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WH 2nd Semester Final Review

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 58mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is a similarity between the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta?

a)

no taxation without representation

b)

freedom of speech

c)

right to bear arms

d)

We the People

2.

There was renewed interest in which ancient civilizations during the Renaissance?

a)

Egypt and Rome

b)

Sumeria and India

c)

Greece and Rome

d)

China and Greece

3.

What invention quickly spread the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation?

a)

Printing Press

b)

Telescope

c)

Typewritter

d)

Twitter

4.

Why was Leonardo da Vinci considered an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal?

a)

he was a politician

b)

he came from a wealthy family

c)

he wrote grand romantic poetry

d)

he was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician

5.

What Catholic practice caused Martin Luther to take action because he strongly disagreed with it?

a)

The granting of divorces

b)

Simony--paying for church positions

c)

Priests and Popes having children

d)

The selling of indulgences

6.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

a)

Latin version of the Bible is the only acceptable version

b)

The Pope called the Council of Trent

c)

Indulgences were outlawed

d)

Martin Luther was burned at the stake

7.

Martin Luther took action because he strongly disagreed with what Catholic practice?

a)

The granting of divorces

b)

Simony--paying for church positions

c)

Priests and Popes having children

d)

The selling of indulgences

8.

Which is true about Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses?

a)

was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses

b)

attacked the abuses of the Catholic Church

c)

was largely ignored until decades after Luther's death

d)

became the central text for Calvinism

9.

Humanists believed the focus of life should be on ___________ instead of __________.

a)

Religion; humans

b)

Education; art

c)

Kings; nobles

d)

Individuals; religion

10.

Of the three main reasons for exploration, this one was to spread___

a)

Christianity

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Colonization

d)

Humanism

11.

Why did countries want to colonize?

a)

to spread new systems of government

b)

bragging rights over the conquered people

c)

colonies provided a source of wealth

d)

to prove their boats could sail

12.

Which reason for Exploration came from the Renaissance ideal of humanism & the focus on individual achievement?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Colonization

13.

What type of ship made exploration possible?

a)

astrolabe

b)

caravel

c)

longboat

d)

compass

14.

What was the Enlightenment?

a)

a new intellectual movement that stressed reason

b)

a movement to change the world by starting revolutions

c)

being woke

d)

a new scientific movement that stressed repeated experiments

15.

Who believed in "natural law" that guaranteed people "life, liberty, and property"?

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

16.

Who was the first to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Nicholas Copernicus

d)

Martin Luther

17.

What was the Scientific Revolution a period of?

a)

learning where Asians understood the basic laws of nature

b)

learning where Europeans understood the basic laws of nature

c)

learning where philosophers taught science

d)

learning where people understood everything

18.

What does the Scientific Method apply to?

a)

only math and science

b)

all human ideas and practices including government

c)

math, science and philosophy but not government

d)

only to science

19.

In Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract,

a)

punishments are not exercises in brutality

b)

an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

c)

women should be granted rights nearly equal to those of men

d)

the government should not interfere in economic matters

20.

What was true of Isaac Newton's universal law of gravitation?

a)

was denounced by Anglican Church as the work of the devil

b)

refuted Galileo Galilei's theory of universal movement

c)

was laughed at by Galileo, Kepler, and Copernicus

d)

showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe

21.

Which Enlightenment writer used satire as his form of writing about politics?

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

22.

Believed in "natural law" this guaranteed people "life, liberty, and property".

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

23.

Which artist of the Renaissance painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo

24.

Which wealthy Renaissance family sponsored art and loaned money like bankers?

a)

Medici

b)

Medicine

c)

Madison

d)

Martel

25.

Who established a navigation school to make Portugal the leading sea power in Europe?

a)

Captain Philips

b)

James Cook

c)

Pierre Laclede

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

26.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government powers should be separated among different branches?

a)

Locke

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Martin Luther

27.

Which Enlightenment thinker was one of the first women to advocate women's rights?

a)

Luther

b)

Voltaire

c)

Maria Winkleman

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft

28.

Which Enlightenment thinker used satire as his form of writing about politics?

a)

Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Rousseau

d)

Billiam

29.

Why was the Medici Family important to the Renaissance?

a)

They were patrons of the arts

b)

They were peasants who purchased higher class positions

c)

They increased trade for the Venetians

d)

They were the doges of Florence

30.

The Renaissance did not include the following idea/belief

a)

Science was the center of life

b)

A return to the classic civilizations

c)

Growth of art and culture

d)

Humanism

31.

What Parisian prison and armory was stormed by a mob, marking the beginning of the Revolution?

a)

Bastille

b)

Versailles

c)

Tennis Court

d)

Estates

e)

Monarchy

32.

Who did Napoleon overthrow when he seized power?

a)

First Estate

b)

Consulate

c)

Directory

d)

Monarchy

33.

The Civil or Napoleonic Code preserved most of the gains of the revolution, except for which group who had their rights severely curtailed?

a)

peasants

b)

women

c)

the clergy

d)

nobility

34.

What was the major factor in Napoleon's failure to defeat Russia?

a)

the harsh Russian winter

b)

Russian naval supremacy

c)

The opposition of the Catholic Church

d)

The Continental System

35.

All of the following are major causes of the French Revolution except

a)

involvement in the American Revolution

b)

The rise of Napoleon

c)

Influence from Enlightenment ideas

d)

Dissatisfaction with their absolute monarchy

36.

Who were the bourgeoisie?

a)

Middle class

b)

Peasants

c)

Nobility

d)

Clergy

37.

Which of the following phrases correctly describes the three Estates system in France prior to the French Revolution?

a)

The First Estate was made up of the majority of the people

b)

The Third Estate deeply resented the privileges of the first two Estates

c)

There was social mobility between the Estates

d)

The Second and Third Estate worked well together to make reforms

38.

What group redrew the old European boundaries after Napoleons defeat?

a)

Concert of Europe

b)

National Assembly

c)

Carlsbad Decrees

d)

Congress of Vienna

39.

Where did Napoleon meet his final defeat?

a)

Trafalgar

b)

The Pyramids

c)

Bordino

d)

Waterloo

40.

What was the period of the Revolution called in which close to 40,000 people were killed?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Estates General Mayhem

c)

Directory of Doom

d)

Reign of Napoleon

41.

Which of the following did not contribute to the French financial crisis?

a)

Lavish spending by Louis XV as well as earlier monarchs

b)

Years of bad harvests

c)

The storming of the Bastille

d)

Costly wars

42.

What two major reasons caused the collapse of Napoleon's Grand Empire?

a)

Napoleon's greed and laziness within his bureaucracy

b)

the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism

c)

the resentment of the clergy and the plotting of the accountants

d)

France's weak economy and the drain of Napoleon's many wars

43.

The French Revolution was

a)

an attempt by rebelling French provinces to gain their freedom

b)

an attempt by the French government to change the national religion

c)

an attempt by the French people to overthrow their absolute monarchy

d)

an attempt by the French to conquer Europe

44.

Reparation means payment for damages.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Trench Warfare led to....

a)

quick mobilization of armies with steady advances

b)

stalemate with both sides basically bogged down long periods

c)

swift decisive victories on both sides

d)

innovative tactics & strategies with new technology

46.

What is meant by a war of attrition?

a)

Waiting for the other side to attack

b)

A rapid war of maneuver

c)

A war of technology

d)

Opponents try to wear each other down by constant attacks

47.

What does M.A.I.N. stand for?

a)

Militarism, Allegiance, Independence, Nationalism

b)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Navy

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Isolationism, Nationalism

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

48.

How did the Allies win World War I?

a)

by using superior technology

b)

using total war tactics

c)

through rapid mobilization

d)

through means of attrition

49.

Which of the following was not a contributing factor to the Great War?

a)

American expansionism

b)

increased militarism

c)

competing rivalries in Europe

d)

intensifying nationalism

50.

