Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers?

Because of their location in the heart of Europe

Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the Communists rather than the Nationalists?

Communists divided land among farmers, the Nationalists ignored problems

Which of the following reflects the leader who was responsible for the Great Purge and who was victimized by it?

Stalin-members of the Communist Part

What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?

Germany’s policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning

What aspect of the U.S. Constitution did Montesquieu influence?

The branches of government-separation of powers

What is the laissez faire policy?

Owners of industry set working conditions without government interference

What is a totalitarian state?

The government controls every aspect of public and private life

Which of the following did the Restoration “restore: to power in England?

The king who had been overthrown in the civil war

How did Pericles influence the functioning of the Athenian government?

He introduced representative democracy

What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?

As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them

What event in 1937 halted the Chinese civil war?

The Japanese launched an all-out invasion of China

During the 1500s, what was China’s official trade policy?

Only the government was allowed to trade with foreign countries

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

He was a printer, sculptor, inventor, and scientist

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

The clergy sold pardons that their sins.

What happened in Paris on July 14, 1789?

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

Who were the Bolsheviks?

Radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries

How did geographic features influence the diffusion and settlement of both the Phoenician and Greek traders?

Both had access to the Mediterranean Sea

What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?

Not personally responsible for its debts

Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?

Attack France first, then Russia

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Increased output of machine goods in England during the 18th-century

How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?

said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?

