WorksheetsEnlightenment and Revolution
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Worksheet time: 50mins
Monarchs who practiced [x] tried to govern by Enlightenment principles.
Enlightened absolutism
Divine right
Feudalism
Absolutism
A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence is known as the [x] method.
Scientific method
Empirical method
Inductive method
Deductive method
The [x] system is the sun-centered concept of the universe.
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Copernican
Astronomical
The translation of [x] means 'to let (people) do (what they want).'
laissez-faire
social contract
utilitarianism
communism
Galileo's observations disproved one aspect of Ptolemy's universe by showing for the first time which characteristic of heavenly bodies?
Sun is the center
Planets orbit in ellipses
Gravity affects all objects equally
Stars are distant suns
Who discovered that blood completes a circuit through the body?
William Harvey
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Which philosopher is noted for the statement 'I think, therefore I am'?
Rene Descartes
John Locke
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who argued that every person was born with a tabula rasa, or blank mind?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Immanuel Kant
What was Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought?
Separation of powers
Social contract
Natural rights
General will
Which of the following leaders sought truly radical changes based on Enlightenment ideas?
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XVI
George Washington
The Seven Years' War took place in three main regions of the world: Europe, North America, and which of the following?
India
Africa
South America
Asia
Who commanded the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
How many constitutional amendments are in the US Bill of Rights?
10
5
20
15
The philosophes compared the universe to a clock. Which of the following statements best explains this comparison?
The universe is perfectly ordered and predictable
The universe is constantly changing and evolving
The universe is a complex and mysterious system
The universe is a divine creation
Which concept below conformed to the teaching of the Catholic Church in the 18th century?
Divine right
Enlightened absolutism
Laissez-faire
Separation of powers
John Locke greatly influenced 18th century intellectuals. The quote below comes from Locke's famous work Essay Concerning Human Understanding. 'Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper, void of all characters, without any ideas. How comes it to be furnished? Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer, in one word, from experience. ... Our observation, employed either about external sensible objects or about the internal operations of our minds perceived and reflected on by ourselves, is that which supplies our understanding with all the materials of thinking.' According to Locke, what one word describes how the blank mind becomes knowledgeable?
Experience
Reason
Observation
Understanding
Paris Commune members, many of whom were called [x], considered themselves ordinary patriots.
Communards
Jacobins
Girondins
Sans-culottes
One of three classes into which French society was divided before the revolution is referred to as a/an [x].
Estates
Bourgeoisie
Nobility
Clergy
A/an [x] is a sudden overthrow of the government.
Coup
Revolution
Uprising
Rebellion
In 1799 Napoleon headed a new government called the [x].
Consulate
Directory
Republic
Empire
Who called a meeting of the Estates-General in 1789?
King Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
Which right did the Third Estate claim in the National Assembly?
Their votes to be counted equally
Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms
Religious freedom
The Constitution of 1791 set up which form of government?
Constitutional monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Republic
Dictatorship
Thousands of people who opposed the government were executed when [x] was in power.
Committee of Public Safety
Directory
National Convention
Jacobins
What event happened at the end of the Reign of Terror? Maximilien Robespierre was executed
Execution of King Louis XVI
Storming of the Bastille
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte
What is one of the changes Napoleon's law code brought to France?
Legal equality
Religious freedom
Universal suffrage
Abolition of slavery
What was the goal of the Continental System?
To weaken Great Britain
To expand French territory
To establish a European alliance
To promote free trade
Where was Napoleon defeated for the final time?
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Leipzig
Why was the French invasion of Russia a failure?
Weather
Lack of supplies
Russian military tactics
Guerrilla warfare
Why did the National Convention decide to execute Robespierre?
Too much control
Corruption
Treason
Incompetence
While emperor, Napoleon attempted to spread some ideals of the French Revolution to other nations. He shares these ideas with his brother Jerome, the new King of Westphalia: 'What the peoples of Germany desire most impatiently is that talented commoners should have the same right to your esteem and to public employments as the nobles, that any trace of serfdom and of an intermediate hierarchy between the sovereign and the lowest class of the people should be completely abolished. The benefits of the Code Napoleon, the publicity of judicial procedure, the creation of juries must be so many distinguishing marks of your monarchy.' What does Napoleon say that the people of Germany want?
Talented commoners to have equal rights
Abolition of serfdom
Publicity of judicial procedure
Creation of juries
Another word for popular vote is [x].
Plurality
Majority
Referendum
Consensus
[x] evolution means that plant and animal species have evolved over a long period of time from earlier, simpler forms.
Organic evolution
Natural selection
Adaptive radiation
Genetic mutation
[x] is based on tradition and social stability.
