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World History Semester 2 Final Review
World History Semester 2 Final Review
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1
What Renaissance "ism" placed humans at the center of academic study?
Individualism
Atheism
Humanism
Secularism
2
The most significant impact of the Agricultural Revolution in Europe was
better health
a reduction in contagious disease
longer life
a population explosion
3
What government did Mexico become 2 years after its independence?
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Monarchy
Republic
4
How did Americans realize the problem associated with the growth of cities by the 19th century?
Urban Leagues had formed to address them
problems had been exposed by journalists and photographers
President Theodore Roosevelt promised to fix them
The National Progressive Party was created
5
Soon after 1815, the Industrial Revolution spread to...
Japan
Russia
China
Belgium
6
What is Social Darwinism?
belief that species ¨evolved¨ from a common ancestor
belief that there is a social contract between all people
belief that some races are superior to others
belief that citizens should have no government influence
7
What term means "support for a Jewish homeland"?
Zionism
Sionism
Jionism
Bionism
8
What country did the Renaissance begin in?
Spain
France
Great Britain
Italy
9
France became a republic in 1792 when...
the people of France voted in a plebicite
Louis organized an army to destroy the Revolution
The king was arrested and tried for plotting with emigres
Britain declared war on France
10
What was the Continental System?
Napoleon’s final attempt to conquer Russia
Napoleon’s attempt to conquer all of the European continent
peace treaties to keep France safe from continental rivals
tried to prevent France’s allies from trading with Britain
11
What happened to the world's
economy
when World War 1 ended and the world entered peacetime?
Economic Boom
Returned to Normal
Depression
Recession
12
What raised tariff rates to unprecedented levels, causing other countries to do the same?
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
The Grand Tariff
Kellogg Tariff
The Containment Tariff
13
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
Holland
France
Germany
14
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 had what social impacts?
It reduced the demand for combed cotton
It encouraged the growth of free labor
It reduced the demand for slaves
It increased the demand for slaves
15
What region of Europe became predominately Protestant because of the Reformation?
Northern
Western
Southern
Eastern
16
What was Napoleon’s main appeal in France in 1799?
He ordered a plebiscite to validate his rule
He promised to restore order
He was a military hero
He promised to uphold the Constitution
17
What US President took at ¨tough stand¨ against the Soviet Union when elected in 1980?
John F Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
18
What reformer became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985?
Stalin
Peter the Great
Gorbachev
Ivan the Terrible
19
Which is true of Napoleon’s early life?
He was born on the island of Corsica
He became an orphan at age 7
He became a general at age 18
He was given a scholarship to theEcole Normale Superior
20
What is it called when each branch of gov’t has the power to check the others?
Balance of Powers
Checks and Balances
Equitable Distribution
Democracy
21
What is the literal meaning of "Renaissance"
Reconstruction
Remake
Rebirth
Repopulate
22
The British tried to keep industrial technologies for themselves by...
made it illegal to take blueprints out of the country
refusing to allow companies to export their products
not allowing inventors to leave the country
banning the mass printing of blueprints
23
Which economic theory was promoted in Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations?
Capitalism: business to operate independently
Communism: economy based on cooperation, not competition
Mercantilism: Gov’t should regulate economic development
Socialism: Workers should keep the fruits of their labor
24
What two extreme political“isms” gained popularity in the world as a result of the Depression?
communism and socialism
communism and fascism
socialism and libertarianism
fascism and socialism
25
Why did Louis XVI’s attempted escape from France divide the country?
made Marie Antoinette queen and she was hated by the French
He had claimed he was a friend of the Revolution
people believed his leadership was needed in a time of chaos
He had sworn to never leave France
26
The Reign of Terror ended when...
Robespierre was executed
it was declared unconstitutional
Louis XVIII became King of France
it was outlawed by the Chamber of Deputies
27
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the demography of Europe?
It caused more people to migrate to cities
It caused the average family size to decline
It caused more people to move to ruralareas
It impacted extended families, but notnuclear families
28
What was the name of the payment to the church for getting time off purgatory?
taxes
indulgences
passes
donations
29
The monarchies of Europe all united against France in 1793 when...
France declared itself a Republic
Louis XVI was executed
France declared itself “free of tyranny”
France invaded Belgium
30
How did the existence of the new class of industrial workers lead to the rise of labor unions?
Unions were legalized in Britain
Individuals petitioned the government for better conditions
Workers banded together to improve their conditions
middle class outraged with working class living conditions
31
What medieval technique made important figures in painting larger than those less significant?
perspective scaling
relevance scale
reactant scale
hieratic scale
32
"I might disagree with everything you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
Rousseau said this
Montesquieu said this
John Locke said this
Voltaire said this
33
What was Japan's last shogunate?
Ashikaga
Kenmu
Asuka
Tokugawa
34
Who are Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and Jose Maria Morelos?
Leaders of the 1910 Revolution in Mexico
Leaders of the Revolution in Latin America
Leaders of the 1810 Revolution in Mexico
Leaders of the Revolution in Brazil
35
Which Eastern European country's fate did the United States and the Soviet Union disagree over?
Germany
Poland
Belgiun
Norway
36
Which natural resources facilitated industrialization in Britain?
Oil and coal
Steel and copper
Bauxite and molybdenum
Coal and iron
37
What two continents saw the most new countries created as a result of decolonization?
