World History B Final Exam Review

Which is true about China after World War 2?

The Treaty of Versailles blamed France for World War 1

What was the result of the Korean War?

This type of totalitarian government stresses loyalty to the state, glorifies warfare, and is super nationalistic

After World War 2, these two nations were the new world superpowers: Soviet Union and Great Britain.

Which interior African country was the first to be invaded by Europeans working for Belgium’s King Leopold?

As it relates to WWI, which of the following is NOT true about Germany & Austria-Hungary?

Which are the natural rights as described by Enlightenment philosopher John Locke?

Revolution led by a Native American man fighting for native rights & NOT successful & did NOT result in independence

What was the significance of Otto von Bismarck's life?

What was the Soviet goal at the Yalta Conference at the end of World War 2?

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Imperialism means taking over another country and its resources

This country had a democratic elected leader who was overthrown by the CIA out of fear he would sell oil to the Soviets

The only country in the Western Hemisphere fully controlled by free people of African ancestry in the 1800s.

According to the French Revolution, someone who values tradition and does not want many changes to society is a

Simón Bolívar led which of the following revolutions?

Why did Napoleon’s military victories in Italy and Spain make people in those countries turn to nationalism?

Revolution started for equality of mestizos and Native Americans that ended with a new country, but led by creole owners

Which two regions saw their overall wealth and power DECLINE during the Industrial Revolution?

The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following EXCEPT

Which global conflict dominated international relations from the end of World War 2 in 1945 through the 1980s?

Outcome of the Opium War: The Britain smashed the Qing forces & made them sign the first in a series of unequal treaties

The Industrial Revolution was when humans started to use farming for the first time.

“The sun never set on the British Empire” & they had colonies in every part of the world.

Which is NOT true of Fascism?

Censorship means the suppression of ideas that are considered harmful or obscene

This region was divided by the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War but has been reunited in 1989

What was decided at the “Berlin Conference” in 1884?

Which was NOT a main cause of World War 1?

What did African nations use to achieve freedom from decolonization?

Totalitarianism takes centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.

Most serious Cold War conflict in the Western Hemisphere involved Cuba because the Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba

What motivated Industrial countries to become imperialists?

What was a major problem for new independent Central African nations after receiving their freedom from colonial powers?

What did Japan begin during the late 1930s?

Which event was a cause of the Revolutions in America, France, Haiti, and Latin America between 1775-1820?

What did Olympe de Gouges, Susan B. Anthony, and Frederick Douglass all do during their lifetimes?

What was the main reason for the U.S. to abandon their plans to invade the island of Japan as the plan for ending WWII?

Which is true about the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on India, China, and many African nations?

This region suffered from brutal apartheid for decades before finally electing Nelson Mandela as President in 1994

What was the Holocaust?

What is most responsible for the massive increase in the world population?

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Which of the countries weakened its government/economy through the unsuccessful attempt to take control of Afghanistan

Which is the most accurate statement about the role of women in the Enlightenment?

Which country’s revolution immediately gave women the right to vote?

Which imperialist country took over the Philippines and Hawaii?

The following countries made up the Axis powers in WWII: Germany, Belgium, and Japan.

Which was the most direct cause of World War 2?

This country rapidly modernized and embraced Western technology while “restoring” its emperor to power: