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World Final Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT a benefit of a monarchy?

a)

Stability

b)

Ease of Decisions

c)

Freedom of choice for the peasants

d)

All of the above happen in a Monarchy

2.

This ruling family ruled over most of Central Europe from 1519 - 1917

a)

Bourbon

b)

Hapsburg

c)

Windsor

d)

Chatham

3.

The defeat of in 1588 allowed England to dominate the World with their Great Navy

a)

French Folks

b)
Spanish Armada
c)

Greek Fire

d)

Portugal Postman

4.

Which Estate paid all the taxes?

a)

1st the rich

b)

2nd the church

c)

3rd everyone else

d)

4th the bakers

5.

Similar to America's Independence day July 14th in France is known as:

a)

The Purge

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Party at the Eiffel Tower

d)

Bastille Day

6.

What was the famous weapon used in the reign of terror?

a)

Machine Gun

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

Guillotine

d)

Crossbow

7.

Who was the leader of France during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Pope Innocent XVI

c)

Napoleon

d)

King Louis XIV

8.

Napoleon had many military successes but his gravest mistake was?

a)

Invasion of England

b)

Purchasing the Louisiana territory from Canada

c)

Invasion of Russia

d)

Building the Maginot Line

9.

After escaping exile once, Napoleon is finally defeated at the battle of:

a)

Waterloo

b)

New Orleans

c)

Leipez

d)

Lisbon

10.

The Industrial Revolution begins on this Island

a)

England

b)

Greenland

c)

Iceland

d)

Ireland

11.

This was NOT an invention during the industrial revolution

a)

Spinning Jenny

b)

Flying Shuttle

c)

Radio

d)

Safety Lamp

12.

The strict work environment of Industrial Revolution factories becomes the model for:

a)

American Prison System

b)

American School System

c)

America's office culture

d)

Baseball

13.

In the 19th century Germany was the strongest country in Europe

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Crimean and Russo-Japanese wars end in defeat for Russia and a call for reform and change.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of these is NOT a Republican form of government.

a)

Senate

b)

City Council

c)

Parliament

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

16.

The era of England between 1837-1901 was called:

a)

Victorian England

b)

Pomeranian era

c)

Family Feud

d)

French control

17.

All of these are grievances by the Irish against British rule EXCEPT:

a)

A. Ireland is mostly Catholic, Great Britain is mostly Protestant

b)

B. Potato Famine

c)

C. Absentee landlords who could evict people at any notice.

d)

D. The treatment of Canada

18.

Types of Imperialism include:

a)

Economic

b)

Military

c)

Politically

d)

All of the above

19.

All of these were Justification for Imperialism EXCEPT:

a)

New Markets to sell goods

b)

Secure Natural resources

c)

Spread religion to others

d)

Test out new government theories like Fascism

20.

Which European country was responsible for the deaths of millions of Congolese:

a)

Great Britain its always England

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

Germany

21.

Which European Power dominated India from 1777-1945?

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

22.

This country's currency was the world leading Currency from the 17th Century until around the Year 2000

a)

American Greenbacks

b)

British Pound

c)

French Franc

d)

Russian Ruble

23.

China and England fight a war in the 1840s named the:

a)

Coffee Wars

b)

Opium Wars

c)

Whiskey Wars

d)

Siege of Hong Kong

24.

This island was NOT annexed or acquired by the US:

a)

Cuba

b)

Philippines

c)

Hawaii

d)

Puerto Rico

25.

These islands were "opened up" by Commodore Matthew Perry and the United States Navy in 1853.

a)

Philippines

b)

Hawaii

c)

Japan

d)

Panama

26.

The Meiji restoration resulted in the decline in power of this warrior class.

a)

Knights

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Sumo

d)

Samurai

27.

In its beginning Australia was used by the British as a:

a)

Rocket landing zone

b)

Sand mine used to make glass

c)

Prison colony

d)

Tourist trip 8 month cruise from Dublin

28.

Being fiercely loyal to a local area instead of a larger area is known as.

a)

A Garden City West Tiger alum

b)

regionalist

c)

nationalist

d)

Globalist

29.

The results of the Mexico-American war in 1844:

a)

Texas, California join America

b)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo embarrasses Mexico

c)

America loses the battle at the Alamo

d)

All of the above.

30.

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand to ignite WW 1?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Jack Ruby

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

Peter the Pomeranian King

31.

Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and THE Ottoman Empire make up the

a)

Central Powers

b)

Axis Powres

c)

GIAHT0E

d)

Cobra Kai

32.

To try to gain more land this country of turncoats switches sides during the great war:

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Poland

d)

Pomerania

33.

The triple entente later known as the Allies involved all these countries EXCEPT

a)

Great Britain

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Switzerland

34.

The Schlieffen plan called for Germany to attack France by invading this small waffle of a country:

a)

The Netherlands

b)

Holland

c)

Belgium

d)

Andorra

35.

The fighting on the Western Front can be characterized as a:

a)

Blitz

b)

Hit and Run

c)

Icing because of the long winter

d)

Stalemate

36.

Which of these was NOT a site of a high casualty battle during WW 1

a)

Ypers

b)

Somme

c)

Berlin

d)

Verdun

37.

What year did the USA enter World War 1?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

38.

The Great War ended with Germany's surrender on this date

a)

November 11th 1918

b)

December 7 1941

39.

What is a tariff?

a)

Tax on imported goods.

b)

Bad for farmers

c)

Bad for consumers

d)

All of the above. Do not use them to prop up your economy.

