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AP Period 5 Modern Era

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the 18th and 19th centuries?
a)
Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.
b)
Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.
c)
Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.
d)
Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicities and languages.
2.
Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease
b)
Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution
c)
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
d)
Marie Curie's theory of radio activity
3.
By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?
a)
The political independence of colonies in both North and South America
b)
The emancipation of slaves everywhere in t he Atlantic world
c)
Political and economic domination of the Western Hemisphere by the United States
d)
The creation of a politically unified South America
4.
The "Second Industrial Revolution" in the last half of the 19th century was associated with the mass production of which of the following groups of products?
a)
Textiles, iron, and coal
b)
Textiles, automobiles, and planes
c)
Electricity, ships, and radios
d)
Electricity, steel, and chemicals
5.
In the late 19th century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by
a)
Widespread trade in opium
b)
The encouragement of slavery
c)
Small military enclaves along coastlines
d)
Competition among imperialist powers
6.
The US Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect a shared concern for
a)
Physical elimination of the ruling class
b)
Confiscation of church property
c)
Protection of private property
d)
Preservation of the monarcy
7.
Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late 19th century?
a)
There was little effect for most people
b)
Marriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect on all three
c)
Large numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United States
d)
There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.
8.
Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late 19th century?
a)
There was little effect for most people
b)
Marriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect on all three
c)
Large numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United States
d)
There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.
9.
Which of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late 19th century?
a)
Western fears of the spread of Japanese influence
b)
Western investment to create self-sufficient economies in the new colonies
c)
An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short period of time
d)
The decline of British and United States influence in international affairs
10.
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to
a)
The overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country
b)
Increased tensions between China and Korea
c)
Greater Russian influence in Manchuria
d)
The colonization of Taiwan
11.
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to
a)
The overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country
b)
Increased tensions between China and Korea
c)
Greater Russian influence in Manchuria
d)
The colonization of Taiwan
12.
In the 18th century, MOST revolutionary leaders tended to be members of the
a)
Slave class
b)
Working class
c)
Catholic clergy
d)
Educated middle class
13.
Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism?
a)
It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theory
b)
It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of Europe
c)
It influenced the development of the factory model of production
d)
It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people
14.
The first republic to grant equality to all its citizens in the Western Hemisphere was
a)
The United States
b)
Bolivia
c)
Haiti
d)
Jamaica
15.
The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?
a)
The amount and location of British petroleum reserves
b)
The location and large number of British coal deposits
c)
The aggressive promotion of industrialization by George III
d)
The spread of cotton cultivation in southern England
16.
Liberalism should be viewed as a political ideology that
a)
Supported the transition to an industrial, capitalist society
b)
Is the ideological predecessor to socialism
c)
Developed in response to European colonialism
d)
Grew out of the labor movement
17.
Efforts at industrialization in Russia and Japan were similar in that 
a)
Both began in the early 19th century
b)
Both followed the termination of long-established institutions
c)
Both countries developed more centralized governments
d)
Both countries widely adopted Western practices
18.
The Meiji reforms in Japan resulted in
a)
The strengthening of hte power of regional lords at the expense of the emperor
b)
A shift of power away from regional lords and to the emperor
c)
The Tokugawa shogunate's adoption of a unified civil code
d)
The overthrow of the imperial system for a democratic republic
19.
The Haitian revolution was the only revolution of the period 1750 to 1900 that was initiated and fought by
a)
Creoles
b)
Mestizos
c)
Foreign mercenaries
d)
Slaves
20.
Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a result of all of the following except
a)
Nationalism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Industrialization
d)
Socialism
21.
Which of the following was NOT a reason India had become Britain's most important colony by about 1800?
