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Q4C2 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick the two that BEST explain what working conditions were like in the factories during the Industrial Revolution

a)

Workers were able to collect pension after they retired

b)

There were little to no safety regulations and the equipment was unsafe

c)

Workers received many breaks and long lunch hours

d)

Workers were treated unfairly

2.

What is urbanization?

a)

More people moving to urban areas (cities) to be closer to factories

b)

More people moving to rural areas to promote farming production

c)

The expansion of an empire

d)

Suppression of individuals based on race, gender, etc.

3.

How did the assembly line impact production of goods during the industrial revolution?

a)

It was slower than machines

b)

It created goods that were worse quality

c)

It made goods more quickly

d)

It promoted the use of steam engines

4.

How did the government step in to regulate workplaces and improve working conditions during the industrial revolution?

a)

The government decided to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour

b)

Strikes took place so the government created reform laws

c)

The government was laissez-faire

d)

People were showing up to work so the government did nothing

5.

What were THREE effects of the steam engine?

a)

Made things more quickly

b)

Less pollution from the steam

c)

Less injuries reported

d)

Factories had to be located by water

e)

More money was made

6.

How would the government respond to a monopoly under a policy of Laissez Faire?

a)

The government would require a labor union for workers

b)

The government would ask workers to go on strike

c)

The government would do nothing and allow the monopoly

d)

The government would require another corporation to begin producing goods

7.

Which type of economy was supported by Karl Marx?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Market

8.

Which of the following BEST described CAPITALISM?

a)

Private ownership of business, entrepreneurs make all the decisions

b)

Total government regulation on production and costs

c)

Society works together to decide means of production and costs

d)

Political leadership of elected officials

9.

Define MILITARISM.

a)

Producing more weapons and focusing on a strong army

b)

Gathering land for power and colonization purposes

c)

Creating relationships with other nations to support one another

d)

Believing your nation is superior to others

10.

Define ALLIANCES.

a)

Producing more weapons and focusing on a strong army

b)

Gathering land for power and colonization purposes

c)

Creating relationships with other nations to support one another

d)

Believing your nation is superior to others

11.

Define IMPERIALISM.

a)

Producing more weapons and focusing on a strong army

b)

Gathering land for power and colonization purposes

c)

Creating relationships with other nations to support one another

d)

Believing your nation is superior to others

12.

Define NATIONALISM.

a)

Producing more weapons and focusing on a strong army

b)

Gathering land for power and colonization purposes

c)

Creating relationships with other nations to support one another

d)

Believing your nation is superior to others

13.

What was the DIRECT cause of WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Militarism

d)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

14.

What events prompted the US to join WWI?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram

d)

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and attack on Pearl Harbor

15.

What was the direct cause of WWII?

a)

Invasion of Poland

b)

Annexation of Austria

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

16.

Which of the following requirements of the Treaty of Versailles led to Germany’s economic struggle and Hitler’s rise to power? (Multiple Correct)

a)

France and England got to split up control of Germany’s land

b)

The size of Germany’s army had to be reduced to a level so small, it was defenseless

c)

Germany had to pay back $33 billion in reparations to other countries for the damage of World War I

d)

Germany had to accept all of the blame for World War I even though it didn’t cause it

17.

How did the US's attitude of appeasement cause WWII to begin?

a)

It allowed nations like France to become more wealthy

b)

It allowed Hitler to gain power and conquer nations without consequences

c)

It stopped Spain from having a larger army

d)

It prevented Germany from gaining power

18.

How did Hitler use Jews to further his political agenda in gaining power in Germany?

a)

He had them become his private army to secure power in different cities

b)

He blamed Jews for the economic and political problems of Germany

c)

He only allowed Jews to work within the government

d)

He encouraged all Germany citizens to convert to Judaism

19.

What steps did Hitler’s “Final Solution” of the Jews include? (Multiple Correct)

a)

Restrictive laws preventing Jews from owning businesses and property

b)

Forcing Jews to relocate to unclean and overcrowded ghettos

c)

Mass extermination and genocide of Jews at concentration camps

d)

Requiring German citizens to ignore any Jews they came across

20.

After WWI, women received the right to...

a)

Bear arms

b)

Have a lawyer

c)

Vote

d)

Freedom of speech

21.

Why did the US join WWII?

a)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

The atomic bombs being dropped

c)

The sinking of the Lusitania

d)

The Zimmerman telegram

22.

Define blitzkrieg

a)

Fortifying and defending the Maginot line on the French border

b)

Building trenches and avoiding no mans land

c)

The usage of atomic bombs

d)

Rapid bombing advancements used to push the enemy back

23.

What was D-Day?

a)

The invasion of mainland Europe by the Allies in Normandy, France on June 6th, 1944

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7th, 1941

c)

The invasion of Poland by Nazi forces on September 1st, 1939

d)

The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan by the US on August 6th, 1945

24.

Multiple Correct Response: What caused the Great Depression?

a)

Stock Market Crash

b)

Rising stock prices

c)

Buying stocks, radios, and cars on credit

d)

The prosperity of the Roaring Twenties.

e)

Federal banks failed

25.

What caused the Japanese to surrender in 1945?

a)

The allies had won the Battle of the Coral Sea.

b)

Kamikaze pilots were destroying Japanese warships.

c)

Atomic bombs had devastated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

d)

U.S. forces had won a victory on Midway Island.

26.

What was the United Nations created to do after WWII?

a)

Prevent dramatic increase in world population

b)

Increase in human rights and protections

c)

Spread Nazi ideology

d)

Decrease the number of refugees in Europe

27.

What are major outcomes as a result of World War II?

a)

Halt the spread of Communism

b)

Role of women expands to working outside of the home

c)

The creation of the United Nations increases human rights protections

d)

The United States and Soviet Union become world superpowers

e)

Force countries to pay their fair share

28.

What type of renewable energy is considered the largest in the world?

a)

Solar power

b)

Hydropower

c)

Wind turbines

d)

Electricity

29.

What does GDP stand for?

a)

Grand diving problem

b)

Global deep processess

c)

Great Depression production

d)

Gross domestic product

30.

What is automation?

a)

Jobs being done by factories

b)

Jobs being done by children

c)

Jobs being done by computers and robots

d)

Jobs being done by women