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WorksheetsWH Fall Final Exam
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
the Declaration of Independence
the Scientific Revolution
the Enlightenment
the Magna Carta
Most of the people of France belonged to the
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
4th Estate
clergy
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
it led to a new constitution for France
it started the French Revolution
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?
When French women stormed the palace.
A period of mass executions.
Storming of the French prison. End of the French Revolution.
Peasants storm a French prison. Start of French Revolution
Which leader during the French Revolution initially was against the death penalty but ended up changing his mind?
Maximilien Robespierre
King Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jacques Necker
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
The American Civil War
The French and Indian War
American Revolution
The Seven Years War
What charter, passed by the National Assembly, officially destroyed the inequality of the Old Regime?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Constitution of 1791
Tennis Court Oath
Declaration of Independence
Who were the Jacobins?
A Radical Political Group.
A Conservative Political Group.
People loyal to King Louis XVI.
Members of the 1st Estate
Which two natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
wood and peat
oil and natural gas
coal and iron
cotton and tobacco
Great Britain is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?
It wasn't an advantage.
It made it more difficult for other countries to steal its ideas.
It has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
It has tropical weather which allowed more crops to be grown.
What was the Clermont?
The first steamboat
The first locomotive
The first handgun
The first automobile
How did railroads impact the prices of goods and services?
Made them more expensive and harder to ship
Made them cheaper and easier to ship
Gave people a new way of transportation
Gave people a quick way to commute to work
The industrial middle class
worked in the new factories
bought the machines for the new factories
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
Made the crime rate decrease
Led to an increase in farm workers
Made the cities cleaner and safer
Led to a population boom in the cities
The Bessemer process affected which of the following materials?
oil
steel
steam
iron
What is the name for an economic system in which private businesses run most industries?
monopoly
laissez-faire
capitalism
corporation
How did Thomas Edison draw attention to his invention of the light bulb?
He advertised it in catalogs.
He sold it door-to-door.
He brought electricity to parts of New York City.
He held countless demonstrations.
A ____ is created when one company has absorbed or purchased its competitors and controls an entire industry.
Conglomerate
Corporation
Monopoly
Multinational
Which of the following is NOT true about Henry Ford's Assembly Line?
Each worker performed one or two tasks over and over
Production was faster and cheaper
Since the price of cars dropped so much, many more people could buy them
A highly skilled worker created one product at a time and worked on it until finished
Of the choices below, which best describes how the invention of the light bulb helped businesses.
businesses could identify when someone had a good idea
businesses could operate after sundown
businesses no longer had to pay taxes
businesses had to buy many kerosene lamps
Why did some workers organize unions?
to help women get factory jobs
to reduce work stoppages
to improve their working conditions
to support large corporations
Identify two major effects of new technology on business during the Industrial Revolution.
Production became faster and less expensive.
Workers made more money and worked fewer hours.
The streets were less traveled and cleaner.
Fewer goods were manufactured and sold.
Pamphlet written by Marx and Engels advocating a classless socialist society.
The Communist Manifesto
Proletariat
Wealth of Nations
What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
job security
improved wages and hours
paid vacations
health insurance
What was Napoleon's Continental System?
The type of breakfast that Europeans ate
A system of European laws
A system to promote the sale of European goods
A system to prevent British goods from being sold in Europe
Which of the following was NOT a domestic reform under Napoleon's imperial rule?
Established public education opportunities
Institutes a period of persecution and execution known as the "Reign of Terror"
Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy
Seized power through a coup d'etat and issued the Civil Code
What happened to Napoleon after he lost the Battle of Waterloo during the "Hundred Days"?
He was sent to the island of Elba
He was sent to the island of St. Helena where he died years later
He was executed by means of the guillotine
He was sent to the island of Elba where he drank a red bull, grew wings, and escaped
What were the laws that Napoleon created called?
The Civil Code
Napoleon's Rights of Man and Citizen
The Napoleonic Constitution
The Laws of France
Where was Napoleon defeated due to a brutal winter?
Russia
Paris
Waterloo
Austerlitz
Why did Napoleon divorce Josephine?
She was having multiple affairs with other men.
She asked for a divorce.
She couldn't give Napoleon a son.
None of these
With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, Napoleon raised money by __________.
selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks
After the British, Prussians, and Russians invaded France in 1814 what happened to Napoleon?
He was exiled to Elba, a small island near Italy
He was exiled to St. Helena off the coast of South America
He was executed via guillotine
He died while awaiting trial
__________ held that people should be as free as possible from government restraint.
Conservatism
Nationalism
Liberalism
Radicalism
The nickname given to Napoleon's son was the __________.
King of Corsica
King of Rome
Little Eagle
Black Mamba
What was the official title of Arthur Wellesley?
