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Modern World History I Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Scientific Revolution, and a new way of thinking began in?

a)

1700's

b)

1400's

c)

Mid-1500's

d)

1300's

2.

The scientific method grew from the belief that the world is best understood through...

a)

Imagination

b)

Teachings of Aristotle

c)

The Church

d)

Direct Observation

3.

Which revolutionary scientist was the first to argue about the heliocentric theory?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Voltaire

4.

_____ was put under house arrest for challenging traditional teachings.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Copernicus

d)

Francis Bacon

5.

The Enlightenment takes it's greatest hold on what city?

a)

England

b)

Boston

c)

Madrid

d)

Paris

6.

Which philosopher believed in natural rights, and the governments purpose was to protect them?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Voltaire

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

7.

The belief that the King is God's representative on Earth and chosen to rule?

a)

Rationalism

b)

Divine Right

c)

Absolutism

d)

Nationalism

8.

Which philosopher believed the purpose of government was to provide order & obedience?

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Thomas Hobbes

9.

What did Enlightenment philosophers base their ideas on?

a)

Traditional teachings

b)

The Church

c)

Faith in human reasoning

d)

Science

10.

From what did Mary Wollstonecraft base her argument that women should have equal rights?

a)

Teachings of the Catholic Church

b)

The work and discoveries of Rene Descartes

c)

Belief that God made her the spokesperson

d)

Women could reason just as well as men

11.

All of the following were causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT?

a)

Weak Leader

b)

Economic Trouble

c)

Discontented First Estate

d)

Enlightenment Ideals

12.

What enlightenment event contributed to the bankruptcy of France?

a)

Seven Years War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

War of 1812

13.

Radical policies passed meant to defend France from domestic threats?

a)

Coup d'état

b)

The Red Terror

c)

Continental System

d)

Reign of Terror

14.

Which man ruled France as a dictator during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Marat

c)

Danton

d)

Robespierre

15.

The final governing body of France that was overthrown by Napoleon?

a)

Directory

b)

National Convention

c)

Legislative Assembly

d)

Consulate

16.

Napoleon restored the relationship between the state & church by signing the ___________?

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Napoleonic Code

c)

Concordat

d)

Plebiscite

17.

Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was based on?

a)

Keeping the middle class out of office

b)

Given to Napoleon's favorites

c)

Ability

d)

Rank in society

18.

Napoleon's plan to weaken the economy of Great Britain?

a)

Scorched earth policy

b)

Consulate

c)

British invasion of 1803

d)

Continental System

19.

What was the goal set by the powerful nations at the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Destroy France

b)

Establish a balance of Power in Europe

c)

Execute Napoleon

d)

Restore Napoleon back in power

20.

Napoleon's biggest mistake was invading which country?

a)

Austria

b)

Italy

c)

Prussia

d)

Russia

21.

Where did Industrialization begin?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Germany

22.

This man created a way to make steel more efficiently and cheaper?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Thomas Edison

23.

What type of economic system is where the government determines all goods & services?

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

24.

What became an important source of power during the I.R.?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Steam

c)

Wind

d)

Horses

25.

Poor working conditions gave rise to what economic idea?

a)

Democracy

b)

Capitalism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Socialism

26.

How did the factory create a new labor system?

a)

Workers had to work long hours & repeat tasks

b)

The cottage system began

c)

Animals were used more than ever

d)

Workers had a lot of idle time

27.

All of the following are Industrialization factors in England EXCEPT:

a)

Increase in the population

b)

Capital

c)

Plentiful natural resources

d)

Decrease in the food supply

28.

Karl Marx said class struggle was between what two groups?

a)

Democrats and Republicans

b)

Bourgeoisie and Factory Owners

c)

Bourgeoisie and Proletariat

d)

Populists and Nationalists

29.

What did Otto von Bismarck mean in his "blood and iron" speech?

a)

Germany needed railroads to unite

b)

He would use the military as a force for unification

c)

Prussia would fight to get obtain iron

d)

He should be emperor of Germany

30.

Which war caused the Ottoman Empire to lose most of it's land in Europe?

a)

Franco-Prussian War

b)

Balkan Wars

c)

Pogroms

d)

WWII

31.

Revolutions throughout Europe in the 1830's and 1840's were sparked by?

a)

Conservatism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Zionism

32.

All of the following were key Italian unification leaders EXCEPT?

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Franz Joseph

c)

Camillo di Cavour

d)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

33.

Policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically and economically.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Self-determination

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

34.

_________ helped European countries settle disputes over lands in Africa.

a)

The Berlin Conference

b)

The Treaty of Nanjing

c)

The African Convention

d)

The Treaty of Kanagawa

35.

_______ was signed in Japan that opened two additional trade ports to Western nations?

a)

Treaty of Nanjing

b)

Treaty of Kanagawa

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Edo

36.

_______ was a period of modernization in Japan?

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Meiji Restoration

c)

Taiping Rebellion

d)

Shogun Restoration

37.

Why did the United States propose the Open Door policy in China?

a)

China wanted equal trade with everyone

b)

The US wanted the same access to China

c)

No western nations were allowed in China

d)

The US was loosing money in China

38.

France, Russia, and Great Britain made up the ___________ .

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Axis Powers

39.

During the war, this alliance was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans.

a)

The Allies

b)

The Triple Entente

c)

The Triple Alliance

d)

The Central Powers

40.

What effect did trench warfare have on WWI?

a)

the defeat of France

b)

troop mobility on the Eastern front

c)

Massive stalemate on the Western front

d)

The defeat of Russia

41.

What area is considered the "Powder keg of Europe"?

a)

Belgium

b)

Alsace-Loraine

c)

Western Europe

d)

Balkans

42.

_____ was the strategy of the Germans to attack on two fronts during WWI.

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

The Anaconda Plan

c)

The German Split Offensive

d)

The Schlieffen Plan

43.

WWI is considered a total war because governments were able to......

a)

Control the enemy's resources

b)

Control the economies and resources of their country

c)

Control the voting of the people

d)

Control the immigration to their allies country

44.

A major cause of the Bolshevik revolution was?

a)

Rasputin's influence on the royal court

b)

Russia's withdraw from WWI

c)

Czar Nicholas's failed military & economic policies

d)

The rise of Joseph Stalin

45.

Civil war occurred in Russia after the Bolsheviks claimed power because.....

a)

Bolsheviks did not fulfill their promises

b)

Foreign troops were on Russian soil

c)

The Red Army seized the government

d)

Many people opposed the Bolshevik gov.

46.

Opponents of the Bolsheviks were called what?

a)

The Red Army

b)

Marxists

c)

The White Amy

d)

Soviets

47.

Germany accepted full responsibility for starting WWI when they agreed to....

a)

War Guilt Clause

b)

Reparation Clause

c)

Accountability Clause

d)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

48.

What did Woodrow Wilson argue the most for at the Paris Peace conference?

a)

Punishing Germany

b)

Restoring the Czar in Russia

c)

Forgiving Germany

d)

Creation of the League of Nations

49.

Which country abandons its alliance and joins the Allies in 1915?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Italy

d)

Ottoman Empire

50.

One legacy of WWI was the...

a)

Breakup of the Ottoman & Austro-Hungarian Empires

b)

Rejection of strong central governments

c)

Expansion of the Ottoman & Austro-Hungarian Empires

d)

Prosperous economies worldwide