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Final Exam Review (2018)

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Benito Mussolini created this political party:

a)

Nazi

b)

Communist

c)

Fascist

d)

Democratic

2.

What were the effects of the atomic bomb?

a)

End of the war

b)

Destruction of Japanese cities

c)

Radiation

d)

All of the above

3.

Who was part of the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Japan, & Italy

b)

United States, Soviet Union, France, Great Britain

c)

Japan, United States, and France

d)

Great Britain, Italy, Germany

4.

Who was a part of the Allied Powers during WWII?

a)

Germany, Soviet Union, Japan, France

b)

Germany, Japan, Italy

c)

Soviet Union, Italy, Great Britain

d)

United States, Soviet Union, France, Great Britain

5.

What style of warfare did Hitler use in WWII?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Total War

c)

Blitzkreig

d)

War of Attrition

6.

What is the name of the document that Russia & Germany sign to keep peace (agreement does not last)?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

d)

Munich Conference

7.

What was not a cause of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Abundance of natural resources

b)

Decrease in population

c)

Improved transportation

d)

Growing populations

8.

How did cities change due to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Pollution

b)

Crime

c)

Diseases

d)

All of the above

9.

How did the family dynamic, and the lives of children, change due to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Lots of time spent at home

b)

Higher wages

c)

More religion

d)

No education for working children

10.

What was the lasting effects of the factory conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Pollution and sickness

b)

Equality between genders

c)

Nationalism

d)

Health insurance provided by employers

11.

What major invention increased factory production?

a)

Printing press

b)

Film production

c)

Assembly line

d)

Tractors

12.

What was a positive result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Boom in inventions

c)

Poor working conditions

d)

All of the above

13.

What was a negative result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Increase in poverty

b)

More freedom for citizens at work

c)

Greater demand for employment

d)

Stronger economic opportunity

14.

How was the education system impacted during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Financial Support

b)

Improved Education Laws

c)

Technical Schools

d)

All of the above

15.

Which of the following motivated new scientific experiments which improved factory conditions and increased productivity?

a)

Poverty

b)

Communism

c)

Industrial competition between nations

d)

Widespread Dissatisfaction

16.

Which is not a cause of Imperialism?

a)

Cheap supply of raw material

b)

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Large profits

d)

Markets for manufactured goods

17.

What were the motivations for imperialism?

a)

Exploratory

b)

Religious

c)

Economic

d)

All of the above

18.

What made China open its borders to outside nations during the age of imperialism?

a)

Opium Addiction/Opium War

b)

Needed more food and resources

c)

Technological Advances they wanted to share

d)

Public relations with Japan

19.

Which of the following technological advancements allowed for increased exploration and colonization?

a)

Vaccines

b)

Advanced Weapons

c)

Steamboat

d)

All of the above

20.

What caused the Sino-Japanese War?

a)

Japan attacked Korea

b)

Japan's anime markets went down

c)

Japan invaded Poland

d)

The United States attacked Japan

21.

Where was the Sino-Japanese war fought?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Taiwan

22.

The White Man's Burden is an example of which motivation for imperialism?

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Religion

c)

Exploration

d)

Economics

23.

What was significant about Ethiopia and Liberia during the age of imperialism?

a)

They were ruled by the British through direct rule

b)

They were the only nations in Africa to remain independent and free from foreign control

c)

They had better natural resources than the rest of the countries in Africa

d)

All of the above.

24.

Why did Fascism appeal to people?

a)

High unemployment

b)

Destabilized government

c)

Fear of communism

d)

All of the above

25.

Define appeasement.

a)

Giving in to the other person's demands in the hopes of keeping peace and avoiding war

b)

Style of warfare used during WWII

c)

Switching your beliefs to join a side

d)

Engaging in conflict immediately upon disagreement

26.

What was the main cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Bubonic Plague

b)

Immigrants from Europe

c)

Stock Market crash

d)

Foreign trade with Asia

27.

What was the first Japanese attack on America called?

a)

Nanjing Massacre

b)

China's Great Shame

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Bay of Pigs

28.

