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Global II Midterm Review 2025

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does John Locke believe the role of the government should be?

a)

To demand people obey them unconditionally

b)

To protect the rights of individuals

c)

To expand and control natural resources

d)

To be led by an individual leader such as a King or Queen

2.

Which leader is considered an Absolute Monarch?

a)

Louis XIV of France

b)

John Locke of England

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Mohammad Ali

3.

What effect did the Age of Enlightenment have on society?

a)

There were new, more strict laws

b)

World Religions gained power

c)

Humanism put more emphasis on the individual

d)

Disease spread throughout Europe

4.

During which time period was the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen written?

a)

The Age of Enlightenment

b)

The Age of Imperialism

c)

The Golden Age of Islam

d)

The Scientific Revolution

5.

What tends to happen when people want freedoms that their government is unwilling to give?

a)

Conflict

b)

Resolution

c)

Agreement

d)

Technological advancement

6.

In a democracy, who is in charge of the government?

a)

The King

b)

The People

c)

The Legislature

d)

The Clergy

7.

What part of the world are Simon Bolivar and Jose De San Martin credited for gaining their independence?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

China

d)

Latin America

8.

Which part of the world is considered "Latin America"?

a)

Central and South America

b)

Northern Africa and Southern Europe

c)

Eastern China and Western Japan

d)

Canada

9.

What is defined as "advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people"?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Confluence

c)

Nationalism

d)

Parasynthetic

10.

How do the native peoples TYPICALLY feel about imperialistic nations taking them over?

a)

Enthusiastic

b)

Grateful

c)

Indifferent

d)

Offended

11.

The goal of to take control of South America from European control was of

a)

Simon Bolivar and Jose De San Martin

b)

Martin Luther and John Calvin

c)

Louis XIV and Louis XVI

d)

Christopher Columbus and Vasco De Gama

12.

Who would be considered a 'Liberator' or 'freer of people'?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Emperor Meiji

13.

A first person account is a

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Final Source

c)

Temporary Source

d)

Primary Source

14.

Who was looking to unify Haiti and give the native people of Haiti liberty and equality?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Jose De San Martin

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

15.

The Haitian Revolution led to

a)

more European control of America

b)

more Latin American Revolutions

c)

a fear of merchantilism

d)

a comical misunderstanding with it's mother country

16.

Which is NOT considered a Primary Source?

a)

A Biography

b)

An Autobiography

c)

A Picture

d)

A Video

17.

What is one positive that Africa experienced as a result of European Imperialism?

a)

Africans were given more freedoms to follow their belief systems

b)

Traditional tribal boundaries were solidified with official borders

c)

Improved infrastructure allowed for easier trade and communication

d)

Natural resources were brought in to Africa in order to facilitate their growing industrial centers

18.

True or False: African nations are still under the control of their European mother countries.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Imperialism is defined as

a)

belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

b)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

c)

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

d)

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

20.

The treaty of Nanking was a result of

a)

The Boer War

b)

The Opium War

c)

The Scramble for Africa

d)

Latin American Revolutions

21.

China ended their isolation

a)

by choice in order to facilitate cultural diffusion

b)

by force when they lost the Opium War

c)

naturally through mutually acceptable trade

d)

when pigs flew because they are still isolated

22.

What was the reaction of Japan when they were opened to trade by Commodore Mathew Perry?

a)

They were adamant to keep their traditional values

b)

They fought back to remain isolated

c)

They were fascinated by western powers and wanted to emulate them

d)

The immediately eliminated the Daimyo

23.

The emperor of Japan during their period of modernization was

a)

Emperor Meiji

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Emperor Hitler

d)

Emperor Ito

24.

What was the main idea of the poem "The White Man's Burden?"

a)

Europeans should learn from the people they conquer

b)

Europeans should teach their colonies to produce manufactured goods

c)

Europeans should "civilize" the people they controlled

d)

Europeans should welcome less developed countries as equals

25.

At what event did the Scramble for Africa occur?

a)

Meiji Restoration

b)

Opium Wars

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Boer War

26.

The Irish Potato Famine encouraged people to

a)

Support free market economy

b)

Document the negative effects of child labor

c)

Minimize the impacts of agricultural innovations

d)

Support political and social reforms to end the famine

27.