What Balkan ethnic group was responsible for the assassination that sparked WWI?

a)

Albanians

b)

Serbians

c)

Russians

d)

Austrians

51.

What type of weapon was NOT used during World War I?

a)

Tank

b)

Airplane

c)

Atomic bomb

d)

Poison gas

52.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?

a)

it stabilized Germany’s economy

b)

it left Germany humiliated and resentful

c)

it left German weaker, although still a great power

d)

it allowed Germany an easy reconciliation with its neighbors

53.

Which country was not part of the Big 3 in the Paris Peace Conference & Treaty of Versailles?

a)

U.S.

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

France

54.

All of the following were members of the Triple Entente EXCEPT

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Great Britain

55.

All of the following were members of the Triple Alliance EXCEPT

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Austria – Hungary

d)

Italy

56.

In 1916, all of these countries were part of the Central Powers EXCEPT

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Austria- Hungary

d)

Ottoman Empire

57.

Name of the Brit ship destroyed by the German U-boat while carrying US citizens & ammo

a)

Conscription

b)

Lusitania

c)

Lady Liberty

d)

Titanic

58.

What was the first part of the Schlieffen plan?

a)

Germany must attack France quickly through Belgium

b)

Great Britain must attack Germany by the North Sea

c)

German troops should travel east to attack Russia

d)

Great Britain must defend Belgium

59.

A government that seeks complete control over people’s lives is called what?

a)

Collectivization

b)

Fascism

c)

Aryan

d)

Totalitarian State

60.

What is a govt that exerts total control over the nation and citizens’ lives classified as?

a)

socialist

b)

Communist

c)

European

d)

totalitarian

61.

Under Mussolini, what did the Italian Fascists used propaganda for?

a)

educate people.

b)

enforce government policies.

c)

influence the attitude of the population & control public opinion.

d)

advertise platforms of all political parties.

62.

Why were U.S. bank loans to Germany vital to the European economy after World War I?

a)

Other nations were borrowing money from Germany to rebuild.

b)

Germany used the loans to pay reparations to Brit & France

c)

Euro leaders needed funds to set up stock markets

d)

Businesses relied heavily on Creditanstalt Bank in Vienna.

63.

What were Stalin’s Five-Year Plans intended to transform the Soviet Union into?

a)

fascism

b)

a democracy.

c)

an industrial society.

d)

a monarchy.

64.

What was the Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938?

a)

the inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party

b)

the signing of Hitler’s agreement with Russia

c)

a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis

d)

the creation of Hitler’s secret police

65.

What was the primary cause of The Great Depression?

a)

an economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash.

b)

a new interest in Marxist theory.

c)

the failure of nations to reduce their military forces.

d)

the strengthening of European banks.

66.

Which of the following is not a fascist dictator’s philosophy?

a)

rejecting ideas like freedom and individual rights

b)

one strong ruler

c)

a multi-party government

d)

use of propaganda to emphasize the nation

67.

How did Adolf Hitler gain power?

a)

Through legal means of popular vote & appointment in 1933

b)

After an armed uprising of workers & Nazi officials in 1933

c)

Through a coup d’etat in 1932.

d)

Through a military uprising in the Rhineland in 1932.

68.

All of the following refers to Hitler’s Nazism (control over society) EXCEPT:

a)

use of propaganda to turn people against Jews

b)

use of Gestapo and informants to weed out opponents

c)

Censorship of media

d)

Encouragement of rallies/celebrations protesting the govt

69.

What was a factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler & the Nazis?

a)

Hitler’s acceptance of all political parties.

b)

the Catholic Church’s support of the them.

c)

the govt’s temporary suspension of all crime for four years

d)

the belief Hitler would end Germany’s economic depression

70.

What excluded Jews from German citizenship?

a)

Collectivization

b)

Aryan

c)

Nuremberg Laws

d)

Fascism

71.

What did increased government activity in the economy during the Great Depression lead to?

a)

more power and confidence to the workers.

b)

a decline in the popularity of Marxist ideas.

c)

people follow leaders who offered solutions for dictator power

d)

an immediate economic turnaround.

