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World History/Geography Final Exam Review Spring 2022

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this symbol of French monarchy power and wealth? 
a)
Arc De Triumph
b)
Palace of Versailles
c)
Eiffel Tower
d)
El Escorial 
2.
The French Revolution began in 
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
3.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
4.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
5.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
6.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
7.
In 1789, the hungry women of Paris marched to Versailles and 
a)
forced the King to return to Paris
b)
demanded that the King abdicate
c)
demanded that the King leave France
d)
all of the above
8.
Radicals are people who 
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
9.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by 
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
10.
What was the result of King Louis XVI's trial for treason in front of the National Convention?
a)
Innocent and Exiled
b)
Guilty and Hung
c)
Innocent and restored as King
d)
Guilty and Executed with the Guillotine
11.

What group of people made up the First Estate in France?

a)

Clergy

b)

Nobles

c)

Peasants

d)

Revolutionaries

12.
Period of Maximillien Robespierre's rule where up to 40,000 people were executed in France
a)
The Great Fear
b)
The Red Scare
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Coup d'etat
13.
Napoleon established a uniform set of laws that limited freedom of speech and of the press to promote order and authority in France. What was this called? 
a)
Lycees
b)
Statutory Concordat
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Plebiscite
14.
What was Napoleon's most disastrous mistake as leader of France?
a)
Cutting ties with the Catholic Church
b)
Continental System
c)
Invasion of Russia
d)
Establishing puppet governments in the countries surrounding France
15.
Oath made by members of the 3rd Estate after they were locked out of their meeting room; promised to make laws and reforms in the name of the French people
a)
Legislative Assembly Promise
b)
National Assembly Oath
c)
Tennis Court Promise
d)
Tennis Court Oath
16.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
17.

What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?

a)

None of these

b)

Napoleon conquered Russia, but while he was invading the British invaded France

c)

Napoleon retreated to focus on the Haitian Revolution

d)

Napoleon lost most of his army, and retreated back to France

18.

After he was removed from power, what happened to Napoleon?

a)

He was exiled to an island, where he later died

b)

He was executed via guillotine

c)

He died of cancer awaiting trial

19.

Wealthier members of the Third Estate were called?

a)

Girondists

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Unicameralists

d)

Peasants

20.

After Napoleon Bonaparte's (final) removal from power, who took over France?

a)

One of Napoleon's relatives

b)

One of King Louis' relatives

c)

One of Robespierre's relatives

d)

Justin Bieber

21.

Who led the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Tsar Alexander I

b)

Prince Klemens von Metternich

c)

Viscount Castlereagh

d)

Charles Maurice de Tallyrand

22.

The leaders of the Congress of Vienna wanted to restore power to-

a)

Republics

b)

Revolutionaries

c)

The People

d)

Monarchies

23.

Who led revolutions in South America against the Spanish and Portuguese?

a)

Toussaint Louverture

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Prince Klemens von Metternich

d)

Tsar Alexander I

24.

Who led the uprising that brought independence to Haiti?

a)

Toussaint L’ouverture

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Jose de San Martin

25.

Who led the volunteer Red Shirts in uniting Southern Italy?

a)

Klemons von Metternich

b)

Camillo Cavour

c)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

d)

Otto von Bismarck

26.

Who was the Prussian Prime Minister who unified Germany through "blood and iron"?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

d)

Victor Emmanuel

27.

What happened to Toussaint L’ouverture at the end of his life?

a)

He died the King of Haiti

b)

He fled to America

c)

He fled to Africa

d)

He died a prisoner in a French jail because he was double-crossed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803.

28.

What was the name of the free, unified country in South America that were created after people won their independence from the Spanish and Portuguese?

a)

Idaho

b)

Gran Colombia

c)

Haiti

d)

Brazil

29.
Why did the 39 German states decide to unify in to one powerful nation?
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
30.

The first Kaiser of a unified Germany

a)

Victor Emanuel

b)

Wilhelm I

c)

Nicholas I

d)

Charles I

31.

Who was the first ruler of the first united Italy?

a)

Victor Emmanuel II

b)

Napoleon III

c)

Orbán Viktor

d)

Paul Monico

32.

In the First half of the 19th century Italy was....

a)

A continent

b)

A country

c)

A planet

d)

A peninsula with a collection of separate states

33.

This European power ruled over most of South America, until the Latin American Revolutions started.

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

34.

