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Modern World (Pre-Test/Final) - French - Modern

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which social contract theorist, who wrote "Leviathan," believed people were naturally evil?

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Beccaaria

2.

During which period did individuals begin to apply reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Reformation

d)

Age of Exploration

3.

John Locke believed that every man had natural rights, which included all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

life

b)

primogeniture

c)

property

d)

liberty

4.

Which French philosopher believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Beccaria

5.

Which Italian philosopher worked to reform the judicial system?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Beccaria

6.

Which French philosopher believed government should be broken into branches of equal power?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Beccaria

7.

Which French philosopher developed the idea of direct democracy?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Beccaria

8.

According to John Locke, what was the main job of the government?

a)

Protect people's rights

b)

Collect taxes

c)

Create and train an army

d)

Form alliance systems

9.

According to John Locke, what could the people do if the government failed to do its job?

a)

Peacefully protest

b)

Overthrow the government

c)

Vote for new leaders

d)

Leave the country

10.

What Enlightenment idea helped to control power between different branches of government?

a)

checks and balances

b)

direct democracy

c)

social contract

d)

universal suffrage

11.

Which U.S. historical document contains the Bill of Rights?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

12.

Which of the following statements on U.S. historical documents is the most accurate?

a)

Declaration of Independence is the list of our rights

b)

U.S. Constitution helped us break away from Great Britain

c)

The Bill of Rights explains how our government works

d)

Declaration of Independence broke us free from British rule

13.

The majority of French citizens belonged to which estate?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

4th Estate

14.

What was wrong with the French tax system, which ultimately led to revolution?

a)

People were taxed without representation

b)

The rich no longer wanted to pay taxes

c)

Government was not taxing people enough

d)

The poor paid the highest percent of taxes

15.

A period of mass killings of those opposed to the French Revolution was known as the...

a)

Great Purge

b)

Inquisition

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

coup d'etat

16.

What was the role of the Committee of Public Safety?

a)

Protect citizens from Revolutionaries

b)

Form police squads to keep the peace

c)

Seek out traitors of the Revolution

d)

Maintain the freedoms of the people

17.

Traitors during the French Revolution were executed by...

a)

guillotine

b)

electric chair

c)

firing squad

d)

the gallows

18.

When a military leader, like Napoleon, takes over the government by force, it is called...

a)

coup d'etat

b)

insurrection

c)

election

d)

revolution

19.

Where did Napoleon have his final military defeat?

a)

Russia

b)

Waterloo

c)

St. Helena

d)

Cyprus

20.

What meeting of nations was held to try and bring lasting peace to Europe following the Napoleonic wars?

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Yalta Conference

c)

Paris Peace Conference

d)

Congress of Vienna

21.

What is the term for the force that unites people sharing common hisotry, goal, land, and culture?

a)

absolutism

b)

capitalism

c)

natinoalism

d)

communism

22.

Industrialization refers to a switch from __________ to _________ during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

buying goods; selling goods

b)

farming; plantations

c)

hand-made; machine-made

d)

working jobs; owning a business

23.

Which of the following inventions most impacted both industrialization and transportation?

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Flying Shuttle

c)

Light Bulb

d)

Steam Engine

24.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

a)

labor

b)

consumer

c)

land

d)

capital

25.

Who was known as the father of capitalism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Isaac Newton

26.

A "hands off" governmental approach is known as...

a)

communism

b)

laissez-faire

c)

socialism

d)

monopoly

27.

Harsh working conditions and issues such as child labor led to the formation of what economic system?

a)

capitalism

b)

libertarianism

c)

mercantilism

d)

socialism

28.

What book, written by Karl Marx, supported a revolution by the workers of the world?

a)

"Origin of Species"

b)

"Communist Manifesto"

c)

"Mein Kampf"

d)

"The Prince"

29.

Europeans easily conquered many African kingdoms. Which was NOT a reason why?

a)

maxim machine gun

b)

lack of unity among Africans

c)

Africans did not believe in warfare

d)

steam engine

30.

What motivated Europeans to conquer and form colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East?

a)

resources

b)

isolationism

c)

alliances

d)

communism

31.