a)
India offered crucial port facilities for the British navy.
b)
India was a major outlet for British manufactured goods.
c)
India was an important supplier of British raw materials.
d)
India was an important location for British textile factories.
22.
Which of the following European developments is most closely associated with the revolution in Haiti?
a)
The Protestant Reformation
b)
The Russian Revolution
c)
The French Revolution
d)
The Industrial Revolution
23.
In which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power?
a)
Zulu
b)
Taiping
c)
Boxer
d)
Sepoy
24.
Which of the following African regions was able to defeat European powers in the 19th century?
a)
Liberia
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Egypt
d)
Morocco
25.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the growth of nationalism in the 19th century?
a)
War and conflict were often used as vehicles to unite the people
b)
The transition to nationhood was usually smooth with little internal conflict
c)
Only European nations experienced a growth in nationalism
d)
European imperialism prevented the rise of nationalism in Asia
26.
The American and French Revolutions were both caused in part by
a)
Food shortages owing to poor harvests
b)
Problems of royal succession
c)
High taxation that bred discontent
d)
Lack of social mobility in the peasant class
27.
All of the following are factors stimulating industrialization EXCEPT
a)
An organized union movement
b)
An ample population to serve as a workforce
c)
Investment in Capital
d)
Access to natural resources
28.
The Berlin Conference of 1885 was able to
a)
Partition China so that Germany benefited
b)
Deal with economic problems in Asia
c)
Resolve issues of European rivalry in Africa
d)
Bring all of Africa under European control
29.
Which of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?
a)
A decline in the social status of women
b)
An increase in the power and prestige of the landowning aristocracy
c)
The general leveling of social hierarchies based on wealth
d)
The creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas
30.
A major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the development of
a)
Socialism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Land grants
d)
Railroads
31.
Before 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by
a)
Military conquests of large territories administered as military states
b)
Intense colonization and settlement of large areas
c)
Coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements
d)
Active international action
32.
Which of the following is most likely to have influenced 18th century population trends in both Europe and China?
a)
A sharp decline in average global temperatures
b)
Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops
c)
Innovation in birth control measures
d)
Improvement in surgical procedures
33.
What area of manufacturing was the first to be industrialized? 
a)
Textiles 
b)
Transportation 
c)
Railroads
d)
Shipbuilding 
34.
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the life of women? 
a)
Their domestic responsibilities increased
b)
they were given more opportunities outside the home
c)
they replaced the mens role in the fields 
d)
they accepted the new role of industrial merchants 
35.
The rapid industrialization of Japan was called the  
a)
Tanzimat Reforms
b)
Self Strengthening Movement
c)
Meiji Restoration
d)
Kanazawa Movement 
36.
Voltaire's main belief centered around  
a)
Freedom of speech
b)
General Will 
c)
 Natural Rights 
d)
Absolute control 
37.
The policy that enabled the US to protect the entire western hemisphere was called the 
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Manifest Destiny 
c)
Continental System
d)
Great White Way 
38.
The Ottoman process of industrialization was called 
a)
Meiji Restoration 
b)
Self Strengthening 
c)
Tanzimat Reforms
d)
Jizya enforcement 
39.
Japan revealed their modernization by 
a)
perfecting the compact car
b)
defeating China and Russia
c)
at the 1900 Worlds Fair 
d)
helping China modernize
40.
Nationalism could be used for 
a)
improving technology
b)
promoting ethnic superiority 
c)
promoting pure democracy
d)
bringing political reform 
41.
Who was the “Prussian Chancellor who used wars to unify Germany between 1864-71, "Iron & Blood’”?
a)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Simon Bolivar
42.
Which of the following would have benefitted the most from the Industrial Revolution ?
a)
Small landowners/farmers
b)
Aristocrats/Nobles
c)
Lower Working Class
d)
Middle Class Workers 
43.
The process of urbanization actually started with improvements in 
a)
textiles
b)
transportation
c)
agriculture
d)
mining
44.
 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 
a)
Democratic Revolutions 
b)
World War I 
c)
Industrialization 
d)
The Renaissance 
45.
 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 
a)
France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
b)
less fighting between African leaders and European powers
c)
African leaders voiced their suggestions
d)
Europeans divided Africa into colonies 
46.
 Indian soldiers in the service of the British were called Hide answers Boers sepoys viceroys Boxers
a)
Boers 
b)
sepoys
c)
viceroys 
d)
Boxers 
47.
The political cartoon below depicts what event that happened to China Hide answersTaiping Rebellion Breaking down of the Great Wall Spheres of Influence Open Door Policy 
a)
Taiping Rebellion 
