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HISTORY FINAL

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 36mins

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1.

At the time of the Russian Revolution MOST people in Russia were...

a)

peasants

b)

supportive of the Czar

c)

middle class

d)

over 35 years old

2.

"Land" in V.I. Lenin's offer of "Land, Peace, Bread" refers to...

a)

the surrender of territory to Germany in order to end Russia's participation in WWI

b)

the policy of taking land from the boyars and giving it to tenant farmers throughout Russia

c)

the attempts by communists to improve the production of food on the Russian steppes

d)

the need of Russia to acquire additional territories in order to become self-sufficient in raw materials

3.

one HUGE economic problem in LATE 19th century Russia was...

a)

too many rich, well educated professionals

b)

a lack of available workers/labor

c)

most goods were made by the domestic system/cottage industries

d)

a lack of raw materials/resources

4.

ALL of the following groups were part of the "Whites" during the Russian Civil War except...

a)

Mensheviks

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

nobles/boyars

d)

Russia's former WWI allies, the British, French, US

5.

What is a Soviet

a)

a communist Russian

b)

Lenin's political party

c)

a person in the Soviet Union

d)

a council made up of soldiers, farmers, and workers

6.

Most Europeans governments BEFORE WWI felt

a)

military technology had exceeded the boundaries of common sense and safety

b)

naval strength was not as important as army strength

c)

peace at all costs was the best foreign policy

d)

armed strength should be honored and glorified as a way to solve problems

7.

The February/March or First Russian Revolution was about..

a)

deciding to enter WWI

b)

getting rid of Kerensky and the Duma

c)

getting rid of the Czar

d)

improving the lives and privileges of the middle class

8.

Nationalism is ALL of the following except..

a)

a force which unites people of a common ethnicity, language, and culture

b)

a need for freedom from the dominance of other societies

c)

a belief that one's culture or nation is superior to others

d)

a desire to keep the current conditions/ways from changing

9.

Which nation spent the most per capita on armaments/weapons in 1890?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

10.

what cause of WWI is BEST illustrated by this chart?

a)

the system of alliances

b)

militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

11.

World War I started

a)

due to policies related to appeasement which failed to stop aggressive actions

b)

due to Slavic nationalism in the Balkans of Eastern Europe

c)

because collective security was used to stop nations who were expansionist

d)

because the United Nations used its power to defend the Allied powers in western Europe

12.

the ideas of socialism would most likely be supported by

a)

Mensheviks

b)

liberals

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

nobles

13.

Nobles/Aristocrats/Boyars in Russia in the 1910s most likely..

a)

supported a totally democratic government

b)

supported the Mensheviks socialist system

c)

supported the autocracy of the Czar

d)

supported the Bolsheviks communist revolution

14.

The League of Nations was established

a)

to use force to punish a member that failed to act as a righteous and civilized nation

b)

as a result of the Treaty of Frankfurt

c)

to make an alliance amongst nations for the purpose of mutual defense

d)

to maintain peace and international security by discussing conflicts and resolutions to avoid war

15.

Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except

a)

gain new resources

b)

show their power

c)

learn about other cultures

d)

spreading their greatness

16.

The least dominating type of imperialism was/is

a)

sphere of influence

b)

colony

c)

protectorate

d)

social darwinism

17.

The Sino-Japanese War was fought

a)

between China and Japan over the control of Korean raw materials and markets

b)

the US and Japan over opening coastal trade ports and markets for American goods

c)

due to the British selling opium to the Japanese

d)

between Russia and Japan over control of Vietnam

18.

Which one of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Portsmouth?

a)

Italy received Venetia

b)

Portugal received the eastern hemisphere

c)

Uzbeks did not invade Kazakhstan

d)

Japan placed a protectorate over Korea

19.

The attempt to seek independence for a particular ethnic group is a

a)

liberal movement

b)

autocratic movement

c)

nationalistic movement

d)

socialistic movement

20.

Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan's government most closely resembled

a)

feudalism

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

autocracy

d)

absolute monarchy

21.

Continually dropping prices and profits experienced by a growing number of European producers during the late 19th century led to

a)

imperialism to gain new markets

b)

imperialism in order to convert natives to Christianity

c)

imperialism in order to prove national superiority

d)

imperialism in order to gain raw materials

22.

Civil War in Japan occurred because

a)

the Meiji government passed laws which persecuted the samurai

b)

foreign nations attacked Japan causing a peasant revolution

c)

samurai wanted to modernize Japan while Shoguns did not

d)

Japan owed China a huge indemnity which caused a rebellion over increased taxes

23.

MOST people in India practice

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

24.

The Berlin Conference (1884-85)

a)

was a meeting of 8 very powerful European nations which divided Africa among themselves

b)

was the official/legal South African government meeting that led to a policy that racially separated colonists from Native Africans

c)

ended a war between the British and the Boers

d)

settled the Russo-Japanese War

25.

