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WorksheetsWorld History Final Review June 2019
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 58mins
What is imperialism?
An economic system where there is no poverty
A powerful country dominating a weaker country
A more powerful country giving aid to a weaker one
A strict government system that lets nobody have basic rights
What is colonialism?
When a country has internal disagreements/violence (like civil war)
When two countries are getting along with each other
A split in religions
When a bigger/stronger country rules a smaller weaker country
What did the British empire do to colonize their colonies?
They used great force, including their strong navy
They got permission from the natives (indigenous peoples)
They attempted to kill everyone that they could
They took over by taking control of the United Nations
How was British Imperialism NOT racist?
Most European imperialism was run by profit, competition, and self-interest.
Imperial countries used the ideas of the White Man's Burden.
The transatlantic slave trade created racism and racialized power.
Europeans felt more "civilized" than other countries and that by colonizing it, they could "civilize" the other country's people.
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
A war between the United States of America and China which China won
A rebellion in France. Also called the "Reign of Terror." The bloodiest phase of the French Revolution.
A rebellion between the Europeans and Americans and the Americans won
A anti-imperialist rebellion in China where China tried to get rid of foreigners and had to pay Europeans and Americans
What was the Meiji Restoration?
Japan getting rid of its emperor and instituting constitutional democracy.
Japan refusing to trade with the United States or western Europe and instead keeping the existing isolationist government, called the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Japan getting rid of military rulers and giving the rule back to the emperor, which put Japan on the road to westernization.
Japan's military rulers and emperor teaming up and helping Japan westernize.
What was German unification?
Germany was blamed for WW1 and having to pay reparations (taxes to allies) made the economy terrible.
WW1 caused food shortages and caused huge loss of life in Germany. Sick of war, the Germans overthrew the czar and started a communist government.
During the 1800s, groups of various German-speaking states, led by Prussia, came together to create Germany.
Germany created a huge empire made up from Austria and Hungary and parts of many surrounding modern-day nations.
What was the Austrian-Hungarian Empire?
A trade route between Austria and Hungary.
A very large empire containing Austria, Hungary, and many surrounding modern-day nations. It broke up party because of nationalism.
Just before the outbreak of WWII, Germany annexed Austria and made it part of the Nazi regime. The new combined country was renamed Austria-Hungary.
A small empire that has only the west side still functioning today.
What was the first country to have a revolution to abolish slavery?
Haiti
Honduras
America
Jamaica
Why did Europe start splitting Africa into sections for themselves?
Europeans wanted to segregate Africans by language and ethnicity so that countries would be more politically and culturally stable
Africa became bankrupt so Europe took it over.
European colonies were competing with each other politically and economically
African countries wanted to separate African tribes, because there was so much fighting, so Europe helped to distribute the African land.
What were alliances?
This long-term cause of WWI was about two or more nations agreeing to protect each other or attack a common enemy.
When two countries share resources and laws.
When two countries are fighting
When people from more than two different countries share resources.
Who was the spark that ignited M.A.I.N?
Gavrilo Princip
Mahatma Gandhi
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
What was the mandate system?
A system that helped spread trade all over the world
After WWII, China stopped using the Mandate of Heaven and switched to the Mandate System, which was a more efficient method of choosing the emperor.
A system that is split between colonization and independence that destroyed Germany's empire after WWII. No new countries were made in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East
A system that was created by China that helped them create order and stability.
What is decolonization?
A country physically breaking apart.
African, Middle Eastern, and Asia countries gaining their independence from European countries
When a colonizing country decides to split an existing colony into two (divide it)
European countries gaining their independence from the "mother countries"
Where were Cold War hot spots?
Korea, Vietnam, Congo, Afghanistan
Mali, Ghana, Peru, Philippines
Germany, Iran, Iraq, Portugal
Eastern Asia, Djibouti, China, Madagascar
What was the competition to increase weapons between the Soviet Union and the United States of America?
Space Race
Territorial Race
Arms Race
Capitalism vs. Communism Race
What did the U.S. do in Korea during the Cold War?
They fought in the war which resulted in loss of contact with China.
They fought in the war which resulted in the making of North and South Korea
They stayed out of the war which made people mad, resulting in the making of North and South Korea
They stayed out of the war which made other countries respect them and leave them alone.
What happened in Congo during the Cold War?
The country went to war with Vietnam. China got involved by supporting the communists.
