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World History Semester 2 Final

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The belief used to support absolute rule

a)

divine right

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Secularism

d)

Democracy

2.

Which war increased Frances power but decreased the power of Spain, Austria, and Germany

a)

Seven Years War

b)

Thirty Years War

c)

WW I

d)

War of the Roses

3.

Which best describes England's system of government at the end of the 1600's?

a)

Democracy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Monarchy

4.

This monarch defended Catholicism and stimulated the Arts in Spain

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Louis Phillipe

d)

Philip II

5.

Ruler boasted "I am the state"

a)

Napoleon

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Louis XIV

d)

King George

6.

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

a)

Influence the arts

b)

As a tribute to the pope

c)

For a seaport to the west

d)

To be more like other European nations

7.

What caused the emergence of absolute rulers?

a)

Heavy taxes

b)

Power of the nobles

c)

New government bureaucracies

d)

Religious and Territorial Conflicts

8.

Which best describes the English Bill of Rights?

a)

Restored the Monarchies Power

b)

Written to establish the peoples right in America

c)

Limited Royal Power

d)

Helped create the United Nations

9.

Sun centered theory

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

10.

Whose theory is the heliocentric?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Bacon

d)

Newton

11.

Who developed the scientific method?

a)

Bacon

b)

Newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

12.

Whose theory is the law of universal gravitation

a)

Bacon

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

13.

What did philosophes believe in?

a)

Church doctrines

b)

Absolute Monarchies

c)

Progress for Society

d)

dictatorships

14.

Which of the following is Montesquieu's belief?

a)

Branches of Government

b)

Freedom Of Speech

c)

Right to Bear Arms

d)

Bill of Rights

15.

Enlightened despot that promoted education and religious tolerance

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Frederick the great

c)

Otto Von Bismarck

d)

Nicholas II

16.

Which of the following was Thomas Hobbes's Belief?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Life, Liberty, and Property

d)

Separation of powers

17.

What occurred after salons spread enlightenment ideas?

a)

The church became stronger

b)

Absolute Monarchies were more widespread

c)

Scientific method spread and affected society

d)

More taxes were levied

18.

How did the declaration of independence show enlightenment ideals?

a)

Upheld colonial land rights

b)

Gave people rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

c)

Allowed for noble class to be created

d)

Created a set of checks and balances

19.

Which of the following was not something the third estate fought for during the French Revolution?

a)

Lower Bread Prices

b)

Fairer Taxes

c)

Representation in Government

d)

Free education

20.

Which tactic did Russia use to stop napoleon?

a)

guerilla warfare

b)

unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

direct frontal attack

d)

scorched earth policy

21.

Which document states "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Declaration of Rights of Man

d)

Tennis Court Oath

22.

Which best describes Bastille Day July 14th?

a)

Robespierre is executed

b)

French women marched to Versailles

c)

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

d)

King Louis XVI was reinstated as Monarch

23.

Why did the estates general meet for the first time in 175 years?

a)

Political Rights for the third estate

b)

Begin taxing the second estate

c)

Change to a constitutional monarchy

d)

Increase of land ownership to the third estate

24.

What was significant about the tennis court oath?

a)

Agreed to tax the 2nd estate

b)

It made all people equal

c)

Voted to eliminate the monarchy

d)

Agreed to end serfdom

25.

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory

a)

To spite the British

b)

To raise money

c)

The create more jobs in France

d)

In order to colonize elswhere

26.

What was Great Britain's response to the continental system?

a)

Invaded France

b)

Organized its own blockade

c)

Negotiated a peace agreement with France

d)

Formed an alliance with Austria and Prussia

27.

Main goal of the Congress of Vienna

a)

Create Constitutional Monarchies

b)

Create new borders

c)

Establish security and stability in Europe

d)

Punish France

28.

Describe the tax system in France before the French Revolution.

a)

3rd estate paid all the tax

b)

2nd estate paid all the tax

c)

People were taxed evenly

d)

Tariffs were raised on foreign goods.

29.

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of Napoleon

a)

Uniform set of laws

b)

Stabilization of the economy

c)

Free Speech

d)

Equal opportunity education

30.

which of the following was not a mistake by napoleon?

a)

Ordering a blockade of Britain

b)

Selling Louisiana to the US

c)

Invading Russia

d)

Peninsular War

31.

A country with its own independent government

a)

Colony

b)

Nation-state

c)

Protectorate

d)

Paternalism

32.

Which group led the independence movement in Latin America?

a)

Spanish

b)

Native Americans

c)

Creoles

d)

Mulattos

33.

Jose de San Martin Liberated......

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Texas

d)

Spanish speaking South America

34.

Miguel Hidalgo led the independence movement in......

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Texas

d)

Spanish speaking South America

35.

In early 19th century Europe what was one goal that liberals had

a)

More power to elected parliaments

b)

More power to monarchies

c)

Limit the influence of business leaders

d)

Create a communist state

36.

Nationalism did all of the following except....

a)

Tore apart centuries old empires

b)

gave rise to the nation state

c)

Opposed by conservatives

d)

Supported by Absolute Monarchs

37.

Toussaint L'Overture led the independence movement in......

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Haiti

d)

Spanish speaking South America

38.

How were the liberations of Brazil and Mexico different

a)

Mexico-non violent, Brazil Violent

b)

Mexico liberated from Spain, Brazil liberated from France

c)

Mexico was liberated by Creoles, Brazil liberated from Peninsulares

d)

Mexico-violent, Brazil-non violent

39.

A colonel in the Spanish army most likely was in which Latin American class?

a)

Peninsulare

b)

Creole

c)

Mestizo

d)

Mulatto

40.

Which of the following would have been a radical in the 1800's?

a)

A nobelman

b)

Land owner

c)

Business Man

d)

A poor student

41.

How were the unifications of Italy and Germany similar?

a)

Used military force to unify

b)

Held democratic elections

c)

United by the catholic church

d)

Bloodless revolution

42.

Water Power, Iron Ore, and Coal helped fuel...…….

a)

Revolution

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

d)

Industrialization

43.

Which of the following did not improve as a result of industrialization?

a)

New Technology

b)

Women's Rights

c)

Education

d)

Health and sanitation

44.

A person that organizes, manages, and takes risks in business.

a)

Land Owner

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Dictator

d)

Factory Worker

45.

Anti Semitism is.....

a)

Discrimination of Muslims

b)

Hatred towards Christians

c)

Prejudice towards Jews

d)

Agreement to stop absolute rulers

46.

James Watt invented the …..

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Combustion Engine

47.

An increase in machine made goods beginning in England during the 1700's

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Russian Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

48.

Land, Labor and Capital are the...

a)

Factors of production

b)

Big three

c)

Scientific method

d)

Business organization method

49.

What is the benefit of being a stockholder?

a)

Complete ownership of a branch of the corporation

b)

Free Goods

c)

Not personally responsible for debts

50.

What is the laissez-faire policy?

a)

A policy that let owners industry operate without government interference

b)

A policy that let owners industry be fully controlled by the government

c)

A policy that allowed for unsafe working conditions

d)

Increased the rights of women in the work place

51.

Voluntary organization of workers seeking labor reforms

a)

Unions

b)

Bourgeoise

c)

Proletariat

d)

Suffragist

52.

What most contributed to lower life span of people living in urban areas?

a)

illness caused by unhealthy living conditions

b)

unemployment

c)

scarce resources

d)

No government aid

53.

Zionist's are...…...

a)

Anti-Semite's

b)

Jews that worked for a homeland in Palestine

c)

French Journalists

d)

Officials in the French Third Republic

54.

Why were European countries interested in Africa?

a)

Gain natural resources

b)

Establish trading Posts

c)

Spread Christianity

d)

To explore

55.

What is Social Darwinism?

a)

Expressed individual freedom

b)

Survival of the fittest applied to economics and political competition

c)

Treating conquered peoples in a fatherly way

d)

Nations economic growth.

56.

Longest Lasting pollical problem of imperialism in Africa

a)

International Warfare

b)

Political Divisions

c)

Epidemic Diseases

d)

Trade problems

57.

Which African country resisted European control?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Nigeria

c)

Sudan

d)

Zaire

58.

A country that is domestically self-governing but part of an Empire.

a)

Dominion

b)

Nation State

c)

Colony

d)

Paternalism

59.

Penal Colony established by Britain

a)

Canada

b)

New Zealand

c)

Australia

d)

India

60.

Which caused widespread starvation in Ireland?

a)

Cattle Herds

b)

Sheep Herds

c)

Wheat Crops

d)

Potato Crops

61.

How were maoris and aborigines treatment different?

a)

Maori's were treated humanly compared to aborigines

b)

Treated the same

c)

Maori's received government government assistance

d)

Traditional Maori rituals were banned

62.

Which of the following is a reason for the rise in mass culture?

a)

Public education

b)

Declaration of independence

c)

Romantic Movement

63.

Which conference divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders

a)

Versailles Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Congress of vienna

d)

Berlin Conference

64.

What contributed to low food supplies in Africa during European colonization

a)

Mining was more prevelant

b)

Europeans insisted on growing cash crops

c)

Sepoy mutiny halted trade

d)

There was not a railroad connecting Europe and Africa

65.

Which was the most valuable of Britain's colonies

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

India

d)

South Africa

66.

The British government took direct control of India after the sepoy mutiny

a)

true

b)

False

67.

Fight between Britain and China resulting in a Chinese losing

a)

Opium war

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Naval battle in the North China Sea

d)

Sepoy Mutiny

68.

Policy of glorifying military power keeping an army prepared for war and able to mobilize troops quickly in case of war.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

69.

A quest for colonies and to spread power.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

70.

Deep devotion to one’s nation.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism