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World History: Modern Times
World History: Modern Times
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Review of Modern World History from the Renaissance to WWI.
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The internal-combustion engine gave rise to...
conveyor belts and factory lights.
streetcars and subways powered by electricity.
a true American economy.
automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.
2
Established the Church of England in 1534.
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
3
Wrote the influential political book "The Prince?"
da Vinci
Machiavelli
Savonarola
de Medici
4
Based on the study of the literary works of Greece and Rome.
Liberalism
Conservatism
Humanism
Nationalism
5
Major goals of David Livingstone's explorations were to...
free and give African Countries their Independence
find a trade route into Africa and lead people to Christ.
find Gold and resources in the African Mountains.
convert and control the main African Chiefs to Christianity.
6
A payment made to gain a release from all or part of the punishment for sin.
Indulgence
Salvation
Liberty
Predestination
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The word secular means _______.
spiritual
worldly
circular
selfish
8
John Locke's idea of "tabula rasa" suggest that people are...
born either good or evil.
inherently self-centered.
molded by their experiences.
naturally inclined to be stupid.
9
Women believed that ______, the right to vote, was the key to improving their overall position.
sufficiency
suffocating
suffrage
suffering
10
What became a motive for the new imperialism of the late nineteenth century in Asia and Africa?
Easier trade rules.
To create peace around the world.
To control other people.
To control large territories directly.
11
Idea that social progress comes from survival of the strong.
Socialism
Social Darwinism
Dog-eat-dog economics
Natural Selection
12
Which of the following was the first to argue that the Sun was the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
Nicholas Copernicus
Martin Luther
Johannes Kepler
13
Belief that God has already determined who is saved or damned, emphasized by John Calvin.
Predestination
Salvation
Liberalism
Indulgences
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Applying the scientific method and using reason to explain human nature logically.
deductive reasoning
justifying
rationalism
experimenting
15
Colonial powers stressed the ________ of raw materials to keep control of territories.
import
balance of trade
export
waste
16
The ______ was most important to Britain's Industrial Revolution.
the flying shuttle
steam engine
bicycle
water-powered loom
17
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed a ______ _____ is where people can choose their own government.
social revolution
social liberalism
social unrest
social contract
18
Workers without training or experience.
Unfit workers
Union Workers
Unemployed
Unskilled Workers
19
In 1857 a growing Indian distrust of the British led to...
the British establishing a fort at Kanpur.
the First War of Independence called the Sepoy Mutiny.
a treaty restoring independence to India.
the British replacing indirect rule with divine rule.
20
Belief that people owe loyalty their country.
Alliances
Nationalism
Patriotism
Militarism
21
His assassination sparked World War I.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Czar Nicholas III
Otto Von Bismarck
22
Helped workers achieve better working conditions.
Socialism
Government
Trade Unions
Trade Cooperatives
23
This family controlled the government of Florence from behind the scenes.
de Medici
Savonarola
da Vinci
Machiavelli
24
Which one of the following is NOT considered a major cause of World War I?
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
Impressionism
25
Extension of a nation's power over other lands.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
26
What viral epidemic killed approximately 50 million people worldwide during 1918-1919?
Cholera
Bubonic Plague
Influenza
Polio
27
System in which society, or government, owns and controls the means of production.
Liberalism
Socialism
Humanism
Conservatism
28
Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that...
Copernicus and Kepler were wrong about the moon goddess.
heavenly bodies were made of materials much like Earth.
Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged.
the Catholic Church's beliefs about heavens were correct.
29
Plants and animals evolved over a long period of time from simpler forms of life is called...
natural selection.
theory of relativity
organic evolution
creationism
30
Political philosophy based on tradition and social stability.
Humanism
Conservatism
Socialism
Liberalism
31
The publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses...
became the central text for Anglicanism.
was largely ignored until decades after Luther's death.
attacked the abuses in the sale of indulgences.
was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses.
32
What leader was vital to German Unification?
Martin Luther
King Louis XIV
Catherine the Great
Otto von Bismarck
33
The leader of India's nonviolent struggle for independence from Great Britain was...
Mahatma Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Balwantrao Talik
Queen Victoria
34
The primary contributor to the spread of the Protestant Reformation was the...
Holy Wars
Spanish Inquisition
Printing Press
Salons
35
World War I was a ______ ______, meaning a complete mobilization of resources and people.
trench war
skirmish
mobilized conflict
total war
36
He created the scientific method.
Charles Darwin
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Francis Bacon
37
The High Renaissance in Italy is associated with which three artists?
Leonardo da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, and Albrecht Durer
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo
Raphael, Donatello, and Jose Suarez
Masaccio, Donatello, Filippo Brunelleschi
38
_____is when local elites were replaced by officials from the mother country.
absolutism
divine rule
indirect rule
direct rule
39
Made up nearly 80% of the European population in the early 1900s.
Noble Class
Working Class
Women
Aristocracy
40
To maintain high morale and support for World War I among their citizens,
Propaganda
Saying the Pledge of Allegience
Advertisements
Patriotic Music
41
Which meeting resulted in the "carving up of the African Interior?"
Meiji Restoration
Council of Trent
Congress of Vienna
Berlin Conference
42
The final decrees of the Council of Trent...
reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings.
stated that Christians should be nice people.
empowered the Jesuits to find and try heretical Protestants.
were ultimately meaningless and never put into practice.
43
______, the aggressive preparation for war, was growing along with nations' armies.
Nationalism
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
44
Colonial powers harmed their colonies by...
keeping wages low and taxes high.
allowing some sharing of profits.
building railroads and highways.
creating an entrepreneurial class.
45
Why were liberal studies at the core of a humanist curriculum?
To promote advances in science
To provide practical preparation for life
To create great scholars
To enable more people to read Latin
46
The belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints?
militarism
nationalism
liberalism
conservatism
47
The under-industrialized nations of southern and eastern Europe...
built automobiles for the Americas.
provide food and raw materials for the industrial countries.
reverted to monarchism.
embraced the teaching of Marx.
48
Under the leadership of _____, the Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution.
Lincoln
Bismarck
Lenin
Metternich
49
What was the "White Man's Burden"?
Bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage.
belief in a moral obligation to civilize primitive peoples.
the crowded urban living conditions created poverty.
the idea that blacks should serve whites.
50
What elements made possible the Second Industrial Revolution?
textiles, railroads, iron, coal
concrete, timber, silk, spices
steel, chemicals, electricity, petroleum
earth, air, fire, water
