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World History CAP Exam

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

nations that colonized

a)

strong, industrialized nations

b)

strong, non-industrialized nations

c)

weak, industrialized natons

d)

weak, non-industrialized nations

2.

an intense feeling of pride for one's country

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

absolutism

d)

nationalism

3.

which is true about workers in factories during the Industrial Revolution

a)

they were allowed to form unions

b)

working conditions were dangerous and inhumane

c)

working conditions were harsh but the pay was good

d)

British government was interested in improving the lives of the workers

4.

how did industrialization help to cause imperialism

a)

industrialization created the desire for people of similar cultures to become one nation

b)

no link at all

c)

industrialized nations needed raw materials to produce goods

d)

people in Africa and Asia believed they needed to be controlled

5.

Enlightenment

a)

a philosophical discussion about human rights

b)

a revolution in mathematics

c)

an agreement between Parliament and the Monarchy

d)

all of these are correct

6.

Led to the Italian Renaissance (choose three)

a)

rising interest in human achievement

b)

rising interest in the classics of Ancient Greece and Rome

c)

Increased wealth from trade

d)

desire to reform the Christian Church

7.

motivation of the early Protestant leaders

a)

Break away from the Roman Catholic Church to establish their own denominations

b)

Eliminate papal authority over the German churches

c)

Allow for the veneration of icons

d)

Simply bring reform to the Roman Catholic Church

8.

Why did the Portuguese begin exploring the West African coast

a)

to find a route to India to obtain spices while cutting out the middleman

b)

obtain land and establish colonies

c)

convert Africans to Islam

d)

take over Spanish forts in Africa and Asia

9.

allowed for the transfer of plants, animals, and germs between the Old and New Worlds

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Mercantilism

10.

Leader of the Bolsheviks that led the Russian Revolution

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Gregory Rasputin

c)

Leon Trotsky

d)

Joseph Stalin

11.

one party dictatorship that attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens

a)

Socialist

b)

Theocratic

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Imperialist

12.

Country Germany invaded in September 1939

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Lithuania

13.

one of the costliest battles of the war and led to Hitler's forces leaving the Soviet Union

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Coral Sea

d)

Battle of the Bulge

14.

Correct information about the Cold War

a)

was a state of tension and hostility between nations

b)

there was armed conflict

c)

there was no armed conflict

d)

the US was on one side and the Soviet Union was on the other

15.

a communist victory in South Vietnam would cause noncommunist governments across Southeast Asia to fall to communism

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

16.

Most slaves exported from Africa to the New World were shipped to

a)

The Caribbean and Brazil

b)

England's American colonies

c)

France's North American colonies

d)

Europe

17.

responsible for killing as many as 90% of the native population of the Americas following contact with Europeans

a)

Forced slavery

b)

Old World Diseases

c)

Inhumane working conditions

d)

warfare

18.

Portuguese founder of a school to teach people how to sail and explore without getting lost

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

19.

Portuguese explorer who successfully reached and discovered the "Cape of Good Hope"

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

20.

Portuguese sailor who successfully sailed around Africa and reached India

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

21.

Italian explorer sailing for Spain who attempted to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

22.

Italian explorer and cartographer whose maps demonstrated that newly discovered lands were not a part of Asia, but a "new world"

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

23.

first to circumnavigate the globe

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

24.

rebirth

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Enlightenment

25.

Johannes Gutenberg

a)

invented the printing press

b)

created a revolution in the sharing of information and the spread of knowledge

c)

created a printed version of the Bible

d)

all of these are correct

26.

most egregious offense committed by the Church according to Luther

a)

sale of indulgences

b)

political alliance between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor

c)

the baptism of infants

d)

Baptism of children not adults

27.

most important change made in science during the scientific revolution was the practice of forming conclusions

a)

tradition

b)

earlier science

c)

recorded observations

d)

religious teachings

28.

humanists

a)

wanted to unlock the power and potential of the human mind

b)

studied poetry, grammar, rhetoric

c)

More, Petrarch, Erasmus, and Shakespeare

d)

all answers are correct

29.

German monk who posted his 95 Theses

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Petrach

d)

Niccolo Machiavelli

30.

gave the Iron Curtain speech

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

31.

Which did NOT happen after the collapse of the Soviet Union

a)

a large republic of the Soviet Union changed its name back to Russia

b)

the Soviet Union became 15 different nations

c)

Gorbachev was overthrown in a military coup

d)

Boris Yeltsin became president of Russia

32.

reason for Yugoslavia breaking apart in the 1990s

a)

Rise of nationalism

b)

Soviet invasion of Yugoslavia

c)

Ethnic cleansing

d)

Refusal to sign the Warsaw Pact

33.

Which of these did NOT occur because of the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 in Germany?

a)

Jews were sent to concentration camps

b)

Jews lost their German citizenship

c)

Jews were banned from marrying non-Jews

d)

Jews were forced out of jobs and homes

34.

