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World History Final Review

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a sign of prestige to Italy's city-states?
a)
spices
b)
beauty
c)
schools
d)
trade
2.

Who posted the 95 Theses?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry the VIII

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

3.

Believed in Predestination

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Elizebeth I

4.

The act of selling pardons for sins to reduce punishment?

a)

Confession

b)

Usury

c)

Indulgences

d)

Free pass

5.

Who dismissed the authority of the Pope and started the Anglican Church?

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Calvin

d)

Henry VIII

6.

What invention led to increased literacy and cheaper books?2

a)

The internet

b)

Engima Machine

c)

School

d)

Printing Press

7.

The Protestant Reformation initially tried just to reform the Catholic Church

a)

False

b)

True

8.

What was the most stable, dependable, and wealthy institution in Europe?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Protestant Church

c)

Orthodox Church

d)

Catholic Church

9.

A Heretic is:

a)

Someone who disagrees with the Catholic Church's teachings

b)

Someone who becomes a saint

c)

Someone who believes everything the Pope says

d)

Someone who joins the Catholic Church

10.

John Calvin's teachings became the basis of which branch of Christianity?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Methodist

c)

Presbyterian

d)

Catholics

11.

Theocracy is:

a)

Religious colony of cannibals

b)

Religious government led by religious leaders

c)

Political government led by politicians

d)

Government led by Theo

12.

Which did Martin Luther not agree with? 

a)

Using the vernacular for the Bible

b)

Priests should be allowed to marry

c)

Salvation through belief in God's love

d)

Priests being the interpreters of the Bible

13.

Which religion did Henry VIII establish?

a)

Church of Spain

b)

Lutheranism

c)

Church of England 

d)

Anabaptists

14.

How did the Church respond to Luther?

a)

Excommunication

b)

Welcomed his family

c)

Banished him 

d)

Killed him

15.

How did peasants react to the reformation

a)

burned the town

b)

Killed 100,000 people

c)

Embraced it

d)

Revolted

16.

What is the significance of the Edict of Worms?

a)

Made Martin Luther an outlaw in the Holy Roman Empire

b)

Defined Catholic policy during the Reformation

c)

Religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler

d)

Statement of Lutheran beliefs

17.
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
a)
two
b)
eight
c)
six
d)
none
18.
What was the name of the son of Henry who was crowned King after his death?
a)
John
b)
Edward
c)
Henry
d)
Richard
19.
By which method were Henry's executed wives killed?
a)
Hanging
b)
Beheading
c)
Burning
d)
Drowning
20.

Why did Henry VIII break with Rome and the Catholic Church?

a)

For personal reasons - He wanted to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

b)

For economic reasons - He wanted to stop paying taxes to the Catholic Church and thought he could take some of the Church's wealth.

c)

For political reasons - He wanted a male heir as he was worried that a Queen would not be accepted by the country as a true ruler.

d)

For religious reasons - Henry hated the Catholic Church and wanted to change everything.

21.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
22.
---- traveled the route to China by an overland route
a)
Marco Polo 
b)
Henry Hudson 
c)
John Cabot 
d)
Edwin Aldrin 
23.
This Explorer sailed west to reach India. He never did.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan 
b)
Vasco da Gama 
c)
Christopher Columbus 
d)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa 
24.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread the gospel
d)
The explorers wanted to become famous.
25.
When did Christopher Columbus make his first voyage to America
a)
1999
b)
1492
c)
1593
d)
1234
26.
Since Columbus believed he made it to Asia, he called the natives ___.
a)
Asians
b)
Indians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Barbarians
27.
What caused many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
Spoiled Food
c)
Spoiled Meat
d)
War with Europeans
28.
I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.
a)
Columbus
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Polo
d)
Magellan
29.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
30.
What were two items that China had that Europeans wanted to trade?
a)
Silk and Spices
b)
Gold and Silver
c)
Silver and Spices
d)
Fur and Silk
31.
Who had the first crew to sail around the world?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Ferdinand Magellan 
d)
Jennifer Cornelius
32.
Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ferdinand Magellan 
c)
Cortez
d)
Pizarro 
33.
A person who came to North America for religious freedom and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts 
a)
Puritans
b)
English
c)
French 
d)
Pilgrims
34.
Protestants who wanted to make the Church of England simpler and stricter 
a)
Puritans
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Protestants
d)
English
35.
After circumnavigating the globe, Francis Drake was commissioned by England to act as a pirate. The nickname given to him and those like him was
a)
sea dog
b)
Blackbeard
c)
privateer
d)
matey
36.
Henry Hudson sailed for which two countries?
a)
England & Holland
b)
England & France
c)
France & Holland
d)
Portugal & Spain
37.
Henry Hudson explored 
a)
the Caribbean
b)
Canada
c)
South America
d)
the Mississippi River
38.

