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WH Final Study Guide

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whoever controlled the Byzantine Empire controlled what?

a)

all the gold available

b)

new inventions and ideas

c)

trade between Europe and Asia

d)

Islam

2.

One of the reasons for the wealth of the Ottoman Empire was

a)

its control over the Eastern Mediteranian

b)

the usage of trans-saharan trade routes

c)

because they found the Americas first

d)

strong diplomatic ties with the Genghis Khan

3.
Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 
a)
Asia
b)
America
c)
Antartica
d)
Australia
4.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
5.
To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean. 
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Artic
6.
What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?
a)
the Silk Road
b)
the St. Lawrence Shuttle
c)
the Columbian Exchange 
d)
the Polo Express
7.
The horrible effect Europeans had on Native Americans was
a)
the flu.
b)
diseases.
c)
the trading of goods.
d)
starvation.
8.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
9.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
10.
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas was called the -?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Atlantic Slave Trade
d)
The Bermuda Triangle
11.
What group of people usually captured slaves in Africa?
a)
Other Africans
b)
Europeans
c)
Mongols
d)
Chinese
12.

What does the word Renaissance translate to?

a)

Rebirth

b)

New Born

c)

Secular

d)

Dowry

13.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
14.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
15.
What are the complaints called that Martin Luther wrote against Indulgences? (watch the spelling)
a)
The 90 Thesis
b)
The 95 Theories
c)
The 95 Arguements
d)
The 95 Theses
16.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

17.

The thirty years war is a conflict between...

a)

Rigby and Mordecai

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Lutherans and Calvinists

d)

Muslims and Christians

18.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
19.
Conclusions based on an experiment are most likely to be accepted when
a)
they are consistent with experimental data and observations
b)
 they are derived from investigations having many experimental variables
c)
 scientists agree that only one hypothesis has been tested
d)
 hypotheses are based on one experimental design
20.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
21.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
22.

John Locke, Jean Rousseau, and Voltaire all lived during what was called the:

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Depression

23.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
24.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
25.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
26.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
27.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
28.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
29.
Why were the people of France starving of hunger?
a)
They only had wine
b)
Agricultural crop failure caused a shortage of food
c)
They sold all the food to Germany
d)
The King wanted to punish the people
30.

How did the Napoleonic Wars contribute to independence in Latin America?

a)

Napoleon granted the Spanish Colonies independence

b)

Napoleon sold the Spanish colonies to France

c)

Spanish colonies began acting independently after Napoleon conquered Spain

d)

Spanish colonies changed allegiances to England after Napoleon conquered Spain

31.

Which of the following people was a Latin American Revolutionary from Venezuela?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Montesquieu

c)

John Locke

d)

Adam Smith

32.

What would explain why so many immigrant moved and lived in cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Easy to live off the land

b)

Outstanding health benefits

c)

Jobs, of course

d)

They weren't allowed to move beyond the east coast

33.

This family is moving from home to the city. Which best describes this below?

a)

Urban to Rural

b)

Rural to Rural

c)

Ural to Bering

d)

Rural to Urban

34.

Which best explains why people moved to cities in the 19th century and even today?

a)

To find work opportunities in the city

b)

To escape religious persecution

c)

The find the meaning of life at the bottom of a plate of nachos

d)

To smell the urine and poop of a city instead of the urine and poop on a farm

35.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
36.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
37.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
38.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
39.

In "Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith promotes the idea of

a)

freedom of speech

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Communism

d)

Monarchy

40.

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

a)

heavy taxation of manufacturers

b)

strict government control of the economy

c)

minimal government involvement in the economy

d)

government investments in major industries

41.

A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

a)

Communism

b)

Free enterprise system

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Law of competition

42.
What does nationalism mean?  
a)
Means you do not want to get involved in affairs 
b)
Means a stronger country over powers a weaker country
c)
Means strong love and devotion to ones country
d)
Means you love many nations 
43.
Which one of these was NOT one thing that Germany did to cause the United States to enter into World War One? 
a)
Germany sank the USS Maine 
b)
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to join the allied powers in return they will help Mexico take back land from the US 
c)
Germany sank 3 US ships 
d)
Germany sank the Lusitania. 
44.
This was signed to end World War One. 
a)
Treaty of Spain
b)
Treaty of Germany 
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
d)
Treaty of Paris 
45.
This word means an agreement between countries to protect one another. 
a)
secede
b)
alliance 
c)
abolish
d)
segregate
46.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
47.
U-boats were German
a)
submarines used against Allied supply ship
b)
supply ships with armored hulls
c)
submarines used to find and dismantle mines
d)
supply ships that blocked Allied ports
48.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
49.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
50.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
51.
Which event was a main cause of the Petrograd Uprising that began the Russian Revolution?
a)
A.  severe food shortages 
b)
B. Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication 
c)
C. major military desertions 
d)
D. Vladimir Lenin’s return from exile
52.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote. 
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.    
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
d)
It let people travel around the country freely. 
53.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
54.
Appealed to Italy's wounded pride and fear of communism, established the first Fascist Party, took over the Italian government after the march on Rome
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
55.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
56.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan? 
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
57.
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German...
a)
invasion of Poland
b)
seizure of the Sudetenland
c)
occupation of the Rhineland
d)
annexation of Austria
58.
What was the “Holocaust”?
a)
the air war between France and Germany
b)
it forbade Jews from taking their money with then if they left the country
c)
the systematic killing of 6,000,000 Jews as well as other groups
d)
none of these
59.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Help North Korea
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Provide collective security
d)
Contain communism
60.
Why was the U.S. in Vietnam?
a)
Oil
b)
contain Communism
c)
gain territory
d)
treaty obligations from WWII
61.

What was the European Recovery Plan better known as? This is when the U.S. sent $12.5 billion to countries in Western Europe to help rebuild following WWII.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Dodd-Frank Act

d)

United Nations

62.
How does this document demonstrate the American policy of containment? 
a)
It prevented the Soviet Union from adding West Berlin to its sphere of influence
b)
The United States helped the South Koreans push North Korea back to the original border
c)
The United States used their navy to stop the spread of communism 
d)
It is NOT an example of containment 
63.
After the Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba, the US pulled its missiles from _____________. 
a)
Turkey 
b)
Latvia 
c)
Estonia 
d)
Greece 
64.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
65.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
66.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb

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