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Global History 2 overdrive

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What leader created the 5 Year Plans in the Soviet Union?

a)

Stalin

b)

Lenin

c)

Gorbachev

d)

Khrushchev

2.

Which Cold War event is depicted in this political cartoon?

a)

Soviet Afghan War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Bandung Conference

3.

Which Soviet leader did Ronald Reagan ask "to tear down" the Berlin Wall?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Leonid Brezhnev

4.

Which British leader created the expression "The Iron Curtain" as a way to describe the divide between communism and the free world?

a)

Margaret Thatcher

b)

Boris Johnson

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Winston Churchill

5.

What is the name of Mikhail Gorbachev's "economic restructuring" policy?

a)

Glasnost

b)

New Economic Policy

c)

Perestroika

d)

Detente

6.

Who led Vietnam during the Cold War?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

John F. Kennedy

7.

What does "detente" translate to mean?

a)

tension

b)

habit

c)

hello

d)

relaxation

8.

Which Cold War alliance was created by Western Europe and the United States?

a)

NATO

b)

Non-alignment Movement

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Potsdam Conference

9.

What phrase refers to the increase in nuclear weapons?

a)

Nuclear Proliferation

b)

Detente

c)

Nuclear Disarmament

d)

Atomic energy

10.

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

a)

encouraged the spread of new ideas

b)

strengthened traditional institutions

c)

led to the Protestant Reformation

d)

rejected Renaissance individualism

11.

The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on

a)

efforts to achieve salvation

b)

faith in human reason

c)

traditional practices

d)

the inevitability of poverty

12.

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to

a)

keep kings in power

b)

regulate the economy

c)

expand territory

d)

protect natural rights

13.

Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?

a)

The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.

b)

Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

c)

Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.

d)

The Columbian exchange occurred.

14.
What does Absolute Ruler mean?
a)
a ruler who is sure of their power
b)
A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
c)
someone who has to answer to a separate government body
d)
a ruler who is absolute
15.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

16.

Who was Louis XIV?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

d)

This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

17.

Match the following

a)

Social Contract

1.

Agreement among members of a society

b)

Natural Rights

2.

Inalienable; fundamental = life, liberty, happiness

c)

Blank Slate

3.

Learning comes from association & experience

d)

Separation of Powers

4.

An act of keeping government in separate bodies

18.

This group of ​ (a)   thinkers used the ​ ​ (b)   method to re-examine all aspects of life; from ​ (c)   and justice, freedom of ​ (d)   and women's rights. ​

Choose from the below words
Enlightenment
scientific
government
religion
Renaissance
industrial
terror
19.

Reorder the following

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

e)

Latin America Revolution

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
20.

Match the following

a)

Leviathan (Hobbes)

1.

1651

b)

Treatises of Government (Locke)

2.

1690

c)

Wealth of Nations (Smith)

3.

1776

21.

This increased the wealth of a nation through restrictive trade practices.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

22.

​ (a)   , no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in preference as a royal to all others FOREVER...his descendents might be far too unworthy to inherit them. It is actually, unnatural.

Choose from the below words
For all men are created equals
Atlast, blank slates are not natural
Life, liberty, and happiness are instilled
All men are kings
23.

Which group of French were unhappy with their representation and eventually began the French Revolution

(a)  

24.

Which country in South America is named after Simon Bolivar?

(a)  

25.

How did the defeat of Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars help to bring about political change in Latin America?

a)

Napoleon became the leader of Latin America

b)

It allowed countries of Latin America to rebel

c)

The Napoleonic Wars led to the rise of the British Empire in Latin America.

d)

French law became law for all of Latin America

26.

Reorder the following

a)

English Civil War

b)

England's Glorious Revolution

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

England's Constitutional Monarchy

1)
2)
3)
4)
27.

Match the following leader to their country:

a)

I spread serfdom but adopted western technologies in order to modernize.

1.

Peter the Great (Russia)

b)

I love the arts but spent my country's money on my palace at Versailles.

2.

Louis XIV (France)

c)

I gained wealth from colonies in the Americas. I fought the Protestants and lost.