The Berlin Conference was held among European nations to decide...

a)

how to divide Africa

b)

to conquer Russia

c)

how to divide China

d)

how to avoid wars

32.

Which two nations had the largest empires in Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

Russia & France

b)

Germany & France

c)

Britain & France

d)

Spain & France

33.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

a)

fascism

b)

imperialism

c)

alliance system

d)

militarism

34.

Which three nations that belonged to the Triple Entente formed the Allied Powers in WWI?

a)

Germany, France, and Italy

b)

Britain, France, and Russia

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

d)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia

35.

The assassination that started World War I was a result of...

a)

Russian Communism

b)

British Capitalism

c)

Serbian Nationalism

d)

Italian Fascism

36.

All of the following were members of the Central Powers EXCEPT...

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

37.

Which military strategy was NOT introduced in WWI?

a)

trench warfare

b)

submarine warfare

c)

nuclear warfare

d)

chemical warfare

38.

The purpose of the Schlieffen Plan was to keep Germany from having to...

a)

defend its borders

b)

rely on naval power

c)

fight on two fronts simultaneously

d)

move in troops over great distances

39.

The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to...

a)

censor the press

b)

inform the public

c)

influence public opinion

d)

debate politics

40.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the U.S. joined WWI?

a)

sinking of the Lusitania

b)

assassination of the archduke

c)

Zimmermann Note

d)

unrestricted submarine warfare

41.

The group that led the Russian Revolution was known as...

a)

National Socialists

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Red Guard

d)

Fascists

42.

Which of the following would become the symbol of the Soviet Union?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

What was the significance of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

a)

It ended the war ont eh Western Front

b)

It led to Germany surrendering

c)

Austria-Hungary joined with Germany

d)

It caused Russia to leave the war

44.

Whose idea was the Fourteen Points?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Gavrilo Princip

45.

What international organization was formed after WWI to prevent future wars?

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

Amnesty International

d)

Fourteen Points

46.

The Treaty of Versailles punished which nation most severely for causing WWI?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Russia

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Germany

47.

What disease that hit at the end of World War I killed as many as 100 million people worldwide?

a)

Yellow Fever

b)

Spanish Influenza

c)

Small Pox

d)

German Measles

48.

What event signified the start of the Great Depression in 1929?

a)

Stock Market Crash

b)

World War I Ends

c)

Nazis Take Control

d)

Russian Revolution

49.

During the global depression, Germany's economy suffered due to hyperinflation which is when...

a)

too little money is printed and prices drop

b)

too much money is printed and prices drop

c)

too little money is printed and prices rise

d)

too much money is printed and prices rise

50.

Totalitarianism focused on all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

persecution

b)

propaganda

c)

democracy

d)

police terror

51.

Which of the following does fascism stress?

a)

nationalism

b)

isolationism

c)

individual rights

d)

communism

52.

What is the term for when the government creates obedient citizens by teaching you what to believe?

a)

indoctrination

b)

police terror

c)

censorship

d)

persecution

53.

Which totalitarian leader was responsible for the Great Purge, collective farming, and the Five Year Plans?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Francisco Franco

54.

What was the purpose of the 5-Year Plans?

a)

To remove enemies of the state

b)

To improve the industry and agriculture

c)

To regain all lands lost durnig WWI

d)

To become leader of the nation

55.

Fascism grew in popularity in which of the following nations after World War I?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

The United States

56.

Followers of Adolf Hitler were known as...

a)

communists

b)

Black Shirts

c)

Nazis

d)

Bolsheviks

57.

At what meeting did Britian and France use appeasement to give Germany part of Czechoslovakia?

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

Paris Peace Conference

58.

Which of the following countries signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in August 1939?

a)

Japan

b)

France

c)

Great Britian

d)

Soviet Union

59.

The Chinese Civil War was fought between _______ and __________.

a)

Chinese nationalists; Japanese imperialists

b)

Chinese communists; Japanese nationalists

c)

Chinese nationalists; Chinese communists

d)

Chinese nationalists; Indian nationalists

60.

Who was the emperor of Japan who wanted to expand his empire and invaded Manchuria & China?

a)

Tojo

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Mao

d)

Hirohito

61.

