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1
The Congress of Vienna was held following __________.
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
the end of the Thirty Years’ War
the end of World War I
the end of the Crimean War
2
King Leopold was ruled which of these countries when he established a colony under his personal control in the Congo?
Beligium
France
Britain
Sweden
3
In the 1800's, groups who brought workers together to bargain for better pay and working conditions were called ______.
Labor unions
Workers' councils
Factory unions
Trade unions
4
What was the main idea behind the philosophy of socialism?
Eradication of poverty
Equality of all people
Greater income equality
Greater government regulation
5
Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi were both instrumental in ______________.
the unification of Italy
the formation of the Papal States
the Italian resistance during the Napoleonic wars
the overthrow of Mussolini
6
What is Imperialism?
A nation declaring itself an empire
A nation invading another
A stronger nation dominating a weaker one
A nation claiming colonies
7
The government of the Third Estate responsible for French Revolution was called the ______________.
National Convention
The Directory
National Assembly
Estates General
8
What is it called when a colony is directly administered by the imperialists?
Colonized
Absolute Rule
Indirect Rule
Direct Rule
9
This illustration depicts which crucial moment of the French Revolution?
The Great Fear
The storming of the Bastille
The October March
The Tennis Court Oath
10
Where was Napoleon exiled to after his first defeat by the Sixth Coalition?
St. Helena
Elba
Corsica
Malta
11
Why did Liberia remain independent from European control after the Scramble for Africa?
Relatively uninhabited
Lack of natural resources
American protection
British protection
12
Which factor was not considered during the Berlin Conference?
Traditional tribal boundaries
European Politics
Trade routes
The future of the slave trade
13
Why did Ethiopia remain independent from European rule?
No natural resources
Ethiopia's military prowess
No access to the sea
Lack of European interest
14
Select the primary motivation that led the French monarchy to call the Estates General in 1787-1788.
Mass popular protests and riots
An attempted military coup
External pressures from Britain
A financial crisis
15
Which of the following events incited the Sepoy Rebellion in India in 1857?
The British East India Company gained rights over British trade with India
Robert Clive and the British East India Company conquered Benghal
The Mughal Empire fell into decline
Muslim & Hindu found bullet cartridges greased with beef and pork fat
16
Which of the following is not an advantage that Britain had in the Industrial Revolution?
Many rivers
Government aide to businesses
Many colonies
Britain's large academic population
17
During the later parts of the Industrial Rev, which of these questionable work practices began to be heavily restricted?
Poor working conditions
Long hours
Low pay
Child labor
18
The primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to __________.
prevent European interference in the Americas
provide justification for continuous western expansion by Americans
provide justification for the American invasion of Vietnam
combat the spread of communism around the world
19
Which of these was not a precipitating factor in the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
The growth of naval trading routes between Europe and the Far East
The rise of nationalism and independence movements throughout the empire
Territorial losses to Austria and Russia
The emergence of the United States and Japan as imperial powers
20
What was the aim of the Tea Act of 1773?
To place a tax stamp on official documents
To place a tax on sugar and molasses
To declare Martial Law in the Colonies
To force the colonies to buy goods only from Britain
21
Which city became known as “the window to the west” in Russia during the eighteenth century?
Novgorod
Kiev
St. Petersburg
Moscow
22
Who wrote
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
?
Mary Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft
Virginia Woolf
Jane Austen
23
The government in control of France after the Reign of Terror was known as the __________.
Directory
National Convention
Legislative Assembly
National Assembly
24
Which of these famous quotes is considered the slogan of the American Revolution?
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
"No taxation without representation!"
"I regret that I have only one life to live for my country."
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"
25
The Treaty of Paris (1783) officially ended the __________.
French Revolution
English Civil War
American Revolution
Franco-Austrian War
26
Which era led to the modernization of Japan?
Tokugawa
Heian
Showa
Meiji
27
What country was the "Crown Jewel" of the British Empire?
Egypt
The United States
India
Australia
28
The French Revolution took place during the reign of __________.
Louis XVI
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
29
American and French revolutionaries shared a belief in the importance of __________.
colonial independence
political representation
ending all forms of taxation
abolishing slavery
30
Which of these industries was the first to be affected by the Industrial Revolution?
textile
farming
public transportation
cotton
31
The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) was primarily fought __________.
between Japan and China on one side, and Russia and on the other
in Japanese territory and led to Chinese control of the Japanese islands
between Japan and China for control over the Korean peninsula
in Chinese territory and led to the overthrow of the Chinese emperor
32
Hiram Maxim is notable for inventing __________.
the machine gun
the gas mask
the tank
chlorine gas
33
The term 'Manifest Destiny' can be most accurately described as __________.
a belief among religious folk that God would manifest himself to believers
a Roman decree stating the destiny of Rome to conquer the whole world
the belief in an American destiny to push the national boundary westwards
a major motivation for German nationalists to create a single German state
34
Who is the man credited with creating the steam engine?
James Hargreaves
Eli Whitney
James Watt
Henry Bessemer
35
Which two European empires were most threatened by the emergence of nationalism?
Britain and Ottoman
Austria-Hungary and Ottoman
Italy and France
Russia and France
36
What nationality were the Boers descended from?
Zulu
Dutch
German
Finnish
37
Who was a pivotal figure in the Mexican Revolution?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Jose San Martin
Simon Bolivar
38
Which of the following highly sought after natural resources was found in the South Africa Colony in 1867?
Silver
Platinum
Copper
Diamonds
39
A shortage of what key crop led to a great famine in Ireland in the mid-1800s?
Cabbage
Potatoes
Wheat
Squash
40
The belief that workers should control the means of production was promoted by which nineteenth-century philosopher(s)?
Friedrich Nietzsche
John Stuart Mill
Georg Hegel
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
41
The Industrial Revolution invention that could spin several spools of thread at once was called a _______.
Spinning jenny
Spinning wheel
Loom
Cotton gin
