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WH 2nd Semester Exam

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a key belief of mercantilism?

a)

countries should always own a lot of gold and silver

b)

governments cannot control an economy

c)

never create a colony

d)

All of these

2.

Businesses are run with little or no government interference

a)

Divine Right Theory

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Natural Law

d)

Mercantilism

3.

John Locke

a)

Believed that a social contract could be ended through rebellion by the people if the government became too corrupt

b)

believed that the social contract required governments to be freely elected by the people.

c)

believed that human beings were naturally good, benefited from less government regulations

d)

advocated for a Laissez-Faire approach to the economy

4.

Natural Law

a)

scientific successes and the power of human reason, used to better understand social, economic, and political problems

b)

France's ancien regime, the nobility

c)

Businesses are allowed to run themselves with little or no government interference

d)

To burn or destroy the land so that an opposing army cannot use any resources

5.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

a)

Believed that a social contract could be ended through rebellion by the people if the government became too corrupt

b)

believed that the social contract required governments to be freely elected by the people.

c)

believed that human beings were naturally good, benefited from less government regulations

d)

advocated for a Laissez-Faire approach to the economy

6.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

a)

despot of Austria that enacted some Enlightenment ideas, such as religious freedom and declaring the end of serfdom

b)

believed that the social contract required governments to be freely elected by the people.

c)

believed that human beings were naturally good, benefited from less government regulations

d)

advocated for a Laissez-Faire approach to the economy

7.

Adam Smith

a)

despot of Austria that enacted some Enlightenment ideas, such as religious freedom and declaring the end of serfdom

b)

believed that the social contract required governments to be freely elected by the people.

c)

believed that human beings were naturally good, benefited from less government regulations

d)

advocated for a Laissez-Faire approach to the economy

8.

Joseph II

a)

despot of Austria that enacted some Enlightenment ideas, such as religious freedom and declaring the end of serfdom

b)

believed that the social contract required governments to be freely elected by the people.

c)

believed that human beings were naturally good, benefited from less government regulations

d)

colonist rebel who borrowed Enlightenment ideas to write the U.S. Constitution and became a social and political leader of the United States of America

9.

James Madison

a)

despot of Austria that enacted some Enlightenment ideas, such as religious freedom and declaring the end of serfdom

b)

believed that the social contract required governments to be freely elected by the people.

c)

believed that human beings were naturally good, benefited from less government regulations

d)

colonist rebel who borrowed Enlightenment ideas to write the U.S. Constitution and became a social and political leader of the United States of America

10.

Which is correct of France's ancien regime?

a)

1st estate = nobility

2nd estate= clergy

3rd estate= working class

b)

1st estate= clergy

2nd estate= nobility

3rd estate= working class

c)

1st estate = nobility

2nd estate= working class

3rd estate= clergy

d)

1st estate = working class

2nd estate= clergy

3rd estate= nobility

11.

Why were other European monarchies against the French Revolution?

a)

They felt bad for the working class

b)

They didn't want the revolution to spread to their own nations

c)

They didn't condone the violence

d)

They wanted change in their nations

12.

Robespierre "the Incorruptible" supported the rule of the monarchy.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Maximilien Robespierre "the Incorruptible" ordered many people to die by guillotine.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Maximilien Robespierre "the Incorruptible" was killed by the guillotine.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which was a form of Economic Warfare?

a)

The Continental System

b)

guerrilla warfare

c)

scorched-earth policy

d)

the Napoleonic Code

16.

How did Russian's attack retreating French forces?

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

scorched-earth policy

c)

The Continental System

d)

The National Razor

17.

scorched-earth policy

a)

To burn or destroy the land so that an opposing army cannot use any resources

b)

the battle where Napoleon's had his final defeat

c)

used to better understand social, economic, and political problems

d)

Congress of Vienna redraw the boundaries of European countries

18.

Where was Napoleon finally defeated?

a)

Battle of Waterloo

b)

within Russian borders

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

within Italian borders

19.

Strong buffer states around France were created at...

a)

Battle of Waterloo

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

The Continental System

20.

What did Napoleon do at every step of his rise to power?

a)

plebiscite

b)

Continental System

c)

scorched-earth policy

d)

the Napoleonic Code

21.

Due to the Industrial Revolution, people moved ...

a)

from rural areas to urban areas

b)

from urban areas to rural areas

c)

away from the United States

d)

onto farms

22.

One consequence of the Industrial Revolution was

a)

steamship transportation

b)

hand-made clothing

c)

more farmers

d)

more candle-light factories

23.

What was used to ease pain by dentists?

a)

anesthetic

b)

smelt

c)

steam

d)

enclosure

24.

What led to larger farms during the agricultural revolution of the 1600's and 1700's?

a)

Land enclosure

b)

Scorched-Earth policy

c)

Urbanization

d)

steamships

25.

How did the agricultural revolution affect small farmers?

a)

many small farmers lost their businesses

b)

it helped small famers become richer

c)

farmers were middle class now

d)

farms expanded

26.

One positive of the agricultural revolution was

a)

more small farms

b)

more food led to a population explosion

c)

child labor increased on farms

d)

more people became farmers

27.

Why was coal important to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

it was a fuel to make iron

b)

it was used coal mining provided jobs

c)

trading coal brought wealth

d)

it warmed people's home

28.

Who improved steam as a power source?

a)

James Watt

b)

Eli Whiteny

c)

Leopold

d)

Thomas Newcomen

29.

Why was iron important to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

iron was used in machines and steam engines

b)

iron replaced coal

c)

iron was cheaper than steel

d)

iron was used to power boats

30.

The Industrial revolution process of melting iron to separate its from its ore

a)

smelt

b)

enclosure

c)

coal

d)

statistic

31.

Which of the following was an early power source of industrialism?

a)

coal

b)

the sun

c)

rubies

d)

smelt

32.

Railroads were able to grow because...

a)

steam power

b)

coal

c)

cotton gin

d)

dynomite

33.

Workers used to live in tiny homes called

a)

tenements

b)

unions

c)

railroads

d)

urbanizations

34.

Fought for more pay, shorter hours, and better working conditions

a)

labor unions

b)

urbanites

c)

tenements

d)

urbanization

35.

The right for labor unions to negotiate with owners on behalf of the workers:

a)

collective bargaining

b)

urbanization

c)

Urbanites

d)

Enclosure

36.

"faced a strict and hard work schedule" best describes

a)

Factory Workers

b)

Farm Workers

c)

Elites

d)

Business Owners

37.

Why did children work in factories?

a)

families needed the extra income

b)

the were forced to by law

c)

it was a part of their schooling

d)

they were payed more for their abilities

38.

__________ started the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Great Britain

b)

Congo

c)

United States

d)

France

39.

Most workers enjoyed economic mobility after only a few years of working in factory

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Most workers were required to work long hours, such as 12 to 16 hours work days six times a week

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Industrial workers sometimes were young children

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What was one positive of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Travel was cheaper and we could travel further

b)

People lost their farms

c)

Free African nations were created

d)

People lived in tenements

43.

________ benefited the most from industrialism.

a)

Entrepreneurs

b)

tenement residents

c)

farmers

d)

African Nations

44.

Industrialization led to

a)

urbanization

b)

less labor unions

c)

less wealth for elites

d)

shorter work days

45.

By 1900, the three main industrial nations were _____, ____, and Great Britain.

a)

Germany and the United States

b)

Germany and the Japan

c)

United States and France

d)

China and France

46.

How did Japan industrialize in the 19th century?

a)

leaders placed high priority on modernization

b)

leaders had invested much of their wealth

c)

British engineers cam to help

d)

Japan had better technology

47.

Steel used the ______ process to produce steel.

a)

Iron

b)

Bessemer

c)

Watt

d)

Assembly

48.

The ______ allowed for the price of cars to decrease dramatically.

a)

Assembly line

b)

transmission

c)

smelting process

d)

roads

49.

Britain brought the technology for America's first ____ factory.

a)

car

b)

textile

c)

steel

d)

cotton

50.

Businesses created trusts to...

a)

increase profits

b)

offer more goods

c)

protect workers

d)

hire more workers

51.

A company that sells ownership shares to many investors

a)

trust

b)

corporation

c)

monopoly

d)

labor union

52.

Thomas Edison invented

a)

electric light bulb

b)

steel

c)

cars

d)

cotton gin

53.

Products did not have to be made individually by hand because of

a)

interchangeable parts

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

the assembly line

54.

Art style with imagination, freedom, and emotion. A revolt against the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason.

a)

impressionism

b)

romanticism

c)

surrealism

d)

realism

55.

Art style showing the harsh side of life in cities and villages.

a)

impressionism

b)

romanticism

c)

surrealism

d)

realism

56.

Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is an example of

a)

impressionism

b)

romanticism

c)

surrealism

d)

realism

57.

Art style using brush strokes of color side by side without blending

a)

impressionism

b)

romanticism

c)

surrealism

d)

realism

58.

The need for _______ was brought by the Industrial Revolution.

a)

natural resources

b)

workers

c)

engineers

d)

armies

59.

The ______ helped Europeans conquer resistant colonies.

a)

Maxim Gun

b)

cannon

c)

protectorate

d)

submarine

60.

when a nation imposed a sultan, chief, or other local ruler to govern their colonies

a)

protectorate

b)

direct rule

c)

urbanization

d)

union

61.

an area in which an outside power claims sole right to all trading and investment privileges

a)

sphere of influence

b)

industrialism

c)

direct rule

d)

protectorate

62.

"does not require a large commitment of military forces" is an advantage of

a)

protectorates

b)

direct rule

c)

colonialism

d)

sphere of influences

63.

When a nation's government officials occupied and commanded the native people themselves

a)

direct rule

b)

protectorate

c)

sphere of influence

d)

nationalism

64.

Alliances were a cause of imperialism.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

When European countries competed and conquered Africa is known as _______

a)

The Scramble for Africa

b)

The Division for Africa

c)

The Scarring of Africa

d)

The Ambush of Africa

66.

Africa was divided among European powers at the

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Versailles Treaty

c)

Geneva Convention

d)

Napoleonic Conference

67.

What did King Leopold do in the colony of Congo?

a)

he allowed the inhumane treatment of African laborers

b)

he worked with the people of Congo to build an empire for them

c)

he gave humanitarian aid to the people of Congo

d)

he spread his religion to the people of Congo

68.

_______ resisted European colonization.

a)

Mozambique

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Liberia

d)

Congo

69.

another word of "upper class"

a)

elite

b)

urbanite

c)

colony

d)

ally

70.

How did Europeans adopt a paternalistic view of African natives?

a)

they saw natives as children in need of guidance

b)

they were all treated as equals

c)

they allowed for African culture to thrive

d)

they replaced the patrilineal heritage of the African tribe

71.

Who led the Zulu people against British imperialism?

a)

Shaka

b)

Boer

c)

Napoleon

d)

Fulani

72.

when one Western country dominates another country economically, politically and/or culturally

a)

imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Industrialism

d)

protectorate