What was one change that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

New technology increased efficiency

b)

Use of the open field system

c)

Even distribution of land to small farmers

d)

Breeding smaller sheep

28.

What was one effect of the actions of wealthy landowners during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms

b)

Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers

c)

Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations

d)

Small farmers gained power in Parliament

29.

A historian would find "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling most useful to understand

a)

A point of view that opposed Kipling’s claims

b)

A point of view concerning imperialism supported by some Europeans

c)

The economic reasons the Europeans supported imperialism

d)

The effects of Kipling’s poem in the 20th century

30.

The Irish Potato Famine resulted in

a)

Ireland invading Britain

b)

Millions of Irish emigrating to the United States

c)

Most landlords forgiving the rent the Irish owed

d)

Britain agreeing to withdraw from Ireland

31.

Which of the following events was a reason the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan was issued?

a)

War with China

b)

Trade with Europeans

c)

The Black Death

d)

Korean influence in Japan

32.

What did John Locke believe about a government's relationship with its people?

a)

People have the right to rebel if their natural rights are denied

b)

The people should give up their liberty to create an orderly society

c)

Governments should be obeyed regardless of their actions

d)

Liberty can only be guaranteed in a direct democracy

33.

Which of the following individuals most strongly influenced the ideas in the excerpt of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

34.

Identify the best use of "The Edict of Edo" for a historian.

a)

To determine the effects of the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan on merchants

b)

To find out how Japanese Christians felt about the Tokugawa Shogunate

c)

To explore the views of the Japanese government towards outsiders in 1635

d)

To identify the goods exported by Japanese merchants

35.

The ideas of John Locke inspired which of the following historical developments?

a)

Rise of absolute monarchs

b)

The spread of feudalism

c)

Spread of Christianity

d)

Rise of representative democracies

36.

Identify a political impact of Napoleon’s conquests in Europe.

a)

The French empire directly or indirectly controlled most of Western Europe

b)

The French empire lost colonies

c)

France controlled Sicily

d)

Napoleon’s empire grew through peaceful treaties with neighboring powers

37.

Which of the following states the point of view of the authors of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

a)

A government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizens

b)

Absolute monarchy is a form of government that guarantees the rights of citizens

c)

Property is a more valuable natural right than security

d)

A government should limit people’s freedom to ensure they are safe

38.

Which event occurred after the expansion of Napoleon's empire?

a)

Age of Enlightenment

b)

Fall of the Roman Empire

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

National Assembly meets for the first time

39.

Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

unemployment and poverty

b)

the third estate had no power

c)

Enlightenment Ideas

d)

all of the above

40.

The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female citizen are directly influenced by which event?

a)

WWI

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

French Revolution

d)

Scramble for Africa

41.

Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

a)

The existence of natural laws was rejected.

b)

Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.

c)

New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.

d)

The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.

42.

Nationalism is best defined as

a)

the achievement of world peace and global understanding

b)

the desire to take over other societies by force

c)

a method of solving basic economic problems of the society

d)

the loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and a geographic region

43.

Prussian Chancellor in charge of uniting Germany.

a)

Cavour

b)

Garibaldi

c)

Bismarck

d)

Wilhelm I

44.

What was a desire of Simon Bolivar?

a)

to unite South America into one nation

b)

to unite the Caribbean islands into one nation

c)

to unite European nations into one nation

d)

to unite Africa into one country

45.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
46.

A government system in which all power resides in a monarch.

a)

Democracy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Absolutism

d)

Republic

47.

"Life, Liberty, and Property" are ______________________________.

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Natural Laws

c)

The Code of Hammurabi

d)

The English Bill of Rights

48.

Absolute Monarchs believed that their power came from God. This is called ___________________.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Divine Right

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Natural Laws

49.

Believed in separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial.

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

50.

Believed that the best government system was one that was based on a monarch with absolute power.

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Galileo

d)

Rousseau

51.

"Estates General Meet for First Time in 175 Years"

"National Assembly Issues Declarations of the Rights of Man"

"Reign of Terror Ends; Robespierre Dies"


Which event in European history is most closely associated with these headlines?

a)

Puritan Revolution.