The country fought a civil war. The U.S. got involved by supporting a capitalist dictator.
The Soviet Union supported Mobutu but the United States supported Lumumba.
The country was fraught with violence and intense poverty for many years, but with help from the U.S. has developed and become a major African tourist destination.
Which of these things did NOT increase tensions between democratic and communist nations during the Cold War?
Espionage
US and Soviet "puppet goverments"
China selling nuclear weapons to the Soviets
Arms and Space races
Why did the U.S and U.S.S.R fight in the "hot spots"?
They wanted allies to help them with supplies and also to help them fight against the other side. Both sides also wanted political influence.
They were afraid of damaging their own land, so they fought on other people's land.
The two global superpowers (U.S. and U.S.S.R.) fought a nuclear war with each other; the term "hot spot" refers to the intense heat caused by nuclear energy
Both the U.S and U.S.S.R disliked many different countries, so they agreed to try to wipe out as many of them as they could so that they could become the two primary global superpowers.
What is a diversified economy?
A country that has many different religions but there is not religious tension
A country that has a healthy mix of goods and services
A country that has many different types of people with different ethnicities
A country that has a a single primary resource (for example, oil)
Why is the symbol for communism the "hammer and sickle"?
This is because communist countries wanted to quickly industrialize (a hammer symbolizes factory work) and also collectivize agriculture (a sickle is a tool used to reap grain).
Sickle is the Grim Reaper's weapon of choice, and Communism killed so many people, and the hammer represents the love of wielding.
The sickle is a play on words about communism being, "Sick, yo," and the hammer represents, " Hammering communism into the brains of the people".
They thought it was pretty.
What was the first book to be mass produced in Europe?
The Communist Manifesto
The Hunger Games
the Bible
Twilight
How much were you taxed in communism?
100%
75%
69%
Not at all
What were the goals of Mao's Great Leap forward and Stalin's 5 Year Plans?
To obtain that grain bois
Killing the Kulaks.
Taking India's bread.
To industrialize the country within the next 5 years.
Which colony was the first to have a revolution?
Russia
Cuba
America
Vietnam
What was the main reason for division in India?
Religious tension
Economic inequality
Gandhi wanted to get revenge on the Muslims
Gandhi was too thicc for Pakistan
Is self-determination different than a country having independence?
No
Yes
I don't know, you tell me!
What's that?
Who had control of the Japanese government before the Meiji Restoration?
The President
The Czar
Joseph Stalin
The Shogun
What is social inequality? Please Check!
When members of a society have differing amounts of wealth, power, and prestige.
When someone has more Tik Tok followers than someone else.
When someone has more opportunities (socially and academically) open to them.
When you got all the money.
Where was the Pacific Theater?
Along the east coast of the US
Los Angeles
The UK
Along the east coast of Asia
What was the name of the German leader during WW2?
Mussolini
Tojo
Hitler
Stalin
Was the United States against communism or for it?
Sometimes against, sometimes for it. It depended on the day.
Always for
Always against
Neither
What book did Karl Marx write?
The Communist Manifesto
The Fault in Our Stars
the Bible
Twilight
Who led the movement against the apartheid system in South Africa?
Mohandas K. Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)
William Johnston
Michael Jackson (He he)
Nelson Mandela
What are developed countries?
Countries that are still progressing
Countries that have a weak economic system
Countries that have a strong economic system as well as stable resources
Countries that have a lot of oil
Why did Russia leave World War I?
They had a communist revolution
They had already won the war
The peasants wanted to support the czar
They were worried about nuclear war
Which of the following describes the Balkan conflict?
Yugoslavia broke up, causing the economy to thrive
Yugoslavia broke up, creating the independent nations of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Yugoslavia broke up, causing nationalist tensions to rise to the surface
Audrey moved to Germany and bought an elephant
What was the space race?
A race between the U.S. the the U.S.S.R. to see who could be the first to get to space
Cows! MOOOOOOOO
The annual race in Greece (based on the original Olympics) that pitted communist vs. capitalist athletes against each other
This was when the two world superpowers both tried to build up their nuclear arsenals
What was the biggest empire in world history?
The Mongol Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Persian Empire
The British Empire
Who came up with the idea of socialism, which later became communism?
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Gandhi
Stephanie Meyers
Which was NOT an idea of Karl Marx?
The people should obey the czar
The people should rise up and take control of the means of production
All social classes should be abolished
All people should be equal
