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1
The French revolution was inspired by what movement?
The Renaissance
The enlightenment
Marxism
Futurism
2
What would have the greatest negative affect on trade?
Raised tariffs
Consumer confidence
Decrease in gross domestic product (GDP)
Increase in the US dollar value
3
What government department regulates the amount of money produced and circulated?
The Senate
Department of the interior
The securities and exchange commission
Treasury department
4
Which of the following best describes the reconstruction era after the American Civil War?
Constructing new roadways in the northern states
Rewriting the United States Constitution to include slave owner protections
Rebuilding the American south in order to reunite the union
Rebuilding government buildings in Washington DC
5
What was the reason for the United States declining to sign the treaty of Versailles?
The Senate did not want to join the league of Nations
It’s punishment of Germany was too harsh
The United States wanted to write it’s on treaty
President Wilson rejected the treaty
6
When the value of the US dollar goes up, trade with the United States:
Becomes more expensive
Becomes impossible
Becomes less expensive
Is not impacted
7
Which of the following battles of the American revolution resulted in surrender of British forces in the colonies?
Camden
Yorktown
Lexington
Ticonderoga
8
During the north American slave trade the majority of slaves brought from Africa would arrive where?
The Caribbean islands
Virginia
Gulf coast
New York Harbor
9
Which two countries fight for control of North America in the early 1700s?
France and Spain
Britain and America
France and Britain
France and Germany
10
Which of the following best describes the significance of the Erie Canal?
It failed to make a significant economic impact
It made New York City the Premier port in North America
It turned Philadelphia into a hub for shipping
It was built in two sections
11
Which of the following sets of words would align mostly with the political science discipline of social sciences?
Civilizations, artifacts, cuneiform
Gender, social justice, societal norms
Continent, fjord, isthmus
Taxes, Courts, local government
12
What made the African Kush and Mali kingdoms so successful
Representative government
Universal language
Citrus production
Complex network of trade routes
13
The period of transition from traditional manufacturing methods to machine and chemical manufacturing is known as:
Reconstruction
The roaring 20s
The agricultural revolution
The industrial revolution
14
He was a seminal figure in the founding of America, the creator of Federalist Party, national bank, and New York post
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
15
To learn about the foundations of democracy, a student would read the work of which author?
Adam Smith
John Locke
Martin Luther
Karl Marx
16
Production of all the following items saw exponential growth during the industrial revolution EXCEPT:
Textile production
Iron production
Automobile production
Chemical production
17
Leonardo da Vinci was a major contributor to which artistic and philosophical movement that started in Italy?
The renaissance
The enlightenment
Futurism
The protestant reformation
18
Centralized control is a feature of which type of economy?
Mixed economy
Command economy
Traditional economy
Free market economy
19
Niccolò Machiavelli’s novel of the prince would most likely be read by student studying which topic?
Ancient civilizations
Cultural anthropology
Political science
Physics
20
A student studying economics would want to read the work of which author?
John Locke
Niccolò Machiavelli
Adam Smith
F. Scott Fitzgerald
21
Which of the following best exemplifies direct human-environment interaction?
A man builds a house on the beach
People shop at a mall
A family takes a road trip
Senate voted on an environmental protection bill
22
Who was the Spanish explore responsible for the deaths of millions of Central American Indians?
Hernando De Soto
Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
23
All of the following contributed to the fall of feudalism EXCEPT:
The black death
The crusades
New trade routes
Invention of the printing press
24
What explorer is considered the first European to set foot on the Florida peninsula?
Hernando De Soto
Henry Hudson
Hernan Cortes
Ponce de Leon
25
A reporter interviewing a major political figure during a time of crisis is an example of what constitutional right?
10th amendment
19th amendment
1st amendment
2nd amendment
26
What was the earliest civilization to live in Mesopotamia?
Greek
Sumerian
Egyptian
Minoan
27
What was the earliest religion in Japan?
Shinto
Christianity
Confucianism
Buddhism
28
What political prisoner in Paris was seen by revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy’s abuse of powers?
Sing sing
Paris detention center
The Bastille
The palace
29
This type of land mass is created when a slow-moving river meets open water
Island
Peninsula
Fjord
Delta
30
Which of the following are major contributions from the ancient Greeks?
Cuneiform architecture and music
Music art and mathematics
Irrigation art and architecture
Philosophy mathematics and drama
31
The United States is an example of which type of democracy?
Jacksonian
Direct
Representative
Parliamentary
32
The coming together and separation of the Earth’s continents is called
Continental shift
Geological adjustments
Earthquake
Continental drift
33
The following act required American colonist to provide room and board to British soldiers
The room and board act of 1772
The housing act
The quartering act
The Townshend act
34
An increase in supply has what effect on consumer demand of the product in the chart?
