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WorksheetsWorld History Final Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 59mins
Which German monk started the Reformation?
Who took the title of "czar" and challenged Mongol rule?
Alexander
Ivan I
Rurik
Ivan III
Which of the following became the primary city after the Mongols were expelled from Russia?
Moscow
Kiev
Novgorad
Smolensk
Which was a group of people originally from the land north of the Black Sea and became ancestors to many people in Eastern Europe today?
Slavs
Vikings
Mongols
Turks
Which of the following best reflects King Louis XIV?
He saw himself as the center of everything, so he use his power to control all matters of French life.
He saw himself as a delegator, someone who could share his power with others.
He saw himself as a Christian leader who could lead by example and humility
He saw himself as unifier, someone who could unite all of Europe together in a common purpose.
Used their power to modernize Russia, improving education and transportation.
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Frederick the Great
Maria Theresa
The philosophy of Humanism...
promotes the study of Latin and Greek
focuses on the divine potential of humans
emphasizes the importance of the Bible
believes in the inherent goodness and potential of humans
paint applied to wet plaster
Perspective
Humanism
Fresco
A Mess
drawing with specific lines to create depth and a 3D image
Perspective
Humanism
Fresco
A Mess
Why was Danti's book important?
It was the first to be written in the vernacular
It was the last to be written in Latin
It was the first to be printed on the printing press
It was the last to be printed by hand
Which family in Florence, had a profound impact on finance, as well as Renaissance art and culture, due to their great wealth and power?
Medici Family
Vespucci Family
David Family
Georgiano Family
Which group served as the greatest patron of the arts during the Renaissance Period?
Fishermen
Doctor
Catholic Church
University Professor
The process by which commodities (horses, tomatoes, sugar, etc.), people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic.
Land Grant
Columbian Exchange
Plantation Exchange
Shipping Charters
Spanish explorers given the rights by the Spanish ruler to explore and settle in the Americas.
Reformer
Settler
Conquistador
Presidios
A large farm. First worked by Native Americans, then by enslaved Africans.
Presidios
Mission
Plantation
Family Farm
A document that granted the rights to form a colony.
land grant
joint-stock
headright
charter
A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits.
charter
joint-stock
A path across land or water that traders travel to buy and sell goods is called a
New World
Settlement
Trade route
1519 - sailed to Mexico & conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
Ferdinand
Magellan
Fransisco Pizarro
Bartolomeu Diaz
What was the name of the conference in which 14 European countries gathered to discuss how to divide up the continent of Africa?
Berlin
Munich
Zulu
Versailles
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially. or economically.
Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Sphere of Influence
Theory based on “survival of the fittest” and was used by Europeans to justify imperializing Africa.
Survivalism
Nationalism
Racism
Social Darwinism
Imperialist style of management in which Europeans brought in their own leaders to run the colony, and did not train locals.
Indirect Control
Direct Control
Sphere of Influence
Economic Imperialism
Imperialist style of management that relied on existing political leaders.
Direct Control
Indirect Control
Economic Imperialism
Sphere of Influence
Adding a region to another territory.
Assimilation
Annexation
Paternalism
Geopolitics
The process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation - Often results in losing one’s own cultural identity.
Annexation
Nationalism
Paternalism
Assimilation
Which of the following statements describes the behavior known as economic imperialism?
Imperial states exert economic control over weaker states to exploit their natural resources.
Powerful countries donate money to weaker countries in order to strengthen diplomatic relations
Strong nations form coalitions with smaller countries in order to create alliances against their enemies.
Large countries send troops to smaller countries in order to establish colonies.
How were Japan and China economically different from each other by the end of the 19th century?
Japan's economy was growing steadily because it remained isolated from the rest of the world, while China's economy remained weak because it had opened itself up to the influence of imperial countries.
China's economy profited from the country's colonization of other parts of Asia, while Japan's economy remained stagnant because its army was weak and could not be sent to establish colonies.
Japan was a successfully industrialized country with a sizable army and a strong economy, while China's economy remained weak and vulnerable to the interferences of imperial countries.
China became economically strong because it accepted Western influences and trade agreements, while Japan remained economically weak because of its refusal to abandon its policy of isolationism.
