country lead the way for the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
United States
7.
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
a)
communism
b)
socialism
c)
democracy
d)
Methodism 
8.
The domination of one country over another. This happened in Africa when European countries tried to come in and take over. 
a)
Imperialism
b)
Communism
c)
Methodism
d)
Socialism
9.
Who was the master mind behind German unification?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Bismarck
10.
Suffrage means what?
a)
right to vote
b)
freedom of speech
c)
freedom of religion
d)
right to bear arms
11.
Name 3 causes that lead to the Great War.
a)
Nationalism, Socialism, Imperalism
b)
Nationalism, Imperialism, Communism
c)
Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliances
d)
Nationalism, Imperialism, assisnation of Martin Luther King Jr. 
12.
Germany sent this note to Mexico asking for Mexico to invade the U.S.
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Love Note
c)
Federal Papers
d)
Wesley Note
13.
What was the name of the dynasty that ruled over Russia for over 300 years but fell to the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution?
a)
Romanov
b)
Putin
c)
Trotsky
d)
Stalin
14.
What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of London
c)
Treaty of Berlin
d)
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
15.
The focus of the Treaty of Versailles was...
a)
help Europe out of bankruptcy
b)
help Germany have a speedy recovery
c)
Reconstruction of the U.S.
d)
put all the blame on Germany and make them pay for the war
16.
Name a piece of weaponry that came out of WWI
a)
knives
b)
swords
c)
bayonets
d)
airplanes
17.
Hitler came to power for several different reasons. Which one is NOT a reason he came to power?
a)
promises to end the Treaty of Versailles
b)
promises to create jobs
c)
he was shy and not a very good public speaker
d)
uses scapegoats to blame WWI
18.
How does Japan bring the U.S. into fighting in WWII?
a)
bomb Pearl Harbor
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
sinking of the Lithuania
19.
How many total people died in the Holocaust?
a)
9 million
b)
17 million
c)
3.5 million
d)
5 million
20.
What did the Aryan race mean?
a)
pure Russian
b)
pure American
c)
pure Austrian
d)
pure German
21.
After WWI, the (blank) was established which was then replaced with (blank) after WWII.
a)
League of Nations; United Nations
b)
United Nations; League of Nations
22.
The Warsaw Pact was lead by who?
a)
America
b)
Britain
c)
USSR
d)
Italy
23.

The French Revolution was started by frustrated members of the

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

4th Estate

24.

World War One was sparked by the assassination of

a)

King Leopold II

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

John F. Kennedy

e)

Wilhelm II

25.

During the 20th Century all of the following countries turned to extreme totalitarian governments EXCEPT:

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Germany

e)

Soviet Union

26.

All of the following countries were engaging in military aggression in the build-up to WWII EXCEPT

a)

Poland

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

27.

Proxy wars in which the US and USSR got involved were a common occurrence during the Cold War. Which of the following was NOT a Cold War proxy conflict?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Soviet-Afghan War

c)

The American Civil War

d)

The Vietnam War

e)

The Chinese Civil War

28.

Select all that apply. Globalization has changed the way we

a)

Work

b)

Eat

c)

Entertain ourselves

d)

Interact with others

29.
Which theory placed the Earth at the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Valence Bond
d)
Moon Illusion
30.
The "Privileged" class of Roman Society was called the:
a)
Publicans
b)
Plebeians
c)
Patricians
d)
Imperiums
31.
The "Inferior" class of Roman Society was called the:
a)
Publicans
b)
Plebeians
c)
Patricians
d)
Imperiums
32.
Which of these was NOT one of the factors that led to the fall of Rome?
a)
Political Disorder
b)
Moral Decay
c)
Dragon Invasion
d)
Economic Collapse
33.
Emperor Constantine is remembered for which of the following things?
a)
Instituting
"Taco Tuesday" throughout the
 Roman Empire
b)
Flooding Atlantis
c)
Legalizing Christianity
d)
Beginning the years of "Pax Romana"
34.
The ruler that was not in the Triumvirate Alliance was:
a)
Crassus
b)
Pompey
c)
Worf
d)
Julius Caesar
35.
Pax Romana is: 
a)
Roman Treaty
b)
Roman Peace
c)
Roman Games
d)
Roman Rulers
36.
Which series of wars were fought between Carthage and Rome?
a)
Mandalorian Wars
b)
Sictis Wars
c)
Clone Wars
d)
Punic Wars
37.
This edict made Christianity legal after nearly 300 years of Roman Persecution. 
a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Edict of Magrathea
c)
Edict of Milan
d)
Edict of Nihm
38.
The public amusement staged by the Roman emperors to win the public favor and keep the unemployed masses out of mischief. 
a)
Gladiator Battles
b)
Hunger Games
c)
Hungry Hungry Hippos
d)
Tetris
39.
What country is not in Europe?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
Egypt
40.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
41.
What is divine right?
a)
the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarch is His representative on Earth
b)
kings/ queens who hold all the power within their states' boundaries
42.
What is the name of this class?
a)
US History
b)
World History
c)
French History
d)
European History
43.