72.

The printing press influenced European society in all of the following ways except:

a)

more people had access to ideals of ancient Greece and Rome

b)

more people had access to information

c)

more people learned to read

d)

more people relied on the church to teach them about the Bible

e)

printing books became a big business and gave people jobs

73.

Mercantilism was a European economic system that meant a country's power depended on

a)

gold, glory and god

b)

wealth continually flowing into its economy

c)

massive amounts of land it claimed

d)

wealth

74.

European philosophers began applying a scientific view to understanding the world because they could apply the scientific method instead of relying solely on religious faith.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Which phrase accurately describes the “Reign of Terror” in France?

a)

Empire under Napoleon’s rule

b)

Louis XVI’s reaction to the Declaration of the Rights of Man

c)

Move by the Committee of Public Safety to crush all opposition to the Revolution in France

d)

Period of rule under the Directory

76.

The Industrial Revolution began where?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Germany

77.

How could the Industrial Revolution be defined as?

a)

The transformation from handmade to machine-made production.

b)

The invention of electricity as a source of power.

c)

The movement of people from urban areas to rural areas.

d)

The transformation from hunting and gathering to farming.

78.

All of the following are features of the Agricultural Revolution EXCEPT:

a)

Enclosure movement

b)

Crop rotation

c)

Water plow

d)

Seed drill

79.

The factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a labor pool comprised of displaced farmers.

b)

rich natural resources and a river network that provided transport.

c)

an abundance of capital.

d)

slave labor to work in the factories.

80.

People involved in cottage industry (domestic system) earned money by working

a)

in unionized factories

b)

in textile mills

c)

on the estates of large rural landlords

d)

at home

81.

The Industrial Revolution began with which of the following types of manufacturing?

a)

Rail

b)

Textile

c)

Iron and steel

d)

Shipbuilding

82.

Which of the following applies to the impact on women and children of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Women and children were exploited as cheap labor in the early stages of the Revolution

b)

Women and children maintained the same style of life as before

c)

Women and children were denied better education

d)

Working conditions never improved for women and children

83.

The British tradition of planting crops and grazing on village lands was ended by the

a)

depression

b)

enclosure movement

c)

factory system

d)

domestic system

84.

The most common demands made by workers were ____________ and _____________.

a)

Higher wages; longer breaks.

b)

Lower wages; more vacation time.

c)

Higher wages; friendlier bosses.

d)

Higher wages; shorter working hours.

85.

When one country dominates the political, economic, & social life of another country it is called what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Militarism

86.

When a territory depends on the parent country to protect them it is called a ___

a)

Protectorate

b)

Colony

c)

economic imperialist

d)

sphere of influence

87.

All of the following were true about Japan during the imperialist age EXCEPT

a)

Japan modernized and industrialized becoming a world power

b)

Japan became an imperialist empire in Asia

c)

Japan had a weakened emperor

d)

After being opened to trade, Japan decided to study and learn from European culture

88.

Imperialism (outward expansion) by the European powers, had all of the following contributing factors except:

a)

rivalry between European countries

b)

search for raw materials

c)

“civilizing mission”

d)

desire to live in a less developed country

89.

When a country has its own government but it’s policies are guided by a foreign power it is a __

a)

Protectorate

b)

economic imperialist

c)

Colony

d)

sphere of influence

90.

What was the culture system in Indonesia?

a)

System where the Indonesians received an education

b)

System in which the arts were brought back to Indonesia by the Dutch government

c)

System in which natural resources were shipped directly to the Netherlands

d)

System in which the Indonesians did not pay land tax, but instead worked on government-owned plantations

91.

What two religions were the reason why Pakistan separated from India?

a)

Christianity and Buddhism

b)

Buddhism and Sikh

c)

Hindu and Muslim

d)

Hindu and Jewish

92.

In order to get independence from England, what policy did Gandhi believe in?

a)

Violence

b)

Non-violence

c)

War

d)

Separatism

93.

