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Unit 6

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which social group benefitted the most from Mexico's independence from Spain?

a)

Creoles

b)

Natives

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Mestizos

2.

Which event in Europe created political instability that led to independence movements in Latin America?

a)

the Industrial Revolution

b)

the Irish potato famine

c)

Napoleon's conquest of Spain

d)

the Congress of Vienna

3.

prime minister of Prussia who helped create a unified Germany after the Franco-Prussian War

a)

Napolean

b)

Otto von Bismark

c)

Adam Smith

d)

William II

4.

wrote The Wealth of Nations, outlining the economic principles of capitalism

a)

John Locke

b)

Hemmingway

c)

Adam Smith

d)

George Washington

5.

led volunteer soldiers in southern Italy in a fight for independence and unification

a)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Timothy A. Cheese

6.

nicknamed "El Libertador" for leading armies against Spain; achieved independence for Venezuela and Colombia

a)

Bernardo O'Higgins,

b)

Simón Bolívar

c)

Jose de San Martin

d)

Manuel Piar

7.

Which of the following did the followers of Hong Xiuquan practice?

a)

devotion to Confucian teachings

b)

commitment to the White Lotus Society

c)

observance of a strict moral code

d)

tradition of samurai warriors

8.

Which of the following was an effect of the Taiping Rebellion?

a)

The Qing Dynasty was weakened.

b)

Christianity became the main religion in China.

c)

The Qing Dynasty was overthrown by the Ming.

d)

China became a communist country.

9.

The Congress of Vienna worked to strengthen the French monarchy and?

a)

creating a unified Germany

b)

establishing democracies across Europe

c)

balancing of power between European nations

d)

Banning Taylor Swift songs

10.

Why did the revolutions of 1848 fail to win independence for nations within the Hapsburg Empire?

a)

Suspicions between the different nationalities led to a breakdown of alliances.

b)

The population ultimately voted to restore the monarchy after suffrage was granted to all men.

c)

The lower classes fought against the revolutions to keep the protection of the Austrian monarchy.

d)

French forces invaded to maintain the balance of power agreed upon at the Congress of Vienna.

11.

Which country extended voting rights to all men, avoiding revolutions in the nineteenth century?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

12.

Which country suffered a severe famine as a result of potato blight in the 1840s?

a)

Scotland

b)

Ireland

c)

Spain

d)

FlopTropica

13.

Which country did Otto von Bismarck provoke a war with in order to unify the German states?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

France

d)

Haiti

14.

Which Italian statesman provoked a war with Austria in the north and helped unify Italy?

a)

Victor Emmanuel

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Camillo di Cavour

d)

Jonothan H. Pork

15.

Which ethnic group was the victim of a genocide by the Ottoman Empire that killed 1.5 million people?

a)

Austrians

b)

Serbs

c)

Greeks

d)

Armenians

16.

Which factor DOES NOT help explain the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?

a)

Great Britain had vast amounts of coal for fuel.

b)

British business leaders looked for ways to reduce the high cost of labor there.

c)

The British government paid scientists to develop new technologies.

17.

What significant change occurred during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Polluted air was replaced by clean, purified air.

b)

The monarchy in Britain was replaced by a democracy.

c)

Hand production was replaced by mechanical power, fueled by water and steam power.

d)

Cities were replaced by rural farming communities.

18.

What risks and working conditions did workers face in factories and coal mines during the Industrial Revolution?

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