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WorksheetsModern Times Part 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
Modern Times lasts roughly from
100 - 1300.
1300 - 1500.
1500 - 1800.
1800 - present.
All of the following are events that mark the beginning of Modern Times, except
The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks.
The start of the Industrial Revolution.
The start of the Enlightenment.
The American and French revolutions.
The First Industrial Revolution lasted from about
1000 - 1200.
1200 - 1400.
1750 - 1850.
1900 - 1950.
The Industrial Revolution began in
the U.S.
Britain.
Germany.
Japan.
One of the most important inventions of he First Industrial Revolution was the
steam engine.
combustion engine.
the telegraph.
the light bulb.
All of the following are true about the First industrial Revolution, except
Workers received compensation if they got injured on the job.
Factory cities were very polluted and workers endured very cramped living conditions.
People worked much more than 40 hours per week.
Child labor was illegal.
The authors of the Communist Manifesto (1848) were
Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
V.I. Lenin and Josef Stalin.
Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai.
Why was the Communist Manifesto written?
It was written to promote free market capitalism.
It was written to promote the creation of an international organization to end slavery.
It was written to promote the spread of democracy throughout Europe.
It was written in response to the horrible working and living conditions brought on by the Industrial Revolution.
Immediately after the publication of the Communist Manifesto, there were several successful communist revolutions.
True
False
The first successful communist revolution in the world occurred in _____________ in ________________.
Britain, 1688
France, 1789
Russia, 1917
the U.S., 1776
Who successfully led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in November 1917?
Karl Marx
V.I. Lenin
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which of the following countries was arguably the wealthiest country in the world during the period from 1500 - 1800?
France
Spain
China
the U.S.
What areas of the world did Europeans focus on when establishing their empires during the Age of Imperialism (c. 1850 - 1914)?
North America
South America
Asia and Africa
Australia and Canada
Economic motives for imperialism during the Age of Imperialism (1850 - 1914) include all of the following, except
To find sources of raw materials (i.e., rubber, ivory, cotton).
To find natural resources (i.e., coal).
To promote industrial development in colonies.
To find protected markets and places to invest surplus capital.
China began to be 'carved up' into spheres of influence as the result of Britain's victory during the
First Opium War.
Taiping Rebellion.
Boxer Rebellion.
Sepoy Mutiny.
Spheres of influence were
directly-controlled British colonies on the Indian subcontinent.
directly-controlled French colonies in Indochina.
zones of foreign economic domination in China during the Age of imperialism (c. 1850 - 1914).
strategically important colonies like Egypt.
What did Europeans' decide at the Berlin Conference (1884 - 1885)?
They decided the number of battleships each country represented at the conference was allowed to possess.
They decided to ban the use of chemical weapons in warfare.
They decided to create an international organization to prevent global wars.
They decided the rules they would follow when 'carving up' Africa into colonies.
Europeans consulted native peoples when creating boundaries around African colonies.
True
False
Which country wanted to create a chain of colonies in Africa stretching from Egypt in the north to South Africa in the south?
Japan
Britain
Germany
France
Which country wanted to create a chain of colonies in Africa stretching from West Africa to East Africa?
Japan
Britain
Germany
France
What happened in many African countries after independence as a result of colonial boundaries established by Europeans?
Because Europeans usually created borders around colonies that included ethnic groups that got along, many newly independent African countries experienced decades of peace.
Each European colony included only one ethnic group causing most African countries to be peaceful in the decades after independence.
Because Europeans promoted major industrial development in their colonies, ethnic groups often worked together to establish stable democracies after independence.
Ethnic groups that didn't get along in European colonies often fought each other for the control of valuable resources and government after independence.
When did most African countries gain their independence?
In the 1890s.
In the 20 years after World War I.
In the 20 years after World War II.
In the 1980s and 1990s.
The worst case of colonial abuse arguably occurred in
India.
Indochina.
King Leopold's Congo Free State.
Hong Kong.
The deadly civil war that contributed to the 'carving up' of China into spheres of influence in the late 1800s was
the Taiping Rebellion.
the Boxer Rebellion.
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
the May 4th Movement.
How did Japan respond to attempts by foreigners to dominate it?
It failed to modernize and was 'carved up' into spheres of influence.
It failed to modernize and was conquered by Korea.
It modernized along Western lines as a result of the Meiji Restoration and became a world power by the early 1900s.
It modernized somewhat along Western lines by the late 1800s but was defeated by both China and Russia in major wars in the 1890s and early 1900s.
The gunpowder empire that controlled Turkey southeastern Europe, much of the Middle East, and much of North Africa at its height in the 1500s was the
Safavid Empire.
Mughal Empire.
Ottoman Empire.
Qing Empire.
