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WorksheetsSem 2 Exam A
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Who was the first explorer to discover the Caribbean (Central America)?
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Who was the 1st explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Bartholomeu Dias
Who was the 1st explorer to round the southern tip of Africa?
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Bartholomeu Dias
Which explorer discovered N America, near present day New York, opening further exploration & settlement there?
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
The French & Indian Was was fought between which two groups?
France & Canada
France & Spain
France & Britain
Which part of the Triangular Trade passage transported slaves to the Americas?
beginning
middle
ending
What was being transported on the ships called "floating coffin"?
the ships used to distribute coffins to the colonies
the ships were used to transport slaves
the ships used to dispose of the dead bodies from the colonies
What was the Columbian Exchange?
the flow around the world of new plants, animals, and people
the spread around the world of deadly diseases around the world
the transporting of slaves to Central & South America
What is the belief that a monarch's authority comes directly from God?
absolute right
divine right
divine intervention
What rights did the Edict of Nantes extend to the Huguenots?
freedom to vote
the right to be a Muslim
religious tolerance & freedom
In a ? government, the power is defined by and limited by law?
oligarchy
monarchy
constitutional
Who was the Puritan that fought as a skilled general against Charles I absolute power & declared England a commonwealth?
Oliver Cromwell
James I
Charles I
Who was the first monarch executed for his absolute power?
Henry VIII
James I
Charles I
What was the elaborate court ceremony celebrating the kings rising each morning?
intendant
levee
edict
What is the principle that says all government power comes from the people?
democracy
popular sovereignty
communism
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the idea of separation of powers in government?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Many people saw the Bastille as a symbol of:
freedom
tyranny
wealth
During the Reign of Terror, condemned people were beheaded using the:
guillotine
bastille
cahier
Which French Estate was the largest?
first
second
third
What is the term for the French middle class?
bourgeoisie
plebiscite
emigre
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
everyone was equal before the law
all male citizens were equal before the law
all titled nobility were equal before the law
What is the right to vote?
plebiscite
bourgeoisie
suffrage
What do you call pride in one's country?
annex
nationalism
imperialism
Which of the following helped Napoleon rise to power?
his military successes
his great speaking ability
his strong belief in a republican government
Which European power was Napoleon unable to ever conquer?
Great Britain
Russia
Prussia
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Jethro Tull
George Stephenson
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?
Britain had plenty of mountains & had a stable government
Britain was able to grow rice & had a stable government
Britain had plenty of natural resources, labor & capital
What are the multi-story buildings that were divided into small apartments for the working class families?
urbanization apartments
migrant apartments
tenement apartments
What was a reason that factory owners wanted to hire women?
they worked longer hours than men
they were able to pay them less than men
they brought their children to help them work
What is the economic system that believes in laissez-faire & allows private individuals to keep the profit they earn from their businesses?
capitalism
communism
socialism
What is the economic system that allows the whole society to own all the property & control all the businesses & means of production; they want an Utopian society?
capitalism
communism
socialism
What is the economic system that was created by Karl Marx and requires excess income earned to go to the government?
capitalism
communism
socialism
Which French chemist showed that tiny germs could cause disease?
Louis Pasteur
Alfred Nobel
Henry Marconi
Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
Henry Marconi
Henry Ford
What was the movement that wanted to expand voting rights?
urban renewal
women's suffrage
social darwinism
What is the process of fixing up the poor areas of a city?
mutual aid renewal
standard of living renewal
urban renewal
What effect did the assembly line have on the cost of goods?
it made goods cheaper
it made goods more expensive
it made goods less available
What was the theory that applied the idea of "natural selection" to society?
urban renewal
social darwinism
realism
What was the specific reason WWI officially started?
the murder of the Archduke of Austria
Austria invaded Serbia
Germany invaded Poland
What is the term for a nation using all of its resources to win during war?
kulturkampf
total war
zemstvo
Before airplanes came into use, Germany was able to attack the coast of England using:
zeppelins
u-boats
tanks
The sinking of the Lusitania threatened to end the U.S. policy of _?_, or staying out of the war.
militarism
imperialism
neutrality
Who was the leader of the radical socialist called the Bolsheviks?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Franz Ferdinand
After the Bolsheviks took over the Tsarist government, what was their new name?
