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World Civilizatons Semester 2 Review
World Civilizatons Semester 2 Review
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A review of second semester Modern World History. #worldhistory #review
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America is named after this famous Italian explorer.
Columbus
Vespucci
Cabot
Cortez
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His assassination in Sarajevo was the spark that led to WWI.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Gavrillo Prinzip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Frederick the Great
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four causes of WW1
imperialism, nationalism, communism, alliances
nationalism, socialism, militarism, aliances
imperialism, militarism, nationalism, capitalism
alliances, militarism, imperialism, nationalism
4
Famous conquistador who defeated the Incas.
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortez
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Francisco Pizarro
5
Conscription means...
vote for new leader
committee during WW1
required sign up for military
agree to a treaty
6
The idea that markets will take care of themselves and governments should stay out.
Laissez-Faire
Supply-side Economics
Demand-side Economics
The Business Cycle
7
Who conquered the Inca civilization?
Cortez
Columbus
Magellan
Pizzarro
8
How did Stalin succeed in controlling Russia and making Russia powerful?
organization--built infrastructures
love--built great cities and allowed freedom
fear--killed 10 million people
hate--everyone loved him more than Trotsky
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The name for the booming trade network between the Old and New Worlds after Columbus.
The New Silk Road
The Columbian Exchange
The North American Free Trade Agreement
The Western Exchange
10
As King of France, he was an absolute monarch who built Versailles and fought four losing wars.
Charlemagne
Louis XVI
Louis XIV
Henry IV
11
Leader of communist Russia during WW2
Mussolini
Stalin
Roosevelt
Hitler
12
Renaissance involved a return to the knowledge gained by the Ancient civilizations of...
Greece and Rome
Greece and Egypt
Egypt and Persia
Rome and Persia
13
An entrepreneur is..
a person with lots of money
a person who invests in ideas
a self-made millionaire
a person who comes up with ideas
14
List European countries in order WEST to EAST
Spain, Germany, Russia, France, Poland
Russia, Spain, France, Poland, Germany
Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Russia
Spain, France, Germany, Russia, Poland
15
The name for when Martin Luther and others started Protestant Christian religions.
Counter-Reformation
Predestination
Defenestration
Reformation
16
Government focused on total control and NATIONALISM.
republican
dictatorship
fascism
communism
17
Italian explorer who believed he could sail west to get to India and bumped into the New World.
Vasco de Gama
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
18
A term that literally means "rebirth" and marks advances in science, the arts, and philosophy.
Remediation
Resurrection
Renaissance
Real Politic
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A supposedly humane means of execution that was used extensively during the Reign of Terror.
The Jethro Tull
The Guillotine
The Catherine Wheel
The Iron Maiden
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The concept that the monarch is all-powerful and controls all affairs of the state.
Democracy
Communism
Oligarchy
Absolutism
21
The tragic segment of the Triangle of Trade that brought slaves from Africa to the New World.
The Ocean Excursion
The Columbian Exchange
The Left Bank
The Middle Passage
22
government run by religion
theocracy
nobility
democracy
oligarchy
23
He invented the moveable-type printing press that helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance.
George Stephenson
William Harvey
Johannes Gutenberg
Denis Diderot
24
The first explorer to lead a mission that circumavigated the globe.
Francis Drake
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortez
Ferdinand Magellan
25
An intercepted German message that encouraged Mexico to attack the United States.
The Sussex Pledge
The Pentagon Papers
The Zimmerman Telegraph
The Wilhelm Note
26
Martin Luther's list of complaints that started the Reformation.
95 Theses
Statement of Grievances
Declaration of Rights
Edict of Worms
27
English mathematician who invented calculus and established many laws of physics incl. gravity.
Francis Bacon
Thomas Hobbes
Isaac Newton
John Locke
28
A form of extreme patriotism and devotion to country that is a contributing cause of WWI.
Alliances
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
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Portuguese explorer who completed an all water voyage around Africa to India.
Vasco de Gama
Magellan
Dias
Columbus
30
Famous English king who decided to start his own church when the Pope denied him a divorce.
King George V
King Henry VIII
King William I
King James I
31
List 3 main bodies of water near Europe from WEST TO EAST.
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea
Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea
North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean
32
Famous treaty that ended WWI and arguably led to WWII.
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Aix la Chapelle
Treaty of Versailles
33
Term for society in France before Revolution.
The 3 Estates
Guillotine
The Paris Commune
Relics of Feudalism
34
Leader of fascist Italy during WW2
Roosevelt
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
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Leader of fascist Germany during WW2
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Stalin
Hitler
36
Popular English queen whose reign included no husband or children but lots of culture.
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary of Scotland
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Anne
37
Economic system where government owns and controls everything.
socialism
communism
capitalism
nationalism
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Document that became the preamble to the Constitution of 1791 in France.
Friend of the People
Declaration of Rights of Woman and the Citizen
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
39
Famous conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortez
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Diaz
40
Famous French military leader who overthrew The Directory and named himself emperor.
Antoine Lavoisier
Maximillien Robespierre
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Napoleon Bonaparte
41
He started the Protestant Reformation when he put his 95 Theses on the church door in 1517.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Johann Tetzel
Martin Luther King, Sr.
Martin Luther
42
What did the imperialistic countries of Europe want from the rest of the world?
friends
people to abuse
raw materials for their industries
gold for their kings
43
A type of stalemated warfare that became the hallmark of WWI.
Trench Warfare
Blitzkreig
Lightning War
Quaqmire
44
Famous explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope on the Southern tip of Africa.
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
45
The idea that a monarch's power comes directly from God.
Force Theory
Investiture
Absolutism
Divine Right of Kings
46
Religious relics and papers that could be purchased from the Catholic Church to absolve sins.
Idols
Chachcas
Indulgences
Knickknacks
47
Known as "The Incorruptible," he led the Reign of Terror in an effort to eliminate enemies.
Baron de Montesquieu
Maximillien Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
Voltaire
48
A Constitutional Monarchy is...
a country without a king
a king making the laws
a king living under the law
absolutism
49
Robespierre's ideas to establish France as a peaceful, egalitarian society.
Thermidorian Reaction
Republic of Virtue
Paris Commune
Reign of Terror
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What does propaganda do?
Provide information
Create interesting messages for everyone
Target an audience, manipulate their feelings
Spread lies
