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WRS - Europe

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This term means "Rule by the many".

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

2.

This Tyrant abolished Debt Slavery.

a)

Solon

b)

Draco

c)

Cleisthenes

d)

Pisistratus

3.

This term best describes the focus of Athens

a)

Militaristic

b)

Patient

c)

Creative

d)

Barbaric

4.

This Tyrant created the Athenian Assembly.

a)

Draco

b)

Solon

c)

Pisistratus

d)

Cleisthenes

5.

This Tyrant created a written code of law.

a)

Draco

b)

Pisistratus

c)

Cleisthenes

d)

Solon

6.

Which man was NOT a member of the 1st Triumvirate

a)

Caesar

b)

Octavian

c)

Crassus

d)

Pompey

7.

Which of these men was NOT a member of the 2nd Triumvirate

a)

Octavian

b)

Marc Antony

c)

Lepidus

d)

Pompey

8.

The "Ides of March" is on which date?

a)

5th

b)

15th

c)

25th

d)

30th

9.

What name was given to Octavian by the Roman Senate?

a)

Julius

b)

Octavius

c)

Augustus

d)

Censor

10.

Caesar was assassinated by a group led by Gaius Cassius and Marcus Brutus who were members of the...

a)

Military

b)

1st Triumvirate

c)

2nd Triumvirate

d)

Senate

11.

The 1st Estate consisted of this group.

a)

Commoners

b)

Clergy

c)

Nobility

d)

Press

12.

The 2nd Estate consisted of this group.

a)

Nobility

b)

Commoners

c)

Press

d)

Clergy

13.

The 3rd Estate consisted of this group.

a)

Press

b)

Nobility

c)

Clergy

d)

Commoners

14.

The King of France when it's revolution started was...

a)

Louis XV(15th)

b)

Louis XIV (14th)

c)

Louis XVI (16th)

d)

Louis X (10th)

15.

The special meeting of the 3 Estates was called...

a)

Estates-Parlement

b)

Estates-Parlor

c)

Estates-General

d)

Estates-Charter

16.

This document stated the principles that would be the basis for the new French government.

a)

Declaration of France

b)

Declaration of Revolution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

17.

This group was the most radical political faction in France.

a)

Dantonians

b)

Jacobins

c)

Maratians

d)

Robians

18.

The middle class in France was called...

a)

Burghers

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Burgees

d)

Burgesses

19.

The 2 Power Standard refers to the Naval abilities of which country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

20.

Otto von Bismarck's goal as German Prime Minister was to do what?

a)

Fight France

b)

Befriend France

c)

Isolate France

d)

Scare France

21.

Which country was NOT a member of the Triple Entente?

a)

Britain

b)

Hungary

c)

France

d)

Russia

22.

Which country was NOT a part of the Triple Alliance

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

23.

Nationalism in the 1800's focused on ...

a)

Military

b)

Patriotism

c)

Color

d)

Ethnicity

24.

Which of these was NOT a main cause of World War I?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Espionage

d)

Militarism

25.

Which two territories had Germany and France been fighting over for over 900 years?

a)

Dijon-Troyes

b)

Cannes-Tulon

c)

Alsace-Lorraine

d)

Champagne-Reims

26.

What is the term for when one country dominates the affairs of another country?

a)

Domineering

b)

Protectionism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Conquerism

27.

This organization's purpose was to keep conflicts in Europe from becoming global.

a)

Concert of Europe

b)

United Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

Holy Alliance

28.

The best example of Nationalism as a cause of WWI was the conflict that developed between Austria-Hungary and...

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

France

29.

The name of the man who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand was...

a)

Prince Metternich

b)

Kaiser William

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Otto von Bismarck

30.

This was the 1st country to declare war in 1914.

a)

Serbia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

31.

About how many Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust?

a)

2 Million

b)

2 Thousand

c)

12 Million

d)

12 Billion

32.

Which group was NOT targeted by the Nazis?

a)

Freemasons

b)

Poles

c)

Russians

d)

Fascists

33.

These laws stripped Jews of their civil rights.

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

Munich Codes

c)

Paris Accords

d)

Nazi Rules

34.

One of the goals of Kristallnacht was to influence Jews to...

a)

Die

b)

Fight

c)

Flee

d)

Stay

35.

The type of government where the citizens are under complete control is called...

a)

Democratic

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Republican

d)

Theocratic

36.

The Dictator of Italy in the 1930's was...

a)

Hitler

b)

Franco

c)

Mussolini

d)

Stalin

37.

The Dictator of Germany in the 1930's was...

a)

Hitler

b)

Franco

c)

Mussolini

d)

Stalin

38.

The 1939 Non-Aggression Pact was signed by...

a)

Germany and France

b)

Britain and Italy

c)

Germany and U.S.S.R.

d)

U.S.S.R. and Japan

39.

Which of these dictators promised to 'make the trains run on time'?

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Tojo

d)

Mussolini

40.

The policy of Britain and France to give in to Hitler in order to avoid war was known as...

a)

Pacifying

b)

Appeasement

c)

Cowardice

d)

Pandering