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WS Spring Final Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?

a)

People migrated from villages to work on large farms.

b)

People migrated from rural areas to cities.

c)

People migrated from cities to small towns.

d)

People migrated from warmer areas to colder areas.

2.

Factories were first used by what industry?

a)

textiles

b)

iron manufacturing

c)

coal mining

d)

insect repellant

3.

This was the first industrialized nation in the world.

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

United States

4.

Which of these is one of the ideologies that combatted conservatism in the early 19th century?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Georgism

c)

Fascism

d)

Communism

5.

“The greatest happiness for the greatest number” was a goal of

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Fordism

6.

Karl Marx disliked capitalism because he believed that it

a)

limited the individual freedoms of the people.

b)

would cause an explosion in population.

c)

prevented government from protecting workers.

d)

created prosperity for a few and poverty for many.

7.

Creating a homeland for people who shared a common heritage was a goal of

a)

nationalism.

b)

liberals.

c)

conservatives.

d)

communists.

8.

Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt for the independence of

a)

Brazil.

b)

Haiti.

c)

Mexico.

d)

Canada.

9.

What effect did the assembly line have on the cost of goods?

a)

It made goods cheaper

b)

It made the goods more expensive

c)

It made the goods less available

d)

it allowed for factories to be abandoned

10.

What was a major reason for the population explosion in Europe between 1850 and 1900?

a)

Couples had more children.

b)

Christian revivalism

c)

Cities eliminated slums

d)

Medical advances reduced death rates

11.

The three social classes in Western Europe by the late 1800s were

a)

the super rich, the aristocrats, and the military

b)

the upper class, the middle class, and the workers/peasants

c)

the professionals, the government workers, and the farmers

d)

there were no social classes, as communism had taken hold by then

12.

What theory applied the idea of natural selection to society?

a)

Socialism

b)

Social Gospel

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Social Animalism

13.

Which group benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the peasants

b)

the working class

c)

entrepreneurs

d)

socialists

14.

By 1900, which countries were the world’s leading industrial nations?

a)

Britain and the United States

b)

Germany and the United States

c)

Japan and Germany

d)

France and China

15.

How did workers try to improve labor conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

They formed unions.

b)

They sought out new careers.

c)

They started changing jobs.

d)

They took back rural lands.

16.

What was the most powerful nation in Europe in the late 19th century?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

United States

17.

During its unification, Prussia fought wars against

a)

Russia and the Ukraine

b)

Austria and Russia.

c)

France and Great Britain.

d)

Austria and France.

18.

Which statement best describes Bismarck’s Realpolitik?

a)

Power is more important than principle.

b)

Power must be earned from the good will of the people.

c)

Power grows out of economic cooperation.

d)

Power is an illusion; God is all that matters.

19.

Bismarck’s political actions were guided by

a)

the needs of the state.

b)

the needs of the people.

c)

the principle of divine right.

d)

long-standing tradition.

20.

In which two European empires did nationalism create the most tension?

a)

Ottoman and German

b)

Hapsburg and Ottoman

c)

Balkan and Hapsburg

d)

Byzantine and Roman

21.

By which name was the Ottoman Empire known?

a)

The Dual Monarchy

b)

The Great Watchers

c)

The sick man of Europe

d)

The tour de Force

22.

The Reform Act of 1832 gave a greater political voice to

a)

middle-class men.

b)

middle-class men and women.

c)

people without property.

d)

wealthy foreigners.

23.

The suffragists were reformers who wanted to

a)

outlaw slavery and the slave trade.

b)

improve working conditions for children.

c)

get women the right to vote.

d)

destroy new technology destroying jobs.

24.

Through reforms that took place in the late 1800s, Britain transformed itself into

a)

a constitutional monarchy.

b)

an aristocracy.

c)

a direct democracy.

d)

a parliamentary democracy.

25.

William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass are best known as

a)

opponents of women’s rights.

b)

supporters of Manifest Destiny.

c)

U.S. Presidents.

d)

abolitionists.

26.

Which is a reason why the South lost the Civil War?

a)

Lincoln opposed extending slavery into new territories.

b)

The South had fewer resources and people than the North.

c)

African American men left to fight for the North.

d)

the French coming in to fight alongside the North.

27.

How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to imperialism?

a)

Industrialized countries sought new markets.

b)

Industrialism created many protectorates around the world.

c)

Industrialized countries wanted to build factories in Asia and Africa.

d)

Non-European areas were begging to be shown how to industrialize.

28.

Most Westerners felt that their culture was

a)

equal to non-Western cultures.

b)

in need of transformation.

c)

inferior to non-Western cultures.

d)

better than non-Western cultures.

29.

Christian missionary groups followed explorers to Africa in order to

a)

convert Africans to Christianity.

b)

gather slaves.

c)

study African culture.

d)

look for human life.

30.

What event began the European stampede for colonies in Africa?

a)

the Boer War

b)

Belgian King Leopold II’s activities in the Congo

c)

Henry Stanley’s explorations of the Nile

d)

the Opium trade becoming profitable

31.