To grow wealthy and spread Christianity

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Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers?
Because the war was fought on two fronts
Because of their location in the heart of Europe
Because of their combined armies
Because of their alliance in the war
2
Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the Communists rather than the Nationalists?
Communists divided land among farmers, the Nationalists ignored problems
The Communists moved peasants to collective farms, where they prospered
The Nationalists relocated thousands of peasants in the Long March
The Nationalists were forcing China to industrialize
3
Which of the following reflects the leader who was responsible for the Great Purge and who was victimized by it?
Jiang-members of the Communist Party
Jiang-the Kuomintang
Lenin-the Mensheviks
Stalin-members of the Communist Part
4
Who declared himself the head of the English Church?
Henry VIII
Emperor Charles V
Martin Luther
John Knox
5
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
Britain’s policy to sink any ship in German waters without warning
The US Navy warning of the type of warfare the Central Powers could expect
Germany’s policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning
Germany’s decision to focus its resources on the waters surrounding Europe
6
What aspect of the U.S. Constitution did Montesquieu influence?
Public elections
The branches of government-separation of powers
Representatives
The Bill of Rights
7
Which geographic features determined the location of early Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India?
Fertile soils and plains
Oceans and coastlines
Rainy seasons and forests
Rivers and valleys
8
What is the laissez faire policy?
Labor created a committee to set working standards without interference
Owners of industry set working conditions without government interference
Allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes
Owners of industry how to set working conditions based on government stand
9
What is a totalitarian state?
A state in which the people have a direct say in their government
The working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government
A state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature
The government controls every aspect of public and private life
10
Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?
His fellow revolutionaries
The clergy
Peasants
Royalists
11
Which of the following did the Restoration “restore: to power in England?
The monarchy, as an institution
Parliament
Catholics
The king who had been overthrown in the civil war
12
How did Pericles influence the functioning of the Athenian government?
He greatly strengthened the authority of military leaders in society
He introduced representative democracy
He expanded direct democracy of new classes of free men
He increased the salaries of government officials
13
The Bill of Rights was influenced by
Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
All of the above
14
What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?
As a country military expands, the country wants colonies to recruit troops
As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
As the military expands, a country seeks colonies to prevent coups at home
As a country’s colonies grow, the military stages training exercises there
15
What were the Fourteen Points?
A plan for the postwar world
Parts of the “war guilt” clause
The constitution of the League of Nations
The terms of surrender offered to Germany
16
What event in 1937 halted the Chinese civil war?
The Nationalists succeeded in wiping out the Communists
Chinese peasants aligned themselves with the Communists
Chinese Communists began a 6,000 mile journey
The Japanese launched an all-out invasion of China
17
What region was referred to as the “powder-keg” of Europe?
Austria-Hungary
The Balkan Peninsula
The Middle- East
Alsace-Lorraine
18
During the 1500s, what was China’s official trade policy?
The government lowered takes to promote trade
China traded only with Japan and other Asian countries
Only the government was allowed to trade with foreign countries
China openly traded with all European countries
19
When ideas and traditions are exchanged from one culture to another, it is called
Humanism
Excommunication
Trade
Cultural diffusion
20
What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
Patriotism
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
21
About what percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?
1
50
15
97
22
What were soviets under Russia’s provisional government?
Labor unions
Revolutionary leaders
Plans for redistributing land
Local councils
23
By the end of the 1600s, what had England’s system of government become?
A constitutional democracy
A military dictatorship
An absolute monarchy
A constitutional monarchy
24
What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?
Utopia
Romeo and Juliet
The Bible
The Prince
25
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
He lived in Italy during the 1500s
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions
He was a printer, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
26
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices
The clergy sold pardons that their sins.
buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children
27
What happened in Paris on July 14, 1789?
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
Robespierre was executed by guillotine
French women marched all the way to Versailles
All of the above
28
Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
A more secular outlook
A belief in progress
A faith in science
All of the above
29
Who were the Bolsheviks?
Soldiers in the White Army
Members of the Duma, Russia’s parliament
Followers of Rasputin
Radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries
30
What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?
Frontal attack
Guns and cannons
Scorched-earth policy
Endless negotiations
31
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
The Second Coalition
The Committee of Public Safety
The king’s Swiss guard
The National Assembly
32
Isaac Newton explained the
Anatomy of the human body
Law of universal gravitation
Chemical composition of matter
Function of blood vessels
33
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
Art and learning
Christian devotion
Good health after the plague
Chivalry and tournaments
34
How did geographic features influence the diffusion and settlement of both the Phoenician and Greek traders?
The monsoon winds made ocean travel easier
Both had access to the Mediterranean Sea
Russia’s rivers provided ease of travel
The arid climate encouraged migration
35
Which of the following was a result of the agricultural revolution?
All of the above
Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods
Many small farmers became tenant farmers or moved to cities
Enclosures became landmarks of wealthy landowners
36
What was the purpose of the Soviet state’s Five-Year Plans?
Political reform
Social restructuring
Foreign policy
Economic development
37
The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Nicolaus Copernicus
38
What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?
Complete ownership of branch corporations
Not personally responsible for its debts
Free goods produced by the corporation
All of the above
39
What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?
He set up government-run public schools
All of the above
He established a fairer tax code
He set up a comprehensive system of laws
40
Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?
Attack Russia first, then France
Send half of the army to France and half to Russia
Ally with Russia to fight France
Attack France first, then Russia
41
Jean Jacques Rousseau outlined his ideas on democracy in
Starry Messenger
The Social Contract
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
On the Spirit of Laws
42
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Use of teenagers as factory laborers, worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week
Increased purchase of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s
Increased output of machine goods in England during the 18th-century
43
What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
Total war
Uncontrolled war
Industrial war
World war
44
What did the American colonists protest as “taxation without representation”?
Navigation Acts
Import tax on tea
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
45
The first national government of the 13 individual states in North America was created by the
Articles of Confederation
Navigation Acts
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
46
Who did China’s peasants align themselves with in the 1920s?
Warlords
Nationalists
Communists
Qing Dynasty
47
How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?
said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished
It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment
It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S. government
48
What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?
To protect soldiers from enemy gun fire on the front lines
All of the above
To force enemy soldiers to pass through a “no man’s land”
To trap enemy soldiers in mud pits on the front lines
49
Who was the important Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order?
Ignatius of Loyola
Pope Paul III
Katarina Zell
Girolamo Savonarola
50
What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?
To gain extra land for a growing population
To test their new technology
To break the Portuguese monopoly on trade
To grow wealthy and spread Christianity

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