All of the following are true about China during the imperialistic age EXCEPT

a)

The emperor was weak, but kept control of China

b)

China was forced to open spheres of influence through the open door policy to foreign countries

c)

Opium was used to weaken and control the Chinese by the British

d)

The emperor was weak and lost control of China

94.

What was the "white man's burden"?

a)

bigger stronger Europeans could carry more baggage

b)

the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive peoples

c)

the crowded urban living conditions created by the Second Industrial Revolution

d)

the unpopular belief that Europeans were responsible for the mass destruction of many African cultures

95.

What revolt was based on a general distrust of the British by Indian soldiers, plus specific rumors that their religious beliefs were being deliberately disrespected?

a)

the Boxer Rebellion

b)

the Sepoy Mutiny

c)

the Non-Violent Protest

d)

the Calcutta Revival

96.

What was restored in China after the Boxer rebellion?

a)

Opium Dens

b)

The Fists of Righteous Harmony

c)

Spheres of influence through the Open Door Policy

d)

Strengthened Chinese government under their own emperor

97.

Why was World War I called "A new kind of war"?

a)

No war had ever been fought in Europe

b)

The war relied on weapons produced as a result of the Industrial Revolution

c)

It was the first war to use nuclear weapons

d)

Women and children replaced men as soldiers in the war

98.

The League of Nations was created for what purpose?

a)

To make sure Germany paid their reparations every month

b)

As an organization designed to promote cooperation and maintain peace

c)

To raise money and support for widows and children of World War I victims

d)

To rebuild the German army

99.

The United States went into a period of ____ after World War I because they wanted to stay out of European political affairs.

a)

expansion

b)

depression

c)

isolation

d)

economic boom

100.

All of the following were conditions placed upon Germany in the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT

a)

Germany had to pay reparations to the Allies

b)

Germany had to admit sole blame for causing World War I

c)

Germany had to stop production of war materials and weapons

d)

Germany had to execute its top military and political leaders

101.

Which of the following best identifies the major flaw in the League of Nations, leading to its demise?

a)

the Kellogg-Briand peace pact

b)

Germany's admission to the League

c)

the renunciation of war by every country in the world

d)

its inability to act as an enforcer because it had no armed forces

102.

German astronomer; was the first woman to discover a comet, complied significant observations about the planets

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Maria Winkelmann

d)

Michelangelo

103.

Called for non-violence resistance to British rule and called for Indian independence; used tactics like hunger-strikes and marches; was assassinated & became a martyr for Indian Independence Movement

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Voltaire

d)

Benito Mussolini

104.

Communist dictator of the Soviet Union. set up collectives that caused famine; instituted the Great Purge that eliminated any opposition to his rule

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

105.

Was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety in France-- obsessed with ridding France of corrupt elements which led to the Reign of Terror

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

106.

Nazi leader of Germany--seized power became dictator; goal was Lebensraum, started WWII, killed millions in Holocaust

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

107.

Emperor/Dictator of France-- clarified the laws of France; violated rights of the press, women, poor; attempted to take over the world

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

108.

Established navigation school to make Portugal the leading sea power in Europe

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Prince Henry the Navigator

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

109.

Started the Reformation in England because he wanted a divorce and the pope denied him; became head of Church of England

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Prince Henry the Navigator

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

110.

Fascist dictator of Italy-- goal was to create an Italian empire, used Blackshirts to terrorize his opponents, allied with Hitler

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

111.

Believed that government powers should be separated among different branches of government.

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Martin Luther

112.

Enlightenment thinker who was one of the first women to advocate women's rights and equal education.

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Martin Luther

113.

Artist of the Renaissance who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

a)

Medici

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Martin Luther

114.

Queen who lived a lavish lifestyle while the people of France starved; will be executed during the Reign of Terror

a)

Medici

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Martin Luther

115.

Monk who began the Protestant Reformation by posting the 95 Thesis about corruption within the Catholic Church

a)

Medici

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Martin Luther

116.

Philosophe who wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Women" using the ideas of the Enlightenment to push for women's rights (educational, political, & legal equality for women)

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Martin Luther