Demand is reduced to zero
Demand increases
Demand decreases
Demand remains constant
35
Which country dominated the expiration and colonization of central and south America during the 16th century?
Spain
England
Portugal
France
36
What influential ancient civilization lived on the island of Crete?
Phoenician
Goths
Sumerian
Minoan
37
The building of the Erie canal was significant because it was the first:
Waterway in the New York State
Federal funded project
Formation of labor unions
Agreed-upon project by both Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
38
Which would be an appropriate performance based assessment to measure higher order thinking?
Students work cooperatively to identify key vocabulary words in the text
Students create a meteorologist report for a city in China
Students complete a chapter test at the end of the unit
Students construct a timeline for the 20th century
39
Which country would be an example of a command economy?
United States
North Korea
United Kingdom
Brazil
40
Which of the following assessments aligns most with a role-play activity?
Summative
Diagnostic
Performance-based
Portfolio
41
In economics, demand refers to the:
Manufacturers’ demand for resources
Consumers’ willingness to pay for a good or service
Government-imposed taxes on goods and services
Consumers’ resistance to the price of products
42
Philosophers during this time began exploring ideas based on facts and reasons rather than religion:
The enlightenment
The renaissance
Futurism
The protestant reformation
43
_______ and ________ are examples of mass consumer culture in the United States
Nike and apple
Space X and Boeing
Baseball and X-Men
Savings bond and certificate of deposit
44
What was the reason for the sudden growth of western European exploration in the 15th and 16th century?
To establish new trade routes with Asia
To colonize the New World
To understand other cultures
To find a passage to Africa
45
The source of Amazon River can be found close to which mountain range?
Andes
Rockies
Himalayas
Cascades
46
Why do growing central American countries often fail to develop strong economies?
Government corruption
Lack of natural resources
Devastating natural disasters
Lack of cheap labor
47
The industrial revolution lead to an unprecedented rise in which of the following?
Population growth in rural areas
Population growth in urban areas
Handcrafted goods
College graduates
48
In which movement was Martin Luther a seminal figure?
The renaissance
The enlightenment
Reconstructionism
The protestant reformation
49
During the 18th century the middle passage was a term that reference to:
A route that took explores through the Rocky Mountains
The route by which African slaves were brought to the Caribbean
The route goods were sent down the Mississippi River
A port in Virginia use for exporting tobacco
50
What to wars contributed to the massive debt France found itself in prior to the French revolution?
World War I and World War II
The 30 years war and the seven years war
The American revolution and the seven years war
The American Revolution and the 30 years war
51
During the 18th century, the enlightenment advanced all of the following ideas EXCEPT:
Progress
Liberty
Separation of church and state
Powerful monarchy
52
The anti-federalist were against the ratification of the Constitution, afraid it would reduce the authority of which?
The states
The House of Representatives
The President of the United States
The king of England
53
The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane and the great depression ended what trend in Florida?
Highway construction
Coal mining
Land boom
Theme park development
54
Which of the following best reflects the ideas behind the concept of “white man’s burden”?
Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
Europeans felt a responsibility to improve the lives of Asians and Africans
Most Europeans opposed imperialism as a practice
55
Referring to Nation’s Population chart: Which nation grew the most between 1984-2000?
United States
India
Indonesia
China
56
After the 1947 British withdraw from Asia what regions split, and based on which religious believes?
Pakistan/Islam and India/Hinduism
South Korea/Islam and North Korea/Hinduism
Singapore/Islam and India/Hinduism
Pakistan/Catholic and India/Hinduism
57
What cultural period rose out of Alexander the great‘s conquest of Asia and the Middle East?
Renaissance
Futurism
Enlightenment
Hellenistic
58
Which to the following were influential figures in the French revolution?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Maximilien Robespierre an Adam Smith
Jean-Jacques Rousseau And Maximilien Robespierre
Marie Antoinette and Thomas Jefferson
59
Which president was in office during the Louisiana purchase?
William Henry Harrison
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S Grant
60
What type of graph would be most helpful when comparing the gross domestic product (GPD) of the US Britain and France?
Line
Scatter plot
Pie
Bar
61
Which of the following developments was a cause for the decline of Native American population during the 16th century?
Climate change
European diseases
Crop destruction
European weapons
62
If china were to raise tariffs on trade with United States, United States would most likely:
Raise tariffs of its own
Introduce a trade embargo
Declare war
Stop trading with China
63
What was the reason for European Colonialism in North America?
To learn about Native American culture
To spread Christianity
To appropriate and export natural resources
To find trade routes with Asia
64
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention revolutionized what process?
Food preservation
Woodworking
Printing
Coal mining
65
A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs is called a
Lake
Crevasse
River
Fjord
66
Who were the harshest critics of Nicholas Copernicus’s heliocentric theory?
Monarchs
Citizens
Astronomers
The Catholic Church
67
Who was the “age of reason” Author who challenged organized religion and legitimacy of the Bible?
