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3rd 9wks Review 23-24

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
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1.

The theory of “Social Darwinism” argued that -

a)

only countries that built empires could survive in the long run

b)

emphasized the power of human reason

c)

certain cultures would flourish and rule over the “less fit”

d)

imperialism was against the theory of natural selection

2.

Which grievance was shared by both French and American revolutionaries?

a)

Frequent public executions of citizens

b)

Unfair taxation practices

c)

The inequality of women

d)

Widespread starvation because of food shortages

3.

One factor that played an important role in initiating the Industrial Revolution was the —

a)

use of steam to power factory machinery

b)

invention of the automobile

c)

movement of families from cities to the countryside

d)

use of cottage industries in India

4.

Which feature is a characteristic of the free enterprise system?

a)

The means of production are privately owned.

b)

Workers’ wages are set by the central government.

c)

Business profits are shared with the working class.

d)

Competition is viewed as a hindrance to growth.

5.

Which statement best identifies the characteristics of an absolute monarchy?

a)

Laws limit the power of the hereditary ruler and power is often shared.

b)

One hereditary ruler has unlimited power and controls all aspects of society.

c)

Citizens vote on representatives and have a voice in legislative proceedings.

d)

All laws are based on religion and the head of state is also a religious leader.

6.

Which was an important effect of the American Revolution?

a)

The British were able to repay their debts from the French and Indian War.

b)

Latin American leaders drew inspiration from the American Revolution.

c)

France lost its control of North America.

d)

Americans recognized the rights of slaves.

7.

Which generalization can best be applied to the scientific thinkers above?

a)

They used inquiry, observation, and experimentation to develop theories to explain natural phenomena.

b)

Each started their experiments with no background knowledge of previous scientists’ theories.

c)

Inferences were made about natural occurrences based on the prevailing ideas of the Catholic Church.

d)

The Scientific method was used to develop the laws of motion and physics focusing on Earth’s gravity

8.

Why was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India?

a)

The Sepoys successfully pushed the British out of Bengal

b)

The British turned their attention away from India to focus on France

c)

India created a self-governing state with the larger British province

d)

India came to be ruled directly by the British government.

9.

How was Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in the early 1800s affected by geography?

a)

Russia’s natural resources provided Napoleon’s forces with adequate food and supplies.

b)

Large mountains along the invasion route allowed for frequent and devastating surprise attacks.

c)

The vastness and cold winter weather in Russia made supplying Napoleon’s troops difficult.

d)

Navigable rivers allowed Napoleon’s troops and artillery to move quickly to Moscow by boat.

10.

What conclusion can be made about the Industrial Revolution?

a)

There was less movement between social classes.

b)

Lower class standards of living improved.

c)

Aid societies developed to provide for the poor.

d)

Wealth was shared equally amongst classes.

11.

Which of the following best explains what is depicted in the cartoon above?

a)

The industrialized states are plotting to overthrow the Qing government

b)

The industrialized states are establishing a treaty after the Opium Wars

c)

The regulating of the division of Chinese colonies.

d)

The division of China into spheres of economic influence

12.

These ideas provide the historical origins for —

a)

Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

b)

Two Treatises on Government by John Locke

c)

Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

d)

Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

13.

olitical revolutions in France, the United States, and Latin America were influenced by which one of the following principles?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Economic Freedom

c)

Nationalism

d)

Federalism

14.

Which of these began as a movement in the 1800s in response to the injustices of the Industrial Revolution and the exploitation of workers?

a)

Socialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Federalism

d)

Mercantilism

15.

A conclusion regarding Locke’s view toward the running of a government is that his views -

a)

support a ruler with complete control over every aspect of life

b)

restore the long-held position that a citizen’s job is to obey in every situation

c)

encourage the changing of citizens’ roles compared to previous traditions

d)

back the idea that humans are born without evil and can be thoroughly trusted

16.

One characteristic of a republic is-

a)

power is in the hands of representatives

b)

people have limited freedom of assembly

c)

the legislature can overturn judicial rulings

d)

the leader has unlimited executive power

17.

What conclusion about women can be drawn from the images above?

a)

Decreases in population forced many women back into factory life.

b)

Industrialization resulted in a transition of work from home to factories.

c)

Movement from work to home life was encouraged as technology advanced.

d)

A steady increase in demand forced mandatory production of clothing.

18.

One characteristic that the Maya, Inca, and Aztec all shared was that they –

a)

used the cacao bean as a form of currency

b)

practiced a theocratic form of government

c)

developed terrace farms for agriculture

d)

were settled in present-day Mexico

19.

Which of the following accurately describes the impact of the events above?

a)

The power of the monarch was drastically reduced by the limitations found in each document.

b)

Economic power became less based on agriculture as farming supplies were limited by royals.

c)

Social rights and opportunities were spread equally to men and women within a society.

d)

Monarchy governments were replaced by representative republics in the Western world.

20.

The revolutionary movement led by Simón Bolívar was influenced by —

a)

ideas about government promoted during the Enlightenment

b)

Adam Smith’s free-market principles

c)

eligious ideas introduced during the Great Awakening

d)

Karl Marx’s criticism of industrial society

21.

