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1
Which statement best describes how changes in agriculture supported the early Industrial Revolution?
Enclosure movement created a class of unemployed farmeres to move to city
Industrial machinery was needed for dam building and crop rotation.
Growth of canals & railroads made it easier to ship farm products to cities
As farming became more profitable, demand for manufactured goods increased.
2
What happens on Bloody Sunday of 1905 in Russia?
Russia pulls out of World War I after devastating losses
The Czar's family is assassinated including the grand duchess Anastasia
The troops of Czar Nicholas II fire into a crowd of peaceful protesters
The Bolsheviks communist regime overthrow the Czar
3
What belief was shared by all the important scientists of the Scientific Revolution?
the ancient philosophers were correct in their original observations
that science and religion were always in conflict
traditional methods of inquiry were correct, but needed greater accuracy
that truth is only achievable through a process of inquiry and observation
4
Why did James I not want to work with Parliament?
He believed in the absolute power of kings.
He wanted to create a limited monarchy.
He wanted to strengthen the Church of England.
He did not agree with the policies of the prime minister.
5
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect the government in China?
Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.
The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign.
It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
The Mandate of Heaven led to long periods of war among families.
6
German philosopher and economist, founded modern socialism, wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?
Otto Van Bismarck
Vladimir Lenin
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
7
What was the main difference leading to a split between the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam?
The Shi'a did not outwardly oppose Umayyad rule
Sunni rulers chose to name their caliphate after Muhmmad's daughter, Fatima
The Shi'a believed that the caliph needed to be a relative of Muhammad.
The Sunni wanted to return to older elective system for choosing caliphs
8
Which events in the region shown on this map caused observers to deem it a “powder keg”?
the growing power of Austria-Hungary in the region
nationalist unrest and revolts in the region
conflicts between labor unions and industrialists in the region
resistance to Austria-Hungary’s Dual Monarchy in the region
9
Which of the following BEST describes Peter the Great's approach toward westernization?
He used autocratic power to introduced rapid change.
He shrewdly gained the support of boyars before introducing western ways.
He upheld Russian tradition and introduced western ways gradually.
He imposed French language and customs on the Russian court.
10
Which statement best describes King Leopold’s rule in the Congo?
He exploited the colony economically but tried to rule fairly.
His chief goal was to spread Christianity.
His chief goal was to gain a share in the slave trade.
He subjected Africans to brutal treatment in pursuit of wealth.
11
What was the chief goal of the crusades?
to force the Byzantines to become Catholics
to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks
to improve trade among Europe, Asia, and Africa
to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa
12
One result of the Sepoy Mutiny was that
British officials became more sensitive to the needs of Indians
the British stopped trying to convert Indians to Christianity
the British East India Company went Bankrupt
the British government took direct command of India
13
What event in 1917 most benefited the Allies?
Woodrow Wilson published his Fourteen Points.
The United States declared war against Germany.
Germany agreed to end unrestricted submarine warfare.
Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
14
How were European colonies involved in the war?
They served as neutral safe havens for European troops from both sides.
They joined the Central Powers to win freedom from their colonial rulers.
They refused to help the war effort unless they were granted independence.
They provided the European powers with manpower and materials.
15
Who leads nationalists of “red shirts” who head to Sicily and conquered southern Italy. He’s known as the “sword”?
Victor Emmanuel II
Cavour
Garibaldi
Mazzini
16
What would be a possible reason that Nationalism is splitting up the Austria-Hungary empire in this image?
They all shared a common history
They all spoke the same language
They all had a common ethnicity
They were all different ethnicities
17
Who organized the the conference in Germany in which European nations split up which areas they wanted in Africa?
King Leopold II
Victor Emmanuel II
Otto Von Bismarck
King Charles II
18
What was the obligation of nobles to the peasants and serfs on their estates?
to pay them for their work
to provide them with protection and land to farm
to help them become self-sufficient
to provide a mill for them to use for free
19
A key component of the U.S. government under the Constitution is
the separation of powers among different branches of government.
a judicial branch that has the power to make laws.
an executive branch that has final authority over all decisions.
a legislative branch whose members are picked by the president.