Soviet Union
Communist Union
Socialist Union
Who took over the communist government after Lenin died?
Franz Ferdinand
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman
What specific event finally motivated the US to enter WW1?
bombing of Pearl Harbor
Zimmerman Telegram
a fleet of German u-boats attacking the US Navy
What event marked the beginning of WWII?
the Nazi-Soviet Pact
Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland
the German invasion of Poland
What tactic, meaning lightening war, allowed Hitler to take over much of Europe?
blitzkrieg
Anschluss
appeasement
The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between:
the U.S. & Japan to hold peace talks
the U.S. & Britain to destroy the Nazis
the U.S. & Britain to defeat Japan
During WWII, the "Big Three" were:
Stalin, Eisenhower, & Churhill
Stalin, Hitler, & Mussolini
Stalin, Churchill, & Roosevelt
Who made the final decision to use the atomic bomb?
General Douglas MacArthur
President Harry Truman
President Franklin Roosevelt
What was on reason given for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
it would save American lives & end the war
to stop kamikaze attacks
to eliminate Japanese army bases
What was the project to develop the atomic bomb?
Atomic Development Project
Holocaust proect
Manhattan Project
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What were the acts passed by Congress that kept the US from entering WW2?
Neutrality Acts
Blitzkrieg Acts
Atlantic Charter Acts
What was the agreement between Germany & the Soviet Union to not fight each other in WW2?
Neutrality Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Blitzkrieg Pact
What was the reason that the US finally joined WW2?
The sinking of the Lusitania
The Lend / Lease Act allowing Germany to bomb Great Britain
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
What was the tension after WW2 called?
Blitzkrieg
Holocaust
Cold War
The 1944 Allied invasion of France is known as:
D-Day
VE-Day
W-Day
The end of WW2 in Europe is referred to as:
D-Day
VE-Day
Cold War
What was the new military alliance created at the end of WW2 by the US?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Manhattan Project
What was the new military alliance created at the end of WW2 by the Soviet Union?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Manhattan Project
What was the state of the tension after WW2 between the US and the Soviet Union?
Cold War
Holocaust
Manhattan Project
What is sailing completely around the world?
circumnavigate
encomienda
levee
What was the social group that was a mix of Native Americans & Europeans?
mestizo
mulatto
oligarchy
What part of the Constitution protects citizens basic rights?
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Amendment 1
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
What was the notebook for listing grievances in France?
cahier
tenement
bourgeoise
What is an agreement to stop fighting?
neutrality
armistice
militarism
What is the spread of a disease that travels across the globe?
propaganda
epidemic
pandemic
According to the Treaty of Versailles, at the end of WW1, Germany was forced to pay __?__ or payments to the Allies.
reparations
armistice
propaganda
What was the movement to limit or ban the use of alcoholic beverages?
suffrage movement
pasture movement
temperance movement
After WW1 why was the League of Nations weakened?
US failed to support it
Germany failed to support it
Great Britain failed to support it
What did Hitler call his new government?
Blitzkrieg
Warsaw Pact
Third Reich
What was the massive aid package to strengthen the democracies of Europe after WW2?
Nuremberg Plan
Marshall Plan
Reparation Plan
What important event happened on August 6, 1945?
US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
US created the military alliance NATO
The Soviet Union was created
Who was the first European explorer to reach India?
Vasco Da Gama
Bartholomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
What is the right to demand work from Native Americans?
mestizo
encomienda
divine right
What were the 3 natural rights of John Locke?
life, liberty, & property
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
divine right, liberty, & property
During the French Revolution, what was the radical social group of working-class men & women who were known for their long breeches?
Jacobins
bourgeoise
sans-culottes
What caused Napoleon to abdicate in 1815?
His loss to Russia
the Battle of Waterloo
the Battle of Bourgeoise
What was the Napoleonic Code?
A new battle strategy
A new organization of the 3 Estates
A new legal system
In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
France
America
Great Britain
What large British industry was the first to use factories?
Steam Engines
Textiles
Railroads
What style of art would portray the real, harsh life of slum dwellers?
Realism
Romanticism
Temperance