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

French Revolution

d)

Signing of the Magna Carta.

52.

European political thinkers who supported the Enlightenment believed that

a)

religious tolerance is a dangerous concept.

b)

an absolute monarchy is the most effective government

c)

governments should protect the rights of people.

d)

civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty.

53.

"Cavour Provokes War Against Austria"

"Mazzini Establishes Young Italy"

"Poles Fail in Revolt Against Russia"

These headlines best reflect the concept of

a)

nationalism

b)

isolationism

c)

imperialism

d)

totalitarianism.

54.

Which individual is associated with the phrase blood and iron as related to the unification of Germany?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

d)

Count Camillo di Cavour.

55.
• Galileo used the telescope and challenged the teachings of the day.
• Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity. • Copernicus determined that the Sun is the center of the universe.

Which period is most directly associated with these events?
a)
Early Middle Ages
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Protestant Reformation
d)
Industrial Revolution
56.
A comparison of the French Revolution (1789) and the Russian Revolution (1917) illustrates that
a)
political and economic inequalities often lead to demands for change
b)
democratic governments generally result from revolutions
c)
revolutions are based on a single grievance
d)
privatization eventually leads to class struggle
57.
 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” and “Peace, Land, and Bread” are slogans used by revolutionaries to represent
a)
framework for economic stability
b)
political and economic ideals
c)
plans for maintaining the social hierarchy
d)
methods of political reform
58.
Which course of action does the theory of laissez faire suggest a government should follow? 
a)
providing help for people in need 
b)
establishing businesses to create jobs 
c)
controlling the mineral resources of a country
d)
letting natural laws regulate the economy
59.
Toussaint L’Ouverture and José de San Martín are leaders best known for 
a)
 leading independence movements
b)
supporting religious reforms
c)
promoting civil disobedience
d)
 opposing democracy
60.

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

61.

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

62.

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

a)

Laissez-faire economics

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Traditional economy

63.

The modernization, westernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's

a)

Russo-Japanese War

b)

World War II

c)

Meiji Restoration

d)

SEATO

64.

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

65.

Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

a)

Treaty of Nanjing

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Paris

66.

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

a)

large supply of human and natural resources

b)

increasing power of laboring class

c)

high quality of public education

d)

eagerness of nobility to become factory owners

67.
• Bitterness over the Treaty of Versailles
• Loss of the Ruhr and overseas colonies
• Rising inflation and unemployment
These factors are most closely associated with 
a)
the rise of fascism in Germany
b)
French imperialism in Africa
c)
the Russian Revolution of 1917
d)
the communist revolution in China
68.

Camillo di Cavour is to unification of Italy as Otto von Bismarck is to unification of

a)

Venezuela

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Serbia

69.

Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the “White Man’s Burden” were used by Europeans to justify their policies of

a)

pacifism

b)

communism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

70.
Joseph Stalin's policies in Ukraine during the 1930's directly resulted in
a)
widespread starvation
b)
agricultural self sufficiency
c)
the development of cottage industries 
d)
the use of subsistence farming techniques
71.
Five year plans and collectivization are most closely associated with
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Deng Xiaoping
72.

Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristic of:

a)

Parliamentary Democracies

b)

Republics

c)

Totalitarian regimes

d)

Constitutional Monarchies

73.
A comparison of the French Revolution (1789) and the Russian Revolution (1917) illustrates that
a)
political and economic inequalities often lead to demands for change
b)
democratic governments generally result from revolutions
c)
revolutions are based on a single grievance
d)
privatization eventually leads to class struggle
74.

French general; Overthrew the Directory; Crowned himself emperor in 1802 and attempted to spread the revolution across most of Europe; Blundering mistake to invade Russia

a)

Robespierre

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

75.

Communist dictator of the Soviet Union; Took power after Lenin's death; 5 year plans, collectivization, and Great Purge; Defeated NAZI Germany in WWII; Started the Cold War.

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Fidel Castro

76.

Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

77.

leader of the Committee of Public Safety; chief architect of the Reign of Terror

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Robespierre

c)

Danton

d)

Marat