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WH Exam Review

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A polytheistic religion. India’s 1st major religion. Believed to be the first religion known to mankind.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

2.

A prince who turned to meditation to relieve suffering and reached enlightenment. He is now known as Buddha [enlightened one]

a)

Nirvana

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Prince Deity

3.

What is the largest religion in the world?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Chrisitianity

d)

Islam

4.

Which religion believes in the law of karma, reincarnation and the caste system?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

5.

Which religion believes in the 4 Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path and nirvana through meditation?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

6.
The social structure in India that prevents social mobility.  
a)
Caste System
b)
Eightfold path
c)
Hinduism
d)
Vedas
7.
All Muslims who are financially capable should make the pilgrimage to Mecca once their lifetimes. 
a)
Zakat
b)
Hajj
c)
Salat
d)
Shahadah 
8.

Which religion believes in reincarnation?

Reincarnation - The soul never dies, it moves to a new body.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

9.

Which religion believes in the Covenant?

The Covenant is an agreement between Abraham and the people who practice this religion.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

10.

The Five Pillars of Islam include which ideas...

Select all answers that are true!

a)

Muslims must pray regularly

b)

Muslims must fast during Ramadan

c)

Muslims believe in more than one god.

d)

If possible, Muslims must visit Mecca

11.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
12.

Where/how did the Black Plague first enter Europe?

a)

Through port cities first because of trade routes.

b)

The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

c)

The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

d)

The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.

13.
The 2 part legacy of the Silk Road: the spread of goods and ideas and the connected-ness of cultures.
a)
War and Peace
b)
Feast and Famine
c)
Cultural Diffusion and Globalizaiton
d)
Wet Monsoon and Dry Monsoon
14.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
15.

During the Renaissance, more Europeans became increasingly interested in

a)

education and the arts

b)

business and religion

c)

religion and spirituality

d)

education and the military

16.

Which best states how the Renaissance affected Europe between 1300 and 1600?

a)

The Renaissance led to major artistic changes but few social changes in Europe

b)

The Renaissance led to major social changes but few political changes in Europe

c)

The Renaissance led to no major artistic, social, or political changes in Europe

d)

The Renaissance led to major artistic, social, and political changes in Europe

17.

Which best states how wealthy men changed their interests during the Renaissance?

a)

They began to focus on military goals and foreign trade to control markets

b)

they began to focus on religious goals and teachings to strengthen the Church

c)

They began to focus on military goals and weaponry to become better soldiers.

d)

They began to focus on educational goals and new skills to become well rounded.

18.

A significant concept that influenced Renaissance artists, many philosophers and political leaders was

a)

spiritualism

b)

humanism

c)

medievalism

d)

socialism

19.

Which best describes how italy's location on the Mediterranean Sea contributed to the flourishing of the Renaissance?

a)

Italy's location allowed many artists and writers to protect new ideas.

b)

Italy's location allowed many philosophers and politicians to try new ideas.

c)

Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to challenge new ideas.

d)

Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to bring back new ideas

20.

During the Renaissance, Italian artists were supported by wealthy

a)

priests

b)

scholars

c)

patrons

d)

popes

21.

Which was a result of the Protestant Reformation in Europe?

a)

Catholic Church accepted Protestant Religion

b)

Spain became a protestant nation

c)

Catholic church changed ALL of their practices.

d)

The power of the Catholic Church was weakened.

22.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

23.

The “Act of Supremacy”

a)

Established the King as head of the church in England

b)

Established the Catholic Church as the only church in England

c)

Kicked Martin Luther out of the church

d)

Guaranteed heaven after death

24.

Why did Henry VIII (8th) break from the Catholic Church?

a)

Selling indulgences

b)

Executing Martin Luther

c)

Named himself Holy Roman Emperor

d)

Wanted to divorce his wife

25.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
26.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
27.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
28.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
29.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
30.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
31.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
32.

