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WorksheetsWeek 2 Summer
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did industrialism lead to imperialism?
a)
Industrialized nations wanted new technology
b)
Industrialized nations wanted natural resources and markets
c)
Industrialized nations wanted a cheap source of labor
d)
Industrialized nations wanted to spread their culture
2.
One result of the Industrial Revolution was
a)
urbanization - people moved to the cities
b)
life expectancy declined
c)
people moved to the farms
d)
factories became safer
3.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Canada
d)
Asia
4.
The spinning jenny __________.
a)
wove cloth quickly
b)
was powered by water
c)
made production slow
d)
spun many threads at one time
5.
What effect did the steam engine have on factories?
a)
Factories still had to be located next to rivers and streams.
b)
Factories could be located away from rivers
c)
The production of factories decreased.
d)
Factories were closing down.
6.
How did 17th and 18th-century scientific advances in Europe most contribute to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks
b)
Inventors, landowners, and entrepreneurs adopted a more experimental approach to improving production.
c)
Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions to increase their crop yields.
d)
Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in people’s homes
7.
Which of the following scientific advancements contributed most directly to the Industrial Revolution?
a)
invention of the steam engine
b)
discovery of the moons of Jupiter
c)
invention of the microscope
d)
discovery of bacteria
8.
During the Age of Imperialism, this nation had the largest empire in the world:
a)
Great Britain.
b)
France.
c)
Germany.
d)
China.
9.
Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called -
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
10.
Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.
a)
poisoned water
b)
supernatural occurrences
c)
bacteria
d)
none of the above
11.
Look at the time line. What would be a good title for it?
a)
How the Cotton Gin Is Made
b)
How the Erie Canal Was Built
c)
Inventions from the Industrial Revolution
d)
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
12.
A comparison of the two diagrams shows that —
a)
before the Industrial Revolution, there was more movement between social classes
b)
before the Industrial Revolution, there were more social classes than existed afterwards
c)
after the Industrial Revolution, a new working class emerged
d)
after the Industrial Revolution, all classes were basically equal.
13.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
14.
When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve
a)
Urbanization
b)
Labor Union
c)
Factory System
d)
Strike
15.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
16.
This machine allowed workers to spin at least 8 spools of thread at a time.
a)
Flying Shuttle
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Spinning Mule
17.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
18.
Extreme pride in one’s country is known as
a)
nationalism
b)
communism
c)
imperialism
d)
Social Darwinism
19.
Using military force to expand current boundaries is an example of
a)
Industrialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
20.
The theme of this image is
a)
Industrialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Imperialism
21.
Fighting in WWI was characterized by this
a)
Atomic Bombs
b)
Holocaust
c)
Tanks
d)
Trench Warfare
22.
Which of the following did not contribute to WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
23.
This sparked the start of WWI
a)
secret agreement between Germany and Japan
b)
massive attacks by Germany on its neighbors
c)
the attack on Serbia
d)
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
24.
What effect did these military advances have on WWI?
a)
They reestablished the need for hand-to-hand combat.
b)
They reduced the number of military casualties
c)
They made armed forces more mobile, permitting blitzkrieg tactics.
d)
They made it easier to defend territory than to advance.
25.
What country no longer exists after WWI?
a)
Italy
b)
Serbia
c)
Poland
d)
Turkey
26.
Which weapon was NOT a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
27.
What year did WWI end?
a)
1917
b)
1918
c)
1919
d)
1920
28.
What was Russia called after World War I?
a)
Poland
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Hungary
d)
Romania
29.
What countries did the Ottoman Empire become after World War I?
a)
Bulgaria, Serbia
b)
Yugoslavia, Latvia
c)
Turkey, Syria, Iraq
d)
Romania, Italy
30.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Archduke assassination
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
31.
What is Nationalism?
a)
A devotion to one’s nation and/or culture.
b)
The domination of another country politically, economically, or socially.
c)
Having intense hatred for your native country and culture.
d)
A sense of pride towards your military and war.
32.
Once WWI began, what were the two new alliances?
a)
Triple Entente and Central Powers
b)
Allies and Triple Alliance
c)
Allied and Central Powers
d)
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
33.
Which of the following was the first to declare war after their archduke was assassinated?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Great Britain
c)
Russia
d)
France
34.
The purpose of alliances, such as the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente, was:
a)
To create a mutually beneficial trade union
b)
To provide mutual defense and support in case of war
c)
To cooperatively share resources
d)
To help expand empires in Africa
35.
Which of the following is a way that imperialism led to World War I?
a)
Countries were competing to gain as many colonies as they could
b)
Countries shared resources and colonies
c)
Countries wanted other nations to become more powerful
d)
Countries helped other nations to industrialize
36.
The build-up of a country’s military is called
a)
militarism
b)
isolationism
c)
imperialism
d)
colonialism
37.
Women during World War I
a)
stayed at home where they were needed with most of the men at the
b)
worked into factories and traditional men’s jobs because men were at war.
c)
were discriminated even more against because they were alone.
d)
had trouble finding men, since most of them were fighting in the war.
38.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
39.
Germany had to pay for Allied war damages, according to the Treaty of Versailles. The term for this is ______________.
a)
checkbook
b)
reparations
c)
destruction
d)
partition
40.
What empires were eliminated after World War I?
a)
Russian and French
b)
German and Ottoman
c)
Austria-Hungry and Ottoman
d)
Austria-Hungry and Italian
41.