How was imperialism a cause of World War I?
rivalry over overseas territories increased tensions in Europe
Colonies' efforts to gain independence increased tensions in Europe
Alliances among overseas territories increased tensions in Europe
Efforts to stimulate trade increased tensions in European colonies
World War I had which of the following consequences for a major empire in the twentieth century?
the rise of the Ottoman Empire
the collapse of the British Empire
The collapse of the Russian Empire
the rise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
Serbia burned their flag.
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
The Lusitania was sunk.
To gain Arab support against the Ottoman Turks during the war, the Allies had promised to
recognize independent Arab states
destroy the Austria-Hungary empire
keep Russia out of Egypt
buy Arabian oil
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to do all of he following EXCEPT:
return Alsace and Lorraine to France
give up land to a new Polish state
pay for war damages
run Italy as a mandate
After German Emporer William II fled the country in 1918, Germany formed a
Communist soviet
democratic republic
constitutional monarchy
military dictatorship
Glorifies nation or race above individual rights
Fascism
Socialism
Democracy
Communism
Spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause
Propaganda
Isolationism
Appeasement
Super bowl commercials
France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion
Appeasement
Praise
Extermination
Interventionism
Extending a nation's control by acquiring new territory (i.e. natural resources, trade posts, etc.)
Imperialism
Isolationism
Interventionism
Fascism
Congress passed these acts to prevent US involvement in WW2
Neutrality Acts
Isolationist Acts
Roosevelt Acts
Nuclear Acts
Government controls all aspects of society (economic, political, social)
Totalitarianism
Fascism
Democracy
Militarism
Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor because the US refused to
Declare war on China
Placed an embargo on Japan
Drop atomic bombs
Buy oil from Japan
The unofficial start to World War II is
when Hitler invaded Poland
when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
when Hitler annexed Austria
when Japan invaded Manchuria
What did Stalin and Hitler agree to do when they signed the Non-Aggression Pact?
Agreed to not go to war with Poland
Split Poland between them
Agreed to attack the United States
None of the above
The U.S. military strategy that brought them closer to Japan was called ________.
guerrilla warfare
Leap frogging
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
What was the name of the secret assignment to create the atom bomb?
the New York Project
Operation Overlord
the Manhattan Project
Operation Barbarossa
Which of these was a group of people targeted during the Holocaust?
Jewish
Homosexuals
Political Opponents
Disabled
What was another reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.
The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power
They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.
The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Emperor Hirohito
Charles de Gaulle
What was the example set by the Nuremberg Trails?
It did nothing
That crimes against humanity are punishable
How to properly punish a Nazi
Different sentences for different people
Who was the British leader that signed an appeasement with Hitler?
Benito Mussolini
Douglas MacArthur
Adolph Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?
economic prosperity
Treaty of Versailles
redrawing of European borders
German win of WWI
Who was the American General overseeing the Pacific Theater?
General Douglas MacArthur
General Eisenhower
General Rommel
General Lee
The turning point in the war against Japan in the Pacific was the
Battle of Midway.
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
internment of Japanese Americans.
Battle of the Bulge.
What country will Germany invade that will signal the start of World War II in Europe?
France
Poland
Soviet Union
Great Britain
What was the name for the German tactic of overwhelming your enemy with force using tanks and planes?
Kamikaze
Super Fast Attacks
Blitzkrieg
Bombs Away
Who coined the phrase "The Iron Curtain?"
Mao Zedong
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
In response to the Berlin Blockade the American Government does what to help the German people?
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Containment
Why was the Warsaw Pact created?
The US created the H Bomb
Poland was invaded
A response to the creation of the military alliance NATO
Japan invaded the USSR
When an armistice is signed at the end of the Korean war, how is Korea settled?
One unified democratic Korea
One unified communist Korea
Communist South Korea and Democratic North Korea divided at the 38th parallel
Communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea divided at the 38th parallel
The Domino Theory
was if everyone played dominoes together we would stop violence
A game of dominos was to decide whether a country would be Communist or Democratic
If one country fell to communism more countries would fall to communism
Is the theory that dominoes is the best game
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
What one thing did the leaders of the United Sates and the Soviet Union agree on following WWII?
Communism was superior to capitalism
Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.
Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.
Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations.
Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?
Soviet Union & USA
Italy & Germany
Cuba & Vietnam
Great Britain & China
What are Proxy Wars?
Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers
Wars between Communist China and Russia
Wars between the US and Canada
Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops
