WorksheetsHonors World History Final Exam
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
As industrialization advanced, the two problems that began to plague entrepreneurs most were skyrocketing start up costs and
a)
excessive state regulatory interference
b)
outmoded stock market system
c)
steep rise in workers wages
d)
failure of consumption (buying) to keep up with production
2.
The overall European population was growing at the end of the nineteenth century, but
a)
most governments worried that they lacked enough manpower for their armies
b)
the birthrate was falling in almost every country
c)
governments still struggled to collect enought taxes to pay for urban improvements
d)
average life expectancy did not increase
3.
Upon the outbreak of World War I, the world quickly devolved into two armed and allied camps: the “Central Powers” consisting of
a)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia, and the “Allies” consisting of France, Great Britain, Turkey, and Italy.
b)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Turkey, and the “Allies,” consisting of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Japan.
c)
Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Poland, and the “Allies” consisting of France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States.
d)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Turkey, and Spain, and the “Allies” consisting of France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Russia.
4.
Giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace is known
a)
pacifism
b)
neutrality
c)
appeasement.
d)
militarism.
5.
The day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces in an attempt to liberate it from the Nazis was known as
a)
Armistice Day.
b)
a day that will live in infamy.
c)
D-Day.
d)
V-E Day.
6.
Where in Germany did the Allies have Axis leaders tried for "crimes against humanity"?
a)
Hamburg
b)
Berlin
c)
Nuremberg
d)
Wurtburg
7.
IN 1955, the Soviet Union created its own military alliance called the
a)
United Nations
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
8.
The state of tension and hostility between nations aligned with the United States on one side and the USSR on the other was known as the
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Cold War
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Warsaw Pact
9.
In 1949, the United States, Canada and nine other countries formed a new military alliance called the
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
United Nations
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
North Atlantic Treaty ORganization
10.
At the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt disagreed with Joseph Stalin about
a)
how to force Japan to surrender.
b)
the amount of money Germany would have to pay in reparations.
c)
the status of Eastern Europe at the conclusion of the war.
d)
the size and locations of the zones within Germany that were to be controlled by the Allied powers.
11.
After the Allies liberated France, Germany launched a bloody counterattack in a desperate attempt to stave off defeat known as the Battle of
a)
Berlin.
b)
Stalingrad.
c)
El Alamein.
d)
the Bulge.
12.
Which of the following was NOT a major factor in the defeat of the Nazis?
a)
The French resistance movement hindered Germany' ability to control the nation.
b)
Germany fought on several fronts simultaneously.
c)
Hitler underestimated the ability of the Soviet army.
d)
The United States possessed an enormous capacity to produce war goods.
13.
May 8, 1945, the day after Germany surrendered, officially became known as
a)
V-E Day.
b)
Memorial Day.
c)
V-J Day.
d)
Veterans Day
14.
American forces embarked on a campaign known as __________, with the goal of recapturing some Japanese-held islands which were used as steppingstones to the next objective.
a)
the Pacific theatre
b)
island-hopping
c)
Operation Free Asia
d)
the Tokyo Plan
15.
Kamikaze pilots
a)
were sent only on the most dangerous missions.
b)
rebelled against Japanese rule, joining the Allies in late 1944.
c)
helped the Nazis during their assault on the British islands.
d)
crashed their explosive-laden airplanes into American warships.
16.
In May of 1942, the Japanese had gained control of the Philippines, killing several hundred American soldiers and approximately 10,000 Filipino soldiers during the
a)
Battle of the Philippine Sea.
b)
Bataan Death March.
c)
bombing of Manila.
d)
Battle of Leyte Gulf.
17.
Which Japanese city was the target of the second atomic bomb, dropped by the United States on August 9, 1945?
a)
Tokyo
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Kyoto
18.
The Manhattan Project was
a)
a plan to save New York City from a potential German invasion.
b)
the name for the overall plan used to eventually defeat the Nazis.
c)
a project conducted by Allied scientists in an effort to create an atomic bomb.
d)
a secret spy ring that provided Allied intelligence useful information about enemy activities.