Where did European countries meet to decide how Africa should be divided?

a)

Paris

b)

Vienna

c)

London

d)

Berlin

32.

What force began to tear apart the Ottoman empire in the 1800s?

a)

Wahhabism

b)

communism

c)

nationalism

d)

Christianity

33.

What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

a)

The East India Company proposed a tax on tea.

b)

Issues related to sepoy weaponry violating their religious beliefs.

c)

The British ambushed the sepoys.

d)

A major illness had taken over the camps, with no medical help in sight.

34.

The Open Door Policy proposed

a)

establishing new laws to modernize China.

b)

adopting Western ways and technology to strengthen China.

c)

having equal access to Chinese trade for the Western powers.

d)

creating doors in China that did not use locks for safety.

35.

This was created as part of Wilson’s 14 Points; it was an international organization that would address future diplomatic crises between countries.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

War Guilt Clause

c)

United Nations

d)

League of Nations

36.

Which was NOT a cause of World War I?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Neutrality

d)

Imperialism

37.

A belief to maintain a strong military force. To be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote your country’s national interests.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Alliances

c)

Militarism

d)

Isolationism

38.

The devotion to the interests and cultures of one’s nation, and the willingness to sacrifice for it.

a)

Extractive economy

b)

Capitalism

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Nationalism

39.

The policy that kept the U.S. out of the war for almost 3 years was called

a)

Nationalism

b)

The Alliance System

c)

Neutrality

d)

Interventionism

40.

What was the main method used during WWI in France?

a)

Artillery Warfare

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Air Warfare

d)

Trench Warfare

41.

What was the reason for American propaganda during WWI?

a)

To get Germans to surrender

b)

To promote neutrality

c)

To promote the involvement of American citizens

d)

To intimidate Britain

42.

The Schlieffen Plan was

a)

a plan that allowed Germany to fight in two fronts against France & Russia.

b)

a plan that prevented ships from entering waters around Britain.

c)

a plan that resulted in years of trench warfare in the United States.

d)

a plan asking Mexico to invade the United States.

43.

The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of

a)

identifying the guilty party in a war.

b)

seeking vengeance against nationalist rivals.

c)

crippling any nations that might prove dangerous in the future.

d)

treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war.

44.

Who led the Russian Revolution?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Friedrich Engels

45.

The U.S. entered WWI right after the assassinations the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Where was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

a)

Germany

b)

Bosnia

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria

47.

FDR's plan to fight the Great Depression

a)

Square Deal

b)

Fair Deal

c)

New Deal

d)

Great Society

48.

Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union form a rural nation into an industrial power?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Marx

49.

Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in May of 1940?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Jeremy Corbin

50.

How did the Treaty of Versailles led to WWII?

a)

It gave the Russia the Baltic States

b)

It caused anger and resentment in Germany because they were treated unfairly

c)

It caused Germany’s economy to soar

d)

It gave the territories of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany, angering the French

51.

Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s?

a)

Communist Party

b)

Socialist Party

c)

Nazi Party

d)

Populist Party

52.

What specific event, which happened on September 1, 1939, caused the start of World War II?

a)

Hitler invaded Poland

b)

Hitler invaded the Soviet Union

c)

Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia

d)

Mussolini invaded Ethiopia

53.

Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?

a)

Jews

b)

Aryans

c)

Fascists

d)

Muslims

54.

The actions of what country finally forced the United States to enter World War II?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

The Ottoman Empire

55.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

The development of the atomic bomb

b)

The formation of the United Nations

c)

The development of radar detection

d)

The interception of Japanese code

56.

What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?

a)

First major battle of WWII

b)

Last major battle lead by Japanese

c)

Last major German offensive battle in WWII

d)

Turning point in the Pacific theater

57.

What was the significance of D-Day, which happened on June 6, 1944?

a)

Last day of the German invasion of the Soviet Union

b)

First day of the largest scale German invasion of Italy

c)

First day of the largest land, sea, and air invasion in Army history

d)

The official surrendering of Japanese forces

58.

What event in the Pacific ended WWII?

a)

The surrender of the Third Reich

b)

The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, with the Japanese surrendering

c)

The second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, with the Japanese surrendering

d)

The third atomic bomb dropped on Tokyo, with the Japanese surrendering

59.

What bill was passed in 1944 that provided education and training for veterans, paid for by the federal government?

a)

Racial Equality Rights

b)

War Production Bill

c)

G.I. Bill of Rights

d)

Civil Rights Act

60.

What large Asian nation came under communist control in 1949?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Korea

61.

Who won the Korean War in 1953?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

The United States

d)

China

e)

There was no winner

62.

Which campaign event did polls show affected John F. Kennedy's close election victory in 1960?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Televised debates

c)

JFK's inaugural address

d)

Bay of Pigs

63.

Which European city was divided by a physical wall constructed by the Soviets in 1961?

a)

Moscow

b)

Paris

c)

Berlin

d)

Havana

64.

