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WorksheetsWorld History Diagnostic Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
One notable feature of the Renaissance philosophy of humanism was its focus on which of the following?
Study of medieval scholarship
Cultivation of the physical self
Secular view of the world
Development of abstract visual art
Which sentence best expresses the meaning of John Calvin’s predestination?
Anyone can earn salvation through good works
God has already decided who will gain salvation
People require salvation because they are sinful by nature
Salvation is earned through prayer and sacrifice
Which idea was central to Martin Luther’s protest against the Catholic Church during the 1500s?
Poorly educated clergy
Existence of Heaven
Personal salvation through faith
Whether human beings have souls
How did innovations in shipbuilding aid the development of European colonies during the Age of Exploration?
Settlements were established to meet the increased demands for ships
Newer ships were particularly useful for river exploration and transport
Improved ships made long voyages and different settlements feasible
Changes in ship design made large-scale naval combat possible
How did the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, change the political power in Central and South America?
The populations of native cities increased because the Spanish shared new ways of planting and raising crops
The Spanish established monarchies to help better control the territories
After the Spanish took numerous slaves for trade, the native rulers were dethroned by their remaining subjects
European diseases and superior weapons enabled the Spanish to conquer the natives
What was one effect of the transatlantic slave trade?
Africans slaves integrated their customs and culture into New World societies
African slaves took the skills they learned in the New World back to their homelands
African slaves received schooling that would have been unavailable in their homelands
African slaves throughout the New World were free from Abraham Lincoln
The exchange of agricultural resources between Old World and New World in the centuries following Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World is known as the Columbian Exchange.
Based on the information in the above table, which popular Mexican food would not have been possible prior to the Columbian Exchange.
Corn tortillas
Chicken enchiladas
Hot cocoa
Tomato salsa
Sir Francis Bacon was an English philosopher whose ideas about the scientific method helped further which idea?
Inductive reasoning
Existentialism
Indestructible atoms
Pragmatism
Which statement summarizes a major philosophical view developed by Rene Descartes?
The concept of “I think, therefore I am”.
Life is a “cloud of unknowability”
An unexamined life is not worth living
The mind is a blank slate
Whose philosophical ideas about life and liberty influenced the way that Thomas Jefferson worded the Declaration of Independence?
Hugo Grotius
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Immanuel Kant
The Age of Enlightenment focused on the conflict between religion and which of the following
Reason
Economics
Culture
Romance
Which statement best expresses Rousseau’s opinion about freedom?
Freedom comes from obedience to the general will
Freedom must be forced on people
Freedom requires violation of the social contract
Freedom is the natural state of the individual
The goal of the American Revolution was to gain independence from an overseas colonizing country. What was the goal of the French Revolution?
To end the Reign of Terror
To put a new ruling family on the throne
To expand the role of the Catholic Church
To eliminate noble privilege through a new social order
Which similar political conditions led both the Americans and the French to revolt in the eighteenth century?
Socialist leaders established new governments
Foreign governments withdrew economic assistance
Peasants were dissatisfied with their land alignments
The rights of the common people were not protected
What effect did the American and French revolutions have in common?
These revolutions set a precedent of upholding the rights of the aristocracy
These revolutions showed that the rights of the people could be defended
These revolutions supported the role of the Church in controlling the government
These revolutions promoted autocratic governments as divinely appointed
Which statement about the American and French Revolution is true?
Both revolutions were responses to failing economies
Both revolutions were provoked by repeated failure crops
Both revolutions were motivated by citizens requiring fairness from their governments
Both revolutions were inspired by the tragic events of the Russian Revolution
In 1794, revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre had this to say about the French Revolution:
We wish an order of things where all low and cruel passions are enchained by the laws, all beneficent and generous feelings aroused; …where the citizen is subject to the magistrate, the magistrate to the people, and the people to justice.
Which quote offers a perspective on the French Revolution that is contrary to Maximilien Robespierre?