20
Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Russia
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
21
A policy of reducing Cold War tensions that was adopted by the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon.
Brinkmanship
Detente
Space Race
Glasnost
22
The Opium Wars, Taiping, and Boxer Rebellions were all associated with:
Alliance formed between Vietnam and China
Growing concerns about the influence of the west in China
increasing expansion of civil and political rights in China
The spread of communism in China
23
What stage of the revolution saw the third estate break off and form the National Assembly, and create a constitution?
Directory Stage
Moderate Stage
Napoleon Stage
Radical Stage
24
What happened during the Pax Mongolica?
Ideas and inventions spread along with trade along the Silk Road.
A cure for bubonic plague was developed in China.
The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were constructed
Movable type, gunpowder and the magnetic compass were invented.
25
What did Louis XIV have built as a symbol of his power and that of all France?
Versailes
Eiffel Tower
The Louvre
Notre Dame
26
Why was the League of Nations significant?
1st attempt to create organization where nations worked together for peace
It helped the United States become a major world power.
It was an effective tool for stopping future wars.
It helped draft the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end.
27
How did conditions of the hierarchy in Spanish America conflict with the ideals of the Enlightenment?
Creoles did not enjoy equality with peninsulares.
The American Revolution served as a source of inspiration.
Spanish America was divided politically.
The economy was based on plantation agriculture.
28
How did France’s social divisions in the late 1700s contribute to the French Revolution?
Members of the 1st believed those in the 2nd should have greater rights
Members of Third Estate were dissatisfied with social/economic inequality.
Members of the Second demanded significant social and financial reform.
All of the estates in France believed the government should be changed.
29
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because
Russia became the first nation with a Communist economic system
it was the last revolution in the 20th century
Russia ceased to be an important force in world affairs
the royal family was exiled to Mexico
30
Griots were important to African society because they
were forceful rulers.
were prosperous traders.
preserved African history through storytelling.
aided in the spread of Islam.
31
What was the spark that finally ignited widespread rebellion in Latin America?
unfair political and social systems
Napoleon’s invasion of Spain
the French Revolution
the American Revolution
32
Industrialization spread because
Britain shared the new technology in order to gain new trading partners
Parliament relaxed Britain’s monopoly on industrial technology.
Britain had to trade its technology for labor and natural resources.
other nations wanted the same economic opportunities that Britain enjoyed.
33
Which event did Toussaint L’Ouverture influence?
Mexico rebelling against Spain
Gran Colombia splitting into three countries
Haiti becoming an independent republic
South America uniting into one nation-state
34
French Philosophe who favored separation of powers to keep one body from running the government, checks and balances?
Baron Montesquieu
John Locke
Jean Jacque Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
35
What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884 to 1885?
to give African leaders a chance to be heard by colonial interests
to keep peace between African and European leaders
to ensure that African borders be created based on culture and language
to prevent fighting among European nations over the division of Africa
36
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empire expanded mainly due to ________________.
gunpowder
armored ships
horses
steel swords
37
What did the earliest civilizations of the Middle East, Egypt, India and China have in common?
They were all located on the Continent of Asia.
They arose in fertile river valleys.
They had small nomadic populations
They built terraces in mountains to grow crops.
38
Which is NOT something that Woodrow Wilson calls for in his Fourteen Points?
to punish Germany
he envisions a peace-keeping body to settle world disputes
to end secret alliances and military build-ups
for the right of people to govern their own nation
39
Which power did encomiendas give the Spanish in the Americas?
The power to collect taxes from British settlers
The power to demand labor from American Indians
The power to raise an army
The power to establish universities and churches
40
Ruler of China who still believed in traditional values, but pushed reforms like the self-strengthening movement.
Wang Zhenyi
Fa Mulan
Lin Siniang
Dowager Cixi
41
With which statement would Enlightenment thinker John Locke have agreed?
An enlightened absolute monarchy is the best way to ensure orderly society.
Monarchy is necessary because people are naturally cruel and selfish.
People have the right to overthrow a government that violates their rights.
The Glorious Revolution violated the rights of the English people.
42
Why did Indian soldiers fight the British during the Sepoy Mutiny?