After D-Day, the Allies turned to Germany. What was the name of the last German offensive launched on the Allies?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Coral Sea

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Midway

35.

a devastating loss for the Japanese and would lead to no more offensive attacks from them

a)

Battle of Coral Sea

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Midway

36.

centralized, authoritarian government that is not communist whose policies glorify the state over the individual and are destructive to basic human rights

a)

Fascism

b)

Socialism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

37.

Hitlers Final Solution

a)

exterminate all European Jews

b)

send all European Jews to America

c)

put Heinrich Himmler in full command of the fate of the Jews

d)

convnce major Asian countries to allow European Jews to take citizenship there

38.

main outcome of the February Revolution in Russia

a)

Bolsheviks took over Russia

b)

Tsar Nicholas II adbicated the throne

c)

Civil war broke out in Russia

d)

Stalin became the leader of the USSR

39.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the ____ throne and shot by Gavrilo Princip, a ___ nationalist.

a)

Austro-Hungarian/French

b)

Austro-Hungarian/Italian

c)

German/Serbian

d)

Austro-Hungarian/Serbian

40.

main effect of the Treaty of Versailles

a)

colonies around the world were freed from imperial rule

b)

Britain became the richest nation in the world

c)

US gained more territory than previously owned before WWI

d)

Germany was forced to take full blame for the cause of WWI

41.

treaty that took Russia out of WWI

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Bucharest

42.

reason the guillotine was used a method of execution

a)

was particularly cruel and unusual

b)

been the traditional method of execution

c)

brought death quickly and painlessly

d)

the Committee of Public Safety hoped to preserve ammunition for the ongoing war

43.

Where Napoleon met his final defeat

a)

Paris

b)

Moscow

c)

London

d)

Waterloo

44.

In a communist system the means of production are controlled by

a)

the government

b)

individuals

c)

bourgeisie

d)

monarchy

45.

did NOT motivate a nation to become imperialistic

a)

economic improvement

b)

technological improvement

c)

political strength

d)

spreading of culture

46.

which is NOT a cause of the French Revolution

a)

social order, debt, and food shortages

b)

the Enlightenment

c)

Absolutism

d)

the Reign of Terror

47.

motivations for voyages of exploration

a)

spread Christianity to new people groups

b)

sought new trade routes and other sources of wealth

c)

desired knowledge and adventure

d)

all are correct

48.

Absolute rule is often associated with

a)

democracy

b)

divine right rule

c)

limited government

d)

none of these

49.

Europe country that controlled Ghana

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

50.

Europe country that controlled Democratic Republic of the Congo

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

51.

Europe country that controlled Algeria

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

52.

Mass production leads to lower prices and loved by Adam Smith

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

imperialism

53.

Means of production should be owned by all the people not individuals

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

socialism

d)

imperialism

54.

Created the telescope and saw the moons of Jupiter

a)

Galileo

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Francis Bacon

55.

Created the 3 laws of motion and the theory of gravity

a)

Galileo

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Francis Bacon

56.

Believed in human understanding was the way to gain truth and understanding

a)

Galileo

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Francis Bacon

57.

Observation and experimentation was the way to find answers

a)

Galileo

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Francis Bacon

58.

What Europeans gave Africans in exchange for slaves

a)

raw materials

b)

slaves

c)

manufactured goods

d)

jesus

59.

What American transferred to Europe in the triangle trade route

a)

raw materials

b)

slaves

c)

manufactured goods

d)

jesus

60.

Complete authority over the government and the people that monarchs had

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

parlimentary system

61.

Believe women should receive an equal education to men

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

napoleon

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

62.

Government should have 3 branches and separation of powers

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

63.

People are bad so absolute monarchy is the best form of government

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

64.

Wrote the book "Social Contract"

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

65.

Napoleon was able to gain power because he was a

a)

the son of a king

b)

absolute monarch

c)

capitalist

d)

military hero

66.

King Charles I lost the

a)

English Civil War

b)

invasion of the Soviet Union

c)

Franco-Prussian War

d)

Battle of Waterloo

67.

Machines leads to

a)

increase use of electricity

b)

industrial revolution

c)

factories

d)

lose of jobs for children

68.

nationalism is

a)

strong countries taking over weak ones

b)

pride and love for ones country

c)

agreements between countries to defend each other

d)

build up of weapons to attack others

69.

Alliances are

a)

strong countries taking over weak ones

b)

pride and love for ones country

c)

agreements between countries to defend each other

d)

build up of weapons to attack others

70.

Imperialism is

a)

strong countries taking over weak ones

b)

pride and love for ones country

c)

agreements between countries to defend each other

d)

build up of weapons to attack others

71.

Militarism is

a)

strong countries taking over weak ones

b)

pride and love for ones country

c)

agreements between countries to defend each other

d)

build up of weapons to attack others

72.

Blitzkrieg means

a)

blitz war

b)

thunder war

c)

lightening war

d)

quick war