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WorksheetsWHII SOL Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which person is associated with the NORTHERN Renaissance?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Shakespeare
d)
da Vinci
2.
Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?
a)
The Inquisition converted the Jews and Muslims there
b)
Catholicism was spread in these areas by Spanish missionaries and colonists
c)
Ppl. who practiced traditional native religions migrated away
d)
The people in these areas were isolated from foreign influences
3.
The study of the humanities/humanism was the hallmark of what event in Europe?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Thirty Years' War
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
4.
Which idea is most associated w/ John Calvin?
a)
Ultimate authority comes from the Bible
b)
People are all equal before God
c)
Salvation depends on faith alone
d)
Fate is predetermined
5.
China established foreign enclaves in order --
a)
Improve education
b)
Centralize manufacturing
c)
Spread religion
d)
Control trade
6.
Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa + India?
a)
Hernando Cortes
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Sir Francis Drake
7.
During the 16th cent., Europe gained access to knowledge about astronomy, medicine, and mathematics because of the:
a)
Exploration of Africa
b)
Spread of manorial system
c)
Expansion of religion
d)
Growth of trade with Asia
8.
The Columbian Exchange brought what item from EUROPE to the AMERICAS?
a)
Coal
b)
Horses
c)
Corn
d)
Tomatoes
9.
True or False: Japan was primarily isolationist during the Age of Exploration and did not open its borders to trade until Matthew Perry forced it to in the late 1890s.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.
What hemisphere was considered off-limits after the signing of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
11.
Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of Peter the Great?
a)
First absolute monarch in Spain
b)
Established capital at St. Petersburg
c)
Increased Russia's military power
d)
Westernized his country
12.
The novel emerged as a new form of literature in Europe during the ---
a)
Age of Absolutism
b)
Reformation
c)
Industrial Rev.
d)
Enlightenment
13.
Maximilien Robespierre wrote this book, in which he expressed his opinion that it is better for rulers to be feared than to be loved.
a)
Praise of Folly
b)
The Prince
c)
Hamlet
d)
Utopia
14.
Who became ruler of France as a result of the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Henry IV
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Marie Antoinette
15.
What did Giuseppe Garibaldi do?
a)
Convinced the Papal States to support independence in Italy
b)
Developed fascism in Italy
c)
Conquered southern Italy to unite it with northern Italy
d)
Commanded Italian forces in WWII
16.
Industrialization helped lead to the European colonization of Africa by ---
a)
Promoting the development of tourism
b)
Causing domestic govts. to collapse
c)
Increasing competition for overseas markets
d)
Bringing the major European powers into armed conflict
17.
King Louis XIV of France required all nobles to spend part of each year living in the palace at Versailles to---
a)
Maintain control over the nobles
b)
Force the nobles to acquire proper educations
c)
Limit religious influences over the nobles
d)
Prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants
18.
Edward Jenner's innovation helped to ---
a)
Improve public health
b)
Enable mass production
c)
Increase energy output
d)
Allow for faster transportation
19.
During the 19th cent., which change led to an increase in the use of child labor?
a)
Creation of a public welfare system
b)
Development of the factory system
c)
Expansion of large cities
d)
Rise of wages for skilled workers
20.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Industrial Revolution occurring in England?
a)
Plentiful natural resources (access to coal, water)
b)
Stable government
c)
Access to overseas markets, colonies for raw materials
d)
Military alliances
21.
What were the contents of the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the U.S.
b)
A U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany
c)
A German offer to negotiate peace with the U.S. during WWI
d)
A U.S. warning against a German invasion of Great Britain
22.
What was the purpose of the mandate system?
a)
It was intended to prepare territories in the M.E. for future independence
b)
It established permanent systems of government for the territories
c)
It weakened the economies of the countries that were supporting the territories
d)
It was supposed to prepare territories for unification with the controlling country
23.
This Interwar Period dictator introduced fascism to Italy, attempted to recreate the Roman Empire, and invaded Ethiopia in 1935.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
24.
At what parallel was Vietnam divided after the Vietnam War?
a)
38th
b)
17th
c)
29th
d)
18th
25.
What region was invaded by Japan in the 1930s in an effort to get more land/raw materials?
a)
Mongolia
b)
Manchuria
c)
USSR
d)
Hong Kong
26.
Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, & Franklin Roosevelt were all:
a)
Communist leaders
b)
Axis dictators
c)
Military commanders
d)
Allied leaders
27.