A rumor that the British were planning a full-scale attack
a rumor that the British were going to sell the colony
Disagreement between Hindus and Muslims
Rumor that pig or cow fat was being used in ammunition
43
Which of the following contributed to Temujin's rise to power & recognition as Chinggis Khan of the Great Mongol Nation?
The construction of the largest navy in the world at the time
The effect of the Black Death on agricultural and pastoral societies
The incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces
The support of the clan of his father, who was a powerful chief
44
What did Vladimir Lenin promise to the people of Russia?
Give Land to Peasants
End involvement in World War I
End Food Shortages
All of These are Correct
45
Put the Four Stages of the French Revolution in chronological order from first to last.
moderate stage, directory stage, radical stage, and Napoleon stage
directory stage, moderate stage, radical stage, and Napoleon stage
radical stage, moderate stage, directory stage, and Napoleon stage
moderate stage, radical stage, directory stage, and Napoleon stage
46
Which of the following is
not
a reason why the Industrial Revolution began in England?
Britain has natural resources—coal, iron, rivers, harbors,
engineers and inventors were encouraged and respected
Britain was in constant war
Britain has all needed factors of production—land, labor, capital
47
In the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., states in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam had which of the following in common?
All were conquered by the Mongols.
All were culturally influenced by China.
All rejected both Buddhism and Christianity.
All successfully excluded European merchants.
48
Which Estate is made up of the clergy and owns about 10% of the land in pre-revolutionary France?
Second Estate
Third Estate
First Estate
Fourth Estate
49
What was one way that James Watt’s steam technology contributed to the Industrial Revolution?
Steam engines powered the flying shuttle, helping weavers make cloth faster
Steam engines helped miners gather more coal to help power factory machines
Steam engines improved the shipping of goods and raw materials.
The water frame used steam to improve the speed of spinning thread.
50
1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt against Spanish rule to unite all of South America.
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L'Overture
Miguel Hildalgo
Jose San Martin
51
How did imperialism grow out of industrialization?
Industrialized nations seized colonies for raw materials & markets
industrialized nations built factories in colonies to employ colonists
When industrialized nations become too political, they seized colonies.
Industrialized nations seized colonies as a source of slave labor
52
What was one main reason why the slave trade greatly expanded beginning around the 1500s?
Arab merchants expanded the slave trade into South and East Asia.
Europeans started depending on enslaved people for labor in new colonies
Europeans needed more enslaved people to manage with new colonial goods.
Africans gave up trying to resist capture by European slave traders
53
What is an economic system of privately owned business seeking profits?
socialism
capitalism
utilitarianism
communism
54
Which of the following was one of the ways Louis XIV increased his power as an absolute monarch?
He fought a series of successful wars across Europe
He restricted government jobs to the aristocracy.
He brought nobles under his control
He encouraged religious freedom.
55
How did Westerners justify their right to rule over other people?
They believed that Western culture was superior to others.
They promised to respect the traditions of the colonized peoples.
They convinced colonized people that they would improve their lives.
They convinced Africans and Asians that they only wanted to protect them.
56
Why were the first factories more efficient than the earlier cottage industries (working on goods in their homes)?
They could be built in any location
They allowed laborers to build a product from start to finish.
They did not require an outside source of power.
They brought workers and machines together in one place.
57
Enlightenment philosopher said government gets power from people, & we have the rights of life, liberty, and property?
Jean Jacque Rousseau
Baron Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
58
Which of the following statements best explains the conditions that led to the Reign of Terror?
The Jacobins and Committee of Public Safety had absolute power.
The Directory had limited power.
Napoleon Bonaparte had taken control of the Directory.
The Jacobins had lost influence in the Legislative Assembly.
59
Who calls the Estates General together, got beheaded, married Marie Antoniette, and doubled the French debt?
Maximilian Robspierre
King Louis XIV (14th)
Napoleon
King Louis XVI (16th)
60
Before the British East India Company took control of India which Empire was ruling India but was in decline by 1700?
Maurya
Gupta
Ottoman
Mughal
61
Which was the only country outside Europe and North America to launch its own Industrial Revolution successfully?
