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World History Final Exam Review - 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land?

a)

Serfs

b)

Knights

c)

Parish Priests

d)

Minor Nobility

2.

The Silk Road was important because it allowed for the....

a)

exploration of China by the Roman Army

b)

development of agriculture by the nomadic people of Central Asia

c)

movement of Chinese armies through Southeast Asia

d)

exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East

3.

What was an effect of Spanish contact with native American groups in Mexico and South America?

a)

Spanish explorers brought the Aztecs and Incas horses and weapons for battle.

b)

Brutal attacks by the Spanish conquistadors and the spread of disease led to the fall of the Aztecs and Incas.

c)

The Spanish joined forces with the Aztecs and Incas against the Mayas and Toltecs

d)

Spanish explorers brought the language and religious customs of Native Americans back to Spain.

4.

What is an effect of European exploration of the Americas?

a)

Germany extended its New World empire

b)

Spain dominated North and South America

c)

Africans were enslaved to work in mines and on plantations

d)

American Indians maintained resistance to African and Eurasian diseases

5.

Which phrase characterizes the development of the Renaissance in Europe?

a)

the exchange of important agricultural techniques

b)

the rebirth of interest in classical art, architecture and literature

c)

the desire to modernize the styles of paintings and sculptures

d)

the announcement of the corruption in the medieval church

6.

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?

a)

the Middle Ages

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Reformation

d)

the First Dynasty

7.

The "Triangle Trade" and "Columbian Exchange" are terms used to describe the movement of goods between Western Europe, West Africa, and....

a)

Central Asia

b)

the Americas

c)

Australia

d)

the Middle East

8.

When a country's constitution requires the branches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of....

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

separation of powers

c)

federalism

d)

direct democracy

9.

Which of these was a major social consequence of the Industrial Revolution in England?

a)

an increase in support programs for young children working in factories

b)

the replacement of an absolute monarchy with a parliamentary system

c)

an increase in the number of people moving from rural to urban areas

d)

the replacement of government welfare programs by private programs

10.

Which statement explains changes in government from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy?

a)

Kings and queens wished to maintain authority and control

b)

The divine right of kings to rule was reinforced

c)

Citizens wanted a stronger voice in their government

d)

The power of feudal lords was affirmed

11.

in 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the....

a)

Nian Rebellion

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Taiping Rebellion

d)

Sepoy Rebellion

12.

Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?

a)

There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe.

b)

The armies became immobile because of trench warfare.

c)

Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other.

d)

Germany's military tactics were based on "static war."

13.

A major goal of France and Great Britain at the Conference of Versailles following World War I was to....

a)

create a politically unified Europe

b)

keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces

c)

restore pre-war imperial governments to power

d)

help Germany rebuild its industrial economy

14.

Karl Marx, the author of Das Kapital, is known as the father of what form of government?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Communism

c)

Federalism

d)

Nationalism

15.

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

a)

It called for dissolving the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts

b)

It gave Germany too much power by letting Germany keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France

c)

It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies

d)

It imposed harsh reparations payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

16.

Britain and France suffered heavy casualties during WWI. Because of this, when faced with Axis expansion before WWII, these countries were....

a)

unwilling to take actions that might start another war

b)

prepared to use military intervention wherever necessary

c)

dependent on the United States to intervene in an international crisis

d)

reluctant to call upon the League of Nations to settle disputes

17.

Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I?

a)

Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli

b)

British victories in the Sinai that secured the Suez canal

c)

American military and financial intervention int he war

d)

the switch in allegiance of Italy from the Central Powers to the Allies

18.

In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German....

a)

annexation of Austria

b)

occupation of the Rhineland

c)

seizure of the Sudetenland

d)

invasion of Poland

19.

What was one outcome of World War II?

a)

England and France increased their overseas colonial possessions

b)

The communists gained control over most of Western Europe

c)

Japan and Germany became dominant military powers in their regions

d)

The Soviet Union emerged as an international superpower

20.

The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a response to the....

a)

Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO

b)

start of the communist revolution in Cuba

c)

US development of the hydrogen bomb

d)

UN intervention in Korea