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World History Final Exam
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1
What country was forced to take full blame for World War I?
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Germany
France
2
The early industrial working class faced each of the following EXCEPT:
miserable working conditions
minimal pay for long hours
dangerous working conditions
their control over the seasonal schedule
3
___________ is the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause?
Total War
Draft
Fake News
Propaganda
4
What is a group of companies that join together to control the production & price of a product?
corporation
realism
assembly line
cartel
5
Why were Columbus' voyages important?
Began Asian exploration and colonization of New World
Began European exploration and colonization of Africa
Began European exploration and domination of India
Began European exploration and colonization of the New World
6
What was one result of the loss of native lives to disease?
a severe shortage of labor in the colonies
the ruin of several tobacco and sugar cane plantations
fewer battles between the colonists and natives over land
a growing tolerance between the colonists and the natives
7
means of production are owned and operated by the people as a whole, not private individuals
democracy
communism
socialism
8
For which explorer are the continents of North and South America named?
Hernsan Corte
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
9
Patron is...
someone to trade with
someone who helps injured people
someone who creates music
someone who gives financial support
10
the influenza pandemic killed more people. than WW1
False
True
11
The cotton gin was a machine that could
spin thread
weave thread into cloth
separate seeds from raw cotton
remove insects from raw cotton
12
Which King of England executed his wives because they would not give him a male heir?
King James I
King Henry VIII
King Edward VI
King Charles II
13
What country took over the Philippines in 1521?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
14
What was the name of the system in which the Spaniards enslaved Native Americans?
Mercantilism
Triangular Trade
Encomienda
Capitalism
15
Which could MOST likely have caused peasants on medieval manors to die so young?
They could be hurt while away from the manor on the lord's service.
They could be at risk of injury or death during attacks by rival lords.
They received no or inadequate medical treatment for their illnesses.
They worked hard and had poor diets, so were vulnerable to disease.
16
What country was poorly equipped to fight in a modern war?
Russia
Canada
Spain
America
17
The House of Burgesses was ...
the Virginia governor's mansion.
the King's vacation estate in the America's.
a debtor's prison.
the first representative assembly in the colonies.
18
What is the best example of the code of chivalry?
A knight uses a knife hidden in his boot to shank his opponent
A knight requires a commoner to go with him into battle.
A knight rescues a peasant family from a fire.
19
British nurse who fought for improved sanitation and care for wounded and those in hospitals.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Claude Monet
Sojourner Truth
Florence Nigthingale
20
__________________ was the leader of the Russian Revolution.
Vladimir Lenin
Saint Petersburg
Joseph Stalin
Czar Nicholas II
21
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European explorer to sail:
Around the world
Around the tip of Africa
To the new world
To India
22
Scholasticism means
Reading about religion
Using reason to support christian beliefs to solve problems
Using literature to answer questions about God
Being educated in reading and writing
23
What were the three main European motives for exploration?
God, gold, and glory
Gold, silver, and gold
God, silver, and glory
God, silk, and spices
24
Both Japan and Italy were not happy with the Treaty of Versailles...they both expected more
guidance in establishing their own democratic governments.
financial assistance from the US and Britain.
territory in exchange for their sacrifices during WWI.
representation in the League of Nations.
25
Consensus means
to debate an issue
to gather information
to find a general agreement among a group
to survey data
26
Today, 90% of Muslims are?
Shiite
Sunni
traveling to Mecca
in disagreement on Muhammad's succession
27
What was the name of the document signed by King John?
Magna John
Magna Rights
Magna Charter
Magna Carta
28
The people who lived in tenements in industrial cities were part of which class?
upper class
middle class
bourgeoisie
working class
29
In a communist nation the government has...
Total control
Very little control
Some control
No control
30
How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart
Kings were able to stop rebellions with the firearms they received in trade
African civilizations became safer because they traded away their criminals
All African countries prospered from the trade and grew to be world powers.
31
German monk who started the reformation
Copernicus
Galileo
Martin Luther
Ptolemy
32
Rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta include all of the following EXCEPT
Right to trial by jury
Due Process of Law
Habeas Corpus & Right to own property
Eminent Domain
33
Exchange of cultures, resources, plants, animals, and disease between the New and Old Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
Triangle Trade
Magellan Exchange
Atlantic Trade
34
Muhammad was a merchant
False
True
35
Who was the founder of the Standard Oil Company?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
36
This leader of the Austro-Hungarian empire was assassinated in 1914
Klaus Barbie
Jorg Haider
Kaiser Wilhelm
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
37
Inventor of the telephone?
J.P. Morgan
Homer Plessy
Nicolas Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
38
What theory applied the idea of natural selection to the development of business & society?
Social Gospel
Capitalism
Social Darwinism
Socialism
39
England's Legislature is called
House of Representative's
Senate
Parliament
Congress
40
A strong feeling of devotion or pride for one's home country.
imperialism
nationalism
napoleonism
alliances
41
The triangular trade was the three-legged route that made up the Atlantic slave trade.
True
False
42
Which statement is true about European conquests in the Americas?
When Columbus arrived in the Indies he faced hostility
Spanish invaders could not conquer the Native Americans
After Columbus’s encounter nobody else explored the Americas
Columbus's men assaulted the Taino and took their land
43
Where are the Rock Churches of Lalibela?