The Duke of Ashbury
The Deacon of Washington
Lord of London
The Duke of Wellington
How did Napoleon die?
Guillotine
Stomach Cancer
Battle wound
Old Age
"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school... Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."
— Mohandas Gandhi
In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to
armed rebellion
civil disobedience
horns of the bull
guerrilla tactics
Which of the following was NOT a method of protest Gandhi used against the British
fighting
nonviolence
boycotting
fasting
What was the reason for the Gandhi's Salt March to the sea?
He protested the salt tax imposed by the British
He wanted the pepper to be taxed instead of the salt
He protested the use of violence against people of India
He thought the salt tax was justified
Why was India known as the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire?
India supplied most of the soldiers of the British army
India supplied raw materials and a large market
India provided gemstones and precious metals
India was the first colony to become a democracy
What sparked the Great Rebellion in India?
The British made no improvements to India
British soldiers occupied Indian cities and towns
The British offended Hindu and Muslim religious beliefs
The British tried to install a democratic government
What religious divide existed in India (and still does)?
Hindus vs. Christians
Muslims vs. Hindus
Christians vs. Muslims
Hindus vs. Buddhists
What ideas motivated Imperialism?
Nationalism
Christianity
Social Darwinism/National Superiority
All the above
The first battle of the American Revolution was also known as
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War
Dead Man's Day
The Shot Heard Around the World
What are your three unalienable rights, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson?
Peace, Love and Joy
Life, Liberty, and Property
Life, Leadership and Pursuit of Happiness
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
Q. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of what important document in 1776?
U. S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
Treaty of Paris
Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army
Benedict Arnold
Paul Revere
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?
They ended the French and Indian War
They were the last battles of the American Revolution
They took place in Virginia
They were the first battles of the American Revolution
Thomas Paine published_________________ to encourage more people to join the independence movement.
Common Core
Common Sense
Common Knowledge
Common Hero
Who was king of England during the American Revolution?
King Henry VIII
George Washington
King George III
King Edward III
During the Boston Tea Party,
colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.
Native Americans threw tea at British troops.
Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.
the cost of tea was very expensive.
What islands did Darwin do most of his research on?
Hawaiian Islands
Malta Islands
Galapagos Islands
Indonesia Archipelagos
What was the name of the book Darwin published?
How it is We Evolved
What is evolution?
The Origin of Species
The Starting Point of All Life
Who were the creoles?
The descendants of Europeans who had permanently settled in America.
The descendants of Native Americans who had survived the Old World diseases.
The descendants of African slaves who had escaped the sugar plantations.
Who was the leader, of the slave revolt in Saint Dominique, which led to Latin America's 1st independent country?
Benito Juarez
Louis-Napoleon
Toussaint-Louverture
Simon Bolivar
Which TWO were hailed as "Liberators of South America," defeating the Spanish forces there?
Jose de San Martin
Simon Bolivar
Agustin de Iturbide
Miguel Hidalgo
What was the "Monroe Doctrine"?
A guarantee by the United States to protect Latin America from Europe.
Strong leaders of the newly formed Latin American republics.
An alliance between Britain & the United States to increase trade.
Who was the caudillo ruler of Mexico from 1833 to 1855, who ended up fighting--and losing--a war against the United States?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Benito Juarez
Simon Bolivar
Francisco Madero
What is a "cash crop"?
A crop that is grown for sale rather that for personal use.
A crop that is grown for one's own personal use rather than for sale.
A business that sells crops for money.
"To suddenly become active or violent."
Prior to independence, what TWO European countries controlled MOST of Latin America?
Spain
Portugal
Great Britain
United States
Who was the leader of the Mexican Revolution?
Simon Bolivar
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Jose de San Martin
Mixed-race people of white Spaniards and Native American parents were ______________.
Mestizos
Mulattos
Peninsulares
Creoles
Which of the following would NOT be important to a Romantic Artist
Intuition
Individualism
Industry
Idealism
Romanticism can be broadly referred to a
a movement in the scientific realm
a movement for singers
a movement across the wealthy
a movement across all the arts
Realist literature tried to focus on what?
Ordinary life
Extravagant lifestyles
The rich and famous
Emotion and feeling
Edgar Allen Poe was a Romantic
Author
Painter
Architect
Singer
Realists wanted to do which of the following?
Escape the cruel realities of life during the Industrial Revolution
Show that people were only poor because they were lazy
Study nature in the hopes of protecting the wilderness and a more rural lifestyle
Expose the harsh truths of the Industrial Revolution in the hope of creating change
The Enlightenment was
a time of rebirth
a time when science ruled
a time where people used reason and logic to explain the world
a time when technology ruled
