What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

Proposed taxation of the Second Estate.

Which of the following people would most likely have been a radical in the 1800’s?

A poor student who has read extensively about democracy

What is the laissez-faire policy?

let owners set working conditions without government interference.

What drew the United States into World War I?

Germany’s declaration of unrestricted Submarine warfare

How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?

said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

What caused low food supplies in Africa during European colonization?

Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?

Not personally responsible for its debts.

Isaac Newton explained

The law of universal gravitation

What is a nation-state?

A country with its own independent government.

In the peace treaty after World War I, all of these punished Germany EXCEPT?

Germany had to pay Russia millions of dollars in reparations

How did the actions of the National Assembly lead to the Tennis Court Oath?

voted to eliminate absolute monarchies and were locked out of the meeting.

The longest lasting political problem of imperialism in Africa was

The political divisions of the continent.

Which of the following is a description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution

The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.

European monarchs became absolute rulers in response to which of the following?

Religious and territorial conflicts that caused warfare and revolts.

How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?

Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority.

Which of the following factors MOST contributed to the shorter life span of those living in urban areas

Illness caused by unhealthy living conditions

What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?

As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

Wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.

Why did the U.S. reject the peace treaty after World War I?

They did not want to get involved with European affairs

What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?

It made clear the limits of royal power.

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1
Peter the Great was the first Russian ruler to make an effort to do which of the following?
Westernize Russia.
Add territory to the Russian state.
Organize and utilize a secret police force.
Reduce the power of the nobles.
2
This fascist leader rose to power in Italy
Vladamir Putin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
3
What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Patriotism
4
Operation Barbarossa was the codename for the invasion of which country?
France
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
5
Which war was sparked by religious conflict and resulted in the increased power of France and devastation of Germany
The Seven Years’ War
The Thirty Years’ War
The Hundred Years’ War
The Seven Years’ War
6
The D-Day invasion took place where?
Berlin
Sicily
Normandy
Calais
7
This person is considered the father of modern psychology.
George Harrison
Sigmund Freud
Percy Jackson
Albert Johnson
8
What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?
Equalizing the tax burden among the Three Estates.
Political representation in the government.
Proposed taxation of the Second Estate.
Food shortages and riots among the peasants.
9
Why were European nations interested in taking over Africa?
To explore the unknown world.
To gain natural resources.
To set up missionaries.
To establish trading posts.
10
Which of the following people would most likely have been a radical in the 1800’s?
A wealthy businessman who wants to give his country’s parliament more power
A prosperous land owner who owns less than 10,000 acres.
A poor student who has read extensively about democracy
A nobleman who is related to his country’s king.
11
What is the laissez-faire policy?
A policy that allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes
taught owners how to set working conditions based government standards.
let owners set working conditions without government interference.
labor created a committee to set working standards without interference
12
In France during the Third Republic’s rule, there was a wave of anti-Semitism, which is:
Feelings of hate towards people in the West.
Discrimination against Muslims.
Prejudice towards Jews.
An agreement to stop and take over monarchies.
13
What drew the United States into World War I?
Attack on US soil by Mexico
Germany’s declaration of unrestricted Submarine warfare
Bombing of Pearl Harbor and the German use of nerve gas
For Nationalistic reasons
14
How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?
It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment.
It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S. government.
said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished.
15
The Atomic Bomb was dropped on these two cities?
Tokyo and Hiroshima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Rome and Venice
Berlin and Munich
16
The Central Powers included Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria- Hungary and
United States
Germany
France
Spain
17
What caused low food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.
Native farmers were drafted into the colonial armies.
Europeans used too much of the farmland as building sites.
Most of the farm land was used for mining.
18
What characteristic does NOT unite people and create a strong national feeling?
Authority
Culture
Religion
Nationality
19
Which of the following countries resisted European control in Africa during the imperial age?
Ethiopia
Zaire
Sudan
Congo
20
The Russian Revolution pulled its inspiration from the writings of
Karl Marx
Rousseau
Vladimir Lenin
John Lennon
21
Which was NOT a natural right that John Locke said that all people are born with?
Property
Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty
Life
22
What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?
Free goods produced by the corporation.
Not personally responsible for its debts.
Complete ownership of branch corporations
All of the above.
23
Francis Bacon helped to develop
Analytical Geometry.
The laws of planetary motion.
The three laws of motion.
The scientific method.
24
This is known as the systematic extermination of Jews in Europe during WWII.
The Ending of Jews
The Big Bang
The Gigantic Genocide
The Holocaust
25
What were the three factors of production required for industrialization?
Raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods
Government, military, colonies
Land, labor, capital
Road, railway, and water transport
26
Which was NOT a cause for World War I?
Militarism
Anarchism
Nationalism
Imperialism
27
European nations decided to use this strategy against Hitler to avoid starting a war.
appeasement
sabotage
sanctions
a stern talking to
28
Isaac Newton explained
The theory of uniformity.
Empiricism
The law of universal gravitation
The chemical composition of matter.
29
What is a nation-state?
A country ran solely by a dictator.
A group of people meeting to talk about the Enlightenment.
A group of people supportive of revolution.
A country with its own independent government.
30
The belief in divine right was used to support what concept?
Absolute rule
Freedom of religion
Waging war for religious purposes
Separation of church and state
31
Who invented the steam engine?
Samuel Morse
Eli Whitney
Thomas Edison
James Watt
32
In the peace treaty after World War I, all of these punished Germany EXCEPT?
Germany lost territory
Germany had to pay Russia millions of dollars in reparations
Germany was restricted on military operations
Germany admitted they were at fault for the war
33
How did the actions of the National Assembly lead to the Tennis Court Oath?
voted to eliminate absolute monarchies and were locked out of the meeting.
It adopted “A Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.”
It made peasants and noblemen equals in the Estates General
It taxed the bourgeoisie.
34
The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
Nicolaus Copernicus.
Isaac Newton.
Galileo Galilei.
Francis Bacon.
35
The longest lasting political problem of imperialism in Africa was
An increase in local warfare.
The introduction of foreign crops.
The introduction of epidemic diseases.
The political divisions of the continent.
36
World War II begins with the invasion of which nation?
Russia
Poland
France
Czechoslovakia
37
This event caused Czar Nicholas to abdicate the Russian throne?
Bloody Sunday
The March Revolution
The Bread Wars
The Russo-Japanese War
38
Which of the following is a description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution
About 20 percent of the nobility paid taxes.
Peasants and the clergy members paid a small portion of the state’s taxes.
The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.
39
What eventually draws the United States into World War II
The Lend-Lease Act
The invasion of Poland
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Attack on Pearl Harbor
40
Which of the following Enlightened Despots promoted education and religious tolerance in Prussia?
Catherine the Great
Phillip II
Frederick the Great
Maria Theresa
41
European monarchs became absolute rulers in response to which of the following?
The increased size of courts and new government bureaucracies.
The growth and increased power of nobilities and representative bodies.
Heavy tax burden that were levied to support trade and colonial growth
Religious and territorial conflicts that caused warfare and revolts.
42
What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
Collective bargaining
Unions
Utilitarianism
Strikes
43
How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?
Both were affected by the horrors of the English Civil War.
Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority.
Both were influenced by John Locke.
Both were influenced by Voltaire and Baron de Montesquieu.
44
Which countries were excluded from the League of Nations?
Russia and Great Britain
Germany and U.S.
U.S. and France
Germany and Russia
45
Which of the following factors MOST contributed to the shorter life span of those living in urban areas
An abundance of resources
Government welfare programs
Illness caused by unhealthy living conditions
Unsafe work environment
46
What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?
As a country’s colonies grow, the military stages training exercises there.
As the military expands, a country seeks colonies to prevent coups at home
As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
a country’s military expands, the country wants colonies to recruit troops.
47
Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?
He didn’t like Moscow, so he decided to build a new city.
Wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.
He wanted to build a city that was just like the European cities.
He wanted a city named after himself so that he would be remembered.
48
Why did the U.S. reject the peace treaty after World War I?
They thought they were too good for it
None of the above
They did not want to get involved with European affairs
They wanted to finish the war with Germany
49
This battle changed the tide of the war in the Pacific for the United States.
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of the Bulge
50
What did American colonists protest as “taxation without representation?”
Navigation Acts
Import tax on tea
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
51
What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?
It made clear the limits of royal power.
It allowed for the bloodless overthrow of King James II.
It restored power to the monarch.
It established the group of government ministers known as the cabinet.
52
This fascist leader rose to power in Germany?
Benito Mussolini
