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Final Exam Review 5: French Revolution to the Russian Revolution
1. What happened when Napoleon invaded Russia?
a.
the Russian army joined his force
b.
it was successfully added to the empire
c.
Great Britain decided to begin trading again with France
d.
the approaching Russian winter forced the French army to retreat in defeat
2. What was a result of the Opium War?
a.
China was broken into spheres of European influence
b.
The Moghul Empire collapsed in India
c.
Great Britain exerted complete political and military control over China
d.
The British East India Company gave control of India to the British government
3. What was a result of the Versailles Treaty?
a.
the United Nations was created
b.
Austria-Hungary remained a dominant power in Europe
c.
Italy gained lands in Eastern Europe
d.
Germany was given responsibility for starting the war and was punished
4. What was the “blank check” Germany offered Austria-Hungary before WWI started?
a.
a warning not to attack Serbia for fear of Russian retaliation
b.
Germany would end its alliance with Austria-Hungary if it started a war
c.
that if war started Germany would offer financial but not military support to Austria-Hungary
d.
that if Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia, Germany would assist in the war
5. How did the monarchy fall from power in France?
a.
they were beheaded by Napoleon
b.
hungry women forced them to move into Paris under the control of the mob
c.
Prussia and Austria invaded and forced them to abdicate the throne
d.
they were voted out of power by the National Assembly
6. What was the Continental System?
a.
the military alliance of every European power against Great Britain
b.
the loyalty to one’s people against all others
c.
the name of the French government under Napoleon
d.
no country in Europe was allowed to trade with Great Britain
7. How did Bismarck seek to unify Germany?
a.
conquering all the small German states and annexing them into Prussia
b.
peacefully dividing the small German states between Prussia and Austria
c.
by first defeating Austria and then uniting Germans against France
d.
by forcing all Germans to have a common language and moving them into Prussia
8. All of the following are reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain EXCEPT:
a.
a strong navy to transport materials from the colonies
b.
complete government control over the economy
c.
natural resources of coal and iron
d.
availability of capital
9. All of the following were members of the Central Powers EXCEPT:
a.
Germany
c.
Austria-Hungary
b.
Russia
d.
Ottoman Empire
10. In the system of capitalism, who is the driving force of the economy?
a.
political parties c.
private individuals
b.
the military
d.
the government
11. Who won independence for northern South America and dreamed of creating a unified South
American country?
a.
George Washington
c.
Simon Bolivar
b.
Father Hidalgo
d.
Jose San de Martin
12. Why did both sides in World War I turn to new weapons?
a.
because trench warfare had led to a stalemate
b.
because the Central Powers were far behind technologically
c.
because both sides wanted to avoid the deaths of too many soldiers
d.
because there were not enough weapons to arm the millions of soldiers
13. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks and was the first leader of Communist Russia?
a.
Rasputin
c.
Vladimir Lenin
b.
Leon Trotsky
d.
Josef Stalin
14. Part of the legacy of the French Revolution is that
a.
all European monarchies became democracies.
b.
citizens’ rights in Europe were never again restricted.
c.
it has inspired people to fight for their rights in other parts of the world.
d.
it has discouraged revolutions worldwide for 200 years.
15. Britain’s colonial empire fueled the development of industry in that country because
a.
workers in the colonies earned far less than workers in Britain.
b.
the nation had access to vast amounts of raw materials.
c.
colonies provided slave labor for growing industries.
d.
the war machine required quick and efficient production of goods.
16. What was decided at the Berlin Conference?
a.
how Africa would be divided between the European imperial countries
c.
a new balance of power system after the unification of Italy and Germany
b.
to outlaw child labor from factories
d.
that Germany should be a unified country
17. What was a result of the Russian Civil War?
a. economic recovery from World War I
c. the Whites finally defeated the Reds
b. millions of civilian casualties d. communism spread to become a dominant government type in Europe
French Revolution and Napoleon
1. What were the three Estates and why was this class system unfair?
2. What were causes of the French Revolution?
3. What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
4. How did the monarchy fall in France?
5. What was the Reign of Terror? What role did Robespierre and the guillotine have in
it?
6. What difficulty did Napoleon face while controlling Spain?
7. What was the Continental System?
8. What was the battle in which Napoleon was finally defeated?
9. What was a result of the Congress of Vienna?
1800s
1. Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
2. Who invented the steam engine?
3. What was the significance of the enclosure movement?
4. What were some effects of the Industrial Revolution?
5. What are the differences in the systems of capitalism, socialism, and communism?
6. Why did European powers pursue imperialism?
7. What was the “jewel” of the British Empire?
8. What is Social Darwinism?
9. What was the impact of the Meiji Restoration?
10. What was the class system in colonial South America?
11. What is Nationalism?
12. Describe how Italy became unified.
13. Describe how Germany became unified.
World War One and the Russian Revolution
1. Describe the four long-term causes of World War One?
2. What were the short-term causes of World War One?
3. What were characteristics of trench warfare?
4. What is total war?
5. What were some new war inventions?
6. Why did the United States join the war?
7. What were the results of the Versailles Treaty?
8. What were causes of the Russian Revolution?
9. What was the Great Purge?