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World History Final Review 2022

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Bastille ?

a)

palace

b)

castle

c)

prison

d)

museum

2.

Definition: relating to a political group associated with the views ,  practices, and policies of extreme change.

a)

moderate

b)

conservative

c)

radical

d)

libertarian

3.

The document that is drafted in FRANCE to petition for more rights was called the

a)

 Declaration of Independence

b)

 Declaration of War

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

Declaration of France

4.

What is a coup d’etat?

a)

Overthrow of the government

b)

 The writing of a new constitution

c)

a gourmet French dish

d)

none of these

5.

What was Napoleon Bonaparte title from 1807-1812?

a)

King of Austria

b)

Emperor of the French

c)

Czar of Russia

d)

Safety commissioner of Elba

6.

What is one of Napoleon’s major contributions around the world?

a)

the end of slavery

b)

communism

c)

land redistribution

d)

Napoleonic Civil Code

7.

Where and when did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

France/ late 1700s

b)

United States/ early 1800s

c)

Russia/ early 1700s

d)

England/ late 1700s

8.

Money available for investment is calledcommunism

a)

communism

b)

capital

c)

socialism

d)

labor

9.

A person that takes a risk in order to make a profit is a/an

a)

communist

b)

socialist

c)

entrepreneur

d)

plebiscite

10.

Coal was used to power what type of engine?

a)

outboard

b)

helicopter

c)

internal combustion

d)

steam

11.

Who helped unite Italy?

a)

The Godfather

b)

Little Caesar

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Guiseppe Garibaldi

12.

Who helped unite Germany?

a)

Manfred von Volkswagon

b)

Ollie von Nostran

c)

Otto Von Bismarck

d)

Biscuit de Bisquick 

13.

What of the following emphasizes military strength?

a)

alliances

b)

militarism

c)

nationalism

d)

imperialism

14.

The movement to end slavery was called   

a)

abolitionism

b)

liberalism

c)

liberationism

d)

nationalism

15.

Which of the following two men who are considered "Liberators of South America"?

a)

Miguel Hildalgo /Ricardo Montalban

b)

Jose de San Martin/ Juan Valdez

c)

Miguel Hildalgo /Jose Jimenez

d)

Jose de San Martin / Simon Bolivar

16.

The Monroe Doctrine was issued to prevent ______________ from further colonization in the Americas.

a)

China

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

United States

17.

Which of the following led a successful slave revolt in what is now the country of Haiti?

a)

Miguel Hildalgo

b)

Toussaint Louverture

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Alain Toussant

18.

European nations began to search for new overseas colonies after 1880 to

a)

find who would work in European factories for low wages

b)

promote a free exchange of ideas between Eastern and Western cultures

c)

bring the economic benefits of industrialization to underdeveloped nations

d)

 obtain raw materials for their industries and open new markets for their products

19.

Which statement best describes what life was like for Africans under European rule?

a)

New farming methods provided more food for people.

b)

Africans saw little benefit for their hard work.

c)

Education and skills training decreased racial and gender inequalities

d)

Urbanization decreased levels of armed conflict

20.

Which country gained control over Cuba and the Philippines after the Spanish American War?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Italy

21.

Which country controlled French Indochina?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Italy

22.

The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known asv

a)

No-man’s-land

b)

The trenches

c)

a dugout

d)

blitzkrieg

23.

What did trench warfare cause?

a)

Defeat of France at the start of the war

b)

Russia’s defeat on the Eastern front

c)

 Stalemate on the Western front

d)

Troop movement on the Eastern front

24.

How did total war affect women?

a)

Women were encouraged to seek jobs.

b)

Women were encouraged to stay home with children.

c)

Women were encouraged to fight in the military.

d)

Women were encouraged to protest the war.

25.

What brought the United States into World War I?

a)

Promises made by Great Britain

b)

Sinking of Lusitania/The Zimmerman telegraph.

c)

Threats of communism spreading.

d)

The assassination of archduke Francis Ferdinand.

26.

Which nations were the first to get involved in the initial conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary?

a)

 Germany and Russia

b)

 France and Belgium

c)

United States and Britain

d)

Italy and Bulgaria

27.

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

 Russia’s plan to defeat Austria-Hungary

b)

A plan to defeat Britain in unrestricted submarine warfare.

c)

Military strategy to convince Mexico to invade the United States.

d)

Military strategy for Germany to mobilize against France and Russia at the same time.

28.

What country was Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne?

a)

Serbia

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Italy

29.

What were the Fourteen Points?

a)

Woodrow Wilson’s peace proposal that asserted people’s rights to self-determination

b)

 The plan France had for punishing Germany after World War I

c)

 The case for Great Britain to acquire territory from Germany following World War I

d)

The part of the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for causing World War I

30.

What was the League of Nations?

a)

an alliance opposed to the Triple Alliance in World War I.

b)

An international peacekeeping organization created at the end of World War I.

c)

The meeting held in Paris to determine Germany’s punishment.

d)

The new government formed in Russia that overthrew Czar Nicholas II.

31.

Civil War broke out in Russia after World War I because

a)

Foreign troops remained on Russian soil.

b)

The Bolsheviks did not fulfill their promises.

c)

Many people opposed the Bolshevik government

d)

 Lenin acquired too much territory in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

32.

What was the United States initial stance on World War I?

a)

They favored the Triple Entente

b)

They favored the Triple Alliance

c)

 They wanted to remain neutral

d)

They were split on who to fight for.

33.

What is trench warfare?

a)

 The middle strip of territory between enemy sides.

b)

Fighting conducted from a system of ditches protected by barbed wire.

c)

 An agreement that brings an end to fighting.

d)

 Complete mobilization of nation’s resources and people.

34.

What was the meeting called to determine Germany’s reparations and territorial disputes?

a)

The Paris Peace Conference

b)

The Big 3 Conference

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

 Fourteen Points

35.

Which of the following states is true about trench warfare?

a)

Trenches were an effective method of attacking opposing armies.

b)

Trenches were an effective method of protecting soldiers from machine guns.

c)

Trench warfare caused the German army to advance quickly across France.

d)

Soldiers were comfortable living in trenches.

36.

What was the Dawes Plan

a)

reduced war reparations owed by Germany

b)

invited German investment into the United States

c)

to get America back to work again

d)

none of these

37.

What happened in the U.S. in October of 1929?

a)

the first bullfights in Pamplona

b)

World War I begins

c)

 John F. Kennedy becomes president

d)

the stock market crashes

38.

 Definition: the right of unions to negotiate with employers over wages and hours

a)

Collective Soul

b)

Creative Collecting

c)

Collective Bargaining

d)

Collective overproduction

39.

What is the United States response to the Great Depression

a)

 The New Deal by FDR

b)

Collective Bargaining

c)

overproduction of cereal

d)

The Special Deal

40.

What is a totalitarian state?

a)

The state produces ALL of the cereal

b)

The state has complete control ruled by a dictator

c)

The people have total control

d)

None of these

41.

Who took power in Italy during the 1920s?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Benito Mussolini

42.

What country was invaded by Germany in 1939? (This is thought by most historians to be the beginning of WWII.)

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

France

d)

Poland

43.

What does the term “blitzkrieg” mean?

a)

lightning war

b)

lightning fast

c)

lightning speed

d)

lightning bolt