Worls History Hon Final Study Guide

What was Jethro Tull’s Contribution to the agricultural revolution?

Invention of the seed drill

Britan had all the following facros of production except?

(a): Stable politics

(b): Enough money to invest in factories

(c): Large Population

(d): Natrual Resources

(c): Large Population

What was NOT an effect of urbanization?

(a): Increase in family farms

(b): Poor Living Conditions

(c): Unsafe Work Conditions

(d): Creation of different economic classes.

(A): Increase in Family Farms

The first large commerical Mill in the USA was where?

Rhode Island

How could an owner of a factory or industry raise money for their business?

(a): Sell their business to competitors

(b): Sell Shares of their stock

(c): Petition Government for money

(d): Take on Debt.

(b): Sell Shares of stock

The idea of laissez fire is most prevelent in what type of economic system?

(a): Mercantilism

(b):Socialism

(c):Communism

(d): Capitalism

(d): Capitalism

What would NOT be an aspect of a socialist economy?

(a): Goverment plans economy

(b):Factors of production are owned by public

(c): Unions have more political power

(d): Private Property is encouraged and protected by law.

(D): Private Property is encouraged and proteced by law

A skilled worker in a factory would most likely be considred what class?

(a): Upper Income

(b): Upper Middle

(c): Low Middle

(d): Low Income

(c): Low Middle

In Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto what term refered to the owners of production?

(a): Bourgeoisies

(b): Proletariat

(c): Utilitarian

(d): Union

(a): Bourgeoisies

Of thease countries, whcih is NOT considered to be communist today?

(a): Cuba

(b): North Korea

(c): Russia

(d): Vietnam

(c): Russia

Someone who thinks entrepreneurs are Captins of Industry would say they:

(a): Donated Millions to improve society

(b): Exploited workers

(c): Were Ruthless

(d): Had Negative impact on Enviorment

(a): Donated Millions to improve society

What does collective barginaing refer to?

(a): Unions going on strike

(b): Allowing buisnesses to set work conditions and wages

(c): Employees and their employers negotiate to set up work contract

(d):Goverment interfering in regards to work conditions

(c): Employees and their employers negotiate to set up work contract.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the FLSA of 1938?

(a): Minimum age in non-agricultural jobs is 14

(b): Restrictions on the number of hours <16 can work

(c): Those under 16 can be paid under the federal minimum wage

(d): Those under 18 can not work a job deemed hazardous.

(c): those under 16 can be paid under federal minimum wage.

What was NOT a social revorm movement that was a product of the industral revolution?

(a): End of segregation in the workplace

(b): Abolishment of Slavery

(c): Womans suffrage Movement

(d): Child Labor Reform

(a): End of Segregation in the workplace

Socialism relies on the idea that humans:

(a): Are natrually selfish and would share resources

(b): Are just focued on their individual needs

(c): Are driven by profit

(d): Are incompetent at ruling themselves

(A): are natrually selfish and would share resources

FRQ: What do you think the future of industralization will be? What Issues have arisen in the modern world due to the industral revolution? Think about your presentationf for info.

5/5 Response: The future of industrialization will depend on whose in a position to make changes; although issues such as, federal minimum wage being unlivable and worker burnout have arisen. The future could stay the same and get worse over time with minimum wage losing even more value. Although, I hope that workers can get their fair share, and be able to live lives not dependent on poor paying jobs.

FRQ: How did the Industral Revolution chnage the economic and political landscape of Britan and the United States? Think about unions and differnt economic systems.

5/5 Response: The Industral Revoltion drastically changed the economic and political landscape by further shoing that capitalism worked, and it may have early on, but is now no longer sustainable. Unions were also born from the Industral Revolution, giving working a way to voice themselves, which affects our political landscape to this day, with union organizations such as “Teamsters” endorsing political figures.