Which factor had the MOST influence on the outbreak of World War II?
a)
Fascism in Spain
b)
Communism in the Soviet Union
c)
Nationalism in China
d)
Militarism in Germany
28.
Which country temporarily disbanded its military, adopted a new constitution and organized a democratic gov't. after World War II?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Japan
d)
Russia
29.
The U.S. threatened to use nuclear weapons during the ---
a)
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
b)
Chinese Civil War
c)
USSR invasion of Afghanistan
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
30.
What did Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping have in common?
a)
Military expansion
b)
Industrial build-up
c)
New economic reform
d)
Tight gov't. control
31.
The U.S. policy of containment was the nation's foreign policy strategy during what conflict?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
Cold War
d)
Iraq War
32.
The development of the atomic bomb, mutual distrust between the U.S./U.S.S.R., and conflicting political/economic ideologies caused:
a)
Cold War
b)
World War II
c)
Chinese Civil War
d)
Persian Wars
33.
"The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular" is a quote by Mohandas Gandhi. He is referring to THIS nation's rule over India.
a)
Soviet Union
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
China
34.
The nations of West Africa generally gained their independence through:
a)
Democratic elections
b)
Violent conflict/war
c)
Foreign invasion
d)
Peaceful transitions
35.
A 20th cent. territorial conflict caused by religious differences was fought between ---
a)
Taiwan and the People's Republic of China
b)
North Koreans and South Koreans
c)
Arabs and Israelis
d)
Kuwait and Iraq
36.
What is the Torah?
a)
A collection of sacred Hindu writings
b)
The sacred writings of the Jews
c)
A collection of Islamic laws
d)
The holy texts of Buddhism
37.
What modern day country was once home to the Mughal kingdom?
a)
Sudan
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
India
d)
Japan
38.
Which religion had a large population of followers in Europe around 1500 C.E.?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Shintoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
39.
Trans-Saharan trade routes are historically significant primarily because they ---
a)
Were used by invading armies
b)
Allowed ppl. to explore new regions
c)
Provided access to food and water sources
d)
Made possible an exchange of goods and ideas between different regions
40.
Which region is MOST associated w/ the destruction of indigenous empires by Spanish explorers during the Age of Discovery?
a)
Pacific Islands
b)
Latin America
c)
East Indies
d)
South Africa
41.
1 reason the Ottoman Turks were successful in creating a large empire was that they ---
a)
Conquered the lands of the Mughal Empire
b)
Taxed visitors who traveled in their empire
c)
Used the Islamic religion as a unifying force
d)
Relied on foreign navies to protect the coastal regions of their empire
42.
Which Mesoamerican empire was located in S. America in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
43.
The modern Jewish population is concentrated in what country today?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Turkey
44.
In the contemporary world, the ability to conduct a global business is made easy primarily b/c of ---
a)
Universal currencies
b)
Instant communication
c)
Common languages
d)
Inexpensive transportation
45.
The economic system which requires a positive balance of trade, the use of gold and silver to represent a nation's wealth, and the use of colonies to support a mother country's economy is---
a)
Communism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Socialism
46.
Which were Africa's main exports during the 17th/18th centuries?
a)
Agricultural tools
b)
Herbal medicines
c)
Raw materials
d)
Consumer goods
47.
Which monarch(s) were in power when the Glorious Revolution happened in England?
a)
Francis and Mary
b)
Elizabeth and James
c)
Marie and Louis
d)
William and Mary
48.
Which writer most influenced the ppl. who started the French Rev.?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
Miguel de Cervantes
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
Benjamin Franklin
49.
Who believed that govts. should NOT interfere with a free market (capitalist) economy?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Adolf Hitler
50.
No private property, equal distribution of wealth, and rule of the working class are traits associated w/ what economic theory?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Classism
d)
Communism
51.
The right to life, liberty, and property was the idea of:
a)
John Locke
b)
Niccolo Machiavelli
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Thomas Hobbes
52.
Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced the creation of the U.S. govt. with his ideas of separation of powers?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
53.
Which Enlightenment philosopher felt that human beings were inherently evil and needed a strong (absolute) gov. to control them?
a)
John Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
54.
This organization, formed after WWII, took the place of the ineffective League of Nations...
a)
United Nations
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Org.
c)
World Bank
d)
International Monetary Fund
55.
This city was the site of a terrorist attack in 1972. This was one of the earliest examples of international terrorism.
a)
Moscow
b)
Moldova
c)
Dresden
d)
Munich
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