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Review for Exam #2

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which people group makes up the 1st Estate?

a)

Peasants, Craftsman, Bourgeoisie

b)

Clergy, Monks, Nuns

c)

Nobility

d)

Monarchy

2.

The 2nd Estate is made up of the nobility of France.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The 3rd Estate consists of which people group?

a)

Peasants, Craftsman, Bourgeoisie

b)

Clergy, Monks, Nuns

c)

Nobility

d)

Monarchy

4.

Which estate was responsible for paying all taxes in France?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Monarchy

5.

Which estate made up the majority of the population (97%)?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Monarchy

6.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
7.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
8.

Who tried to invade Russia?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Charles II

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Louis XIV

9.

Who was excited via Guillotine ending the monarchy in France?

a)

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

b)

Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette

c)

William and Mary

d)

Lewis and Clark

10.

Who was executed by guillotine to END the Reign of Terror?

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Napoleon

d)

Robespierre

11.

What did Napoleon do in 1804?

a)

Declared himself Emperor

b)

Invaded Russia

c)

Was exiled to the Island of Elba

d)

Executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

12.

Faced with peasant rebellion & foreign invasion, the Nat'l Convention gave broad powers to a special committee of 12 called the...

a)

Committee of Public Safety

b)

National Assembly

c)

Jacobin Club

d)

Dechristianization

13.

The Committee of Public Safety adopted policies known as the ___________, which led to the deaths of 40,000 French people.

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

League of Nations

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

National Convention

14.

What method was the most often used means of execution during the Reign of Terror in France?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Hanging

c)

Electric chair

d)

Firing squad

15.

Prior to the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based on what factor?

a)

Wealth/Income

b)

King Wishes

c)

Social Status

d)

Birth Order

16.

Which of the following was a reason why France had so much debt and was nearly bankrupt?

a)

The king lowered taxes

b)

The king took their money to create jobs

c)

The king spent the taxes on wars and himself

d)

They had fought against the Americans in the revolution

17.

Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution?

a)

a law granting peasants more freedom

b)

unequal tax burdens

c)

a growing French empire

d)

equal land ownership

18.

The First Estate was __________% of France's population.

a)

97

b)

2

c)

1

d)

none of the above

19.

The Second Estate was _______% of France's population.

a)

97

b)

2

c)

1

d)

none of the above

20.

The Third Estate made up _______% of France's population.

a)

97

b)

2

c)

1

d)

none of the above

21.

Which of the three estates was responsible for paying taxes?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

22.

King of France during the French Revolution

a)

Louis XIV (14)

b)

Charles V (5)

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte III (3)

d)

Louis XVI (16)

23.

What was the king of France's authority based on?

a)

Divine Right

b)

Estates-General

c)

Constitution

d)

Terror

24.

Parisians showed their anger towards the king by

a)

Storming the Bastille

b)

Invading the Estates-General

c)

Refusing to eat bread

d)

Burning the palace at Versailles

25.

Overthrew the French revolutionary government and became emperor of France.

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Maximilien Robespierre

d)

Marie Antoinette

26.

Why was the Napoleonic Code created?

a)

To create a government that treated everyone fair

b)

To create a military that had the same rules

c)

To create a uniform set of laws in France

d)

To create a form of government where women could vote

27.

What was the continential system?

a)

Secreet code name for the invasion of Russia

b)

The blockade of European goods to Britain

c)

The invasion of Britain

d)

European countries all trading together

28.

Why was the invasion of Russia unsuccessful?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Gentleman's warfare

c)

Scorched Earth Policy

d)

Guerilla Warfare

29.

Which of the following was not granted in the Napoleonic Code?

a)

Wives could not sell property

b)

Trial by jury

c)

Women got the right to vote

d)

Feudal rights ended

30.