This European power ruled over BRAZIL, until the Latin American Revolutions started.

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

35.

This European power DID NOT, did not attempt to conquor Haiti during the Haitian Revolution.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

e)

Portugual

36.

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

The United States

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Germany

37.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
38.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
39.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
40.

What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?

a)

The population increased a little.

b)

The population declined steeply.

c)

The population increased dramatically.

d)

The population stayed the same.

41.

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

John Kay

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

James Watt

42.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
43.
Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.
a)
poisoned water
b)
super natural occurances
c)
bacteria
d)
none of the above
44.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

a)

Telegraph and Morse Code

b)

telephone

c)

electricity

d)

radio

45.
An extreme form of socialism that views class struggle between employees and employers as unavoidable.  
a)
Impressionism
b)
Utilitarianism 
c)
Racism
d)
Communism
46.

Who wrote Wealth of Nations and supported Laissez-Faire, capitalism economics?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

David Ricardo

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

John Wesley

47.

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Alfred Nobel

48.

Which statement about the early years of the Industrial Revolution is true?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution

b)

Work conditions improved quickly

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

d)

Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.

49.

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of:

a)

commercial partnership

b)

military government

c)

religious authority

d)

cultural institution

50.

Kabuki is a type of

a)

music

b)

theater

c)

poetry

d)

religion

51.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

52.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

They wanted Africa's natural resources

b)

They wanted land to develop new types of ships

c)

They wanted to create a perfect society

d)

They wanted to learn new languages

53.

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

a)

Scramble for Africa

b)

African Marathon

c)

Great Competition

d)

Monopoly

54.
This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Manchuria
d)
Korea
55.

The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

56.

What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?

a)

it's always sunny in Britain

b)

it shows how large their empire was

c)

it shows how dangerous they were

d)

is a reference to the shiny money they had

57.
Where did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
India
d)
Britain
58.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
59.

Who was the King of Belgium during the late 1800s? (Hint, this man was hated for how his officials treated citizens living in the Congo).

a)

Napoleon

b)

King Leopold II

c)

King Menelik II

d)

King Wilhelm II

60.

Who was the King of Ethiopia during the late 1800s? (Hint, he led his armies in open revolt against European control).

a)

Napoleon

b)

King Leopold II

c)

King Menelik II

d)

King Wilhelm II

61.

What happened because of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

a)

France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.

b)

There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.

c)

African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.

d)

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.

62.

The belief that it was up to Europeans to civilize lesser cultures

a)

Imperialism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

White Man's Burden

d)

Ethnocentrism

63.

Rubber is/was harvested

a)

From mines

b)

From the ocean

c)

From Rubber Trees

d)

Rubber is dried whale blubber

64.

What product did the government of China try to prevent the British from trading inside China?

a)

opium

b)

silver

c)

tea

d)

silk

e)

$19.99 Fortnite cards

65.

There were four main reasons for imperialism that were studied in this unit. Which one reason is INCORRECT?

a)

Europe/America imperialized because of the need for raw materials

b)

Europe/America imperialized because of the need for new markets to sell/trade goods

c)

Europe/America imperialized because of White Man's Burden

d)

Europe/America imperialized because they were competing against each other

e)

Europe/America imperialized because they wanted more land to build more factories

66.

An agreement between two countries to defend one another

a)

alliance

b)

isolationism

c)

nationalism

d)

propaganda

67.

A love of one's country and the desire for that country to be free of other country's control:

a)

alliance

b)

isolationism

c)

nationalism

d)

propaganda

68.

The President that led the U.S. into World War 1:

a)

Eddie Rickenbacker

b)

Alvin York

c)

John Pershing

d)

Woodrow Wilson

69.

This country´s prince was assassinated. They blamed Serbia for this assassination and declared war on Serbia.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

France

d)

Germany

70.

This country sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to attack the U.S.

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Serbia

d)

Russia

71.

How did the United States support the Triple Entente "Allies" before actually sending troops to Europe?

a)

They sent weapons

b)

They sent money

c)

They sent doctors and nurses

d)

All choices are correct

72.

This weapon helped Germany sink many Allied ships:

a)

machine gun

b)

poison gas

c)

tanks

d)

U-Boats/Submarines

73.

Which of the TWO following were the Germany military NOT allowed after the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

No submarines

b)

No soldiers

c)

No air force

74.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments Germany was forced to pay
b)
Repairs and improvements made to Germany
c)
Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild
d)
Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire
75.

