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1.
One result of the Congress of Vienna was-
a)
the restoration of European Monarchies
b)
the conflict between European powers and the US
c)
economic and social prosperity for all
d)
the European monarchies were replaced by democracies
2.
What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
a)
To establish security and stability for the nations of Europe
b)
To create a better education system
c)
To produce more goods to sell
d)
To motivate citizens to revolt
3.
What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
a)
To establish security and stability for the nations of Europe
b)
To create a better education system
c)
To produce more goods to sell
d)
To motivate citizens to revolt
4.
What was one accomplishment of Napoleon?
a)
uniform set of laws
b)
Solved religious problems
c)
Decreased the economy
d)
Provided funding for new building
5.
Who unified much of Southern Italy with only a volunteer army in 1860?
a)
Giuseppe Mazzini
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Cavour
d)
Emmanuel II
6.
The Iron Chancellor: Unites Germany: Realpolitick
a)
Cavour
b)
Wilhelm I
c)
Bismarck
d)
Garibaldi
7.
Used diplomacy to unify Northern Italy
a)
Cavour
b)
Manzinni
c)
Garibaldi
d)
Bismarck
8.
Which leader was involved in the unification of GERMANY?
a)
Otto Von Bismarck
b)
Guiseppe Garibaldi
c)
Count Cavour
d)
Robespierre
9.
Which of Napoleon's achievements influences governments today?
a)
Codification of law
b)
Military tactics
c)
Conquering all of Europe
10.
The Congress of Vienna
a)
supported Napoleon's attempt to unify Europe.
b)
restored European monarchies
c)
established democracies in Europe
d)
reaffirmed the existing European political boundaries
11.
The Franco-Prussian War led to
a)
an independent France
b)
an alliance between France and Prussia
c)
the establishment of an independent Prussia
d)
the creation of a German state
12.
Attempting to restore Europe as it had been before the French Revolution and Napoleonic conquests, the Congress of Vienna left a legacy of two new political philosophies, liberalism and
a)
socialism
b)
conservatism
c)
imperialism
d)
anarchism
13.
The Congress of Vienna tried to accomplish all of the following tasks EXCEPT
a)
compensation for damages
b)
restoring legitimate monarchs
c)
restoring balance of power
d)
returning Napoleon as leader
14.
There were unsuccessful revolutions in Europe in what year?
a)
1805
b)
1848
c)
1903
d)
1999
15.
What was the meeting which attempted to restore Europe to what it had been before the French Revolution and Napoleon?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Congress of Vienna
c)
Nuremberg Trials
d)
Alice's Tea Party
16.
Who joined southern Italy to northern Italy?
a)
Count Cavour
b)
Garibaldi
c)
Otto von Bismark
d)
Napoleon
17.
What two areas became nations much later than the rest of Europe
a)
France and England
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
England and the Netherlands
18.
What philosophy justifies using all means to achieve and hold power?
a)
Revolutions
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Realpolitick
19.
Napoleon was famous for a law code and -
a)
building the Palace of Versailles
b)
Starting the French Revolution
c)
Trying to conquer Europe under French control
d)
Winning the Battle of Waterloo
20.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
a)
Member of the Directory.
b)
Head of the Committee of Public Safety.
c)
Leader of France & declared himself emperor in 1804.
d)
Inventor of the guillotine.
21.
What fortress was attacked marking the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Early
c)
The Bastille
d)
Versailles
22.
The most extreme person of the French Revolution when thousands were executed
a)
Crusades
b)
Inquisition
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Bloody Sunday
23.
What philosopher believed religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
24.
What philosopher believed government is a contract between rulers and the people?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
25.
What philosopher believed the best form of government includes separation of powers?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
26.
Who wrote The Spirit of Laws
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
27.
What philosopher believed the state must have central authority to manage behavior?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
28.
Who wrote Two Treatises on Government?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
29.
Who wrote the Leviathan?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
30.
