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FINAL - 2nd Semester (2023) Kessler

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The belief that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative is called:

a)

Feudalism

b)

Divine Right

c)

Religious Diplomacy

2.

What is the name of King Phillip II Spanish fleet that consisted of 130 vessels that fought against the English?

a)

Spanish Fleet

b)

Spanish Armada

c)

Dogs of War

3.

Which French monarch was known as the "Sun King?"

a)

Louis XIII

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Louis X

4.

What was the Edict of Nantes?

a)

a declaration of political toleration allowing for the rise of Henry (IV) of Navarre

b)

a declaration of absolute control saying all subjects in France will pay taxes.

c)

A declaration of religious toleration made by Henry of Navarre saying that Huguenots could live peacefully in France.

5.

Where was the location of Louis XIV palace?

a)

Hastings

b)

Paris

c)

Versailles

6.

What did the English Bill of Rights accomplish?

a)

It abolished the monarchy.

b)

It recognized Parliament's right to make laws.

c)

It recognized the right of a king to rule absolutely.

7.

Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following to change Russia?

a)

westernize/ Europeanize Russia

b)

remove European influence from Russia

c)

reduce the size of Russia's army

8.

The Russian word for emperor?

a)

king

b)

boyar

c)

czar

9.

Treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648?

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Petition of Right

c)

Peace of Westphalia

10.

Why did the French join the Protestant side during the Thirty Years' War?

a)

They were ruled by a Huguenot king.

b)

The Protestants bribed the French ruler by offering his daughter to marry a French prince.

c)

French advisor Cardinal Richelieu didn't want the Hapsburg monarch to become too powerful.

11.

Rationalism is the belief that

a)

matter matters.

b)

the human mind is perfect.

c)

reason is the chief source of knowledge.

12.

Which religion dominated most of Western Europe during the Enlightenment and often clashed with the ideas held by European philosophers?

a)

Islam

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

13.

What is the most important difference between the Ptolemaic system (geocentric) and the Copernican (heliocentric) system?

a)

the position of fixed stars

b)

the body at the center of the universe

c)

the position of the moon

14.

The Seven Years’ War took place in three main regions of the world: Europe, North America, and which of the following?

a)

Australia

b)

India

c)

Africa

15.

Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his

a)

analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances.

b)

identification of the natural laws that governed human society.

c)

theory that the government should interfere with religious matters.

16.

How did new technology such as the telescope and new theories such as Boyle’s Law lay the foundation of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The government used them to make scientific laws.

b)

Scientists used them to create more new inventions and theories.

c)

Ordinary people used them in their everyday life.

17.

The Constitutional Convention began as

a)

b. the result of a vote by the new Congress to adopt amendments that guaranteed certain freedoms.

b)

c. a plan to divide up the lands of the thirteen colonies into states.

c)

d. a meeting of delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation.

18.

Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?

a)

b. Greek thinkers

b)

c. the telescope and microscope

c)

d. the printing press

19.

According to Rousseau, general will represents what is best for the

a)

b. peasants and lower classes.

b)

c. entire community.

c)

d. aristocratic and middle classes.

20.

Why did many European intellectuals admire the American Revolution and its Constitution and Bill of Rights?

a)

a. The colonies’ ideas came from the ideals of natural rights proposed in the Enlightenment.

b)

b. Europeans were the ancestors of the people who went to North America to found the colonies.

c)

c. The U.S. Constitution was based on the constitutions of successful European countries.

21.

A sudden overthrow of government

a)

Directory

b)

parliament

c)

coup d'etat

22.

The political club that was most influential in passing the decree to condemn Louis XVI.

a)

The Mountain

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Robespierre

23.

Policies of the Committee of Public Safety to defend France from domestic threats.

a)

san-culottes

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Directory

24.

What were the key functions of the newly elected National Convention?

a)

It drafted a new constitution and served as the governing body.

b)

It reasoned with radicals and rallied for peasants.

c)

It collected taxes and built bridges.

25.

Gathering of all three estates of France called by the king.

a)

Parliament

b)

Estates-General

c)

Duma

26.

The Russians defeated Napoleon's Grand Army by

a)

retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside.

b)

waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.

c)

splitting their meager forces in half and attacking from two sides.

27.

Napoleon's empire collapsed because of

a)

the coalition of other European states and the force of nationalism.

b)

the resentment of the clergy and the plotting of accountants.

c)

France's weak economy and the drain of Louis XIV many wars.

28.

Why did the Russian people burn their fields as they retreated eastward?

a)

so the French wouldn't want to live in Moscow

b)

Russians believed this how war should be fought

c)

so soldiers couldn't get any food , making things difficult for the invasion

29.

Klemens von Metternich was the

a)

most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna.

b)

Russian czar that never surrendered to Napoleon's Grand Army.

c)

French politician that handed Napoleon over to the British.

30.

One of the goals of the great powers at the Congress of Vienna was to

a)

prevent the spread of liberal ideas.

b)

end the idea conservatism on Europe.

c)

pursue the philosophy of liberalism by creating a Bill of Rights.

