Imperialism Draft Board Pick Order Quiz

Question 1

What motivated European powers to embark on the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Economic opportunities and trade routes

Question 2

Where did many Irish immigrants in the US move to / settle at?

Accepted Answer

New England + Upper Missouri River Basin

Question 3

Nationalism can bring a nation together AND/OR make a country break apart.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The Enlightenment era emphasized the importance of:

Accepted Answer

Reason, science, and individual rights

Question 5

The Columbian Exchange facilitated the exchange of:

Accepted Answer

Diseases, plants, and animals between the Old and New Worlds

Question 6

Which explorer is credited with discovering the sea route from Europe to India, thus opening up direct trade with Asia?

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama

Question 7

Who was the leader of the radical Jacobins during the most intense phase of the French Revolution (the Reign of Terror)?

Accepted Answer

Maximilien Robespierre

Question 8

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 9

Which Enlightenment philosopher advocated for the separation of powers in government to prevent tyranny?

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu

Question 10

The concept of the "White Man's Burden" was used to justify:

Accepted Answer

Imperialism and colonialism

Question 11

What / Who inspired the Renaissance cultural movement?

Accepted Answer

Classical Greek and Roman achievement

Question 12

Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) got its name from the locals, which directly translated to mean "the city to be in"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What British Isles country had a disastrous famine in the late 1840s?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 14

The Fall of Constantinople (1453) is considered a major turning point in history. Who was the group to conquer the city?

Accepted Answer

The Ottomans

Question 15

What Protestant leader created the 95 Theses?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 16

What is imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Growing a nation's power by acquiring territories with domination tactics

Question 17

During what time period did Japan experience their industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

Meiji Restoration (1868 - 1912)

Question 18

Roughly how many people did the Black death / Bubonic Plague kill across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe?

Accepted Answer

At least 75 Million

Question 19

Which continent did the Black Death originate from and then spread to in the 14th century?

Accepted Answer

Asia to Europe

Question 20

What is humanism?

Accepted Answer

The study "humanities": grammar, logic, poetry, history, philosophy, etc.

Question 21

Who is often credited with the heliocentric model of the solar system, placing the Sun at the center?

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 22

What technological innovation was a key factor in the Industrial Revolution, transforming manufacturing processes?

Accepted Answer

Watermill

Question 23

Which economic system values resources being owned by individuals instead of the government?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism

Question 24

How did the influential Greco-Roman texts spread across Europe?

Accepted Answer

They were found and preserved by Islamic scholars of the Ottoman Empire

Question 25

Which industry experienced significant growth and innovation during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Textiles

Question 26

What key document opened Japan to trade with the rest of the world?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

Question 27

Who was a popular leader / reformer of the Protestant Reformation? (16th Century)

Accepted Answer

John Calvin

Question 28

Who painted the famous artwork "Mona Lisa" during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 29

Which European country was the first to establish a stable trade network with/to China in the early 1500s?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 30

What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789?

Accepted Answer

Storming of the Bastille

Imperialism Draft Board Pick Order Quiz

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Imperialism Draft Board Pick Order Quiz

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