What movement believed progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge and reason to human problems?
a)
Renassiance
b)
Restoration
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Absolutism
31.
What document was the result of the Glorious Revolution?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
32.
The period when Charles II came to the throne was called what?
a)
Reformation
b)
Renassiance
c)
Restoration
d)
Counter Reformation
33.
What happened to the king during the English Civil War?
a)
he was executed
b)
he was exiled
c)
he was promoted
d)
he was exhumed
34.
Who led the Roundheads during the English Civil War?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Oliver Chromwell
d)
Charles I
35.
What did Peter the Great do for Russia?
a)
Westernized Russia
b)
Brought great wealth
c)
Established Democracy
d)
Codified the laws
36.
Who was the king of France who built Versailles?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Napoleon
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry VIII
37.
Who was the absolute ruler of Russia?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Napoleon
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry VIII
38.
What is the theory that a ruler's power comes directly for God and is only accountable to God?
a)
Mandate of Heaven
b)
Divine Right
c)
Dynastic Rule
d)
Hereditary Rule
39.
During this age, European monarchs increased the power of their central government
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Absolutism
c)
Idealism
d)
Humanism
40.
What research method was developed during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
Reasoned Observation
b)
Scientific Method
c)
Trial and Error
d)
Science Experimentation
41.
Who discovered circulation of the blood?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Newton
d)
Harvey
42.
Who used a telescope to prove the heliocentric theory?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Newton
d)
Harvey
43.
Who discovered the laws of gravity?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Newton
d)
Copernicus
44.
Who discovered planetary motion?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Newton
d)
Copernicus
45.
Who developed the heliocentric theory?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Newton
d)
Copernicus
46.
What fortress was attacked marking the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Early
c)
The Bastille
d)
Versailles
47.
What document was signed by William and Mary in 1689?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
The Edict of Nantes
c)
The Magna Carta
d)
The English Bill of Rights
48.
Louis XIV built this as a symbol of his power and wealth?
a)
Arc De Triumph
b)
Palace of Versailles
c)
Eiffel Tower
d)
El Escorial
49.
Last Tudor monarch; Protestant; defeated Spanish Armada;
a)
Maria Theresa Hapsburg
b)
Elizabeth II
c)
Catherine the Great
d)
Elizabeth I
50.
During this age, European monarchs increased the power of their central government
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Absolutism
c)
Idealism
d)
Humanism
51.
What event influenced the French people to view their government in new ways?
a)
The Black Death
b)
The Battle of Waterloo
c)
The American Revolution
d)
The Storming of the Bastille
52.
Who established the French Empire and tried to conquer Europe?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Edward I
d)
Peter the Great
53.
What happened to Louis XVI
a)
burned at the stake
b)
became rich
c)
jointed the 3rd Estate
d)
Executed by the guillotine
54.
Religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism; separation of church and state.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Hobbes
c)
Locke
d)
Montesquieu
55.
What philosopher believed religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism?
a)
Hobbs
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
56.
What philosopher believed government is a contract between rulers and the people?
a)
Hobbs
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
57.
What movement believed progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge and reason to human problems?
a)
Renassiance
b)
Restoration
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Absolutism
58.
What document was the result of the Glorious Revolution?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
59.
There was a shift in power during the Glorious Revolution. Who was it between?
a)
Nobles and peasants
b)
Clergy and King
c)
Monarchs and Land Owners
d)
King and Parliament
60.
The Scientific Revolution changed how people saw the world and their place in it.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
The 3rd Estate were tired of being taken advantage of and taxed heavily in France so they started a Revolution by -
a)
Assassinating Louis XIV
b)
Crossing the Rubicon River
c)
Storming the Bastille
62.
The storming of the Bastille and the use of the guillotine are characteristics of:
a)
The French Revolution
b)
Unification of Italy
c)
American Revolution
d)
None of the Above
63.
The ides of which movement influenced the French Revolution?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Sinking of the Lusitania
64.
This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.
a)
guillotine
b)
astrolabe
c)
gallows
d)
Bastille
65.
Which event is considered the end of the French Revolution?
a)
The Reign of Terror
b)
Meeting of the Estates General
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
66.
Who was Louis XVI?
a)
Leader of Reign of Terror.
b)
King of France when the French Revolution begins.
c)
Became Emperor of France.
d)
The Sun King.
67.
Which was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Government Debt.
b)
Equal Tax Burden
c)
Financial Crisis.
d)
Unfair social divisions.
68.
Who led a successful revolution in Haiti to free Haitians from French rule?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Jose de San Martin
69.
Who led a successful revolution in the northern area of South America, eventually have a country named after him?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
70.
Viceroys were
a)
religious officials
b)
priests
c)
explorers
d)
colonial officers
71.
Which nation claimed the region extending from Mexico through South America?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
The Netherlands
72.
The European colonies in the Americas
a)
established new and independent cultures and social patterns
b)
followed the cultural and social patterns of the indigenous peoples
c)
imitated the cultures and social patterns of their parent countries
d)
established a unified cultural and social pattern for all to follow
73.
The United States issue the Monroe Doctrine because
a)
there was conflict over who would control Latin America
b)
American merchants had found rich markets in Africa
c)
the United States opposed the Spanish king
d)
the United States wanted colonies in South America
74.
Which country is just south of the United States?
a)
Columbia
b)
Venezuela
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
75.
Revolutions in Latin America were influenced by
a)
the Renaissance
b)
the Crusades
c)
the Civil War in Spain
d)
the French Revolution
76.
Who started the Mexican independence movement?
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
77.
The predominant religion in most Latin American colonies.
a)
Protestant
b)
Catholic
78.
The predominant labor force in Latin American colonies.
a)
Europeans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Slaves
d)
Children
79.
The owner of Mexico.
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
England
80.
The two largest landholders in Latin America.
a)
France and Spain
b)
Portugal and Spain
c)
France and Portugal
d)
Spain and England
81.
The owner of Brazil.
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
England
82.
The owner of Venezuela.
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
England
83.
The predominant labor force in Latin American colonies.
a)
Europeans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Slaves
d)
Children
84.
A Spanish governor who rules in a way similar to a king.
a)
Viceroy
b)
Conquistador
c)
Jefe
d)
Patron
85.
The first colony to revolt.
a)
Haiti
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Colombia
86.
The leader of the Mexican Revolution
a)
Father Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
87.
The policy that says the United States will protect Latin America from European influence,
a)
The Roosevelt Doctrine
b)
The Line of Demarcation
c)
The Monroe Doctrine
d)
The Bush Doctrine
88.
What three European powers did Haiti defeat to gain their independence?
a)
England, Portugal, Germany
b)
Spain, France, and England
c)
Germany, Italy, Greece
d)
France, Denmark, Germany
89.
What is the capital of Cuba
a)
Sao Paulo
b)
Havana
c)
Buenos Aires
d)
Lima
90.
What is the capital for Peru?
a)
LIma
b)
Havana
c)
Sao Paulo
d)
Buenos Aires
91.
What is the port city created by the Portuguese in Brazil?
a)
Havana
b)
Buenos Aires
c)
Sao Paulo
d)
Lima
92.
What is the capital of Argentina?
a)
Buenos Aires
b)
Havana
c)
Mexico City
d)
Lima
93.
What is the capital of Mexico?
a)
Buenos Aires
b)
Sao Paulo
c)
Havana
d)
Mexico City
94.
Which concept is best described by this list? Population of cities increase, population growth in rural areas slows or stops, occurs in countries that are undergoing industrialization
a)
Laissez-faire
b)
Urbanization
c)
Enclosure movement
d)
Competition
95.
Who discovered bacteria?
a)
Madam Curry
b)
Edward Jenner
c)
Henry Bessemer
d)
Louis Pasteur
96.
