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Review of Poverty and Progress
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1
Why did the United States enter World War Two?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Hitler sent submarines to Florida's coast
FDR promised to join the war in his campaign speech
Stalin and Mao Zedong bombed Pearl Harbor
2
How did
blitzkrieg
help Hitler win early in World War II?
He used nuclear weapons
He used surprise and force to overwhelm the enemy
It relied on naval battles to overpower enemies
It avoided using airplane bombing
3
Why was the guillotine considered to be an "Enlightened" invention?
It was invented by Galileo
It was efficient, indescriminate, and used gravity
It embodied reason and optimism
It did not have a soul
4
Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation used in WW1?
Airplanes
Atomic bombs
Chemical warfare
Submarines
5
What was the tactic used to unify Germany and Italy?
Public referendum
Monarchical marriage
Militarism
The Mongols
6
Who theorized that industrialization would
eventually
lead to a better standard of living?
Kuznets
Marx
Locke
Galileo
7
Which three countries made up the Triple Alliance in 1914?
Serbia, Austria-Hungary, France
Ottomans, Russia, Poland
France, England, Denmark
Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
8
Which peace treaty negotiated the settlement of World War I in 1919?
Treaty of Parisq
Treaty of Venice
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
9
What is this invention?
Spindle
Bobbin thread
Spinning Jenny
Water mule
10
Why was the United States known as the
Arsenal of Democracy
?
USA used the most artillery
Ford Motor Company built tanks
The USA produced most of the military supplies for Allies
Winston Churchill coined the phrase
11
At the Munich conference in 1938
Chamberlain forced Hitler to appease him
Czechoslovakia was abandoned by the Western allies
Austria was sacrificed to Nazis
Soviet Russia joined the League of Nations
12
The Social Progress Index questions the use of THIS as the best factor to measure progress
Birth Rate
Life Expectancy
GDP
Literacy
13
What is the economic system where industry can be both publicly and privately owned?
Sovietism
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
14
One of John Locke's main arguments about the rights of citizens was
Egalite, Fraternite, Liberte
Man is Bad
The Pursuit of Happiness
Life, Liberty, Property
15
What was one argument against giving women suffrage in the early 20th century in England?
Only mothers should not vote
Queen Victoria did not want women to vote
Fathers did not know how to care for babies
Women voting would destroy the family
16
Why were women and children used in factories in the early Industrial Revolution?
They only worked part-time
All the men were killed in the war
They could be paid less
Men were not good at working in factories
17
What treaty ended Russia's participation in World War I?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Chattanooga
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Petrograd
18
Who was NOT one of the participants of the Russian Revolution?
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
19
The bourgeoisie were most upset about THIS at the Estates General in spring of 1789.
Taxes
The first estate
Dinner
Voting
20
What was the Napoleonic Code?
Napoleon's book of prayers
The collection of laws as reformed by Napoleon
Napoleon's cookbook
Napoleon's famous quotes and sayings
21
Which three countries comprised the Axis Powers in WWII?
Hitler, Russia, and Spain
USA, UK, and France
Germany, Austria, and Serbia
Japan, Italy, and Germany
22
The Nuremberg laws
identified who was Jewish and what that meant
outlawed German Communist Party
created Nazi dictatorship in Germany
expelled all Jews from Germany
23
What is the belief that involves an individual becoming attached to one's country.?
Nationalism
Capitalism
Liberalism
Colonialism
24
Which of the following is NOT an Enlightenment thinker?
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Socrates
Newton
25
Why did France accept Napoleon's authoritative rule in 1799?
Napoleon bribed Parisians
People were afraid of Napoleon
The Directory was ineffective and unpopular
People did not support Napoleon as leader
26
Which of the following was NOT a factor increasing Cold War tensions between USA and USSR?
The Monroe Doctrine
The creation of NATO
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
27
In what ways does the following image describe the mood of Europeans after WWI?
The people in the painting are proud of what happened
The colors and shapes give a calming effect
It shows the peacefulness of the times
It represents the anxiety of the age
28
Why did Europeans fail to conquer inland Africa before the 19th century?
Maps
Disease
Guns
Religion
29
What was the White Man's Burden?
A religious activity of Quakers
A form of Darwinism
A poem by Walt Whitman
Duty of Europeans to "civilize" non-white people
30
How is the Enlightenment related to the Scientific Revolution?
They both deny the existence of God
Enlightenment used Scientific reasoning applied to society
The Enlightenment caused the Scientific Revolution
It is not related
31
Who was General Charles de Gaulle?
Supreme Commander of French forces in WWII
The founder of the Free French movement in WWII
Leader of the French communist party
The President of Senegal during WWII
32
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?
Because they lost the American Revolution
Because of the Magna Carta
England had coal, water, and money to invest
Because of Viking attacks
33
The bourgeois phase of the French Revolution produced this document.
Declaration of Sentiments
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Vienna
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
34
The Tennis Court Oath established what kind of government?
Tyranny
Constitutional monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Democracy
35
Which country was the first to colonize inland in Africa, taking over the Congo?
England
France
Belgium
Denmark
36
Why did England and France declare war against Germany?
Hitler annexed Austria
Germany invaded Poland
Hitler attacked Belgium
Germany invaded Russia
37
What was the policy adopted by the USA after WWII to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
MARS
Korean War
Dominoes
38
What did Karl Marx say was the motor of history when he explained his theory of social change?
Class struggle
Means of production
Religion
Private property
39
Which politician coined the phrase
Iron Curtain
to describe the Soviet sphere of influence?
Churchill
Truman
Eisenhower
Chamberlain
40
Why did the fishwives march to Versailles in the fall of 1789?
Because of the Queen's attitude about cake
To kill the King's mother
Because they were hungry
To take over the palace
41
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad important to World War Two?
The Nazis won the battle
1 million people died
The Nazis were defeated
Stalin was killed
42
Who was the leader of the Jacobin party during the Reign of Terror?
Montesquieu
Diderot
Robespierre
Louis XVI
43
Who is considered the father of Fascism?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
General Tojo
44
What WWII battle allowed the Americans to seize the offensive in the Pacific theater?
the Philippines
Midway Island
Hiroshima
Yalta
45
What was
Operation Barbarossa
?
Creation of Nazi concentration camps
Hitler's plans to invade Great Britain
Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union
Stalin's defense efforts against the Nazis
46
The rules for Imperialism in Africa were set at which meeting of European leaders?
Congo Conference
Berlin Conference
Congress of Vienna
Versailles
47
Why was the "war-guilt clause" of the Treaty of Versailles so important?
It created lasting peace in Europe
It gave Germany money to rebuild
It allowed Germany to join the League of Nations
It blamed Germany for starting the war requiring reparations
48
What kind of warfare emerged on the Western front of WWI?
Trench warfare
Cavalry attack
Blitzkrieg
Phalanx warfare
49
Which of the following is NOT a cause of World War I?
Utopianism
Nationalism
Alliances
Imperialism
50
How did women's involvement in World War I help them win the right to vote in England?
Women died on the battlefield so deserved to vote
They threatened to join the enemy if they couldn't vote
The war did not help women's suffrage
Women's efforts helped win the war, so they deserved to vote
51
The overthrow of the Provisional Government by the Bolsheviks is known as?
The Bolshevik Party
The Hunt for Red October
The October Revolution
The March Revolution
52
WWI was ignited by the assassination of which member of the Austro-Hungarian royal family?
King Louis XIV
Queen Melisende
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Prince Gavrillo Princip
53
The 1601 English Poor Law put the responsibility to help the poor into whose hands?
President
Corporations
State
Church
54
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote about problems with capitalism in this text.
Communist Manifesto
Workers of the World Unite
Utopia
Socialism in Europe
55
One effect of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was
Democracy in Africa
Imperialism in Africa
Bantu migrations in Africa
African colonization of Europe
56
In ancient times, the poor were viewed as
Lazy and corrupt
Punished by God and undeserving of help
Suspicious
Misfortunates whom others needed to help
57
What do we call the 19th century colonization of mainland Africa?
Out of Africa
African Safari
Scramble for Africa
Search for Africa
58
Why did the Nazis come to power?
They promised to end the punishment of Versailles
The Nazis were Stalin's puppets
Hitler bribed his way into power
The Nazis promised democracy
59
What was one of the earliest efforts by the Soviets to force the West out of Eastern Europe?
Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Berlin Blockade
60
Why did George Orwell have to shoot the elephant?
The King ordered him to shoot it
Imperialism took away his freedom not to shoot it
He wanted to shoot if for the tusks
The elephant tried to kill him
61
What English industry mechanized first?
Textiles
Cobbling
Ceramics
Habedashery
62
What were some of the characteristics of Soviet Communism?
Increased capitalism and entrepreneurship
Increased bourgeoisie and political parties
Individual land-owning
Collective farming and industrialization
63
When life expectancy AND GDP are both low, a country is considered
in poverty
developed
to have progress
successful
64
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic totalitarianism?
Free-market capitalism
Charismatic leader
Needs of state over individual
Propaganda
65
Who was the father of German unification?
Camillo Cavour
Gavrillo Princip
Adolf Hitler
Otto von Bismarck
66
According to Compton's article, what may have happened if the USA did not use the atomic bomb?
Thousands of US casualties
The Cold War would not have started
The Japanese would have surrendered quickly
Russia would have occupied Japan
67
Why did Tsar Nicholas II lose the support of his subjects during WWI?
He converted to Catholicism
He did not address their complaints about food shortages
He kept the troops well-supplied
He was a great military general
68
What were some of the consequences of the early Industrial Revolution?
Less reliance on fossil fuels
Environmental pollution and increased poverty
No child labor
Gender equality and rising age of marriage
69
Mary Wollstonecraft and Olympe de Gouges both reasoned for
Child labor laws
Capital Punishment
End of monarchy
Women's Rights
70
What was the name of the alliance between Britain, France, and Russia at the start of WWI?
Triple Alliance
Alliance Entente
Triple Entente
Alliance Bien
71
What was the
ancien regime
?
Political and social hierarchy before French Revolution
Feudalism
System of oppression by the nobility
Monarchy and serfdom
72
During the Communist era, what happened to Soviet Art and Literature?
Freedom of expression was encouraged
Art and literature stopped being created
All paintings had to be of Stalin
The arts were heavily censored
73
One of the main characteristics of the Enlightenment is
Rationality
Pessimism
Faith
Suspicion
74
What was the name of the 1905 German military proposal to maintain a one-front war?
Shroediger Plan
Shoemaker Plan
Schlieffen Plan
Shinola Plan
75
Fascist philosophy relies heavily on which ideology to forward the needs of the state?
Fascism
Communism
Conservatism
Nationalism