19.
Which Japanese city was the target of the first atomic bomb, dropped by the United States on August 6, 1945?
a)
Tokyo
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Kyoto
20.
One of the earliest signs of the threat posed by the Japanese was their 1931 invasion of (562)
a)
Manchuria.
b)
Korea.
c)
Pearl Harbor.
d)
Russia.
21.
The opposition of all war is known as
a)
pacifism.
b)
neutrality.
c)
appeasement.
d)
nationalism.
22.
Which of the following countries made up the Axis powers?
a)
Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States
b)
Japan, Germany, and Italy
c)
Russia, Germany, and Japan
d)
United States, Great Britain, and France
23.
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin established a peaceful relationship between their nations in which historic agreement?
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Fascist-Communist Pact
c)
Nazi-Soviet Pact
d)
Neutrality Acts
24.
Which country did Germany and the Soviet Union agree to divide up between them in the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939?
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
Hungary
25.
At the Munich Conference of 1938
a)
the British and French chose appeasement as their strategy with the Germans and convinced Czechoslovakia to give up the Sudetenland.
b)
the United States agreed to form an alliance with Great Britain and France in order to defend Europe from German aggression.
c)
the French ceded control of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany.
d)
Italy agreed to withdraw from Ethiopia, and Germany agreed to withdraw from Sudetenland.
26.
Approximately how many Jews did the Nazis kill during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
25 million
c)
6 million
d)
12 million
27.
Detention centers (in Germany) for civilians considered enemies of the state were known as
a)
labor camps.
b)
prisons.
c)
concentration camps.
d)
internment camps.
28.
While the USSR had a Communist government, both Italy and Germany had a _____ government.
a)
Democratic
b)
Socialist
c)
Fascist
d)
Episcopalian
29.
Because of the ________, Germany and Italy also declared war on the USA in December 1941.
a)
Axis Agreement
b)
Panzer Pact
c)
Gerpanily Treaty
d)
Tri-Partite Pact
30.
The event which pushed France and England into declaring war was the
a)
invasion of Italy
b)
invasion of Belgium
c)
invasion of Poland
d)
invasion of the Sudetenland
31.
The enormous power of the German military was revealed in their "lightning war", or __________ against Poland in 1939.
a)
Luftwaffe
b)
Vichy
c)
Zerstörung
d)
blitzkrieg
32.
What prevented the Germans from conquering the Soviet capital of Moscow in 1941?
a)
the Soviet army
b)
an alliance of Soviet, British, and American troops
c)
a revolt within the Nazi ranks
d)
the onslaught of winter
33.
How did the League of Nations respond when Japan invaded Manchuria in
a)
It insisted that the United States solve the problem.
b)
It condemned Japan’s action but did nothing to stop it.
34.
In 1935, the Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws, which
a)
combined all Protestant sects into a single state church.
b)
deprived Jews of German citizenship.
c)
required all young Germans to join the Hitler Youth.
d)
established the Third Reich under Hitler.
35.
With what countries did Japan ally itself
a)
China and India
b)
Germany and France
c)
USA and Germany
d)
Italy and Germany
36.
What was the appeal of Mussolini’s fascist government to Italians?
a)
The fascists supported democratic ideals.
b)
The fascists supported a classless society.
c)
The fascists ended political feuding in government.
d)
The fascists worked for socialist change.
37.
What measure did the Nazis take that was a rejection of the Versailles Treaty?
a)
They launched large public works projects.
b)
They rearmed Germany.
c)
They passed the Nuremberg Laws.
d)
They established the Gestapo.
38.
Which of the following describes fascism?
a)
It was democratic.
b)
It glorified blind loyalty to the state.
c)
It promoted communist ideas.
d)
It condemned warfare.
39.