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

a)

divided Germany into four colonies

b)

took away German territory in Spain and Britain

c)

forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

d)

Germany was not punished

76.

Why was German money useless following WW1?

a)

The US made the Germans use American dolla dolla bills

b)

Germany printed too much money and it wasn't backed up by gold reserves

c)

Because the Treaty of Versailles didn't allow to use their own money

d)

all choices are correct

77.

Who won World War 1?

a)

The Central Powers (Triple Alliance)- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Serbia

b)

The Allies (Triple Entente)- Great Britain, France, USA

c)

both sides quit because of the death totals

d)

both side surrendered to each other

78.
The area between the trenches became known as:
a)
the killing field
b)
guerrilla warfare
c)
no-man’s land
d)
the killing zone
79.
The sinking of this ship outraged America and marked a high point in the German’s tactic of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare:
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
Zeppelin
d)
Bismarck
80.
The Zimmerman Note was sent to Mexico from:
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
81.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

82.

What did Russia become known as after the Communist takeover?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Ukraine

83.

What was the end result of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Russia became a direct democracy

b)

Russia would become a communist nation

c)

Russia would become a theocracy

d)

Russia would go back to an absolute monarchy

84.

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party?

a)

Gandhi

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Deng Xiaoping

d)

Emperor Hiroto

85.

Which nation controlled India until after World War II?

a)

India

b)

England

c)

USA

d)

China

86.

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi


In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

a)

armed rebellion

b)

civil disobedience

c)

horns of the bull

d)

guerrilla tactics

87.

Who was the leader of "Free India" movement? Their goal was to return India to self-government in the early 1900s.

a)

Gandhi

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Deng Xiaoping

d)

Emperor Hiroto

88.

What "unconquerable" symbol does Hitler choose for his political party?

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.
In what war was Hitler a solider?
a)
Franco-Prussian War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
War of Austrian Succession
90.
Where was Hitler when he wrote his book?
a)
In the trenches during the war
b)
In prison
c)
In the Presidential Palace
d)
In college
91.
What does Mein Kampf, the title of Hitler's book, mean in German?
a)
My Camp
b)
My Struggle
c)
My Beliefs
d)
My Fantasies
92.
Which Treaty was signed by Germany after its defeat in World War I
a)
Treaty of Constantinopole
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Spain
d)
None of these
93.

True/False: Hitler's first attempt to overthrow the German government was successful.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

How did Hitler come to occupy his first political position within the German government?

a)

Government overthrow

b)

Assassination

c)

He was elected

d)

The position was passed down to him by his father

95.

The ruler of the Soviet Union following the death of Lenin

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Rasputin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

96.

Who is this Russian healer/holy man who was a friend of the royal family of Russia? Hint: he was assassinated at the start of the Russian Revolution.

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Rasputin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

97.
What is the primary purpose of the World Trade Organization?
a)
keep peace in the world
b)
foster global growth and economic stability
c)
help reduce poverty
d)
regulating trade/ to sort out trade problems 
98.
What does the European Union ensure for all of its citizens?
a)
natural rights and equality 
b)
human rights and equality 
c)
equal wages and a job
d)
shelter and food 
99.

This agreement is a landmark trade deal signed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

a)

TPP

b)

WTO

c)

NAFTA

d)

GATT

100.
How many airplanes were hijacked on 9/11?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
19
d)
17
101.

What was the name of the terrorist group who planned and executed the attacks?

a)

ISIS

b)

Muhadjadin

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

The Black Hand

102.

Which of these were hit by planes?

a)

Twin Towers - World Trade Center

b)

The White House

c)

The US Senate

d)

The Pentagon

103.

Which individual claimed responsibility for the attack?

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Sheikh el Mustaf

c)

Muhammad al Sawhari

d)

Bene ma Hassa

104.

Who was the president of the United States at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

a)

President Bush

b)

President Clinton

c)

President Obama

d)

President Nixon

105.

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

a)

Al Qaeda attacked the US.

b)

Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait.

c)

A coalition force entered Iran.

d)

The UN imposed trade embargos against Iraq.

106.

Why did the US send troops into Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism?

a)

The US feared Hussein would supply terrorists with WMDs.

b)

American troops were searching for Osama Bin Laden in Iraq.

c)

The United Nations recommended that the US invade Iraq.

d)

The US wanted to remove the Taliban from power.

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