How did the Catholic Church respond to the work of Galileo?

a)

The Church embraced the new findings and supported the work of Galileo

b)

The Church helped to publish Galileo's book and incorporated the new science into church doctrine.

c)

Galileo's work was viewed as heresy (belief or opinion contrary to religious doctrine and carried harsh punishments)

d)

Galileo was forced to recant (take back) his support for heliocentrism

33.

Which term BEST describes an intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought:

a)

Religion

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Government

d)

Radicalism

34.

What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Native American population?

a)

the spread of higher calorie food that allowed Native Americans to rest more

b)

an increase in the average global temperature

c)

an increase in oral storytelling to pass down Native American history

d)

the spread of Old World diseases to which the Native Americans had no immunity

35.

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

a)

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

b)

To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea

c)

To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy

d)

o find the city of gold in southern Africa

36.
The __________ __________ brought new domestic animals, new food plants, and new diseases to the Western Hemisphere. 
a)
trading stuff
b)
disease exchange
c)
Columbian exchange
37.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

38.

This Explorer was the first to establish an Indian trade route by sailing south around the Cape of Good Hope.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Bartholomew Dias

c)

John Cabot

d)

Hernan Cortez

39.

What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

to sail from one continent to another

b)

to sail all the way around the world

c)

to sail from one hemisphere to another

d)

to sail to an unexplored part of the world

40.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

41.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
42.

One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both

a)

had the support of the Roman Catholic Church

b)

placed great value on traditional beliefs

c)

emphasized the value of human reasoning

d)

contributed to the end of feudalism

43.

Absolutism is -

a)

The idea that there is an important question that a monarch needs to force into law particularly when dealing with a female inheriting the throne.

b)

The idea that a monarch has direct power from God to rule and that they are responsible to God alone.

c)

The idea that a monarch has the authority to have complete and absolute control.

d)

The idea that a monarch has the ability to tell his subjects what they are to do in life.

44.

An absolute monarch justified their power with the theory known as—

a)

Balance of power

b)

Divine right

c)

pragmatic sanction

d)

regiments of grants

45.

Absolute monarchs, Philip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were all considered absolute rulers because they –

a)

broke from the Roman Catholic Church.

b)

helped feudal lords build secure castles .

c)

Instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments.

d)

made government decisions without the consent of their people .

46.

-spread ideas quickly throughout Europe

-literacy rates increased in many areas

-people were able to read The Bible in their vernacular


What technological advancement is being described above?

a)

invention of the printing press

b)

new navigational tools

c)

invention of the telescope

d)

diffusion of Romance languages

47.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

48.

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

a)

Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The Bastille

49.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

50.

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Estates General

c)

Estates System

d)

Guillotine

51.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

a)

Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.

b)

Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.

c)

The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.

d)

The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.

52.

How was the Social System in Latin America different than the Social System found in France?

a)

It was based on education

b)

It was based on wealth

c)

It was based on race

d)

It was based on land occupation

53.

This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the northern part of South America from Spain. He was also known as the "Great Liberator".

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L' Ouverture

c)

Jose San Martin

d)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

54.

This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the Haiti from France. This freed slave led one of the only successful slave rebellions in the western hemisphere.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L' Ouverture

c)

Jose San Martin

d)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

55.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
56.

What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?

a)

Explosion of the USS Maine

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Sympathy for Cubans

d)

Atrocities of Spanish generals in Cuba

57.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
58.

The _______________ was a foreign policy statement issued in 1823 stating that the U.S. would oppose any intervention by European nations to control nations in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Treaty of Paris

59.

What was the intended purpose of the Open Door Policy?

a)

Develop American-style democratic institutions and practices in China

b)

Prevent Japan and powerful European nations from locking the United States out of trade monopolies in China

c)

Establish a strong American military presence on the Chinese mainland

d)

Support Japanese efforts to industrialize farming and mass production techniques

60.

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

journalism

d)

reporting

61.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
62.

What territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

a)

Hawaii & Puerto Rico

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, &

the Philippines

c)

Japan, Puerto Rico & Guam

d)

Puerto Rico, Hawaii & the Philippines

63.

