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Grade 9 History Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The definition of "subsistence economies", is

a)

each member of a group is responsible for their own needs

b)

trading to raise the overall standard of living

c)

trading to raise the overall standard of living

d)

a farm with both animals and crops

2.

Money based on the value of a commodity, is called

a)

Fiat Money

b)

Fiduciary Money

c)

Cash dollar bills

3.

What is an exchange rate?

a)

It's the price of clothes in different countries

b)

It's the price of a house in different countries

c)

It's the price of a nation’s currency in relation to another

d)

It's the price of the food in different countries

4.
What is inflation?
a)
rise in all prices
b)
rise in most prices
c)
rise in some prices
d)
rise in general prices
5.

Tends to be supported by workers (the proletariat).

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

6.

Supports individual ownership (private property).

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

7.

Supports economic equality among all people.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

8.

This economic system does not support individual ownership because it could lead to greed and economic inequality.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

9.
Who was the "father" of communism?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Harambe
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Adams Smith
10.

What was the goal of communism, according to Marx?

a)

the oppression of the working class

b)

a more equal and fair society

c)

making everybody rich

d)

making everybody poor

11.

War Communism happened in Russia

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which is NOT a principle of War Communism?

a)

The government controlled all food supply

b)

The government controlled all labour and its distribution

c)

The government controlled all transport

d)

The government controlled fashion styles

13.

Fill in the blank: War Communism was introduced by the Bolshevik government to help it fight the Civil War against the ________________ .

a)

Whites

b)

Reds

c)

Green

d)

Purples

14.

Richer peasants were named ____________ .

a)

Gulags

b)

Kulaks

c)

Cheka

d)

Richer peasants

15.

What policies did the NEP abandon?

a)

Nationalisation of industries

b)

People could own private property

c)

People could farm as they please

d)

People had to give up their crops

16.

Which one is not a factor that led to the downfall of the Soviet Union:

a)

the nuclear race

b)

the Chernobyl disaster

c)

the death of Lenin

d)

the war against Afghanistan

17.

Why is Marxism still popular today?

a)

He was a cool guy

b)

The rich become richer

c)

Everyone is essentially "equal"

d)

It allows for private ownership

18.

When did the Reformation begin?

a)

1011

b)

2020

c)

1517

d)

1489

19.

Who is not one of the main reformers of the Reformation?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

20.

What were the crusades?

a)

Series of religious wars

b)

The collective noun for a group of sailors

c)

An Australian war

d)

A Russian peasants

21.

Who started the Crusades?

a)

Augustus

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Martin Luther

22.

Is a diary from Apartheid a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

What is a source?

d)

Who is apartheid?

23.

Are relics and artefacts primary or secondary sources?

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Visual

d)

Oral