What happened in the Munich Conference?

a)

Germany, Italy, France, Great Britain, and Russia arranged an agreement

b)

Germany, Italy, France & Great Britain agreed that Hitler could have the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia but must respect the new borders

c)

War was declared as a result of disagreement between countries

d)

Neville Chamberlain was forced to resign as Prime Minister of Great Britain

29.

Define totalitarianism

a)

government controls over every aspect of public and private life

b)

control over private life

c)

the government gives freedom to the people to make their own decisions

d)

religion is outlawed

30.

What was the result of the Interwar Years? Select all that apply.

a)

The rise of communism

b)

The Jews claimed Jerusalem as their homeland

c)

The Ottoman and German Empires lost power

d)

Opium War

31.

What country in Africa maintained its independence during Imperialism?

a)

Belgian Congo

b)

Ethiopia

c)

South Africa

d)

Morocco

32.

Which was the first country to implement the idea of Communism into their government?

a)

Taiwan

b)

North Korea

c)

England

d)

Soviet Union

33.

Which country was split in two as a result of the Cold War?

a)

United States

b)

Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

34.

Where did England transport Opium to in order to trade?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Algeria

d)

Australia

35.

Where did Chiang Kai-Shek (Jiang Jieshi) go to escape Mao Zedong and the Communist Army?

a)

North Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

Taiwan

d)

Soviet Union

36.

The Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea are connected by the Suez Canal, located in this country:

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arablia

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

37.

Two nuclear bombs were dropped on this country by the United States to end WWII:

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

38.

Which European country controlled the Congo in Africa?

a)

Belgium

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Sweden

39.

This country in Asia was considered to be Great Britain's most valuable colony:

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

40.

What country did Kim Jong-Un rule?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

America

d)

Great Britain

41.

Where did Fascism start?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

China

d)

Poland

42.

Which two countries practice appeasement against Hitler?

a)

United Kingdom and Spain

b)

France and United States

c)

Italy and the United States

d)

United Kingdom and France

43.

What country experienced severe hyperinflation post WWI?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Poland

d)

Italy

44.

Which person came into power during the 1930s in Germany and lowered the unemployment rates?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

45.

Which countries were formed after the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Poland

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

France

d)

Spain

46.

This line separates North & South Korea.

a)

38th Parallel

b)

42nd Parallel

c)

Korean River

d)

Korean Bridge

47.

Who created the 5 Year Plan in China?

a)

Jiang Jieshi

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Nikita Khruschev

48.

Who was the leader of the Nationalist Party in China?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Kim Jong Un

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek)

49.

What were the names of Mao Zedong's militia units during the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Red Guards

b)

Blue Guards

c)

Yellow Guards

d)

Green Guards

50.

Who comes to power after Mao Zedong's death?

a)

Jiang Jieshi

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Kim Jong-Un

d)

Kim Il-Sung

51.

Which group was more attracted to Mao Zedong's promises of land, food, and protection?

a)

Peasants

b)

Emperor of China

c)

Middle Class

d)

Factory Owners

52.

What is the Zimmermann Note?

a)

A message sent from Germany to Mexico for an alliance

b)

Telegram between Nicholas II & Kaiser Wilhelm

c)

A message that declared World War I's beginning

d)

A new style of warfare

53.

What is the case of World War I?

a)

alliances

b)

militarism

c)

nationalism

d)

imperialism

e)

all of the above

54.

Who assassinated Austria Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Franz Josef: Leader of Austria Hungary

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II: Leader of Germany

c)

Karl Marx: Communist

d)

Gavrilo Princip: Serbian Nationalist

55.

Austria-Hungary declares war on this country after they fail to meet all terms listed in the ultimatum issued by Austria:

a)

Germany

b)

Serbia

c)

Belgium

d)

France

56.

Which is not a problem Germany faced after World War I?

a)

Starvation

b)

Devaluation of currency

c)

Russia taking over Berlin

d)

New ruler/government

57.

What does the war of attrition mean?

a)

Making concessions to an aggressor to avoid war

b)

Blocking supplies from getting to their intended target

c)

Surprise attacks with airplanes

d)

Continuous fighting in hopes that one side will run out of resources and supplies

58.

Why did America join World War I?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania & the Zimmermann Note

b)

Attacks on the home front by Ottoman Empire & Spanish Empire

c)

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the conquering of Serbia

d)

Germany's offer of a blank check to Austria Hungary

59.

