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World History (2nd Semester - Review)
World History (2nd Semester - Review)
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A #world history #quiz that deals with a review of the 2nd semester material.
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1
French Revolutionary leader who founded the radical newspaper,
L’Ami du peuple
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Jean-Paul Marat
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
Georges Danton
2
On September 2, 1945, the instrument of surrender was signed by the Japanese on board the U.S.S. ________________.
Oklahoma
California.
Arizona.
Missouri.
3
Which of the following was NOT a Central Power during World War I?
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
4
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded ___________ marking the start to World War II.
Poland
France
Sudetenland
Austria
5
During World War I, along the Western Front, the military strategy used was known as...
Guerrilla Warfare.
Ballistic Warfare.
Siege Warfare.
Trench Warfare.
6
Which battle was the last major offensive attack by Germany against the Allies in World War II?
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
7
What was the name of the treaty that formally ended World War I?
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
8
What percent of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate during the French Revolution?
50%
2%
98%
75%
9
Who was the Hellenistic astronomer who first formed the geocentric theory?
Tycho Brahe
Ptolemy
Galen
Nicolaus Copernicus
10
Which battle in the Pacific during World War II did the Allied Naval Fleet halt the Japanese advance on Australia?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea
11
On which soil were the Battles of the Marne, the Somme, and Verdun fought during World War I?
Russia
Italy
Spain
France
12
English poet, playwright, and actor, regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
John Locke
J.K. Rowling
William Shakespeare
Thomas Hobbes
13
Which city was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie assassinated?
Vienna
Paris
Sarajevo
Constantinople
14
What does heliocentric mean?
Sun at the center of the Universe.
The force of Gravity.
Earth at the center of the Universe.
Stars at the center of the Universe.
15
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe? He led the attack of the Allies in Operation Overlord.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
16
The term associated with the middle class during the French Revolution.
Bourgeoisie
Liberals
Conservatives
Sans-Culottes
17
Who was the English mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher noted for his law of gravity?
John Locke
Robert Boyle
Blaise Pascal
Isaac Newton
18
Johannes Kepler defended that planets orbit the sun, he also revealed that their paths were…
Elliptical.
Tubular.
Rectangular.
Circular.
19
Which country completely changed its name after World War I?
Germany
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
France
20
He was a Portuguese navigator who discovered and took control of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Francisco Pizarro
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
21
Which artistic movement marked the end of the Renaissance?
Mannerism
Baroque
Impressionism
Cubism
22
On August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of...
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagasaki
23
Ferdinand Magellan led the expedition that 1st circumnavigated the globe, unfortunately, he...
fled to South America at the Strait of Magellan.
was killed by Natives in the Philippines.
was killed by Natives in the Galapagos Islands.
was killed by Natives in Vietnam.