What was the name of the first attempt of the colonies to work together to defend themselves?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Albany Plan of Union

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitutional Convention

39.

Why did England begin taxing the colonies after about 100 years of salutary neglect?

a)

The colonies offended England by not buying English goods

b)

England needed money to pay for wars it had been involved in

c)

England declared war on the colonies

d)

The colonies declared war on England

40.

The Proclamation of 1763 forbid the colonists from:

a)

buying tea from anyone but England

b)

buying sugar from the French colonies

c)

settling past the Appalachian mountains

d)

having representatives in Parliament

41.

What event in the colonies brought a great amount of unity to the colonists before the Revolutionary war?

a)

the Enlightenment

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The Boston Tea Party

42.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

rule by consent of the governed

b)

Rule by a monarch

c)

Rule by an elected official

d)

Rule by church leaders

43.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution

a)

heavy taxation of the poor

b)

incompetent rulers like Louis XV and Louis XVI

c)

discontent in the First Estate

d)

France's bankrupt condition

44.

What did the Tennis Court Oath state?

a)

That the delegates of the 3rd estate would meet until they had written a constitution for France

b)

that the delegates would not leave until the King abdicated the throne

c)

that the delegates would not leave until they were given more votes

d)

that the delegates would play tennis until the King was disposed of.

45.

Which 1789 French document lists the national rights of all people and the rights possessed by citizens?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Brunswick Manifesto

c)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

the Monroe Doctrine

46.

What was the purpose of the Reign of Terror?

a)

to get rid of the Bourgeoisie

b)

to squelch any opposition to the Revolution

c)

to silence the church

d)

To stop the peasants from attacking the nobles

47.

Which general rose to power during the Directory and later became emperor of France?

a)

Mousolini

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Samuel de Champlain

48.

What was Napoleon’s most famous and enduring accomplishment?

a)

Conquering all of Europe

b)

the Napoleonic Code

c)

Becoming emperor of France

d)

his agreement with the pope

49.

What was the most common method of execution during the French Revolution?

a)

electric chair

b)

drowning chamber

c)

guillotine

d)

sword

50.

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

a)

Louis XV

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Charles I

51.

Who was the leader of the Committee for Public Safety that wanted to end the Reign of terror?

a)

Robespierre

b)

Danton

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Jacques Cartier

52.

Who declared himself First Consul for life?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Charles V

d)

Mussolini

53.

What was the name of the government that was set up after the Reign of Terror?

a)

the Legislative Assembly

b)

the Directory

c)

The Consolate

d)

The National Convention

54.

Who was the leader of the Reign of Terror who was eventually overthrown and executed with the guillotine?

a)

Robespierre

b)

Danton

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Louis XVI

55.

What was the American colonists’ main disagreement with Britain?

a)

they did not want to pay any taxes

b)

They were upset they had no representation in Parliament

c)

They wanted to settle past the Appalachian mountains

d)

They wanted more tea

56.

What was the term given to the time period where Britain essentially allowed the colonies to rule themselves?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Continental System

d)

Imperialism

57.

Where was Napoleon exiled the first time?

a)

Elba

b)

Helena

c)

Siberia

d)

Waterloo

58.

Where was Napoleon exiled the final time?

a)

Elba

b)

St. Helena

c)

Siberia

d)

Waterloo

59.

At which battle was Napoleon defeated the final time?

a)

Leipzig

b)

Austerlitz

c)

Trafalgar

d)

Waterloo

60.

How many different constitutions did France have between 1789 and 1799?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

5

d)

10

61.

What was the name of France’s legislative body that King Louis XVI called into session to raise taxes?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Estates General

d)

National Convention

62.

The far radical left group that led the Reign of Terror was the:

a)

Jacobins

b)

Friars

c)

Tories

d)

Whigs

63.

Who wrote the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

64.

Militarism

a)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

b)

an increase in the importance of the military of a country

c)

to prepare for war

d)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

65.

Central Powers

a)

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Australia

d)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

66.

Allied Powers (WWI)

a)

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Australia

d)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

67.

Stalemate

a)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

b)

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

c)

German submarines

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

68.

mobilize

a)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

b)

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

c)

to prepare for war

d)

an increase in the importance of the military of a country

69.

Trench Warfare

a)

to prepare for war

b)

A form of warfare where soldiers fight from trees.

c)

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

d)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

70.

U-boats

a)

German submarines

b)

to prepare for war

c)

Agreement to stop fighting

d)

an increase in the importance of the military of a country

71.

Luisitania

a)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

b)

American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

c)

Agreement to stop fighting

d)

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

72.

Zimmerman Note

a)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

b)

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

c)

1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

73.

Liberty Bonds

a)

American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

b)

Agreement to stop fighting

c)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

d)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

74.

Armistice

a)

Agreement to stop fighting

b)

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war.

c)

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

d)

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

75.

Reparations

a)

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war.

b)

American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

c)

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

76.

Selective Service Act

a)

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

b)

Agreement to stop fighting

c)

American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

77.

League of Nations

a)

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League of Nations.

b)

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war.

c)

1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

78.

Treaty of Versailles

a)

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

b)

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

c)

American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

79.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

80.

Which industry was well suited to change over to military equipment production?

a)

clothing

b)

steel

c)

culinary

d)

automobile

81.

Which future president served as commander during the French invasion?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Erwin Rommel

82.

Who was the British leader that signed an appeasement with Hitler?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Adolph Hitler

d)

Neville Chamberlain

83.

Who was the fascist leader of Italy?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Neville Chamberlain

84.

Which act permitted the US to sell arms to warring countries on a cash & carry basis?

a)

Neutrality Act 1939

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Anschluss

d)

Double V

85.

Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?

a)

economic prosperity

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

redrawing of European borders

d)

German win of WWI

86.

What is the name of the Allied military strategy in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

firebomb

b)

island hopping

c)

kamikaze

d)

blitzkrieg

87.

The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?

a)

Paris

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

88.

What is the name of the program that encouraged African-Americans to join the war effort?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Double V

d)

NAACP

89.

Who was the American General overseeing the Pacific Theater?

a)

General Douglas MacArthur

b)

General Eisenhower

c)

General Rommel

d)

General Lee

90.

At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.

a)

fascism

b)

communism

c)

isolationism

d)

internationalism

91.

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to

a)

test the newly developed atomic bomb.

b)

determine how the holocaust happened.

c)

punish German leaders for war crimes.

d)

remove the emperor of Japan from power.

92.

What is the name of the new political party to rise in Germany following WW1?

a)

Socialist

b)

Nazi

c)

Fascist

d)

Bolshevik

93.

Japan's goal was to take over

a)

North America

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Eastern Asia

d)

Western Asia

94.

What was the term for the action of Britain & France giving in to Hitler's demands?

a)

appeasement

b)

militarization

c)

nationalism

d)

unification

95.

Which Battle was the last German offence?

a)

D-Day

b)

Midway

c)

Bulge

d)

Normandy

96.

What is the name of this iconic poster woman?

a)

Tanya the Tank

b)

Wonder Woman

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Rosie the Riveter

97.

Why were the Japanese unable to decipher the messages of the Navajo code talkers?

a)

The code consisted of a series of whistle-like noises.

b)

The code talkers had an advanced code machine.

c)

They used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet.

d)

They used a math code based on the Navajo numeric system.

98.

The turning point in the war against Japan in the Pacific was the

a)

Battle of Midway.

b)

bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

internment of Japanese Americans.

d)

Battle of the Bulge.

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