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World History Section 2 (Finale)

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a reason for exploration?

a)

Glam

b)

God

c)

Gold

d)

Glory

2.

Where were Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, and Ferdinand Magellan from?

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

France

3.

True or False? Colonies imitated culture and societal patterns of their mother country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Slavery in the colonial era and age of exploration was based on what?

a)

Religion

b)

Race

c)

Height

d)

Weight

5.

True or False? The Church's great political power caused conflict .

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Who posted the 95 Theses and started the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Jan Huss

b)

John Wycliffe

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

7.

Who is the daughter of Henry the VII that defeated the Spanish Armada?

a)

Pam Blair

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Mary Magdalene

d)

Mona Lisa

8.

What is this image showing?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Aztec Empire

d)

Incan Empire

9.

The conquest of what city brought about the rise of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Rome

b)

Galilee

c)

Constantinople

d)

Athens

10.

What modern day country did the Ottomans come from?

a)

Turkey

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Japan

11.

What did the Ottomans change the name of Constantinople to?

a)

Islamabad

b)

Istanbul

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Madrid

12.

Which empire was located in northern India?

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Songhai Empire

13.

The Mughals were descendants of whom?

a)

Ottomans

b)

Turks

c)

Mongols

d)

Mauryians

14.

What is a shogun?

a)

A 16th century weapon

b)

The leader of the Ottomans

c)

Japanese military leader

d)

Japanese figurehead with no power

15.

The Commercial Revolution created what?

a)

Shoguns

b)

World peace

c)

Mercantilism

d)

The Ottoman Empire

16.

What had emphasis on reasoned observation, systematic measurement, and changed the way people viewed the world?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Age of Absolutism

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

17.

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaac Newton

18.

Who used the telescope to support the heliocentric theory?

a)

Smiley Waltman

b)

William Harvey

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Galileo Galilei

19.

Who discovered the laws of gravity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

The first bad cheerleader

c)

William Harvey

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

20.

Who discovered the circulation of blood?

a)

William Harvey

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Ol boy from France

21.

During what time were European monarchs able to increase and consolidate power of their governments?

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Age of Absolutism

c)

French Revolution

d)

Age of Enlightenment

22.

Which is the idea that a divine power had chosen a ruler to rule?

a)

Divine inheritance

b)

'Cause for

c)

Divine right

d)

Divine privilege

23.

Who built the Palace of Versailles as a symbol of his royal power of France?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

James II

c)

Peter IX

d)

Louis XIV

24.

Who worked on "Westernizing" Russia as absolute monarch of Russia?

a)

Frederick the Great

b)

Jon the Great

c)

Suleiman the Great

d)

Peter the Great

25.

Who agreed to rule under Parliament's conditions in the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Charles II

b)

Charles I

c)

Peter the Great

d)

William and Mary

26.

Who believed that human progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge?

a)

Enlightenment thinkers

b)

Absolute monarchs

c)

French Huguenots

27.

What Enlightenment thinker wrote LEVIATHAN?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

28.

What Enlightenment thinker wrote TWO TREATISES ON GOVERNMENT?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Ol boy from ov'air

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Hobbes

29.

Who was impressed by the English and wrote THE SPIRIT OF LAWS and believed in separation of powers?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

He who must not be named

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

30.

Who came up with THE SOCIAL CONTRACT?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Brett Booher

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

31.

Who wrote CANDIDE and taught that church and state should be separated at all times?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltiare

32.

What document started the American Revolution and was written by Thomas Jefferson?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Constitution

33.

What helped to ensure that the United States would be a democracy and not a monarchy?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

34.

What was the weapon that was associated with the fear that spread in the French Revolution?

a)

Flamethrower

b)

Spear

c)

Guillotine

d)

Gallows

35.

Conquistadors were given governmental powers and what known as what?

a)

Viceroys

b)

Governors

c)

Estates Generals

d)

Gods

36.

What religion had a strong influence on the development of the Latin American colonies?

a)

Islam

b)

Catholicism

c)

Judaism

d)

Protestantism

37.

What was mined in Latin American colonies for export?

a)

Diamonds

b)

Sugar

c)

Metals

d)

Coal

38.

What were the people of Native American and European descent known as?

a)

Creoles

b)

Indians

c)

Mestizos

d)

Gringos

39.

What country did Haiti gain independence from?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

40.

Who was the former slave and military genius that led the revolution in Haiti and defeated 3 armies?

a)

ToussaintL’ Ouverture

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Ponce De Leon

d)

Ya boy Riff Raff

41.

What country did Mexico gain independence from?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

42.

Who started the Mexican independence movement?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

43.

Who won independence for areas such as Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Simon Bolivar

44.

Which of the following is NOT a country that gained independence in the 1800s?

a)

Chile

b)

Haiti

c)

Venezuela

d)

Brazil

45.

Was Napolean successful in unifying Europe?

a)

Yes

b)

No

46.

The Congress of Vienna restored who as the king of France?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Louis XVIII

47.

Because of the Congress of Vienna, royal dynasties were reestablished in...

a)

Spain & Portugal

b)

Portugal & Spain

c)

Naples & Sardinia

d)

Sardinia & Sicily

48.

What country expanded political rights & made slavery illegal while the rest of Europe fought?

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

Italy

d)

France

49.

