WorksheetsWorld History Final Exam Review - 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land?
Serfs
Knights
Parish Priests
Minor Nobility
The Silk Road was important because it allowed for the....
exploration of China by the Roman Army
development of agriculture by the nomadic people of Central Asia
movement of Chinese armies through Southeast Asia
exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East
What was an effect of Spanish contact with native American groups in Mexico and South America?
Spanish explorers brought the Aztecs and Incas horses and weapons for battle.
Brutal attacks by the Spanish conquistadors and the spread of disease led to the fall of the Aztecs and Incas.
The Spanish joined forces with the Aztecs and Incas against the Mayas and Toltecs
Spanish explorers brought the language and religious customs of Native Americans back to Spain.
What is an effect of European exploration of the Americas?
Germany extended its New World empire
Spain dominated North and South America
Africans were enslaved to work in mines and on plantations
American Indians maintained resistance to African and Eurasian diseases
Which phrase characterizes the development of the Renaissance in Europe?
the exchange of important agricultural techniques
the rebirth of interest in classical art, architecture and literature
the desire to modernize the styles of paintings and sculptures
the announcement of the corruption in the medieval church
The following statements describe an important movement in European History:
*The movement began in the early 1500s
*Important to the movement were Martin Luther's 95 Theses
*the movement's followers protested the power of the Roman Church
What movement do the statements describe?
the Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The Reformation
the First Dynasty
The "Triangle Trade" and "Columbian Exchange" are terms used to describe the movement of goods between Western Europe, West Africa, and....
Central Asia
the Americas
Australia
the Middle East
When a country's constitution requires the branches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of....
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
federalism
direct democracy
Which of these was a major social consequence of the Industrial Revolution in England?
an increase in support programs for young children working in factories
the replacement of an absolute monarchy with a parliamentary system
an increase in the number of people moving from rural to urban areas
the replacement of government welfare programs by private programs
Which statement explains changes in government from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy?
Kings and queens wished to maintain authority and control
The divine right of kings to rule was reinforced
Citizens wanted a stronger voice in their government
The power of feudal lords was affirmed
in 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the....
Nian Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
Sepoy Rebellion
Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?
There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe.
The armies became immobile because of trench warfare.
Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other.
Germany's military tactics were based on "static war."
A major goal of France and Great Britain at the Conference of Versailles following World War I was to....
create a politically unified Europe
keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces
restore pre-war imperial governments to power
help Germany rebuild its industrial economy
Karl Marx, the author of Das Kapital, is known as the father of what form of government?
Totalitarianism
Communism
Federalism
Nationalism
In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?
It called for dissolving the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts
It gave Germany too much power by letting Germany keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France
It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
It imposed harsh reparations payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability
Britain and France suffered heavy casualties during WWI. Because of this, when faced with Axis expansion before WWII, these countries were....
unwilling to take actions that might start another war
prepared to use military intervention wherever necessary
dependent on the United States to intervene in an international crisis
reluctant to call upon the League of Nations to settle disputes
Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I?
Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli
British victories in the Sinai that secured the Suez canal
American military and financial intervention int he war
the switch in allegiance of Italy from the Central Powers to the Allies
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German....
annexation of Austria
occupation of the Rhineland
seizure of the Sudetenland
invasion of Poland
What was one outcome of World War II?
England and France increased their overseas colonial possessions
The communists gained control over most of Western Europe
Japan and Germany became dominant military powers in their regions
The Soviet Union emerged as an international superpower
The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a response to the....
Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO
start of the communist revolution in Cuba
US development of the hydrogen bomb
UN intervention in Korea