“The Jacobin Revolution is carried on by men of no rank, of no consideration, of wild, savage minds, full of levity, arrogance, and presumption of without morals.”-Edmund Burke
“[The French Revolution] is the great cause of all. It is the establishment of a new era, that shall blot despotism from the earth.”-Thomas Paine
“This ball of liberty, I believe most piously, is now so well in motion that it will roll around the globe.”-Thomas Jefferson
“The execution of Louis XVI, far from troubling the peace of the state, will only serve to strengthen it.” –Jean Paul Marat
In the early 1700s, the enclosure movement was a major component of the English agricultural revolution. The enclosure movement led directly to which of the following?
The onset of industrialization
The expansion of tenant farming
The seizure of landowners assets by the government
A migration from cities
The dramatic rise in the British population during the agricultural revolution was a direct result of which of the following?
increased government assistance
Development of irrigation
Growth of farm output
Decline of manors
Which factor best explains the changes shown in the graph?
Abundance of job opportunities in cities
Better standard of living in cities
Lack of schools in rural areas
Severe overcrowding in rural areas
What was one direct effect of the expansion of industrial economies?
The growth of the middle class
The prohibition of child labor
The spread of small farms
The improvement of working conditions
Which factor did not contribute to the rise of imperialism caused by the expansion of industrial economies?
The need for natural resources
The desire to develop new markets
The expansion of capitalism
The need for safer transportation
In Western Europe, how did settlement patterns change as the region became more industrialized?
People moved from rural areas to cities
Many new villages developed in unsettled areas
Small farmers went to work for large landowners
Workers moved from the interior to the coasts
According to the cartoon, which economic system is superior?
Communism
Traditionalism
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Since China’s economic reform was launched in 1978, the “People’s Commune” system was dismantled and replaced by the “Household Responsibility” system. Agricultural production has achieved rapid growth, and income per capita in the rural area has risen 10 times in 20 years. During this transformation process, a number of serious problems have been emerging in the agricultural sector. They include the diminishing size of the arable land, enlarging of income disparity, and stagnating of productivity growth, which have been worsened by the population growth and increasing demands for agricultural products.
The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
China is not currently a major producer of agricultural products
There is a gap between China’s agricultural potential and productivity
Agricultural output will be sufficient to meet the needs of the Chinese population
China today is able to export a significant share of its agricultural products
Most governments that refrain from criticizing the politics of their international trading partners do so for which of the following reasons?
They are committed to promoting a diversity of opinions
They wish to keep themselves from coming under scrutiny
They prefer to avoid disrupting good trade relations
They depend on international organizations to resolve disputes
How did the storming of the Bastille contribute to the onset of the French Revolution?
The damage pushed the French government into bankruptcy
The released prisoners began mass rioting
The opposition to authority inspired the French people
The prisoners published “The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen”
European activity in Asia in the seventeenth century was characterized by which of the following?
The establishment of ports of trade
The conquest of vast amounts of territories
Large scale colonization and settlement
Military occupations that caused natives to rebel
European colonization of Africa in the nineteenth century resulted in which of the following?
Stronger African economies
Less African independence
A unified African community
An African democratic movement
Which development did not occur as a result of Western European and American imperialism in the nineteenth century?
Native societies and ways of life in conquered areas were preserved intact
Western ideas of government and technology were adopted by many societies
Nations settled largely by individuals of European descent arose worldwide
European languages were spoken in countries throughout the world
Cecil Rhodes’ company, DeBeers, controlled 90% of the world’s diamond production. Which concept does this quotation reflect?
Fascism
Imperialism
Assimilation
Geopolitics
What was Japan’s initial approach to trade with Europeans during the early 1600s?
Japan began an aggressive modernization program
Japan secluded themselves from outside influence
Japan seized and destroyed vessels carrying goods
Japan exchanged silver for Western goods
Which event should be placed on the timeline at 1919?
Russia surrenders territory to Germany
Treaty of Versailles signed
Germany admitted to the League of Nations
Archduke Ferdinand assassinated in Serbia
Which aspect of the Treaty of Versailles most significantly impacted the German economy in the years following World War I?
The formation of the League of Nations
The requirements to make reparations
The loss of disputed border territory
The restrictions on military capability
In which way did art reflect the cultural changes that occurred after World War I?
Artists used bright colors and positive subjects to portray feelings of optimism
Many artists sought to create images comparable to those available in photographs
Artists departed from traditional styles to reflect emotions rather than realistic forms
Many artists returned to religious iconography to promote feelings of stability
Which effect was a significant outcome of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Serfs were liberated from the landowners
A democracy was established
Nobles regained their property rights
A communist regime came to power
Which factor was not a cause of the global Great Depression that followed World War I?
Declines in the stock market
Increases in income tax rates
Overproduction in many industries
Imposition of higher tariffs
Which message did the cartoonist most likely intend to communicate
Shouldering the burden of the world is a lonely task
Organized labor is behaving irresponsibly
Allowing the global economy to backslide is labor’s only option
It is the duty of every worker to walk away from unfair conditions
Like Mussolini in Italy, Adolf Hitler transformed Germany into a totalitarian state with the help of which tactic?
Relying on the people’s wishes
Establishing prisoner-of-war camps
Advancing the concept of a superior race
Organizing a secret police force
Why did European leaders tolerate Germany’s invasion and annexation of neighboring lands prior to the invasion of Poland in 1939?
European leaders sought assistance fighting Japan
European leaders supported the idea of a unified cultural region
European leaders wanted to avoid the onset of another war
European leaders sought to uphold an existing peace treaty
Tyler needs to place these events on a World War II timeline. In what order did these events occur?
Y, W, X, Z
W, X, Z, Y
W, Y, X, Z
Z, W, X, Y
What is the primary message of this Canadian poster used during World War II?
Children were the most at risk during the war
Women had an important role to play in the war
Purchasing war bonds would help the Allies win the war
Germany was the most powerful enemy of the Allies
Which result was not a motivating factor used by American leaders to support the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II?
The bombing would bring the war in the Pacific to a quick end
The bombing would save hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers’ lives
The bombing would avenge the attack of Pearl Harbor
The bombing would eliminate the need for Allied invasion of Japan
The Nuremberg Trials following World War II affected the entire world by setting legal precedents on what issue?
Racial equality
Judicial representation
War reparations
Human rights
Which statement best describes one of the key differences between Soviet-style communism and Western democracy during the Cold War?
Soviet leaders believed everyone had the right to be wealthy, while Westerner leaders did not
Western leaders supported using resources for the good of all, while Soviet leaders did not
Soviet leaders believed that the government should decide what is best for people, while Western leaders did not
Western leaders encouraged widespread practice of one major religion, while Soviet leaders did not
Which event directly caused the Berlin Airlift?
The division of Berlin between West and East Germany
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin
The implementation of the Marshall Plan in Berlin
The participation of West Germany in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which factor contributed to many colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Americas gaining independence after World War II?
The League of Nations systematically liberated colonies under foreign rule
The European powers agreed that self-governing regions could better defend themselves
The European powers had become too weak to deal with colonial rebellions
The Lend-Lease Act provided arms to groups who wanted to drive out colonists
Which role does not fall under the responsibility of the United Nations?
Prevent international disputes from escalating
Aid the poor by taxing wealthy member nations
Coordinate humanitarian relief efforts
Protect human rights from government abuse
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, what has occurred in most of the former member republics?
Significant economic growth
Rapid technological advances
Mounting ethnic tensions
Overpopulation crises
Which factor has contributed most to recent rise of international terrorist organizations?
Democratic participation
Economic growth
Political propaganda
Heightened surveillance
