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World History (2nd Semester - Review)
World History (2nd Semester - Review)
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A #world history #quiz that deals with a review of the 2nd semester material.
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1
What does heliocentric mean?
The force of Gravity.
Earth at the center of the Universe.
Sun at the center of the Universe.
Stars at the center of the Universe.
2
What was the name of the treaty that formally ended World War I?
League of Nations
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
3
During World War I, along the Western Front, the military strategy used was known as...
Siege Warfare.
Ballistic Warfare.
Guerrilla Warfare.
Trench Warfare.
4
French Revolutionary leader who founded the radical newspaper,
L’Ami du peuple
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Jean-Paul Marat
Maximilien Robespierre
Marie Antoinette
Georges Danton
5
Which battle was the last major offensive attack by Germany against the Allies in World War II?
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
6
The term associated with the middle class during the French Revolution.
Sans-Culottes
Liberals
Conservatives
Bourgeoisie
7
Which of the following was NOT a Central Power during World War I?
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Germany
France
8
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe? He led the attack of the Allies in Operation Overlord.
Harry Truman
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
9
English poet, playwright, and actor, regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
William Shakespeare
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
J.K. Rowling
10
On August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of...
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Osaka
11
Which battle in the Pacific during World War II did the Allied Naval Fleet halt the Japanese advance on Australia?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
12
He was a Portuguese navigator who discovered and took control of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
13
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded ___________ marking the start to World War II.
Austria
Sudetenland
France
Poland
14
On September 2, 1945, the instrument of surrender was signed by the Japanese on board the U.S.S. ________________.
Arizona.
Oklahoma
California.
Missouri.
15
Johannes Kepler defended that planets orbit the sun, he also revealed that their paths were…
Tubular.
Circular.
Rectangular.
Elliptical.
16
Who was the Hellenistic astronomer who first formed the geocentric theory?
Tycho Brahe
Galen
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ptolemy
17
What percent of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate during the French Revolution?
98%
50%
2%
75%
18
Which country completely changed its name after World War I?
Germany
Bulgaria
France
Ottoman Empire
19
On which soil were the Battles of the Marne, the Somme, and Verdun fought during World War I?
Spain
Italy
France
Russia
20
Who was the English mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher noted for his law of gravity?
John Locke
Robert Boyle
Blaise Pascal
Isaac Newton
21
Which city was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie assassinated?
Vienna
Sarajevo
Constantinople
Paris
22
Ferdinand Magellan led the expedition that 1st circumnavigated the globe, unfortunately, he...
was killed by Natives in the Philippines.
was killed by Natives in the Galapagos Islands.
fled to South America at the Strait of Magellan.
was killed by Natives in Vietnam.
23
Which artistic movement marked the end of the Renaissance?
Impressionism
Cubism
Baroque
Mannerism