What is a blitzkrieg?

A simultaneous air and land attack

What did Joseph Lister invent?

A process to sterilize medical instruments and clean wounds.

Who was known for his 'heresies'?

Galileo for his ideas on astronomy

What did Nicolaus Copernicus propose?

A heliocentric model of the universe

What were indulgences?

money given to the church to escape purgatory

What did Henry Bessemer develop?

a process of making steel from iron

What was the 'middle passage'?

The movement of black slaves from Africa to America

Why did Russia pull out of World War I?

They had an unstable government and Lenin staged a takeover.

What was the 'cult of domesticity'?

The idea that an ideal wife should stay home and raise kids.

What is a trade deficit?

When a country spends more than it earns.

Which countries were allies in World War I?

France, Russia, Britain and the US

How did Montesquieu influence the writers of the US Constitution?

He argued for the separation of powers into three branches.

What was the significance of the Peace of Augsburg?

The German princes could choose the religion for their lands

How did the Nazi-Soviet pact affect Hitler and Stalin?

Each agreed not to attack one another.

A fleet of ships built and sailed by the Spanish

A revolutionary in Russia and a Marxist.

What is the 'divine right' to rule?

A belief that the right to rule was given by God.

What did the line of demarcation divide?

The lands that could be colonized by Spain and Portugal.

Why was Henry Ford so successful?

He combined the assembly line and interchangeable car parts.

What was John Calvin known for during the Reformation?