One of Hitler’s goals was the
a)
continuation of the Weimar Republic.
b)
persecution and elimination of Jews.
c)
spread of communism throughout the world.
d)
creation of a global state.
40.
Which of the following was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
civil war in Russia
b)
World War I
c)
war between Russia and Japan
d)
fighting between the Bolsheviks and the Red Army
41.
Although the combatants in the Great War had individual objectives, all aimed to
a)
secure wealth and power for the postwar era.
b)
dominate Europe.
c)
institute conservative governments that would resist socialism.
d)
avoid any great losses of men or material on the battlefield.
42.
World War I was called a “total war” because
a)
all of the countries in Europe, their colonial possessions, and the United States were involved in it.
b)
the entire industrial capacity of the state, as well as all civilian and military personnel, was mobilized to fight the war.
c)
the new weapons of war, including poison gas and machine guns, killed virtually everyone in their path.
d)
armies on both sides used a scorched-earth tactic to destroy all crops, livestock, buildings, and infrastructure in their paths.
43.
The single most significant aspect of German military policy in terms of its provocative effect on the United States and subsequent U.S. involvement in the war was
a)
unrestricted submarine warfare.
b)
the Germans' purported use of mass executions in Belgium.
c)
Germany's decision to wage a two-front war.
d)
the forced removal of entire European populations to labor camps in Germany.
44.
A major source of discontent in the cities across Europe in the spring of 1917 was
a)
government restrictions on various kinds of leisure activities to focus the war effort.
b)
the use of convicts to perform certain kinds of hard labor in cities.
c)
food shortages and deteriorating living conditions.
d)
the increasing use of bombing of cities behind the front lines.
45.
Among all the combatants the world over, the country that suffered the greatest number of casualties, with some 7.5 million dead during World War I, was
a)
Germany.
b)
France.
c)
Great Britain.
d)
Russia.
46.
In April 1917, the Germans moved to destabilize Russia by
a)
sending agents to blow up railway tracks, provoking a tsarist crackdown on dissidents.
b)
using submarines to cut off the Russian supply lines in the Baltic Sea.
c)
distributing leaflets and forged documents in Russia that purportedly proved that Nicholas II planned to reimpose serfdom.
d)
providing safe rail transportation back to Russia for Lenin and other Bolsheviks.
47.
In October of 1918, what did the German high command do to deflect the blame for Germany's total defeat away from the military?
a)
They created a civilian government and tricked its inexperienced politicians into taking responsibility for the catastrophe and suing for peace.
b)
They hired agitators to encourage strikes and sabotage at munitions plants, thereby enabling the generals to accuse civilians of a “stab in the back.”
c)
They launched a propaganda campaign, calling the army “undefeated” and promising soldiers and civilians alike to rebuild and “give the world” a German victory.
d)
They accused Kaiser Wilhelm II and aristocratic advisers of having forced the military into waging a foolhardy two-front war against the advice of the generals.
48.
Following the official end of hostilities on November 11, 1918, the world experienced another devastating blow with the death of some 100 million more people as a result of
a)
typhus.
b)
famine.
c)
influenza.
d)
colonial uprisings.
49.
The Peace of Paris, negotiated over six months in 1919 and 1920, led to a series of treaties that expressly forbade
a)
imposition of reparations on Germany beyond its immediate ability to pay.
b)
independence for Poland, until its representatives could satisfy apprehension about communist activity and a resurgence of anti-Semitism.
c)
a change in the status of Allied colonial possessions.
d)
unification of Austria and Germany.
50.
The League of Nations was weakened at the outset when
a)
the United States, the Soviet Union, and Germany did not or could not participate.
b)
Germany refused to join the League because France was involved.
c)
England and France agreed to partition the former territories of the Ottoman Empire.
d)
France and Britain disagreed over the admission of former Central Powers.
51.
Of all the penalties imposed by the Treaty of Versailles, the one that generated the most outrage in Germany was the
a)
“war guilt” clause.
b)
demand for 132 billion gold marks in reparations.
c)
French occupation of the western bank of the Rhine and the coal-rich Saar basin.
d)
loss of Alsace and Lorraine.
