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World History Review SP 2019 (Renaissance to present)
World History Review SP 2019 (Renaissance to present)
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Review game of world history from the Renaissance to the present era for SP 2019.
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1
The French word for middle class is
proletariat
philosopher
bourgeoisie
clergy
2
Known as "the night of broken glass", this is often seen as the beginning of the Holocaust.
Anschluss
Kristallnacht
Blizkreig
Lebensraum
3
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
The heavy tax burden put on the 3rd Estate
The weak leadership of King Louis XVI
Food shortages and rising prices of bread
Selling of indulgences
4
European nations began to conquer large areas of Africa and Asia. This practice is known as
Militarism
Industrialization
Mercantilism
Imperialism
5
What event is considered the beginning of WWI?
The publication of the Zimmerman Telegram
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The inking of the Lusitania
The German assault on France
6
This symbolized the end of World War I, and is often seen as a cause of WWII.
The Treaty of Versailles
Blitzkreig
Anschluss
The Great Purge
7
What was a mode of cheap transportation that developed in the Industrial Revolution?
airplanes
roller blades
hot air balloons
railroads
8
When government policy doesn't set business working conditions, it is an example of
Totalitarianism
Predestination
Inflation
Laissez-faire
9
What event triggered the American global "war on terror?"
The suicide bombings of the African embassies
The declaration of war by bin Laden against Americans
Oil
Four hijacked airliners killing almost 3,000 people on 9/11
10
The US strategy in the Pacific during WWII was often called _________, or leapfrogging.
Trench Warfare
Island Hopping
Appeasement
Scorched Earth
11
Who was involved in the Boer War in Africa?
Boers and Americans
Chinese and Afrikaans
Boers and British
Americans and British
12
Which of the following was NOT a requirement of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
Destruction of all industry in the Rhineland
Take blame for World War I
Payment of reparations
The reduction of all aircraft, submarines, and military
13
The ruling family known for supporting the arts during the Renaissance was
Medici
the papacy
da Vinci
Gregory
14
The time period when machine-made goods increased was called
Industrial Revolution
Enlightenment
The Crusades
Scientific Revolution
15
Absolute rulers believed God appointed them to be king or queen. This is
Democracy
Divine Right
Imperialism
Socialism
16
The purposeful extermination of a racial, ethnic, or religious group is called
Censorship
Totalitarianism
Anti-Semitism
Genocide
17
Who is Nelson Mandela?
First black president in South Africa
Just someone who lived in South Africa
First peace symbol in South America
First black general in South Africa
18
Three branches of government was an idea from
Absolutism
Pope Gregory
Christopher Columbus
Baron de Montesquieu
19
The rebirth of art and learning is known as
Crusades
Byzantine Empire
Renaissance
Reformation
20
Who believed all men are born with three natural rights?
John Locke
John Legend
John Paul Jones
John Mayor
21
What did art in the Renaissance focus on?
Humanism, Secularism, Realism, and Individualism
Leonardo, Rafael, Michelangelo, Donatello
Humanism, security, realism, and individualism
Leonardo, Botticelli, Michelangelo
22
What became known as the "national razor"
Thermidor
Convention
the King
Guillotine
23
Sepoys in India rebelled because the British government
increased their taxes
violated their religious practices
enslaved their people in the tea fields
was selling them drugs
24
The American President who invaded Iraq after the 911 attacks was
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
George W.Bush
25
He was the American president who ended the Cold War
Carter
Reagan
Bush
Nixon
26
The Ottoman Empire dissolved after
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
Iran War
27
The Enlightenment idea of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is found in
The Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Justinian Code
95 Theses
28
Which scientist studied the stars and moon with the new invention, the telescope?
Donatello
Lorenzo di Medici
Gregory
Galileo
29
When Napoleon crowned himself emperor it demonstrated that
he rejected democracy
he wanted personal space
he did not like the pope
his power was greater than the church
30
Since Saddam's death,there have been several ______________ In Iraq.
unsuccessful elections with very high voter turnout.
successful elections with very low voter turnout.
unsuccessful elections with no voter turnout.
successful elections with very high voter turnout.
