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Summer School Quiz # 3 Imperialism to Russian Revolution
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1. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
b)
c)
d)
religious revolt against the German princes
reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
greater papal authority
crusades to spread Christianity
2. In Western Europe, a major immediate effect of the
Reformation was a
6. According to the European policy of mercantilism,
colonies should
a) benefit the mother country
b) trade openly with various countries
c) be left alone to manage their own affairs
d) attempt to gain independence as soon as possible
7. Simon Bolivar and Miguel Hidalgo, leaders of Latin
American independence movements, were inspired by
successful revolutions in
a) renewed domination of the Catholic Church over
the German states
a) the Untied States and France
b) greater tolerance of religions other than Christianity
b) the Soviet Union and China
c) decrease in educational opportunities for the
c) Cuba and Costa Rica
middle class
d) Egypt and Kenya
d) decline in religious unity and in the power of the
Catholic Church
8. One similarity in the leadership of Latin Americas Jose
de San Martin, Toussaint l’Ouverture, Bernanrdo
O’Higgins, and Pedro I was that each leader
3. Which of these options is not an effect of the English
a) opposed United States intervention in Haiti
Civil War?
b) led a struggle to gain freedom for the people of his
nation
a) Charles I was beheaded
c) opposed membership of his nation in the League
b) the English Bill of Rights
of Nations
c) Oliver Cromwell becomes Leader of England
d) established an absolute monarchy in his nation
d) Signing of the Magna Carta
9. The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte
4. Peter the Great and Catherine the Great changed
because they hoped he would
Russia by
a) adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation
a) abolishing all social class distinctions
b) restore Louis XVI to power
b) becoming constitutional monarchs
c) provide stability for the nation
c) preventing wars with neighboring nations
d) end British control of France
d) introducing western ideas and customs
10. Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and
5. Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Johannes Kepler promoted discontent within the Third Estate were causes of
the idea that knowledge should be based on
the
a) French Revolution
a) the experiences of past civilizations
b) Counter Reformation
b) experimentation and observation
c) Industrial Revolution
c) emotions and feelings
d) Spanish Reconquista
d) the teachings of the Catholic Church
Summer School Quiz # 3 Imperialism to Russian Revolution
11. Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has
12.
a)
b)
c)
d)
land suited to agriculture
adequate industry to supply consumer demands
a moderate climate with rivers for irrigation
common customs, language, and history
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Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor
Austro-Prussian War, 1866
Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871
These events led directly to
a) the unification of Germany
b) foreign rule in Italy
c) the rebellion of the Sepoys
d) an alliance between Serbs and Russians
13. A major result of the Industrial Revolution was the
a) concentration of workers in urban areas
b) increased desire of the wealthy class to share its
power
c) formation of powerful craft guilds
d) control of agricultural production by governments
14. According to the theories of Karl Marx, history can be
viewed as a
a) succession of famines that result in the destruction
of civilizations
b) repeating cycle of imperialism and colonialism
c) listing of the accomplishments of the ruling classes
d) continuous struggle between economic classes
15. - Europeans sought new markets for their goods.
- Many Europeans migrated to the cities for work.
- European middle class gained political power.
What was the major cause of these changes in Europe?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Industrial Revolution
rise of feudalism
Congress of Vienna
French Revolution
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Imperialism
16. Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning
of Africa by European imperialist nations during the
1800’s?
a) new nations were based on old tribal boundaries
b) the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African
people was disregarded
c) the continent was divided equally among the
colonial powers
d) African unity was encouraged
17. After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa
primarily because the Europeans were
a) in need of land for their surplus populations
b) competing of raw materials and markets
c) determined to bring Christianity to the Moslem
world
d) interested in completing their geographic
knowledge of the world
18. British control over South Africa, French control over
Indochina, and Spanish control over Mexico are examples
of
a)
b)
c)
d)
isolationism
appeasement
nonalignment
imperialism
19. In the past, European nations have conquered other
lands, made them into colonies, and controlled their
economies.