3.

Spain

d)

I dissolved Parliament bc I did not want to consult when I increased taxes

4.

King Charles (England)

28.

The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights impacted American government by ​ (a)   citizens ​ (b)   rights.

Choose from the below words
protecting
individual
limiting
government
29.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Meiji Restoration

d)

Industrial Revolution

30.

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason as the method to solve political and social problems.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Industrial Revolution

31.

Hands off approach to government; the government should not interfere in the economy

a)

Laissez-faire economics

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Traditional economy

32.

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

a)

Communism

b)

Laissez-faire economics

c)

Utopianism

d)

Utilitarianism

33.

A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

a)

Socialism

b)

Laissez-faire economics

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Utilitarianism

34.

model for government in which divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches.

a)

Absolute Monarch

b)

Tyranny

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Social Contract

35.

Locke and other Enlightenment followers believe that the purpose of government was to...

a)

Dictate ones life and ensure no freedoms

b)

To make laws and protect the peoples rights and freedoms

c)

To not exist at all

d)

Jail everyone who practiced freedom of speech

36.

One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they

a)

All favored Absolute Monarchs

b)

led independence movements

c)

Were against revolution movements

d)

Led the Enlightenment

37.

What was an effect of the French Revolution?

a)

Militarism was discouraged

b)

Communism became popular

c)

Nationalistic feelings were stimulated

d)

The government became a democracy

38.

Which below is an economic cause of the American Revolution?

a)

The British government imposed man Taxes on the Colonists

b)

Colonists grouped together to protest at the Boston Tea Party

c)

The colonists gained economic independence from Britain After Independence

d)

America created a constitution to protect the rights of the citizen

39.

Which Enlightenment thinker had the concept that all men have natural rights (life, liberty, property)? This thinker also inspired the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.

a)

John Locke

b)

Charles Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

40.

What was the central theme that Enlightenment thinkers were writing about?

a)

Divine Right Theory

b)

Debating taxation

c)

Relationship between people and government

d)

Increasing the power of the Church

41.

Of the following enlightenment thinkers, who developed the idea for the social contract?

a)

Charles Montesquieu

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

John Locke

42.

Life, liberty, and property are also known as?

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

43.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
44.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
45.

What concept below would the Enlightenment philosophers be most likely to agree upon?

a)

Government should be dictated by the Divine Right Theory

b)

Citizens should never be involved in how the Government is ran

c)

People should get to choose how the government controls them

d)

There should be no separation between Church and Government

46.

What was the main reason the American colonists wanted freedom from Great Britain?

a)

They wanted their own Monarch

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

They never wanted to be free from Great Britain, Great Britain wanted rid of the colonies

d)

Great Britain wanted to end slavery

47.

Many Enlightenment thinkers had strong beliefs about:

a)

The role of government

b)

Scientific method

c)

Industrial growth

d)

Increase of wealth

48.

Who inspired the Declaration of Independence, & who authored it?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Montesquieu & John Adams

c)

Louis XVI & George III

d)

John Locke & Thomas Jefferson

49.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

Separation of citizens into distinct classes

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Unequal representation

d)

Unfair taxation

50.

Which Estate in France was expected to pay the majority of taxes?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Thrid

d)

Everyone had to pay taxes

51.

Who led the government of the new Republic of France?

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Maximillien Robespierre

52.

What was the Reign of Terror

a)

The event that started the French Revolution

b)

The event that led to 17,000 French citizens to be killed by the Guillotine

c)

A mob that stormed the Bastille in Paris, France

d)

The event that started the American Revolution

53.

What was the Guillotine?

a)

A device that made executions more difficult

b)

A new technology for the field of medicine

c)

A device that made executions quicker and easier

d)

A device used during the American Revolution

54.

When ruling France, what was Napoleon Bonaparte's title?

a)

Sith Lord II

b)

Emperor

c)

King

d)

President

55.

