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WorksheetsGlobal II Midterm Review 2025
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
What does John Locke believe the role of the government should be?
To demand people obey them unconditionally
To protect the rights of individuals
To expand and control natural resources
To be led by an individual leader such as a King or Queen
Which leader is considered an Absolute Monarch?
Louis XIV of France
John Locke of England
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohammad Ali
What effect did the Age of Enlightenment have on society?
There were new, more strict laws
World Religions gained power
Humanism put more emphasis on the individual
Disease spread throughout Europe
During which time period was the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen written?
The Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Imperialism
The Golden Age of Islam
The Scientific Revolution
What tends to happen when people want freedoms that their government is unwilling to give?
Conflict
Resolution
Agreement
Technological advancement
In a democracy, who is in charge of the government?
The King
The People
The Legislature
The Clergy
What part of the world are Simon Bolivar and Jose De San Martin credited for gaining their independence?
Africa
Asia
China
Latin America
Which part of the world is considered "Latin America"?
Central and South America
Northern Africa and Southern Europe
Eastern China and Western Japan
Canada
What is defined as "advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people"?
Imperialism
Confluence
Nationalism
Parasynthetic
How do the native peoples TYPICALLY feel about imperialistic nations taking them over?
Enthusiastic
Grateful
Indifferent
Offended
The goal of to take control of South America from European control was of
Simon Bolivar and Jose De San Martin
Martin Luther and John Calvin
Louis XIV and Louis XVI
Christopher Columbus and Vasco De Gama
Who would be considered a 'Liberator' or 'freer of people'?
Christopher Columbus
Simon Bolivar
Louis XVI
Emperor Meiji
A first person account is a
Secondary Source
Final Source
Temporary Source
Primary Source
Who was looking to unify Haiti and give the native people of Haiti liberty and equality?
Christopher Columbus
Simon Bolivar
Jose De San Martin
Toussaint L'Ouverture
The Haitian Revolution led to
more European control of America
more Latin American Revolutions
a fear of merchantilism
a comical misunderstanding with it's mother country
Which is NOT considered a Primary Source?
A Biography
An Autobiography
A Picture
A Video
What is one positive that Africa experienced as a result of European Imperialism?
Africans were given more freedoms to follow their belief systems
Traditional tribal boundaries were solidified with official borders
Improved infrastructure allowed for easier trade and communication
Natural resources were brought in to Africa in order to facilitate their growing industrial centers
True or False: African nations are still under the control of their European mother countries.
True
False
Imperialism is defined as
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
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
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
The treaty of Nanking was a result of
The Boer War
The Opium War
The Scramble for Africa
Latin American Revolutions
China ended their isolation
by choice in order to facilitate cultural diffusion
by force when they lost the Opium War
naturally through mutually acceptable trade
when pigs flew because they are still isolated
What was the reaction of Japan when they were opened to trade by Commodore Mathew Perry?
They were adamant to keep their traditional values
They fought back to remain isolated
They were fascinated by western powers and wanted to emulate them
The immediately eliminated the Daimyo
The emperor of Japan during their period of modernization was
Emperor Meiji
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hitler
Emperor Ito
What was the main idea of the poem "The White Man's Burden?"
Europeans should learn from the people they conquer
Europeans should teach their colonies to produce manufactured goods
Europeans should "civilize" the people they controlled
Europeans should welcome less developed countries as equals
At what event did the Scramble for Africa occur?
Meiji Restoration
Opium Wars
Berlin Conference
Boer War
The Irish Potato Famine encouraged people to
Support free market economy
Document the negative effects of child labor
Minimize the impacts of agricultural innovations
Support political and social reforms to end the famine
What was one change that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution?
New technology increased efficiency
Use of the open field system
Even distribution of land to small farmers
Breeding smaller sheep
What was one effect of the actions of wealthy landowners during the Agricultural Revolution?
Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms
Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers
Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations
Small farmers gained power in Parliament
A historian would find "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling most useful to understand
A point of view that opposed Kipling’s claims
A point of view concerning imperialism supported by some Europeans
The economic reasons the Europeans supported imperialism
The effects of Kipling’s poem in the 20th century
The Irish Potato Famine resulted in
Ireland invading Britain
Millions of Irish emigrating to the United States
Most landlords forgiving the rent the Irish owed
Britain agreeing to withdraw from Ireland
Which of the following events was a reason the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan was issued?