Conservatism
Liberalism
Socialism
Anarchism
Under [x], the public - generally the government - owns the means of production.
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Fascism
Which engineer improved the steam engine so it could drive machinery?
James Watt
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
From where did labor for the factories in the United States mostly come?
Farmers
Immigrants
Slaves
Artisans
In what way did industrialization trigger a dramatic increase?
Population
Innovation
Wealth
Urbanization
Who was the most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna meeting in 1814?
Metternich
Napoleon
Cavour
Bismarck
What ideology or ideologies were behind the 1830 revolutions?
Liberal and nationalist
Conservative and socialist
Anarchist and communist
Fascist and imperialist
Who was the politician who practiced realpolitik?
Otto Von Bismarck
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Camillo di Cavour
Klemens von Metternich
What was the largest problem in czarist Russia?
Absolute monarchy
Serfdom
Corruption
Ethnic tensions
What did romantics view as the direct expression of the soul?
Art
Nature
Religion
Love
Who classified all the material elements known in the 1860s based on their atomic weights?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Ernest Rutherford
American Civil War Casualties (1861-1865) Type of Casualty Union Confederate Total Combat Other *249,458 TOTALS 359,528 198,524 558,052 Includes deaths from diseases, hardship, and accidents and includes losses among prisoners of war. * 110,070 74,524 184,594 373,458 124,000 Which of the following statements is supported by the information in the table?
Total casualties were higher for the Union than the Confederacy
Combat casualties were higher for the Union than the Confederacy
Other casualties were higher for the Union than the Confederacy
Prisoner of war casualties were higher for the Union than the Confederacy
Why were factory workers forced to work in shifts?
Continuous production
Labor shortage
Limited working hours
Increased productivity
Why did the liberals favor a government ruled by a constitution?
Limited government power
Strong executive authority
Centralized decision-making
Authoritarian rule
Why did the literary realists of the mid-19th century prefer novels to poems?
Characters
Themes
Language
Structure
The practice of [x] responsibility is crucial for democracy.
Civic
Individual
Social
Moral
Karl Marx used the term [x] to mean the working class.
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Intelligentsia
Peasantry
[x] is a Jewish nationalist movement.
Zionism
Socialism
Feminism
Anarchism
The movement for women's rights is known as modern [x].
Suffrage
Feminism
Equal rights
Gender equality
Who pioneered the assembly line?
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Nikola Tesla
What is the process used in negotiations between union representatives and employers?
Collective bargaining
Mediation
Arbitration
Strikes
By 1890, urban dwellers in England had increased to about what percentage of the population?
75
50
25
10
Which social classes made up almost 80 percent of the European population in the late 19th century?
Working class
Middle class
Upper class
Nobility
By the 1850s, what right did many women believe they had to win in order to improve the overall position of women?
The right to vote
The right to work
The right to education
The right to own property
While ruling Great Britain from 1906 to 1914, what party passed social reforms to retain the support of the workers?
Liberal
Conservative
Labour
Socialist
What two territories did Austria-Hungary annex in 1908?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Poland and Lithuania
Czech Republic and Slovakia
Slovenia and Croatia
What new style of art did Pablo Picasso create?
Cubism
Impressionism
Surrealism
Expressionism
What theory did some people use to justify the dominance of Western nations?
Cultural superiority
Social Darwinism
Manifest destiny
White man's burden
Why did many conservatives in Germany support a policy of expansion in the late 19th century?
Nationalism
Economic growth
Military power
Colonial empire
Why did governments back public education?
Needed workers
Promote literacy
Cultural assimilation
Social mobility
Why did the Balkans split into different factions during the late 19th century?
Decline of the Ottoman empire
Ethnic tensions
Religious conflicts
Nationalist movements
[x] controlled land and business in Latin America but were regarded as second-class citizens by European officials there.
Creoles
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Indigenous
The British East India Company hired Indian soldiers called [x] to protect interests in India.
Sepoys
Samurais
Conquistadors
Mamluks
A political unit that depends on another government for protection is known as [x].
A protectorate
A colony
A dominion
An empire
The Boers fought with many [x] people, especially the Zulu of South Africa.
Indigenous
European
Asian
African
Unlike earlier imperialism, which desire became a motive for the new imperialism of the late 19th century?
To control large territories
To spread Christianity
To establish trade routes
To acquire natural resources
What nation forced Vietnam to become its protectorate to prevent a rival power from expanding in the region?
France
United Kingdom
United States
China
Which of the following connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Kiel Canal
Gibraltar Strait
Who were the Afrikaners?
Dutch
British
French
Spanish
Which country ruled its African possessions through direct rule?