What is Enlightenment?

a)

Eloquently stating your opinion

b)

A time period of reason and logic about how government should work

c)

A rebirth of Art and Science

d)

A time period of rebuilding social structure

56.
This nation took the lead in the unification of Germany
a)
Austria
b)
Bavaria
c)
Prussia
d)
Holstein
57.
Which of these is a term for the political strategy used by Bismarck to gain the support of the people?
a)
Realpolitik
b)
Anschluss
c)
Operation Enduring Freedom
d)
Hearts and Minds
58.
The strongest of the German states were
a)
Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Naples and Venetia
c)
Russia and Sweden
d)
Prussia and Austria
59.

Who was the Italian military commander that gained control of Sicily, overthrew the King in Naples, and joined with Northern Italy? He was instrumental in the unification of most of the Italian Peninsula (not Rome and Venetia). He was known as the "Sword of Unification."

a)

Count Cavour

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Otto Von Bismarck

60.

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

a)

caravel

b)

astrolabe

c)

airplane

d)

steam engine

61.

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

a)

businesses operating with little government regulation

b)

the state establishing production quotas

c)

central planning committees setting prices on goods

d)

decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

62.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
63.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
64.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
65.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
66.
Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
d)
anywhere
67.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
68.

Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations stressed the importance of

a)

tradition

b)

supply and demand

c)

large corporations

d)

government ownership

69.

Karl Marx predicted that laissez-faire capitalism would result in

a)

a return to manorialism

b)

a revolution led by the proletariat

c)

fewer government regulations

d)

an equal distribution of wealth and income

70.

Which two major ideas are contained in the

writings of Karl Marx?

a)

survival of the fittest and natural selection

b)

class struggle and revolutionary change

c)

separation of powers and checks and balances

d)

monotheism and religious tolerance

71.

What was one effect of the French Revolution?

a)

Differences between ethnic groups were eliminated.

b)

Communism became popular.

c)

Militarism was discouraged.

d)

Nationalistic feelings were stimulated.

72.

What were working hours so long for factory workers?

a)

The owners wanted to produce as much product as possible to make more money

b)

The owners didn't like the workers at all

c)

As punishment for those who disobeyed

d)

They liked their jobs so much

73.

True or False, Karl Marx was the main founder of the Capitalism economic system?

a)

True

b)

False

74.

True or False, Urbanization caused overcrowding and horribly dirty living and working conditions.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Which nation was the first to industrialize?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

76.
Which is NOT a characteristic of nationalism?
a)
 shared culture
b)
love for other nations
c)
common language
d)
shared history
77.
The rise of nationalism started following the defeat of which emperor?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Charles X
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Robespierre
78.
What was ignited as a result of Napoleon's conquest of Europe?
a)
socialist sentiments
b)
nationalist sentiments
c)
imperialistic sentiments
d)
religious sentiments
79.
What is the belief that one's greatest loyalty is to a shared culture rather than to a leader or border?
a)
nationalism
b)
militarism
c)
imperialism
d)
rationalism
80.
Where did the great powers of Europe meet after Napoleon's exile in 1815?
a)
Congress of Vienna
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Conference at Versailles
d)
National Convention in Paris
81.
What did the blockade of Britain, the Peninsular War, and the invasion of Russia lead to for
Napoleon?
a)
his downfall and exile
b)
his enslavement of Haiti
c)
his rise to power throughout Europe
d)
his crossing the Atlantic to conquer North America
82.

What are the two main aspects of nationalist movements?

a)

disbanned and fight

b)

unite and flight

c)

unification and equality

d)

unification and separation

83.
What defeated Napoleon as he tried to conquer Russia?
a)
massive armies
b)
advanced weapons
c)
cold winter
d)
hot summer
84.
Which is NOT a characteristic of nationalism?
a)
 shared culture
b)
love for other nations
c)
common language
d)
shared history
85.
The rise of nationalism started following the defeat of which emperor?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Charles X
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Robespierre
86.
Which statement BEST reflects the motto of post-revolutionary France?
a)
peace, love, unity
b)
freedom, rights, nationalism
c)
liberty, equality, fraternity
d)
war, unification, weapons
87.
Common culture, shared history and common language led to which idea?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Revolution
d)
Nationalism