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Spring Final 2019

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What side of Islam does ISIS?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Eastern Side

d)

Western SIde

2.

Where was Mohammed born?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Mecca

d)

Egypt

3.

Who is Muhammed?

a)

Founder of Theology

b)

Founder of the new world

c)

Founder of Europe

d)

Founder of Islam

4.

What is the name of the Islamic Holy Book?

a)

Koran

b)

New York Times

c)

The Bible

d)

They don't have one

5.

A country ruled by a religion is called

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Republic

6.

What is the role of women in an Islamic society?

a)

They are expected to take care of the home and family

b)

They provide money for the family

c)

They are no particular rules for women

7.

What city is considered the holy city for Christianity and Judaism?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Rome

8.

What is the Arab spring?

a)

Goal of turning governments into monarchy

b)

Goal of turning countries into a parliament

c)

There are no goals to the Arab spring

d)

Goal of turning a countries government into a democracy

9.

What is important about the Suez Canal, Strait of Hormuz, and the Strait of Gibraltar?

a)

The water is beautiful

b)

Trade routes

c)

Water supply to oceans

d)

The areas have deep water

10.

What is currently taking place in Syria?

a)

Government is progressing towards a democracy

b)

Flooding

c)

They are electing a president

d)

Civil War

11.

Why is North Africa and Middle East considered the same region?

a)

Region is based on cultural aspects such as religion (Islam)

b)

They all believe in Christianity

c)

Because they are on the same continent

12.

What event is similar to Haji?

a)

Mecca

b)

Theocracy

c)

Koran

d)

Kaaba

13.

What is the conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

a)

Leading the religion of Islam

b)

Trade

c)

Land

d)

There is no conflict

14.

The Arab-Israeli Conflict is a struggle over...

a)

religious ideas

b)

pancakes

c)

holy sites

d)

land

15.

Which two groups of people are the main ones involved in the conflict we learned about in class yesterday?

a)

Palestinian Arabs

b)

American Presidents

c)

Israeli Jews

d)

Saharan Traders

16.

In 1947, who/what created the states of Palestine and Israel?

a)

U.S.A.

b)

United Nations

c)

Great Britain

d)

Tom Brady

17.

What is Ramadan?

a)

The holy month of the Islamic calendar during which Muslims do not eat from sunrise to sunset as long as they are physically able to.

b)

The third pillar of Islam.

c)

The birthplace of Muhammad, an Islamic prophet and messenger.

d)

A city in Saudi Arabia

18.
What does OPEC do?
a)
Controls fruit costs
b)
Controls the value of the American dollar
c)
Controls cost of oil
d)
Controls the Olympics
19.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
20.
Who returned to Palestine and developed it as their homeland after WW II?
a)
Jews
b)
Arabs
c)
Hamas
d)
Taliban
21.
Mansa Musa brought these back from his famous pilgrimage.
a)
guns
b)
scholars and architects
c)
Berbers
d)
slaves
22.
This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.
a)
Mecca
b)
Rome
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Timbuktu
23.

Which of the following was an effect of the partioning of Africa?

a)

An increase in slave trade

b)

An increase in the economy of Africa

c)

Spread of religion

d)

Conflicts because they ignored ethinic groups and religious groups when they created boundaries

24.

What are some long term effects of European colonization of Africa

a)

An increase in the trade of raw materials

b)

Lack of economic and educational progress in comparison to the rest of the world

c)

The African countries have been able to rebuild and replenich their raw materials after gaining independence

d)

The efforts of Europeans during colonization have created many opportunities for African countries

25.

What connection is there between the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the colonization of Africa?

a)

Africa led Europe in creating finished products during the Industrial Revolution

b)

Europe's Industrial Revolution was made better through the labor from the African Slave trade

c)

European countries needed Africa's raw materials to create the new products that fueled the Industrial Revolution

d)

The workers for the Industrial Revolution came from African colonies

26.

When competing ethnic groups were placed in a country together by European governments what was a common result?

a)

better relationships among the tribes

b)

spreading of religion

c)

cooperation and sharing of traditions

d)

civil war as groups competed for power

27.

What was a major loss for Africa during colonization?

a)

people due to slave trade

b)

religion

c)

natural resources

d)

money

28.

