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Spring Semester Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a motivation for European exploration?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Grain

2.

Knotted pieces of rope used by the Inca to keep track of their history?

a)

Quipu

b)

Chinampas

c)

Glyphs

d)

Cuneiform

3.

Which explorer landed in the Bahamas and established the first European colony?

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

Cook

d)

Vasco de Gama

4.

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Columbus

d)

James Cook

5.

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseased between the Americas and Europe is known as the—

a)

Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

European Exploration

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Mercantilism

6.

Which of the following explorers became the first person to circumnavigate the world?

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Cook

c)

Columbus

d)

Magellan

7.

The map represents which trade route?

a)

Triangular Trade Route

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

New World Trade

d)

The Silk Road

8.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major ancient American civilizations?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Mayan

d)

Commanche

9.

"As all persons are held innocent until they have been declared guilty, if arrest is considered essential, all harshness not necessary for the securing of the person shall be severely repressed by law."

Which philosopher would agree with the statement above?

a)

Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Beccaria

10.

This document consists of ten laws that protect a person’s individual rights and freedoms from the federal government. What is this document?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Bill of Rights

11.

which of the following Enlightenment philosophers would best agree with the idea of "three branches of government"?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Locke

12.

This person is credited with developing the cotton gin.

a)

James Watt

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

James Bessemer

d)

Thomas Eddison

13.

Which of the following is a POSITIVE effect of Imperialism in Africa?

a)

Increased tribal conflicts

b)

Better transportation

c)

Decreased tribal language

d)

Increased demand for slave labor

14.

Early factories were established along ___________

a)

Rivers

b)

Coastlines

c)

Port cities

d)

Railways

15.

Which industry boomed as a result of iron production?

a)

Textile

b)

Oil

c)

Railroad

d)

Steel

16.

In order to keep up with the growing population at the start of the Industrial Revolution, which industry was the first to become industrialized?

a)

Textile

b)

Steel

c)

Iron

d)

Coal

17.

In the 1870’s England introduced a drug to the Chinese to decrease the trade imbalance between the two countries. What drug did the English introduce?

a)

Marajuaina

b)

Cocaine

c)

Peyote

d)

Opium

18.

Which of the following is a NEGATIVE effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Women working in factories

b)

Created jobs

c)

Development of railways

d)

Child labor

19.

Which major event SPARKED the beginning of WWI?

a)

Invasion of Poland

b)

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

20.

Which of the following countries made up the Allied Powers during WWI?

a)

Germany, France, Russia, Serbia

b)

France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, United States

d)

Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Ottoman Empire

21.

Which of the following best describes the role women played on the homefront during WWI?

a)

Served as military clerks and nurses

b)

Took up jobs in factories

c)

Grew victory gardens

d)

All of the above

22.

Which weapon below was NOT developed in the First World War?

a)

Machine Gun

b)

Poisonous Gas

c)

Atomic Bomb

d)

Tanks

23.

At the start of WWI, the United States wanted to remain neutral. However, a series of events ended up pulling the U.S. into the war by 1917. Which of the events below forced the U.S. to join WWI?

a)

Zimmerman telegram and Pearl Harbor

b)

Pearl Harbor and invasion of Poland

c)

Sinking of Lusitania and assassination of Franz Ferdinand

d)

Sinking of Lusitania and Zimmerman telegram

24.

This treaty brought an end to WWI?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

25.

Which of the following is NOT a punishment enforced on Germany after World War I?

a)

Give up overseas colonies

b)

Reduce military

c)

Pay war reparations

d)

Restrictions on international trade

26.

Who introduced the idea of the League of Nations?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

27.

How did WWI change the way future wars would be fought?

a)

Nations would commit to total war tactics

b)

Nations would establish new territories

c)

Nations would form large Navy’s

d)

Nations would give into demands

28.

Which of the following are the M.A.I.N causes of WWI and WWII?

a)

Monarchies, Alliances, Industrialization, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Industrialization, Nationalism

d)

Militarism, Airplanes, Industrialization, Nationalism

29.

WWII began when Hitler invaded which European country?

a)

Sudentland

b)

France

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Poland

30.

At the Tehran conference, the “Big Three” agreed to open up a second front by invading France. What is the name of this invasion?

a)

D-Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

V-Day

31.

What tactic did the U.S. use to push Japanese forces back?

a)

Firebombing

b)

Kamikaze pilots

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Nuclear threats

32.

Which battle was the turning point for the U.S. in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of El Aleman

33.

Looking at the descriptions below, which of the following is a reason for why banks failed/shut down during the Great Depression?

a)

People began to withdraw their savings

b)

Banks had loaned out to much money

c)

People could not afford to pay off their loans

d)

All of the above

34.

In order to keep peace, the League of Nations used what tactic with Hitler?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Appeasement

c)

Trade embargo

d)

Complacency

35.

Which major world event caused a sharp increase in unemployment rates between 1929-1939?

a)

WWI

b)

Roaring 20’s

c)

Great Depression

d)

WWII

36.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on which Japanese city?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Okinawa

37.

In order to conquer Europe in 1939, Hitler implemented which of the following tactics?

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Mein Kempf

d)

Kristallnacht

38.

Which of the following is NOT an impact of the Great Depression?

a)

Decline of jobs

b)

Bank failures and closures

c)

Decrease of food

d)

Increased spending

39.

President Roosevelt introduced new programs as part of his plan to help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression. He referred to his plan as…

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

New Deal

c)

Build Back Program

d)

Reinforce Plan

40.

The top-secret program involved in developing the first nuclear bomb was called?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Trinity Project

d)

D-Day Invasion