WorksheetsMid Term Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to
Develop better relations with muslim rulers
Centralize political power in their nations
Encourage the growth of political farms
Increase human rights for citizens
Who was Louis XIV?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.
This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.
During the reign of Charles I of England,
the English Civil War occurred.
Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.
Parliament was dissolved.
All of the above
Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?
Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power
Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships
Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe
Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials
Westernization means …
Traveling West in search of natural resources
To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe
Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?
Even though he desired to teach Russians western customs, he could only enforce his ideas among the old-fashioned nobles.
His program of modernization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military while securing a sea port to make Russia a real military power.
His respect for eastern governments led to increased powers for the Duma/Russian parliament.
His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women.
This French Document guaranteed French citizens some rights and made taxes fairer.
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carte
Declaration of the RIghts of Man and of the Citizen
English Bill of RIghts
The Declaration of the RIghts of Man and Citizen
As Napoleon and his forces increased their influence over the conquered lands, the European...
peasants immediately rebelled against Napoleon.
citizens began having strong feelings of pride for their nation.
nobles were imprisoned for violating human rights.
monarchs began to seek the help of the Ottoman Empire.
What was an effect of the French Revolution across Europe?
Increase in religious conflict
Economic depression
Rise of nationalistic movements
Decentralization of governmental power
How does nationalism help defeat Napoleon?
Because his people have pride in their empire, so they help him fight for it.
Because the people of Russia rose up due to nationalism and defeated NB.
Because the French people had pride in their leader and country, so they spread the idea to other countries.
Because the oppressed people he took over had pride in their countries, so they began to fight back.
Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?
A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.
Industries were owned by the national government.
Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.
Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.
. Base your answer to the following question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people.
Speaker B: There are people who are wealthy and people who are poor. This is just how things are.
Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy. Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of its people.
To which situation are these speakers most likely reacting?
rise of industrialization
growth of Zionism
formation of military alliances
division of Africa
What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?
Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain.
The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers.
Great Britain had alliances with most European countries.
The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans.
Britain took over Egypt to ensure access to this canal
Suez
Panama
Philipine
Spanish
Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except
gain new resources
show their power
learn about other cultures
spreading their greatness
Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?
Socialists had seized power
Some nations refused to trade with each other.
Nations began mobilizing for war
People were joining the Black Hand.
Initially, how was the war effort on the Western Front characterized?
slow but steady advancement of the German army on the ground.
trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions for four years.
decisive victories by the French army and swift retreat of German forces.
innovative strategies that used new technologies available to both armies.
What was a major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution?
Rasputin's influence at the royal court
Russia's withdrawal from World War I.
inflammatory rhetoric from Communist leaders.
Czar Nicholas's failed military and economic policies.
What was an effect of trench warfare on WWI?
It made the war end quicker because of stalemates
It caused the war to last longer due to constant stalemates
It created a new form of transportation for the 20th century
No weapons were invented for the war because it was such a good strategy