Which industry was the first to become industrialized?
a)
Steel
b)
Textile
c)
Shipbuilding
d)
Mining
97.
The Bessemer process was created to produce-
a)
steel
b)
explosions
c)
cotton
d)
electricity
98.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
James Watt
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Cyrus McCormick
99.
All of these are impacts of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT-
a)
population decreased
b)
environmental pollution
c)
growth of Middle Class
d)
improved Transportation
100.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
101.
What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
a)
France
b)
Britian
c)
United States
d)
Spain
102.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Widespread pollution
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Safe working conditions
103.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
104.
Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called -
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
105.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
School
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
106.
What innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?
a)
Flying Shuttle
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Water Frame
107.
This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.
a)
Spinning Mule
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Cotton Gin
108.
The Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?
a)
Religion
b)
Education
c)
Agriculture
d)
Politics
109.
Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?
a)
Too many people moved to the city.
b)
It was replaced by the factory system.
c)
The need for textiles decreased.
d)
Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
110.
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
111.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
112.
When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve
a)
Urbanization
b)
Labor Union
c)
Factory System
d)
Strike
113.
One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.
a)
farmers could plant more cotton in limited space
b)
the need for enslaved labor decreased
c)
the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers
d)
workers could process more cotton
114.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
115.
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
116.
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.
117.
Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.
a)
poisoned water
b)
super natural occurances
c)
bacteria
d)
none of the above
118.
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
119.
What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population declined steeply.
c)
The population increased dramatically.
d)
The population stayed the same.
120.
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
121.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
122.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Whitney
b)
dave
c)
james henry
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
123.
An extreme form of socialism that views class struggle between employees and employers as unavoidable.
a)
Impressionism
b)
Utilitarianism
c)
Racism
d)
Communism
124.
The process of taking over and fencing off land formally owned by peasant farmers.
a)
communism
b)
enclosure movement
c)
utilitarianism
d)
laissez-faire
125.
Which of the following were causes of imperialism?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
All of the Above
126.
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, European nations wanted
a)
Raw materials
b)
Land
c)
Wealth
d)
All of the Above
127.
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Alfred Nobel
128.
Who wrote Wealth of Nations and supported Laissez-Faire economics?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
David Ricardo
c)
Thomas Malthus
d)
John Wesley
129.
Who invented the flying shuttle?
a)
Thomas Malthus
b)
Robert Owen
c)
John Kay
d)
George Stepheson
130.
Taking over land other than your own by force
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Industrialism
d)
Socialism
131.
What is one reason why employers would hire women instead of men?
a)
Women work harder
b)
Women can do more difficult tasks
c)
Women have more work experience than men
d)
Employers could pay women less money
132.
The theme of this image is
a)
Industrialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Imperialism
133.
What kept soil healthier and produced healthier food?
a)
Miracle Grow
b)
Enclosure Movement
c)
Job rotation
d)
Crop rotation
134.
This machine allowed workers to spin at least 8 spools of thread at a time.
a)
Flying Shuttle
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Spinning Mule
135.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
136.
What did Edward Jenner discover about the diseases?
a)
He discovered the process of fertilization
b)
He discovered that cowpox was a vaccination for smallpox
c)
He founded the American Cotton Industry
d)
He conquered all of Europe
137.
Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
The rebellion took place in Japan.
b)
The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.
c)
The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.
d)
The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.
138.
The Opium War was caused by Britain continuing to sell opium to China.
a)
True
b)
False
139.
the policy of setting up overseas settlements for raw materials and markets
a)
imperialism
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
protectorate
140.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
141.
an area that governs themselves but whose military and final decisions are controlled by another country
a)
sovereignty
b)
militarism
c)
imperialism
d)
protectorate
142.
What product did the government of China try to prevent the British from trading in their country?
a)
opium
b)
gold
c)
tea
d)
silk
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