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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came fromthe Declaration of Independencethe Scientific Revolutionthe Enlightenmentall of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estatemet separatelyCreated the National Assemblytook the Tennis Court Oathall of the above
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.ReformationRenaissanceEnlightenment
- 4. Multiple Choice
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):MontesquieuVoltaireLockeRousseau - 5. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.a natural lawchecks and balancesa social contractlaissez-faire
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho developed the idea of the three branches of government?John LockeJean Jacques RousseauMontesquieuThomas Hobbes
- 7. Multiple ChoiceRousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:A dictatorshipA democracyAn absolute monarchyAll of these
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhose philosophical ideas about life and liberty influenced the way that Thomas Jefferson worded the Declaration of Independence?Thomas HobbesJean-Jacques RousseauJohn LockeAdam Smith
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA government leader who has all the powerDemocracyAnarchyAbsolute MonarchySeparation of Powers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceLife, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of HappinessNatural RightsDemocracyAnarchyDivine Right of Kings
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?The United StatesEnglandFranceGermany
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?wood and peatoil and natural gascoal and ironcotton and tobacco
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?flying shuttlespinning jennycotton ginsteam engine
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy did "cottage industry" come to an end?Too many people moved to the city.It was replaced by the factory system.The need for textiles decreased.Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?ruralizationcolonizationinflationurbanization
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?Low wagesSafe working conditionsDangerous working conditionsWidespread pollution
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat product was first made using machines in factories?Steeltextileslocomotivesflying shuttles
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is imperialism?When one country takes over another countryWhen one country is allies with another countryWhen one country is at war with another countryall of these options
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a colony?The result of imperialism; when a foreign country owns youWhen you are best buddies with another countryA place where ants liveWhen you are at war with another country
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a main player for imperialism?ChinaIndiaAfricaGreat Britain
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is direct rule?Replacing local leaders with foreignersPutting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)Controlling a country through trade and economyRemoving the government and having anarchy
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Spheres of Influence?Replacing local leaders with foreignersPutting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)Controlling a country through trade and economyRemoving the government and having anarchy
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho controlled India before the Sepoy Mutiny?Great BritainBritain East India CompanyChinaFrance
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Berlin Conference do?Divided Africa based on ethnicityDivided Africa based on resourcesDivided India based on resourcesDivided Africa based on negotiations with chiefs
- 25. Multiple ChoiceFranz Ferdinand was the Archduke of:EnglandRussiaGermanyAustria-Hungary
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?MilitarismNationalismChristianityAlliances
- 27. Multiple ChoiceA nation builds up its military forces and weapons can be going through a period ofMilitarismNationalismImperialismTroopism
- 28. Multiple ChoicePride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)imperialismmilitarismnationalismalliances
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen one country controls the government and economy of another nationmilitarismimperialismalliancesnationalism
- 30. Multiple ChoiceAn agreement between nations to support each other if they are attacked.militarismnationalismmilitarismalliances
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?The sinking of the USS MaineThe use of animal grease on the ammunitionThe assassination of the Archduke of Austria-HungaryThe bombing of Pearl-Harbor
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?The Central PowersThe Allied PowersThe Axis PowersThe Entente Powers
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?The Central PowersThe Axis PowersThe Allied PowersThe Western Front
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?airplanesmachine gunsatomic bombpoison gas
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWORLD WAR 1:
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?Lusitania ArmisticeThe Treaty of VersaillesThe Paris TreatyThe China Treaty - 36. Multiple ChoiceWORLD WAR 1:
What country had to accept blame for WW1?SerbiaRussiaGermanyAustria-Hungary - 37. Multiple ChoiceRUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution?Workers were not making fair wagesCitizens did not want to be involved in WW1People are going hungryAll of the above and even some more reasons - 38. Multiple ChoiceRUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
Following the revolution what was the name of the government/philosophy that was introduced. This philosophy had a huge impact on the economy.CommunismDemocracyFacismOligarchy - 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat government was based on the ideas of Karl Marx?DemocracyMonarchyDictatorshipCommunism
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Russia's named changed to after the Russian Revolution?SerbiaUSSR or Soviet UnionSt. PetersburgStalingrad
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?A United States warning against German invasion of Great BritainA U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany.A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the United States.A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat leader brought the U.S. into World War I?Franklin RooseveltWoodrow WilsonNicolas IIFranz Ferdinand
- 43. Multiple ChoiceThe League of Nations was created by the-Concordat of 1801Treaty of WestphaliaTreaty of VersaillesTreaty of Paris
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat are reparations?payment to Belgian civilians for German massacrespayment to Bolshevik Russiapayment to defeated powers for reconstructionspayment of money for war guilt
- 45. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:GermanyItalyJapanSoviet Union
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?Many Americans supported IsolationismGermany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression PactThe U.S. feared Hitler's retaliationThe Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?Adolf HitlerBenito MussoliniMikhail GorbachevJoseph Stalin
- 48. Multiple ChoiceFascism was popularized by which World War II leader?Adolf HitlerJoseph StalinHideki TojoBenito Mussolini
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?TotalitarianismIsolationismAppeasementAggressionism
- 50. Multiple ChoiceGermany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?SitzkriegTotal WarBlitzkriegAppeasment
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhich man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?Franklin RooseveltHarry TrumanDwight EisenhowerJohn F Kennedy
- 52. Multiple ChoiceHow did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?Through diplomatic negotiationsBy capturing their capital cityBy dropping two atomic bombs on themBy surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Germany after the war?The country was completely overtaken by the Russians.The U.S. occupied the entire country.The country was divided up into 4 zonesThe Nazis reclaimed power
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the United Nations founded?To ensure that Germany would never become powerful againTo ensure that another Holocaust could never happenTo try and preserve peace throughout the WorldTo protect Europe against Russia
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe Nuremberg Laws & Kristallnacht were the early stages of what?The HolocaustAnschlussLebensraumThird Reich
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThe United States joined World War II because:They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.They feared Germany.They wanted to help the Axis powers.They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the FIRST atomic bomb dropped?PolandHiroshimaHamamatsuYamagata
- 58. Multiple ChoiceAllied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:VJ-DayVE-DayD-DayE-Day
- 59. Multiple ChoiceThe Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:Adolph HitlerBenito MussoliniJosef StalinWinston Churchill
- 60. Multiple ChoiceBenito Mussolini was a leader of one of the Axis powers. Which country was he a leader of?GermanyItalyJapanPoland
- 61. Multiple ChoiceAdolph Hitler was the dictator of what country?GermanySoviet UnionJapanItaly
- 62. Multiple ChoiceThe Berlin airlift allowed:The United States to get supplies across Soviet linesbombs to be spread over BerlinStalin to control the airwaysenemies to attack Berlin
- 63. Multiple ChoiceHow did World War II begin in Europe?Germany's invasion of Polandthe sinking of the Lusitaniathe Japanese attack on Pear Harborthe assassination of an Austrian Archduke
- 64. Multiple ChoiceIn 1946, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?European nations needed to build more factoriesPeace had finally spread throughout the countries of EuropeThe militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerfulThere was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
- 65. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?They were executedThey were placed in internment campsThey were forced to serve in the militaryThey were deported from the U.S.
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