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1.
Another name for the Americas is...
A
Europe
B
The New World
C
Columbus Territory
D
Spanish Territory
2.
What was England's motivation for colonizing Australia?
A
Religion
B
Wealth
C
Penal Colony
D
Better Climate
3.
What was Portugal's most profitable colony/territory?
A
Panama
B
Mexico
C
Venezuela
D
Brazil
4.
What was Columbus' motivation for exploration and colonization?
A
To get to Asia through the west coast of Africa
B
To find a quicker route to Asia around the Americas
C
To discover the Bahamas
D
To build better ships for exploring
5.
The Spanish Soldiers who conquered the Inca and Aztec were called...
A
Militants
B
Spanish Fighters
C
Conquistadors
D
Army Militia
6.
Which of the following was a motivation for European Exploration and Colonization?
A
To discover animals from other places
B
To spread their Religion
C
To Find their Ancestors
D
Honor their Country
7.
The Institute os Sagres...
A
Was Prince Henry's School of Navigation
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B
Was used for ships to port
C
Was the first place of the Catholic Church
D
Is France's Largest School
One of the impactful events that came about as a result of the work of Prince Henry the Navigator
was...
8.
A
Building New Ships
B
Spreading the Portuguese Language to Europe
C
Starting the Slave Trade
D
Sailing Ships from Portugal to Northern UK
The head of the _____________________ church sent out a military expedition with people
called____________________________________ to take back the land taken by the
________________________________.
9.
A
Jewish/Jews/Synagogue
B
Christian/Soldiers/Hebrews
C
Catholic/Crusades/Muslims
D
European/Crusades/Church
10.
Which European countries established extensive empires in Asia, Africa, and the Americas?
A
France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal
B
France, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal
C
Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain
D
Italy, France, Portugal, Spain
When countries create Empires and control new territory, they are demonstrating the following
concept:
11.
A
Government
B
Imperialism
C
Exploration
D
Land Control
12.
Adolph Hitler was responsible for which of the following?
A
the Serf's Independence
B
Bloody Sunday
C
the Russian Revolution
D
the Holocaust
13.
What started WWII?
A
Russian and Japan
B
Germany attacked Poland
C
The Serfs
D
The killing of the Czar
14.
What caused WWII?
A
Germany's Tension and Bitterness about the Treaty of Versailles.
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B
The killing of Czar Nicholas II
C
The Russian Revolution
D
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
15.
On January 22, 1905, the "serfs" marched on the Winter Palace of Tsar Nicholas II. In retaliation...
A
The Tsar refused to feed them for a month
B
The people had to pay more taxes
C
The serfs were gunned down by the Tsar's Guards - "Bloody Sunday"
D
The people were given rights and privileges.
16.
Which of the following is not a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
A
Germany had to pay money back
B
Germany had to give land back
C
Germany had to dismantle their military
D
Germany had to agree to not be a central power
17.
World War I was ended by...
A
Russia Leaving the War in 1917
B
The U.S. Entering the War in 1917
C
The Treaty of Tordesillas
D
The Treaty of Versailles
18.
Which of the following is not a cause of WWI?
A
Imperialism
B
Autocracy
C
Nationalism
D
Militarism
19.
World War I was "Sparked" by:
A
The invasion of Austria-Hungary
B
Germany Attempted to Take France's Land for Colonies.
C
The Execution of the Romanov's
D
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
20.
World War I was also known as:
A
The Battle of the Empires
B
The Independence for Austria-Hungary
C
The Great War
D
The Scramble for Colonies
21.
The Russian Revolution was defined by which of the following:
A
The wealthy people wanted to provide opportunities for the less fortunate to have homes and jobs.
B
The "Serfs" were unhappy with the oppression created by the Tsar. They wanted rights and to be
treated respectfully. Their dissatisfaction with the Tsar led to overthrowing him as Tsar and
executing his family.
C
The Russian Revolution was ended when Japan defeated the Russians in 1904.
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D
22.
Tsar Nicholas decided to give the "Serfs" better living conditions.
The first European explorer to sail around the tip of Africa was...
A
Vasco Da Gama
B
Bartolomeu Dias
C
Prince Henry
D
Columbus
23.
