Which was NOT an important factor that allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in Britain?

A shortage of inventors and scientists

Which was a characteristic of Germany under Hitler and the Soviet Union (Russia) under Stalin?

Government control of all media

Ruled by a dictator with strong nationalistic tendencies

What was one reason that totalitarian dictators gained power in Europe between WWI and WWII?

People faced economic difficulties that gov'ts failed to fix

Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism?

Imperialism would benefit the economies of the Europeans.

Over the long-term, the Industrial Revolution eventually led to…

Higher wages and an increase in people’s standard of living

Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

Living conditions for the average worker

Which of the following statements is BEST supported by this map of Africa in 1914?

Ethiopia and Liberia were able to stay free from imperialism

In his book titled The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx expressed the idea that …

Profits from work should belong to the workers

Which is an accurate statement about the division of Africa by Europeans during the 1800’s?

The opinion of the African people was disregarded

The term “White Man’s Burden” from the 19th century (1800s) reflects the idea that…

Europeans had to improve the lives of the people in Africa.

The rise of independent countries in Africa and Asia after WWII demonstrates the

decline of European colonial empires

After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were…

Competing for raw materials, natural resources, and markets

One reason for the outbreak of WWII was

Germany breaking the Treaty of Versailles via militarization

With which of the following statements would the artist most likely agree?

Europeans are profiting from Congo while the people suffer

Why were the Nuremberg Trials important?

Government & Military are responsible

After WWII, the boundaries of newly-independent African countries were most often based on

borders drawn under European imperialism

Africans who wanted to resist European colonizers were at a disadvantage PRIMARILY because

