WorksheetsUnit 4, 5, & 6 Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following most strongly qualifies as a revolutionary action?
a)
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
b)
The Coercive Acts (1774)
c)
The Stamp Act (1765)
d)
The Storming of the Bastille (1789)
2.
Napoléon Bonaparte, a strict nationalist, led France after the revolution. What effect did his aggressive expansion have throughout much of Europe?
a)
Ironically, many other countries adopted Napoléon’s style of nationalism and were better able to defend themselves in the long run.
b)
Tragically, most of the communities Napoléon conquered were so resistant, his victories were not really worth the violence.
c)
Inspiringly, many other nations countered Napoleon’s conquering instincts with more peaceful solutions, avoiding all-out war.
d)
Predictably, France’s overwhelming debt prevented Napoléon from success, diminishing France’s status in the eyes of other European nations.
3.
What is the best definition of nationalism in a cultural and social sense?
a)
An imagined community
b)
A self-governed democracy
c)
A land-based empire
d)
A local village within a kingdom
4.
Which response offers the best definition of nationalism, specifically in the political sense of the word?
a)
A sense of belonging to the community that includes everyone in your country
b)
A form of government where people elect their own leaders.
c)
A self-ruled area with borders that clearly define its people’s homeland
d)
A series of local villages that are ruled by a distant monarch or emperor
5.
What are some of the negative consequences of nationalism? Choose the best answer.
a)
Rule by the few over the masses, leaving most people powerless
b)
War and other atrocities, like the Holocaust
c)
The loss of immediate family structures, replaced by more communal living
d)
Unfair taxation that oppresses the poorest people
6.
In addition to anger, what type of thinking moved workers and the middle class to revolt in several countries between 1848 and 1857?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Colonialism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Imperialism
7.
What was the general outcome of the revolutions that occurred around the world between 1848 and 1857?
a)
European states became more powerful and colonized many African and Asian regions.
b)
The surprising strength of the poorer classes who rebelled weakened monarchs and emperors around.
c)
Independent nation-states in Asia and Africa flourished as the European empires declined.
d)
Democracy had become dominant throughout around the world.
8.
Which response is the most accurate definition of the term “nation-state”?
a)
A legal country with citizens who believe they are a sovereign nation
b)
A colony that has successfully liberated itself from the imperialists who previously claimed it
c)
A geographic area that has been claimed by an empire but is not within that empire
d)
A non-religious political entity that rules over a particular geographic area
9.
How is “ethnic nationalism” different from regular nationalism?
a)
It is a modern, negative term critical of imperialism, pointing to the attitude of racial and ethnic superiority within European empires.
b)
It is a much more inclusive version of nationalism, whereby people of any ethnicity can be part of the same nation.
c)
It describes people of mostly shared ancestry, language, and culture in pursuit of national sovereignty.
d)
It’s a term modern historians use to describe most pre-Enlightenment societies.
10.
Which term is best defined as the right of citizens to govern their own bodies and minds?
a)
Personal sovereignty
b)
Secularization
c)
Democracy
d)
Political sovereignty
11.
What best defines political sovereignty?
a)
The right of a country to govern itself
b)
The division between religion and the state
c)
An individual’s right to govern their own body and mind
d)
A revolution in which an authoritarian becomes the leader
12.
Which term refers to a type of war, but can also simple mean “change”?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Rebellion
d)
Revolution
13.
How did the Industrial Revolution change social organization, especially in British society?
a)
People lived closer together in cities, forming connections with those who shared physical space over family ties.
b)
Families grew in size to encompass both extended family as well as neighbors nearby.
c)
Extended family communities were replaced by nuclear families without support systems.
d)
The prior focus on families was replaced by extreme focus on the individual.
14.
Which of the following is a fundamental problem of imperialism?
a)
It is a political system in which nearly all members of society are allowed to participate in government and can elect their own leaders
b)
It is a political theory that promotes a society where all property is publicly owned and people’s work and pay aligns with their abilities and needs.
c)
It is an economic system where private industries control a nation’s wealth
d)
It is a set of social and economic practices that encourages people in one society to conquer and control people outside of their society
15.
What is one of the key differences between the “modern” empires of nineteenth and twentieth centuries and those that existed for several millennia before that time?
a)
Ancient empires used race to determine social status.
b)
Ancient empires usually promoted religious beliefs.
c)
Modern empires treated its conquered people as equals.
d)
Modern empires were also industrial empires.