31.

The Industrial Revolution spread out of Great Britain to what other regions?

a)

United Kingdom and South America

b)

Continental Europe and the United States

c)

Africa and the Middle East

32.

How did the expansion of the railroads affect the western United States?

a)

Plantation owners moved imported slaves to the West.

b)

Goods and people were able to travel to unsettled areas faster.

c)

none of the above

33.

The cottage industry

a)

was when people owned slave operated plantation.

b)

was when people worked from their homes to produce goods.

c)

was when people worked in factories to produce manufactured items.

34.

With new jobs, such as accountants, engineers, mechanics, and salesmen. What social class grew in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Middle Class

b)

Industrial Working Class

c)

Upper Class

35.

Which of the following is a reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain.

a)

Political instability

b)

Large amounts of farm land

c)

Agricultural Revolution

36.

Someone who starts a new business and takes the risks is defined as a/an

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Capitalist

c)

Socialist

37.

The factory system was the beginning of ______ ________, where large numbers of identical items were produced and people preformed individual steps in the manufacturing process.

a)

interchangeable parts

b)

cottage workers

c)

mass production

38.

Once factories were established, what started to be built around successful mines or mills?

a)

towns

b)

airports

c)

ports

39.

Labor unions would use which of following tactics to get their demands met for better wages and better working conditions met?

a)

work more hours per day

b)

strike

c)

take arms

40.

Industrialization spread rapidly in both Europe and the United States thanks to

a)

railroads

b)

telegraph

c)

electricity

41.

Camilo de Cavour was the _________ of Italian unification.

a)

Brains

b)

Muscle

c)

Heart

42.

The two dominant German states of the German Confederation were

a)

Austria and Prussia

b)

Prussia and Hungary

c)

Austria and Hungary

43.

Prussia defeating France in the Franco – Prussian War resulted in the

a)

North German Confederation becoming a stronger agrarian nation.

b)

Austro – Hungarian dual monarch becoming the dominant German state.

c)

unification of Germany.

44.

Why was it difficult to keep the Austro – Hungarian Empire united?

a)

It was a multiethnic empire with each ethnic group wanting independence.

b)

The lack of nationalism throughout the empire kept the different ethnic groups in check.

c)

The archduke had to keep making reforms to keep all the ethnic groups happy.

45.

How was Russian society still a land much like the Middle Ages?

a)

The Russian government set up a parliament to limit the power of the czar.

b)

Serfdom was still practiced in Russia and serfs were bound to the land.

c)

Russia was a leading nation at the start of the Industrial Revolution.

46.

Which of the following best describes the type of fighting that took place during World War I?

a)

trench warfare

b)

hit and run tactics

c)

guerilla warfare

47.

What was the name of the document that ended World War I?

a)

Edict of Worms

b)

Edict of Nantes

c)

Treaty of Versailles

48.

Who became the fascist dictator of Italy after World War I?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

George Patton

c)

Adolf Hitler

49.

In 1941, Hitler’s forces began the widespread, systematic killing that marked the start of the

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

invasion

c)

Holocaust

50.

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

Japan saw the United States as a threat to Japanese expansion in Asia.

b)

Japan’s leaders had promised Germany they would attack the United States.

c)

Japan wanted to oust the United States military from China.

51.

True or False. The rise of nationalism contributed to the collapse of Napoleon’s Grand Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

True or False Waterloo was the island Napoleon was exiled to after he was defeated for the final time by the coalition armies of Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

True or False Immediately after his successful coup d'etat, Napoleon declared France an empire and crowned himself emperor.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

True or False Napoleon built the largest empire in Europe since Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

True or False One of the goals of the Congress of Vienna was to divide lands of Napoleon.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

True or False. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th century United States using power-driven machinery.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

True or False. Interchangeable parts allowed workers to put together many identical products in short time.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

True or False. Andrew Carnegie was responsible for the expansion of the U.S. oil industry.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

True or False. Robert Fulton was a wealthy environmentalist who experimented with ways to improve the steam engine.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

True or False. The assembly line required workers to perform all of the steps in the manufacturing process.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

True or False. Nationalism is when people have a strong love for one's country and share a common identity or culture with the people of their nation.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

True or False Italian unification was made possible by fighting against Austria and then receiving Italian territories from France and Prussia for their help with the Austrian defeat.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

True or False Prussia had many advantages to become the leading German state because they were industrialized and had a powerful army.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False. Kaiser is the German word for emperor, and that is what Wilhelm became after the unification of the German states.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

True or False. The serfs of Russia were free people who owned their lands and lived in good conditions all across the Russian Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

True or False. Franklin D. Roosevelt was president of the United States when WWI ended.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

True or False. Adolf Hitler was the leader of communist party of Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

True or False D-Day was the amphibious invasion of western Europe to reclaim France for the Allies.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

True or False. The atomic bombs were dropped over European cities to make Hitler to want to end the war.

a)

True

b)

False

70.
1.
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
71.
2.
a)
South America
b)
Anarctica
c)
Pacific Ocean
72.
3.
a)
Africa
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
73.
4.
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
74.
5.
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
75.
6.
a)
Australia
b)
North America
c)
Arctic Ocean
76.
7.
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Anarctica
77.
8.
a)
Anarctica
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
78.
9.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
79.
10.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
80.
11.
a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

81.