Who led the unification of Germany?

a)

Guiseppe Girabaldi

b)

Sir Francis Drake

c)

Otto von Bismarck

d)

Count Cavour

50.

Who unified Northern Italy?

a)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

b)

Matilda

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Otto von Bismarck

51.

Who joined Northern Italy to Southern Italy?

a)

Giuseppe Girabaldi

b)

Count Cavour

c)

Otto von Bismarck

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

52.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

53.

True or False? The Industrial Revolution is related with the British Enclosure Movement.

a)

False

b)

True

54.

The Industrial Revolution brought about the demise of what?

a)

British Enclosure Movement

b)

The Congress of Vienna

c)

Cottage Industry

55.

Which of the following was not a change in life during the Industrial Revolution ?

a)

Population increase

b)

Improved transportation

c)

Increased education

d)

Middle class destroyed

56.

Who developed the smallpox vaccination?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

James Watt

d)

James Hargreaves

57.

Who discovered bacteria?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

James Watt

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

Eli Whitney

58.

Who created the steam engine?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

James Watt

d)

James Hargreaves

59.

Who created the steam engine?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

James Watt

d)

James Hargreaves

60.

Who developed the process for making steel?

a)

James Watt

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Henry Bessemer

61.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

James Watt

c)

Stone Cold Steve Austin

d)

Edward Jenner

62.

True or False? The cotton gin decreased the need for slave labor.

a)

False

b)

True

63.

Who developed the spinning jenny?

a)

Jim Valvano

b)

John Smith

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

James Watt

64.

Who wrote WEALTH OF NATIONS and was influential in spreading capitalism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Groucho Marx

d)

George Washington

65.

_______ is an economic system where individuals control factors of production rather than government.

a)

Marxism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

66.

_______ is an economic/political system where government owns means of production & operates all business

a)

Hinduism

b)

Humanism

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

67.

Karl Marx advocated for...

a)

Capitalism

b)

Protestantism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Communism

68.

What is the term used for negotiations between unions and employers?

a)

Striking

b)

Collective bargaining

c)

Lobbying

d)

Stunting

69.

The Boxer Rebellion occurred where?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

France

70.

What was the time frame of WWI?

a)

1914-1918

b)

1925-1631

c)

1900-1910

71.

_____ divided Europe into opposing sides prior to and during WWI

a)

Political parties

b)

Alliances

c)

Tariffs

72.

Which of these was not a cause of WWI?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Militarism

73.

Who was not a member of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

74.

Who was not a member of the Triple Entente?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Russia

75.

What was the "spark" that started WWI?

a)

The Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

76.

Who was the United States president during WWI?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Woodrow Wilson

77.

What country left WWI in 1917 after a communist revolution?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Germany

78.

Who led the 1917 communist Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

Wilhelm

b)

Lenin

c)

Stalin

79.

What treat ended WWI and punished Germany immeasurably?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

80.

Did the United States sign the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Yes

b)

No

81.

What year did the Stock Market Crash?

a)

1939

b)

1949

c)

1919

d)

1929

82.

Who did the Nazis blame for the depression in Europe?

a)

Jews

b)

Americans

c)

British

d)

Rupert Hill

83.

Vladamir Lenin and Joseph Stalin were dictators of what country?

a)

USSR

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

84.

Adolph Hitler was the dictator of what country during WWII?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Egypt

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

85.

Who was the military leader of Japan during WWII?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Tojo

86.

Benito Mussolini was dictator of what country during WWII?

a)

USSR

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

87.

Which of the following was not a theater of war in WWII?

a)

South America

b)

The Pacific

c)

North Africa

d)

Europe

88.

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini appealed to the feelings of __________ before WWII to gain support

a)

Capitalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

89.

What is the policy of satisfying demands of an unsatisfied party in hopes of keeping peace?

a)

Exertion

b)

Detente

c)

Appeasement

d)

PLacating

90.

Who did Germany invade to start WWII?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Poland

91.

What year did WWII begin in Europe?

a)

1939

b)

1941

c)

1945

d)

1900

92.

Who is the first country after Poland that Hitler overtook?

a)

USSR

b)

France

c)

England

d)

United States

93.

Who did Hitler turn on and invade in 1941?

a)

Bosnia

b)

USSR

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

94.

What happened on December 7, 1941, "a date that will live in infamy"?

a)

Pearl Harbor attack

b)

DDay

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Midway

95.

What happened on June 6, 1944?

a)

The end of WWII

b)

Dday

c)

Pearl Harbor attack

d)

Battle of Britain

96.

Who led the Dday invasion?

a)

General Patton

b)

General McArthur

c)

General Eisenhower

d)

Hitler

97.

Which president dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Harry Truman

98.

What was Hitler's plan called to exterminate all Jews in concentration camps using gas chambers?

a)

Swastika

b)

The Final Solution

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Dday

99.

What was the powerful "symbol" of the Cold War that split the world in half?

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

NATO

d)

Warsaw Pact

100.

Which organization was democratic?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

101.

which organization was communist?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

102.

Who was the communist leader of Vietnam?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Ho-Chi-Minh

103.

True or False? The Berlin Wall was symbolic of the cold War and still stands today

a)

False

b)

True

104.

Did the Soviets fire their missiles in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Yes

b)

No