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Worksheets2019 Social Studies Year Review
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
b)
A small, fast ship.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
None of the above.
2.
What is a caravel?
a)
A small, fast ship.
b)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
All of the above.
3.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
4.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
a Portuguese prince
b)
He helped start European exploration and trade.
c)
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
d)
all of the above
5.
This Portuguese explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world. Who was he?
a)
Robert La Salle
b)
Bartholomeu Diaz
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
6.
_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Alfonso de Albuquerque
7.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
8.
Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
9.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________ _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade
10.
What is it called when governments seek to control and regulate trade in order to create a favorable balance of trade?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Market Economy
c)
Feudal System
d)
Mother Nation
11.
Which of the following inventions contributed most to the European military domination of the foreign nations?
a)
Caravel
b)
Catapult
c)
Compass
d)
Gunpowder
12.
When a country takes political (government) and economic (money) control over an area or territory to make money or spread influence, it is known as?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Colonization
c)
Imperialism
d)
Exploration
13.
What country does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Portugal
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
14.
What country does the letter "D" sit inside of?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
15.
What country does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
England
d)
Atlantic Ocean
16.
What country does the letter "B" represent?
a)
USA
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Spain
17.
What was an effect of Europeans finding new lands?
a)
The explorers spread their Christian beliefs
b)
The explorers carried diseases from the Native Americans back to Europe
c)
The explorers encouraged missionaries to adopt Native Americans' beliefs
d)
Europeans didn't change the society that was already in place.
18.
What was the primary economic activity in the West Indies?
a)
Plantations
b)
trading posts
c)
settler colonies
d)
manufacturing
19.
Why were Africans captured and taken to the colonies in the Americas?
a)
Africans were used to cold climate
b)
Africans were not happy in Africa
c)
Native Americans were not good workers
d)
Africans were skilled farmers and tool makers
20.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between France and Native Americans?
a)
They enslaved the Native American
b)
They pushed
the Native Americans off their land
c)
They
respected the Native Americans and learned from them
d)
They killed them with their diseases
21.
A new Economic theory known as mercantilism encouraged Europeans to build colonies. What was the goal of mercantilism?
a)
Import more than you export.
b)
Export more than you import.
c)
Import and export equally.
d)
Import everything.
22.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between British colonists and Native Americans?
a)
They tried
to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
b)
They traveled deep into Native American lands to
trade for furs.
c)
They pushed
Native Americans off their land.
d)
They lived
among Native Americans and learned their language
23.
This type of government exists when there are no limits placed on the power of a ruler.
a)
limited government
b)
unlimited government
24.
Citizens are allowed to vote for people running for office.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
25.
Laws are applied to all people even the leaders of the country.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimitesd
26.
Which of the following documents, written in 1215, inspired the United States Constitution?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Magnam Carta
d)
The Articles of Confederation
27.
Which of the following Monarchies agree to participate in the limited government established during the Glorious Revolution?
a)
King William and Queen Mary
b)
Donald Trump
c)
King James I
d)
King Charles II
28.
The belief that the king or queen is appointed by God to rule the people is called?
a)
Devine Blessing
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Restoration
d)
Devine Right
29.
Laws that limited the power of the king and queen of England (William and Mary)
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Bastille
c)
U.S. Constitution
30.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
was the center of the Universe
b)
Was rotating around the Earth
c)
Was the only star in space
31.
What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?
a)
The Universal Law of Gravity
b)
Heliocentric Model
32.
The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?
a)
The people
b)
The elite nobles
c)
small group of rulers
d)
kings and queens
33.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquiue
d)
Voltaire
34.
Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
35.
Who wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?
a)
John Locke
b)
Rousseau
36.
Which famous Enlightenment thinker had ideas that were most common to Socialism and Communism?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Locke
c)
Newton
d)
Rousseau
37.
Which Scientist was charged with heresy for supporting Copernicus’s teaching that Earth revolves around the Sun?
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Kepler
38.
Who was the English Civil war a struggle between?
a)
England and France
b)
Parliament (power of the people) and the monarch
c)
English citizens and Louis XIV
d)
Parliament and France
39.
Who led the Parliament during the English Civil War?