The early industrialization of Britain and Japan were similar in that

a)

both were responsible for inventing new machines for mass production

b)

both used government subsidies to start new businesses which would use Mass production techniques

c)

both had vast raw material resources needed for mechanization

d)

both first used mechanization in the textile industry to make

26.

Extraterritoriality exists in a

a)

colony

b)

sphere of influence

c)

condominium

d)

democracy

27.

the Sepoy Rebellion or Indian Mutiny

a)

happened, in part, because the British used animal fat/oils to coat paper packaging

b)

was the French effort to end Mughal rule using Hindu soldiers

c)

was an attempt by Pakistan to stop India's support of the Muslim League

d)

occurred due to British anger at the lack of literacy among native troops

28.

As a result of the boxer Rebellion, Russia

a)

lost territory to the Chinese rebels

b)

gained a protectorate over Manchuria

c)

annexed Korea

d)

collected tariffs for the Chinese government

29.

ALL of the following are TRUE about Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden" except

a)

the poem was used as a reason/justification for European nations to conquer others to gain markets in which to sell goods

b)

this poem was used as a reason/justification for culturally dominating non-European people

c)

Europeans felt people in Asia, Africa, and the Americas were "inferior"

d)

the poem states that Europeans had a duty/responsibility to "improve" the culture of native peoples outside of Europe

30.

the Great Trek was

a)

the first Europeans who arrived in northern Africa

b)

the Japanese taking over Korea

c)

Bantu African tribes migrating into southern Africa

d)

Boers establishing three new colonies in the interior part of southern Africa

31.

the ultimate/final goal of communism is to

a)

overthrow the government and control all the factors of production

b)

create a democracy for only the proletariat

c)

redistribute the wealth obtained through profit to the working class

d)

eliminate motives for crime in order to eliminate the need for government

32.

supply is

a)

the number of goods made by producers at a given price

b)

the number of products consumers want

c)

the amount of product sold by merchants at a given price

d)

the amount of goods made by a producer

33.

an economic system in which "everyone" owns the factors of production is

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

capitalism

d)

liberalism

34.

one of the problems with socialism as an economic system is

a)

the government is made less effective by increasing limits on its power

b)

business profits decrease due to policies that improve working class wages

c)

the entrepreneurs' make nearly unlimited profits at the expense of the working class

d)

religious freedoms are taken away by the government

35.

Unions

a)

are organizations of working class people in one business or industry to bargain for better wages and working conditions

b)

are an association of producers/business owners who negotiate to control the working conditions in factories and mines

c)

help business owners by keeping costs down on manufactured products

d)

are used to make the rules regarding the discipline of workers who refuse to obey supervisors in factories

36.

Liberalism is

a)

an ultra-conservative movement to return to a time in the past

b)

an attempt to reform the factory system and improve living and working conditions

c)

a political belief in the rule of law, participation in government, and individual rights like freedom of speech

d)

a philosophy in which people surrender their rights to the government to receive protection

37.

Communism

a)

helps increase working class wages at the expense of the wealthy and middle class

b)

produces goods of high quality and low cost

c)

was created by John Stuart Mill to help British entrepreneurs

d)

will lead to vastly improved number of good produced

38.

Moderate/Democratic socialism

a)

promotes the threatening, violent overthrow of government to make economic changes

b)

believes in total, laissez-faire form of economy in a nation

c)

is the idea the=at the middle class has been exploited, so changes must be made to government

d)

is a theory which states that the government needs to take a more active role in a nation's economy

39.

During the Industrial Revolution, a producer was only able to control the cost of

a)

labor

b)

raw materials

c)

machinery and equipment

d)

land

40.

The reason Italian and German leaders fought neighbors in the 1850s + 1860s was to

a)

prove dominance over those neighbors

b)

gain much needed raw materials

c)

gain much needed markets

d)

unify peoples of a common culture and ethnicity to be free

41.

A corporation

a)

sells stock to make a profit

b)

was created to be able to purchase expensive technology

c)

always achieves a profit after the sale of its products

d)

elects managers to determine business policies

42.

in economic terms, a strike is

a)

an organization of workers in one business/industry who join together to bargain for better wages and working conditons

b)

a work stoppage by workers to hurt their employer in an attempt to improve wages and working conditions

c)

a process by which an employer disciplines workers who break the rules in the workplace

d)

a policy of always rejecting attempts by management of a corporation to change workplace rules and regulations

43.

which one of the following events was the final step in the unification of Italy?

a)

an agreement between Garibaldi and Cavour to establish the Kingdom of Italy

b)

the invasion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by Garibaldi

c)

the referendum/plebiscite of 1861 in each independent Italian state on the issue of unification

d)

the defeat of the Austrians by Cavour of Sardinia

44.

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the "general will" of the people means that

a)

government should be freely elected in order to impose limits/controls

b)

government grants natural rights to its people

c)

government has absolute control of its citizens

d)

government adopts all enlightenment principles

45.

“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical way." This quote was most likely stated by

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Immanuel Kant

c)

Baron Charles de Secondat du Montesquieu

d)

Gillbert Perrault

46.

