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World History II Practice SOL

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country's revolution influenced the French Revolution?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

United States

2.

Select the phrases that are associated with the man pictured.

a)

Led Haitian rebellion against France

b)

Led American abolitionist movement

c)

Liberated northern areas of Latin America

d)

Led the 3rd Estate during the French Revolution

3.

What best completes B on the diagram?

a)

Strengthened diplomatic ties with Europe

b)

Led independence movements

c)

Native of Venezuela

d)

Resident of Haiti

4.

Which form of government was overthrown by the French Revolution?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

limited monarchy

c)

democracy

d)

republic

5.

• Influenced by the American Revolution

• Storming of the Bastille

• Guillotine


Which era of world history is best described by this list?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

American Revolution

6.

Identify the emperor who rose to power in France following the French Revolution.

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Marie Antoinette

7.

_____________________= France's uniform set of law codes during Napoleon's rule.

a)

Napoleonic Codes

b)

Hammurabi's Codes

c)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

Bill of Rights

8.

19th Century European Advancements

• Introduction of compulsory public school

• Labor reform movement

• Age limits for employment


Which factor primarily influenced the passage of these laws?

a)

invention of the printing press

b)

rise of manufacturing unions

c)

increase of agricultural jobs

d)

child labor in factories

9.

Which change is most closely associated with the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the use of currency to conduct trade

b)

the transition from household production to mass production

c)

the rise of artisan guilds to produce goods

d)

the transition from an urban population to rural population

10.

The migration of people from rural areas to cities during the 19th century is an example of which trend?

a)

natinoalism

b)

emigration

c)

urbanization

d)

feudalism

11.

Which industry was the first to become industrialized?

a)

mining

b)

textile

c)

shipbuilding

d)

steel

12.

In which economic system is everyone free to choose what they buy and sell?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Manorialism

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

13.

Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, sometimes to the exclusion of the interests of other nations

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Militarism

14.

_____ divided Europe into opposing sides prior to and during WWI

a)

Political parties

b)

Alliances

c)

Tariffs

15.

What was the "spark" that started WWI?

a)

The Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

16.

Which title best describes this list?

a)

Causes of World War I

b)

Causes of World War II

c)

Causes of the Korean War

d)

Causes of the Cold War

17.

The type warfare depicted in this photograph is indicative of which war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Franco-Prussian War

d)

Cold War

18.

Posters were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

prohibition

b)

propaganda

c)

imperialism

d)

neutrality

19.

Which continent was entirely controlled by the British Empire?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

India

20.

• Blamed Germany for World War I

• Limited the German military

• Created the League of Nations


Which document is best described by this list?

a)

Treaty of Westphalia

b)

Concordant of 1801

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Paris

21.

Identify technological advancements used in World War I.

a)

tanks

b)

radar

c)

machine guns

d)

propaganda

e)

submarines

22.

Which treaty's failure helped to create World War II?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Westphalia

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

23.

Which policy did Neville Chamberlain adopt in 1939 as a response to Nazi aggression?

a)

multilateralism

b)

brinkmanship

c)

detente

d)

appeasement

24.

The end of World War II in 1945 occurred immediately following

a)

the Soviet declaration of war against Japan.

b)

the use of atomic weapons against Japan.

c)

an Allied invasion of Japan.

d)

a revolution by the people of Japan.

25.

Which form of government best completes this table?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Fascism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

26.

Which technological advance helped England defend itself from German air attacks during World War II?

a)

radar

b)

sonar

c)

use of submarines

d)

atomic bombs

27.

What do both Nagasaki and Hiroshima have in common?

a)

They were both hit with atomic bombs in World War II.

b)

They were both locations of concentration camps.

c)

They were both invaded by Japan.

d)

They were both invaded on D-Day.

28.

All of the following were reasons for the Holocaust EXCEPT —

a)

Economic depression blamed on Jews

b)

Hitler's belief in the master race

c)

European history of Antisemitism

d)

Adolf Hitler's hatred of the Chinese

29.

The belief in one god.

a)

Polytheism

b)

Deity

c)

Monotheism

30.

The belief in many gods.

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Nirvana

31.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

32.

According to John Locke, what is the primary purpose of government?

a)

To support an aristocratic class

b)

To protect the natural rights of individuals

c)

To promote equality among citizens

d)

To change the ways of nobility

33.

The belief that monarchs receive their authority from God and are answerable only to God is known as —

a)

papal authority

b)

divine right

c)

Calvinism

d)

Protestantism

34.

Which system of government can be characterized by having centralized power and the rule by divine right?

a)

communism

b)

dictatorship

c)

limited imperialism

d)

absolute monarchy

35.

One reason that the Ottoman Turks were successful in creating a large empire was that they---

a)

conquered Mughal lands

b)

taxed visitors in their empire

c)

used the Islamic religion to unify

d)

relied on foreign navies to protect their coast

36.

Which religion was dominant among the leaders of Mughal India?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

37.

Which empire is credited with the architectural achievement shown above?

a)

Mughal

b)

Inca

c)

Ottoman

d)

Songhai

38.

Which country adopted a policy of isolationism to limit foreign influences?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Japan

39.

Which title best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Social and cultural patterns in the Italian states

b)

Social and cultural patterns in the German states

c)

Social and cultural patterns in India

d)

Social and cultural patterns in China

40.

Which items were exported along route A?

a)

precious metals

b)

rum

c)

manufacture goods

d)

slaves

41.

In order to justify expanding the territorial borders of Germany, Adolf Hitler made which claim?

a)

Mobs would attack ethnic minorities if more lands were not taken.

b)

Germany had a democratic government and would govern lands.

c)

Authoritarian rule would have a beneficial effect on annexed territories.

d)

Germany had become overcrowded and needed more space.