What caused the end of colonization in Africa?

a)

European countries did not need the raw materials anymore

b)

African wanted to create and control their own countries (independence)

c)

European powers no longer needed slavery

d)

The Berlin Conference stopped colonization

29.
Why did European countries want to imperialize Africa?
a)
They wanted more raw materials and new people to sell too
b)
They were just mean
c)
They needed the land for their people
d)
Their military needed bases
30.

Africa's vast abundance of natural resources has led to

a)

high GDP's throughout African countries

b)

improved infrastructure throughout various countries

c)

more corruption and turmoil within countries

d)

trade and globalization

31.

Ethnic tensions in Rwanda was the main cause for

a)

independence

b)

peace treaty

c)

genocide

d)

foreign invasions

32.

The United Nations established the _____________________ to reduce the amount of conflict diamonds in Africa.

a)

chemical process

b)

anti-apartheid process

c)

green wall process

d)

kimberley process

33.

What did the Europeans NOT take into consideration before making Africa's Political Boundaries?

a)

Tensions between ethnic groups

b)

language

c)

Religion

d)

Government

34.
What statement about Ghana, Mali, and Songhai is correct?
a)
Ghana and Mali stayed isolated from each other and Songhai traded with Morocco.
b)
Control the trade and you become powerful and wealthy; lose it and you become insignificant.
c)
The three kingdoms all existed at the same time and got along with each other.
d)
 None of the empires were important and did not play a part in region.
35.
What effect did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca have on Africa?
a)
Islam was soon replaced by Christianity in the region.
b)
Islam continued to spread only by conquest.
c)
Islam was rejected by the upper class or elite of society.
d)
Islam continued to spread throughout northern and west Africa.
36.
What was one way that Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
a)
He hired architects to build churches in Egypt.
b)
He sent scholars to study in Italy and then set-up schools in Rome.
c)
He stressed the importance of learning Arabic, the language of the true Koran.
d)
He outlawed all religions except Islam.
37.
Under Mansa Musa the of Empire of Mali _________.
a)
collapsed
b)
doubled in size
c)
was founded
38.
Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes
a)
Silk Road Trade
b)
Trans-Sahara Trade
c)
Maritime Trade 
39.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
40.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
41.
How long did Mansa Musas Journey to Mecca take?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
42.

How rich was Mansa Musa?

a)

He was the richest person in human history

b)

He was richer than bill gates

c)

He was the richest person from the past, but modern rich people beat him

d)

He was the richest African

43.

What was going on in the middle ages when Mansa Musa had power?

a)

Europe was going through the black plague

b)

The Europeans were at war with each other

c)

The Europeans were at war with africa

d)

The Romans still had power

44.

Why did Mansa Musa leave Mali to Mecca?

a)

He went on his Hajj (pilgrimage)

b)

He went to war with the Muslims

c)

He wanted to buy many things in Mecca

d)

He wanted to to become a Muslim

45.
What major geographical feature covers most of North Africa?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Sahara Desert
46.
What term best describes the Ancient Egyptian religion?
a)
 monotheistic
b)
atheist
c)
Buddhist
d)
polytheistic
47.
The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
b)
Artic and Pacific Ocean
c)
Black and Caspian Sea
d)
Mediterranean and Red Sea
48.
Why did European countries want to colonize Africa?
a)
They wanted to spread Islam and the Islamic culture
b)
There was a lot of unexplored desert and rainforests
c)
They wanted the natural resources and looked down on Africans
d)
The Africans wanted to be colonized and learn how to use their resources
49.
Why did countries want control over Egypt?
a)
They wanted to the riches buried in the pyramids
b)
They wanted all the oil and natural gas
c)
They wanted to monopolize the Nile River
d)
They wanted to control the Suez Canal
50.
A person who kills animals illegally. 
a)
Famine
b)
Game Reserve
c)
Poacher
51.
An animal in danger of dying out because of its numbers are few.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Poacher
52.
What is the largest lake in Africa?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Ethiopia
c)
Lake Victoria
53.
Which is a famous mountain in Africa?
a)
Mount Kilimanjaro
b)
Mount Olympus
c)
Mount Sinai
54.
What do countries usually fight over?
a)
land (borders)
b)
religion
c)
food
55.
Explain marriage for many people in East Africa.
a)
Parents choose who you will marry
b)
Men have many wives
c)
Men pay for a wife
d)
All are correct
56.

a region in western Sudan; because of genocide, millions of people have fled

a)

Zanzibar

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Mogadishu

d)

Darfur

e)

Nubia

57.

an attempt to dominate a country's government, trade, and culture

a)

imperialism

b)

safari

c)

geothermal energy

d)

genocide

e)

droughts

58.

the intentional destruction of a people

a)

imperialism

b)

safari

c)

geothermal energy

d)

genocide

e)

droughts

59.

Who were the Hutus and the Tutsis?

a)

Two Ethnic Groups in Rwanda

b)

Two Musical Groups from Ethiopia

c)

Two Political Factions in Uganda

d)

To Rebel Groups is Somalia

60.

What is Genocide?

a)

Purposely killing a specific ethnic, religious or racial group

b)

Purposely killing a specific generation of people

c)

Accidentally killing a specific group of people

d)

Accidental death that happens during a war

61.
These two countries have a large Hutu and Tutsi population and went through a violent civil war in the 1990s. 
a)
Kenya and Tanzania 
b)
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
c)
Ethiopia and Eritrea 
d)
Rwanda and Burundi
62.

Conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups resulted in a conflict called

a)

execution of Serbian leader

b)

Armenian genocide

c)

World War II

d)

Rwanda genocide

63.
Type of agriculture where the farmer produces only enough to feed his or her family
a)
Subsistence Agriculture
b)
Slash and Burn Agriculture
c)
Imperialistic Agriculture
d)
Four-Crop Rotation
64.
Person who flees a country because of violence, war, persecution, or disaster
a)
Imperialist
b)
Colonialist
c)
Refugee
d)
Dietarian
65.
Berlin Conference
a)
meting of industrialized African nations with industrialized European nations
b)
1884-1885; regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period
c)
conference between African nations and European nations to fairly divide natural resources
d)
ended the war between European countries that were fighting over African natural resources
66.

Recently, tens of thousands of black Sudanese have been killed in

a)

Dar es Salaam

b)

refugee camps in Kenya

c)

the Darfur region

d)

U.S. embassies

67.

He was one of the 1st Europeans to explore East Africa region (he was also a missionary)

a)

Mwambutsa

b)

Livingstone

c)

Idi Amin

d)

Jomo Kenyatta

68.

This country was established when Zanzibar & Tanganyika were combined

a)

Kenya

b)

Burundi

c)

Uganda

d)

Tanzania

69.
The Portuguese found that traveling by ____________ was easier and less costly than traveling by ___________.
a)
Land/Sea
b)
Sea/Land
c)
Camel/Air
d)
Air/Camel
70.
What has been one of the major causes of hunger and poor nutrition in East Africa?
a)
Wildlife sanctuaries
b)
War and conflict
c)
Ecotourism
d)
Industrialization
71.
______________ is when 1 ethnic group thinks that it is better than other ethnic group(s).
a)
Fellahin
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Ethnoanimism
d)
Ethnocentrism
72.

King Leopold II ruled what European country?

a)

Belgium

b)

Bosnia

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

73.

Where in Africa did King Leopold conquer?

a)

Congo

b)

Sudan

c)

Libya

d)

Nigeria

74.

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Leopold gained exclusive rights to trade in Berlin

b)

Leopold agreed to send Stanley to Africa

c)

European leaders met to divide up African land amongst themselves

d)

Pictures of disfigured children were shared with the public

75.

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Leopold gained exclusive rights to trade in Berlin

b)

Leopold agreed to send Stanley to Africa

c)

European leaders met to divide up African land amongst themselves

d)

Pictures of disfigured children were shared with the public

76.

what country has the highest rate of Aids

a)

Japan

b)

Sub-Saharan Africa

c)

china

d)

Asia

77.

Along with AIDS what is the other biggest problem Africa have

a)

Famine

b)

Poorness

c)

less food

d)

all the above

78.

when does Famine occurs

a)

when there is not enough food

b)

when there is not enough medicare

c)

when there not enough money

79.
A policy of complete separation of the races, instituted by the white minority government of South Africa in 1948.
a)
Apartheid
b)
Epidemic
c)
Tuberculosis
d)
Desegregation
80.
A disease that alters the immune system making people more vulnerable to infections and diseases.
a)
Cholera
b)
Malaria
c)
AIDS
d)
Tuberculosis
81.
What country did South Africa gain its independence from?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Portugal
82.
Under the rule of apartheid, which of the following could a black person do?
a)
work as a laborer
b)
marry a white person
c)
go to college
d)
protest against the government
83.
What was a homeland?
a)
urban ghettos blacks were forced to live in
b)
urban ghettos coloureds were forced to live in
c)
a rural area blacks were forced to live on
d)
a rural area coloureds were forced to live on
84.
Even with the end of apartheid, what was a major problem that remained?
a)
laws that treated whites better than blacks
b)
income inequality between blacks and whites
c)
an unfair tax system
d)
blacks being forced to live in homelands
85.
What did F.W. de Klerk do for South Africa?
a)
He started apartheid.
b)
He put Nelson Mandella in jail.
c)
He fought for South Africa's independence.
d)
He helped to end apartheid.
86.
Which was not a racial division during apartheid?
a)
black (Bantu)
b)
white
c)
Asian (Indian)
d)
Dutch
87.
Which of these would be a benefit of being a white South African during apartheid?
a)
being able to vote
b)
carrying a passbook
c)
living in a homeland
d)
poor healthcare
88.
Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apatheid?
a)
carry a passbook
b)
see a doctor
c)
vote for government officials
d)
attend a white school
89.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
90.
Even though apartheid has ended many problems remain. Which of these is one of those problems?
a)
forced segregation
b)
blacks cannot run for government office
c)
economic inequality
d)
only Indians and coloureds can go to college
91.
Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning? 
a)
A state of being apart
b)
Separate but equal
c)
Equality for all
d)
Racism
92.
What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)? 
a)
To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people
b)
To promote segregation between the races
c)
To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans
d)
To force Europeans out of their homelands
93.
Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948? 
a)
To gain independence from the British
b)
To imprison Nelson Mandela
c)
To boost the sale of gold and diamonds
d)
To maintain white control of the country
94.
What percentage of South Africans were black when the country achieved indepenence? 
a)
25%
b)
40%
c)
50%
d)
70%
95.
What was Nelson Mandela's attitude towards the people who supported apartheid laws in South Africa? 
a)
he believed they should be punished for their actions
b)
he wanted to unite all races in South Africa
c)
he wanted to turn over those leaders to the nsUnited Natio
d)
he forced those leaders out of the country
96.
What are the dates of Apartheid ?
a)
At the end of the XIXs and during the XXs
b)
From 1948 to 1994
c)
From 1847 to 1988
97.
What did Deklerk and Nelson Mandela share together?
a)
Mandela's release
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Mandela being elected as President
d)
Mandela's new marriage
98.
What consequence did Mandela face for his actions?
a)
He was given a prison sentence but didn't have to serve it.
b)
He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to hang.
c)
He was exiled to the United States.
d)
He was imprisoned for 27 years.
99.
What was the South African government's response to Mandela and his group with their anti-apartheid demonstrations?
a)
They changed laws and determined to do what was right.
b)
They responded with more restrictions and violent repression.
c)
They became more willing to listen once they realized they were wrong.
d)
They saw the difficulties the U.S. was having and decided to wait and see what would happen.
100.
What is a U-boat?
a)
A German Battle Ship
b)
An American Passenger Ship
c)
A German Submarine
d)
A French Aircraft
101.

What is a trench?

a)

System used in war that extends over 100 miles

b)

A way to fight wars in open land

c)

A type of Guerilla Warfare

d)

The strategy the US used to defeat France

102.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
103.
In what year did WW! start
a)
1912
b)
1914
c)
1916
d)
1920
104.
What year did WW1 end?
a)
1930
b)
1919
c)
1918
d)
1900
105.

What was the immediate cause of WW1?

a)

Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

b)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Assassination of Gavriel Princip

d)

Assassination of JFK

106.

What is the space between the trenches called?

a)

dead zone

b)

every man's land

c)

no man's land

d)

out of bounds

107.
What is the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliance Systems
c)
Imperialism
d)
Protectorate
108.
What was the nickname given to WW1?
a)
The Great War
b)
World War Premier
c)
The First World War
d)
War 1
109.
Which country pulled out of WWI because they were dealing with a Bolshevik (communist) uprising?
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Yugoslavia
110.

What events lead America to join the War?

a)

Trench Warfare and Chemical Warfare

b)

The DeLome Letter and Assassination of Franz Ferdiand

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman Note

111.

Germany sent the _________ Note to ___________ proposing to them to join them in the War?

a)

Zimmerman, Russia

b)

Zimmerman, Mexico

c)

Armistice, Italy

d)

Armistice, Mexico

112.

American citizens were encouraged to make certain sacrifices for their country. These include:

a)

Purchasing War Bonds

b)

Building homes

c)

Growing Victory Gardens

d)

Joining the Military

e)

Opposing the War

113.

Why didn't America join the League of Nations?

a)

Because Wilson did not agree to the terms of the treaty.

b)

Because American wanted to stay out of European issues.

c)

Because America was no longer allies with Europe.

d)

Because Wilson did not like how it was written.

114.

Returning land formerly owned by Mexico back to Mexico if they joined an alliance with Germany was part of the

a)

German Armistice

b)

Mexico-Germany Compromise

c)

Zimmerman Note

115.

This person represented this country at the Treaty of Versailles

a)

Briton

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

France

116.

The Treaty of Versailles had the following conditions (Choose all that apply)

a)

Germany to pay reparations

b)

There is to be self-destruction for all the nations

c)

Germany is to de-militarise

d)

German is to admit guilt for starting the war.

117.

The Germans are also forced to have a demilitarised zone in

a)

Munich

b)

Deutschland

c)

Rhineland

d)

The Rhur

118.
What was the League of Nations?
a)
It was an alliance of Ethiopia.
b)
It was an organization that was create to promote peace across the world.
c)
It was an organization that promote economic stability.
d)
It was an organization that promotes war.
119.
Anti-Semitism had existed for centuries. This print shows an attack on Jews in Frankfurt and Main, Germany, in 1614. In those days Jews had to wear a yellow ring on their clothes.
What is Anti-Semitism?
a)
Supporters for Jews
b)
Hatred against Jews
c)
Mass destruction of Jews.
d)
Promotion of Jewish believes
120.
Adolf Hitler was aided in his rise to power by the..
a)
support of the French government
b)
support of the communist party in Germany
c)
economic problems caused by World War one
d)
Imperialist policy of the German government
121.
The United States was unwilling to get involve in the problems that Europe was facing.
Which policy best describe the actions of the United States?
a)
Appeasement
b)
Imperialism
c)
Negotiating
d)
Isolationism
122.

How did World War I help cause World War II?

a)

World War I took Germany's land, took away its military, and made it poor. Hitler was able to blame this on Germany's democracy and the Jews to take power.

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japan brought the United States to war.

c)

After World War I the United States said it would get revenge back from the countries that started World War I.

d)

Germany invaded Russia

123.

What is the Great depression?

a)

A time period when many people were sad.

b)

A time period when many people got rich by putting money in the stock market.

c)

A time period where many people had to join the military to prepare for war.

d)

A time period in the early 1930s when the world had a money crisis. Many people were poor, out of work, and hungry.

124.

Who was the Italian fascist dictator?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

125.
What event started World War 2
a)
The invasion of Poland
b)
The Battle of El-Alamein
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
126.
What event did Franklin Roosevelt call "a date which will live in infamy?"
a)
The bombing of Nagasaki
b)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
The annexation of Austria by Hitler
d)
The Battle of Stalingrad
127.

Which term indicated that Hitler wanted more "living room" in Europe?

a)

Anschluss

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Mare Nostrum

d)

Mein Kampf

129.

Which of these people is considered the "architect of appeasement?"

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Neville Chamberlain

129.

Which of these people is considered the "architect of appeasement?"

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Neville Chamberlain

130.

Which of these people is considered the "architect of appeasement?"

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Neville Chamberlain

131.

Which happens to the economy in a period of inflation?

a)

prices go up

b)

prices go down

c)

the value of currency goes up

d)

the supply of currency goes down

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