40.

Fascism places the value of over anything else:

a)

Religion

b)

Life

c)
Nation
d)

The leader

41.

Which of these is NOT an appeal of Fascism?

a)

Socialism

b)

Stability

c)

Rich stay rich.

d)

Patriotic pride

42.

The first leader to implement the fascist playbook was:

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hitler

d)

Stalin

43.

If you disagreed with Stalin you earned:

a)

Free Trip to Siberia

b)

Drafted into the Army to spread communism.

c)

A new farm in Ukraine

d)

You moved to Canada

44.

World War 2 began with the invasion of this Country?

a)

Poland

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Ukraine

d)

Austria

45.

Which country was NOT a member of the Allied Powers?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

e)

Switzerland

46.

What event brought the USA into the war, on the side of the Allies?

a)

Soviet Union invasion of Germany

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

c)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor by the RAF

d)

France falling to the Nazis

47.

What happened on June 6 1944

a)

D-Day the largest amphibious invasion in world history at Normandy.

b)

America dropped a Nuke on Berlin called big boy.

c)

FDR died.

d)

Stalin died.

48.

The turning point of the War in the Pacific was this battle of

a)

Saipan

b)

Wake

c)

Midway

d)

Hawaii

49.

The genocide of the Jews in Europe during WW 2 was called:

a)

Holocaust

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Berlin

50.

After World War 2 these former Allies become enemies in the Cold War

a)

Soviet Union and USA

b)

China and America

c)

Japan and Germany

d)

Hungary ate Turkey and had a bowl of Chillie

51.

What weapons prevents the USA and Soviet Union from turning the cold war into World War 3

a)

Mustard Gas

b)

Nuclear Weapons

c)

Tanks

d)

Submarines

52.

What Characteristics all Nations MUST HAVE:

a)

Type of Government

b)

Territory

c)

Sovereignty

d)

All of the Above

53.

Which Country did NOT receive its independence after WW 2?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

South Korea

54.

What is the World's Reserve Currency today?

a)

US Dollar

b)

Bitcoin

c)

Dogecoin

d)

Yuan

55.

With the Partition of India in 1947 the Muslims were expected to move to this country?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Nepal

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

56.

Compared to earlier imperialism, the “new imperialism” of the late nineteenth century was centered on

a)

controlling vast territories

b)

establishing central trading posts.

c)

conducting missionary activities.

d)

obtaining industrial raw materials

57.

The Genocide of the Armenians was all of the following except

a)

Killed approximately 1 million Armenians

b)

Began in 1915

c)

Was perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire

d)

It never happened because the Republic of Turkey said it never happened.

58.

How did the New Deal work to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression?

a)

by providing employment through public works projects

b)

by stimulating the military-industrial complex

c)

by expanding social security benefits to all citizens

d)

by actively promoting the protection of human rights

59.

The German government contributed to inflation by

a)

defaulting on its loans.

b)

adopting a new reparations plan.

c)

continuing to print money.

d)

rejecting foreign investments.

60.

Mussolini’s Fascist government attempted to control its citizens by

a)

establishing a state religion.

b)

forming mandatory labor unions.

c)

spreading propaganda via mass media.

d)

providing job opportunities for women.

61.

Stalin gained control over the Communist Party by

a)

purging people he thought were a threat.

b)

suspending elections within the party

c)

collectivizing the agricultural system

d)

embracing a program of industrialization.

62.

Which statement best supports the conclusion that India wanted to focus on internal issues instead of international ones?

a)

It granted independence to regions with religious majorities.

b)

It focused its economic policy on alleviating urban poverty

c)

It based its foreign policy on a principle of nonalignment.

d)

It encouraged both private enterprise and foreign investment.

63.

The partitioning of India into different countries resulted in

a)

failed assassination attempts.

b)

a need for foreign intervention

c)

a peaceful transfer of power

d)

violence from mass migrations

64.

How did Lenin’s Comintern work to spread communism through Asia?

a)

by training agents in Moscow before sending them back to their home countries

b)

by sending anti-capitalist messages from Moscow to local and national leaders

c)

by actively exploiting the resources and labor of imperialist countries

d)

by inciting violent revolutions in small villages and rural communities

65.

The Iranian Revolution resulted in the

a)

creation of a theocracy.

b)

adoption of intifada

c)

establishment of OPEC.

d)

emergence of the Taliban.

66.

Which action supports the conclusion that Atatürk wanted to make Turkey a secular state?

a)

He adopted the Roman alphabet

b)

He abolished the caliphate.

c)

He denied voting rights to women.

d)

He reformed agricultural production.

67.

After the Ottoman government allied itself with Germany, how did Great Britain undermine Ottoman rule?

a)

by seizing Turkish ports in Egypt

b)

by repossessing the Anatolian Peninsula

c)

by supporting Arab nationalist activities

d)

by deposing Colonel Mustafa Kemal

68.

The Khartoum Resolution represented

a)

Arab acceptance of Soviet influence in Iran.

b)

Arab resistance to the existence of Israel

c)

British intervention in the Palestine Mandate.

d)

British support for the Arab-Israeli arms race.

69.

Which individual symbolizes the end of apartheid in South Africa?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Kwame Nkrumah

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Marcus Garvey

70.

What is one effect of civil-society groups in Africa?

a)

increased voting rights for indigenous peoples

b)

decreased economic independence for tribal groups

c)

increased discrimination in national governments

d)

decreased protections for traditional cultures