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Unit 3 World History

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
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.
3.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
4.
The Industrial Revolution grows in Britain because
a)
they had access to coal reserves
b)
they were a strong naval power
c)
they had a stable government
d)
all of the above
5.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
6.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
7.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
8.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
9.
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
10.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the social life of people in Europe?
a)
People moved to the country to be away from the factories.
b)
The working conditions were excellent.
c)
Women and child were NOT allowed to work.
d)
People moved from the country to the cities in order to work in factories.
11.
What are textiles?
a)
Text that covers tiles
b)
Tiles from Texas
c)
small text messages written on paper in the 1800s
d)
fabrics, cloth items, and interweaved plant fibers
12.

Which of the following is social affect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the increase in air pollution

b)

people dying from lack of food

c)

an increase in deaths by road accidents

d)

the rise of the industrial middle class and industrial working class

13.

What did the assembly lines do for manufactured goods?

a)

goods were made quicker and cheaper

b)

goods were made quicker but not cheaper

c)

less goods were made

d)

it took longer for goods to be made but they were cheaper

14.

What invention made possible the growth of railroads?

a)

the spinning jenny

b)

the factory

c)

macadamized roads

d)

the steam locomotive

15.

Adam Smith, who took up for laissez-faire economics, believed that:

a)

mercantilism was the only way to insure a truly free trade.

b)

the government should regulate the economy.

c)

the government should not interfere with the economy.

d)

colonies were an important source of conpetition.

16.

This 19th Century-ism appeals to the Aristocracy / Landed Gentry. Buzzwords are tradition, institutions, privileges. Proponents would Edmund Burke, and Metternich.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Socialism

17.

This 19th Century-ism appeals to the Bourgeois (professional class). Buzzwords would include Liberty, Constitution, Natural Rights, laissez faire, Choice, Equality, reform, individualism, progress.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Socialism

18.

This 19th Century-ism appealed to all social classes. Buzzwords would include spirit (Volksgeist), freedom, and independence.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Feminism

19.

Which 19th Century-ism would best apply to Mary Wollstonecraft & John Stuart Mill. With their books A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, The Subjection of Women.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

20.

Which 19th Century-ism would best apply to leaders such as Mazzini, Cavor, Garibaldi or Bismarck?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

21.

Which 19th Century-ism would best describe works such as the Organization of Work, The Communist Manifesto

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

22.

The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines

a)

War

b)

Militarism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Industrialization

23.

What is "the growth of cities"?

a)

urbanization

b)

mass transit

c)

social darwinism

d)

populism

24.
One country taking over another economically, politically, and culturally. 
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism 
c)
Westernization
d)
Industrialization
25.

person wanting extreme and immediate change

a)

Noble

b)

Peasant

c)

Radical

d)

Bourgeoisie

26.

A feeling of respect for one's country is called ________________.

a)

patriotism

b)

liberty

c)

rights

d)

law

27.

A place where workers and machines make products.

a)

An office

b)

A summer job

c)

A factory

28.
what is nationalism?
a)
belief that loyalty is to your shared culture NOT a leader
b)
loyalty of people toward a ruler
c)
building up of a nation by creating colonies
d)
when the government owns and controls all of the means of production
29.
This economic system is based on competition, profits, and self-interest.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
30.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
31.

Which definition describes racism?

a)

A belief that national interests an culture are superior to others

b)

Policy or attitude against age groups

c)

Prejudice or discrimination based on race

d)

Prejudice or discrimination based on gender

32.

A social movement based on a feeling of loyalty and pride to others that share the same language and culture is

a)

Socialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Deism

33.

What is anti-semitism

a)

Discrimination against Christians

b)

Discrimination against Jews

c)

Allowing Jews into your home

d)

The movement of giving the Jews a homeland

34.

An abolitionist would be most concerned with ending

a)

Capitalism

b)

coercive labor systems such as slavery and serfdom

c)

Equal rights of men and women

d)

Democratic elections

35.

This theory applies the reasoning of "survival of the fittest" to people and societies.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Realism

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Imperialism

36.

When a country relies on the strength of their military to promote their national interests, it is called

a)

Militarism

b)

Realism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Utilitarianism

37.

A movement or style in art and literature of representing familiar things as they actually are.

a)

Realism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Marxism

d)

Social Darwinism

38.
The Muscle of Italian Unification: Kicks the Spanish out of Southern Italy
a)
Garibaldi
b)
Cavour
c)
Manzinni
d)
Bismarck
39.
The Iron Chancellor: Unites Germany: Realpolitick
a)
Cavour
b)
Wilhelm I
c)
Bismarck
d)
Garibaldi
40.
The Brains of Italian Unification: unites Italy under the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
a)
Cavour
b)
Manzinni
c)
Garibaldi
d)
Bismarck
41.
This nation took the lead in the unification of Germany
a)
Austria
b)
Bavaria
c)
Prussia
d)
Holstein
42.
War with this country gave Prussia and Austria Schleswig and Holstein 
a)
France
b)
Denmark
c)
Russia
d)
Poland
43.
This war was the final break between the North German Confederation and Austria and its supporters
a)
Danish War
b)
Seven Weeks' War
c)
Crimean War
d)
WWII
44.
War with this country completed unification and gave Germany the Alsace-Lorraine.
a)
France
b)
Denmark
c)
Russia
d)
Poland
45.

Who was the Italian military commander that gained control of Sicily, overthrew the King in Naples, and joined with Northern Italy? He was instrumental in the unification of most of the Italian Peninsula (not Rome and Venetia). He was known as the "Sword of Unification."

a)

Count Cavour

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Otto Von Bismarck

46.

Who was the "Brain" of Italian unification? He was Victor Emmanuel II's prime minister and brought Piedmont to the world stage when he sent Italian troops to fight in the Crimean War on the side of the French and British. This political move ensured French and British support getting the Austrian's out of Northern Italy.

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Benito Mussolini

47.

What were the last two regions to join Italian unification?

a)

Sicily and Sardinia

b)

Piedmont and Rome

c)

Rome and Venetia

d)

Austria and France

48.

What is the belief that each ethnic group should have their own sovereign nation?

a)

colonialism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

49.

Why was the German Confederation created in 1815?

a)

To create a buffer against French expansion (Napoleon)

b)

To unite all of the German states

c)

To start the process of unification

d)

To establish a military power

50.

What was NOT an objective of Otto Von Bismarck?

a)

Raise money to increase and expand the military

b)

Bring Austria and Switzerland into a unified Germany

c)

Reduce the power of the Austrians

d)

Unify all the German States

51.

Prussian leader who wanted to unite all of the German states using "Blood and Iron."

a)

William I

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Otto the Great

d)

Otto Von Bismark

52.

What war started from an altered telegram sent by Bismarck? The German nations supported Prussia in this war and it ended with the creation of the country of Germany.

a)

Crimean War

b)

Austro-Hungarian War

c)

Russo-Japanese War

d)

Franco-Prussian War

53.
 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 
a)
France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
b)
less fighting between African leaders and European powers
c)
African leaders voiced their suggestions
d)
Europeans divided Africa into colonies 
54.
The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as   
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Scramble for Africa
55.
 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 
a)
Democratic Revolutions 
b)
World War I 
c)
Industrialization 
d)
The Renaissance 
56.
When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called
a)
industrialization
b)
miliatrism
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
57.

China and Britain fought a war over:

a)

the Korean peninsula

b)

conquests along the Nile River

c)

opium production and distribution

d)

the elimination of the samurai

58.
One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that   Africa provided a source of
a)
religious conversion of Africans
b)
slaves for the American colonies
c)
raw materials used in industry
d)
new technology to gain from Africans
59.
Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army
a)
Raja
b)
Viceroy
c)
Sepoy
60.

Imperialism led to political tensions between European countries?

a)

True

b)

False

61.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
62.
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
African Marathon
c)
Great Competition
d)
Monopoly
63.
What was the result that the Boxer Rebellion, the Sepoy Rebellion, and Zulu War had in common
a)
Europeans emerged victorious thanks to superior technology
b)
Indigenous people defeated Europeans
c)
Europeans were defeated thanks to inferior technology
d)
Imperialism was limited due to these actions
64.

A settlement on foreign land is known as a

a)

colony

b)

empire

c)

"mother" country

d)

alliance

65.
What was the American policy of territorial integrity for china and equal access to china for western powers?
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
America First Policy
d)
Opium War
66.
Why were the Sepoys offended by the new weapons that used animal fat to grease the gun cartridges?
a)
Most Sepoys were Muslim or Hindu and their religions had specific rules about cows and pigs
b)
The grease stained their uniforms, which were expensive to replace
c)
The Sepoys were pacifists and did not believe in war
d)
The Sepoys invented the new weapons and were not paid for their use

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