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1
Who did King Leopold II hire to explore the Congo River and trade treaties with local leaders?
Dr. David Livingstone.
Sir Hiram Maxim
Henry Stanley.
Joe Dirt
2
What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?
The British were driven out of the Hindu area of India.
The British no longer used Sepoys in their army.
Parliament ended the rule of the East India Company.
3
What limited the effectiveness of women involved in the temperance movement?
Shortage of thermometers.
They cared too much about the suffrage movement.
Did not want to be involved in political issues of the day.
They could not vote and were barred from most schools.
4
The Shona of Zimbabwe organized to resist European imperialism under the leadership of
Menelik II.
Yaa Asantewaa.
Nehanda.
Two Chainz
5
Why did many Irish Americans oppose the United States’ decision to enter World War I?
Georges Clemenceau
They feared the loss of Irish colonies due to the war.
They detested the British rule of Ireland
They did not want to be allied with the Russian tsar..
6
What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact accomplish for Germany?
It gave Germany a free hand in Poland.
It allowed the union of Austria and Germany.
It allowed the union of Germany and Hungary.
7
The interest of Europeans in Iran intensified with what discovery in the region?
oil
camels
humus
gold
8
What was usually the first stage of Hitler’s blitzkrieg strategy?
The Luftwaffe attacked ground targets from the air.
Cities were shelled by modern battleships.
Fast-moving ground troops quickly overwhelmed the enemy.
9
What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?
democracy
absolute monarchy
limited monarchy
10
Which group established communities where work is shared and all property is owned in common?
communists
utilitarians
capitalists
utopians
11
What was a result of the treaty known as the Peace of Westphalia in 1648?
Poland was divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Germany became united under a strong, central government.
France gained territory on its Spanish and German frontiers.
12
As the Ottoman empire crumbled, Russia plotted to seize the Bosporus and Dardanelles inorder to
gain control of the Red Sea.
Bunions
build a canal through Egypt.
gain access to the Mediterranean Sea.
13
How was fighting on the Eastern Front different from fighting on the Western Front?
Bacon Bits are good
results of battles on the Eastern Front were more decisive.
Casualties were much lower on the Eastern Front.
14
An important goal of Philip II of Spain was to
promote religious freedom.
end the Inquisition in the Netherlands.
defend the Catholic Reformation.
15
The interest of Europeans in Iran intensified with what discovery in the region?
gold
Jeggings
oil
copper
16
How did Churchill and Roosevelt give in to Stalin at the conference in Tehran in 1943?
They opened a second front against Germany in WesternEurope.
They let the borders in the Nazi-Soviet Pact stand.
They sent troops to help Soviet forces on the Eastern Front.
17
What was important about the Battle of the Bulge?
It delayed the Allied advance from the west.
It caused the Germans to sue for peace.
It caused the Germans to sue for peace.
18
The technology for America’s first textile factory came from
France
Belgium
Britain
Islamabad
19
What colony did the British help create for freed slaves in West Africa in 1787?
Gold Coast
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Nigeria
20
According to socialists, the solution to poverty and injustice was
individual ownership of the means of production.
sharing is caring
shared ownership by the people of the means of production.
armed revolution to overthrow the proletariat.
21
To defend their merchant ships against attacks from German submarines, the Allies
resorted to trench warfare.
began shipping supplies using zeppelins.
organized the merchant ships into convoys.
22
what movement argued that use of alcoholic beverages harmed family life/worker productivity?
temperance
suffrage
the "truffle shuffle"
social gospel
23
In which French city did German forces set up a “puppet state” capital after conquering France?
Vichy
Lyon
Paris
24
What ruler is sometimes called the “father of modern Egypt” due to the reforms he made?
Ron Burgandy
Usman dan Fodio
Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ali
25
The saying “A man’s home is his castle” reflected what middle-class value of the late 1800s?
cult of domesticity
women’s suffrage
gang buster
temperance
26
What postimpressionist painter used a style that looked like “primitive” folk art?
Claude Monet
Colonel Sanders
Paul Gauguin
Henrik Ibsen
27
At the Berlin Conference European powers agreed that, in order to claim part of Africa you must
proclaim: "Swagerino I am finder I am keeper." aloud.
establish missions there to spread the Christian faith.
set up a government office there.
Conquer the African tribes there.
28
Which country was able to preserve its independence by defeating Italian invaders in 1896?
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Congo
Algeria
29
What postimpressionist painter used a style that looked like “primitive” folk art?
Truffles
Henrik Ibsen
Chowder
Paul Gauguin
30
What colony did the British help create for freed slaves in West Africa in 1787?
Kansas
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Liberia
31
What limited the effectiveness of women involved in the temperance movement?
They could not vote and were barred from most schools.
sharks with laser beams attached to their heads
They were too busy with their family life to vote.
They cared too much about the suffrage movement.
32
What was the importance of the Battle of El Alamein in 1942?
The Allies successfully invaded Sicily.
The German counterattackagainst the Allies failed in Belgium
The British stopped the German advance in North Africa.
33
What was one of Stalin’s major goals in Eastern Europe after World War II?
to debate the proper course of socialism
to improve education and protect refugees
to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
34
In 1598, the Edict of Nantes helped to ensure
that Germans could choose their own religion.
that French Protestants would not be persecuted.
that French Catholics would not be persecuted.
35
When the Huguenots left France in the 1680s, their departure
damaged the French bureaucracy.
seriously hurt the French economy.
destroyed the power base of Henry IV.
36
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917 during the November revolution?
Karl Marx.
V.I. Lenin.
Joseph Stalin.
37
As the Ottoman empire crumbled Russia plotted to seize the Bosporus and Dardanelles in order to
gain control of the Red Sea.
build a canal through Egypt.
gain access to the Mediterranean Sea.
Get to the other side.
38
Which of these was official Nazi policy towards the Jews of Germany?
a. Relocation to Africa
Relocation to ghettos
Relocation to the United States
39
Which country was able to preserve its independence by defeating Italian invaders in 1896?
fartsville
Rhodesia
Ethiopia
Djibouti
40
At the Berlin Conference, European powers agreed that, in order to claim part of Africa, had to
Bus Boycotts
conquer the ruling African tribes there.
establish businesses there.
set up a government office there.
