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World History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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1.

Which list places key events of the French Revolution in proper chronological order?

a)

Formation of National Assembly, Reign of Terror, Directory, Rule of Napoleon

b)

Reign of Terror, rule of Napoleon, formation of National Assembly, Directory

c)

Directory, rule of Napoleon, formation of National Assembly, Reign of Terror

d)

Formation of National Assembly, Reign of Terror, rule of Napoleon, Directory

2.

Which of the following documents spells out Enlightenment ideas as they were applied to revolutionary France?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Second Treatise of Government

c)

The Social Contract

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

3.

Which of the Western societies expanded democratic rights in the first half of the nineteenth century but did not experience the mass upheavals of 1848?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

France and United States

c)

Great Britain and United States

d)

Great Britain, France, and United States

4.

The North and South American independence movements of the late 18th and 19th century shared which of the following?

a)

limitation of civil rights to a minority of the population

b)

reliance on Christian teachings to define revolutionary demands

c)

industrial economies that permitted both areas to break free of European control

d)

the desire of a majority of revolutionary leaders to create a politically united hemisphere

e)

political instability caused by constant warfare among the new states

5.

What was a major consequence of World War I?

a)

The establishment of the United Nations

b)

The start of the Industrial Revolution

c)

The dissolution of empires and the redrawing of national boundaries

d)

The immediate start of World War II

6.

Who ruled as dictator of Germany?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

d)

FDR

7.

Latin American revolutions were initially triggered by

a)

increased tax money flowing back to Europe.

b)

suppression of the church in Latin America

c)

confiscation of all colonial lands.

d)

Napoleon’s invasions of Spain and Portugal.

e)

a desire by the indigenous peoples to reclaim their independence

8.

The overthrow of the Venezuelan, Mexican, and Bolivian colonial governments was initially led by

a)

slaves

b)

local elites

c)

local church leaders

d)

the uneducated peasantry

e)

Haitian revolutionaries

9.

After declaring independence in 1822, Brazil’s new government was a(n)

a)

dictatorship

b)

military dictatorship

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

constitutional republic

e)

oligarchy

10.

The traditional voting system of the Estates General

a)

was based on a one man, one vote method.

b)

favored the Third Estate

c)

enabled the First and Second Estates to combine to outvote the numerically larger Third Estate.

d)

was surprisingly democratic in that it allowed women the vote.

e)

enabled the First and Third Estates to combing to outvote the numerically larger Second Estate.

11.

The guiding principles of the French Revolution were summed up in the phrase

a)

“no taxation without representation”.

b)

“peace, land, bread”.

c)

“all men are created equal”.

d)

“liberty, equality, fraternity”

e)

“we the people”.

12.

Who was Francois Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture?

a)

The leader of a slave revolt in Saint Domingue.

b)

The Caribbean delegate to the French Revolutionary Council.

c)

The great impressionist painter of the French Revolution.

d)

The son of Robespierre.

e)

The French general who crushed the slave revolt in Saint Domingue.

13.

At the time of the American Revolution, the British king was

a)

Henry V

b)

Richard III

c)

George III

d)

Henry VIII

e)

James I

14.

a dead body that is wrapped in cloth and preserved

a)

mummy

b)

archaeologist

c)

tomb

d)

treasure

15.

Who are historians?

a)

People who study history

b)

People who make history

c)

People who study science

d)

People who make science

16.

Gandhi’s participation in the Salt March was best an example of…

a)

Vanguard

b)

Ultranationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Civil Disobedience

17.

The Twenty-One Demands were between what two countries?

a)

Japan to China

b)

India to China

c)

China to Japan

d)

Great Britain to India

18.

During the 1920s, an increase in the fight for education, equality, and independence began. In order to achieve these goals, Africans all over the world had to unite together. What is this called?

a)

Pan-Arabism

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Pan-Americanism

d)

Pan-Afrocentrism

19.

Who was the leader of China after the death of Sun Yat-sen?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai-shek

c)

Liu Pang

d)

Shotoku Taishi

20.

Who was the first leader of the Chinese Communist Pary that started in 1921?

a)

Deng Xiaoping

b)

Tiananmen Xing

c)

Myo Picato

d)

Mao Zedong

21.

Which ancient civilization is known for developing the first form of writing known as cuneiform?

a)

A) Ancient Egypt

b)

B) Ancient China

c)

C) Ancient Mesopotamia

d)

D) Ancient Greece

22.

What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall of China?

a)

A) To serve as a trade route

b)

B) To protect against invasions

c)

C) To mark the boundary of the empire

d)

D) To promote tourism

23.

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

A) Julius Caesar

b)

B) Augustus Caesar

c)

C) Nero

d)

D) Caligula

24.

Which event is considered the start of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

A) The signing of the Magna Carta

b)

B) The fall of Constantinople

c)

C) Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

d)

D) The Council of Trent

25.

What was the main cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

A) Disputes over trade routes

b)

B) Rivalry between Athens and Sparta

c)

C) The rise of the Roman Empire

d)

D) The spread of Christianity