Which countries were combined to form the country of Yugoslavia? (select all that apply)

a)

Serbia

b)

Montenegro

c)

Albania (Partially)

d)

Mexico

44.

The Cold War was a WAR between who?

a)

Russia and France

b)

United States and France

c)

Russia and Germany

d)

United States and Soviet Union

45.

The Cold War was?

a)

A conflict where no actual fighting occurred between The USA and Russia

b)

Conflict over Antarctica

c)

Conflict with actual fighting b/w USA and Russia

d)

None of the above

46.

What is a proxy war?

a)

War fought on paper

b)

War when two Super Powers "fight" in another country

c)

Computer simulation of war

d)

War that is open combat b/w two Super Powers

47.

Which of the following is an example of a Proxy War b/w the U.S. and Soviet Union?

a)

The Gulf War

b)

War on Drugs

c)

War of 1812

d)

War in Afghanistan

48.

What country was Gandhi from?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Israel

d)

Afghanistan

49.

Which of the following is the best definition of the term APARTHEID?

a)

Racial Equality

b)

Racial Apartness/Segregation

50.

Acts of Genocide are defined as?

a)

All acts of war are genocide

b)

An attempt to exterminate and entire ethnic group

c)

There is no definition for Genocide

51.
Why did they call them Early River Civilizations?
a)
Because the emerged near rivers.
b)
Because the people worshiped river gods
52.
What was Hammurabi's code?
a)
A knight code during feudal times
b)
A unifying group of laws
c)
An encription code
d)
A kings tyrannical laws forced on slaves
53.
What positive period of time came for Athens after they defeated the Persians?
a)
The Bronze Period
b)
The Good Times
c)
The Time of Gold
d)
The Golden Age
54.
What was Alexander the Great’s legacy?
a)
The Socratic Seminar
b)
Hellenistic Culture
c)
Horse Drawn Carriages
d)
Being a world traveler
55.
What is one aspect of government that the Greeks contribute to the U.S.?
a)
two branches of government
b)
abolishment of slavery
c)
womens sufferage
d)
presidency
56.
Which of these two infamous warring city-states in Greece had an excellent navy?
a)
Persia
b)
Sparta
c)
Corinth
d)
Athens
57.
What greek city-state was the first to use democratic governing?
a)
Athens
b)
Rome
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
58.
What was appointed to govern Rome in times of crisis?
a)
A senate
b)
A temporary dictator
c)
A royal appointant
d)
new laws
59.
Nobles in England revolted against king John’s cruel rule and forced him to sign what document?
a)
The Constutuion
b)
Equal Rights Act
c)
Freedom Bill (1632)
d)
The Magna Carta
60.
Which was the only female philosopher of her time?
a)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
b)
Mary Walker
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Mary Wollstonecraft
61.
What contributed to the increased demand for goods during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Resource Influx
b)
Increasing Trade
c)
Population Growth
d)
New Technology
62.
During the Enlightenment, people were encouraged to use their own ability to ______ in order to judge what is right or wrong.
a)
dream
b)
hypothesize 
c)
reason
d)
philosophize 
63.
Germany invaded which country on their way to France?
a)
Sweden
b)
Brussles
c)
Belgium
d)
Scotland
64.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
65.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
66.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
67.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Sumer
68.
Why do civilizations develop by rivers?
a)
It is easy to build straw homes.
b)
There is fertile soil for farming.
c)
You can use the seas to travel to other areas.
69.
What is the name of these structures?
a)
ziggurats
b)
pyramids
c)
irrigation
70.
In what region of the world is Mesopotamia in?
a)
India
b)
Africa
c)
The Middle East
71.
What was the name of the very first form of writing?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Cuneiform
72.

What was the name of the first civilization in the World and Middle East?

a)

Babylon

b)

Egypt

c)

Sumer

73.
What does an "Eye for an Eye" mean?
a)
If punch  an eye you go to jail.
b)
If you meet someone you need to look them in the eye.
c)
If you hurt someone in the eye then they get to hurt you in the eye?
74.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
75.
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
a)
 Forum
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
76.

The “Bay of Pigs” refers to

a)

the Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary.

b)

a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.

c)

the Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance.

d)

the Soviet Union’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti

77.

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.

a)

Money

b)

Jeeps

c)

Communications technology

d)

Political support in the United Nations

78.