42.

In the 1930s Japanese nationalists sought to correct the ill effects of the Great Depression by employing which actions?

a)

by seizing foreign territories with valuable resources

b)

by negotiating trade agreements

c)

by adopting free-market capitalism

d)

by expanding democratic principles

43.

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.


It is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law . . .—The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948


Which event inspired the United Nations to draft of the Declaration of Human Rights in 1948?

a)

the failure of the League of Nations

b)

the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

the invasion of South Korea by North Korea

d)

the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II

44.

What was the primary purpose of the United Nations?

a)

to create a diplomatic forum to achieve peace

b)

to provide monetary loans to unstable countries

c)

to supply humanitarian relief for war-torn countries

d)

to monitor nuclear weapons stockpiles

45.

The end of World War II in the Pacific occurred after the first military use of

a)

atomic weapons.

b)

long-distance rockets.

c)

submarines.

d)

tanks.

46.

Germany initiated World War II in Europe by invading which country?

a)

Poland

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Austria

d)

the Soviet Union

47.

The term "Iron Curtain" refers to —

a)

the United States pledge to defend Western Europe by force

b)

the division of the Korean peninsula after the war

c)

the closing down of European ports to Soviet goods

d)

the division between free enterprise and communist nations in Europe

48.

The policy of containment was intended to —

a)

prevent the United Nations from gaining to much power

b)

stop the spread of global diseases

c)

promote the end of nuclear weapons

d)

prevent the spread of communism by aiding anti-communists

49.

The Cold War was an ideological war between —

a)

nationalism and communism

b)

fascism and democracy

c)

communism and captialism/

democracy

d)

free enterprise and nationalism

50.

What is the best title for this list?

a)

Causes of Western Imperialism

b)

Causes of the Cold War

c)

Causes of the Great Depression

d)

Causes of World War II

51.

Which religion is concentrated around area 2 on the map?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

52.

The dark shaded area on the map represents the distribution of what religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

53.

What are the two major cities of the Islamic culture and religion?

a)

Mecca and Medina

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Sumer and Babylon

d)

Rome and Venice

54.

Belief that Jesus is the son of God, and the stories of the New Testament are characteristics of —

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Buddhism

55.

The Hindu belief that future reincarnation is based on present behavior is called —

a)

Karma

b)

caste system

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

Eightfold Path

56.

The followers of which religion seek to achieve enlightenment?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

57.

Religious Teachings

I. Suffering is universal.

II. The cause of suffering is selfish-desires.

III. There is a cure for suffering.

IV. The cure is suffering is the Eightfold Path.


The religion associated with this central teaching is —

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

58.

Whose voyage is outlined on the map?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Hernando Cortez

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francis Drake

59.

Which effect best replaces the question mark in the graphic?

a)

Forced migration of Africans for slave labor

b)

Expansion of the Aztec and Inca Empires

c)

Europeans used as a source of slave labor

d)

Colonists imitation of indigenous culture

60.

How did the Columbian Exchange impact the indigenous economics of the Caribbean region?

a)

It extended the territorial claim of the Spanish

b)

It led to the death of half of American Indians

c)

It was destroyed by the plantation system.

d)

It created a shortage of labor to grow cash crops.

61.

Which two religions were concentrated in both Europe and the Middle East during the 1500s AD?

a)

Buddhism and Judaism

b)

Islam and Hinduism

c)

Christianity and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

62.

During the 1500s, which empire was located in the darker-shaded area on this map?

a)

Incan

b)

Mayan

c)

Aztec

d)

Anasazi

63.

These Studies focusing on classic Greek and Roman texts were of major importance during the ---

a)

Catholic Reformation

b)

Italian Renaissance

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

64.

These routes are historically significant primarily because they ----

a)

were used by invading armies

b)

provided access to food and water sources

c)

allowed people to explore new regions

d)

made possible an exchange of goods and ideas

65.
In the 1500's, the red region was known as-
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Russia
66.
Luther's key beliefs were 
- Salvation by faith alone
- All humans are equal before God
-___________
a)
Only people who live a good life will be saved
b)
The Pope is the head of the Church
c)
Separation of church and state 
d)
The Bible is the ultimate authority 
67.

The Society of Jesus was created to spread Catholic teachings, primarily in response to the---

a)

Inquisition

b)

Renaissance

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Protestant Reformation

68.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom of press

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Freedom of petition

69.

All are factors contributing to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere EXCEPT —

a)

Economic competition between European empires

b)

Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe

c)

Support for the diffusion of Judaism

d)

Pioneering role of Prince Henry the Navigator

70.

The export of precious metals from the Americas led to -

a)

great wealth and riches for African countries

b)

a decreased demand for manufactured goods

c)

great wealth and riches for European countries

d)

an economic recession for European countries

71.

Why were European explorers looking for sea routes to East Asia?

a)

They were curious to see the physical features and culture were like in South Asia.

b)

They needed new land to build homes for Europeans.

c)

They were searching for trade routes to trade for gold and spices from East Asia

d)

They were looking for people to convert to Islam.

72.

The spread of Martin Luther's views led to the establishment of---

a)

Protestantism

b)

Judaism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Mormonism

73.
Henry VIII left the Catholic Church because ...
a)
He wanted to be baptized 
b)
He did not like the Pope
c)
His father was Catholic 
d)
He wanted to divorce his wife
74.

Elizabeth I supported protestantism in England by

a)

Returning land belonging to the Catholic Church

b)

Making the Anglican church the official national church

c)

Persecuting people who used Latin in the Catholic Church

d)

Removing the leader of the Anglican Church

75.

Who advocated predestination?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Jan Huss

c)

John Wycliffe

d)

John Calvin