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WorksheetsWH Spring Semester Final Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What motivated Europeans to explore and colonize the Western Hemisphere in the 16th century?
Economic opportunity
Political revolutions
Population explosion
Which of the following is a cause that led to longer journeys during 16th century exploration?
The invention of the printing press
New ideas about democracy
New navigational instruments
What philosophy was the dominant view in the field of economics during the Age of Exploration?
Free trade
Mercantilism
Communism
Which of the following statements fits the beliefs of mercantilism?
Economic competition between countries is good
There is a limited amount of gold and silver in the world
The government shouldn't have a role in growing the economy
The movement of diseases, plants, animals, and people that occurred after 1492 is referred to as—
The columbian exchange
The silk road
The global network
The British and the Dutch made effective use of what new type of economic organization?
Community-owned businesses in which people participated democractically
Free market capitalism & Open competition between businesses
Joint-stock companies such as the British East India Company
Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributed to Hernando Cortes’ victory over the Aztecs?
Europeans inadvertently infected the Aztecs with smallpox which weakened their civilization
Aztec weapons were no match for European technologies
Because the Aztecs lived on an island they were vulnerable to attack from the Spaniard's vessels
Which of the following was a motivator for Hernando Cortes sailing to Mexico?
Cortes had been challenged by Pizarro to be the first to find an allwater route to Mexico
Gold and silver were thought to have been in surplus in Mexico, so Cortes set out to find it
European architects paid Cortes to visit the Aztec pyramids and study their methods of building
Which of the following would best serve as a title for the map above?
Destinations of Enslaved Africans in the Atlantic Slave Trade
Journey of Europeans to New Colonies known as the Great Migration
Movement of luxury goods between the Old and New Worlds
Which number on the map above shows the location of the Aztec Empire in pre-Columbian times?
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?
Reduce the size of Russia's army
Westernize, or Europeanize, Russia
Share power with his nobles
Louis XIV maintained power over policy making by
Using nobles and princes as counselors
Attacking the nobles
Establishing court at Versailles
John Locke’s arguments were used in the eighteenth century to
Restore papal influence within the government
Support demands for constitutional government
Justify absolutism and divine right of kings
The writers of the U.S. Constitution created a government that is divided into three branches. Which constitutional principle does this reflect?
Individual rights
Control of the media
Separation of powers
A major contributing factor to the start of an independence movement in the American colonies was —
The failure of the colonists to follow the British laws
The lack of representation of the colonists in the British parliament
A worsening famine brought about by poor harvests in the colonies
One major change that arose from the revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries was -
Expansion and protection of the rights of citizens
Expansion and protection of the rights of government officials
Expansion and protections of the rights of members of the clergy
After the Glorious Revolution, England adopted a Bill of Rights which —
Established a parliament
Limited the power of the kings
Eliminated the monarchy
The American revolutionaries fought to gain independence from a colonial power, while the French revolutionaries revolted in order to
Replace the existing political and social order
Spread Enlightenment ideas to all of Europe
Protect the absolutist divine right of the king
The European response to the rise and fall of Napoleon’s empire helped to spread the idea of
Human rights
Freedom of the press
Nationalism
How did the Industrial Revolution change society?
Establishment of the middle class
Disappearance of the aristocracy
Government control of industry
Railroads and steamships enabled European nations to become imperial economic powers by
Making it easier to transport raw materials from the colonies.
Making it essential to preserve natural habitats in the colonie<
Making it possible to develop luxurious tourism in the colonies
Using the map above, what is the best explanation of the quote, "The sun never sets on the British Empire?"
England's proximity to the North Pole creates very short days. British contr
English street lights were on 24 hours a day
British control and influence was spread across the globe
Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution contributed most to making goods more affordable?
Labor reforms
Mass production
class tension
Who was the German journalist often called the father of communism?
Karl Marx
John Locke
Vladimir Lenin
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, is often referred to as the beginning of --
Free- market economics
Command economics
Mercantile economics
Socialism developed in Europe largely because of the efforts of —
Unions wanting to improve working conditions
Unions leading strikes in British coal mines
Reformers wanting to improve working conditions
The Industrial Revolution created a demand for raw materials. This demand led to the
Famines in India and Ireland
Colonization of Africa and Asia
Agricultural revolution in England & Scotland
Which attitude encouraged European countries to compete for colonies around the world?
Nationalism
Isolation
Socialism
Which of the following is an example of imperialism?
A nation begins a new monetary system
A nation acquires new lands (islands, mostly) from other countries
A nation grants independence to its colonies
Which technological innovation was intended to break the stalemates created by trench warfare during World War I?
Submarines
Hand grenades
Tanks
Which of the follow term completes the diagram?
Communism
Imperialism
Capitalism
How did the Treaty of Versailles change political borders in Eastern Europe? (look at the before map on the left and the after map on the right)
Poland emerged as an independent nation
Italy ceded territory to Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia divided into several small nations
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 established which form of government in Russia?
Democracy
Communism
Oligarchy
How did the mandate system, established by the League of Nations, limit German power around the world?
Germany accepted the responsibility for beginning the war
Germany paid war reparations to the U.S.
Germany surrendered its colonies to the League of Nations
Who returned to Russia and helped to start the October Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Rasputin
Joseph Stalin
How did the withdrawal of Russia influence WWI?
The U.S. began sending troops to Europe
Germany could focus its fighting on the Western Front.
The Triple Entente surrendered to the Triple Alliance
Which of the following contains Hitler's plans for Germany?
Das Kapital
Wealth of Nations
Mein Kampf
What factor weakened the League of Nations proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in his Fourteen Points?
The United Nations ignored the League of Nations
The Triple Alliance wanted control of the League of Nations
The U.S. did not join the League of Nations
Which of the following characterized Joseph Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union?
Free elections, tolerance of opposition groups, and the encouragement of religious diversity
Totalitarianistic, denied basic human rights and freedoms
The theory of divine right, rule by elites, and laws guided by religious doctrines
How did the alliance system contribute to the outbreak of conflict in Europe?
Nations pledged to intervene if an ally was attacked
Germany refused to join any European alliances
The alliance between France and Austria-Hungary upset the balance of power among European nations
As a result of the First World War world political power shifted from Europe to...
East Asia
Soviet Union
The United States
Which of the following was an action taken by Adolf Hitler to control Germany?
Organizing a multinational police force
Formalizing a non-aggression treaty with the Soviet Union
Banning opposition political parties
How did Harry Truman help end WWII?
He made the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan
He advised Franklin Roosevelt to invade Japan
He insisted that Germany pay reparations
All of these world leaders had a similar political philosophy EXCEPT...
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Mao Zedong
Which statement is the best example of the similarities between the totalitarian regimes of Hitler and Stalin?
Both used propaganda and sent people to prison camps during World War II.
Both were fascists and fought together in World War II against the United States
Both were against business ownership and created collective farms
Which significant event in 1941 brought the U.S. into WWII?
Germany's invasion of France
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Atomic bomb dropped
Which goal of Nazi leaders led to the development of a plan called the “Final Solution”?
Wage a bomb strike over British cities
Launch a nuclear attack on American Soil
exterminate the Jewish people of Europe
Which of the following was an effect of the differences between American and Soviet political systems after World War II?
Vietnam War
Cold war
Gulf War
Which scientific advancement directly resulted from the Cold War arms race?
Space exploration
Antibiotic medicine
Artificial intelligence
Using the Venn Diagram above, which of the following belongs in the section with the question mark?
Defense Alliances Created During the Cold War
Defense Alliances created during WWII
Defense alliance of the Society Union and Eastern Europe