a French priest who preached predestination

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1
What is another name for the 'blitz'?
The Battle of Britain
D-Day
V-Day
The Battle of the Bulge
2
A government run by church leaders is called...
a limited monarchy
a republic
a democracy
a theocracy
3
How did World War I begin?
Russia declared war on Britain
German declared war on Russia
Austria declared war on Serbia
Austria declared war on Russia
4
What group of people did Cortes encounter when he went to Mexico?
Aztecs
Hopi
Cherokee
Incans
5
Which city had it's name changed to Stalingrad?
Paris
Moscow
Leningrad
St. Petersburg
6
Who was John D. Rockafeller
A man who dropped out of school to start a company
All of these
Someone who speculatively bought oil stocks
The founder of Standard Oil Company
7
Who was Martin Luther?
A German monk and professor
A Russian Tzar
A German prince
The Pope
8
What famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci had to do with Jesus Christ?
La Pieta
The Last Supper
Gethsemane
The School of Athens
9
Triangular trade was trade between which three places?
America, Europe and Africa
England, India and America
Americas, Europe, and China
South America, Turkey and Africa
10
What is a blitzkrieg?
a blizzard
Thunder and lightening
Rain, sleet and hail
A simultaneous air and land attack
11
What did Joseph Lister invent?
Toothpaste
The petri dish
A process to sterilize medical instruments and clean wounds.
Hospital beds
12
Who was known for his 'heresies'?
Kepler for his ideas on astrophysics
Descartes for the Scientific Method
Isaac Newton for his theory of gravity
Galileo for his ideas on astronomy
13
Why were the death camps in Poland in WWII?
They were in the middle of nowhere and hidden from view
all of these
They were where a lot of Jews lived already
They were close to the concentration camps
14
What did Nicolaus Copernicus propose?
The Atom bomb
A heliocentric model of the universe
An earth centered model of the universe
How gravity works
15
What were indulgences?
tithes
money given to the church to escape purgatory
money given to the church for the underground railroad
Gold bars
16
What did Henry Bessemer develop?
a process of making chocolate from cacao
a process of making steel from iron
a process of making coffee from berries
a process of pasteurization for milk
17
What land did Christopher Columbus reach first?
Greenland
The Philippines
The East Indies
The West Indies
18
Which important battle took place in Normandy?
Battle of Britain
D-Day
Iwo Jima
Anschluss
19
Vanishing point perspective was used by which artist in painting The Last Supper?
da Vinci
Dali
Brunelleschi
da Vonco
20
What was the 'middle passage'?
The movement of cotton cloth
The movement of black slaves from Africa to America
The movement of goods from China to Europe
The movement of rice, corn and beans
21
What was the guillotine used for?
cooking
shaving
executions
imprisonment
22
What does 'bourgeoisie' refer to?
The French priests
The peasants
The French nobility
The French middle class
23
Why did Russia pull out of World War I?
Everyone deserted and they had no choice.
They had a famine in Russia.
They had an unstable government and Lenin staged a takeover.
They didn't want to fight any more.
24
What political party was Joseph Stalin associated with?
Democrats
Republicans
Communists
Fascists
25
Who painted the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican?
Van Gogh
Michelangelo
Karl Marx
Diego Rivera
26
What was the 'cult of domesticity'?
The idea that tobacco should be limited.
The idea that an ideal wife should stay home and raise kids.
The idea that alcohol should be limited.
The idea that imports were important to trade.
27
What is a trade deficit?
When a country earns more than it spends.
When the stock market goes down.
When a country spends more than it earns.
When a country has a lot of exports.
28
Why did the US join World War II?
Germany had taken over too many countries.
We thought that Jews should be treated fairly.
Japan attacked Britain
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
29
What battle took place in Turkey during WWI?
The Battle of Gallipoli
The Battle of the Marne
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Midway
30
Who is Karl Marx?
a Russian spy
a German philosopher
the man who invented the Gatling gun
a German chef
31
Which countries were allies in World War I?
Germany, Italy and Turkey
France, Russia, and Germany
France, Russia, Britain and the US
Austria and Germany
32
What did Peter the Great build with the land he won from Sweden?
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Anapa
Novosibirsk
33
How did Montesquieu influence the writers of the US Constitution?
He argued for the separation of powers into three branches.
He argued for the overthrow of the current government.
He argued for more control by the state.
He felt that people were weak and needed controlling.
34
What was the significance of the Peace of Augsburg?
The Germans weren't subject to the Pope
The Germans could only make bread 6 days a week
The German princes could choose the religion for their lands
The German princes could limit who could live in their town
35
What important event took place in Paris?
The Battle of Paris
The storming of the Bastille
The Protestant Reformation
The World Cup
36
Who built the Palace of Versailles?
King Phillip
Marie Antoinette
King Louis XIV
King Louis XVI
37
How did the Nazi-Soviet pact affect Hitler and Stalin?
Hitler and Stalin became best buds.
They sold arms to one another.
Each agreed not to attack one another.
They both would attack Britain in the Battle of Britain.
38
Who sculpted the David?
Van Gogh
Raphael
Michelangelo
Da Vinci
39
Who printed the first complete edition of the bible using a printing press with movable type?
Johann Gutenberg
Karl Marx
Florence Nightingale
John Gatling
40
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in 1939?
Germany invaded France
Germany invaded Austria
Germany invaded Poland
Germany invaded Luxembourg
41
What was the Armada?
The English fleet
A fleet of ships built and sailed by the Spanish
A town in Texas
The fleet that sent pilgrims to America
42
Who was Lenin?
A revolutionary in Germany and a Fascist.
A revolutionary in Russia and a Marxist.
A traitor to Germany.
A farmer who cultivated Lentils for the French.
43
Which country was the first to act aggressively after the end of World War I?
Italy
Russia
Germany
Japan
44
What is the 'divine right' to rule?
A belief that all men were created to rule the earth.
God's design for dogs to be mans best friend
Gods design was to be right handed.
A belief that the right to rule was given by God.
45
Which two cities in Japan did the US drop atomic bombs on?
Akita and Sendai
Tokyo and Nagoya
Sapporo and Tokyo
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
46
What did the line of demarcation divide?
The lands that could be colonized by Spain and Portugal.
The Austria-Hungary border
The lands that Germany and Russia could conquer.
The line between North and South America.
47
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
In freedom of the press
People are reasonable and moral
In free speech
People should be controlled
48
Why was Henry Ford so successful?
He had the nicest cars.
He combined the assembly line and interchangeable car parts.
He had the most employees.
He worked closely with Nicolaus Otto.
49
What theory did Darwin put forth?
The theory of predestination
The theory of evolution
The theory of Plintz
The theory of the Aryans
50
What was John Calvin known for during the Reformation?
a Lutheran pastor
A German monk
The Geneva Convention
a French priest who preached predestination

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