World History Review

Question 1

The intellectual movement that saw newdiscoveries in reason and government was called the:

Accepted Answer

Age of Enlightenment

Question 2

What African nation did Italy invade prior to World War II?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 3

_____________________ was the first communist leader of China

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Mao Zedong

Question 4

The willingness to go to an all out war is known as:

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Brinkmanship

Question 5

TheSpanish-American war dealt with conflict between primarily which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Spain andAmerica

Question 6

meaning “openness” was Gorbachev’s socialreforms policy.

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Glasnost

Question 7

This group is linked to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the US.

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al-Qaeda

Question 8

European ruler during the 15th-17th centuries with complete and total control

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Absolute Monarch

Question 9

Duringthe Industrial Revolution more people were moving to the cities. This is known as:

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Urbanization

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT pairedcorrectly in respect to the Old Order in France?

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2nd--bourgeoisie

Question 11

What was the purpose of Operation Desert Storm

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Free Kuwait from Iraq

Question 12

All of the following were Allied countries in World War I EXCEPT

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Germany

Question 13

All of the following are major factors ofImperialism, EXCEPT:

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Nationalism Factors

Question 14

One major positive of Capitalism is that _________________________________

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Encourages competition;lots of risk can mean lots of reward

Question 15

This Battle was the turning point for the war in the pacific

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Battle of Midway

Question 16

The Korean War officially ended.

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False

Question 17

What was the final WWII conference?

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Potsdam Conference

Question 18

Which of the following groups represents the Axis Powers of World War II?

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Germany, Japan, Italy

Question 19

What what the communist group in the South Vietnam?

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Vietcong

Question 20

Oil producing countries in the middle east formed this alliance:

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OPEC

Question 21

“Handsoff” Governments should stay out of business.

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Laissez-Faire

Question 22

______________means God gave them the right to rule.

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Divine Right

Question 23

Whichof the following is matched INCORRECTLY with the country they controlled?

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Mussolini--Germany

Question 24

Kristallnacht refers to what event in Germany history?

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The destruction of Jewish businesses, homes, etc.

Question 25

Whatnation was created in 1948 that has stirred up border conflicts (concerningJews)?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 26

What was the final spark of the Great Depression?

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The Wall Street Crash of 1929

Question 27

French king made France culturally rich but economically poor? Known as the Sun King.

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LouisXIV (14th)

Question 28

Owns/controls productions of goods/services in other countries than the home country

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multinational corporation

Question 29

The18th Amendment established which of the following

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Prohibition

Question 30

Land,Labor, and Capital are best used to describe what?

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Factorsof Production leading to industrialism

Question 31

Which of thefollowing is not a policy of containment?

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Berlin Airlift

Question 32

Leader of Iraq during Operation Desert Storm?

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Saddam Hussein

Question 33

Isaac Newton discovered:

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The Laws of Gravity

Question 34

Underground hidden saloons/clubs that soldalcohol illegally were known as:

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Speakeasies

Question 35

was known for his non-violent efforts to helpcreate an independent India

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Ghandi

Question 36

Which warhelped to end absolute rule in England?

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The English Civil War

Question 37

Otto von Bismark used his strict ideason government known as ________to help unify Germany.

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Real Politik

Question 38

The ______________ took small family farms and created large cooperate farms.

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Enclosure Movement

Question 39

This man wrote the Communist Manifesto and is known as the "Father of Communism"

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Karl Marx

Question 40

The Scientific Revolution changed theway people thought about the natural world because…

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Observation and reason were used

Question 41

What event on September 1, 1939 represents the beginning of World War II?

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Hitler’s invasion of Poland

Question 42

All of the following are results of the Meiji RestorationEXCEPT

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Japanbecame part of the British Empire

Question 43

Select thecontinent that met during theBerlin Conference?

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Europe

Question 44

Which of thefollowing African countries remained independent during the age of imperialism?

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Ethiopia

Question 45

The “spark” of WWI was when _______________________

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ArchdukeFranz Ferdinand was assassinated

Question 46

The Nuremberg Laws resulted in which of the following?

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It made German Jews non-citizens

Question 47

North and South Korea were divided at the:

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38th Parallel

Question 48

The Allied invasion designed to liberate France was known as:

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Operation Overlord

Question 49

The Cold War was between which two major superpowers

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Soviet Union and America

Question 50

Theory from the Scientific Revolution stating that the Sun was the center of the universe.

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Heliocentric

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