Vladamir Putin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
53
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
African leaders gave suggestions for better relations with Europe.
France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
54
What is an entrepreneur?
A person in the lower class
A person who worked in a factory.
A rich landowner of noble blood.
A person who organizes, manages, and takes risks in businesses.
55
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
French women marched all the way to Versailles.
Robespierre was executed by guillotine.
All of the above.
56
What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?
Scandinavia
The Middle-East
Austria-Hungary
The Balkan Peninsula
57
Communism practiced what type of economy?
mercantilism
capitalism
command economy
socialist economy
58
Which of the following occurred after the salons spread enlightenment ideas?
The colonists criticize taxation without representation.
The scientific method begins to spread and affect society.
The heliocentric theory develops.
The philosophers relied on ancient authorities to explain the world.
59
Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Factory working conditions
Women’s rights
Public education
Quality of health and sanitation
60
This was the leading economic problem in post WWI Germany.
inflation
distribution of wealth
the poor
lack of leadership
61
In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?
Expanding women's rights
Authoritarian rule
Progress for society
All Church decrees
62
All of these were natural resources that helped fuel Industrialization in Britain EXCEPT:
Gasoline
Water power
Coal
Iron Ore
63
The agreement to stop fighting is known as:
Treaty
Militarian
Armistice
Negotiation
64
This was the name of the government in Germany after World War I?
Romanov Dynasty
Fascism
Communism
Weimar Republic
65
Why did Russia pull out of World War I?
They were in debt
They were defeated by the Ottoman Turks
Their leader was assassinated and the Bolsheviks took over
The lack of food and supplies
66
What right did the Third Estate fight for during the Revolution?
All of the above
Lower bread prices
Representation in the government/a new constitution
Fairer taxes
67
What were some of Philip II’s accomplishments as king of Spain
He built up the strongest army in the world with 80,000 men.
He reformed the culture and made Spain a power to be reckoned with
He won territory in the Seven Years’ War
He defended Roman Catholicism and helped stimulate the arts.
68
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Fascism?
censorship
nationalism
authoritarian ruler
fair and open elections
69
All of the following are traits of a Totalitarian Government EXCEPT:
denial of basic liberties
glorification of the leader
censorship
free and open elections
70
What happened as a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
The East India Company was allowed to have soldiers.
Indians gained independence from Great Britain.
Rights for Indians increased under British rule.
The British government took direct command of India.
71
Which country actually started the fighting of World War I?
Italy
Germany
Austria- Hungary
United States
72
What French Revolution document states “men are born and remain free and equal in rights?”
The Constitution of 1791
Declaration of Independence
Tennis Court Oath
Declaration of Rights of Man
73
What was Montesquieu’s influence on the U.S. Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Separation of church and state
The branches of government
Public elections
74
This leader in India advocated the practice of Civil Disobedience.
Ganges Guru
Hari Krishna
Mohandas Gandhi
Mustafa Kemel
75
What is Social Darwinism?
Taking of nations for economic and political growth.
Treating conquered people in a fatherly way.
Rules laid down for Africa post Imperialism.
“survival of the fittest” applied to economic and political competition.
76
Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
All of the above
A belief in progress
A more secular outlook
Faith in science
77
What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
An ultimatum presented to Serbia in response to royal assassinations
Russia’s mobilization of troops along the Austrian border.
Austria’s rejection of Serbia’s offer and declaration of war on Serbia.
78
What king became France’s most powerful ruler and boasted “I am the state?”
Charles II
Henry VIII
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
79
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800’s
increase in machine-made goods began in England during the 1700’s.
Increased purchases of land bywealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
Widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked long hours
80
This scientist developed the theory of relativity.
Isaac Newton
Adam Sandler
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Albert Einstein
81
By the end of the 1600’s, what had England’s system of government become?
A constitutional democracy
An absolute monarchy
A military dictatorship
A constitutional monarchy
82
What is a social contract?
An agreement between a judge and the people.
A list of things that people should do in order to be a good Christian.
An agreement between two nations, a code of conduct.
An agreement between a government and its people, a set of laws.
83
How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revolution?
Questioning assumptions led to challenging ideas about government.
The salons influenced the French and Indian War
The heliocentric theory caused unrest among the colonists
Scientific discoveries influenced British foreign policies.
84
Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires.
It was the most valuable of all of Great Britain’s colonies.
The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism.
The success of India’s self-sufficient economy strengthened Great Britain.

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