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Unit 6: Changing World Powers Test Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Industrial Revolution began in Britain rather than in other European nations or the Americas?

a)

natural resources from colonies

b)

filthy rich people with money to spend

c)

stable democracy

d)

revolutionary uprisings paved way for new industry

2.

Which economic principle believe that the proletariat (working class) will overthrow the bourgeoise (middle class)?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

free market economy

3.

What type of houses did the working class live in during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Tenement houses

b)

ranches

c)

farms

d)

mansions

4.

What invention had the greatest impact on the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the steam engine

b)

the railroad

c)

the cotton gin

d)

textile factories

5.

Which idea promoted the idea that private property should not exist and the engines of production should be in the hands of the public?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feudalism

6.

Which of the following is NOT an issue faced by workers in factories during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Dust

b)

overworking and low pay

c)

dangerous conditions

d)

high pay

7.

What trend gave factories an abundance of workers during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Colonization

c)

Feudalism

d)

Communism

8.

Which area was the powder keg of Europe before WWI?

a)

Western Europe

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Balkans

9.

What period did Japan modernize in?

a)

Meji Period/Restoration

b)

shogunate

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Edo period

10.

What two continents did Europe focus Imperialism on in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

a)

Asia and Africa

b)

America and Asia

c)

Africa and South America

d)

Asian and Australia

11.

What is the belief that Western cultures were superior to non-Western cultures? Also that non-Westerners were childlike and ignorant?

a)

White Man's Burden

b)

White Man's Sovereignty

c)

Nationalism

d)

Totalitarianism

12.

What was the major goal behind imperialism?

a)

Gain natural resources

b)

Gain new subjects

c)

Impose will on other people

d)

Be the ultimate world power

13.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Germany and Japan unified?

a)

nationalism

b)

leadership

c)

strong military

d)

totalitarianism

14.

Why did Africa and Asia become the focus of European imperialism in the 19th century?

a)

inexpensive labor and raw materials

b)

their strong democratic governments

c)

political instability

d)

enlightened ideas

15.

Europeans pressured Asians and Africans to adopt

a)

western ways

b)

democratic governments

c)

enlightenment ideas

d)

Islam

16.

Why was Otto von Bismarck important to 19th century German history?

a)

led movement to unify Germany

b)

invaded Austria- Hungary during WWI

c)

supported Serbian nationalists

d)

allied with Russia during WWI

17.

Which of the following is NOT a new weapon used during WWI?

a)

Machine guns

b)

U boats

c)

Tanks

d)

Mustard gas

18.

How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to WWI (pick the best answer)?

a)

New weapons quickly massed produced

b)

more soldiers to fight

c)

more natural resources to use

d)

more nations going for colonies

19.

Which of the following is NOT a condition faced by soldiers in WWI?

a)

Trench foot

b)

smelly, dirty conditions

c)

mud

d)

dry socks

20.

The Russian government shifted from _________ to ________ during the Bolshevik Revolution.

a)

Communist to Capitalist

b)

Monarchy to Communism

c)

Capitalism to Monarchy

d)

Socialism to Capitalism

21.

Which of the following was NOT a Central power during WWI?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria- Hungary

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Russia

22.

Which of the following was NOT an Allied power during WWI?

a)

Russia

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria- Hungary

d)

France

23.

What Treaty at the end of WWI put all the blame on Germany?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Rome

d)

Treaty of Versailles

24.

The Treaty of Versailles' worst to the German people was the

a)

War guilt clause

b)

democratic nation clause

c)

statute of limitations clause

d)

anti-nazi clause

25.

Which nation was NOT fascist before WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Great Britain

26.

Why did nations like Italy and Germany turn fascist?

a)

economic depression

b)

economic prosperity

c)

colonialization

d)

too many natural resources

27.

How did Mussolini take power in Italy?

a)

March on Washington

b)

March on Rome

c)

March on Paris

d)

March on Versailles

28.

Which is more powerful, authoritarian or totalitarian government?

a)

authoritarian

b)

totalitarian

c)

neither, they have equal power

d)

nationalist

29.

Which type of government is where the dictator control the government and the people (censoring information and using propaganda)?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Democratic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Totalitarian

30.

Totalitarian governments uphold what over everything else?

a)

religion

b)

democratic ideals

c)

enlightenment thinkers

d)

obedience to the state

31.

True of False: In order to strengthen the economy of the Soviet Union, Lenin's New Economic Policy allowed a moderate degree of capitalism.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which political leader did NOT control what people said through news reports, propaganda, and limits on free speech?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Prime Minister Chamberlain

d)

Mussolini

33.

Which country annexed Ethiopia in 1936 for colonial purposes?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Great Britain

34.

Why did the United State institute trade restrictions on Japan before WWII?

a)

To counter Japanese Expansion

b)

To invade China

c)

To control the Phillipines

d)

To cut off support to Germany

35.

What was the non-aggression pact between Germany and Russia that split Poland in half?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Berlin- Moscow Pact

c)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

d)

The Treaty of Ghent

36.

Which of the following were a consequence of rising nationalism in the 1800s?

a)

White man's burden

b)

Colonialism

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

all of the answers listed

37.

What does the M in MAIN causes of WWI stand for?

a)

Migration

b)

Militarism

c)

Monarchy

d)

Murder

38.

What does the A in MAIN causes of WWI stand for?

a)

Assassination

b)

Allegation

c)

Alliances

d)

Allegories

39.

The I in MAIN causes of WWI stands for

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialism

c)

Incentive

d)

Indictment

40.

The N in MAIN causes of WWI stands for

a)

Nazism

b)

Nationalism

c)

New industries

d)

Nominalism

41.

All of the following are effects of Pre-WWI nationalism except

a)

Serbia and the Black Hand

b)

Militarism

c)

colonialism

d)

feudalism

42.

What type of government is ultra-nationalistic, undemocratic, and totalitarian?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Democratic

c)

Communist

d)

Fascist