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What was the final outcome of the French Revolution?
What is a heliocentric universe?
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1
What is a heliocentric universe?
everything revolves around the earth
everything revolves around the moon
everything revolves around the sun
everything revolves around Jupiter
2
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution?
unification of France
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
restoration of Louis
declaration of Edict of Nantes
3
Inspired by the US & French Revolutions, Latin American colonies sought independence from who?
Italy, Germany, Russia
Great Britain, France, Japan
France, Spain, Portugal
Haiti, South America, Austria
4
Which of the following inventions contributed to European domination of the world?
castle
gunpowder
catapult
stained glass
5
When did the Great Depression begin?
1939
1921
1924
1929
6
What best describes the tribal rebellion in Southern Africa against the British Empire?
Sepoy Rebellion
Zulu War
Easter Rebellion
Communist Revolution
7
What was a major cause of WWI?
alliance systems
German aggression
Italian merchants
fear of US invasion of Europe
8
Isaac Newton is associated with the laws of what?
human biology
astronomy
motion and gravity
electricity
9
Who was the German astronomer who proved that planets move in oval paths not in circles?
Versalius
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
10
The Glorious Revolution is significant to British history because it did what?
freed political prisoners locked up in the Bastille
ended religious division between Catholics and Protestants
limited the monarch's power by establishing a Bill of Rights
kept the power in the hands of the monarch
11
Which philosopher believed in 'separation of powers'?
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Locke
Hobbes
12
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 did what?
limited royal power and ended absolutism in England
allowed Englishmen the freedom of speech and religion
promised to end colonization attempts in the New World
set up a governmental framework for the English people
13
The revolt in Italy used fighting where soldiers would make surprise attacks and hide called...
nationalism
guerrilla warfare
social contract
trench warfare
14
What is the time period called that was influenced by democratic thought throughout the world?
Renaissance
Glorious Revolution
Enlightenment
Reformation
15
What country controlled the eastern coast of South America in 1700?
Portugal
France
Spain
Britain
16
Cotton production skyrocketed with the invention of what?
shuttle
spinning jenny
spinning wheel
cotton gin
17
All were results of the Industrial Revolution except...
development of nationalism
migration to rural areas
Increase in the middle class
development of socialism
18
To liberate means 'to set free'. Which of the following nations was liberated by D-Day?
Japan
France
Russia
Italy
19
During the Great Depression, all democratic nations _________.
became more involved in the lives of citizens
lowered taxes on imported goods
became less involved in the economy
controlled federal spending
20
In the Spanish American War of 1898, the US acquired all of the following except...
Puerto Rico
Phillipines
Virgin Islands
Guam
21
What new political philosophy promoted democratic reforms and individual freedoms?
conservatism
liberalism
socialism
Republicanism
22
Great Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demands for control of land. What policy is this?
aggressionism
appeasement
militarism
isolationism
23
What traveled from Africa to the Americas on the Triangular Trade?
gunpowder, cloths, tools
slaves
rice, silk, indigo
guns, cloth, iron
24
American colonies sent all but what to England?
lumber
tobacco
cotton
coal
25
Armed with axes, they freed prisoners, soldiers were killed and rioters took over the prison.
Reign of Terror
Rise of Napoleon
Storming the Bastille
Execution of Louis
26
Which philosopher argued for free speech, free press, and freedom of religion?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Marie Antoinette
Rousseau
27
Which of the following was not a philosopher who influenced democratic thought?
Cromwell
Rousseau
Locke
Montesquieu
28
Americans bought stocks hoping that prices would rise. Most people got stocks in the 1920s by..
paying for them in cash
installment plans
buying them on margin
using credit cards
29
Who were responsible for creating more accurate maps?
explorers
astrolabes
caravels
cartographers
30
All of the following are effects of WWI except what?
gov't powers decreased
loss of nearly an entire generation of people
new nations were created
the League of Nations was created
31
What country became independent in 1901 but remained under US influence?
Cuba
Panama
Guinea
Jamaica
32
What traveled from Europe to Africa on the Triangular Trade?
nothing
guns, cloth, iron
slaves
oil, lumber, fur
33
Which is not a characteristic of the limited government in England?
Parliament could debate openly
the Crown could tax the people
freely elected Parliament
the right to a fair and speedy trial
34
What people greatly influenced the Americas, Asia, and Africa during the Age of Exploration?
Catholics and Jews
Jews and Muslims
Catholics and Protestants
Protestants and Muslims
35
What traveled from the Americas to Europe on the Triangular Trade?
manufactured goods, rum, iron
slaves
guns, cloth, iron
oil, molasses, tobacco
36
What was one of the terms imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
The German military was under French control
Germany was ruled by European nations
Germany refused to accept aid
Germany was forced to pay reparations to other nations
37
What two types of systems are considered unlimited governments?
Socialist and Parliamentary
communist and democratic
authoritarian and totalitarian
Constitutional monarchy and dictatorship
38
What happened in 1914?
Russia signs a treaty
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
First crisis in the Balkans
creation of the Triple Alliance
39
Type of gov't that puts the nation above the people and has unequal property & social classes.
fascism
socialismm
republicanism
communism
40
Which of the following is the most significant reason for Japan's imperial expansion?
a new government structure
resources and economic needs
desire to become industrialized
to immerse in other countries
41
What statement best describes the effect of the Columbian Exchange?
Native Americans gave up their religion and language
Native Americans taught Europeans how to farm
Native Americans were forced to covert to Catholicism
Europeans took foods & animals around the world
42
Colonization supported the European economic policy of mercantilism by providing what?
a market for selling goods
storage facilities for materials
a way to get rid of gold and silver
finished products
43
What country controlled the east coast of North America (13 colonies) between 1754-1763?
Spain
Britain
Portugal
France
44
What country was under the control of the British during the Age of Imperialism?
China
India
Sudan
Italy
45
In 1858, Parliament ended the rule of what establishment under the rule of Great Britain?
East India Company
Righteous Harmonious Fists
Red Lantern
National Liberation Front
46
In what country did Toussaint L'Ouverture lead African slaves to freedom?
Spain
Italy
Haiti
Venezuela