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Adam Smith
Thomas Jefferson
68
What would be the most effective assessment to determine student preconception and misconceptions of the Vietnam war?
Diagnostic
Summative
Norm referenced
Criterion referenced
69
Which of the following was a major contribution from the Romans?
Aqueduct
Fashion
Drama
Hieroglyphics
70
Who was the leader of the Latin American revolution?
Simon Bolivar
Fidel Castro
Francisco de Goya
Poncho Villa
71
Which of the following is considered to be the riskiest investment?
Stocks
Government bonds
Land
Mutual funds
72
The method of communication between Germany and Mexico in the event that the US would enter World War I was called?
The Zimmerman telegram
The Mankowitz memo
The bay of pigs
The Berlin note
73
What was the United States’ policy on international fairs prior to entering World War I?
Nationalism
Separatism
Isolationism
Globalism
74
Which of the following is the main reason for the American westward expansion?
Business opportunities with Native Americans
Land ownership and financial opportunity
Agriculture
New hunting grounds
75
Which of the following was significant for being the first self governing document in the American colonies?
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Virginia House of burgesses
The Mayflower compact
76
Set forth in 1823, the Monroe doctrine stated what?
Do United States in Europe would not interfere in each others affairs
President Monroe decides when European countries get involved in US affairs
Europe could not put tariffs on goods shipped to the United States
Do United States and Mexico could not interfere in each other’s affairs
77
Alexander Hamilton’s chief opponent and political and economic matters was whom?
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
78
Which of the following is an example of sectionalism?
Closing the borders to international travelers
Moving from New York to California
Voting in a national election
Seceding during the Civil War
79
Which of the following is an example of nationalism?
People at a local fair celebrate diversity in the community
Students invite local immigrants to lecture about their homeland
A national policy is implemented to deport foreign born individuals
A student spend a semester abroad
80
Article 1 section 10 of the constitution of the United States says that states are prohibited from all EXCEPT:
Declaring war
Regulating industry
Granting title of nobility
Printing money
81
What political party did Abraham Lincoln originally belong to before he and the others join the Republican Party?
Green
Democrats
Liberty
Whig
82
Which of the following would be considered an example of checks and balances?
The government taxes large corporations
The supreme court rules a law passed by Congress unconstitutional
The president pardons a convicted criminal
The Senate votes on new environmental regulations
83
Which of the following best describes the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
Federal laws are integrated high schools in the southern states
State/local laws designed to ensure funding for Native American schools
Federal laws created to enforce racial segregation in southern states
State/local laws created to enforce segregation in south states
84
Which of the following maps would best represent population density in the United States?
Special purpose map
Typographical map
Political map
Climate map
85
Which of the following is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Congo
Yellow
86
Early English settlers in North America often settle near:
Native American settlements
Bodies of water
Spanish forts
Mountain ranges
87
The President of the United States has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT:
Issued executive order
Appoints state representatives
Nominate Supreme Court judges
Pardon criminals
88
Who is given credit for authoring the Mayflower compact?
Male passengers on the mayflower
Representatives of the Massachusetts Bay colony
The citizens of Boston
The king of England
89
Which of the following was not taxed under the Townshend acts?
Tea
Paint
Rubber
Paper
90
Which of the following would be a member of the guild system
State representative
Apprentice
King
Lord
91
An economic system that features characteristics of both capitalism and socialism is called:
Free market economy
Marxist economy
Command economy
Mixed economy
92
Which skills would help to reduce plagiarism one building a research report for world history class?
Understand the formatting and layout of a research paper
Evaluate the relevance and reliability of online sources
Summarize important information and use proper citations
Identify key vocabulary words and use them in context
93
Which of the following is considered a primary source?
An excerpt from a US history textbook
News article from 1910
A diary from a World War l soldier
A biography on President Truman
94
State Republicans attempting to change district boundaries to improve the chances of a fellow Rep. elected for senate is
Rezoning
Gerrymandering
Checks and
Redistribution
95
Panama, which connects Costa Ria and Columbia, is an example of which of the following?
Fjord
Peninsula
Straight
Isthmus
96
Who delivered the Gettysburg address on November 19, 1863
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther king Jr
John F. Kennedy
97
A political/economic theory of social organization advocating that things be owned and regulated by community as a whole
Democracy
Socialism
Capitalism
Free market economy
98
A decline in value of the US dollar (depreciation) would have what effect on international trade?
International trade would decrease.
US exports will increase, and imports will decrease.
International trade would increase.
US imports for increase, and exports will decrease.
99
What event cost slaveowning states to pass strict laws that greatly prohibited the education of slaves?
The reconstruction
Nat Turner‘s rebellion
The whiskey rebellion
John Brown’s rebellion
100
Referring to Topographical Map: what is this map showing?
Ocean
Plains
River valley
Mountain