Ethiopia
Somalia
Nigeria
Sudan
44
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Italy financed Christopher Columbus' expeditions
False
True
45
Which of the following was a long term result of the Industrial Revolution?
an overall decline in population
a general decline in the standard of living
the overall poverty of the working class
a general rise in the standard of living
46
A stalemate is...
bread that has been left out for too long
a situation in which neither side can gain an advantage
one side always has the advantage
both sides are too friendly to kill each other
47
What two events caused the US to go into WWI
Unrestricted sub warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram
Assassination of the Archduke and the Zimmerman Telegram
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles and trench warfare
48
The Medici family sponsored Renaissance art, and loaned money like bankers.
False
True
49
What event OFFICIALLY started the Protestant Reformation?
New ideas spread by the printing press
Martin Luther posting 95 Theses on church door at Wittenberg
The selling of indulgences
The death of Martin Luther
50
An alliance created by Russia, England, and France in 1907.
Triple Entente or Allies
Axis Powers
United Nations
Triple Alliance
51
The Black Death spread due to...
Soldiers
Missionaries
Trade Routes
Pilgrims
52
A person who produces work "In the Vernacular" is one who...?
writes in a local, rather than classical, language
makes rap music
uses only natural light
relies on realism
53
This alliance included the countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Axis powers
United Nations
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
54
Sustained exposure to the elements resulted in what common foot problem?
Trench Foot
Tinea
Fungus
Foot Odour
55
Black Death was caused by ____
rats
fleas
none of the answers
both fleas and rats
56
A Scottish-American industrialist who led the American steel industry in the late 1800s.
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
57
Main "secret" weapon of the Conquistadors that allowed them to quickly subdue the natives:
Horses
Swords
Smallpox
Guns
58
Leonardo da Vinci
was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy’s social ideal
(Renaissance Man)
because he
Was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician
Was a politician and was considered the pinnacle of human achievement
Came from a wealthy family & greatly improved his familys status in society
59
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Picasso
Michelangelo
Galileo
60
What enabled the United States to industrialize rapidly?
the enclosure movement
a strong navy and merchant marine
a wealth of natural resources and an large labor force
the criminalization of the labor movement
61
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world between what two countries?
Italy and Spain
England and Portugal
Portugal and Spain
Spain and France
62
glorifying military strength and maintaining a well armed military
anarchism
nationalism
militarism
imperialism
63
Adam Smith, the prophet and father of laissez-faire, believed that:
the gov't should regulate the economy
the gov't should not interfere with the economy
mercantilism was the only way to insure a truly free trade
colonies were an essential source of competition
64
Who was the famous female leader of the French during the Hundred Years War?
Joan of France
Cleopatra
Joan of Arc
Marie Antoinette
65
a generic term for non-catholic is protestant
False
True
66
I conquered the Aztecs and their capital city of Tenochtitlan
Cortes
De Vaca
Pineda
Columbus
67
rising prices, usually caused by an increase in the money supply.
capitalism
Columbian Exchange
Great Dying
Inflation
68
The development of steam power enabled the growth of
the putting out system
canals
automobiles
railroads
69
Convoys were used to
move wounded soldiers to hospitals
protect soldiers on the battlefield
prevent submarine attacks on ships
70
A person who manages and assumes the financial risk of a new business
entrepreneur
proletiat
tenement
enterprise
71
Tariffs are taxes on exported goods.
False
True
72
A business owned by investors who buy part of it through shares of stock.
Middle Class
Democracy
Corporation
Inventors
73
The Black Death refers to:
Mad Cow Disease
Spanish Influenza
Ebola
Bubonic Plague
74
Women’s efforts and sacrifices during World War I led to U.S. government support for which reform?
anti-lynching laws
direct election of U.S. senators
prohibition of alcohol
universal suffrage
75
A person who worked the land for the Spaniards without having a choice?
Creoles
Mestizos
Peon
Viceroy
76
Where were the two fronts that Germany fought on?
Russia to the east; France to the west
Russia to the east; Italy to the south
77
In a capitalist, free enterprise economy, who controls resources and makes economic decisions?
United Nations
Individuals
State government
Federal government
78
What were U-boats?
Russian invented submarine.
Us invented submarine.
German invented submarine.
French invented submarine,
79
In Europe, World War I was a defensive rather than offensive war mainly due to the use of
trenches.
poison gas.
aircraft.
tanks.
80
The Western Front of WWI was fought in
Southern England
Northern France
Germany
Russia
81
How many fronts did Germany fight during WWI?
4
2
3
1
82
Which statement about the slave trade is true?
The Middle Passage was an easy voyage to the Americas
Europeans often went into African's interior on slave raids
Afonso wanted it to end, other Afr. rulers wanted to keep it
The slave trade had minimal effects on W Africa in the 1600s
83
Who painted the
School of Athens?
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo Da Vinci
Sandro Botticelli
Michelangelo
84
In what industry did the first factories develop?
coal mining
textiles
agriculture
iron manufacturing
85
What date was the cease-fire, bringing an end to the fighting of World War I?
June 28, 1914
November 11, 1918
June 28, 1919
June 30, 1914
86
first framework for a representative government and social contract, written in 1620.
Mayflower Compact
headright system
joint-stock company
indentured contract
87
The English legal system based on custom and court rulings is __________.
common law
Germanic law
the law of the land
cannon law