52.
Violent attacks against Jews in Russia that were condoned by officials were known as
a)
pomidors
b)
prostudas
c)
pogroms
d)
poldarks
53.
In France, anti-Semitism became a hotly contested political issue with the arrest in 1894 of a Jewish army officer for espionage, particularly after
a)
Conservative National Assembly leaders admitted having hired someone to plant the evidence found in Dreyfus's office
b)
it was admitted by Berlin that Dreyfus had indeed passed military secrets to German embassy officials
c)
Dreyfus leaked a military memorandum that revealed widespread anti-Semitism in the French army
d)
Emile Zola published "J'accuse" on the front page of a popular Paris newspaper
54.
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was caused by
a)
troops firing on a crowd of workers protesting their inhumane working condition
b)
Tsar NIcholas II's refusal to allow Lenin and his Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks in the Duma
c)
a bitter dispute between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks in the Duma
d)
the successful Boxer Uprising in China, inspiring Russian peasants to take up arms
55.
The Indian National Congress, founded in 1885, was
a)
a revolutionary organization that demanded a "free India"
b)
a good example of the rise of mass politics
c)
an attempt by the British to offer the natives control of their own political system
d)
organized by educated Indian elites who accepted aspects of British liberalism but occasionally challenged British rule
56.
The new mass journalism of this period was characterized by
a)
an increase in sensational stories in newspapers and an emphasis on spreading information quickly
b)
increased prices to keep up with mounting wages and to boost profits for the new press barons
c)
a merging of political opinions in newspapers toward a center, and increased desire for 'objectivity' and the abandoning of specific liberal conservative or socialist points of view
d)
a broadening of the literary scope of newspapers, to keep up with the expansion of commercial fiction
57.
Historians use the concept of a "Second" Industrial Revolution to refer to
a)
the rise of heavy industries (coal, iron, and steel), railroads and electricity in Great Britain after textiles and steam power in the 18th and 19th centuries
b)
German industry's surpassing of Great Britain in both output and profit
c)
the new sociocultural environment that emerged as a result of industrialization
d)
industrialization of former colonies such as Canada and the United States
58.
One of the main purposes of the Dual Alliance by Germany and Austria in 1879 was to
a)
pressure Russia to stop negotiations for a Franco-Russian military alliance
b)
intimidate the Pan-Slavic movement into scaling back its political agitation
c)
defend against Russian aggression, particularly in the Balkans
d)
increase the ties between the German-speaking lands of central Europe
59.
Which one of the following pairs of countries came to rival Britain as industrial powers?
a)
France and Austria
b)
Germany and the United States
c)
Russia and Italy
d)
Sweden and Spain
60.
In the early 1880s a scramble among European countries for colonies in Africa was touched off by
a)
a threat to the Suez Canal by the Ottoman EMpire
b)
the race by Britain and France to claim Egypt
c)
a dangerous clash between Great Britain and Germany in Morocco
d)
Leopold of Belgium claiming a huge territory in the Congo region
61.
In the late 19th century, industrialization tended to be capital intensive, which means that
a)
a handful of private banks made loans to the most profitable new industries
b)
large amounts of money were needed to buy expensive machinery and equipment
c)
industries tended to mass themselves around capital cities
d)
companies were expected to produce high returns for their investors
62.
Of the following, the country that was slowest to industrialize was
a)
Russia
b)
Belgium
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
63.
In the Crimean War of 1853–1856, Britain and France fought to
a)
save Greece from the Ottoman Empire.
b)
defend the Ottoman Empire from dismemberment by Russia.
c)
protect the Bulgarians from Austro-Hungary massacres.
d)
stop Prussia from annexing parts of Denmark.
64.
Italian unification in 1861 was led by the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia because
a)
it had industry, a good economy, a strong army, and the backing of France.
b)
the pope would work only with prime minister Camillo di Cavour and no one else.
c)
it was the home of Giuseppe Garibaldi and most of his “Red Shirts.”
d)
its strategic location meant that unification would be impossible without its support.
65.
Following Austria's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War, Francis Joseph reluctantly agreed to the establishment of a “dual monarchy,” which granted Magyars
a)
the right to marry into the Habsburg royal family.
b)
a separate Hungarian legislature whose approval would be required for all future declarations of war.
c)
the right to compete on an equal basis with Austrians for posts in the imperial civil service.
d)
a restored Hungarian parliament with control over domestic matters in Hungary.
66.
Joseph Lister applied Louis Pasteur's germ theory to
a)
London's slums, and he purified the water supply.
b)
medicine, and he developed antiseptics.
c)
sociology, and he developed improved migration patterns.
d)
battlefields, and he convinced generals to build hospital ships.
67.
Laws requiring education for children were difficult to enforce because
a)
most governments feared that educated citizens would be converted to socialism.
b)
families of farm laborers and unskilled urban workers were too mobile.
c)
many poorer parents needed their children's help with farm work or domestic tasks.
d)
churches pressured families to send their children to church-run schools instead of state schools.
68.
East Indian troops of the British army launched the Indian Rebellion in 1857 because they were angered by tightening British control and by
a)
the British command's decision to separate Muslim from Hindu soldiers and train them as special highly paid guard units.
b)
Britain's imposition of direct political rule on India, rather than ruling indirectly through the East India Company, which had been relatively lax.
c)
the army's decision to require an oath of loyalty to a woman, Queen Victoria.
d)
British insistence that the soldiers use cartridges greased with cow and pig fat, which violated Hindu and Muslim religious rules, respectively.
69.
The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, connected the
a)
Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
b)
Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
Red Sea with the Indian Ocean.
d)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
70.
The “putting-out” system of the nineteenth century refers to
a)
indigent mothers putting newborns “out” to be taken in by orphanages and hospitals.
b)
the process by which coal is burned to “put out” heat for steam engines.
c)
paying factory workers according to the amount they “put out” or produced in a day.
d)
workers producing goods at home with raw materials supplied by outside contractors.
71.
Beginning in the 1840s, this factory-produced good became increasingly important to industrial economies.
a)
Iron
b)
Steel
c)
Wool
d)
Glassware
72.
The Factory Act of 1833 in Great Britain
a)
outlawed the employment of children under nine years of age in most textile mills and limited the number of days and hours older children could work.
b)
made it illegal for all children under thirteen years of age to work rather than go to school.
c)
outlawed the employment of children under thirteen years of age and limited the number of hours older children could work to eight hours.
d)
instituted the first workplace safety inspection system in Europe.
73.
British religious reformers attempted to combat religious indifference among the working classes by
a)
pressuring Parliament to pass laws requiring church attendance.
b)
banning popular recreations on Sundays.
c)
establishing Sunday schools for poor children.
d)
establishing factory-based Bible study groups.
74.
The disease that had the most devastating impact on cities in the first half of the nineteenth century was
a)
yellow fever.
b)
typhus.
c)
cholera.
d)
smallpox.
75.
Middle-class reformers became concerned about what they perceived to be the urban working classes' increasing
a)
moral degeneracy.
b)
socialist tendencies.
c)
nationalistic fervor.
d)
lack of education.
76.
In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking forced China to permit a continuation of the
a)
slave trade.
b)
work of Christian missionaries in China.
c)
opium trade.
d)
importation of British textiles.
77.
The crop failures of the mid-1840s not only drove up the price of food but also
a)
led employers to demand that workers put in unpaid overtime to produce more goods to sell to overseas markets.
b)
forced the military establishments of Europe to cut back on recruitment.
c)
destroyed medicines based on plant products, making it harder to fight infections.
d)
drove down demand for products, thereby creating widespread unemployment.
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