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WH Final Exam Review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
2.
The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?
a)
fascism
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
d)
mercantilism
3.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
4.
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
5.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
6.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
7.

Which of the following made up the First Estate?

a)

The Clergy

b)

The Nobles/Aristocracy

c)

The Common Folk

d)

Nobles

8.

What was the famous means of execution during the French Revolution?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Hanging

c)

Burning at the Stake

d)

Drowning

9.

What is the term used for the height of the French Revolution, during rich Robespierre led?

a)

The Reign of Terror

b)

The Reign of Horror

c)

The Time of Terror

d)

The Golden Era

10.

Who overthrew The Directory in a coup d'etat?

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis

c)

Jean Valjean

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

11.
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
12.

This was a hated royal fortress and prison that was stormed by French peasants in 1789

a)

Bastille

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Coup d'état

d)

Arc de Triomphe

13.

Economic system based on the use of machinery and technology.

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Nationalism

d)

Industrialism

14.

The belief that Darwin’s ideas about competition between pieces applied to society too.

a)

Communist Manifesto

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Social Evolution

d)

Socialism

15.

The French people were divided into three classes known as…

a)

Estates

b)

Directories

c)

Assemblies

d)

Political groups

16.

Woven clothes are also called…

a)

Estates

b)

Textiles

c)

Telecoms

d)

None of the above

17.

The middle class of French society.

a)

Nobility

b)

Clergy

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Peasants

18.

City where Napoleon was defeated.

a)

Waterloo

b)

Berlin

c)

London

d)

Paris

19.

He was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety in France.

a)

Robespierre

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Louis Pasteur

20.

Designed a steam engine in 1769.

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

James Watt

c)

Edmund Cartwright

d)

Edmund Arkwright

21.

A key figure in the development of socialism.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Thomas Edison

22.

Money invested in businesses is called…

a)

Capital

b)

Corporations

c)

Partnerships

d)

Textiles

23.

The major centers of the Industrial Revolution that brought workers and machines together.

a)

Factories

b)

Textiles

c)

Estates

d)

Corporations

24.

The Industrial Revolution started in

a)

US

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Britain

25.

A feeling of intense loyalty to one's country.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Conscription

d)

Propaganda

26.

A fascination with war and the military.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Mobilization

c)

Militarism

d)

Entente

27.

Payments made for war damages.

a)

Reparations

b)

Rationing

c)

Repayments

d)

Mandates

28.

A nation's direct or indirect control over the government or economy of other smaller or weaker nations.

a)

Colony

b)

Protectorate

c)

Militarism

d)

Imperialism

29.

Assembly and movement of troops in order to prepare for action.

a)

Militarism

b)

Mobilization

c)

Mandate

d)

Conscription

30.

A defense agreement to help another country if war breaks out.

a)

Alliance

b)

Association

c)

Entente

d)

Arrangement

31.

Setttlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland.

a)

Colony

b)

Protectorate

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Duma

32.

Used by European powers to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.

a)

Scientific Darwinism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Social Imperialism

d)

Social Darwinism

33.

This was considered to be the spark that started WWI. It was not considered to be a long-term cause of WWI.

a)

Assassination of a member of the British royal family

b)

Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

The Zimmermann telegraph

d)

The sinking of the Lusatania

34.

Indian soldiers hired by the British East india Company.

a)

Brown Shirts

b)

Communists

c)

Boxers

d)

Sepoys

35.

What warfare strategy was most commonly used in WWI?

a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Blitzkering

c)

Standard Warfare

d)

Trench Warfare

36.
This was signed to end World War One. 
a)
Treaty of Spain
b)
Treaty of Germany 
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
d)
Treaty of Paris 
37.

Enrollment into military service by force.

a)

Militarism

b)

Concordat

c)

Conscription

d)

Covenant

38.

An understanding among nations that provides for a common course of action.

a)

Entente

b)

Armistice

c)

Allies

d)

Mandate

39.

An area which an imperial or foreign power has exclusive rights and privileges.

a)

Sphere of Influence

b)

Protectorate

c)

Colony

d)

Entente

40.

A war fought between the Dutch and British over South Africa.

a)

Opium War

b)

Dutch War

c)

Boer War

d)

Open Door War

41.

What was the name of the war where Britain sent navy to force China to allow Britain to sell opium in China

a)

Opium War

b)

War of 1812

c)

War of the worlds

d)

English war

42.

A cease-fire.

a)

Armistice

b)

Mandate

c)

Reparation

d)

None of the above

43.

What surrounded many of the trenches for protection?

a)

Tall walls built out of timber

b)

Barbed wire

c)

Chain linked fences

d)

Large ditches

44.

Germany, Japan, and Italy were known as the _______________

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Nazi Powers

45.

The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union were known as the ____________

a)

The United Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allies

46.

The idea that if you meet another countries demands, war can be avoided.

a)

Inflation

b)

Appeasement

c)

Collectivization

d)

Reparations

47.

Concentration camp located in Poland.

a)

Lichtenburg

b)

Dachau

c)

Versailles

d)

Auschwitz

48.

Deliberate killing of a racial, political, or cultural group.

a)

Assassination

b)

Genocide

c)

Coup

d)

Collateral Damage

49.

This naval base was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941.

a)

Coronado Harbor

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Hawaii

Harbor

d)

San Diego Naval Base

50.

___________ supported the policy of appeasement.

a)

Churchill

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Chamberlain

d)

Wilson

51.

A government program set up by FDR to help boost the American economy during the Great Depression.

a)

Fair Deal

b)

Great Society

c)

New Frontier

d)

New Deal

52.

During the early years of WWII the U.S. ________________.

a)

Stayed neutral

b)

Fought with the Axis Powers

c)

Fought with the Allied Powers

d)

Declared war on Mexico

53.

Hitler blamed the __________ for many of Germany's problems.

a)

French

b)

Jews

c)

United States

d)

Communists

54.

Germany’s attempt to annihilate the Jews of Europe was known as the

a)

Gestapo

b)

Holocaust

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

D-Day

55.

The major cause of the Great Depression was _________________.

a)

WWI

b)

U.S. stock market crash

c)

U.S. tariffs were too high

d)

Capitalism

56.

Why was appeasement not a good way to deal with Hitler?

a)

Hitler would be satisfied once he had what he wanted.

b)

Hitler only wanted to take back the Rhineland.

c)

Hitler would never be satisfied no matter how much land/power he had acquired.

57.

How did the U.S. respond after Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941?

a)

Allowed Japan to take control of the Pacific.

b)

Declared war on Japan a day later.

c)

Stayed neutral.

d)

Invaded mainland Japan a year later.

58.

What was the treaty that ended WWI that laid some of the unrest that would later explode into WWII?

a)

Geneva Conference

b)

Paris Peace Accords

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Versailles

59.

The Nazi program of exterminating Jews during the Third Reich

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Final Solution

c)

Lebensraum

d)

Genocide

60.

Deliberate killing of a racial, political, or cultural group.

a)

Assassination

b)

Genocide

c)

Coup

d)

Collateral Damage

61.

What is D-Day?

a)

June 6, 1944; day in WWII when allied forces invaded Normandy, France.

b)

December 7, 1941; day when Pearl Harbor was attacked.

c)

The day the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.

d)

The day Germany surrendered.

62.

Which event finally brought an end to WWII?

a)

D-Day

b)

The victory at Midway

c)

Hitler's suicide

d)

Dropping of the atomic bombs

63.

Truman decided to use atomic bombs because...

a)

The Axis Power deserved total destruction.

b)

He wanted to make Japan pay for attacking Pearl Harbor.

c)

The early ending of the war would save many American lives.

d)

He wanted to show the rest of the world the new weapon the U.S. had.

64.

Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Singapore

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of the Coral Sea

65.

The major cause of the Great Depression was _________________.

a)

WWI

b)

U.S. stock market crash

c)

U.S. tariffs were too high

d)

Capitalism

66.

Why was appeasement not a good way to deal with Hitler?

a)

Hitler would be satisfied once he had what he wanted.

b)

Hitler only wanted to take back the Rhineland.

c)

Hitler would never be satisfied no matter how much land/power he had acquired.

67.

This plan pumped 13 billion worth of supplies into Western Europe.

a)

Johnson Plan

b)

Churchill Plan

c)

Truman Plan

d)

Marshall Plan

68.

Between what years did the Cold War take place?

a)

1945-1990

b)

1955-1993

c)

1945-1984

d)

1947-1989

69.

The U.S. policy that meant “a relaxing of tensions” was called what?

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Detente

d)

Solidarity

70.

This organization was formed in order to help stop the spread of communism.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

HUAC

d)

EEC

71.

Who were the two countries involved in the space race?

a)

The U.S. and Russia

b)

The U.S. and the Soviet Union

c)

Russia and Britain

d)

Germany and the Soviet Union

72.

The Geneva Accords separated Vietnam at this parallel.

a)

19th parallel

b)

38th parallel

c)

17th parallel

d)

33rd parallel

73.

This city was divided by a wall during the Cold War.

a)

Bremen

b)

Berlin

c)

Hamburg

d)

Munich

74.

He was the communist leader of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

a)

Chiang Kai-Shek

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

75.