Why was the Scientific Revolution a dangerous time for scientists?

a)

The scientists radicalized churches.

b)

The scientists spread false information

c)

The churches though the scientists discoveries and theories went against church teachings

d)

All of the above.

60.

The 95 Theses were written by:

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Martin Luther

61.

The Enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by:

a)

encouraging the poor to take up arms

b)

stressing the importance of a monarchy

c)

designing a common revolutionary strategy

d)

Instilling a belief in the natural rights of man

62.

Because of this ruler, his marriage caused an issue with the Catholic Church/Pope, and England becomes Protestant

a)

Pope Leo X

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Edward VI

63.

What was the subject of the 95 Theses?

a)

Ways to fix people's lives

b)

Ways the Catholic Church could reform itself

c)

Ways people could be executed

d)

Ways the government can be reformed

64.

Which of the following are Protestant denominations?

a)

Anabaptists

b)

Huguenots

c)

Presbyterians

d)

All of the above

65.

Ptolemy's theory of geocentrism argued:

a)

The Earth as the center of the Universe

b)

The Sun as the center of the Universe

c)

Gravity causes every object to fall at the same speed

d)

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

66.

What were Pope Urban II's motives for calling the Crusades?

a)

He wanted to retake the region of Palestine from the Muslims

b)

God told him to

c)

The Christians wanted the natural resources

d)

Pope Urban II was promised money

67.

What was the lasting impact of the printing press?

a)

Gave country's freedom

b)

Caused wars between European nations

c)

New ideas were spread and people had access to new information

68.

What was the lasting impact of the Renaissance on European society?

a)

Nationalism began to spread throughout countries

b)

Many changes to European art and culture

c)

Peace between nations

d)

Increase in the popularity of the Catholic Church

69.

Who supported the Jews and their Zionist aspirations for the creation of a homeland in Palestine?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

70.

Which city is a religious place for Christians, Muslims, and Jews?

a)

Egypt

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Jerusalem

71.

The Ayatollah Khomeini encourages the Iranian people to start a revolution in hopes of:

a)

returning Iran to an Islamic state

b)

returning Iran to a Christian state

c)

starting a war with Iraq

d)

empowering the women to fight for more rights

72.

What were some causes of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Racism, Invasion from the Turks, Religious Reformation

b)

Renaissance, Mussolini's rise to power, Annexation of Austria

c)

Public Unrest, Starvation, Distrust of Government, WWI

d)

All of the above

73.

This leader was overthrown in the Russian Revolution:

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Neil Gorbachev

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

Prince Edward III

74.

What type of government did Russia have before the Russian Revolution?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Bolshevik Council

d)

Democracy

75.

Who came to power immediately following the Russian Revolution in 1917?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Neil Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Vladimir Lenin

76.

What was the Red Terror in the Russian Revolution?

a)

Rasputin's public execution

b)

Political oppression and mass killings after the end of the Revolution to maintain control

c)

Genocide carried out by Marxists in response to Lenin's attack

d)

Napoleon's systematic killing of the royal family

77.

This political group comes to power after the Russian Revolution and overthrow of the Czar?

a)

Mensheviks

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Nazis

d)

Marxists

78.

Which political groups were vying for control during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Mensheviks

c)

Russian Monarchy

d)

All of the above

79.

When was the start of the Russian Revolution? (Hint: during WWI)

a)

1917

b)

1832

c)

1875

d)

1901

80.

What are the motivations for exploration?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

All of the above

81.

How did the Crusades directly lead to an interest in exploration?

a)

Spread terrorism

b)

Weapons

c)

Spread of Christianity

d)

Increased trade

82.

What new technology was designed in the 1400s that helped with exploration?

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Magnetic Compass

d)

All of the above

83.

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus to find a new trade route to Asia?

a)

Queen Isabella of Spain

b)

Queen Elizabeth of England

c)

King Ferdinand of Portugal

d)

Louis XIV of France

84.

Why did disease spread easily throughout the Americas during the Age of Exploration?

a)

Natives were not immune to the diseases Europeans brought over

b)

Horses carried ticks that spread the diseases to people

c)

Plants were grown that the Native Americans could not digest

d)

All of the above.

85.

This group is a part of the 3rd Estate in France before the French Revolution?

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

United Nations

c)

Nazis

d)

Priests and religious figures

86.

This machine was used to kill citizens during the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution:

a)

guillotine

b)

printing press

c)

tank

d)

machine gun

87.

This group participated and created the Tennis Court Oath in protest of Louis XVI and his power/control:

a)

National Assembly

b)

1st Estate

c)

Williams Sisters

d)

2nd Estate

88.

Which monarch was overthrown during the French Revolution?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Louis XIII

d)

Louis X

89.

The 2nd Stage of a Revolution: Criticism of an Existing Regime, can be seen in which of the events during the French Revolution?

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Death of Louis XVI

d)

Rise to power of Napoleon

90.

What group made up the 1st Estate before the French Revolution?

a)

Church Clergy

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Peasants

d)

Nobles

91.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen during the French Revolution advocated for:

a)

Life and Liberty

b)

Equal rights of men and women

c)

Death for all traitors

d)

A communist state

92.

Which ruler came to power in France shortly after the French Revolution?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Louis XIV

93.

Choose the cause of the French Revolution listed below:

a)

Fear of communism coming to power

b)

World peace and desire for war

c)

Rise of Fascism and the fear of Germany

d)

Irresponsible spending by monarchs

94.

Select all of the lasting results of the French Revolution listed below:

a)

End of monarchs forever

b)

End of Feudalism

c)

Rights for all social classes

d)

Continued terror and oppression for Catholics

95.

Which countries were the main superpowers involved in the Cold War?

a)

Germany & Soviet Union

b)

United States & Soviet Union

c)

Germany & United States

d)

Great Britain & Japan

96.

Which world leader made the famous "Iron Curtain" speech during the Cold War?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

97.

Choose the country that was a member of the Warsaw Pact alliance during the Cold War?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Poland

d)

Great Britain

98.

What are the approximate years that the Cold War was 'fought'?

a)

1950-2000

b)

1947-1991

c)

1990-2001

d)

1939-1941

99.

Which country was not considered a Satellite Nation of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Poland

c)

East Germany

d)

France

100.

The Marshall Plan during the Cold War is an example of this type of 'tactic' used to 'fight':

a)

espionage

b)

multinational alliances

c)

foreign aid

d)

propaganda

101.

The Berlin Airlift occurs before this event:

a)

Building of the Berlin Wall

b)

End of World War II

c)

Stalin's blockade of Berlin

d)

Split of Germany into East/West

102.

The Berlin Wall was built by this country:

a)

Soviet Union/East Germany

b)

United States/Great Britain

c)

France/Spain

d)

Soviet Union/West Germany

103.

After WWI the United States was practicing a policy of :

a)

Isolationism

b)

Supporting the Axis Powers

c)

Policing the world

d)

All of the above

104.

During the Cold War, East Germany was controlled by this superpower:

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

China

105.

What is the balance of power?

a)

Roman ancient history

b)

distribution of military and economic power that prevents other nations from becoming too strong in Europe

c)

Absolute power/control of one country over an entire region

d)

When power is equal among all citizens in a nation

106.

What causes the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I?

a)

The spread of Catholicism

b)

The struggle between Parliament and King Charles I for power

c)

The struggle between William and Mary for power

d)

Divine right

107.

An absolute ruler gains their power: (select all that apply)

a)

Completely, without checks and balances

b)

through divine right

c)

from an election held by the citizens

d)

by fighting wars

108.

What is the definition of divine right:

a)

Belief in the right to bear arms

b)

Belief that rulers authority comes from god

c)

Belief that rulers authority comes from their parents

d)

Belief that a rulers power comes from their ability to rule well

109.

The Balfour Declaration:

a)

Promises not to declare war

b)

Announces that China will support a Jewish homeland in Egypt

c)

Announces that England will support a Jewish homeland in Palestine

d)

Establishes a compromise ending World War I

110.

Zionism is:

a)

the movement for the creation of a Jewish homeland

b)

the movement for the creation of Christian homeland

c)

the movement for the creation of Muslim homeland

d)

the movement for world peace