1. What country was NOT a part of the Triple Alliance? •

1. Italy inbeginning

2. Russia

3. Germany

4. Austria-Hungary

Russia

What statement best describes how Imperialism influenced the start of WWI? •

1. European powers identifying with their own nations and interests

2. European powers building up their military to compete with neighbors

3. European powers forming complex alliances all

4. European powers competing for resources

European powers competing for Resources

3. How were the Balkan states of Europe involved in the start of WWI?

1. Austria-Hungary ruled over land claimed by Serbia

2. The Balkan states wanted to unify together to fight Germany

3. Some Balkan countries joined the Triple Entente, some joined the Triple Alliance

4. The Balkan states were fought over between the Ottoman and German Empires

1. Austria-Hungary ruled over land claimed by Serbia

4. What was NOT a new technology used during WWI? •

1. Poisonous Gas

2. Submarines

3. Muskets

4. Tanks

Muskets

Why was WWi described as a "total war"?

1. Countries devoted all their resources to the war effort

2. The war was fought on different continents

3. The war used new technology from the time period

4. Countries were obligated to fight due to their alliances

1. Countries devoted all their resources to the war effort

6. What was the "Schlieffen Plan"?

1. The decision from Russia to leave WWI

2. The treaty to end WW

3. The German strategy of fighting two fronts

4. The plan for the United States to gradually join the war

The German strategy of fighting two fronts

What was NOT a reason why the central powers lost WWI:

1. Russia took over German land

2. The Ottoman Empire crumbled first

3. Riots against the war in Austria-Hungary

4. German soldiers deserting the army in large numbers

Russia took over the German land.

What country wanted to severely punish Germany for the war?

1. Italy

2. USA

3. Britain

4. France

France

What was NOT one of the main points of the Treaty of Versailles?

A. Germany accepted blame for the war

B. Germany was not able to have an army.

C. Germany would be split up into four sections

D. Germany would have to pay reparations to the Allied Powers.

C. Germany would be split up into four sections

Why were Armenians considered a minority group in the Ottoman Empire?

1. They were majority Christian, living in a majority Muslim empire

2. They supported the Allied Powers

3. They were majority Jewish, living in a majority Muslim empire

4. They supported Communism and Marxism

1. They were majority Christian, living in a majority Muslim empire

What was significant about the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

1. It allowed the United States to have influence on the world stage

2. It was made without taking into consideration the religious and ethnic differences

3. It united the Allied and Central Powers into a peace deal after W

4. It affected the world economy, starting the Great Depression

2. It was made without taking into consideration the religious and ethnic differences

After WWi, this country was modernized by the Shah, and was majority Shia.

1. Saudi Arabia

2. Iran

3. Turkey

4. Syria

2. Iran

What is NOT an idea outlined by Marx's Communist Manifesto?

1. Businesses and the economy thrive with limited government interference

2. The world has always been a class struggle between the rich and the poor

3. Factors of Production should be owned by the workers

4. A revolution is inevitable if the wealth gap continues to grow

1. Businesses and the economy thrive with limited government interference

What was the temporary government put in place after the Russian Monarchy?

1. Proletariat

2. Bolshevik

3. Soviet

4. Duma

4. Duma

What did the "White Army" consist of in the Russian Civil War?

1. Extreme Communists

2. Supporters of Joseph Stalin

3. Different factions against the Red Army

4. The Russian royal family

Different factions against the Red Army

How was Stalin's rule classified as totalitarianism?

1. Businesses had a large influence in government decisions

2. Russia began invading other countries to gain land

3. The government had total control over public and private life

4. A new monarchy was established

The government had total control over public and private life

How did Stalin transform the Russian economy to manufacture more goods?

1. By enacting policies known as the "Great Terror"

2. By establishing high quotas for manufacturing every five years

3. By seizing small farms for government control

4. By making trade agreements with other European countries

By establishing high quotas for manufacturing every five years

How did Mussolini gain power in Italy after WWi?

1. . By overthrowing the democratic government

2. By having the Italian monarchy place him in power

3. By enlisting the help of Communist groups around the world

4. By winning the Italian Civil War

By having the Italian monarchy place him in power

Supporters of Franco's fascist government in Spain were called:

1. Black Shirts

2. Republicans

3. Federalists

4. Nationalists

4. Nationalists

The Chinese Civil War was fought between what two groups?

1. Communists and Nationalists

2. Democrats and Republicans

3. Fascists and Communists

4. Central Powers and Federalists

1. Communists and Nationalists

Who was the founder of mondern day turkey who modernized after WWI

Ataturk

A soviet era prision where prisioners worked to death

Gulag

The leader known as “II Duce”

Mussolini

The leader of the Communist Movement in China

Mao

What was Woodrow Wilsons plan for peace after WWI

Fourteen Points

Who was the British general who fought in the Middle East

T.E. Lawrence

The Russian Leader of the Bolsheviks

Vladimir lenin

What was the Massive Demonstration to promote Chinease nationalism?

May 4th Movement

What was a wealthy peasent in Russia called?

Kulak

Who was the Nationalist leader who overthrew the Chinease monarchy?

Sun Yixian

FRQ: How was the Communist Movement in China similar to Russia? How were they different?

5/5 Response: The Communist movement in China was similar to that of Russia as they both resulted from revolutions/ civil wars, both has poor living conditions, and events leading up to the change. The Russias were angered by the Russian-Japeanease war, WWI and Bloody Sunday. The Chinease were also angered by involvement in WWI. Both nations also implemented 5-year economic plants; had goverment involvement in industry and media, which continues today. However, the nations differed on what to do about those who didnt share their ideals, Russia wanted peaceful co-existence, China did not.

FRQ: The period between WWI and WWII is somtimes refered to as a “frigile peace”. Why was this time period thought of more so as a pause in fighting, rather than an era of complete peace?

5/5 Response: The perioid after WWI and before WWII is often refered to as a frigile peace due to how the First World War ended. With the Treaty of Verssais, gGermany was in ruins, the nation had to take sole blame, pay reparations and was unable to offically have an army, similarly Italy struggled after the war, this resulted in facist leaders taking power, such as Hitler in Germany and Mussolini in Italy, as we learned in the Facism video, Facist leaders often require a scapegoat, one that is eventually punished with violence, this is what led to the second world war, with Hitler persucuting and killing members of the Jeuish faith, the differently-abled, along with other groups.

How long had Vladimir Putin been in power in Russia?

>20 years

The new curriculum that Russian schools are required to teach is designed to:

(a): to help Putin control the people of Russia

(b): to encourage students to pursue careers in science

(c): to cause students to question Putins rule over Russia

(d): to give students a better understanding of Russian History

(a): to help Putin control the people of Russia

Under the new school curriculum, schools must teach that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:

(a): is justified

(b): was not Putins idea

(c): will lead to Russia controlling all of Europe

(d): started long before people had heard about it

(a): is justified

According to the Kremlin, what should be the dominant value of the Russian people?

(a): Courage

(b): Fairness

(c): genorosity

(d): Patriotism

(d): Patriotism

FRQ: Describe how Jews, Christians, and Muslims are connected to the ancient land of Isreal?

5/5 Response: Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all connected to the land through religoius belifs.

FRQ: How was tis region (Isreal) impacted by surrounding nations and empires from its erlist days up to the beginning of the 20th century?

5/5 Response: The Region was impacted by surrouning nations as it was repeatedly concoured and is still under dispute.

FRQ: What are some resons that nationalism emerged among Eurpean Jews, and Arabs in the Middle East? What kinds of nations did thease groups imagine?

5/5 Reponse:

Jews- fear of anti-semitism, wanted Jewish state

Arabs- wanting more autonomy under current goverment

FRQ: What are some similarities between early Zionism and early Arab Nationalism? Differances?

5/5 Response: Both groups wanted independence and autonomy, diffences why they wanted it, ex religion.

What statement best describes Japan during the 1930s?

(a): Japan was expenceing a civil war between communists and Nationalists.

(b): Japan was in Debt from war

(c): Japan was ruled by military leaders looking to expand

(d): Japan was being invaded

(c): Japan was ruled by military leaders looking to expand

What was the world response to Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935?

1. This event triggered the alliances and started World War I|

2. The United Kingdom once ruled Ethiopia and fought Italy for control

3. This was very unpopular in Italy, causing political chaos and a revolution

4. The League of Nations condemned the action but did not do anything to stop it

4. The leage of Nations condemed the action but did nothing.

In the 1930s, Germany easily invaded all of its neighboring countries EXCEPT:

1. The Rhineland

2. Austria

3. Russia

4. Czechoslovakia

3. Russia

The "Munich Agreement" is an example of:

1. Appeasement

2. Total War

3. Colonialism

4. Industrialization

1. Appeasement

What event started World War II, on September 1st 1939?

