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Final Review - Weiss World History 2020-2021
Final Review - Weiss World History 2020-2021
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1
What state is Pearl Harbor located in?
Hawaii
Alaska
Alabama
Georgia
2
The part of the triangle trade, where slaves were brought from Africa was called
Last Passage
Trans Pacific Trade
The long journey
Middle Passage
3
Who was German's dictator during WWII?
Harry Truman
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
4
Who was the US President during WWI? (The Fourteen Points & League of Nations).
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
5
Germany, Japan, and Italy formed what group?
Nazi Party
Allied Powers
United Nations
Axis Powers
6
What is the restricting or limit of how much product a person can buy?
atomic bomb
isolationism
kamikaze
rationing
7
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Belief in one god
Belief in no god
Belief in poly
8
The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and which other country?
Korea
Spain
Germany
USSR
9
What was the MAIN reason that European nations colonized other nations before World War I?
To create adventure and fun
To maintain and expand trading opportunities
To prevent diseases by sharing medicine and technology
To spread the teaching of Christianity throughout the world
10
To pay off their debt, Parliament passed the Stamp Act. Why did the Colonists hate this?
It was Taxation without Representation
They thought England should pay taxes, too.
They ran out of stamps
They were poor
11
What are the Aztec floating gardens called?
calpolli
huaca
chinampas
quipus
12
Vladimir Lenin appealed to the Russian people with his message of “_____, _______, and _____.”
Peace, land, and bread
No violence, no shouting, no protesting
Full pantries, full stomachs, full of fun
Bullets, BBQ, Boiled Cabbage
13
What treaty was created to make peace and place heavy war debts on Germany?
Treaty of Berlin
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of France
Treaty of YOU LOSE GERMANY HOWS THAT FEEL? BET YOU WONT BE MAD & START WWII
14
He was the first leader of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union...
Vladimir Lenin
Czar Nicholas II
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
15
During the Cold War, which event occured last?
Berlin Airlift
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
16
What did Louis XIV have built as a symbol of his power and that of all France?
The Louvre
Notre Dame
The Eiffel Tower
Versailles
17
What did Rosie the Riveter symbolize?
women working in schools
women working in factory jobs
women working out in gyms
women playing sports
18
Bloody Sunday showed the Russian peasants and workers that the _________ would not protect them
Czar
Emperor
King
Caesar
19
Changes in the political borders of East European countries during the 1990s were the result of...
end of the Holocaust
end of free trade
imperialism
Fall of the Soviet Union
20
What major invention helped propel the Industrial Revolution?
the steam locomotive
the airplane
the plow
the turnpike
21
The start of the French Revolution was when the people stormed the......
Versailles Palace
Eiffel Tower
Bastille
Tuileries Palace
22
Which leader's policies included glasnost and perestroika?
Nikita Krushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbechev
Fidel Castro
23
Adolf Hitler's group was called the ______ party.
Republican
Democrat
Hitler
Nazi
24
In the early 1900s, which was the world's largest and richest imperial power?
United States
France
Germany
Great Britain
25
The Heliocentric Theory stated that...
objects of different masses fall at the same velocity.
the earth, not the sun was the center of the solar system.
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
the sun, not the earth was the center of the solar system.
26
F.D.R., Harry Truman, Winston Churchill & Joseph Stalin were leaders of what group?
Allied Powers
Nazi Party
Axis Powers
United Nations
27
The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO were United States' responses to the...
concern about the partition of India in 1947
threat of the Nazis in the 1930s
Fear of economic depression after WWI
communist threat after WWII
28
The event where the US trained soldiers to invade Cuba?
Holocaust
Sputnik
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
29
Where did America invade France in a surprise attack?
U.S.
Normandy
Iwo Jima
Hawaii
30
The Industrial Revolution began in this country:
Germany
Britain
Russia
America
31
The surprise attack on Normandy beach is known as what?
D Day
VE Day
N Day
VJ Day
32
A ________ is a government where people elect representatives who create laws.
republic
monarchy
fascism
theorcacy
33
The expedition of this Portuguese explorer who sailed to India around the tip of Africa...
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
34
Where were the Maya located?
Yo! they actually were located back in Europe
Green
Blue
Red
35
In what industry did the Industrial Revolution first take hold in Britain?
iron production
transportation
textiles
agriculture
36
The attack on Pearl Harbor was on what date?
December 7, 1941
January 8, 1941
December 7, 1959
January 7, 1941
37
In 1894, Russia, France, and Great Britain formalized an alliance. What was it called?
The Triple Entente
Axis Powers
The Bermuda Triangle
The Triple Alliance
38
What group of people did Hitler persecute?
Gypsies
Jews
Handicapped
All of the above
39
Movement of plants, animals, and other living things between the eastern & western hemispheres.
Mercantilism
Treaty of Tordesillas
Capitalism
Columbian Exchange
40
What was the first government created during to fight the British in the American Revolution?
Common Sense
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
41
What organization did Woodrow Wilson propose in his 14point peace plan?
Rough Riders
League of Nations
United Nations
Avengers
42
Which event illustrates the policy of containment?
launching of Sputnik
Korean War
Nuremberg Trials
Holocaust
43
The day Germany surrendered is known as what?
VJ Day
G Day
VE Day
D Day
44
A specific message designed to influence the opinions and/or behaviors of people is...
Fake News
Propaganda
Communism
Rhetoric
45
"To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." Who am I?
Isaac Newton
Copernicus
Galileo
Robert Boyle
46
Russia’s defeat in the Russo-______war caused many Russians to lose confidence in their country
French
Austria-Hungarian
Russian
Japan
47
Who attacked who at Pearl Harbor?
China attacked Germany
US attacked Japan
Japan attacked US
Germany attacked China
48
The Triangular Trade was between _______ that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas.
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Africa, Australia, and Europe
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Capitalism
49
What was the main cause in the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th century Britain?
Imperialism
Industrialization
Enlightenment
Agriculture
50
What natural resources gave Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?
good harbors
water and lumber
coal
wildlife and precious gems
51
The Queen of France before the Revolution was...
Marie Antoinette
Josephine
Maria Teresa
Joan of Arc
52
An economic system based on private ownership of resources.
entrepreneurship
socialism
mercantilism
capitalism
53
To protest the Tea Tax, many Patriots...
Wrote the Olive Branch Petition to King George
Voted legislators for Parliament who would repeal the tax
Dressed up like French soldiers and had a Tea Party.
Dumped tea in the Boston Harbor
54
Where were Jews forced to live?
ghettos
their own homes
hotels
mansions
55
Alliances were another cause of the WWI. What three countries formed the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the United States
France, Great Britain, and Germany
Russia, France, and Great Britain
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
56
Under __________, the king has absolute control over the government.
constitutional monarchy
absolutism
totalitarianism
democracy
57
Which event illustrates the Domino Theory?
Russian Revolution
The Space Race
US involvement in the Vietnam War
Holocaust
58
Economic policy stating that a nation's power depended on its wealth.
nationalism
imperialism
corporation
mercantilism
59
Who was Italy's dictator during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hirohito
Winston Churchill
60
What was the
Iron Curtain
?
The Pittsburgh Steeler's defense in the 1970s
Stalin's phrase to describe the United States.
It was the line separating North and South Vietnam
Churchill’s phrase to describe Soviet influence in Europe
61
The expedition of this Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world...
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
62
The U.S. didn't want to get involved in other countries conflicts. This is called ____________.
rationing
isolationism
kamikaze
atomic bomb
63
Whose assassination on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, sparked World War I?
Nicholas II of Russia
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Wilhelm II of Germany
George V of Great Britain
64
The international organization created (after WWII) to maintain world peace and human rights is the what?
United Nations
United Countries
United Kingdom
League of Nations
65
When U.S. marines reached the top of _______________, they raised the American flag in victory.
Iwo Jima
Hawaii
Bahamas
Normandy
66
What did the Inca use to remember numbers?
quipus
chinampas
huaca
terraces
67
Lived final years under house arrest because his theories went against church authorities.
Galilei Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Rene Descartes
68
About how many Jews were killed during World War II according to our textbook?
six
six hundred
six million
six thousand
69
What ship was sank by German U-boats leading up to the US involvement in WWI?
USS Arizonia
USS Maine
Lusitania
USS Minnow
70
What acronym is often used to help remember the central causes of World War I?
MAIN
NATO
LIT
SCAR
71
What is Mr Schlieper's dogs name? If you don't have Mr. S as a teacher.I won't lie,you are missing out on some lit jokes
Tim
Loxli
Spot
Rex
72
Nationalism helped set off World War I. What is it?
Establishing a government run by the people
Favoring world interests above those of individual countries
Building islands in the pacific ocean, by dumping tons of sand and rock
Supporting extreme patriotism or loyalty to one's country
73
Where were the Inca located?
Yo! they actually were located back in Europe
Green
Red
Blue
74
What was a suicide mission by Japanese pilots during WWII called?
kamikaze
atomic bomb
internment camps
aggression
75
Peter the Great was the absolute ruler of what country?
Germany
England
USA
Russia
76
Who was the Spanish conquistador that defeated the Aztecs?
Columbus
Cortes
Pizarro
Coronado
77
To travel completely around the world...
expedition
sponsor
triangular trade
circumnavigate
78
What strategy did Germany use to prevent supplies from getting to Allied powers during WWI?
blitzkrieg
Trench Warfare
Submarine Warfare
Chemical Warfare
79
Stalin’s extreme efforts to eliminate any threat to his power was referred to as the __________
Great Elimination
The Five Year Plan
Great Purge
The Final Solution
80
Which of these events occurred during WWI?
Pearl Harbor
Manhattan Project
D-Day
Zimmerman Telegram
81
Who was the US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis/Bay of Pigs invasion?
FDR
LBJ
JFK
QPT
82
This is the idea that God gave a ruler their power
Divine Right
Mandate of Heaven
Absolutism
All of the Above
83
The results of the 2nd Industrial Revolution included each of the following EXCEPT:
an increase in child labor
the mass burning of fossil fuels
crop failures no longer resulting in starvation
the invention of the computer
84
What did the Marshall Plan propose?
It would provide aid to the United States.
It was a plan to separate Germany into two countries.
It would provide aid to any European country that needed it.
It was a plan to start military operations in Cuba.
85
Imperialism was also a cause of the WWI. What is it?
Developing sophisticated machinery and equipment
Sheltering a country's businesses from foreign competition
Believing that a country should maintain a strong military
Extending a nation's power; creating colonies
86
During the Enlightenment, philosophes believed that
the Greeks and Romans had the best forms of government.
government should be based on religion.
people gave up their natural rights to rulers.
science and reason could improve society and government.
87
Where were the Aztec located?
Red
Green
Blue
Yo! they actually were located back in Europe
88
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to...
complete the post World War 2 rebuilding of Berlin
meet the requirements of NATO
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
keep East Germans from fleeing to the West section of Berlin
89
A council made up of workers and peasants was called a ___________
Soviet
Socialist
Czar
Purg
90
The U.S. dropped bombs on what Japanese city/cities?
None
Nagasaki/Tokyo
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Hiroshima/Tokyo