France
Britain
Germany
Belgium
What colony did Queen Victoria consider her 'Jewel in the Crown'?
India
Australia
Canada
South Africa
Which famous leader used nonviolent resistance to help win independence for India?
Gandhi
Nehru
Jinnah
Bose
Who led his forces over the Andes, surprising Spanish troops and winning independence for Chile?
Jose de San Martin
Simon Bolivar
Miguel Hidalgo
Toussaint Louverture
As a result of a slave revolt led by François-Dominique Toussaint-Louverture, which of the following became Latin America's first independent nation?
Haiti
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
The rise of the Indian Nationalist movement
The establishment of British control over India
The end of the British East India Company
The division of India into Hindu and Muslim regions
Which of the following is a major reason why Latin American countries remained economically dependent after political independence?
They exported raw materials and imported finished goods
They had weak governments and unstable economies
They lacked natural resources and industrial infrastructure
They were heavily in debt to European banks
'Europeans have a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people.' This statement best expresses which of the following concepts?
Cultural superiority
Social Darwinism
White man's burden
Imperialism
Analyze the chart and answer the question that follows. Base your answer on the chart and on your knowledge of world history. Height of European Imperialism European Power Southeast Asia X Britain X Belgium France X Germany Italy X Portugal Spain X Having Colonies in ... Africa India X X X X Netherlands X X X A common phrase in the late 19th century was 'the sun never sets on the empire.' To which country in the chart does this phrase refer?
Britain
Belgium
France
Germany
Miguel Hidalgo, a parish priest living in a small village about 100 miles from Mexico City, had studied the French Revolution. Hidalgo roused the local Native Americans and mestizos to free themselves from Spanish rule. On September 16, 1810, Hidalgo's army attacked the Spaniards. 'My children, this day comes to use as a new dispensation. Are you ready to receive it? Will you be free? Will you make the effort to recover from the hated Spanish the lands stolen from your forefathers 300 years ago?' What emotions is Hidalgo trying to arouse?
Patriotism and desire for freedom
Anger and resentment towards the Spanish
Hope and determination for a better future
Unity and solidarity among the people
China formed legislative assemblies at [x], or local, level.
Provincial
National
Regional
Municipal
European states created [x] in China for their exclusive trading rights.
Extraterritoriality
Concessions
Protectorates
Colonies
Some shogunate officials recommended [x], or political compromises, to the US trade proposals.
Concessions
Treaties
Alliances
Reforms
For damages that the Boxer Rebellion caused, China had to pay an [x].
Indemnity
Reparation
Compensation
Restitution
The Qing dynasty restricted European merchants to a small trading outlet at what port?
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Tianjin
Who led the Tai Ping Rebellion?
Hong Xiuquan
Lin Zexu
Yuan Shikai
Zhang Zhidong
Why did US secretary of state John Hay propose the Open Door policy?
To assure equal access for all nations
To promote free trade with China
To prevent the partition of China by foreign powers
To establish diplomatic relations with China
Who formed the Revive China Society?
Sun Yat-sen
Kang Youwei
Li Hongzhang
Zhang Zhidong
Who was China's last emperor?
Henry PuYi
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Early 20th century Chinese culture reflected a struggle between Western social ideas and what traditional Chinese beliefs?
Confucian
Taoist
Buddhist
Legalist
What United States president sent Matthew Perry to deliver a letter to Japan?
Millard Fillmore
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
What does Meiji mean in English?
Enlightened Rule
Modernization
Industrialization
Westernization
The attack on Port Arthur began the war between what two nations?
Japan and Russia
China and Russia
Korea and Japan
China and Japan
What is the main reason why Emperor Guang Xu's reform efforts failed?
Empress CiXi opposed them
Lack of popular support
Foreign intervention
Military resistance
Why did Chinese reformers accept General Yuan Shigai as president of their new republic?
He led the military
He supported democratic reforms
He had popular support
He was a strong leader
Which statement below expresses a true comparison between the Boxer Rebellion and the Tai Ping Rebellion?
Boxer Rebellion was other people
Boxer Rebellion was anti-foreign
Tai Ping Rebellion was anti-Qing
Tai Ping Rebellion was religious
Zhang Zhidong, a leading Chinese court official, argued: 'The doctrine of people's rights will bring us not a single benefit but a hundred evils. Are we going to establish a parliament? Among the Chinese scholars and people there are still many today who are content to be vulgar and rustic. They are ignorant of the general situation in the world, they do not understand the basic system of the state.' What does Zhang Zhidong think about the Chinese people?
They are ignorant and rustic
They are resistant to change
They are incapable of self-government
They are content with their current situation