16.
Which response describes the political style of most of the countries in the world today?
a)
Nation-states
b)
Empires
c)
Monarchies
d)
Colonies
17.
Why did imperial powers talk about “civilizing” and “improving” local populations in the places they colonized?
a)
To justify a belief in their own superiority over the people they colonized
b)
To conceal their fear that non-industrial societies might be more advanced than the empire controlling them
c)
To shape the colonized people into proper citizens of their growing empire
d)
To express that they had humanitarian intentions for their colonial activity
18.
What is the difference between imperialism and colonialism?
a)
Colonialism describes the ideas that are used to justify conquest and rule, while imperialism describes the experience of being ruled.
b)
Colonialism describes the tools needed to conquer and rule a colony, and imperialism describes the actual ruling of a colony.
c)
Imperialism describes the tools needed to conquer and rule a colony, and colonialism describes the actual ruling of a colony.
d)
Imperialism describes the ideas that are used to justify conquest and rule, while colonialism describes the experience of being ruled.
19.
How did capitalism and industrialization incentivize Europeans to conquer new colonies?
a)
Both encouraged international cooperation and control.
b)
European economic gain made it easy to buy land for colonies.
c)
European factories needed raw materials and new customers.
d)
European capitalists needed factories from colonies to process raw materials.
20.
How did the political structure of the African continent change between 1880 and 1914?
a)
It went from being under European imperial control to American imperial control.
b)
It went from being under American imperial control to European imperial control.
c)
It went from being under colonial control to being mostly independent communities.
d)
It went from mostly independent communities to being under colonial control.
21.
Who are “men-on-the-spot” in the context of industrial imperialism?
a)
Leaders of rebels that resisted the colonizers
b)
Spies within a colony that report back to the state
c)
Local rulers of a colony that enforce the rules of the colonizers
d)
Generals that went out and seized bits of territory on their own
22.
What made “New Imperialism” new?
a)
It was fueled by industrial capitalism.
b)
It rejected racism and nationalism.
c)
It didn’t involve expansion to new territories.
d)
It was fueled by mercantilism.
23.
How was imperialism in this era primarily connected to ideas about race?
a)
Imperialism led to the emergence of racial ideas.
b)
Racial ideas were used to justify imperial expansion.
c)
Racial ideas emerged much later than this era.
d)
Imperialism was connected to religion but not race.
24.
What is the main reason indirect rule was a useful strategy for the British?
a)
It allowed local culture to remain intact and prevented rebellion.
b)
Local labor was less expensive than European labor.
c)
Local officials became experts of the imperial system.
d)
It diminished the blame placed on Britain for imperialist policies.
25.
What made money an important tool of colonial rule?
a)
Colonial subjects suddenly had to work for wages and pay taxes.
b)
The use of imperial currency made subjects dependent on colonizers.
c)
Monetary payments were used to maintain peace among European powers.
d)
Colonial companies had to pay high taxes to European governments to operate in colonies.
26.
Working conditions in factories were often horrendous. What, then, drew people into cities to work in these industrial factories?
a)
Chances to live in cities
b)
Fewer taxes on city dwellers
c)
Opportunity for social mobility
d)
Strong sense of community
27.
What economic system did the philosopher and historian Karl Marx promote?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Industrialism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Socialism
28.
How do capitalists and socialists understand human nature and the struggle between socio-economic classes?
a)
Capitalism and socialism agree that the struggle between socio-economic classes is unnatural.
b)
Capitalism believes that the struggle between socio-economic classes is unnatural, while socialism believes that socioeconomic struggle is natural.
c)
Capitalism believes that the struggle between socio-economic classes is natural, while socialism believes that socioeconomic struggle is unnatural.
d)
Capitalism and socialism agree that the struggle between socio-economic classes is natural.
29.
What is one way that industrial capitalism took unfair advantage of the proletariat?
a)
It allowed capitalists to control resources.
b)
It allowed the proletariat to control resources.
c)
It minimized women’s economic mobility.
d)
It improved the working environments for all laborers.
30.
Karl Marx coined the term “proletariat” to describe a specific class. What class does it describe?
a)
A class of people who sell their labor in return for a wage.
b)
A class of people who own the means of production in return for profit.
c)
A class of people who were enslaved and forced to work without pay, and without freedom.
d)
A class of people who were bound to work on the estates of a lord.
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