What was the goal of the Congress of Veinna?

a)

To punish France for the Napoleonic War

b)

To make Great Britain and Russia more powerful

c)

To help the smaller countries of Europe become more powerful

d)

To balance the power of Europe

31.
What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon conquered Russia, but while he was invading the British invaded France
c)
Napoleon retreated to focus on the Haitian Revolution
d)
Napoleon lost 95% of his army, and retreated back to France
32.
The French people welcomed Napoleon because…
a)
they hoped he would fix the famine that France was experiencing
b)
he completely disagreed with the ideas of the French Revolution
c)
he was the son of King Louis XVI
d)
he promised to bring law and order to France after the chaos of the Reign of Terror
33.
The Continental System restricted which of the following relationships?
a)
freedom of speech and freedom of the press
b)
trade between Napoleon’s Empire and Great Britain
c)
the rights of women
d)
trade between Napoleon’s Empire and The United States of America
34.

What was Napolean's goal for Europe?

a)

To give each country thier independence

b)

To loot Europe of its art

c)

To enslave all European citizens

d)

To conquer all of Europe

35.
During the Continental system, Napoleon banned Europe from trading with
a)
Britain
b)
Spain
c)
Russia
d)
Portugal
36.

How did Nationalism defeat Napolean?

a)

It was a new military weapon that the Spainish used against the Frnach

b)

People of conquered nations came together to defeat Napoleon

c)

The military strategy Russia used to defeat the French

d)

The plan Russia and Great Britain used to defeat Napoleon

37.
What idea began to rise after Napoleon's exile?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Absolutism
38.
What group of people are against change & support traditional values?
a)
Conservatives
b)
Liberals
c)
Radicals
d)
Nationalists
39.
What group of people support moving to new ideas & don't support traditional ideas?
a)
Conservatives
b)
Liberals 
c)
Radicals
40.
Who led nationalist revolts in southern Italy?
a)
Cavour
b)
Garibaldi
c)
Napoleon
d)
Victor Emmanuel
41.

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

a)

Factories

b)

Hand

c)

Slaves

d)

Royalty

42.

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

adoption of gold standard

c)

era of good feelings

43.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made them more expensive & harder to ship
b)
made them cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people a way of transportation
44.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
45.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
46.
The Industrial Revolution was ...
a)
a war fought between Britain and U.S.
b)
When people worked more on farms than factories 
c)
time of inventing and industry 
d)
started in the U.S. and moved into Britain 
47.
How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
People bought more handmade goods than before 
b)
people worked mostly on farms 
c)
people bought factory made items and worked outside the home
d)
people made a lot of money making homemade items 
48.
Which is an example of a capitalists? 
a)
Mary Driscoll working in the factory to make money 
b)
Mr. Brown ran the factory and established rules 
c)
Lewis Hine took photos of child workers 
d)
Someone invested money by purchasing a new loom for a factory. 
49.
Immigration changed during the Industrial Revolution because...
a)
America was gaining power and money 
b)
factories offered jobs to incoming immigrants 
c)
people wanted to own a factory 
d)
no one bought homemade items 
50.
Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...
a)
people wanted to be part of the new growing cities 
b)
people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion
c)
people did not like living on farms anymore 
d)
farms were all failing and people wanted to see what cities were like 
51.

This economic theory says that the government should not interfere in the economy.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

52.

This economist believed in communism.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Saint-Simon

d)

Robert Owen

53.

This economic theory states that wealth should be distributed equally among everyone. Everyone gets what they need.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

54.

Which of the following was the first industry to be impacted by the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Textile

b)

Steel

c)

Electrical appliances

d)

Automobile

55.

During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by

a)

factory owners

b)

investment bankers

c)

farm laborers

d)

industrial workers

56.

Where did Karl Marx predict a revolution of the proletariat would occur first?

a)

industrial Europe

b)

independent Latin America

c)

colonial Africa

d)

agricultural Russia

57.

The belief that each "people" should have their own country is what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Countryism

58.

This war united the German people.

a)

Franco-Prussian War

b)

Thirty Years' War

c)

French Revolution

d)

German Peasants' War

59.

This man and his Red-Shirt Army united southern Italy

a)

Garibaldi

b)

Cavour

c)

Victor Emmanuel

d)

Bongiovi

60.

• Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor

• Austro-Prussian War, 1866

• Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871


These events led directly to

a)

the unification of Germany

b)

foreign rule in Italy

c)

the rebellion of the Sepoys

d)

an alliance between Serbs and Russians

61.