King of England beheaded for treason

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Restoration

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

Charles I

e)

Charles II

82.

King put on the throne during the Restoration

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Restoration

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

Charles I

e)

Charles II

83.

Parliament member and leader of the Roundheads

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Restoration

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

Charles I

e)

Charles II

84.

monarchy limited by law

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Restoration

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

Charles I

e)

Charles II

85.

Parliament voted to bring back the monarchy

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Restoration

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

Charles I

e)

Charles II

86.

federal system

a)

freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the right to own property

b)

War fought to reclaim Silesia from Prussia and spilled across the globe

c)

allows for a society to be governed by its general will

d)

sharing of power between national and state governments

e)

sun-centered model of the universe

87.

natural rights

a)

freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the right to own property

b)

War fought to reclaim Silesia from Prussia and spilled across the globe

c)

allows for a society to be governed by its general will

d)

sharing of power between national and state governments

e)

sun-centered model of the universe

88.

Seven Years' War

a)

freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the right to own property

b)

War fought to reclaim Silesia from Prussia and spilled across the globe

c)

allows for a society to be governed by its general will

d)

sharing of power between national and state governments

e)

sun-centered model of the universe

89.

heliocentric

a)

freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the right to own property

b)

War fought to reclaim Silesia from Prussia and spilled across the globe

c)

allows for a society to be governed by its general will

d)

sharing of power between national and state governments

e)

sun-centered model of the universe

90.

social contract

a)

freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the right to own property

b)

War fought to reclaim Silesia from Prussia and spilled across the globe

c)

allows for a society to be governed by its general will

d)

sharing of power between national and state governments

e)

sun-centered model of the universe

91.

Estates-General

a)

Social class made up of French clergy

b)

a land tax that hurt the Third Estate the most

c)

the French parliament

d)

name taken by the Third Estate with the promise of a new constitution

e)

blockade preventing ships trading with the British

92.

taille

a)

Social class made up of French clergy

b)

a land tax that hurt the Third Estate the most

c)

the French parliament

d)

name taken by the Third Estate with the promise of a new constitution

e)

blockade preventing ships trading with the British

93.

First Estate

a)

Social class made up of French clergy

b)

a land tax that hurt the Third Estate the most

c)

the French parliament

d)

name taken by the Third Estate with the promise of a new constitution

e)

blockade preventing ships trading with the British

94.

National Assembly

a)

Social class made up of French clergy

b)

a land tax that hurt the Third Estate the most

c)

the French parliament

d)

name taken by the Third Estate with the promise of a new constitution

e)

blockade preventing ships trading with the British

95.

Continental System

a)

Social class made up of French clergy

b)

a land tax that hurt the Third Estate the most

c)

the French parliament

d)

name taken by the Third Estate with the promise of a new constitution

e)

blockade preventing ships trading with the British

96.

Giuseppe Mazzini

a)

Prussian king who would became kaiser of the German Empire

b)

Russian leader that implemented reforms and was assassinated due to them.

c)

Nationalist group of the Ottoman Empire that wanted to see the end of absolutism.

d)

Meeting of European power to make decisions on what to do with the Balkans.

e)

The leader that was known for being the heart of the Italian unification.

97.

Wilhelm I

a)

Prussian king who would became kaiser of the German Empire

b)

Russian leader that implemented reforms and was assassinated due to them.

c)

Nationalist group of the Ottoman Empire that wanted to see the end of absolutism.

d)

Meeting of European power to make decisions on what to do with the Balkans.

e)

The leader that was known for being the heart of the Italian unification.

98.

Congress of Berlin

a)

Prussian king who would became kaiser of the German Empire

b)

Russian leader that implemented reforms and was assassinated due to them.

c)

Nationalist group of the Ottoman Empire that wanted to see the end of absolutism.

d)

Meeting of European power to make decisions on what to do with the Balkans.

e)

The leader that was known for being the heart of the Italian unification.

99.

Young Turks

a)

Prussian king who would became kaiser of the German Empire

b)

Russian leader that implemented reforms and was assassinated due to them.

c)

Nationalist group of the Ottoman Empire that wanted to see the end of absolutism.

d)

Meeting of European power to make decisions on what to do with the Balkans.

e)

The leader that was known for being the heart of the Italian unification.

100.

Czar Alexander II

a)

Prussian king who would became kaiser of the German Empire

b)

Russian leader that implemented reforms and was assassinated due to them.

c)

Nationalist group of the Ottoman Empire that wanted to see the end of absolutism.

d)

Meeting of European power to make decisions on what to do with the Balkans.

e)

The leader that was known for being the heart of the Italian unification.