World History Review

Question 1

The economic system that seeks to totally eliminate the gap between rich and poor:

Accepted Answer

communism

Question 2

What was the first document in world history to limit the power of a king (in 1215)?

Accepted Answer

Magna Carta

Question 3

The only African country to successfully resist European imperialism was _____.

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 4

The Industrial Revolution began in the country of _____.

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 5

An organization of workers that advocates for higher pay and better working conditions is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

union

Question 6

Adolf Hitler blamed _____ for causing Germany to lose World War I.

Accepted Answer

the Jews

Question 7

What new technology helped the British detect incoming German air attacks in the Battle of Britain in 1940?

Accepted Answer

radar

Question 8

The United States policy of preventing the spread of communism anywhere in the world was called

Accepted Answer

containment

Question 9

The United States entered WWII after Japan launched a surprise attack on ______________ on December 7, 1941.

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Question 10

The economic system where individuals can own property and businesses, and can make investments to try to earn profits:

Accepted Answer

capitalism

Question 11

Who paid all the taxes in France before the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Third Estate (ordinary people)

Question 12

The German war strategy of using planes, tanks, and infantry to quickly surround and destroy their enemies was called

Accepted Answer

blitzkrieg

Question 13

Which organization controlled almost all of India by the mid-1800s?

Accepted Answer

the British East India Company

Question 14

The Nazis set up walled ____ in many cities to segregate and confine their Jewish populations.

Accepted Answer

ghettos

Question 15

All sides in the war used ______ to motivate their citizens to support the war effort.

Accepted Answer

propaganda

Question 16

Approximately how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

6 million

Question 17

The Manhattan Project was a top-secret program to develop which weapon that was used to end the war?

Accepted Answer

atomic bomb

Question 18

What did the British East India Company sell in China in order to pay for tea?

Accepted Answer

opium

Question 19

The German advance into the Soviet Union was halted at the Battle of _________, the bloodiest battle in world history.

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad

Question 20

The first factories of the Industrial Revolution produced _______.

Accepted Answer

cotton textiles

Question 21

In 1946, Winston Churchill described the border between the free West and communist East in Europe as a(n) "_________".

Accepted Answer

iron curtain

Question 22

The assassination of ___________ escalated and eventually caused an outbreak of war.

Accepted Answer

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 23

According to the belief in ______, ordinary people should be obedient to their ruler because his power comes from God.

Accepted Answer

divine right of kings

Question 24

The Treaty of _____ in 1919 officially ended World War I between Germany and the Allies.

Accepted Answer

Versailles

Question 25

In trench warfare on the Western Front, the area between the trenches was known as ______.

Accepted Answer

no man's land

Question 26

What were the four MAIN causes of World War I?

Accepted Answer

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

Question 27

What powerful new weapon was most responsible for creating the conditions for trench warfare in WWI?

Accepted Answer

machine gun

Question 28

What machine was used to execute people during the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

guillotine

Question 29

Which of the "Big Three" at Versailles wanted to treat Germany the most fairly?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 30

Which French military leader took power in a coup d’etat in 1799?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 31

Britain and France followed a policy of _____ with Hitler, making concessions in order to avoid war.

Accepted Answer

appeasement

Question 32

By 1900, which country was the most powerful in East Asia?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 33

Napoleon’s downfall began when he tried and failed to invade which country in 1812?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 34

World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded _________.

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 35

A political system led by a dictator that attempts to control every aspect of the lives of its citizens is called _____.

Accepted Answer

totalitarianism

Question 36

Stalin promised to allow free elections in Eastern Europe after the war, but instead created ______.

Accepted Answer

satellite states

Question 37

What new military technology did Germany use to sink Allied shipping during WWI?

Accepted Answer

submarines

Question 38

What did the East German government build in 1961 to keep their own citizens from escaping the country?

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 39

What natural resource was used to power steam engines in the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 40

How did the Cold War end?

Accepted Answer

the Soviet Union broke apart into 15 separate countries

Question 41

What import did the British want most from China?

Accepted Answer

tea

Question 42

The extension of a nation’s power over other lands, usually to gain new colonies, is called _____.

Accepted Answer

imperialism

Question 43

What man-made structure connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans so ships no longer have to sail around South America?

Accepted Answer

Panama Canal

Question 44

Louis XIV of France is famous for building which spectacular palace?

Accepted Answer

Versailles

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