Thomas Hobbes favored which ONE of these forms of government?

a)

dictatorship

b)

feudalism

c)

republican democracy

d)

absolutism

47.

ALL of the following were TRUE about factories and the factory system in except

a)

the power sources used for factories changed during the 18th and 19th century

b)

the earliest factories were made in the textile or clothing manufacturing

c)

workers needed education and literacy to work in factories

d)

the expensive new machines/technology forced factories to be created bringing machines and workers together in a building

48.

The number of jobs for bankers during the Industrial Revolution

a)

increased due to the need to find more markets for cheap machine made goods

b)

decreased due to the low wages earned by the working class

c)

decreased due to the popularity of good produced by the domestic system

d)

increased due to the need for businesses to borrow money to buy expensive machines

49.

Which form of government was established by the English Bill of Rights?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Direct Democracy

50.

Which of the following types of government is decentralized?

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

republican democracy

d)

autocracy

51.

Capital is

a)

money

b)

land, tools, and equipment

c)

labor, raw materials, and land

d)

money, raw materials, equipment, and power source/fuel

52.

The enclosure movement

a)

was a war strategy created to encircle an opponent's forces during the 19th century

b)

was the creation of machines, like tractors, which could cultivate lands faster

c)

created more areas of land in which to build cities and urban areas

d)

occurred when public lands were purchased by gentry and fenced off to put more lands to use

53.

ALL of the following are true about the domestic system or cottage industries except

a)

the supply of finished, custom made goods could barely meet the demand

b)

finished goods produced were of extremely high quality and low cost

c)

finished goods were produced in the private homes of craftsmen

d)

skilled craftsmen were employed in order to produce finished goods

54.

a manorial system of economics and inconsistent agricultural production delayed industrialization in

a)

Belgium

b)

Russia

c)

Britain

d)

France

55.

The MAIN reason for James II being overthrown was

a)

many people and Parliament feared England would be converted back to Roman Catholicism in a harsh way

b)

Parliament feared a return to absolute monarchy

c)

the gentry/business people did not like James II's tax policies

d)

nobles were afraid James II would seize their lands if England went to war with France

56.

Which political philosophers' ideas were MOST influenced/affected by the Glorious Revolution/English Bill of Rights?

a)

Baron de Monstesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Socrates

d)

Thomas Hobbes

57.

Population in Europe increased during the 16th century because of

a)

a reduction in crime due to better economic policies proposed by liberal governments

b)

less wars were fought during the Age of Discovery

c)

more food was produced due to the enclosure movement

d)

better personal hygiene habits learned as a result of the Scientific Revolution

58.

Industrialization first occurred in Great Britain for ALL of the following reasons except

a)

the nation possessed many workers and canals

b)

the nation had vast colonial possessions

c)

the nation had a very large merchant and naval fleet

d)

the nation had a government that supported business

59.

In an autocracy

a)

many people are involved in decision-making

b)

a person or small group seizes control of the government by force

c)

laws are made by the aristocracy

d)

a person is selected by a monarch to govern on a daily basis

60.

Dividends are

a)

contracts made between producers and their suppliers

b)

shares of stock sold to the government by a corporation

c)

profits distributed to shareholders in a corporation

d)

workers or laborers as named by Karl Marx

61.

Why does Adam Smith believe that the laws of economics are subject to Natural Laws?

a)

because the right to own property belongs to everyone

b)

because the laws of economics should be judged by their usefulness

c)

because people do not act in their own self-interest

d)

because people could not exist without conducting some type of economic activity

62.

the Duma was

a)

the working class people of Russia in the 19th century

b)

a legislature created by Nicholas II

c)

a policy which punished ethnic minorities in Russia

d)

a weapon used by Russia in WWI

63.

MOST of Russia

a)

has virtually no raw materials/natural resources

b)

is prone to widespread diseases and viruses

c)

has one crop growing season

d)

has many warm-water ports from which to trade

64.

Pan-Slavism is the

a)

reason for the disunity of Slavs in southern Europe

b)

idea that Slavs are a threat to peace in western Europe

c)

concept that Slavs are considered an inferior ethnic group by Eastern Europeans

d)

belief that Russia should unite all Slavic people under its control

65.

the Reichstag Fire was

a)

an act committed by the Fascists under Mussolini

b)

was blamed on Communists in Germany

c)

the event which ended Lenin's New economic Policy/NEP

d)

the cause for Jewish people to be persecuted in Germany

66.

Communists and Fascists were

a)

different in how they would achieve their goals

b)

united in wanting massive changes to the German society

c)

similar in the use of violence to achieve their political goals

d)

united in wanting to seize private property and businesses

67.

A person who believes government is NOT the solution to all problems/issues, government should NOT expand and be an agent for change, could be considered, in a political ideology, as

a)

right-wing extremist

b)

right of center

c)

moderate/centrist

d)

left of center

68.

In what ways was Russia was unprepared for WWI?

a)

the tsar never thought Germany would attack

b)

Germany was more militarized

c)

Russia was not properly industrialized

d)

All of the above