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WorksheetsRevolutions (Scientific, Industrial, French, Russian)
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Nationalism
a)
that other countries are better than yours and you do not support your country
b)
belief that all nations are equal and trade should be fair and equal
c)
pride in your nation and support for its interests above all other nations
2.
Which two countries were the dominant colonizers in Latin America?
a)
Spain and France
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
Portugal and France
d)
Britain and France
3.
Which document gave the Haitian slaves the inspiration to fight for their freedom?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
c)
The Napoleonic Code
4.
Which event was the most successful slave rebellion in history?
a)
French Revolution
b)
Shay's Rebellion
c)
Haitian Revolution
d)
Bolivar's Revolution in Latin America
5.
Choose another way France suffered after it helped the Americans.
a)
They had a famine and people were starving
b)
Too many French people wanted to move to America
6.
The American colonies declared their independence from
a)
The Mother Country, England (aka Great Britain)
b)
The Spanish Empire
7.
The time period when all the French leaders were decapitated is called the...
a)
American Revolution
b)
Revolutionary Tribunal
c)
Reign of Terror
8.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
9.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
10.
Natural Rights
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
11.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
12.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
13.
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
a)
there was not a common theme among the enlightenment thinkers
b)
faith in traditional religious beliefs.
c)
a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.
d)
support for democratic forms of government.
14.
The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they
a)
loved anatomy
b)
traveled frequently to Africa
c)
questioned claims made in biblical passages.
d)
valued natural resources.
15.
The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?
a)
Galileo
b)
Kepler
c)
Lloyd
d)
John Adams
16.
During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining
a)
how government affects the individual.
b)
Life
c)
advanced chemistry
d)
the workings of the natural world
17.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is called
a)
heliocentricity
b)
planetary alignment
c)
geocentric
d)
cell theory
18.
The idea that the sun is the center of our universe
a)
Hawkin Theory
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Applied astronomy
d)
Geocentric
19.
Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got there power to rule
a)
from Congress / Parliament
b)
from the people (democratic elections)
c)
from the worldwide web
d)
from God (divine right)
20.
Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were
a)
the Catholic Church and ancient scholars
b)
Muslim scribes
c)
navigators and explorers
d)
Confuscious and Ghandi
21.
Thomas Hobbes believed that
a)
the enlightenment thinkers were naturally silly
b)
people are naturally greedy and selfish therefore should only be governed by an absolute monarch (king).
c)
people are for the most part good people but society corrupts us to be bad
d)
in the tabula rasa theory
22.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in equal education for women?
a)
Wollstonecraft
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
23.
model for government in which divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches.
a)
Absolute Monarch
b)
Tyranny
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Social Contract
24.
What is Checks and balances in government?
a)
That one branch receives all the power
b)
That the government works on everything together
c)
Each branch ensures that not all power is going to one person
d)
A giant tree in the white house
25.
What was an effect of the French Revolution?
a)
Militarism was discouraged
b)
Communism became popular
c)
Nationalistic feelings were stimulated
d)
The government became a democracy
26.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
27.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
28.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
29.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
30.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
31.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
32.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
33.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
34.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
35.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.
36.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
37.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
38.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
39.
England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It wasn't an advantage.
b)
It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
c)
England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
d)
England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.
40.
The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?
a)
fascism
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
d)
mercantilism
41.
Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Factory Workers
c)
Large Business Corporations
d)
Factory Managers
42.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made them more expensive & harder to ship
b)
made them cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people a way of transportation
43.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
44.
What is a free enterprise system?
a)
Making goods cheaper to increase sales and profits
b)
Making goods more expensive to decrease sales and profits
c)
Making better goods by having the government oversee companies
d)
Having labor unions helping out workers
45.
During the Industrial Revolution, transportation was improved by having more:
a)
airplanes
b)
canals & paved roads
c)
taxi service
d)
time because there was no Netflix
46.
Colonization supported the European economic policy of mercantilism by providing what?
a)
a way to get rid of excess silver and gold
b)
a place to store raw materials for future use
c)
finished products to sell in Europe
d)
a market for selling goods
47.