This policy gave Soviet citizens more freedom of speech.  This word also means “openness”

a)

Detente

b)

Perestroika

c)

SALT

d)

Glasnost

76.

The Cold war is...

a)

A series of bloody battles between the United States and the Soviet Union.

b)

A period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union with no actual fighting.

c)

A series of bloody battles between Germany and the Soviet Union.

d)

A period of tension between Germany and the United States.

77.

The incident in which the U.S.S.R. positioned nuclear missiles on an island very close to the U.S. is called the…

a)

Nuclear Missile Crisis

b)

Key West Crisis

c)

The Cold War Crisis

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

78.

The Iron Curtain is the…

a)

Figure of speech which signifies the division between democracy and communism in Europe.

b)

Dividing line between North and South Korea

c)

Dividing line between North and South Vietnam

d)

New terminology of the European Union

79.

What role did nuclear weapons play during the Cold War?

a)

Nuclear weapons were not important during the Cold War.

b)

Nuclear weapons were used to end the Cold War.

c)

The build-up of nuclear weapons by the U.S. and U.S.S.R. was a key point of the Cold War.

d)

The U.S. was upset that it did not have nuclear weapons, while the U.S.S.R. did.

80.

After World War II, Germany was divided between…

a)

France, Britain, Soviet Union

b)

U.S., France, Soviet Union, Britain

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

81.

The idea of holding back the spread of communism.

a)

Containment

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Geneva Accords

d)

Domino Theory

82.

A treaty that promised aid to anyone threatened by communism

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Berlin Pact

d)

Allies

83.

This was the focus of the United States after WWII

a)

Becoming a neutral country again

b)

Economic faliure

c)

Building a new empire

d)

Economic growth

84.

A relaxation of tensions

a)

Apartheid

b)

Glasnost

c)

Perestroika

d)

Detente

85.

A word meaning “rebuilding” aimed at boosting the Soviet economy.

a)

Detente

b)

Glasnost

c)

Perestroika

86.

This plan pumped 13 billion worth of supplies into Western Europe.

a)

Johnson Plan

b)

Churchill Plan

c)

Truman Plan

d)

Marshall Plan

87.

Communism first spread to these two Asian countries in the late 1940s.

a)

Japan and China

b)

Korea and Japan

c)

China and Korea

d)

China and Taiwan

88.

Between what years did the Cold War take place?

a)

1945-1990

b)

1955-1993

c)

1945-1984

d)

1947-1989

89.

The U.S. policy that meant “a relaxing of tensions” was called what?

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Detente

d)

Solidarity

90.

This organization was formed in order to help stop the spread of communism.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

HUAC

d)

EEC

91.

Who were the two countries involved in the space race?

a)

The U.S. and Russia

b)

The U.S. and the Soviet Union

c)

Russia and Britain

d)

Germany and the Soviet Union

92.

This city was divided by a wall during the Cold War.

a)

Bremen

b)

Berlin

c)

Hamburg

d)

Munich

93.

He was the communist leader of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

a)

Chiang Kai-Shek

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

94.

This policy gave Soviet citizens more freedom of speech.  This word also means “openness”

a)

Detente

b)

Perestroika

c)

SALT

d)

Glasnost

95.

The Cold war is...

a)

A series of bloody battles between the United States and the Soviet Union.

b)

A period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union with no actual fighting.

c)

A series of bloody battles between Germany and the Soviet Union.

d)

A period of tension between Germany and the United States.

96.

The incident in which the U.S.S.R. positioned nuclear missiles on an island very close to the U.S. is called the…

a)

Nuclear Missile Crisis

b)

Key West Crisis

c)

The Cold War Crisis

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

97.

The Iron Curtain is the…

a)

Figure of speech which signifies the division between democracy and communism in Europe.

b)

Dividing line between North and South Korea

c)

Dividing line between North and South Vietnam

d)

New terminology of the European Union

98.

After World War II, Germany was divided between…

a)

France, Britain, Soviet Union

b)

U.S., France, Soviet Union, Britain

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

99.

The German capital that was split into 4 zones after WWII.

a)

Hamburg

b)

Berlin

c)

Frankfurt

d)

Hamburg

100.

The idea of holding back the spread of communism.

a)

Containment

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Geneva Accords

d)

Domino Theory

101.

A treaty that promised aid to anyone threatened by communism

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Berlin Pact

d)

Allies

102.

This individual came up with the idea of containment.

a)

George Marshall

b)

George Kennan

c)

George Patton

d)

Harry Truman

103.

This agreement put limits on the nuclear weapons of both superpowers.

a)

SALT

b)

NATO

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Marshall Plan

104.

This conference resulted in Germany being split into 4 zones

a)

Paris

b)

Berlin

c)

Yalta

d)

Potsdam

105.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain