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WorksheetsWorld History Exam Review
Total questions: 64
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What sources of knowledge were most central to the Scientific Revolution?
Observation
Experimentation
Logic
Reason
What were Jean-Jacques Rousseau's central ideas about government?
consent of government
direct democracy
communism
What were John Locke's central ideas about government?
Natural Rights
Absolute Rule
Voting for all citizens
direct democracy
What were Baron de Montesquieu's central ideas about government?
Separation of Powers
Freedom of Speech
Voting
What were Voltaire's central ideas about government?
Freedom of Speech
Voting
Natural Rights
Absolute Rule
What were Thomas Hobbes' central ideas about government?
people need central authority
people need freedom of speech
people need to vote directly on policies
people are naturally kind and reliable.
What was the enlightenment?
New government - protect rights
Hindu teachings
Absolute Monarchy
Social reforms
What was King Louis XIV view of France (ruling)?
Absolute Rule
Constitutional Rule
Democratic Rule
Totalitarian
In England, what was the purpose of Parliament?
Represent people
advise the King and control treasury
collect all taxes
Congress
What is a limited monarchy?
Monarch is held accountable by law
Absolute rule by the monarch
Monarch is able to to make all decisions on government policy
What is an absolute monarchy?
Complete control without the consent of the people
Totalitarian ruler
Monarch has control over the military only
works with parliament
What is a direct democracy?
Vote direct on policies
vote for representatives in the government
voting for presidents
How did philosophers of Enlightenment believe that society could be improved?
Education was key for development
Educating women would help improvement gender tensions
placing the Church in charge of education will help society
The heliocentric model, the development of inductive reasoning, and the work of Robert Boyle are all associated with which revolution?
Scientific Revolution
Renaissance
Reformation
Industrial Revolution
What was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?
Limits power of English monarchs
Limits power of the aristocracy
Limits power of the peasant class
gives more rights to peasants
What were the effects of the American Revolution?
the revolution influenced others to gain their independence (ex. France and Latin America
The U.S. was able to protect the Native Americans from the French.
The American Revolution did not influence any areas in Europe
The revolution only effected Latin America
What do Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint 1'Overture have in common in Latin American history?
Leaders for independence
Military leaders
Catholic missionaries
Slave owners that lead independence movements
What was a major goal of the allied statesmen at the Congress of Vienna?
Balance of Power
Build a strong army
Lead independence movement
How are Robespierre and Napoleon similar?
They were both leaders at different times of the revolution
They both traveled to England
They were believed to be unpatriotic
They were political leaders of France at the same time.
What were major impacts of the French Revolution?
Other colonist followed and gained their independence
Violence broke out all over Europe and Asia
Latin America did not follow the independence movement.
After the defeat of Napoleon, how did allied leaders react to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars?
They restored the conservative old regimes
They invested in democratic ideals
They redesigned their government structures
They destroyed all evidence of the revolution.
What prompted many French people to support Napoleon?
Nationalism and Stability for their country
Napoleon was a ruthless dictator and the people did not like democracy
He was very competitive and was focused on controlling the North American continent and that was helpful for resources.
Describe the major social effects of the Industrial Revolution
Growth of middle class
growth of peasant class
upper class mobility
socialism promoted equality among all social groups
What did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believe would result when communism finally emerged as the dominant political and economic system?
Workers abolish private property
One should have power over the other
Bourgeoisie should own the means of production
What were some long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?
Rise in standard of living
Better health
Good working conditions
Productivity
What were Adam Smith's central ideas?
Less government interference
Tax free market economy
Government regulations
Investing is not recommended
What contribution did James Watt make to industrialization?
Steam engine
Steel Mills
Pump for water
What scientist helped improve social conditions by taking steps to prevent diseases spread by germs?
Louis Pasteur
Rene Laennec
Heinrich Hertz
Albert Einstein
In the late 1800s, what were some of the responses of British workers to unsafe working conditions?
Social reforms, strike
Fasting
Child labor
Civil Revolution
How did Queen Victoria influence British society?
Supported charity and social reforms
Supported the old role of monarchs
Supported education of adults
Supported the separation of religion from state
How did changes in textile manufacturing help initiate the Industrial Revolution?