Which Latin American country was led by communist revolutionary Fidel Castro by the early 1960s?

a)

Germany

b)

Cuba

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

65.

Which government lost of its control of its colonial territory in Vietnam after a defeat at Dienbienphu?

a)

United States

b)

USSR

c)

France

d)

China

66.

Who did the Warren Commission say assassinated President Kennedy?

a)

Earl Warren

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

67.

Who became president directly after the Kennedy assassination?

a)

Earl Warren

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Richard Nixon

68.

Which act of Congress gave President Johnson the authority to conduct the war in Vietnam as he saw fit?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

b)

Economic Opportunity Act

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Tet Offensive

69.

In the Spring of 1968, who declared an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and announced he would not run in the upcoming presidential election of that year?

a)

Lyndon Johnson

b)

Robert F. Kennedy

c)

William Westmoreland

d)

Richard Nixon

70.

Under Nixon's plan of Vietnamization, which country would replace U.S. troops in the Vietnam War?

a)

North Vietnam

b)

South Vietnam

c)

China

d)

France

71.

What were the Paris Accords of 1973?

a)

An alliance between the U.S. and France

b)

an end to the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and USSR

c)

ended the Vietnam War for the United States

d)

opened up new diplomatic ties between the US and China

72.

By 1976, what happened to Vietnam?

a)

It was still divided between the communist North and democratic South

b)

It was taken over by the Communist Chinese

c)

It became one country controlled by a Communist government

d)

It was still at war with the United States

73.

What did President Gerald Ford do about the Watergate scandal when he took office?

a)

He pardoned Nixon

b)

He ordered the Attorney General to prosecute Nixon

c)

He proposed a program called "WIN"

d)

He ignored it altogether

74.

The Iranian hostage crisis erupted when which fallen leader entered the United States upon the invitation of President Carter?

a)

Spiro Agnew

b)

Ayatollah Khomeini

c)

the leader of the Soviet Union

d)

Shah Mohammed Pahlavi

75.

What career made Ronald Reagan nationally famous prior to entering politics?

a)

radio

b)

movies

c)

sports

d)

the military

76.

"Supply-side economics" and Reaganomics were names for President Reagan's

a)

military strategy in the Cold War

b)

election strategy for the 1980 presidential campaign

c)

environmental policy

d)

economic policy

77.

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was President Reagan's plan to use lasers in space to defend against

a)

Star Wars.

b)

Soviet nuclear missiles.

c)

Middle East terrorism

d)

Muslim bomb attacks in London.

78.

The Contras and the Sandinistas were military groups in what country?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Colombia

d)

Costa Rica

79.

What challenge did Reagan give to the Soviet Union in a speech in Berlin?

a)

overcome Glasnost

b)

break up the Soviet Union

c)

feed his starving people

d)

tear down the Berlin Wall

80.

What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?

a)

It no longer remained a united country

b)

It signed an anti-nuclear missile treaty with the United States

c)

It was attacked by a radical Muslim group

d)

It was implicated in the Iran-Contra Scandal

81.

Who was the dictator of Iraq during Operation Desert Storm?

a)

Manuel Noriega

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

Norman Schwarzkopf

d)

H. Ross Perot

82.

During the Persian Gulf War, what country did the U.S. lead a coalition of troops against?

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

China

d)

Russia

83.

What was/were the imported resource(s) that America was trying to protect in the Persian Gulf War?

a)

gold and silver

b)

illegal drugs

c)

oil

d)

coal

84.

To which Central American country did President Bush send U.S. troops to arrest a dictator in 1989?

a)

Panama

b)

Mexico

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Nicaragua

85.

During the Clinton administration, Osama Bin Laden was identified as a

a)

leader of North Korea attempting to secure nuclear weapons.

b)

Islamic radical who was training terrorists in Afghanistan.

c)

a communist behind the war in Yugoslavia.

d)

military commander behind the civil war and famine in Somalia.

86.

For what scandal was Bill Clinton impeached?

a)

The Iran-Contra Affair

b)

An affair with a White House intern

c)

The break-in and coverup of Watergate

d)

Digging up information on a political opponent using a foreign power

87.

What countries did the Clinton administration intervene in during the 1990s (choose all that are correct)?

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Iran

c)

Indonesia

d)

Somalia

88.

Which state in the 2000 presidential vote was in great dispute over election results?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Ohio

d)

Florida

89.

The event known as "9/11" gets its name from

a)

the number of terrorists involved in the attacks on the United States.

b)

the number of attack sites both on the United States and abroad.

c)

a piece evidence discovered after the terrorist attacks.

d)

the date of the event.

90.

During what operation was Saddam Hussein overthrown?

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Persian Gulf War

c)

Operation Enduring Freedom

d)

Operation Overlord

91.

The USA Patriot Act

a)

was written in order to protect the rights of war protestors.

b)

was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

c)

gave the federal government increased authority to violate constitutional liberties.

d)

has greatly expanded civil liberties since September 11, 2001.