Europeans had more advanced weapons and technology

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1
Which was NOT an important factor that allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in Britain?
Available money for investment in machines
Plentiful natural resources
A rapidly growing population
A shortage of inventors and scientists
2
Which was a characteristic of Germany under Hitler and the Soviet Union (Russia) under Stalin?
Peace and cooperation with neighboring countries
Free and fair elections
Government control of all media
Economy based on agriculture
3
The international peace organization formed after WWI, not a success because US didn't join...
United Alliance
League of Nations
League of Extraordinary Nations
United Nations
4
What is fascism?
Private property exists
Government controls everything
Pride for one's country
Ruled by a dictator with strong nationalistic tendencies
5
What was one reason that totalitarian dictators gained power in Europe between WWI and WWII?
diseases spread through Europe
Trade was banned between western and eastern Europe.
People faced economic difficulties that gov'ts failed to fix
This was a period of strong international cooperation.
6
Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito are all examples of what kind of leaders?
Democratic
Communist
Capitalist
Fascist
7
Russia left World War I because. . .
Russia had a falling out with Britain and France
It had suffered more causalities than its Allies
It realized it could not beat Germany
It had a communist revolution
8
Which of the following contributed to Hitler's rise to power?
Treaty of Versailles
Economic Depression
Existing Anti-Semitism
All of these
9
Which of the following was proposed as a solution to fix the problems of capitalism?
Democracy
Imperialism
Nationalism
Socialism
10
Which of the following people would be MOST LIKELY to support socialism?
A wealthy landowner
A business owner
A city mayor
A factory worker
11
Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism?
Europeans would benefit from the conquered nation’s culture.
Living space was needed for the excess people in Europe.
Imperialism would benefit the economies of the Europeans.
Europeans believed it would reduce wars.
12
What was the alliance established by the European communist nations?
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
USSR
NATO
13
Over the long-term, the Industrial Revolution eventually led to…
An increase in the number of people working in agriculture
Higher wages and an increase in people’s standard of living
The downsizing of city populations
An increase in the amount of hand-made goods sold
14
All of the following were effects of imperialism on Africa EXCEPT
Loss of independence
Loss of technology
Loss of culture
Loss of population
15
Which leader was responsible for the "thawing" of the Cold War?
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Harry Truman
16
What two peace treaties were purposed at the end of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Schlieffen Plan
Fourteen Points
New Deal
17
What is controlling a weaker nation by a more powerful nation called?
Nationalism
Economic Competition
Assimilation
Imperialism
18
Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Preservation of the environment
Living conditions for the average worker
Lower prices of consumer goods and products
Educational opportunities
19
What lead the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
Crash of U2 Spy Plan
German Unification
Formation of Nato
Marshall Plan
20
Who consisted of bankers & lawyers that believed in natural rights and protecting the people?
Nationalists
Radicals
Liberals
Conservatives
21
What is a strong devotion to the interests and culture of one’s own nation called?
None of these
Imperialism
Social Darwinism
Nationalism
22
Style of fighting during WWI, led to major death on the battlefield
Hand-to-Hand Combat
Nuclear Warfare
Trench Warfare
Submarine Warfare
23
This revolutionary group caused change in russia during 1917 and was in favor of radical change
Reign of Terror
Lenin
Soviet Union, USSR
Bolshevik
24
The Korean and Vietnam wars are example of what type of Cold War conflict?
brinkmanship
domino theory
mutually assured destruction
proxy war
25
All of the following are causes of WWI EXCEPT:
Imperialism
Alliance System
Nationalism
Communism
26
Who wanted to keep social classes, backed only one church, and fought against natural rights?
Liberals
Nationalists
Radicals
Conservatives
27
Which of the following statements is BEST supported by this map of Africa in 1914?
Ethiopia and Liberia were able to stay free from imperialism
European countries did not penetrate the interior of Africa
Northwest Africa was almost entirely under Belgian control
The Spanish controlled Algeria in North Africa
28
In his book titled The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx expressed the idea that …
Business owners should gain wealth through competition
Religion should be the most important factor in society
Power should be determined by a person’s wealth
Profits from work should belong to the workers
29
Which is an accurate statement about the division of Africa by Europeans during the 1800’s?
The opinion of the African people was disregarded
African unity was encouraged
The continent was divided equally among the colonial powers
New nations were based on old tribal boundaries
30
Which of the following created a large population in England before the Industrial Revolution?
2nd Agricultural Revolution
Improved Medicine
Better Education
Period of time without war
31
What was the ultimate result of the Vietnam War?
Soviets won
South Vietnam won
United States won
No winner
32
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Krushchev
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
33
What is Militarism?
Building up army
Country controlled by a single person
Nations controlling other nations
Pride for on'es country
34
The term “White Man’s Burden” from the 19th century (1800s) reflects the idea that…
Imperialism was opposed by most Europeans
Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans
Europeans had to improve the lives of the people in Africa.
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
35
How did nationalism affect the German states?
Split the states
Brought only Saxony and Brandenburg together
None of the above
Brought the states together
36
The working class was also known as...
Probiotic
Bolshevik
Imperialism
Proletariat
37
The deliberate killing of people of a particular racial, political, or cultural group is called
Proxy War
Persecution
Total War
Genocide
38
This guy invented the practical steam engine
Thomas Hobbes
James Watt
Louis XVI
Adam Smith
39
The rise of independent countries in Africa and Asia after WWII demonstrates the
influence of socialism
success of United Nations peacekeepers
decline of European colonial empires
failure of nationalist movements
40
This treaty forced Russia to give up lots of land after they surrendered in WWI...
Treaty of Moscow
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
41
All of the following are causes of imperialism EXCEPT:
Militarism
Missionary Impluse
Social Darwinism (racism)
Economic Competition
42
After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were…
Competing for raw materials, natural resources, and markets
Determined to bring Christianity to the African people
Interested in completing their knowledge of the world
In need of land for their surplus populations
43
