The Declaration of the Rights of Man was modeled after the

U.S. Declaration of Independence

The Congress of Vienna tried to limit French ambition by

Surrounding France with stronger nations

Most factory workers were women because

they could be paid less than men

What does the term “abdicate” mean?

To step down or give up the throne

Why did Great Britain join WWI?

Because Germany marched through Belgium

The European population increased dramatically between 1800 and 1900 because

medical advances reduced the death rate

What is one cause of the colonists wanting freedom from Great Britain

No taxation without representation

Education for working class children was

almost nonexistent since they had to work

Germany increased tension in pre-war Europe by

Creating a stronger military than other nations

Laissez-faire economists believed

A free market would benefit everyone

This image of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere inflamed public opinion of the British by

Showing unarmed colonists being killed

The right to abolish one's own government can be found in the

The Declaration of Independence

Why did the Schlieffel Plan fail?

Britain joined the war and Russia militarized quickly

Basic life was changed during the Industrial Revolution by

People moving from rural areas to cities

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1
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was modeled after the
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
U.S. Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
2
Which country did NOT join the League of Nations?
France
The US
Great Britain
Germany
3
The Congress of Vienna tried to limit French ambition by
Abolished the country of France
Created a multinational amry
Did not allow France to join the Congress
Surrounding France with stronger nations
4
Steamboats would be replaced by
Steam locomotives
Canals
Automobiles
Yachts
5
An economy with freedom of choice and individual ownership is what type of economy?
Mixed
Command
Traditional
Free Market
6
Most factory workers were women because
they would work long hours
they could be paid less than men
they had small hands
they were better workers than men
7
What does the term “abdicate” mean?
To step down or give up the throne
To take over another country
Strong devotion to ones own country
I can't think of another definition
8
Other than volunteers, how did the US government gain most of their troops?
The draft
Prisoners
The kidnapped them
Foreign Soldiers
9
Which country lost the most soldiers during WWI?
Great Britain
Germany
The U.S.
Russia
10
Why did Great Britain join WWI?
Because they wanted to show off their strong military
Because they wanted to honor their alliance with Germany
Because Germany marched through Belgium
Because of their alliance with France
11
What estate did the peasants and urban workers belong to?
Second Estate
Fourth Estate
First Estate
Third Estate
12
The European population increased dramatically between 1800 and 1900 because
medical advances reduced the death rate
People had more money for doctors
cities became more sanitary
couples had more children
13
Much of Europe was drawn into war because of
Germany marching through Belgium
Germany's economic gain
the Schlieffen Plan
a network of alliances
14
Which of the following in not in the Central Powers?
The U.S.
The Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Germany
15
Who believed it was the governments job to safeguard the natural rights of the people
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
16
What estate did the Clergy belong to
First Estate
Fourth Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
17
The image shown depicts what cause of WWI?
Militarism
A network of alliances
Economic rivalry
Extreme nationalism
18
What is one cause of the colonists wanting freedom from Great Britain
No taxation without representation
The King supporting the French army
Colonists were not allowed to leave the colonies
The Kings opposition of the slave trade
19
Education for working class children was
Boys were more educated than girls
almost nonexistent since they had to work
highly funded by factories
equal among boys and girls
20
Germany increased tension in pre-war Europe by
Taking over Slavic nations
Losing to France in the Franco-Prussian War
Creating a stronger military than other nations
Creating a dictatorship
21
The purpose of the Tennis Court Oath was to meet until they received a
democracy
new monarchy
just constitution
reduction in taxes
22
What was the most deadly weapon of WWI?
Poison Gas
Machine Gun
Tanks
Attack Dachshunds
23
Who makes economic decisions in a Command Economy?
The people
Dogs
The Government
Religion
24
Why did Great Britain create such a strong navy?
Because Germany had a strong navy
Russia was creating a strong navy
To protect heir many colonies
They feared the U.S. would attack
25
The revolution in Haiti was carried out by
aided by British troops
Priests
Peninsulares
slaves
26
Who had the idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu
Voltaire
John Locke
Rousseau
27
Who made steam power more efficient due to improvements on the original?
Eli Whitney
John Stuart Mill
John Locke
James Watt
28
The Sepoy Rebellion took place in present day
South Africa
India
China
Iraq
29
What rules did Enlightenment thinkers apply to the study of human behavior in society?
Natural Rights
Natural Laws
Social Contract
Divine Right
30
Germany offered what to Mexico in the Zimmerman Note?
1 Billion Dollars
Absolutely Nothing
Territory in the US
Weapons of Mass Destruction
31
Thomas Hobbes believed the best form of Government was a
Democracy
A republic
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
32
German U-Boats attacked ships carrying
Weapons to the Allies
British Citizens
Oil to Mexico
Food to Germany
33
Laissez-faire economists believed
there needed to be a classless society
The governments needs to control the market
A free market would benefit everyone
the government needed to do anything to make people happy
34
The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to
Protect U.S. trade in China
Protect British trade in China
Protect China from Europeans
Protect China from the U.S.
35
Who is credited as the father of physics, including laws of gravity and motion?
Kevin Bacon
Robert Boyle
Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes
36
Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by what time period?
Reformation
The Dark Ages
French Revolution
Renaissance
37
This image of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere inflamed public opinion of the British by
It shows the colonists fighting the British
It shows the colonists outnumbering British troops
It shows the colonists shooting
Showing unarmed colonists being killed
38
What document officially ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Espionage Act
League of Nations
Sedition Act
39
The right to abolish one's own government can be found in the
The Treaty of Versailles
Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution
40
Why did the Schlieffel Plan fail?
The Schlieffen Plan did not fail
Britain joined the war and Russia militarized quickly
Germany quickly militarized and France joined the war
Belgium defeated Germany
41
After the Congress of Vienna, what type of government did Conservatives want
Theocracy
Absolute Monarchy
Republic
Democracy
42
In the 1700s, Latin American political like was dominated by the
People from the U.S.
Peninsulares
Creoles
Native Latin Americans
43
Who worked in factories while men went to war?
Children
The Elderly
Cows
Women
44
What European country colonized Mexico?
England
Germany
No one colonized Mexico
Spain
45
"A pit filled with mud, rats, and soldiers surrounded by barbed wire" describes
Poison gas attacks
Zeppelins
total war
Trench Warfare
46
Basic life was changed during the Industrial Revolution by
People owning community farms
People moving from rural areas to cities
people moving from cities to rural areas
People selling goods instead of trading them
47
Which of the following is not in The Treaty of Versailles?
The US gains 9 new colonies
Germany must accept blame for the war
Germany has to pay for war damages
9 new countries are created
48
A production method where workers repeat the same task over and over again is called
The Bessemer Process
line work
The Assembly line
craftsmanship
49
Missionaries saw Native Africans as
As equals
As a new market for profit
As people who could also live in Europe
Children in need of guidance
50
The cotton gin was a machine that could
Plant cotton seeds in a straight row
Separate insects from cotton
separate seeds from cotton
weave thread into cloth
51
The Chinese peasants targeted who in the Boxer Rebellion?
Foreigners in China
The Chinese Government
The Chinese Monarchy
Other Chinese peasants
52
The Bessemer Process was a method of producing
Electricity
mining for gold
Steel
Computers
53
What type of economy has complete government control over the economy
Free Market
Command
Traditional
Mixed
54
Laissez-faire economists believed the cure for poverty was
complete government control of the economy
welfare
a free market with no government intervention
higher factory wages
55
The first textile factories started in
Germany
Great Britain
France
The United States
56
What raw material were Europeans interested in the Middle East?
Diamonds
Gold
Oil
Iron
57
Socialists believed solution to poverty was
overthrowing the government
charity and religion will balance the classes
individual ownership of the means of production
shared ownership of the means of production
58
Steam power enabled the growth of
Automobiles
Railroads
Canals
cottage industries
59
What type of economy relies on customs passed down through generations
Traditional
Mixed
Command
Free Market
60
Who believed people were born with an inalienable set of rights?
John Locke
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
Rousseau
61
What effect did the assembly line have on goods?
It made goods cheaper
It made goods less available
It made goods more expensive
All goods looked different
62
Adam Smith believed that a free market would be regulated by
wages and price
supply and demand
manufacturing and trade
death and destruction
63
Why were railroads more effective than steamboats and canals
They were less expensive
You did not have to follow the course of the river
The were the only way to travel over land
They would still be useful during colder months
64
Who were the people that lived in tenement houses?
The upper class
Nobility
The working class
The middle class
65
What term applies to survival of the fittest?
Manifest Destiny
Social Darwinism
Socialism
Redeemer Nation Theory
66
Those who follow Social Darwinism believe that Imperialism
Is wrong because people are exploited
Helps the natives whose land is taken
Is right because Western nations need to help inferior ones
helps Westerns trade
67
Which of the following is a long term result of the Industrial Rev?
poverty of the working class
rise in the standard of living
decline in the standard of living
rise in wages
68
The Scientific Method is based on
scientific laws govern nature
the truth could only come through investigation
philosophy is the only want to learn the truth
Ancient theories
69
Which of the following was not an Allied Power?
Germany
France
Great Britain
Russia
70
Who belonged in the Second Estate?
Clergy
Nobles
King
Peasants
71
Diderot's Encyclopedia was important because
It used the printing press
It included articles by women
it compiled classic Greek and Roman literature
It spread Enlightenment ideas
72
An enlightened ruler was a ruler who
did not allow for social change
gave up absolute power
used force to control their subjects
was corrupt
73
A stalemate developed along the Western Front because of
Trench Warfare
The strong, French army
Russia's long winter
The U.S. entering the war
74
What event in Europe in 1808 lead to widespread rebellion in Latin America?
The Latin American countries had organized a string army
Napoleon overthrew the Spanish king
Italy set up independent republics
Other nations started gaining independence
75
What was the name of the ship that was sunk by U-Boats killing 128 Americans?
Titanic
White Star Line
Lusitania
USS Arizona
76
Napoleon placing the crown on his own head symbolizes he receives his power from
Himself
God
The People
The Church
77
The Estate that would form the National Assembly were the
Fourth Estate
Third Estate
Second Estate
First Estate
78
Which of the following is NOT a reason for imperialism
spreading Christianity
searching for raw materials
Finding new religions
Searching for new markets
79
What controls price in a “free-market system”?
The people
The Government
Religion
Supply and Demand
80
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk said allowed who to exit the war?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy

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