This statement describes a situation that resulted from the
a) industrialization of Europe and the need for raw
materials
b) desire of Europeans to spread communism
throughout the world
c) European belief in human rights for all people
d) requests of developing nations for modern
machines and technology
Summer School Quiz # 3 Imperialism to Russian Revolution
20. During the 18th and 19th centuries, increased contact
between European and the continents of Africa, Asia, and
South America resulted in
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25. “Yesterday, your ambassador petitioned my ministers
regarding your trade with China…our Celestial Empire
possesses all things in great abundance and lacks no
product within its own borders. There is, therefore, no need
to import any product manufactured by outside barbarians in
exchange for our own goods.”
a) closer cultural cooperation between Europe and these
continents
b) the exploitation of the labor and resources of these
continents
c) a return to the political and economic systems of feudal -Emperor Ch’ien Lung of China to King George III of Britain,
Europe
1793
d) preservation of the rights of the indigenous peoples
21. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved
roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily
to
a) provide jobs for the colonists
b) obtain raw materials needed for industrialization
c) impress the colonists with their technological
knowledge
d) help missionaries spread Christianity
22. The borders that were established for many African nations
during the late 1800’s were based primarily on
a)
b)
c)
d)
natural geographic barriers
easy access to natural resources
territorial claims of colonial rulers
cultural differences between ethnic groups
Chinese Isolation
23. In 19th-century China, the Opium War resulted in
a)
b)
c)
d)
the control of Hong Kong being returned to China
the removal of all British naval forces from China
an increase in European spheres of influence in China
the rejection of Buddhism by the Chinese people
24. During the 19th century, Europeans were able to divide
China in Spheres of Influence mainly because the
a)
b)
c)
d)
Chinese were eager to adopt western culture
Europeans had technologically superior military forces
Europeans were willing to adopt Chinese customs
Chinese lacked raw materials and resources
In the view of the Emperor, which foreign policy action was
in the best interest of China in 1793?
a)
b)
c)
d)
maintaining economic isolation
expanding foreign trade
increasing international interdependence
developing into a colonial power
Meiji Restoration
26. In Japan, the Meiji Restoration resulted in the
a)
b)
c)
d)
division of the nation between the European powers
modernization of the nation’s industry
abolition of the position of emperor
government being controlled by the samurai
27. An immediate result of Commodore Matthew Perry’s
visit to Japan in 1853 was
a) an alliance between Japan and Russia
b) the development of trade between Japan and the
West
c) a war between Japan and the United States
d) the continued isolation of Japan
28. The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in
1853 signaled the end of Japanese
a)
b)
c)
d)
cultural contacts with the West
policies of isolationism
militarism in Southeast Asia
trade relations with the United States
Summer School Quiz # 3 Imperialism to Russian Revolution
29. The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration
resulted in
a)
b)
c)
d)
a return to a feudal system of government
the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
an alliance between China, Korea, Russia, and Japan
a strengthening of Japan’s isolationist policies
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34. Which development occurred in Germany as a result
of the terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles?
a. Soviet occupation
b. political instability
c. overseas expansion
d. economic prosperity
Russian Revolution
World War I
30. A major cause of World War I was
a)
b)
c)
d)
a decline in the policy of imperialism
the existence of opposing alliances
an increase in acts of aggression by England
the spread of communism throughout Europe
31. The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany
was that the treaty led to
a) an era of peace and international good will in Germany
b) a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong
c) an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its power and
prestige
d) a leadership position for Germany in the League of
Nations
32. “Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated!”
“Germany Declares War on Russia and France!”
“Peace Treaty Signed at Versailles!”
Which event is referred to in these headlines?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Franco-Prussian War
Crimean War
World War I
Cold War
33.The immediate cause of World War I was the
a) assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b) Japanese alliance with Germany
c) treaty agreement at Versailles
d) German invasion of Poland
35. Which is generally a characteristic of a communist
economy?
a) investment is encouraged by the promise of large
profits
b) the role of government in the economy is restricted
by law
c) government agencies are involved in production
planning
d) entrepreneurs sell shares in their companies to the
government
36. A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the
a) defeat of Germany in the Russian campaign
b) marriage of Czar Nicholas II to a German princess
c) existence of sharp economic differences between
social classes
d) appeal of Marxism to the Russian nobility
37. The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the
1917 Revolutions mainly because the Bolsheviks promised
to
a)
b)
c)
d)
establish collective farms
maintain the agricultural price-support system
bring modern technology to Russian farms
redistribute the land owned by the nobility
38. Which statement best describes the relationship between
World War I and the Russian Revolution?
a) World War I created conditions within Russia that
helped trigger a revolution
b) World War I postponed the Russian Revolution by
restoring confidence in the Czar
c) the Russian Revolution inspired the Russian people
to win World War I
d) World War I gave the Czar’s army the needed
experience to suppress the Russian Revolution
Summer School Quiz # 3 Imperialism to Russian Revolution
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