The following is a new technology used in WWI

a)

U-Boats

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

Airplanes

d)

all of the above

64.

What does this political cartoon best represent?

a)

Public opposition to the League of Nations

b)

German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico

c)

The Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

65.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

66.

In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

67.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
68.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
69.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
70.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
71.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
72.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
73.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
74.

France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion

a)

appeasement

b)

praise

c)

extermination

d)

interventionism

75.
What is a large DIFFERENCE between communism and fascism?
a)
Government controls production in communism
b)
fascism has no social classes
c)
communism restricts individual rights
d)
government owns all property in fascism
76.
A government that owns the means of production, accepts all ethnicities, no religion, & appealed to urban & agricultural workers is an example of?
a)
Fascism
b)
Nazism
c)
Communism
d)
Democracy
77.
A government where capitalists own the means of production, promote extreme nationalism, uses religion as a tool to gain support, & appealed to business leaders, landowners, & lower middle class is an example of?
a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
78.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
79.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
80.
What did Hitler blame the Jews for?
a)
Being rich and having big noses
b)
Germany's loss of WWI and a failing economy
c)
Germany's loss of land and weakness
d)
Worshiping a God that he did not believe in
81.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
82.

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Nuremberg Laws

83.

The Nuremberg Laws

a)

separated Jews from German society

b)

said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews

c)

said Jews couldn't own businesses

d)

all of the above

84.

Why was this night known as "the night of the broken glass"

a)

Someone broke a glass cup and forgot to clean it up

b)

The nazi's were playing baseball and broke a window

c)

The nazi's broke through synagogues, schools, and other jewish buildings, and broken glass was all over the streets

d)

The jews threw glass at SS officers as a protest

85.

Which statement best summarizes the Nuremberg War Crimes Trails?

a)

The court ruled that the German government could restrict the right of the Jews is the were not

citizens of Germany.

b)

The trials were used to decide which Jews would be sent to the death camps in Germany.

c)

The trials were used to convict Hitler of crimes against humanity and sentence him to death.

d)

The trial led to the conviction and death of twelve Nazi officials and civilians.

86.
Question Image

Match the following Cold War vocab words to the correct definition

a)

Marshall Plan

1.

Gave aid to nations after WW2 so they would not fall to communism

b)

Truman Doctrine

2.

US would provide financial and military aid to any democratic nation falling to communism

c)

Berlin Airlift

3.

U.S. airdropped supplies to the democratic part of Berlin. that the USSR cut off from the world

d)

Containment

4.

U.S. would stop the spread of communism. BUT NOT overthrow already existing communist nations

87.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?

a)

the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

b)

the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

c)

the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

d)

the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America  by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer

88.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
89.

What is the 38th parallel?

a)

A border that splits West Germany and East Germany

b)

A border that splits North Korea and South Korea

c)

A border that splits Western Europe and Eastern Europe

d)

A border that splits North Dakota and South Dakota

90.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

91.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
92.

What was the result of the Berlin blockade?

a)

Military conflict escalated between the U.S & USSR

b)

Germany fell to communism

c)

The Cold War ended

d)

The U.S airlifted supplies to West Berlin and avoided war with the Soviet Union

93.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
94.

What country put the first human-made space satellite into orbit around Earth?

a)

the United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

France

95.

What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?

a)

Korea and Vietnam

b)

Germany and France

c)

Algeria and Morocco

d)

Cuba and Spain

96.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

97.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

98.
Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed miserably?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Alliance for Progress
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
99.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

100.

What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?

a)

to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons

b)

to create an international space station

c)

to withdraw troops from Asia

d)

to halt all satellite development programs

101.

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

a)

glasnost

b)

perestroika

c)

democratizatsiya

d)

shock therapy

102.

This 1989 photograph symbolizes the

a)

end of the Cold War

b)

importance of the Berlin airlift

c)

creation of a divided Germany

d)

fear of Nazism among Germans