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Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these best describes the Scramble for Africa?

a)

Imperialist powers sliced Africa amongst themselves by drawing borders on a map

b)

Diplomats worked with tribal leaders to determine how to colonize countries in Africa

c)

European countries worked to finance capital expansion in African nations through loans.

d)

The United States used the Roosevelt Corollary to prevent nations from colonizing Africa.

2.

Define "exploit."

a)

To give someone their fair share of the credit or pay.

b)

To clearly define something.

c)

To treat unfairly by using someone’s work or ideas and giving them very little in return

d)

A secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

3.

Define "imperialism."

a)

the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies.

b)

loyalty and devotion to a nation

c)

the power to do as one pleases

d)

an area of land under the jurisdiction (rule) of a ruler or state.

4.

Who benefited most from imperialism?

a)

European nations

b)

Native Americans

c)

African Kingdoms

d)

Indian Kingdoms

5.
what is nationalism?
a)
belief that loyalty is to your shared culture NOT a leader
b)
loyalty of people toward a ruler
c)
building up of a nation by creating colonies
d)
when the government owns and controls all of the means of production
6.

In a Marxist Communist society who owns the means of production

a)

the tsar

b)

the workers

c)

the government

d)

the communist leaders

7.

Who was Lenin?

a)

the leader of the Bolsheviks

b)

the leader of the bourgeoise

c)

the tsar of Russia

d)

the "mad monk"

8.

One major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the...

a)

sharp economic differences between the social classes

b)

appeal of communism to the Russian Nobles

c)

the defeat of Germany in WWI

d)

the marriage of the Czar to a German princess

9.

Who sought peace with Germany

a)

Lenin and the Bolsheviks

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Tsar Nicholas

d)

The Provisional Government

10.

What does the "peace" in Peace, Land, & Bread stand for?

a)

Russians wanting the tsar to stop shooting at them

b)

the desire of Russians to have ownership of the factories

c)

Russians wanting an end to the famine

d)

the desire of Russians to end WWI

11.

What did the Russian Revolution happen during?

a)

World War One

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Enlightenment

12.

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Fascist Party

c)

The Socialist Party

d)

The Democratic Party

13.

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

a)

Dominator

b)

Survivalist

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Winner

14.

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

a)

Communist revolutionary who went against the Russian King

b)

Russian soldier in WWI

c)

Wealthy businessman from Holland

d)

Germany spy

15.

Gulags were

a)

Soviet forced labor camps for political prisoners

b)

traditional Soviet holiday meals

c)

lasted long after Stalin's death

d)

housed people important to Stalin

16.

The compensation for war damage paid by the defeated state

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

treaty

c)

Reparations

d)

Fascism

17.

A government where the state has complete control over every part of public and private life

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Gulag

c)

Communism

d)

Reparations

18.

Under the leadership of Stalin, the USSR embraced a particularly brutal form of ________________, where wealth was distributed evenly, but government controlled everything.

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Fascism

d)

Capitalism

19.

Who was the first totalitarian leader to rise to power in Europe?

a)

Benito Musolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Vladimir Lenin

20.

Which of the following are strategies that totalitarian leaders used to maintain their power?

a)

Secret Police

b)

Democracy

c)

Censorship

d)

Propaganda

21.

Who were the "Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey

b)

Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S.

c)

four leaders from Japan

d)

Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Picasso, & Gershwin

22.

What was Wilson hoping to accomplish with his 14 Points?

a)

world peace

b)

he wanted to make America the strongest country in the world

c)

he wanted to destroy Germany

d)

he wanted to start WWII

23.

Which of the following is one of Wilson's 14 Points?

a)

punish Germany as much as possible

b)

create an America that is completely isolationist

c)

grant the Japanese Racial Equality Proposal

d)

form a League of Nations

24.

Which was NOT a part of the Treaty of Versaille?

a)

the War Guilt Clause

b)

the creation of Poland

c)

the reduction of French and British arms

d)

the creation of the League of Nations

25.

Why did the League of Nations fail?

a)

it was meant to encompass all countries, but many never joined

b)

the U.S. never joined

c)

all decisions had to be unanimous

d)

all of the above

26.

How was American involvement in the war impacted by the sinking of the Lusitania?

a)

German warfare on American ships strengthened the Allies progress in WWI.

b)

Attacks on US ships cause President Wilson to keep the US neutral.

c)

U-boats attacked American ships during WWI in order to build up stronger alliances.

d)

The sinking of this ship and the continuous German attacks on US ships caused the US to end neutrality.

27.

The following is a new technology used in WWI

a)

U-Boats

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

Airplanes

d)

all of the above

28.

Most of the fighting in WW1 was in this country

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

England

d)

Germany

29.

Telegram during WW1 from German foreign minister to Mexico

a)

Petersburgh

b)

Zimmermann

c)

Clemenceau

d)

Wilson

30.

April 6, 1917

a)

Britian entered WW1

b)

The treaty of Versailles was signed

c)

World War 1 starts

d)

American enters WW1

31.

This battle in World War 1, was the bloodiest day in modern history.

a)
The Battle of the Somme
b)
The Battle of Gettysburg
c)
The Battle of Waterloo
d)
The Battle of Stalingrad
32.

Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another.

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Propaganda

33.

A policy of aggressively building up a nations armed forces in preparation for war. One of the MAIN causes of WW1.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Militarism

34.

The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of WW1 which demanded exorbitant reparations from German.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Zimmerman note

c)

14 points

d)

Treaty of Versailles

35.

A tactic used in WW1 in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Alliances

c)

Militarism

d)

Lusitania

36.

What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug deep ditches to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions

a)

Guerilla warfare

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Ditch warfare

d)

Hole warfare

37.

A ruler with absolute power is a

a)

president

b)

citizen

c)

monarch

d)

teacher

38.

A type of government in which the citizens make political decisions...

a)

tyrrany

b)

oligarchy

c)

kingdom

d)

democracy

39.
According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.
a)
 internal organs
b)
natural rights
c)
hopes and dreams
d)
traits and motivations
40.
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:
a)
A dictatorship
b)
A democracy
c)
An absolute monarchy
d)
All of these
41.
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract"?
a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
42.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

43.

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

44.

The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Estates General

45.

Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Robespierre

46.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

47.

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

a)

Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The Bastille

48.

The assembly line technique was used to mass produce the automobile pictured above. What name is most associated with this innovation?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Jonas Salk

d)

Henry Bessemer

49.

Thomas Edison is credited with over 1000 patents during his lifetime. Which invention below would NOT be connected with him?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
50.

The explosion on the USS Maine started...

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Mexican American War

51.

Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Guam

c)

Philippines

d)

Hawaii

52.

Which foreign policy allowed for multiple nations to trade with China?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Big Stick Policy