Turkey
Korea
China
Japan
62
How was imperialism a cause of World War I?
Efforts to stimulate trade increased tensions in European colonies.
Colonies’ efforts to gain independence increased tensions in Europe.
Alliances among overseas territories increased tensions in Europe.
Rivalry over overseas territories increased tensions in Europe.
63
What was an effect of the movement of foods like corn & potatoes from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
Foods from the Americas never became widely grown in Africa.
Foods from the Americas contributed to population growth around the world.
Foods from Europe did not grow well in the Old World and famine resulted.
Foods from Americas contributed to rise in food prices around the world.
64
Based on the map, why would the rulers of countries of Austria & Prussia be fearful of events during French Revolution?
French radicals used directory to spread propaganda, headed by Robespierre
French radicals allied w/ U.S., Directory prevented emigrés from leaving Fr
France bordered European nations, fear radical ideas threaten monarchies
French radicals executed Rev supporters , Directory declared war on Prussia
65
What was an effect of European migration on the Americas?
The native population experienced population loss due to disease.
The native population increased due to trade with the Europeans.
The native population benefited greatly from trade deals with the Spanish.
The native population collaborated with settlers to use natural resources.
66
One of the major causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the
failure of communism
government’s refusal to enter World War I
abuse of political power by Czar Nicholas II
rapid expansion of the right to vote
67
Trench warfare led to a stalemate on the Western Front because
the Central Powers were unable to advance into France.
both sides suffered from a shortage of weapons and soldiers.
it was difficult for either side to launch a successful offensive.
the high casualty rate brought an end to battles quickly.
68
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both
rejected the concept of karma.
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth.
rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins.
promoted monotheism.
69
The control of most trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400s by Arab and Italian merchants caused
Europeans outside Italy to seek direct access to North Africa
disruption in trade of luxury goods brought overland to Europe.
Renaissance curiosity to spark a major religious revival in Europe.
Europeans outside Italy to search for direct access to Asia.
70
Which Estate is made up of the middle class and peasants and is 98% of the entire population and taxed the most?
First
Fourth
Third
Second
71
What made it possible for Japan to be successful at dominating Korea?
It had a culture that Korea admired.
It offered excellent trading rates.
It had a modern army and navy
It offered to build schools and hospitals.
72
Muslims are encouraged to travel to _______ at least once in their lives.
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Baghdad
73
What is a limited ownership rights for a company, sold to raise money?
Stock
Corporation
Bond
Loan
74
A main economic cause of the new imperialism of the 19th century was
an increased demand for goods manufactured in Asia.
the need for raw materials for industrial production.
an increased demand for European manufactured goods.
a move from capitalism to communism by many European governments.
75
The discoveries of astronomers like Copernicus and Galileo
were supported by most scientists of the time.
established that the universe was sun-centered, or heliocentric.
reinforced most of the traditional teachings of philosophers and the Church
proved that ancient philosophers were correct about the geocentric theory
76
Which of the following items best explains the Crusades’ lasting influence on life in Europe?
They spread religious tolerance throughout Europe.
The sparked an agricultural revolution in Europe.
They brought new ideas and goods to Europe.
They caused wars among the European monarchs.
77
What commodity were the British selling in China to improve their balance of trade?
Marijuana
Heroin
Cocaine
Opium
78
Which statement best describes child labor during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?
Most child laborers spent part of each day in school
Mines and textile factories employed large numbers of children.
Child labor did not exist before the Industrial Revolution.
Laws kept children from working in dangerous mines and factories
79
Adam Smith defined the free market as an economic system in which
entrepreneurs cooperate to set wages and prices.
The market functions with little or no government interference.
workers control the means of production.
the government regulates prices to benefit all.
80
Leader of the radicals & Committee for Public Safety, and dictator, ordering thousands of executions in France.
Jean-Paul Marat
Olympe de Gouges
Napoleon
Maximilien Robespierre
81
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
He was the last and greatest of the prophets
He was a combination of God and man
He was the son of Allah
He was the first and only prophet of Allah
82
What were the Indian soldiers called that staffed ⅔ of the British East India Companies army?
Sepoys
Blokes
Gestapo
Vietcong