One reason for the outbreak of WWII was
Conflict between the Hapsburg and the Romanov families.
Growing tension between the US and the Soviet Union
Refusal of the German gov't to sign the Treaty of Versailles
Germany breaking the Treaty of Versailles via militarization
44
With which of the following statements would the artist most likely agree?
The rubber trade in the Congo enriched African workers
Africans in the Congo must unify to fight for independence
European colonization brought technology to Africa
Europeans are profiting from Congo while the people suffer
45
The Industrial Revolution started in which country?
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
46
Why were the Nuremberg Trials important?
Government & Military are responsible
Defeated nations took over by victors
Guilty if committed murder
Defeated nations not forced to pay
47
After WWII, the boundaries of newly-independent African countries were most often based on
borders drawn under European imperialism
mandates created under the United Nations.
existing ethnic and tribal settlement patterns.
locations of oil resources
48
Which of the following people would be MOST LIKELY to support capitalism?
A business owner
A city mayor
A local weaver
A factory worker
49
Africans who wanted to resist European colonizers were at a disadvantage PRIMARILY because
Africans had more advanced weapons and technology
Africans were outnumbered by European colonizers
Europeans had more advanced weapons and technology
Europeans were vulnerable to diseases in Africa
50
How did Nationalism affect the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
None of the above
Split the states apart
Brought only Saxony and Brandenburg together
Brought the states together
51
All of the following are reasons that the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Japan EXCEPT:
Because they had invested a lot of money to develop it
To intimidate Russia
To intimidate Germany
To bring a quick end to the war
52
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?
To keep people in
Peace
Fortification
To keep people out
53
The Industrial Revolution was responsible for which of the following:
All of these
Dangerous working/living conditions
Increase in child labor
The rise of the middle class
54
President Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after World War 1?
Fourteen Points
Glorious Revolution
Inglorious Revolution
Fifteen Points
55
During the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia almost went to war during. . .
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
56
The major result of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) in Germany was
equal blame to Germany and Allied powers for starting WWI
an era of of peace and international good will in Germany.
an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its lost power.
a stable Germany that wasboth democratic and strong.
57
What is communism?
Country ruled by one person
Property is shared by the people
Nationals controlling other nations
Private ownership
58
Which country had the largest number of civilian and military casualties during WW2?
Japan
USSR
Germany
France
59
Which nation declared war on Serbia, starting World War I?
Russia
France
Austria- Hungary
Germany
60
In comparison to hand-made goods, industrial factories could produce
Fewer of the same goods at higher prices
More of the same goods at lower prices
Fewer of the same goods at lower prices
More of the same goods at higher prices
61
Which reform movement believed that business owners exploited their workers to make profits?
Abolitionism
Communism
None of these
Capitalism
62
After World War II, which action was taken by many African territories?
Demanding independence from their European colonial rulers
Rejecting most of the technology offered by western nations
Refusing to join international organizations
Creating a strong, united Africa
63
What happened at the Berlin Conference?
African and European leaders met to sign a peace treaty
Europeans leaders met to create laws to govern colonies
European countries met to divide up Africa
African leaders met to discuss ways to keep Europeans out
64
One direct result of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany’s economy was
severe inflation: the value of money rose and prices fell
losing the territory of the Rhineland and Alsace-Lorraine.
severe inflation: the value of money fell and prices rose
electing a new democratic government.
65
The policy of detente was mainly intended to
Stop spread of communism
Call attention to human rights
Solidify America's economy
Reduce Cold War tensions
66
What was the main purpose of the Nuremberg Laws in Germany (1935)?
To remove the Jewish “race” in German lands
All of the above
To take away economic rights of Jews
To take away political citizenship rights of Jews
67
During the Age of Imperialism, why did the "sun never set on the British empire"?
all of their colonies were in the northern hemisphere
the only had a handful of colonies
they had colonies all over the world
all of their colonies were in the southern hemisphere
68
The military alliance called___________ was between USSR and its neighbors; response to_______
Warsaw Pact; Detente
Warsaw Pact; NATO
Sputnik: Culp's Basketball
NATO; Warsaw Pact
69
One of the reasons Japan bombed Pearl Harbor was because:
To demonstrate their power to the world
To get American into WWII
The U.S. cut off Japan's oil supply
America was allies with China
70
What is Socialism?
Private property exists
People elect leaders
Government controls everything
Property shared
71
What event lead the US to increase spending in education and technology?
Warsaw Pact
Cuban Missile Crisis
Chinese-Soviet Treaty
Sputnik
72
Political viewpoint where people want to change old ways and do things in new ways...
Conservative
Communism
Liberal
Nazism
73
The foreign policy of containment was aimed at containing the spread of
Postwar Economic Problems
Cold War Hosilities
Communism
Nuclear Weapons
74
All of the following were examples of new inventions from the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
Personal computer
Power Loom
Railroad
Steam Engine
75
The Treaty of Versailles angered many Germans after World War I because the treaty
forced German to pay large war reparations.
required all German-speaking Europeans to return to Germany.
made Germany restore its emperor.
divided Germany into Communist and non-Communist Zones.
76
Urbanization was caused by:
Growth of factories
The plague
Inadequate housing
Drought
77
Why did some African people welcome and accept the European colonizers?
They wanted better technology, medicine, and education.
Some African people hoped to gain new territories
They wanted to exploit Europe’s natural resources
Some Africans were excited to work for European companies
78
Which is one reason why the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern history?
genocide was planned & many normal people cooperated
Hitler hid anti-Jewish feelings until after he came to power
Jews had never been victims of discrimination before
only time a gov't tried to kill an entire group of people
79
What is Totalitarianism?
Country controlled by one person
Government controls everything
Nation controlling another nation
Private property exists
80
Which sounds like Karl Marx's prediction of the future?
Nothing will happen
Workers will revolt
Property will be owned by the middle and upper class
Government will evolve to help the people

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