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1
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
2
Who rose to power in Russia between WWI and WWII?
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
3
Who wrote the famous "95 Theses" document which started the Protestant Reformation?
John Calvin
Ulrich Zwingli
Pope Leo X
Martin Luther
4
Who won World War II?
The Allied Powers
The Soviet Union
The Axis Powers
The United States
5
What epidemic swept through Europe in the Middle Ages?
Influenza
Swine Flu
Bird Flu
The Bubonic Plague
6
What sect of Christian denominations formed as a result of the Reformation?
Jewish
Protestant
Non-denominational
Catholic
7
What is one social impact of Industrialization?
Socialism
Colonialism
Racism
Imperialism
8
Where did early civilizations develop?
Along trade routes
In the Americas
In the Mediterranean
Along river valleys
9
Which ancient society founded the idea of democracy?
Egypt
Greece
Rome
China
10
Where was paper invented?
China
Egypt
India
Japan
11
Who discovered the New World?
We don't know
Christopher Columbus
Lief Erikson
Amerigo Vespucci
12
Who rose to power in Germany between WWI and WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
13
What treaty ended World War I?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Prague
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of Versailles
14
Which of the following is NOT an ancient American empire?
Peruvian
Incan
Aztec
Mayan
15
What is one economic consequence of Industrialization?
Racism
Imperialism
Colonialism
Socialism
16
What do we call the period of history from 500-1500 AD with little written record?
Ancient History
Early Modern
Middle Ages
Modern
17
Which Soviet leader attempted to reform Russia after the Cold War?
Stalin
Putin
Gorbachev
Mussolini
18
What document was written primarily as a response to the Holocaust?
Universal Declaration of Genocide
Universal Declaration of Reparations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Peace
19
When did the first human ancestors appear on earth?
1 million years ago
10+ million years ago
2-3 million years ago
5-7 million years ago
20
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
21
True/False: All countries today have child labor laws.
False
True
22
Most ancient societies practiced what type of religion?
Atheistic
Agnostic
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
23
Who was president of the United States at the beginning of WWII?
FDR
George Washington
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
24
What famous inventor created the steam engine?
Edison
Watt
Hargreaves
Ford
25
Who rose to power in Italy between WWI and WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
26
How old is Egypt?
1,000 years old
500 years old
200 years old
4,700 years old
27
Which place was NOT once part of the British empire?
India
Japan
United States
Australia
28
Which ancient society was strictly divided into social classes called castes?
Indian
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Chinese
29
What artistic movement developed in Italy after the end of the Middle Ages?
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
Restoration
30
What movement ended the authority of the Catholic Church in much of Europe?
The Protestant Reformation
The Catholic Reformation
The Black Plague
The Fall of Rome
31
Which revolution was not a consequence of Enlightenment?
Latin American Revolutions
French Revolution
American Revolution
Czech Revolution
32
Which war did the United States NOT get involved in to stop the spread of Communism?
Cuban War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Vietnam War
33
What ideological conflict arose after WWII?
The Space Race
The Cold War
The Age of Information
The Berlin War
34
Which ancient society founded the idea of a republic?
China
Rome
Greece
Egypt
35
Where did early humans originate?
Africa
Mediterranean
'Merica
Europe
36
What discovery began the Scientific Revolution?
The Heliocentric Theory
The Geocentric Theory
The Universal Theory
The Creation Theory
37
True/False: All countries today have an established minimum wage.
False
True
38
What country put the first man into space?
Great Britain
The Soviet Union
The Untied States
Italy
39
True or False: All countries today have plumbing/running water.
True
False
40
What is the political consequence of Industrialization?
Colonialism
Racism
Imperialism
Nationalism
41
How many countries exist today?
315
120
196
295
42
How old is the United States?
1,000 years old
241 years old
500 years old
250 years old
43
Who was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher?
Thomas Paine
Aristotle
Rousseau
Thomas Jefferson
44
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1900s
1700s
1600s
1800s
45
How old is the Earth?
~4.5 billion years old
~5 million years old
~1 trillion years old
~1 million years old
46
Which invention was NOT part of WWI warfare?
Assault Rifles
Zeppelins
Mustard Gas
Tanks
47
True/False: The study of world history is important for American citizens.
False
True
48
Where did nearly all major world religions develop?
United States
Europe
Asia
Middle East
49
How many continents are there?
7
1
6
5
50
Whose assassination launched WWI?
Franz Ferdinand
Emperor Ferdinand II
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
