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WH Final Exam Game Part 2
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1
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from being executed?
only Maximillian Robespierre
revolutionaries
no one
the nobility
2
Which political thinker believed that humans were good, but needed a government to protect their natural rights?
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Montesquieu
3
Which group fought against the Catholics in eight wars in France between 1562 and 1598?
Huguenots
Calvinist
Catholics
Intendants
4
Who made use of the assembly line to make his factory highly efficient?
Guglielmo Marconi
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
5
What event occurred during Bastille Day on July 14th?
Robespierre was executed.
French women marched all the way to Versailles.
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
All are true.
6
What was the United States' policy towards Communism?
Submarine Warfare
Continental System
Containment
Appeasement
7
William of Orange wanted to free the English from Spanish control.
True
False
8
What was Great Britain's reaction to the Continental System?
It invaded France
Formed an alliance with Austria and Prussia
It organized its own blockade
Negotiated a peace agreement with France
9
What was the main advantage of using the German military strategy, Blitzkrieg?
An ability to make a long, steady advance.
A system of fortifications
Surprise and overwhelming force
"out-waiting" the opponent
10
During the Paris Peace Conference, Russia was represented by Georges Clemenceau
True
False
11
Which political thinker believed in a strong gov. and that humans were naturally selfish and needed social order.
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Wollstonecraft
Thomas Hobbes
12
The purpose of propaganda during WW1 was to...
Expose anti-war activity
Inform the public
Censor the press
Influence public opinion
13
Article 231 is known as the "war guilt clause" which ordered Germany to pay for reparations to Allied nations.
False
True
14
Which of these goals was not stated in the slogan of the French Revolution?
Equality
Fraternity
liberty
Justice
15
This person wrote a famous book, "On the Spirit of the Laws" which proposed a separation of powers.
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
16
Which of these men criticized the scientific techniques of ancient scholars?
Francis Bacon
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Aristotle
17
What is the correct sequence of steps used in the scientific process?
question, experimentation, hypothesis, observation, conclusion
observation, question, experimentation, hypothesis, conclusion
question, observation, hypothesis, experimentation, conclusion
observation, question, hypothesis, experimentation, conclusion
18
Kamikaze pilots showed that in Japanese culture national honor was more important than an individual life
False
True
19
Who was the President in the US that told Mr. Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall!"
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Jerald Ford
Richard Nixon
20
The idea that society should create laws and obey them comes from which book?
On Crimes and Punishment
A Vindication on the Rights of Woman
The Social Contract
On the Spirit of Laws
21
The period of Restoration "restored" power to which group?
Puritans
Monarchy as an institution
The king
Parliament
22
What was the purpose of the Edict of Nantes?
Increased the political power of the Huguenots
Braking the power of the French nobility
Increased the political power of Catholics
Brought an end to religious conflict in France
23
In Vindication of The Rights of Woman, the writer argued against education for women and political rights.
False
True
24
What is the policy of glorifying war and having an army prepped for war?
Militarism
Imperialism
Patriotism
Nationalism
25
Which region was called the "powder keg" of Europe?
The Balkan Penninsula
Austria-Hungary
The Middle-East
Alsace-Lorraine
26
Which king converted to catholicism after being a protestant?
Louis XIV
Henry IV (of Navarre)
James I
Henry VIII
27
What was the goal of Hitler's final solution?
Divide his territories among his generals
It was a system that was used before Americans entered the war.
It was a strategy to gain more soldiers to invade Russia
It was the planned genocide of all people the Nazi's thought "inferior"
28
European Monarchs became absolute rulers because...
Increased size of courts and new gov bureaucracy
Religious and territorial conflicts that caused wars
The growth and increase power of nobles
Heavy tax burdens to support trade and colonial growth
29
Who won a Noble prize for both Physics and Chemistry?
Louis Pasteur
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Marie Curie
30
What are the three factors of production required in the Industrial Revolution?
Roads, railways, and water transport
Government, military, and colonies
Land, labor, capital
Raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods
31
Which person was responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna?
Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria
Emperor Francis I of Austria
Czar Alexander I of Russia
King Frederic William III of Prussia
32
Which person theorized that the solar system was Heliocentric?
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
33
What occurred on Nov 11, 1918, that brought WW1 to an end?
A propaganda campaign was waged
The allies won a major battle
An armistice was signed
A surrender was given
34
Edward Jenner was a French physician and scientist who created the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine.
False
True
35
Philip II believed that he had a sacred duty to defend Protestantism.
True
False
36
How much time did it take Hitler to take over Czechoslovakia after claiming the Sudetenland?
12 moths
24 months
6 months
9 months
37
Karl Marx can be associated with utilitarianism.
True
False
38
What event in Sarajevo started the Great War?
Russia's mobilization of troops on the Austrian border
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
An ultimatum presented to Serbia because of a royal assassination
Austria's rejection of Serbia's offer and declaration of war on Serbia
39
What was the conflict in the Thirty Years War?
Religion, Territory, and power among European elites
The King of Prussia invading Silesia
Ferdinand II closed all Catholic churches
Maria Theresa's alliance with the French Kings
40
Winston Churchill agreed to the conditions of the Munich Conference.
False
True
41
Who developed the idea of the "germ theory of disease" and discovered and named bacteria?
Louis Pasteur
Marie Curie
Guglielmo Marconi
Ivan Pavlov
42
Which person defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
Jeremy Bentham
William Wilberforce
John Stuart Mill
43
Which of these political thinkers argued that a free market should be allowed to operate and regulate business?
Adam Smith
Thomas Edison
John Locke
Montesquieu
44
Winston Churchill coined what term that referred to the political, military, and ideological barrier placed by Soviets?
Iron Curtain
The Marshall Plan
Detente
The Domino Theory
45
What country invaded Manchuria in 1931?
Italy
Japan
Germany
China
46
The Schlieffen Plan that Germany created was meant to attack both Russia and France at the same time.
True
False
47
What percentage of the population belonged to the Third Estate?
1%
50%
97%
10%
48
What did a Utilitarian form of government promote?
The greatest good for the greatest number of people
Wars and epidemics to kill off excess people
Public ownership of the means of production
The complete independence of all people
49
Which option follows the chronological order of events in English history?
the Glorious Revolution-the Restoration-the English Civil War
the English Civil War-the Glorious Revolution-the Restoration
the Restoration-the English Civil War-the Glorious Revolution
the English Civil War-the Restoration-the Glorious Revolution
50
What percent of the French population made up the First and Second Estate?
3%
50%
10%
98%
51
Who is the philosopher and polymath who was taught by Plato in Ancient Greece?
Socrates
Nicolaus Copernicus
Acrion
Aristotle
52
What does the word plebiscite mean?
An agreement of the people
A vote of the people
Public school system
A seizure of power
53
What was the Industrial Revolution?
The population increased in urban areas during the 1800s
An increase of purchase of lands by the wealthy
A major use of teens as factory workers which worked them 14 hr days
Increase the output of machine-made goods which began in England
54
Voltaire's satire got him into trouble with the clergy, aristocracy, and French gov. He fought for tolerance and reason
True
False
55
What are government agents who collected taxes and administered justice called?
Intendants
Serf
Plebiscite
Plebeian
56
Americans used Manifest Destiny to gain government support for industrialization.
True
False
57
Winston Churchill proposed a "peace during our time" plan which would become the League of Nations
False
True
58
What event is known as "a date which will live in infamy"?
Bombing of Hiroshima
Signing of the Atlantic Charter
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Guadalcanal
59
Which battle ended with a ceasefire agreement and separated Communist North and Anti-Communist South?
Cuban Missle Crisis
Vietnam War
The Collapse of the USSR
Korean War
60
The Portuguese Armada was defeated in 1588 by the English navy during a storm.
False
True