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World History Semester 2 Finals review
World History Semester 2 Finals review
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Review for semester two final, high school World History #history
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1
This empire was defeated in World War 1
Austria-Hungary
British
China
Spain
2
Who led the Allied D-Day invasion of France during World War 2 ?
Chester Nimitz
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
3
Why did the United States declare war on Germany in 1917?
to maintain a balance of power
to help Mexico
Germany sank four US ships
to assist Great Britain
4
Which Italian writer believed that leaders must be selfish, & keep power by any means necessary
Kublai Khan
Niccolo Machiavelli
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Marco Polo
5
Which of the following groups received very little benefit from the Columbian Exchange
French
English
Dutch
Native Americans
6
Which leader was known for his anti-semitism, or hatred of Jews ?
Herbert Hoover
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Vladamir Lenin
7
This individual helped lead the French to victory at Orleans ?
Charles
Ferdinand
Joan of Arc
Isabella of Castile
8
Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were similar in what way
they all used collectivization
they all were fascists
they supported free enterprise
they were all totalitarian states
9
What was a negative result of Exploration ?
Explorers received honors from Kings and Queens
Advances in technology made long voyages possible
European diseases devastated native populations
Europeans brought food, animals and ideas to the Americas
10
Which Renaissance invention aided the spread of ideas
glider
helicopter
printing press
telephone
11
This king was overthrown during the French Revolution
Edward III
Louis XVI
Jacques-Louis David
Napoleon
12
When Spain tried to invade England in 1588, English ships surprisingly defeated the
Reformation
Spanish Armada
Spanish Inquisition
El Greco
13
Who first settled the region which is now present day New York City ?
Italians
Dutch
Spanish
Germans
14
What is the longest river in South America?
Caribbean
Amazon
Mississippi
Maumee
15
The major Allied powers in World War 2 included:
China, Brazil, Great Britain
United Stated, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union
United States, Canada, Great Britain
Italy, Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
16
During what year did Bishop Luers high school open ?
1963
1958
1965
1952
17
The entry of which power in World War 1 helped stop the advance of the German army ?
Russia
Ottoman Turks
France
United States
18
The main motive for expeditions during the age of Exploration was
a quest for knowledge
a search for new converts to Christianity
search for new trade routes to Asia
discovery of new lands to use for colonization
19
World War I began following the assassination of this world leader in Sarajevo
Otto Van Bismark
Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Karl Marx
20
A technique used by Renaissance painters to make their work look three dimensional
chiaroscuro
realism
perspective
fresco
21
Which renaissance figure was an artist, scientist, and inventor ?
Albrecht Durer
Leonardo Da Vinci
Martin Luther
Johannes Gutenberg