b)
Breaking down the great wall 
c)
Spheres of Influence
d)
Open Door Policy 
48.
 The Economic Philosopher that wrote Wealth of Nations 
a)
Emmanuel Kant
b)
John Locke
c)
Adam Smith 
d)
Thomas Hobbes 
49.
John Locke's ideas on government were revolutionary in that he believed that 
a)
power of the government comes from the consent of governed
b)
absolute monarchies should remain in tact
c)
the church should govern 
d)
that slavery should be abolished
50.
Which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the 18th and 19th centuries?
a)
Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.
b)
Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.
c)
Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.
d)
Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicities and languages.
51.
The "Second Industrial Revolution" in the last half of the 19th century was associated with the mass production of which of the following groups of products?
a)
Textiles, iron, and coal
b)
Textiles, automobiles, and planes
c)
Electricity, ships, and radios
d)
Electricity, steel, and chemicals
52.
Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism?
a)
It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theory
b)
It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of Europe
c)
It influenced the development of the factory model of production
d)
It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people
53.
The first republic to grant equality to all its citizens in the Western Hemisphere was
a)
The United States
b)
Bolivia
c)
Haiti
d)
Jamaica
54.
The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?
a)
The amount and location of British petroleum reserves
b)
The location and large number of British coal deposits
c)
The aggressive promotion of industrialization by George III
d)
The spread of cotton cultivation in southern England
55.
Which of the following European developments is most closely associated with the revolution in Haiti?
a)
The Protestant Reformation
b)
The Russian Revolution
c)
The French Revolution
d)
The Industrial Revolution
56.
Which of the following is most likely to have influenced 18th century population trends in both Europe and China?
a)
A sharp decline in average global temperatures
b)
Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops
c)
Innovation in birth control measures
d)
Improvement in surgical procedures
57.
Whom did the "Third Estate" of the Estates-General represent? 
a)
The clergy 
b)
The nobility
c)
The king
d)
The 98% of the population not in the clergy, nobility, or royal family
58.
What is one important way in which the French Revolution differed from the American Revolution? 
a)
The French Revolution involved a dispute over money; the American Revolution involved a dispute over rights.
b)
The French Revolution involved racial tensions; the American Revolution did not.
c)
The French Revolution involved a conflict between segments of the French society and economy; the American Revolution involved a conflict between colonies and a distant imperial power.
d)
The French Revolution involved a conflict between colonies and a distant imperial power; the American Revolution involved sharp tensions withinAmerican society.
59.
Which of the following best characterizes the course that the French Revolution followed between 1789 and 1794?
a)
Sudden radical change followed by a peaceful period of negotiation
b)
Chaos, terror, and extreme bloodletting from beginning to end
c)
Long periods of calm punctuated by sudden violent outbursts
d)
Increasing radicalization and use of violence by revolutionaries
60.
How did Napoleon spread the seeds of the French Revolution across Europe and Russia? 
a)
Through a massive propaganda campaign
b)
By calling a meeting of all European monarchs 
c)
By ignoring other nations and focusing only on France.
d)
By conquering most of Europe and instituting reforms similar to those in France
61.
What impact did Napoleon Bonaparte have on the Revolution as leader of France from 1799 to 1814? 
a)
He continued to radicalize the goals of the Revolution.
b)
He reversed most of the achievements of the Revolution.
c)
He preserved its moderate elements, but got rid of its more radical changes.
d)
He cared little for the Revolution one way or another.
62.
What happened to Haiti's enormously profitable and huge slave plantations after Haitian independence was won in 1804? 
a)
Former white plantation owners were rehired to run the plantations as modern companies.
b)
The land was divided and redistributed to freed slaves to use for their own needs. 
c)
The land was neglected and reverted back to jungle, forest, and swampage 
d)
The land was converted to large, urban industrial projects.
63.
Which of the following arguments made the cause of abolition widely acceptable in the nineteenth century?
a)
Slavery was immoral
b)
 Slavery was not condoned in the Bible.
c)
Slavery benefited Portuguese slave traders too much.
d)
 Slavery was no longer necessary for a strong economy.
64.
Which of the following was NOT a way in which feminists achieved progress for women in the Atlantic world? 
a)
Professionalizing traditional female occupations such as nursing and social work
b)
Mostly peaceful protest
c)
Violent revolution
d)
Forming trans-Atlantic feminist organizations
65.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
66.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
67.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
68.