Steam - mass produce
Hand spun wool
Less workers needed
What political changes did the Industrial Revolution help bring about in nineteenth-century Europe?
Middle class- national unification
Italy & Germany
Communism help develop the economy
Revolutionaries supported european governments
How are the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China similar?
Reaction to European imperialism
Foreign influences were welcomed
Monarchies started there
During the late 19th century, which geographic factor attracted European imperialists to South Africa?
Natural resources
Ivory
Water
Food
What was the principal reason for the success of European interference in China in the late 1800s?
Europeans superior military technology
Obtain raw material
Variety of weapons
Remove external influences
What were the results of the Opium War in China?
Divided into spheres of influence
Effective tactics by the British navy
Green Standard battalions were similarly in decay
War against the Chinese population
During the 19th century, what prompted Europeans to improve roads, built bridges, and put down railroad tracks in their colonies?
To obtain raw materials
To obtain water
To obtain food
For urbanization purposes
What was the "white man's burden"?
Introduce benefits of European civilization to non-European people
Introduce equality
A revolution
Slavery ended
Describe the League of Nations
Resolve conflict, but lacked military power
Help spread communism
Axis Powers
Allies Powers
What was the immediate cause of World War 1 in Europe?
Assassination of heir to Austro-Hungarian Empire
Entry to Italia
France spying
How did the Bolsheviks gain peasant support during the Russian Revolution?
Redistribute land to the peasants
Promoting peace
Sharing food
What is trench warfare?
WWI - no land gain
A fast approach
A weapon
WW1 soldier graveyard
How are Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini similar?
Glorified violence
Hate muslims
Spread of Fear
Fascist
What motivated Japan's policy of imperialism in the early 20th century?
lack of local resources
lack of military strength
Religious beliefs
What did Japan's invasion of Manchuria, Italy's attack on Ethiopia, and Germany's blitzkrieg in Poland have in common?
Military aggression
Spread of Religion
Communism
Socialism
Why are the Nuremberg trials considered an important development in the rule of law?
Human rights
Human solidarity
People's court
People's freedom
How can fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s best be described?
Nation above individual
Individual above Nation
Nation to Nation
Equal Nation and Society
What were the causes of the Great Depression of the 1930s?
Speculation of the stock market
Lack of Resources
Bank's independence
Investors spending
What were the reasons why totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?
New democracies failures
Rise of Socialism
Rise of dynasties
What did the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I help lay the foundations for?
WWII
Totalitarian regimes
Monarch regimes
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) initially formed?
To protect from communism
To protect from socialism
To protect from totalitarianism
Which were significant social changes Mao Zedong brought to China after 1949?
Eliminated land ownership
Land division
Grant individual rights
What were the reasons that British India was divided into two nations in 1947?
Hindu/Muslim
Cows/Pigs
Catholicism/Hindu
How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the rise of the Cold war?
U.S. & U.S.S.R. Super Powers
Italy and France domination
Rise of Cuba
What caused the collapse of Communist command economies at the end of the 20th century?
Failed to predict national needs
Failed dialogue
Failed technologies
What were long-term effects of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
Pressure for change in U.S.S.R.
Military advances
Military alliances
How were the boundaries of newly independent African countries formed?
Divisions made from European imperialism
Divisions made from Italian imperialism
Divisions made from Spanish imperialism
What was a major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwanda in 1994?
Eliminat Tutsu
Eliminate detente
Eliminat Lutsu
What were major reasons for the outbreak of the conflict between Arabs and Israelis in 1948?
Claimed sovereignty over the same land
Claimed democracy
Territorial lines were a conflict
What did the rise of radical Islamic Fundamentalism after the 1979 Iranian Revolution bring about?
Incidents and global terrorism
Indifference
Disbelief
Concerns
How are the treatment of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during WWI and the Serb treatment of Muslims in Yugoslavia in the 1990s similar?
Genocide
Deportation
Muslim had freedom
Democracy started
How has globalization impacted people?
Competition; different parts produced in other areas for lower costs
Cultural diffusion
Laws are adopted in other countries
Transportation is limited
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?
Mother Teresa
Kittur Chennamma
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Savitribai Phule
In the late 20th century, what problem was common to Rwanda, Darfur, Bosnia, and Kosovo?
Genocide
Flooding
Civil Wars
Drought