Following WWI, what imperialist nation refused to grant India their independence as promised?

a)

America

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britian

d)

France

62.

Which of the following is NOT an example of civil disobedience?

a)

disobey unjust laws

b)

violent revolution

c)

non-violent protest

d)

boycotting goods

63.

Which of the following best describes India's independence movement?

a)

Violent Nationalist revolution

b)

Violent Communist revolution

c)

Non-violent Nationalist movement

d)

Non-violent Communist movment

64.

All of the following were members of the Axis Powers EXCEPT...

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union

65.

Great Britain and France declared war in response to the German invasion of what country?

a)

Poland

b)

Austria

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

France

66.

Germany strategy of launching a "lightning war" was referred to as a...

a)

Holocaust

b)

Luftwaffe

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Kristallnacht

67.

After the fall of France, who led the Free French government?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Wintson Churchill

c)

Charles de Gaulle

d)

Joseph Stalin

68.

What popu culture expression was created and used on propaanda posters during the Battle of Britain?

a)

Keep Fighting and Never Quit

b)

Keep Believing and Fight Through

c)

Keep Calm and Carry On

d)

Panic Now and Freak Out

69.

The Battle of Britain was won by what air force?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

U.S. Air Force

c)

Imperial Air Force

d)

Royal Air Force

70.

Which general, known as the "Desert Fox," commanded Axis troops in North Africa?

a)

Erwin Rommel

b)

George Patton

c)

Bernard Montgomery

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

71.

Which of hte following refers to the German invasion of the Soviet Union?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

Oberation Barbarossa

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

Operation Sea Lion

72.

Which of the following best describes America's feelings when World War II began?

a)

Immediately wanted to join Allies

b)

Immediately wanted to join Axis

c)

Wanted to join, but unsure of what side

d)

Had no interest in joining the war

73.

What was the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

September 1, 1939

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

September 11, 1943

d)

June 6, 1944

74.

The Bataan Death March occurred where in the Pacific?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Philippines

c)

Guam

d)

Manchuria

75.

What WWII btle was a key turning point on the Eastern Front?

a)

BAttle of El Alamein

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

76.

Who was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe?

a)

George Patton

b)

Erwin Rommel

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Bernard Montgomery

77.

The American invasion into France via the beaches of Normandy became known as...

a)

D-Day

b)

VE-Day

c)

VJ-Day

d)

Armisticie Day

78.

A turning point in the Pacific occurred at the Battle of ____________ as the Americans defeated the Japanese putting them on the defensive for the rest of the war.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Midway

c)

Okinawa

d)

Leyte Gulf

79.

What Allied general developed and utilized a strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Bernard Montgomery

d)

Harry Truman

80.

What Japanese city was the first to be hit with the atomic bomb?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Tokyo

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Osaka

81.

The extermination of the Jews during the Holocaust was known as...

a)

Schutzstaffel

b)

the Final Solution

c)

Scorched Earth

d)

Kristallnacht

82.

Over a million Jews and others were killed at which of hte following Nazi extermination camps?

a)

Dachau

b)

Treblinka

c)

Warsaw

d)

Auschwitz

83.

Which of the following was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?

a)

the Holocaust

b)

nuclear bombing of Japan

c)

firebombing of Dresden

d)

internment of Japanese-Americans

84.

Following World War II, what nation was divided into four sections by the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

China

85.

What international organization was formed after World War II to maintain world peace?

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

European Union

d)

NATO

86.

The U.S. policy towards communism following WWII was known as...

a)

isolationism

b)

appeasement

c)

containment

d)

interventionism

87.

During the Cold War, both opposin superpowers used all of the following strategies against each other EXCEPT...

a)

espionage

b)

propaganda

c)

invasion

d)

proxy war

88.

The imaginary line between Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe and the U.S.-aligned West was called...

a)

Great Divide

b)

No Man's Land

c)

The Western Front

d)

The Iron Curtain

89.

Where did the losers of the Chinese Civil War go following their defeat?

a)

Indochina

b)

Thailand

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

90.

As China industrialized, what was the program that involved collective farming and people making steel in their backyards?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Great Purge

c)

Cultural Revolution

d)

Chinese Civil War

91.

