World History Final Exam

What is so valuable on this Pacific island (World War II)?

Which nation was taken over by Fascists in the 1920s?

This Scottish missionary is famous for getting lost in the Congo

Which African nation presented the strongest resistance against British colonization?

After returning from exile in Elba, Napoleon endured his final defeat at ______________.

Theory of evolution applied to human beings, resulted in "scientific" basis for racism:

Who is considered the "George Washington" of South America?

Aerial fight between Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe during WWII:

Hitler's secret police were called the ________.

This assassin of "the Black Hand" killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo

This European invention caused the Japanese to start building castles

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay _____________ to Britain and France

What was the official state religion of the USSR?

Descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa are called

This English woman was an early advocate of women's rights

The pope resolved disputed claims between the Spanish and Portuguese in the New World with the 

This conflict is best known for chemical weapons, trench warfare, and stalemates

While in school, Napoleon showed a talent for:

In Marxism, the poor, or "have nots"  are called the:

This Jewish scientist escaped Nazi Germany and suggested the atomic bomb to President Roosevelt

Many believe that the Nazis burned the __________ building in order to gain power.

Geocentric theory of the universe claimed that:

Which was NOT a Nazi concentration camp?

After his disaster in Russia, Napoleon was defeated at ______________. 

This South American country achieved independence from Portugal

L'Etat, c'est moi, or "I am the state" is attributed to:

What were the "Republican Weddings" of the National Assembly of the French Revolution?

Which Catholic monk protested most vocally against the encomienda system, and got it banned?

Olaudah Equiano descriibed the horrors of the ___________________. 

Term for the British policy to give into Hitler’s demands in order to avoid a second world war

What caused the United States to declare war on Japan in 1941?

Terrible conditions in England prompted Karl Marx to write _________________.

The most powerful monarchs of this European nation were Queens Elizabeth and Victoria

Who paid almost all taxes in France before the Revolution?

What is unique about the Haitian Revolution?

This explorer's fleet circumnavigated the globe

French philosophe Baron de Montesquieu argued for

Who led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?

Which Enlightenment thinker said: Cogito ergo sum  (I think,therefore I am.)

When the USA joined WWII, it first invaded North Africa. Why?

Term for the English Protestant exaggeration of Spanish actions in the Americas:

After the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia

The language of the Italian national anthem is representative of:

The turning point in the European Theater of Operations in WWII was:

Absolute monarchs of Europe believed in the ______________ of Kings

The USA fought the Japanese in the _____________ Theater of Operations in WWII.

This English philosopher developed Calculus and a theory of gravity

What is the term for Josef Stalin's murder of 8-13 million of his own people?

This organization was created in the Treaty of Versailles, but proved to be ineffective

Which monarchs were executed during the French Revolution?

"Sir" Francis Drake was a pirate supported by which European monarch?

Who was the author of Mein Kampf?

Which country was punished most by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?

Who was NOT in the Axis powers of World War II?

The English began their dominance in the Atlantic with their defeat of the ___________ in 1588.

The Fascist leader of Italy was named:

Napoleon's unsuccessful war against Portugal was called:

Who led the Haitian Revolution?

The 1939 non-aggression pact was an agreement between Hitler and ___________.

The Zimmerman Telegram proposed an alliance of ___________________ against the USA

What worldwide event in the 1930s caused the Nazi party to rise in power in Germany?

What was the most direct inspiration for the Haitian Revolution?

What event officially began World War II?

Select the world leader who lived to see the end of World War II

Who was the prime minister of Britain during WWII?

World War II ended after the USA dropped atomic bombs on __________.

Which nation suffered the most deaths during World War II?

Whose assassination led to the outbreak of World War I?

According to Hitler, the "superior race" of human beings were called:

German mapmaker Waldseemuller named the New World "America" after this explorer

Spanish monarchs who financed the voyage of Columbus:

This Catholic priest was one of the early leaders of the Mexican Revolution

Which term describes a sudden, and often violent, seizure of power?

In 1803, what territory did Napoleon sell to the USA?

Before the French Revolution, what percentage of the population belonged to the Third Estate?

Who was president of the USA during World War II?

Which European country is notorious for exploiting Congolese people for rubber in the 1800s?

What country was Prince Henry the Navigator from?