1. Germany's invasion of Poland

2. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

3. The formation of the Axis Powers

4. The Battle of Britain

1. Germanys invasion of Poland

What did the "Atlantic Charter" state?

1. The USA would supply Great Britain with money and supplies for their war effort

2. The USA would automatically join a war if Great Britain was ever attacked

3. The USA agrees to a military alliance with Great Britain, France, and Russia

4. The USA would declare war on Germany after Pearl Harbor

1. The USA would supply GB with money and supplies

What was NOT a result of the Battle of Stalingrad?

1. Most of the city was completely destroyed

2. The city is captured by Germany as they continue to march westward

3. This battle started the Russian offensive against Germany

2. The city is captued by Getmany as they continue to march westward.

What led to the eventual bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending WWII?

A. Italy being defeated and occupied

B. The USA Island hopping strategy in the Pacific

C. Japan making a peace treaty with Russia

D. Large civil unrest in Japan's cities

B. Island Hopping

What was the fate of Benito Mussolini?

A. He was allowed to keep power as a symbolic figure under Allied control

B. He was captured by the Allies and sentenced to death during the Nuremberg Trials

C. He was captured and killed trying to escape Italy

D. He fled Italy to hide out in Spain

C. Captured and killed

This was the Allied invasion of Sicily from North Africa:

1. D-Day French

2. Operation Torch

3. Operation Barbarossa

4. Operation Husky

Operation Husky

Who was NOT a member of the "Big Three" during WWII?

1. Winston Churchill

2. Harry Truman

3. Joseph Stalin

4. FDR

2. Harry Truman

What conference was the final meeting between world leaders?

A. Tehran Conference

B. Yalta Conference

C. Potsdam Conference

C. Potsdam Conference

13. Who was the de facto leader of the Japanese government after WWII?

1. Harry Truman

2. Hideki Tojo

3. Emperor Hirohito

4. Douglas MacArthur

4. Doutlas MacArthur

Who controlled East Germany after WW!!

Soviet Union

What Group did Mao want to join the Red Guard?

A. Peasents

B: Factory workers

C: Students

D: Nationalists

C: Students

What was the last major Germany offensive in WWII

Battle of the Bulge

What was the metaphoricl line between west and east Europe

Iron Curtain

This was the provess of large scale collection of private farms in china

The Great Leap Forward

This gave war torn countries of Europe Financial aid to rebuild

Marshall Plan

This was the organization of the US and thier western allies

NATO

FRQ:In your opinion, why did Germany change from dominating Europe in the beginning of World War Two, to eventually losing the war?

In my opinion, Germany's shift from dominating Europe to losing the war was mainly due to Operation Barbarossa and the Battle of Stalingrad. This is due to the resources the battle took, Such as soilders supplies, and ammo. As well as the major morale-delineating that came with the devastating battle,

FRQ: What caused the "breakup" in the alliance between the Soviet Union and Great Britain and the United States that led to the Cold War?

The breakup between the Big Three was largely caused by Winston Churchill’s speech, in which he states the Russians only look for strength, as well as stalling their acts to preserve their nation’s security were attempts to spread communist ideals. This is supported by Stalin's response, in which he compares Churchill to Hitler for his belief that English speaking countries should work together.

What was NOT an aspect of the Weimar Government in Germany after WWI?

A. Germany did not traditionally have a democratic government
B. Inflation hit the economy hard in the 1920s
C. The Communist Party won the majority of votes in parliamentary elections
D. Many people blamed the government for their country's problems

C. The Communist party won votes

How did the early Nazi Party appeal to voters in the 1920s?

a. They used Jewish people as a scapegoat for the country's problems

B: They stated the Treaty of Versailles was unfair

C: They proposed building concentration camps in conquered land

d: They made a coalition with the Communist Party

A: used Jews as a scapegoat

What happened during the Beer Hall Putsch?
A: The Nazi Party unsuccessfully tried to overthrow the government in Munich

B: The Nazi Party purged and executed members within their own party for being disloyal C: The Weimar Government enacted mass arrests of Nazi Party members
D. The Nazi Party overran the Weimar Government, and placed Hitler in charge