During what movement in China did the Red Guard persecute intellectuals, including teachers?

a)

Red Revolution

b)

Intellectual Revolution

c)

Cultural Revolution

d)

Bolshevik Revolution

92.

What Soviet alliance system was created in response to NATO?

a)

Triple Entente

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Triparte Pact

93.

What was the result of the Korean War?

a)

communism spread to all of Korea

b)

nationalism spreadto all of Korea

c)

Korea is divided communist & nationalist

d)

Japan regained control of Korea

94.

The Soviets build a wall around the western part of what European city?

a)

Berlin

b)

Warsaw

c)

Moscow

d)

Paris

95.

The policy of threatening to go to nuclear war in response to any enemy aggression was called...

a)

total war

b)

glasnost

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

brinkmanship

96.

What was the name of the Communists in Cambodia who were led by Pol Pot?

a)

Mujahideen

b)

Red Guard

c)

Khmer Rouge

d)

Savak

97.

orbachev's policy of "openness" which led to more freedoms for the Soviet people was called...

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Politburo

d)

Mutual Exhcange

98.

The breakup of what nation was the result of tensions between Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks?

a)

Chechnya

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Russia

d)

Czechoslovakia

99.

All of the following are examples of ethnic cleansing EXCEPT...

a)

forced removal of people from an area

b)

allowing all ethnicities the same rights in an area

c)

killing specific groups of people in an area

d)

making unfair laws so that people leave an area

100.

What is the term for European countries leaving areas/nations they had once conquered?

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

immigration

d)

decolonization

101.

Apartheid, or a complete segregation of the races, was used by what African nation?

a)

Sudan

b)

Rwanda

c)

Libya

d)

South Africa

102.

What is th term for dividing up an area or territory into different nations?

a)

brinkmanship

b)

partition

c)

globalization

d)

coup d'etat

103.

When India was divided, what was the nation created for most of India's Muslims?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Turkmenistan

104.

The movement to creat a Jewish nation-state in Palestine is known as...

a)

Nationalism

b)

Judaism

c)

Zionism

d)

Fascism

105.

Which nation in the Middle East faces the hatred of many of its Muslim neighboring countries?

a)

Palestine

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Lebanon

106.

Protests in Palestine that ranged from civil disobedience to suicide bombing is known as...

a)

Jihad

b)

Fatwa

c)

Intifada

d)

Koran

107.

What was the location of a pro-democracy protest in China where the government tanks killed protesters?

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Tiananmen Square

c)

Red Square

d)

The Forbidden City

108.

The civil war in what African nation involved Hutus killing Tutsis?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Sudan

c)

Rwanda

d)

LIbya

109.

Which concept is represented in these World War I recruiting posters?

a)

justice

b)

nationalism

c)

diversity

d)

humanism

110.

Read the following passage:

"We have been in camp near the wood at Ecurie for some days now and a more miserable existence it would be hard to imagine. There is nothing but unrest and uncertainty and everyone here is absolutely fed up to the teeth.

Which hypothesis can best be supported by this passage?

a)

Allied forces were on the verge of winning the war

b)

Technology had created a military stalemate

c)

Revolution in Russia hastened the end of the war

d)

Conditions contributed to low troop morale

111.

Which statement can best be supported by the information on this 2003 map?

a)

India and Pakistan have agreed on shared borders

b)

Several borders are in dispute between India and China

c)

India and Nepal are currently involved in border disputes with each other

d)

The inhabitants of the territory claimed by both India and China have little voice in the conflict

112.

Which statment best describes what the political cartoon below is saying?

a)

Genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur has been stopped

b)

Human rights issues are best dealt with by the United Nations

c)

The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide

d)

Fear of war crimes trials has brought peace to troubled regions

113.

(a)   is the philosopher who created Communism

114.

(a)   is the Prime Minister of Britian during WWII.

115.

(a)   was the first leader of the Soviet Union

116.

(a)   was a pacifist leader of Indian independence

117.

(a)   was a terrorist who founded Al-Qaeda.

118.

(a)   was the last queen of France before the Revolution.

119.

(a)   was the first leader of Communist China.

120.

(a)   was the first Black President of South Africa.

121.

(a)   is the current leader of North Korea.

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