World History B Final Exam Review

Censorship means the suppression of ideas that are considered harmful or obscene

The Treaty of Versailles blamed France for World War 1

What motivated Industrial countries to become imperialists?

Imperialism means taking over another country and its resources

As it relates to WWI, which of the following is NOT true about Germany & Austria-Hungary?

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

The only country in the Western Hemisphere fully controlled by free people of African ancestry in the 1800s.

Which is true about the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on India, China, and many African nations?

Revolution led by a Native American man fighting for native rights & NOT successful & did NOT result in independence

Which global conflict dominated international relations from the end of World War 2 in 1945 through the 1980s?

What was the significance of Otto von Bismarck's life?

Revolution started for equality of mestizos and Native Americans that ended with a new country, but led by creole owners

Which is the most accurate statement about the role of women in the Enlightenment?

This type of totalitarian government stresses loyalty to the state, glorifies warfare, and is super nationalistic

What did Olympe de Gouges, Susan B. Anthony, and Frederick Douglass all do during their lifetimes?

According to the French Revolution, someone who values tradition and does not want many changes to society is a

Why did Napoleon’s military victories in Italy and Spain make people in those countries turn to nationalism?

Which event was a cause of the Revolutions in America, France, Haiti, and Latin America between 1775-1820?

Which is true about China after World War 2?

“The sun never set on the British Empire” & they had colonies in every part of the world.

Most serious Cold War conflict in the Western Hemisphere involved Cuba because the Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba

Which country’s revolution immediately gave women the right to vote?

Which are the natural rights as described by Enlightenment philosopher John Locke?

What is most responsible for the massive increase in the world population?

Which imperialist country took over the Philippines and Hawaii?

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

What was the main reason for the U.S. to abandon their plans to invade the island of Japan as the plan for ending WWII?

What was decided at the “Berlin Conference” in 1884?

What did African nations use to achieve freedom from decolonization?

The Industrial Revolution was when humans started to use farming for the first time.

This region suffered from brutal apartheid for decades before finally electing Nelson Mandela as President in 1994

The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following EXCEPT

What was the Soviet goal at the Yalta Conference at the end of World War 2?

The following countries made up the Axis powers in WWII: Germany, Belgium, and Japan.

This country rapidly modernized and embraced Western technology while “restoring” its emperor to power:

Which of the countries weakened its government/economy through the unsuccessful attempt to take control of Afghanistan

Which is NOT true of Fascism?

Which was NOT a main cause of World War 1?

This region was divided by the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War but has been reunited in 1989

Which interior African country was the first to be invaded by Europeans working for Belgium’s King Leopold?

Outcome of the Opium War: The Britain smashed the Qing forces & made them sign the first in a series of unequal treaties

Totalitarianism takes centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.

Simón Bolívar led which of the following revolutions?

What was the Holocaust?

What was the result of the Korean War?

What was a major problem for new independent Central African nations after receiving their freedom from colonial powers?

After World War 2, these two nations were the new world superpowers: Soviet Union and Great Britain.

Which two regions saw their overall wealth and power DECLINE during the Industrial Revolution?

Which was the most direct cause of World War 2?

What did Japan begin during the late 1930s?

This country had a democratic elected leader who was overthrown by the CIA out of fear he would sell oil to the Soviets