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
King Charles
c)
Royalists
d)
John Locke
40.
Why was this revolution known as the Glorious Revolution?
a)
They knew that bring Roman Catholicism would be glorious.
b)
England was singing "glory to God" there was a new monarch.
c)
William and Mary would bring Glory to England
d)
It was a peaceful takeover with no bloodshed.
41.
What was the name of the device that was used to behead Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI?
a)
Electric Chair
b)
Guillotine
c)
Gun
d)
Axe
42.
Which Estate actually paid taxes?
a)
Bourguoisie(3rd Estate)
b)
Clergy(1st Estate)
c)
Nobles(2nd Estate)
43.
Which is the first estate?
a)
Bourguoisie
b)
Clergy
c)
Nobles
44.
What did Napoleon crown himself?
a)
Emperor
b)
King
c)
President
d)
Dictator
45.
During the reign of terror:
a)
anyone who was thought to be a traitor was killed
b)
The Girondists attacked the Jacobins
c)
Certain ethnic groups were targeted
d)
The nobles started a bloody civil war
46.
How could the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI best be described?
a)
democracy
b)
constitutional government
c)
limited government
d)
unlimited government
47.
Which French Revolutionairy leader was responsible for the "Reign of Terror?"
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Marie Antoinette
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
48.
What was the name of the French Prison that was stormed during the Revolution?
a)
Versaille
b)
Bastille
49.
Leader of Germany after Unification?
a)
Otto von Bismarck
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
50.
Leader of Italy after unification?
a)
Camillo de Cavour
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
c)
George Washington
d)
Simon Bolivar
51.
Great pride in your nation and a want to improve it?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Revolution
c)
SuperPride
d)
Fanatic
52.
The Haitian revolution was unique because it was a successful revolt by this group?
a)
Whites
b)
Slaves
c)
Middle Class
d)
Upper Class
53.
Napoleon's Biggest Mistake, this caused him to be defeated.
a)
being peaceful
b)
invading Russia
c)
Invading USA
d)
Using planes
54.
Country in control in Mexico and South America previous to the revolutions?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Germany
55.
Known as “The Liberator” and the “George Washington” of South America?
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
c)
George Washington
d)
George Washington II
56.
Leader of the Haitian Slave Revolt and Revolution?
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
George Washington
57.
Father Miguel Hidalgo led a revolt in this country?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Republic of Colombia
c)
Cambodia
d)
Mexico
58.
Where Napoleon was defeated?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Waterloo
c)
Battle of France
d)
Battle of the Bulge
59.
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
a)
Britain
b)
United States
c)
El Salvador
d)
Canada
60.
The Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?
a)
Religion
b)
Education
c)
Farming/Agriculture
d)
Politics
61.
Industrial Revolution lead to an increase of population in....?
a)
Farms
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Cities
d)
Space
62.
At first, Factories were built on rivers. Why is this so?
a)
To take baths
b)
Clean equiptment
c)
for power
63.
Industrial Technology was first used in the __________.
a)
Textile Industry
b)
Technology Industry
c)
Internet Industry
d)
Brick Industry
64.
Name of the Industry that people worked out of small homes or buildings.
a)
Cottage Industry
b)
Factory System
c)
Mass Production
65.
Inventions were the final ingredient for industrialism. Who invented the first steam engine?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
George Washington
c)
James Watts
66.
Trade unions made improvements in working conditions, worker rights, ____.
a)
Wages and Benefits
b)
Wages and Lunch
c)
Benefits and textiles
67.
What is a sepoy?
a)
an Indian word describing a member of the Indian army that had to serve under the British
b)
A solider in the British army.
c)
An Indian solider
d)
A British soldier under the Indian army.
68.
What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
to rid China of outside influence.
b)
to give French control of Chinese trade
c)
to spread democracy to China
d)
to build trading ports along Chinese coast.
69.
Who won the first opium war in 1842?
a)
British defeated China
b)
China defeated British
c)
China defeated Japan
d)
Japan and Europe won
70.
Why was the Suez Canal important to the trade-route?
a)
increased trade
b)
increased oil amount
c)
The canal eliminated 5000 miles of sea trade route.
d)
got rid of Russia.
71.
