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AP World Modern Unit 5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Contemporary Period begins in which year?

a)

1450

b)

1750

c)

1914

d)

1800

2.

Which unit of study includes the years 1450-1750?

a)

The Early Modern Period

b)

The Modern Period

c)

The Contemporary Period

d)

The Postmodern Period

3.

This is Mohammad bin Salman otherwise known as MbS, and is the Crown Prince for which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

4.

Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations describes

a)

Utopian Communist communities

b)

Democratic Republicanism

c)

Laissez Faire Economics

d)

Mercantilism as an ideal economic system

5.

Toussant L'Ouverture

a)

was a member of the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre

b)

rose to the rank of General under Napoleon

c)

was a complete revolutionary failure

d)

helped free slaves in Haiti

6.

Bolivar envisioned

a)

a Grand Columbia united all the liberate South American states

b)

a united Portugal and Spain

c)

a Spanish takeover of Portuguese Brazil

d)

a loosely knit confederation of South American States

7.

Mary Wollstonecraft is associated with

a)

the Industrial Revolution

b)

the Enlightenment

c)

the French Revolution

d)

none of these

8.

Who best represents a reasoned defense of monarchy

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Rene Descartes

9.

Socialism believes

a)

that the means of production should be communally owned

b)

that the move to a communal society is inevitable

c)

that land should be the measure of wealth

d)

that poverty will always exit

10.

Which of the following revolutions was impacted by Napoleon Bonaparte

a)

French

b)

Haitian

c)

Latin American

d)

All of these

11.

Which major Enlightenment idea did Montesquieu promote?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Separation of powers

d)

Absolute monarchies

12.

Which important U.S. document was based on John Locke's "natural rights"?

a)

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Green Eggs and Ham

d)

Webster's Dictionary

13.

Why is Voltaire important to world history?

a)

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

b)

Led the French citizens in revolt

c)

Wrote more than 70 books that promoted many of the liberties in the U.S. Bill of Rights

d)

Ended the Boston Tea Party

14.

All of the following are CAUSES of the U.S. Revolution EXCEPT

a)

taxation without representation (high taxes, no rep in govt)

b)

French Revolution

c)

Enlightenment ideas (natural rights, liberties, democracy)

d)

Unfair trade laws such as Navigation Act

15.

Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Voltaire

16.

Which nation was the first to industrialize?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

17.

Mexico was liberated from

a)

the United States

b)

the Spanish

c)

the Portuguese

d)

the Brazilians

18.

Capitalism is

a)

An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and money is invested to make profits.

b)

An economic system in which the means of production are owned by the public (government) and operate for the welfare of all.

19.

Socialism is

a)

an economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.

b)

an economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit.

20.

Who is the famous historical figure shown below? He wrote the famous phrase: "Workers of the world unite!"

a)

John Adams 

b)

Thomas Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Edward Jenner

21.

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?

a)

The amount and location of British petroleum reserves

b)

The location and large number of British coal deposits

c)

The aggressive promotion of industrialization by George III

d)

The spread of cotton cultivation in southern England

22.

Which event is considered the starting point of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The invention of the steam engine

d)

The signing of the Magna Carta

23.

Who is known as the 'Father of Capitalism'?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

John Maynard Keynes

d)

David Ricardo

24.

Which of the following was a major cause of the French Revolution?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The American Civil War

d)

The Renaissance

25.

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

a)

United States

b)

United Kingdom

c)

New Zealand

d)

Australia