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1st Semester Final

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He invented the Steam Engine

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

James Watts

d)

Florence Nightingale

2.

Created Communism

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

James Watts

d)

Florence Nightingale

3.

Started Laissez-faire Economics

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

James Watts

d)

Florence Nightingale

4.

Form of government in which a king or queen rules

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Socialism

5.

Form of democracy in which people vote for people to represent them

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Socialism

6.

A law-making body

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Congress

c)

Plebians

d)

Legislature

7.

Believed that government should be ruled by philosophers

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Locke

8.

Believed government should be ruled by the middle class

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Locke

9.

The Magna Carta limited the power of the

a)

Citizens

b)

Parliament

c)

President

d)

King

10.

Habeas Corpus guarantees that no person can be kept in prison without

a)

Being accused of a crime

b)

Telling the truth

c)

Speaking to a jury

d)

Going to court

11.

The English Bill of Rights made ____ more powerful than the king

a)

King

b)

Citizens

c)

Parliament

d)

Prime Minister

12.

Judaism was the world’s first ____ religion

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Primary

d)

Secondary

13.

The President vetoing legislation created by congress is an example of…

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Checks and Unbalance

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Being Responsible

14.

Thomas Hobbes believed…

a)

Believed that men and women should be given the same education

b)

Man was naturally good and was entitled to certain rights like life, liberty, and property

c)

Government should be divided into three branches

d)

That man was naturally cruel and needed to be controlled by government

15.

John Locke believed that…

a)

Believed that men and women should be given the same education

b)

Man was naturally good and was entitled to certain rights like life, liberty, and property

c)

Government should be divided into three branches

d)

That man was naturally cruel and needed to be controlled by government

16.

Montesquieu believed that…

a)

Believed that men and women should be given the same education

b)

Man was naturally good and was entitled to certain rights like life, liberty, and property

c)

Government should be divided into three branches

d)

That man was naturally cruel and needed to be controlled by government

17.

Wollstonecraft believed that

a)

Believed that men and women should be given the same education

b)

Man was naturally good and was entitled to certain rights like life, liberty, and property

c)

Government should be divided into three branches

d)

That man was naturally cruel and needed to be controlled by government

18.

Little or no government regulation of the economy

a)

Lazy-faire

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Easy-faire

d)

No regulation-faire

19.

The ancien regime was unfair to the

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

20.

During the Tennis Court Oath the National Assembly promised to…

a)

Get better at Tennis

b)

Write a constitution

c)

Revolt against the First and Second Estate

d)

Start a revolution

21.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed what three rights

a)

Life, Liberty, and Property

b)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

c)

Life, Liberty, and Freedom

d)

Life, Prosperity, and Property

22.

Wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman

a)

John Locke

b)

Toussant L'Overture

c)

Olympe de Gouges

d)

Miguel Hidago

23.

Another term for having pride in one’s country

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

24.

When Napoleon invaded their country, the Russians burned all crops and villages before retreating. This is known as…

a)

Destroy Earth Policy

b)

Black Earth Policy

c)

Burned Earth Policy

d)

Scorched Earth Policy

25.

Led Mexican revolution against Spain

a)

Toussaint L'Overture

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Father Hernandez

26.

Led South American revolutions against Spain

a)

Toussaint L'Overture

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Father Hernandez

27.

Led Haitian revolt against France

a)

Toussaint L'Overture

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Father Hernandez

28.

During the Congress of Vienna conservatives wanted…

a)

Old monarchs and territories slaughtered

b)

Reorganize Western Europe

c)

New monarchs and territories in place

d)

Old monarchs and territories restored

29.

Era in which mankind switched from using hand/animal power to mechanical power.

a)

French Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

Mexican Revolution

30.

Invention that powered the Industrial Revolution

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Bessemer Process

31.

During the Industrial Revolution many people moved to the city to find jobs in factories. The movement from rural areas to the city areas is called…

a)

Migration

b)

Immigration

c)

Industrialization

d)

Urbanization

32.

In a socialist society the means of production are controlled by…

a)

the government

b)

the people

c)

business

d)

the world economy

33.

Four Reasons why Britain was the first country to industrialize

a)

entrepreneurs, natural resources, power, farms

b)

immigrants, capitol, natural resources, cities

c)

entrepreneurs, capitol, natural resources, population

34.

Why Europeans colonized Africa

a)

Technology, more land, Diamonds

b)

More land, Diamonds, Slave Trade

c)

Gold, Diamonds, Silver, Slave Trade

d)

Slave Trade, Industrialization, more land

35.

What advantages did Europeans have over most of the world?

a)

guns, germs, steel

b)

technology, central government

c)

racists, technologically advanced

36.

Why were Europeans drawn to the Middle East?

a)

Silver, Opium

b)

Diamonds, Suez Canal

c)

Coal, more land

d)

Oil, Suez Canal

37.

Why did the British colonize India?

a)

oil, cotton, ports

b)

tea, cotton, ports

c)

coal, ports, coffee

38.

Some wealthy Indians who were educated in Britain learned about Western-style democracies and returned to India demanding…

a)

voting rights, more education, land

b)

food, land, equal rights

c)

segregation, dictatorship, racism

d)

equality, democracy, Independence

39.

Why did European countries colonize China?

a)

coal, silver, porcelain

b)

silk, tea, trade opium

c)

trade opium, silver, coal

d)

oil, opium, silk

40.

These soldiers rebelled after they were imprisoned after for refusing to bite off the tips of their cartridges

a)

Sepoys

b)

Plebeians

c)

The Boxers

d)

Sun Yixians

41.

Rebelled because they were mad at the foreign presence in China

a)

Sepoys

b)

The Boxers

c)

Plebeians

d)

Sun Yixians

42.

Chinese peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty

a)

Sun Yixian Rebellion

b)

The Boxer Rebellion

c)

Taiping Rebellion

d)

Sepoy Rebellion

43.

Sun Yixian’s 3 Principles

a)

nationalism, livelihood, equal rights

b)

democracy, equal rights, nationalism

c)

democracy, livelihood, nationalism

d)

no opium, democracy, livelihiood

44.

Colonized Indochina (Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia) during the late 1800s

a)

Dutch

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Britain

45.

Since monopolies eliminate competition, prices usually…

a)

stay the same

b)

decrease

c)

increase

46.

The direct impact of the cotton gin was

a)

more steel = more textile jobs

b)

more raw cotton = more textile jobs

c)

more raw cotton = more machinery

d)

more steel = more machinery

47.

Improved hospital conditions and started a nursing school

a)

Florence Nightingale

b)

Henry Bessemer

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Watt

48.

Why did the Japanese feel they needed to modernize?

a)

Saw Korea as a threat. Wanted to control Korea.

b)

Saw Britain imperialize China with Opium, did not want Opium.

c)

Saw Britain control China, wanted control over Korea.

d)

Saw Western civilizations as a threat. Did not want to end up like China.