The Warsaw Pact sought to

a)

provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II.

b)

prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark

c)

create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations

d)

create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe

79.

The Berlin Wall was built in order to

a)

stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin

b)

prevent food from entering Poland.

c)

prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces

d)

prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany

80.

In America in the 1960s, people were protesting the ____________________ War.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Gulf

c)

Korean

d)

Civil

81.
What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?
a)
They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city
b)
They went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies
c)
The airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade
d)
They pleaded for an intervention by the UN and its military
82.
North and South Korea were finally divided into two when the Korean War stopped. Where were they divided?
a)
The 18th Parallel 
b)
The River Kuai 
c)
The 38th Parallel
d)
The Kim Jung Un Bridge
83.
 In which of the following ways were the Vietnam War and the Korean War similar? 
a)
Both conflicts were the result of competing religious ideologies
b)
none is correct 
c)
 Both conflicts were the result of differing political ideologies during the Cold War. 
d)
Space Race 
84.

How did the ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?

a)

prophets

b)

gods

c)

kings

d)

judges

85.

How did Fascist leaders in the 20s and 30s gain popular support?

a)

appealing to national pride

b)

using military power

c)

forcing people to join their cause

d)

terrorism

86.

What event forced France and Great Britain to declare war on Germany?

a)

invasion of Czechoslovakia

b)

invasion of Austria

c)

invasion of Poland

d)

Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor

87.

What did OPEC do?

a)

established production quotas to control the price of oil

b)

gave oil to Americans

c)

set up a monopoly on sea trade

d)

gave Soviets complete control of oil

88.

Which of these are monotheistic religions?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

All of these

89.
Who is said to be the richest man to ever walk the earth?
a)
Mansu Musa
b)
Bill Gates
c)
Oprah Winfrey
d)
Warren Buffet
90.
What was the name of the revolution that changed the name of Saint Domingue and gave the people their independence?
a)
The Haitian Revolution
b)
The Saint Domingue War
c)
The American Revolution
d)
The French Revoltuion
91.
What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
a)
oil 
b)
tourism
c)
trade routes
d)
selling American-made products
92.
What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for the Jews?
a)
the United Nations
b)
the European Union
c)
the League of Nations
d)
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
93.
Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the US oil suppl.
b)
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan
c)
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to the program.
d)
They believed the government was offering safety to Al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11th, 2001.
94.
Which describes anti-semitism?
a)
Denying women the right to vote.
b)
Refusal to allow immigrants into your country.
c)
Hatred of Jews because of their religious and cultural beliefs
d)
Refusal to allow the practice of any kind of religion in a country
95.
What is one of the reasons Iraqis had difficulty forming a new government after the fall of Saddam Hussein?
a)
Most Iraqis wanted Saddam Hussein to stay in power.
b)
Iraq is a poor country because they have no oil reserves.
c)
The Iraqis have not tried to form a government of their own.
d)
There are many religious and ethnic groups in Iraq who want power
96.
What is Zionism?
a)
the idea that all religious groups should have their own states 
b)
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
c)
the hope that all governments will be based on religious principles
d)
the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times
97.
Why did the United States become involved in Iraq?
a)
They believed that they supported Al-Qaeda.
b)
They wanted to prevent the second Persian Gulf Conflict
c)
They believed that Iraq had weapons of mass desctruction
d)
They wanted to prevent the spread of Communism
98.
Today in the Middle East there are many conflicts that stem from the boundaries of the countries. Many boundaries either include groups that have historically opposed each other or split groups with commonalities into different countries. This problem is largely a consequence of:
a)
treaties that came after World War II
b)
the natural distribution of resources in the region
c)
the way Europe divided the region after the fall of the Ottoman empire
d)
interference from North America and East Asia as they battled for control of the region
99.
The breakup of the Ottoman Empire can largely be blamed for causing which of the following:
a)
World War I
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Africa's conflicts over water rights
d)
Regional conflicts in the Middle East
100.
How did the Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?
a)
They supported it fully
b)
They rejected it as unfair to them
c)
The Arab population in Palestine was largely unaffected by the new state.
d)
They agreed to work it out although they were unhappy about the decision
101.
Which is NOT one of the three main reasons the U.S. has a strong presence in the Middle East?
a)
Protect its oil interest 
b)
Combat terrorism
c)
Supply oil to Middle Eastern countries
d)
Protect its allies (Israel)
102.
What has become of many of the Palestinians who became refugees in 1948?
a)
Many still live in refugee camps
b)
Most have become Israeli citizens
c)
They have been given a state of their own in which to live.
d)
They have given up any claim to return to the land they lost in 1948.

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