Why was the Ottoman Empire called the 'sick man of Europe' by the late 1800s?
It used brutal torture tactics when conquering new provinces.
It lost many provinces in the 1800s and borrowed lots of money from European countries.
Its empire was led by a series of mentally ill sultans.
Its major cities suffered from horrific pollution problems.
The Ottomans conquered _________________, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 1453.
Baghdad
Tehran
Constantinople
Damascus
All of the following are characteristics of the total wars of the twentieth century, except
They were much deadlier because of advanced weapons technology.
Most casualties occurred on the battlefield where opposing lines of troops faced off against each other.
Entire societies and their economies were mobilized for war.
Civilians were targeted.
What is the acronym we use to remember the general causes of World War I?
NSDAP
NATO
NAMES
OICTN
Which country created in 1871 upset the balance of power in Europe leading to the establishment of a series of "entangling alliances" that dragged all major European powers into World War I soon after it started?
Spain
France
Poland
Germany
The 'spark', or short term cause, of World War I was
the assassination of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley.
The secret German plan that dragged many powers into World War I was called the
Schlieffen Plan.
Dawes Plan.
Berlin Plan.
Brussels Plan.
For several years during World War I, fighting on the Western Front was characterized by
few battles.
trench warfare with little moving battle lines.
trench warfare with major territorial gains resulting from decisive victories.
the successful use of tanks in battles.
The two deadliest battles on the Western Front during World War I were the Battle of _____________ and the Battle of the ___________.
Normandy, the Bulge
Dunkirk, Paris
Marne, Ypres
Verdun, Somme
The major reason why the U.S. entered World War I was
Germany's use of chemical weapons.
The U.S. liked getting involved in European affairs.
Germanys resumption of unconditional submarine warfare.
A German air attack on New York City.
All of the following are true of the British in the Middle East during World War I, except
They ordered a disastrous attempt to conquer the Gallipoli Peninsula south of Constantinople.
They stayed out of the Middle East.
They negotiated the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916 with France that established the basic boundaries of many Middle Eastern countries today.
They promised some Arabs a large Arab state that they thought would include Palestine in exchange for revolting against their Ottoman Turk rulers.
They issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 pledging their support for the creation of a 'national home' for Jews in Palestine.
Which U.S. president proposed a plan for the postwar world called the Fourteen Points that included the idea of creating an international organization to promote peace?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
What factor was most important to the Nazis rise to power?
The Beer Hall Putsch
The popularity of Hitler's autobiography Mein Kampf
Economic hardships caused by the Great Depression
The start of World War II
The Spanish Flu of 1918 killed an estimated 20 to 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 in the U.S.
True
False
World War II began when Adolph Hitler ordered an invasion of ___________ on September 1, 1939.
Spain.
Britain.
France.
Poland.
The harsh treaty that ended World War I with Germany is called the
Treaty of Locarno.
Treaty of Versailles.
Treaty of Sevres.
Treaty of Lausanne.
The founder of the Fascist Movement in Italy who inspired Adolph Hitler was
Josef Stalin.
V.I. Lenin.
King Victor Emanuel II.
Benito Mussolini.
All of the following are true of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, except
He skillfully maneuvered his way into power after V.I. Lenin died in 1924.
He forced peasants to work on giant state-owned farms as part of his plan to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union.
His economic policies and purges caused the deaths of millions.
He didn't purge the military of its top officers to keep their support.
Hitler violated the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939 by invading the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.
True
False
Adolph Hitler took over most of Europe using ___________ (lightning war') tactics.
Blitzkrieg
Zeitgeist
Kristallnacht
Lebensraum
The turning point in World War II on the Eastern Front in the Soviet Union was
The defeat of the Nazis at Stalingrad in 1943 because after that point, the Soviets drove the Nazis back to Germany.
the defeat of the Nazis in Moscow because most of the German army was captured within the Soviet Union.
the defeat of the Nazis in Siberia because the Soviets regained control of important oil resources.
the defeat of the Nazis in the Ural Mountains because the Soviets regained control of important railways.
The turning point in World War II on the Western Front was the _______________ on June 6, 1944 because after that point the Allies began to drive the Germans back to Germany.
conquest of North Africa
invasion of Sicily
invasion of Normandy
invasion of Portugal.
Why did the U.S. join World War II on the Allied side?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The Japanese invasion of China in 1937.
The Japanese conquest of the Philippines.
The Japanese conquest of Indochina.
Why did the Japanese unconditionally surrender at the end of World War II?
President Harry S. Truman ordered the dropping of two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities.
President Harry S. Truman ordered an invasion of Japan by the U.S. Army.
President Harry S. Truman offered the Japanese a massive amount of economic aid in exchange for Japan's surrender.
Japan surrendered immediately following Germany surrender.