After the Spanish-American war, how was the US viewed?
a)
a world power with a powerful navy
b)
weak
c)
good weapons
72.
What was the USS Maine and what happened?
a)
a plane and it went the fastest ever recorded.
b)
a submarine that sunk
c)
A Naval Ship that had a huge explosion that killed hundreds of Americans off the Coast of Cuba.
d)
a boat that carried trade materials.
73.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
74.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)
1917, 1918
c)
1914, 1918
75.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
76.
One sided information used to persuade people
a)
Opinion
b)
Rationing
c)
Propaganda
d)
Classification
77.
Document that ends WWI between Central and Allies
a)
Treaty of Tordesillas
b)
Treaty of Tortellini
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Stamp Act
78.
What was the spark that started World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Adolf Hitler
79.
Why did Russia withdraw from World War I?
a)
They were scared of Germany.
b)
A Communist Revolution had begun in Russia.
c)
They ran out of people to fight.
d)
Russia's Elite Oligarchs Pulled out.
80.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
81.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
82.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.
a)
Stock Market
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin
d)
New Deal
83.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
84.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II.
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War
85.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed. This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends
86.
Germany had to pay for Allied war damages, according to the Treaty of Versailles. The term for this is ______________.
a)
checkbook
b)
reparations
c)
destruction
d)
partition
87.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
88.
What president of the United States of America was responsible for ordering the ordering the atomic bombattacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
George Bush
d)
Harry S. Truman
89.
What nations made up the Axis Powers during WWII?
a)
Italy, Japan, Belgium
b)
Germany, Japan, Italy
c)
Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
d)
U.S., Britain, and France
90.
What nations made up the Allied Powers during WWII?
a)
Russia, U.S., Britain, France
b)
Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia
91.
Which Theatre was the Battle of Stalingrad and D-Day faught in?
a)
Pacific Theatre
b)
European Theatre
92.
What event sparked the start of WWII in Europe?
a)
Invasion of Poland
b)
Munich Pact
c)
Dropping of Atomic Bomb
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
93.
Why did Japan attact Pearl Harbor?
a)
They hated the United States
b)
They wanted to make Hitler proud
c)
The U.S. threatened to cut off their oil supplies/natural resources
d)
They wanted to take the U.S. over
94.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
95.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
96.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
97.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
98.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
99.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
100.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
101.
Who led the independence movement in India?
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Mahatma Gandhi
c)
Kwame Nkrumah
d)
Jomo Kenyatta
102.
What was the Salt March?
a)
A march in Africa to open trade for Salt
b)
Indians marched with Gandhi to protest the Salt Tax
103.
What state was created, by the British, for the Muslims in India?
a)
Bangladesh
b)
Pakistan
c)
Thailand
d)
South Africa
104.
Who led South Africa to its Independence by using peaceful civil disobedience?
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
Jomo Kenyatta
c)
Kwame Nkrumah
d)
Nelson Mandela
105.
Modern Middle Eastern conflicts arose from the creation of what nation?
a)
Israel
b)
Kuwait
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
106.
The Persian Gulf War was caused when Iraq invaded which country?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Israel
c)
Kuwait
d)
Sudan
107.
The worldwide terrorist organization responsible for 9-11 was?
a)
Al Qaeda
b)
Legion of Doom
c)
Jihad
d)
ANC
108.
Who was the leader of Al Qaeda?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Taliban
c)
Osama Bin Laden
d)
Ronald Regan
109.
The former leader and dictator of Iraq was?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
Osama Bin Laden
d)
Taliban
110.
After the 9-11 attacks, President George W. Bush declared war on the following?
a)
Middle East
b)
Russia
c)
Oil Prices
d)
Terrorism
111.
What organization, started in 1964, had a major goal to take Palestine back from the Israelis?
a)
PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization)
b)
Nazi Germany
112.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
113.
Which international conflict actually helped the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The Revolutionary War
114.
Which Constitutional Amendment granted women suffrage?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
18th
d)
19th
115.
What obstacle had to be overcome before women earned the right to vote?
a)
The belief that women could not be taught to read
b)
The belief that women could not hold any job outside the home
c)
The belief that women would only vote for female candidates
d)
The belief that women weren't educated enough to vote
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