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1
Which invention was NOT part of WWI warfare?
Zeppelins
Tanks
Assault Rifles
Mustard Gas
2
What country put the first man into space?
Italy
The Untied States
The Soviet Union
Great Britain
3
True/False: All countries today have child labor laws.
True
False
4
Who was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher?
Aristotle
Thomas Paine
Rousseau
Thomas Jefferson
5
Who wrote the famous "95 Theses" document which started the Protestant Reformation?
Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
Pope Leo X
Martin Luther
6
True/False: The study of world history is important for American citizens.
True
False
7
When did the first human ancestors appear on earth?
2-3 million years ago
1 million years ago
5-7 million years ago
10+ million years ago
8
Who won World War II?
The Allied Powers
The Axis Powers
The United States
The Soviet Union
9
True or False: All countries today have plumbing/running water.
True
False
10
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Russia
Italy
Great Britain
United States
11
Which war did the United States NOT get involved in to stop the spread of Communism?
Korean War
Chinese Civil War
Vietnam War
Cuban War
12
Whose assassination launched WWI?
Winston Churchill
Franz Ferdinand
Emperor Ferdinand II
Adolf Hitler
13
Which ancient society was strictly divided into social classes called castes?
Chinese
Egyptian
Indian
Mesopotamian
14
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
15
Which Soviet leader attempted to reform Russia after the Cold War?
Putin
Mussolini
Gorbachev
Stalin
16
Which place was NOT once part of the British empire?
India
Australia
Japan
United States
17
Which ancient society founded the idea of a republic?
Egypt
Greece
China
Rome
18
How old is the United States?
500 years old
241 years old
250 years old
1,000 years old
19
True/False: All countries today have an established minimum wage.
True
False
20
What is one social impact of Industrialization?
Colonialism
Socialism
Racism
Imperialism
21
How many countries exist today?
315
295
196
120
22
What discovery began the Scientific Revolution?
The Heliocentric Theory
The Geocentric Theory
The Creation Theory
The Universal Theory
23
What is the political consequence of Industrialization?
Colonialism
Nationalism
Racism
Imperialism
24
What treaty ended World War I?
Treaty of Prague
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
25
How old is the Earth?
~1 million years old
~5 million years old
~4.5 billion years old
~1 trillion years old
26
How many continents are there?
6
1
7
5
27
How old is Egypt?
4,700 years old
500 years old
1,000 years old
200 years old
28
What do we call the period of history from 500-1500 AD with little written record?
Ancient History
Early Modern
Modern
Middle Ages
29
Where did early humans originate?
'Merica
Africa
Europe
Mediterranean
30
What artistic movement developed in Italy after the end of the Middle Ages?
Restoration
Enlightenment
Reformation
Renaissance
31
What document was written primarily as a response to the Holocaust?
Universal Declaration of Peace
Universal Declaration of Genocide
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Reparations
32
Where did early civilizations develop?
Along trade routes
In the Mediterranean
Along river valleys
In the Americas
33
Who rose to power in Russia between WWI and WWII?
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
34
What movement ended the authority of the Catholic Church in much of Europe?
The Catholic Reformation
The Protestant Reformation
The Fall of Rome
The Black Plague
35
What epidemic swept through Europe in the Middle Ages?
Swine Flu
Bird Flu
Influenza
The Bubonic Plague
36
What is one economic consequence of Industrialization?
Racism
Imperialism
Socialism
Colonialism
37
Who was president of the United States at the beginning of WWII?
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
George Washington
FDR
38
What famous inventor created the steam engine?
Ford
Hargreaves
Edison
Watt
39
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1600s
1700s
1900s
1800s
40
Where did nearly all major world religions develop?
United States
Asia
Middle East
Europe
41
Most ancient societies practiced what type of religion?
Agnostic
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
42
Who rose to power in Germany between WWI and WWII?
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
43
Who rose to power in Italy between WWI and WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
44
Which ancient society founded the idea of democracy?
Egypt
Greece
China
Rome
45
Who discovered the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Lief Erikson
We don't know
46
Which revolution was not a consequence of Enlightenment?
Czech Revolution
American Revolution
Latin American Revolutions
French Revolution
47
Where was paper invented?
India
China
Egypt
Japan
48
What sect of Christian denominations formed as a result of the Reformation?
Jewish
Non-denominational
Protestant
Catholic
49
What ideological conflict arose after WWII?
The Cold War
The Age of Information
The Berlin War
The Space Race
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Which of the following is NOT an ancient American empire?
Mayan
Aztec
Peruvian
Incan