The business endeavors in the English colonies in America led to the emergence of an economic system where most of the production was privately owned. What is the system called?
a)
socialism
b)
communism
c)
mercantilism
d)
capitalism
48.
What is capitalism?
a)
government control of production and goods
b)
private control of production and goods for profit
c)
employee control of production, goods, and profit
d)
international control of production and goods for profit
49.
What helped the middle class to grow?
a)
Guild memberships increased.
b)
Peasants made more money.
c)
More people started businesses.
d)
The nobles sold land to peasants.
50.
Under which economic system would American entrepreneurs and investors most likely be found?
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
communism
d)
feudalism
51.
What does the policy of mercantilism, which was adopted by the European powers in the 16th and 17th centuries, mean?
a)
monarch�s power is dependent on his wealth as it allows for him to pay his subjects for support.
b)
A country�s power is dependent on its wealth as it allows for nations to build strong militaries and purchase vital goods.
c)
A monarch�s power is dependent on his wealth as it allows for a monarch to build a strong military and purchase vital goods.
d)
A country�s power is dependent on the military as it allows for effective wars to be waged.
52.
Which of the following was NOT a principle of mercantilism?
a)
Export more than you import.
b)
Import more than you export.
c)
Settle as many colonies as possible
d)
Gain as much gold and silver as possible.
53.
�Colony� refers to:
a)
An increase in population for a country
b)
An expedition sent to explore a foreign land
c)
A settlement in a distant land whose citizens keep close ties to their parent country.
d)
A group of individuals who unite for a common cause.
54.
No or limited government interference in industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
55.
Equal distribution of wealth.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
56.
Government provides for the working class people.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
57.
Private ownership of industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
58.
Market economy.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
59.
Government control of industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
60.
No class system.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
61.
This economic system is based on competition, profits, and self-interest.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
62.
In a "pure" communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?
a)
Intellectuals
b)
Business leaders
c)
Military leaders
d)
No One--every member of society is supposed to be equal
63.
In a Communist country, workers have no ________ to work harder.
a)
Time
b)
Help
c)
Ability
d)
Incentive
64.
What does communism believe in?
a)
Economic system with individuals having private ownership of money/production.
b)
Maintaining total control over society.
c)
Economic equality through elimination of private property.
d)
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
65.
The United States practices
a)
pure capitalism
b)
pure socialism
c)
pure communism
d)
mixed market
66.
The founder of communism
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Locke
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Rousseau
67.
This person wrote "The Wealth of Nations" and believed the government should have a limited role in business.
a)
John Locke
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Charles Fourier
d)
Karl Marx
68.
What was a long term result of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
A cleaner natural environment
b)
Animal Preservation
c)
Worker Unions and Labor Laws
d)
A second Neolithic Revolution
69.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
70.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
had his troops attack Paris
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
71.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
72.
The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
the US Constitution
d)
The Edict of Nantes
73.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
74.
The motto of the French Republic was:
a)
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
b)
life, equity, equality
c)
liberty, equity, brotherhood
d)
life, liberty, property
75.
The 4th of July is to the Us as _____________ is to France.
a)
French Independence Day
b)
Bastille Day
c)
Waterloo Day
d)
National Assembly Day
76.
What was the name of the civil government groups that sprouted up to rise against the Romanov Dynasty
a)
Chekas
b)
Soviets
c)
Gulags
d)
Townships
77.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
78.
What is a gulag?
a)
Army barracks
b)
Labor camp
c)
Weekend retreat
d)
Political asylum camp
79.
Who supported the "Red Army"?
a)
Imperialists
b)
Communists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Anarchists
80.
What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?
a)
A. It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks.
b)
B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia.
c)
C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany.
d)
D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
81.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A. the Bolsheviks
b)
B. the Czarists
c)
C. the nobility
d)
D. the clergy
82.
A Soviet citizen living under Stalin’s rule had all aspects of life monitored and controlled by a centralized authority.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
A. totalitarianism.
b)
B. anarchism.
c)
C. theocracy.
d)
D. democracy.
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