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WorksheetsEurope: 5.7 & 5.8 (Combined Review)
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 36mins
As Europeans began to think in new ways about the natural world, Europe entered a period known as...
Age of Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Cold War
This person used the scientific method to discover that more massive objects pull with greater force than less massive ones.
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Rene Descartes
Which of the following was NOT part of the Scientific Revolution?
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Rene Descartes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The political revolution that took place in Europe is known as...
The Enlightenment
The Renaissance
The Age of Democracy
The Rise of Fascism
John Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau contributed ideas such as...
Human/Natural Rights
Separation of Powers
Social Contract (people & government)
All of these
Voltaire was known for...
Religious tolerance
Womens rights
Freedom
Search for Truth
The French Revolution was caused by...
Unequal Social System
War
Plague
The Death of Louis XVI
Influenced by Enlightenment ideas and the US Declaration of Independence, French Revolutionaries created the "Declaration of the Rights of..."
Revolutionaries
All French citizens
Man and the Citizen
The Free People of France
Radicals known as the Jacobins took over the French government, killed the king and anyone who opposed them.
True
False
Napoleon came to power because many looked for strong leadership.
True
False
Napoleon's success as a general helped him bring a quick end to France's years of war and instability.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT an effect of Napoleon's reign and wars?
France will be ruled by a king
Stronger civil rights (democracy)
Absolute monarchs give up some power across Europe
Inflation and a period known as the depression.
The Idustrial Revolution came about as fewer people were needed to farm.
True
False
The shift from human labor to machine labor is know as...
The Age of Discovery
The Scientific Revolution
Imperialism
Industrial Revolution
What powered the Industrial Revolution?
Water
Steam
Electricity
Coal
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution?
Created thousands of jobs
Long Hours & Low Pay
Child labor
Inflation & Hyperinflation
The belief that a person's nation deserves greater loyalty than other groups a person belongs to is...
Fascism
Imperialism
Democratization
Nationalism
Greece, Belgium, France, Austria, Germany, Italy all declared independence from...
Europe
Napoleon's Empire
Ottoman Empire
USSR
Independence in Greece and the unification of Germany and Italy inspired independence in ALL of the following except...
Egypt
Habsburg
Russia
Ottoman Empire
As many European countries gained their independence, monarchies were replaced by a(n)...
Oligarchy
Democracy
tyranny
Republic
As countries became more democratic what also changed?
Who can vote
Power of the Government
Individual Freedoms
ALL
Why did many European countries colonize?
Needed resources & markets
Population Grown
Build their military
Expand the right to vote
Europeans believed they were superior to others and that spreading European culture would civilize others.
True
False
Where did Europeans colonize?
Africa
Asia
Latin America
All
The process of creating an empire by taking over other areas is...
Fascism
Nationalism
Democratization
Imperialism
What enabled Europeans to conquer other parts of the world?
Advanced technology & weapons
Advanced culture
Seafaring capabilities
Social superiority
As a result of colonization and expansion "the sun never set on the _____ empire."
Spainish
French
British
American
During WWI France, Britain and Russia formed an alliance called...
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Which country was at the heart of Central (Axis) Powers in both WWI and WWII?
Russia
Germany
Poland
Ottoman Empire
The end of WWI came when Britain entered the war.
True
False
Which Treaty ended WWI and forced Germany to endure harsh reparations.
Vienna
Westphalia
Versailles
Paris
As a result of the treaty to end WWI, Central (Axis) Powers endured...
Payments (reparations)
Humiliation
Loss of Territory
All of the above
The aftermath of WWII was hyperinflation and a depression.
True
False
As a result of inflation and depression, European saw a rise in...
Hyperinflation
Plague
Fascism
Democracy
This uses practical tests, logic and reason to determine truth
Newton's Laws of Motion
Scientific Method
Big Bang Theory
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
WWI ended on November 11, 1918 and will be celebrated in the United States as...
Armistice Day
Presidents Day
Patriot Day
Veterans Day
Adolf Hitler became a fascist dictator in...
Spain
Austria
Italy
Germany
In order to spread and popularize the ideas of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hiter used...
Propaganda
Force
Conquest
Torture
Who did Germans blame their problems on?
Americans
Jews
Allied Powers
Britain
What kind of government did Adolf Hitler establish in Germany?
Democratic
Theocratic
Totalitarian
Fascist
A totalitarian government has complete and total control over ALL parts of life.
True
False
WWII started when Germany invaded...
Italy
Societ Union
Pearl Harbor
Poland
What caused the United States to enter WWII?
Attack on the Twin Towers
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Inflation & The Great Depression
Holocaust
The mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during WWII is known as...
Holocaust
Jewish Diaspora
Great Awakening
Colonialism
Which of the following is not an outcome of WWII?
Cities in ruin
Poverty & Hunger
Millions Dead
Increase in Fascism
A period of confrontation between the United States (its allies) and the Societ Union (its allies) is known as...
WWI
The Cuban Missle Crisis
WWII
The Cold War
The Cold War received its name because it was fought in "cold" regions.
True
False
Following WWII, the Marshall Plan was established to do all of the following except...
Rebuild Europe
Encourage Democracy
Oppose Communism
US Colonized Europe
Who encouraged European countries to reject aid from the Marshall Plan?
Itally
Soviet Union
Germany
Poland
As a result of US aid, Western Europe's economies ____ recover quickly.
DID
DID NOT
COULD NOT
WOULD NOT
What kinds of governments developed in Western Europe following WWII?
Democratic
Autocratic
Theocratic
Sociocratic
The United States and Western Europe will form a military alliance known as...
NATO
NAFTA
EU
WARSAW
NATO was established to protect Western Europe from an attack by....
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
Cuba
Following WWII Eastern Europe was controlled by the Soviet Union and its ____ government.
Communist
Democratic
Fascist
Socialist
The border between the democratic West and the communist East ran through which country?
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Greece
Germany
Which German city will be split as a result of the East/West division of Europe?
Frankfurt
Berlin
Munich
Stuttgart
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
Anger the West
Anger the East
Symbolize the Cold War
Prevent people from escaping to the West
Communism in the East will collapse when the West invades and conquers its countries.
True
False
Many Eastern European countries wanted...
Democratic reforms
Reparations (payments)
Socialism
Greater communist control
In communist (socialist) countries who decides what will be farmed and/or produced?
Citizens
Markets
Government
Buisnesses
Soviet General/Leader Mikhail Gorbicghev supported...
Greater Communist Control
Widespread Independence
Military Takeover
Greater Democracy
Revolutions in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria established...
independence
Soviet Control
Free elections (democracy)
European Union (EU)
Which US President will find for the end of Communism and the destruction of the Berlin Wall?
Preident Jimmy Carter
President Bill Clinton
President Obama
President Ronald Regan
The Soviet Union's collapse was a result of...
Nationalism & Reform
Tyranny & Control
Imperialism & Conquest
Inflation & Depression
Which Soviet country will declare its independence and lead to the end of Soviet Union when civilian and military protest prevent its invasion?
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Lithuania
Hungary
Following the demise of the Soviet Union 15 new nations will be established, the largest and most powerful of these was...
Ukraine
Lithuania
Russia
Estonia
Following WWII France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands will sign an agreement to tie their economies and prevent war...this started the...
European Economic Community
(Common Market)
European Union (EU)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations (UN)
When six additional countries joined the European Economic Community (Common Markert) a new organization was formed known as...
European Union (EU)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations (UN)
Warsaw Pact (WP)
In the European Union (EU) most countries used a currency (money) called...
Pound
Dollar
Deutchmark
Eruo
In Eastern Europe, the fall of communism brought about all of the following challenges except...
People didn't know how to run a business
People didn't trust their leaders
Factories were outdated (and closed)
There were fewer opportunities
In order to join the European Union, Eastern European counties had to be democratic and market-based economies.
True
False
