WorksheetsUnit 5 Europe Test Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following government types can be an example of autocracy?
Democracy, oligarchy
Representative democracy, anarchy
Plutocracy, direct democracy
Dictatorship, monarchy
Which of the following inventions represented the first time humans could effectively communicate long distances at the speed of light?
Electric Dynamo
Spinning Jenny
The iPhone
Electric Telegraph
World War I ended with a peace treaty known as
National Alliance
Treaty of World War I
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Independence
Why was the development of the Steam Engine such an important development during the industrial revolution?
For the first time, it allowed humans to use energy from places other than wind, water, or muscle
It led to the development of the locomotive, the first vehicle that could move itself.
It allowed factories to be located anywhere, rather than only by moving water.
All of the above
The act of a stronger nation taking over the lands and resources of another nation is called
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
This devastating epidemic killed off 30-60% of Europe's population
Tuberculosis
Spanish Flu
Black Plague
Yellow Fever
If you live in a country where the constitution states people in government must follow a specific religion and all laws must agree with that religions holy book, the government would be a
Theocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
The movement in which new machines and inventions changed the way people worked and lived.
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Industrial Revolution
World War I
If students voted in order to select who would be on student council, and then the people on student council voted on issues on behalf of the students, this would be an example of
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Anarchy
One of the most important inventions of all time is the moveable type printing press, allowing books to be produced quickly and cheaply. This was invented by
Leonardo da Vinci
Thomas Edison
Johannes Gutenberg
Eli Whitney
One of the incidents that helped push the United States toward joining World War I on the side of the Allies was the
crash of the airship Hindinburg
use of Mustard Gas
sinking of the ship called the Lusitania
assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The age of rebirth, or rediscovery of old ideas from the Greeks and Romans, is called the
Renaissance
Industrial Revolution
Dark Ages
Enlightenment
During World War I, the Ottoman Turks specifically targeted Armenian people for death, eventually killing about one and a half million people. This is an example of
chemical warfare
Genocide
Diaspora
trench warfare
* Ruled by a group of elite few
* May hold fixed and unfair elections
*Focus is on the needs of the elites rather than the people
The above describes what type of government?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Monarchy
What event started World War I?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Zimmerman telegram
The sinking of the Lusitania
The stockmarket crash
Which of the following is NOT an invention that led to the development of people having more cheaply available clothes?
Cotton Gin
Sewing Machine
Mechanical Reaper
Spinning Jenny
If the citizens of El Paso were allowed to vote on the question of whether or not to build a new skatepark for the schools (instead of having elected officials make the decision), which form of government is being used?
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Direct Democracy
In World War I, the Allies originally consisted of Great Britain, France, and Russia. They fought against the Central Powers, which consisted of
Brussels, U.S., Netherlands
Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Greece
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Austria-Hungary
Germany, Mexico, Japan
* Power is inherited by a King or Queen
* Rule is passed down through a family line
*When a leader dies, the next in line takes over
The above is an example of what type of government?
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
How did the alliance system help create World War I?
Without alliances, the Zimmerman telegram would never have been sent.
Alliances, where countries promised to aid one another, changed a small war into a world war.
The alliance system led to Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
The alliance system led to the invention of tanks and poison gas.
Which correctly lists the following historical events or eras in order, from earliest to most recent?
Roman Empire, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, First World War
Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, Roman Empire, First World War
First World War, Renaissance, Roman Empire, Industrial Revolution
Roman Empire, Industrial Revolution, Renaissance, First World War