War with China
Trade with Europeans
The Black Death
Korean influence in Japan
What did John Locke believe about a government's relationship with its people?
People have the right to rebel if their natural rights are denied
The people should give up their liberty to create an orderly society
Governments should be obeyed regardless of their actions
Liberty can only be guaranteed in a direct democracy
Which of the following individuals most strongly influenced the ideas in the excerpt of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
Louis XIV
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Identify the best use of "The Edict of Edo" for a historian.
To determine the effects of the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan on merchants
To find out how Japanese Christians felt about the Tokugawa Shogunate
To explore the views of the Japanese government towards outsiders in 1635
To identify the goods exported by Japanese merchants
The ideas of John Locke inspired which of the following historical developments?
Rise of absolute monarchs
The spread of feudalism
Spread of Christianity
Rise of representative democracies
Identify a political impact of Napoleon’s conquests in Europe.
The French empire directly or indirectly controlled most of Western Europe
The French empire lost colonies
France controlled Sicily
Napoleon’s empire grew through peaceful treaties with neighboring powers
Which of the following states the point of view of the authors of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
A government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizens
Absolute monarchy is a form of government that guarantees the rights of citizens
Property is a more valuable natural right than security
A government should limit people’s freedom to ensure they are safe
Which event occurred after the expansion of Napoleon's empire?
Age of Enlightenment
Fall of the Roman Empire
Congress of Vienna
National Assembly meets for the first time
Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?
unemployment and poverty
the third estate had no power
Enlightenment Ideas
all of the above
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?
WWI
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
French Revolution
Scramble for Africa
Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
The existence of natural laws was rejected.
Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.
New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.
The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.
Nationalism is best defined as
the achievement of world peace and global understanding
the desire to take over other societies by force
a method of solving basic economic problems of the society
the loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and a geographic region
Prussian Chancellor in charge of uniting Germany.
Cavour
Garibaldi
Bismarck
Wilhelm I
What was a desire of Simon Bolivar?
to unite South America into one nation
to unite the Caribbean islands into one nation
to unite European nations into one nation
to unite Africa into one country
A government system in which all power resides in a monarch.
Democracy
Anarchy
Absolutism
Republic
"Life, Liberty, and Property" are ______________________________.
Natural Rights
Natural Laws
The Code of Hammurabi
The English Bill of Rights
Absolute Monarchs believed that their power came from God. This is called ___________________.
Theocracy
Divine Right
Natural Rights
Natural Laws
Believed in separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial.
Hobbes
Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Believed that the best government system was one that was based on a monarch with absolute power.
Hobbes
Locke
Galileo
Rousseau
"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?
Puritan Revolution.
Hundred Years War
French Revolution
Signing of the Magna Carta.
European political thinkers who supported the Enlightenment believed that
religious tolerance is a dangerous concept.
an absolute monarchy is the most effective government
governments should protect the rights of people.
civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty.
"Cavour Provokes War Against Austria"
"Mazzini Establishes Young Italy"
"Poles Fail in Revolt Against Russia"
These headlines best reflect the concept of
nationalism
isolationism
imperialism
totalitarianism.
Which individual is associated with the phrase blood and iron as related to the unification of Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Count Camillo di Cavour.
• 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 policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
Imperialism
Isolationism
Meiji Restoration
Industrial Revolution
A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason as the method to solve political and social problems.
Scientific Revolution
French Revolution
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Hands off approach to government; the government should not interfere in the economy
Laissez-faire economics
Communism
Socialism
Traditional economy
The modernization, westernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's
Russo-Japanese War
World War II
Meiji Restoration
SEATO
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.
Communism
Laissez-faire economics
Utopianism
Utilitarianism
Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
Treaty of Nanjing
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?
large supply of human and natural resources
increasing power of laboring class
high quality of public education
eagerness of nobility to become factory owners
• Loss of the Ruhr and overseas colonies
• Rising inflation and unemployment
These factors are most closely associated with
Camillo di Cavour is to unification of Italy as Otto von Bismarck is to unification of
Venezuela
Germany
France
Serbia
Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the “White Man’s Burden” were used by Europeans to justify their policies of
pacifism
communism
isolationism
imperialism
Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristic of:
Parliamentary Democracies
Republics
Totalitarian regimes
Constitutional Monarchies
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
Robespierre
Napoleon
Louis XVI
Marquis de Lafayette
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.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
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.
Giuseppe Mazzini
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
leader of the Committee of Public Safety; chief architect of the Reign of Terror
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Danton
Marat
