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World History Exam Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sources of knowledge were most central to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Observation

b)

Experimentation

c)

Logic

d)

Reason

2.

What were Jean-Jacques Rousseau's central ideas about government?

a)

consent of government

b)

direct democracy

c)

communism

3.

What were John Locke's central ideas about government?

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Absolute Rule

c)

Voting for all citizens

d)

direct democracy

4.

What were Baron de Montesquieu's central ideas about government?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Voting

5.

What were Voltaire's central ideas about government?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Voting

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Absolute Rule

6.

What were Thomas Hobbes' central ideas about government?

a)

people need central authority

b)

people need freedom of speech

c)

people need to vote directly on policies

d)

people are naturally kind and reliable.

7.

What was the enlightenment?

a)

New government - protect rights

b)

Hindu teachings

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Social reforms

8.

What was King Louis XIV view of France (ruling)?

a)

Absolute Rule

b)

Constitutional Rule

c)

Democratic Rule

d)

Totalitarian

9.

In England, what was the purpose of Parliament?

a)

Represent people

b)

advise the King and control treasury

c)

collect all taxes

d)

Congress

10.

What is a limited monarchy?

a)

Monarch is held accountable by law

b)

Absolute rule by the monarch

c)

Monarch is able to to make all decisions on government policy

11.

What is an absolute monarchy?

a)

Complete control without the consent of the people

b)

Totalitarian ruler

c)

Monarch has control over the military only

d)

works with parliament

12.

What is a direct democracy?

a)

Vote direct on policies

b)

vote for representatives in the government

c)

voting for presidents

13.

How did philosophers of Enlightenment believe that society could be improved?

a)

Education was key for development

b)

Educating women would help improvement gender tensions

c)

placing the Church in charge of education will help society

14.

The heliocentric model, the development of inductive reasoning, and the work of Robert Boyle are all associated with which revolution?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

Industrial Revolution

15.

What was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?

a)

Limits power of English monarchs

b)

Limits power of the aristocracy

c)

Limits power of the peasant class

d)

gives more rights to peasants

16.

What were the effects of the American Revolution?

a)

the revolution influenced others to gain their independence (ex. France and Latin America

b)

The U.S. was able to protect the Native Americans from the French.

c)

The American Revolution did not influence any areas in Europe

d)

The revolution only effected Latin America

17.

What do Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint 1'Overture have in common in Latin American history?

a)

Leaders for independence

b)

Military leaders

c)

Catholic missionaries

d)

Slave owners that lead independence movements

18.

What was a major goal of the allied statesmen at the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Balance of Power

b)

Build a strong army

c)

Lead independence movement

19.

How are Robespierre and Napoleon similar?

a)

They were both leaders at different times of the revolution

b)

They both traveled to England

c)

They were believed to be unpatriotic

d)

They were political leaders of France at the same time.

20.

What were major impacts of the French Revolution?

a)

Other colonist followed and gained their independence

b)

Violence broke out all over Europe and Asia

c)

Latin America did not follow the independence movement.

21.

After the defeat of Napoleon, how did allied leaders react to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars?

a)

They restored the conservative old regimes

b)

They invested in democratic ideals

c)

They redesigned their government structures

d)

They destroyed all evidence of the revolution.

22.

What prompted many French people to support Napoleon?

a)

Nationalism and Stability for their country

b)

Napoleon was a ruthless dictator and the people did not like democracy

c)

He was very competitive and was focused on controlling the North American continent and that was helpful for resources.

23.

Describe the major social effects of the Industrial Revolution

a)

Growth of middle class

b)

growth of peasant class

c)

upper class mobility

d)

socialism promoted equality among all social groups

24.

What did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believe would result when communism finally emerged as the dominant political and economic system?

a)

Workers abolish private property

b)

One should have power over the other

c)

Bourgeoisie should own the means of production

25.

What were some long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

a)

Rise in standard of living

b)

Better health

c)

Good working conditions

d)

Productivity

26.

What were Adam Smith's central ideas?

a)

Less government interference

b)

Tax free market economy

c)

Government regulations

d)

Investing is not recommended

27.

What contribution did James Watt make to industrialization?

a)

Steam engine

b)

Steel Mills

c)

Pump for water

28.

What scientist helped improve social conditions by taking steps to prevent diseases spread by germs?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Rene Laennec

c)

Heinrich Hertz

d)

Albert Einstein

29.

In the late 1800s, what were some of the responses of British workers to unsafe working conditions?

a)

Social reforms, strike

b)

Fasting

c)

Child labor

d)

Civil Revolution

30.

How did Queen Victoria influence British society?

a)

Supported charity and social reforms

b)

Supported the old role of monarchs

c)

Supported education of adults

d)

Supported the separation of religion from state

31.

How did changes in textile manufacturing help initiate the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Steam - mass produce

b)

Hand spun wool

c)

Less workers needed

32.

What political changes did the Industrial Revolution help bring about in nineteenth-century Europe?

a)

Middle class- national unification

Italy & Germany

b)

Communism help develop the economy

c)

Revolutionaries supported european governments

33.