The Germans were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, which made them...
a)
Pay 32 billion in reparations to France
b)
Take the blame for the war
c)
lose land to Poland
d)
All of the above are correct
42.
This map illustrates what cause of WWI?
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
43.
How did the military innovation shown in this photograph affect the course of World War I?
a)
It helped transport large numbers of troops to the battlefield.
b)
It helped break the stalemate of trench warfare.
c)
It made communications with officers on the front lines possible.
d)
It made the use of land mines obsolete
44.
What title would be most appropriate
for this map?
a)
Southeast Europe on the eve
of the French Revolution
b)
Southeast Europe at the start
of World War I
c)
Southeast Europe after
World War II
d)
Southeast Europe today
45.
Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It created a long-lasting peace in Europe
b)
It resulted in a strong League of Nations
c)
It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe
d)
It reduced political tensions in the world
46.
World War II began with the invasion of what country by Germany & the Soviet Union
a)
Austria
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
47.
On Jun 6, 1944 the Allies began to invade France, this day is better known as what
a)
Operation V-E Day
b)
D-Day (Normandy invasion)
c)
end of WWII
d)
Invasion Day ( I-Day)
48.
How did the U.S. anger Japan?
a)
by attacking Iwa Jima
b)
by putting an embargo on oil
c)
by controlling the Pacific Seas
d)
by attacking Pearl Harbor
49.
Germany printed too much money and destroyed it's economy. This is called
a)
hyperinflation
b)
deflation
c)
reparations
50.
Hyperinflation, Germany paying reparations to France after WWI, USA Stock Market Crash led to
a)
economic prosperity
b)
global depression
c)
trade expansion
51.
The global depression led to the rise of
a)
totalitarian dictators in Germany and Italy
b)
world peace
c)
rise of Stalin
d)
re-election of FDR
52.
Which was a major provision of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
a demand that Germany pay large war reparations
b)
Germany was allowed to keep some of its overseas colonies
c)
Mrs. Westra won the lotto
d)
the break-up of Austria-Hungary into two new nations - Poland and Finland
53.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
54.
This poster is in reference to . . .
a)
was when Germany invaded poland
b)
Great Britain and Zfrance declared war
c)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany invaded Soviet Zunion
55.
The 1930s depression in Germany contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party because
a)
economic
hardships increased political
instability
b)
five-year
plans of the communists failed
c)
the
Reichstag nationalized private property
d)
the
Weimar Republic imposed totalitarianism
56.
In Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, severe inflation, high unemployment, and fear of communism all contributed to the
a)
overthrow of monarchies in Italy
and
Germany
b)
rise of totalitarian governments in Germany and Italy.
c)
formation of the Common Market in
Italy and Spain
d)
growth of democratic institutions
57.
Which form of government is best characterized by one-party rule, censorship, and the use of terror to maintain power?
a)
totalitarian
b)
limited monarchy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
feudal
58.
Totalitarian countries are characterized by
a)
free and open discussions of ideas
b)
a multiparty system with several candidates for each office
c)
government censorship of newspapers, radio, and television
d)
government protection of people’s civil liberties
59.
During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant because it
a)
demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb
b)
resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler and the Nazi Party
c)
led to the immediate surrender of German and Italian forces
d)
forced Germans to fight a two-front war
60.
Between the late 1800s and the end of World War II, Japan implemented a policy of imperialism mainly because Japan
a)
admired the economic power of China
b)
lacked coal, iron, and other important resources
c)
wanted to unify the governments of East Asia
d)
feared the expansion of Nazi Germany in the Pacific
61.
What city was the 1st atomic bomb dropped on
a)
Tokyo
b)
Nagasakia
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Kawasaki
62.
WWII started____ and ended______?
a)
1939-1941
b)
1941-1945
c)
1939-1945
d)
1938-1944
63.
In 1945, American & Soviet troops liberated several prisoner camps filled with
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
c)
Buddhists
d)
Athiests
64.
What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?
a)
The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes
b)
The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway
c)
Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps
d)
U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber
65.
This map is of which battle?
a)
Normandy Invasion
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Pearl Harbor attack
66.
Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission?
a)
sonar
b)
jet engines
c)
radar
d)
cipher machines
67.
_____________Title?_________________
· Hitler marches troops into the Rhineland
· Germany marches into Austria
· Germany demands Sudetenland then takes all of Czechoslovakia
a)
Benefits of the Versailles treaty
b)
Causes of the global depression
c)
Examples of appeasement of NAZI Germany
d)
Strengths of the League of Nations
68.
Alexander Fleming had discovered the first antibiotic called penicillin. Antibiotics prevent the growth of
a)
mold
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
viruses
69.
The cartoon above best illustrates what cause of WWII?
a)
German invasion of Poland
b)
Japanese imperialism in Asia
c)
Russian appeasement of Germany
d)
unrestricted submarine warfare
70.
What is Genocide?
a)
Mass murder of puppies
b)
an extreme declaration of war
c)
mass killing of political leaders
d)
the mass killing of a specific group of people mostly do to their ethnicity.
71.
The term referring to giving into some of the demands of the aggressor is called
a)
appeasement
b)
alliances
c)
advancement.
d)
arms control
72.
The systematic extermination of Jews by the Germans during WWII is known as
a)
the Holocaust
b)
the Killing Fields
c)
the New Order.
d)
Rwanda
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