AP World History is broken into how many time periods?

a)

3 time periods

b)

4 time periods

c)

5 time periods

d)

6 time periods

69.

What type of free response questions does AP World History have?

a)

DBQ & LEQ

b)

SAQ & DBQ

c)

LEQ & SAQ

d)

SAQ, DBQ, & LEQ

70.

South Africans of Dutch descent

a)

Mulatto

b)

boxer

c)

Boers

d)

Maori

71.

War between the British and the Dutch over Dutch independence in South Africa; resulted in British victory

a)

Seven Years War

b)

War of Independence

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Boer War

72.

Revolt against foreign residents of China

a)

Boer War

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Seven Years War

d)

Chinese War of Independence

73.

Collection of laws that standardized French law under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

a)

Hamarabi Code

b)

Laws of Moari

c)

Code Napolean

d)

Bill of Rights

74.

An economic system in which the state controls the means of production

a)

conscription

b)

communism

c)

imperialism

d)

proletariat

75.

A statement of political rights adopted by the French National Assembly during the French Revolution

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

French Revolution

76.

A statement of the rights of women written by Olympe de Gouges in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen

d)

Bill of Rights

77.

A manufacturing method in which the stages of the manufacturing process are carried out in private homes rather that a factory setting

a)

domestic system

b)

industrialization

c)

cottage industry

d)

Industrial Revolution

78.

The economic philosophy that government intervention and regulation of the economy should be minimal

a)

imperialism

b)

laissez-fair economics

c)

liberalism

d)

economic liberalism

79.

The fencing of pasture land in England beginning prior to the Industrial Revolution

a)

free range movement

b)

enclosure movement

c)

manifest destiny

d)

pogam

80.

Land, labor, and capital; the three groups of resources that are used to make all goods and services

a)

factors of production

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

laissez faire

d)

queu

81.

The movement to achieve women's rights

a)

liberalism

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen

c)

women's suffrage

d)

feminism

82.

The transition between the domestic system of manufacturing and the mechanization of production in a factory setting

a)

imperialism

b)

Second Industrial Revolution

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Industrial Revolution

83.

An economic concept that holds that the government should not interfere with or regulate businesses and industries

a)

conservatism

b)

laissez faire economics

c)

interstate commerce regulations

d)

enclosure system

84.

A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific

a)

imperialism

b)

Rule of law

c)

Natural rights

d)

Manifest Destiny

85.

A member of a Polynesian group that settled in New Zealand about 800 CE

a)

Meji

b)

Boers

c)

Maori

d)

Zaibatsu

86.

The restoration of the Meiji emperor in Japan in 1868 that began program of industrialization and centralization of Japan following the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate

a)

pogam

b)

Meiji Restoration

c)

American Revolution

d)

Japanese-Russo War

87.

War between Great Britain and China began with the Qing dynasty's refusal to allow continued opium importation into China; British victory resulted in the Treaty of Nanking

a)

Seven Years War

b)

Qing Rule

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Opium War

88.

In Marxist theory, the class of workers in an industrial society

a)

social contract theory

b)

Laissez Faire

c)

proletariat

d)

liberalism

89.

he last imperial dynasty of China which was overthrown by revolutionaries; was ruled by the Manchu people: began to isolate themselves from Western culture

a)

Young turks

b)

Taiping

c)

Russo-Japanese

d)

Qing dynasty

90.

The period of most extreme violence during the French Revolution

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Revolutions of 1848

d)

Taiping Rebellion

91.

War between Japan and Russia over Manchurian territory; resulted in the defeat of Russia by the Japanese navy

a)

Taiping Rebellion

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Shays Rebellion

d)

Russo-Japanese War

92.

Political movement originating in the nineteenth-century Europe; emphasized state control of the major means of production

a)

communism

b)

social contract

c)

federalism

d)

socialism

93.

Divisions of a country in which a particular foreign nation enjoys economic privileges

a)

separation of powers

b)

spheres of influence

c)

imperialism

d)

theory of natural selection

94.

Canal constructed by Egypt across the Isthmus of Suez in 1869

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Eerie Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Taiping Canal

95.

Revolt in southern China against the Qing Empire

a)

Nanking Treaty

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Wahhabi Rebellion

d)

Taiping Rebellion

96.

A global corporation or world wide enterprise is an organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in one or more countries other than their home country.

a)

stock market

b)

transnational company

c)

spheres of influence

d)

social contract

97.

Treaty ending the Opium War that ceded Hong Kong to the British

a)

Treaty of Nanking

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Maiji Treaty

d)

proletariat

98.

Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?

a)

The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically

b)

The aristocracy’s power had eroded completely

c)

The privileges of the clergy were declining

d)

The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis

e)

The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically

99.

Who was Francois Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture?

a)

The leader of a slave revolt in Saint Domingue.

b)

The Caribbean delegate to the French Revolutionary Council.

c)

The great impressionist painter of the French Revolution.

d)

The son of Robespierre.

e)

The French general who crushed the slave revolt in Saint Domingue.

100.

This concentrated labor in a single location and led to the division of labor

a)

domestic system

b)

cottage industry

c)

factory system

d)

globalization

101.

Invented a process for cheaply mass producing steel

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

James Hargreaves

102.

The first industry to be mechanized

a)

textiles

b)

precision machinery

c)

canned food

d)

pencils

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