A: Nazis unsuccessfully tried to overthrow goverment

What was NOT an idea included in Hitler's Mein Kampf?

a: War with the United States in unpreventable and must happen as soon as possible

b. Germans are members of the "aryan race", which is naturally superior

c. Non-Germans are naturally inferior to Germans

d. Germans need more living space from neighboring countries

A: War with the United States in unpreventable and must happen as soon as possible

Why was Hitler named Chancellor by President Hindenburg?
A: Many conservative leaders thought Hitler could be controlled
B: Hitler had evidence that there was a Jewish conspiracy to destroy Germany

C: Hindenburg switched his political affiliation to the Nazi Party

D. Hindenburg was being threatened by Communists and was granted protection

A: thought he could be controlled

Why did Hitler target trade unions after he took power?

a. They had a large Jewish membership

b. He thought they were the work of foreign capitalists like the U.S. and Britain

c. He thought they had Communist and socialist ties and would resist his rule

d. Parties supported by the unions won the most seats in Parliament

c. he thought they were communist and socialist

What was one way Hitler and Mussolini were NOT similar?

A: They both specifically blamed Jewish people for their countries' problems

B: They both used propaganda and limited freedom of the press and speech

C: hey both dissolved other political parties other than their own

d: They both promised a return to a past greatness for their countries

A: They both specifcally blammed Jewish people

What was the "Final Solution"?

1. The trials of Nazi generals after WWII

2. The act of forcing Jewish residents into ghettos .

3. The deportation and death camps for Jewish residents

D. The emigration of Jewish residents away from Germany

3. The Deportation and death camps for jewish residents

What was the main purpose of the Nuremberg Laws?

1. To restrict media and newspapers

2. To devise military plans to take back lost land

3. To restructure the government

4. To determine who is and is not ethnically a German citizen

4. To determine who is and is not ethnically a German citizen

The King during the beginning of the French Revolution was

a. Louis XIV

b. Louis XVI

c. Peter the Great

d. Maria Teresa

b. Louis XVI

In Europe between 1500 and 1800 certain noble families had been increasing their control and ruling as

a. Direct Democracies

c. Absolute Monarchs

b. Dictators

d. Constitutional Monarchs

c. absolute monarchs

When a ruler claims to be God's representative on earth, he or she rules by

a. Consent of the Bishops

b. Papal intervention

c. Divine Right

d. popular acclaim

c. Divine Right

After her husband was beheaded, she was beheaded by the French Revolutionaries in 1793

a. Queen Anne

b. Marie Antoinette

b. Queen Elizabeth I

d. Cleopatra

b. Marie Antoinette

A new intellectual movement that stressed reason, and the importance of the individual to solve problems in society was

a. The Scientific Revolution

b. The Enlightenment

c. The Reformation

d. The Renaissance

B. The Englishtenment

Which of these factors did not lead to the French Revolution?

1. Enlightenment philosophers said everybody should be equal

2. The King was a weak ruler and his Queen spent too much money a

3. Protestants and Catholics were fighting a religious war

4. The economy was collapsing

3. Protestants and Catholics were fighting a religoious war.

What was NOT a reform of the government by the radical group known as the Jacobins?

a.Dissolved the 1791 constitution

c. took away the power of the King

b. Called for a new legislature

d. Gave women the right to vote

d. Gave woman the right to vote

Which belief was not stated in the "slogan of the Revolution"?

a. Liberty

b. Justice

b. Equality

d. Fraternity (Brotherhood)

b. Justice

The previous government of France before the revolution, ruled under the monarchy, was referred to as what?

a. Estates General

b. Old Regime

C. National Assembly

d. The Great Fear

b. Old Regime

What is the French term for "a sudden seizure of power?"

A: Coup d'etat

b. Plebiscite

C.Concordat

d. Emigres

A: Coup d’etat

The Founding Fathers took the idea of the limited and balanced government from this Enlightenment thinker:

a.Locke

b. Hobbes

c. Voltaire

d. Montesquieu

d. Montesquieu

According to John Locke, where did a government's power come from?

a. The people

b.God

C.The elite class

d. Family rule

a. The people