The unification of Italy and the unification of Germany show that

a)

socialism was an effective way of organizing the economy

b)

nationalism could be used to consolidate political interests

c)

colonialism could be used to spread European civilization

d)

interdependence was a significant obstacle to waging war

62.

Which social classification is situated at the top of the social system in Colonial Latin America?

a)

creoles

b)

Mulattoes

c)

peninsulares

d)

slaves

63.

What people were second highest in the caste system of the Spanish American colonies?

a)

Creoles

b)

Peninsulares

c)

Enslaved Persons of African descent

d)

Mestizos

e)

Indigenous Native Americans

64.

Peninsulares

a)

Men born in Spain and Portugal who held the highest offices and important positions.

b)

Spaniards born in Latin American colonies. Controlled much land and business but not important government positions.

c)

Mix of Native and European. Servants to important positions.

d)

Bottom of social hierarchy. Manual labor.

65.

Creoles

a)

Men born in Spain and Portugal who held the highest offices and important positions.

b)

Spaniards born in Latin American colonies. Controlled much land and business but not important government positions.

c)

Bottom of social hierarchy. Manual labor.

d)

Mix of Native and European. Servants to important positions.

66.
The social classes of Latin America were based on the _________ of the person.
a)
Wealth
b)
Race
c)
Heritage
d)
Ability
67.
Peninsulares and Creoles were the top 2 social classes in Latin America.  Why?
a)
Both classes were elected by the people
b)
Both had some European ancestry
c)
Both classes were specifically chosen by the monarch to rule
d)
Both were full blooded European
68.

Click on all the causes of Independence

a)

Influence of French Revolution

b)

The Protestant Reformation

c)

The Napoleonic Wars

d)

The Spanish Power Crisis

e)

Bad rule of Carlos the 4th

69.

How did the American Revolution influence the rebellion in the Spanish colonies?

a)

It inspired the Spanish colonies to rebel against a colonial power

b)

Spanish America saw that they could replace European rule with a fair society

c)

Spanish America saw opportunities of creating a democratic society of their own.

d)

All of the above

70.

What is Imperialism?

a)

Extension of a nations power into neighboring cities and towns

b)

Being ruled by a Queen or King

c)

Extension of a nation's power over foreign people and land

d)

Being ruled by a governmental powers

71.

What is the name of the country that started Imperialism?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

China

72.

What was the major cause for Imperialism to begin?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

World War 1

c)

The cold war

d)

The agricultural revolution

73.
What country is the first to truly colonize Africa, 1500-1815.
a)
Portugal 
b)
United States 
c)
Nigeria 
d)
Great Britain 
74.
What revolution made France and Great Britain want to colonize Africa? 1815-1875.
a)
U.S.A. 
b)
Industrial 
c)
French 
d)
Ottoman Empire
75.

Which of the following is a reason for European colonization of Africa?

a)

Europeans thought that the Africans would be better with their guidance.

b)

The Europeans wanted to make up for slavery.

c)

The Europeans wanted the natural resources of Africa.

76.

The seizure and control of a country by another country is best referred to as

a)

imperialism

b)

militarism

c)

socialism

77.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

to prevent further takeover of Africa

b)

to emancipate slaves

c)

to create a way to divide up Africa

d)

to make a peace treaty

78.

Which two European countries controlled the most African land?

a)

Spain & Germany

b)

France & Great Britain

c)

France & Belgium

79.

During the 1884 Berlin Conference, European leaders "partitioned" Africa. The "PARTITONING" of Africa describes how Africa was...

a)

conquered

b)

enslaved

c)

divided

d)

loved

80.

When European leaders "partitioned" Africa, what was often used to create the colonial divisions (the new artificial borders)?

a)

convenient geographic features (along rivers, mountains...)

b)

the input from the African leaders

c)

the input from the ethnic groups living in that area

d)

they kept the borders that existed before colonization

81.

"Nationalism" was a political reason that drove European countries to colonize Africa. Each European country wanted to have the most colonies. Nationalism is...

a)

a strong pride in ones country

b)

when citizens migrate to other countries

c)

a strong sense of sorrow and sadness when a nation loses a war

d)

similar to a civil war but involves several groups of people fighting each other within the same country