Which of the following was the greatest effect of the displayed interaction?

a)

Natives’ lives were positively impacted with new foods.

b)

Exploration stopped once Europeans got what they wanted.

c)

An increase of diversity of goods in European markets.

d)

New policies were put into place to protect indentured servants.

22.

Mercantilism, the growth of capitalism, and new institutions such as banks, stock exchanges, and insurance companies are all economic factors that-

a)

provided money for absolute monarchs to build houses and armies

b)

supported the development of overseas colonies and imperialism

c)

caused the decline of the merchant class and the money supply

d)

contributed to the success of Europe’s Commercial Revolution

23.

The best title for this list would be-

a)

Factors Leading to the French Revolution

b)

Increased Agricultural Output

c)

Factors leading to the Industrial Revolution

d)

Decreased Urban Population

24.

Which of the following best explains an impact of the Atlantic slave trade on West Africa?

a)

More goods were produced due to the use of slave labor on large, colonial plantations.

b)

Nations in the region were constantly at war with each other over people to sell at market.

c)

Crop yields increased and were sold in various places around the world in large quantities.

d)

Economic prosperity brought peace as individuals enjoyed the life of added luxury.

25.

The boiler on the left, supplies steam to the cylinder, whose pistons raise and lower the beam which turns the big wheel. This illustration shows an invention designed by —

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

James Watt

26.

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support?

a)

A society ruled by the leader of the Catholic Church

b)

The right of citizens to decide the best form of government

c)

A government ruled by a divine right monarchy

d)

The reformation of medieval policies of feudalism

27.

The telegraph wire and rifle that Rhodes is holding in this image signifies:

a)

European imperialism would not have been possible without new technological advances

b)

Trade from China and India helped European build their colonies and empires

c)

Europeans relied on African technology in order to build empires in Africa

d)

Europeans wanted to share their technological advances with African populations

28.

The two events listed above best illustrate the development of -

a)

a divine right monarchy

b)

a constitutional monarchy

c)

universal voting rights

d)

a totalitarian form of government

29.

During the Age of Exploration, European countries obtained both a source of raw materials and a reliable market for their finished goods by developing –

a)

Trade cooperatives

b)

The policy of mercantilism

c)

Forts along the Silk Roads

d)

Laissez-faire principles

30.

Which statement best explains how 17th and 18th-century scientific advances in Europe most contributed to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

More experimental approaches were adapted to improving production.

b)

Farmers learned how to protect crops from disease to increase their crop yields

c)

Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks.

d)

Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in homes.

31.

Which of the following was a cause for the event in the cartoon above?

a)

Rapid urbanization required slave labor to continue crop production

b)

New types of goods were being created in Africa

c)

Europeans wanted to liberate the mistreated natives of Africa

d)

Mass production factories required more raw materials

32.

The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because -

a)

It promoted England as a world power

b)

It gave more land to the Ottoman Empire

c)

It established rules for the European division of Africa

d)

It called for a war against England

33.

The Suez and Panama Canals assisted imperialism by -

a)

Creating faster shipping lanes, lowering shipping costs

b)

Allowing more goods to be created in the Americas

c)

Creating a faster route to circumnavigate the globe

d)

Creating a transcontinental railroad system

34.

Which of the following would immediately follow the sequence?

a)

King James II of England was executed to bring an end to the Glorious Revolution.

b)

The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in Colonial America.

c)

Reign of Terror begins by Robespierre, executing the “enemies of the revolution.”

d)

Aided by Simon Bolivar, parts of South America achieved their independence.

35.

What inference about the industrial revolution can be made from the chart?

a)

Increased status for religious leaders

b)

Decrease of privileges for nobility

c)

Increase in global population

d)

Migration of workers to urban areas

36.

Adam Smith describes his theory of the “invisible hand” of market forces in The Wealth of Nations. According to him, which situation best allows the invisible hand to function?

a)

A nation subsidizes corporations to promote industrialization.

b)

A national leader seizes the means of production from private owners.

c)

A government adopts laissez-faire policies that allow businesses to operate freely.

d)

A ruler collectivized industries to gain control of a country’s production.

37.

Which of the following best completes the chart?

a)

Motivations behind medieval feudalism

b)

Characteristics of the Italian Renaissance

c)

Effects of Mongol invasions along the Silk Road

d)

Factors that caused European expansion

38.

Which statement best explains the effects of free enterprise during the industrial revolution?

a)

Artisan skills became more highly valued due to technological developments.

b)

Products were produced by an assembly line of workers and animals.

c)

Workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work followed by idle periods.

d)

Factory owners worked to maximize production and make large profits.

39.

The picture above shows a depiction of the effect of the –

a)

migration to different American regions

b)

increased warfare between rival tribes

c)

arrival of European conquistadors

d)

natural disasters such as hurricanes

40.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

Inspired by Enlightenment philosophers

b)

Goal to create an independent nation

c)

Caused by tyrannous, distant colonizers

d)

Carried out by nonviolent protests