How are the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China similar?

a)

Reaction to European imperialism

b)

Foreign influences were welcomed

c)

Monarchies started there

34.

During the late 19th century, which geographic factor attracted European imperialists to South Africa?

a)

Natural resources

b)

Ivory

c)

Water

d)

Food

35.

What was the principal reason for the success of European interference in China in the late 1800s?

a)

Europeans superior military technology

b)

Obtain raw material

c)

Variety of weapons

d)

Remove external influences

36.

What were the results of the Opium War in China?

a)

Divided into spheres of influence

b)

Effective tactics by the British navy

c)

Green Standard battalions were similarly in decay

d)

War against the Chinese population

37.

During the 19th century, what prompted Europeans to improve roads, built bridges, and put down railroad tracks in their colonies?

a)

To obtain raw materials

b)

To obtain water

c)

To obtain food

d)

For urbanization purposes

38.

What was the "white man's burden"?

a)

Introduce benefits of European civilization to non-European people

b)

Introduce equality

c)

A revolution

d)

Slavery ended

39.

Describe the League of Nations

a)

Resolve conflict, but lacked military power

b)

Help spread communism

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Allies Powers

40.

What was the immediate cause of World War 1 in Europe?

a)

Assassination of heir to Austro-Hungarian Empire

b)

Entry to Italia

c)

France spying

41.

How did the Bolsheviks gain peasant support during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Redistribute land to the peasants

b)

Promoting peace

c)

Sharing food

42.

What is trench warfare?

a)

WWI - no land gain

b)

A fast approach

c)

A weapon

d)

WW1 soldier graveyard

43.

How are Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini similar?

a)

Glorified violence

b)

Hate muslims

c)

Spread of Fear

d)

Fascist

44.

What motivated Japan's policy of imperialism in the early 20th century?

a)

lack of local resources

b)

lack of military strength

c)

Religious beliefs

45.

What did Japan's invasion of Manchuria, Italy's attack on Ethiopia, and Germany's blitzkrieg in Poland have in common?

a)

Military aggression

b)

Spread of Religion

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

46.

Why are the Nuremberg trials considered an important development in the rule of law?

a)

Human rights

b)

Human solidarity

c)

People's court

d)

People's freedom

47.

How can fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s best be described?

a)

Nation above individual

b)

Individual above Nation

c)

Nation to Nation

d)

Equal Nation and Society

48.

What were the causes of the Great Depression of the 1930s?

a)

Speculation of the stock market

b)

Lack of Resources

c)

Bank's independence

d)

Investors spending

49.

What were the reasons why totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?

a)

New democracies failures

b)

Rise of Socialism

c)

Rise of dynasties

50.

What did the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I help lay the foundations for?

a)

WWII

b)

Totalitarian regimes

c)

Monarch regimes

51.

Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) initially formed?

a)

To protect from communism

b)

To protect from socialism

c)

To protect from totalitarianism

52.

Which were significant social changes Mao Zedong brought to China after 1949?

a)

Eliminated land ownership

b)

Land division

c)

Grant individual rights

53.

What were the reasons that British India was divided into two nations in 1947?

a)

Hindu/Muslim

b)

Cows/Pigs

c)

Catholicism/Hindu

54.

How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the rise of the Cold war?

a)

U.S. & U.S.S.R. Super Powers

b)

Italy and France domination

c)

Rise of Cuba

55.

What caused the collapse of Communist command economies at the end of the 20th century?

a)

Failed to predict national needs

b)

Failed dialogue

c)

Failed technologies

56.

What were long-term effects of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?

a)

Pressure for change in U.S.S.R.

b)

Military advances

c)

Military alliances

57.

How were the boundaries of newly independent African countries formed?

a)

Divisions made from European imperialism

b)

Divisions made from Italian imperialism

c)

Divisions made from Spanish imperialism

58.

What was a major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwanda in 1994?

a)

Eliminat Tutsu

b)

Eliminate detente

c)

Eliminat Lutsu

59.

What were major reasons for the outbreak of the conflict between Arabs and Israelis in 1948?

a)

Claimed sovereignty over the same land

b)

Claimed democracy

c)

Territorial lines were a conflict

60.

What did the rise of radical Islamic Fundamentalism after the 1979 Iranian Revolution bring about?

a)

Incidents and global terrorism

b)

Indifference

c)

Disbelief

d)

Concerns

61.

How are the treatment of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during WWI and the Serb treatment of Muslims in Yugoslavia in the 1990s similar?

a)

Genocide

b)

Deportation

c)

Muslim had freedom

d)

Democracy started

62.

How has globalization impacted people?

a)

Competition; different parts produced in other areas for lower costs

b)

Cultural diffusion

c)

Laws are adopted in other countries

d)

Transportation is limited

63.

What woman was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her work in caring for the poor and homeless people living on the streets of India?

a)

Mother Teresa

b)

Kittur Chennamma

c)

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

d)

Savitribai Phule

64.

In the late 20th century, what problem was common to Rwanda, Darfur, Bosnia, and Kosovo?

a)

Genocide

b)

Flooding

c)

Civil Wars

d)

Drought