31
Bin Laden led terrorist attacks against Americans
against the World Trade Centers, Pentagon, & US Capitol
against the USS Cole
against two US embassies in Africa
in Somalia
32
A new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and questioning
Enlightenment
Scientific Method
Social Contract
Reformation
33
Corrupt behavior of priests and the sale of indulgences by the Church caused
the fall of Rome
the Reformation
the fall of Jerusalem
the Bubonic Plague
34
Which two Japanese cities did America drop the Atomic Bomb on at the end of WWII?
Tokyo and Nagasaki
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Beijing and Hiroshima
Tokyo and Hiroshima
35
Jihad means
"infidel"
"we believe"
"seeking enlightenment"
"holy war"
36
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) formed because
al Qaeda was not defeated in Iraq
the Americans left
followed a strict brand of Islamic law/fundamentalism Islam.
the Civil War in Syria
37
What country did Germany invade first to start WWII?
Poland
Hungary
France
Austria
38
A _______ was a colony run by local rules with European advisors.
Protectorate
Consulate
Electorate
Indigenous
39
Which two countries opposed each other during the Cold War?
Soviet Union and the United States
Germany and Norway
Vietnam and Korea
Britain and France
40
This individual is known as the father of modern economics.
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Joseph Stalin
41
The longstanding German battle plan to conquer France first, then Russia, was known as
Operation Overlord
Blitzkrieg
The Schleiffen Plan
The 14 Points
42
The greatest playwright of the English language is
Michelangelo
Thomas More
William Shakespeare
Stephen King
43
This area of the world, the Middle East, is a crossroad for three major religions:
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
Catholic, Protestant, Atheist
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
44
The economic system in which people own property and invest to make a profit is
Reformation
Fascism
Capitalism
Predestination
45
During the Cold war, the Soviet Union hid missiles on the island of
Hawaii
Cuba
Florida
Catalina
46
Karl Marx idea for a classless society is known as
Communism
Nazism
Socialism
Absolutism
47
During this meeting, European nations divided African colonies among themselves.
Berlin Conference
Nuremberg Trials
Munich Conference
Paris Peace Conference
48
What were the imperialist European nations looking for when they conquered Africa and Asia?
More men to be in the military
Gold and silver
New religions to learn about
Raw materials and new markets
49
The religious practice when priests release people from the penalty for their sins for money is
Granting tithes
Granting reformation
Granting predestination
Granting indulgences
50
Mohandas Gandhi used his policy of ________________ to achieve independence in India
Non-violence
Warfare
Aggression
Diplomacy
51
This battle was the turning point in the European theater of World War II
London
Paris
Moscow
Stalingrad
52
When revolutionary mobs stormed a French prison looking for gunpowder, it was called
the Crusades
Age of Exploration
Hurricane Katrina
storming the Bastille
53
What were some long term effects in Africa due to Imperialism?
Break down of traditional culture
Loss of independence
Tribal wars
Identity problems
54
During the 1930s, Hitler, Mussolini, and the military leaders of Japan
had a monopoly on world trade
began invading neighboring lands
organized the League of Nations
bolstered national pride by calling for free elections
55
What thinker of the Scientific Revolution first proposed the Heliocentric Theory ?
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo
Plato
56
What was America's Foreign Policy before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?
Containment
Anschluss
Lebensraum
Isolationism
57
This country was created after WWII as a homeland for the Jewish people of the world.
Palestine
Syria
Jordan
Israel
58
In 1935, the Nazi Party passed the __________ which outlined what a Jew could or could not do.
Final Solution
Holocaust
Manhattan Project
Nuremberg Laws
59
Under Bin Laden's leadership, Al Qaeda gave the reason to disliked the US as being
US troops had killed Iraqi Muslims during the Gulf War
US troops had entered the Muslim holy land of Saudi Arabia
the US is allied with Israel
US troops are "infidels"
60
One thing Leonardo Da Vinci is known for is
Writing The Constitution
Painting the Mona Lisa
The Geocentric Theory
Crime fighting
61
Who was involved in the Opium War?
China and Japan
Boer and British
France and China
China and British
62
Pres. Bush led a UN coalition in __________. It liberated Kuwait but left Saddam in power.
Desert Storm
the Iraqi War
Desert Shield
the Persian Gulf War