Africa and South America
Asia and South America
Asia and Europe
Africa and Asia
38
What is the US policy of containment trying to contain?
Communism
European Influence
The War in Europe
Germans
39
Who wrote the book
Leviathan
?
David Hume
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
40
Who started economic reforms in China after Mao´s death?
Shinzo Abe
Chiang Kai Shek
Deng (Xiaoping)
Kim Jong Il
41
According to Martin Luther, what was the ultimate source of truth for Christianity?
The Pope
The Church
The Bible
The Cardinals
42
What do
glasnost
and
perestroika
mean?
openness or restructuring
isolation or containment
43
What is Thomas Hobbes' book (
Leviathan
) about?
all men are independent and have individual thoughts
criticized mercantilism and stated the merits of free trade
why would a perfect god make an imperfect world?
one must chose between absolute monarchy and absolute chaos
44
What is Mao´s plan to develop China´s economy?
Operation Overlord
The Great Jump Ahead
The Manhattan Project
The Great Leap Forward
45
Who observed a super nova that challenged the idea that the universe was unchanging?
Copernicus
Galileo
Aristarchus
Brahe
46
Whose invention of the printing press ended the monopoly on religious information?
Donatello
Pope Leo
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
47
What is the connection between the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?
universe is governed by natural law, so is the weather
universe is governed by natural law, so is the human mind
universe is governed by natural law, so is human society
universe is governed by natural law, so is nature
48
Who implied (but never exactly said), "the ends justify the means" ?
Rousseau
Hobbes
Machiavelli
Petrach
49
In which state did Mr. Hamilton attend university?
Illinois
Vermont
Colorado
Ohio
50
“Social mobility” in Britain during the Industrial Revolution refers to...
the abolition of titles of nobility
the fact that people could improve their economic standing
the fact that Britain was becoming moredemocratic
the transportation revolution
51
Which was one of the three phases of the French Revolution?
The Middle Phase
The Late Phase
The Early Phase
The Intermediate Phase
52
What Region of the Middle East controlled by Britain eventually became the state of Israel?
Palestine
Turkey
Pakistan
Ottoman Empire
53
The purpose of the Committee of Public Safety was to...
deal with enemies of the Revolution
deal with the Fronde
eliminate Robespierre’s political rivals
raise an army to defend France
54
Which was NOT guaranteed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Freedom of the Press
Equality before the law
Legal equality of the sexes
Freedom of Religion
55
Whose book started the Scientific Revolution by saying the sun was the center of the universe?
Tolemy
Roger Bacon
Galileo
Copernicus
56
They were the first major “revolution” of the transportation revolution?
Canals
Internal combustion engines
Steam engines
Diesel engines
57
What plan helped the world economic crisis by increasing the flow of money between countries?
Dawes Plan
Davis Plan
The 5 Year Plan
The Schlieffen Plan
58
Of all Napoleon’s accomplishments, of this he was most proud...
His marriage to Marie Louise
The fact that he had crowned himself emperor
His military conquests
The Napoleonic Code
59
What country is divided into four zones following the end of World War II?
Germany
Japan
France
Soviet Union
60
Who initiated the Protest Reformation?
Gandhi
Pope Leo
Martin Luther
King James
61
What alliance following World War II began the Cold War with its breakdown?
US and China
US and Soviet Union
France and Great Britain
Japan and Brazil
62
The consequence of Napoleon’s defeat in Russia in 1812 was...
exile
Napoleon’s suicide
unconditional surrender
the destruction of the French Republic
63
What is the official term for the division of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan?
variation
segregation
partition
divisation
64
Who improved on Copernicus’s system claiming orbits of the planets were ellipses, not circles?
Galileo
Brahe
Kepler
Aristarchus
65
What was Ptolemy’s view of the universe called?
heliocentrism
geocentric
66
What were two important observations made by Galileo that challenged the Ptolemaic system?
Saturn has rings
Earth isn't stationary
The moon’s surface was imperfect
Jupiter had moons
67
According to him, a workers’ revolution would result in the creation of a communist society...
Robert Owen
Karl Marx
Jacques Bossuet
Adam Smith
68
What was forced onto Germany following the events of World War 1?
Tariffs
Reparations
69
How was France governed under the Directory?
by both a president and prime minister
by Napoleon
by an executive and a bicameral legislature
by an executive that included 5 members
70
Mexico became what kind of government after becoming independent?
Monarchy
Republic
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
71
What was the book Copernicus wrote that started the Scientific Revolution called?
Earth Around the Sun
Revolutions of Bodies Around Stars
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies
THE SUN
72
What country's independence from the UK in 1947 inspired many nationalist movements after WWII?
Nigeria
India
Kenya
Indonesian
73
Why was the Estates General called in 1789?
To resolve a financial crisis
To give voting rights to the 3rd Estate
To rewrite the French Constitution
To abolish feudalism
74
France went to war against Austria and Prussia in 1792 because...
Both Austria and Prussia declared war on France
Austria declared war on France
The levee en masse had failed
Austria and Prussia had threatened to intervene
75
How did Social Darwinists believe the business world operated?
the idea of natural selection only applied to corporations
companies, like species, adapted to their environments
capitalists could steal from the workers who created wealth
the fittest individuals and companies dominated