The leader of European Exploration was...
A
Vasco Da Gama
B
Bartolomeu Dias
C
Prince Henry
D
Columbus
24.
Who was the first European explorer to sail directly from Europe to India?
A
Vasco Da Gama
B
Bartolomeu Dias
C
Prince Henry
D
Columbus
25.
The Russian Revolution led to the execution of...
A
The Serfs
B
The Romanov Dynasty (Czar Nicholas II)
C
WWII
D
The Cold War
26.
After WWII, the following countries were considered "Superpowers"...
A
Germany and the US
B
The Soviet Union and Germany
C
The Soviet Union and the US
D
France and Germany
Winston Churchill described an imaginary line drawn across the world from the end of WWII to the
end of the Cold War...
27.
A
The Berlin Wall
B
The Iron Curtain
C
The Equator
D
Hemispheres
28.
The group of countries that joined the US at the end of WWII an during the cold war were called...
A
The Allied Powers
B
NATO
C
Warsaw Pact
D
Axis Powers
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The group of countries that joined the Soviet Union at the end of WWII an during the cold war were
called...
29.
A
The Allied Powers
B
NATO
C
Warsaw Pact
D
Axis Powers
30.
What symbolized the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany?
A
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall
B
The Cold War Treaty
C
All Countries Agreed to Leave Each Other Alone
D
The Soviet Union became Russia
31.
The wealthiest native civilization at the time of European exploration were...
A
The Aztecs
B
The Inca
C
The Conquistadors
D
The Crusades
32.
The leader of the Aztecs was...
A
Atahualpa
B
Montezuma II
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Francisco Pizarro
33.
The Aztecs were conquerer by...
A
Atahualpa
B
Montezuma II
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Francisco Pizarro
34.
The leader of the Inca was...
A
Atahualpa
B
Montezuma II
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Francisco Pizarro
35.
The Inca were conquered by...
A
Atahualpa
B
Montezuma II
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Francisco Pizarro
36.
The process of transporting Africans as slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the "Americas" was ...
A
The Triangular Trade
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B
Prince Henry's Journey
C
Treaty of Movement
D
The Atlantic Slave Trade
37.
The major languages spoken in Latin America are...
A
English and German
B
English and French
C
Spanish and Portuguese
D
Latin and Spanish
Goods were used to purchase people as slave by Europeans. These people were then shipped to the
Americas and sold into slavery. The goods produced were shipped back to Europe. This describes...
38.
A
The Treaty of Movement
B
Prince Henry's Journey
C
The Atlantic Slave Trade
D
The Triangular Trade
39.
The major religion in Latin America is...
A
Christianity
B
Methodist
C
Islamic
D
Judaism
The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the territory once claimed by the Inca and the Aztec, the
name of the Spanish controlled area became....
40.
A
The New World
B
The New Spain
C
Central America
D
The Caribbean
41.
The farming method made famous by the Aztecs was....
A
Fishing
B
Ground Digging
C
Chinampas
D
Terraces
42.
The farming method made famous by the Inca was...
A
Fishing
B
Ground Digging
C
Chinampas
D
Terraces
When the trading of ideas, animals, culture and other things began in 1492 between Europe and the
Americas, and eventually spread throughout the world, this was ...
43.
A
Columbian Exchange
B
Atlantic Slave Trade
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C
Sharing
D
Treaty of Americas
44.
The "Father of Mexican Independence" is...
A
Simon Bolivar
B
Miguel Hidalgo
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Toussaint L'Ouverture
The person responsible for leading revolutions and rebellions to lead many South American
Countries to Independence was...
45.
A
Simon Bolivar
B
Miguel Hidalgo
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Toussaint L'Ouverture
46.
The "Liberator of South American Independence" was...
A
Simon Bolivar
B
Miguel Hidalgo
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Toussaint L'Ouverture
47.
The only slave to lead an Independence movement in Latin America (Haiti)was...
A
Simon Bolivar
B
Miguel Hidalgo
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Toussaint L'Ouverture
When Cuba gained their Independence from Spain in 1898, the leader of Cuba (Who later made
himself Dictator) was...
48.
A
Fidel Castro
B
Fulgencio Batista
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Hernan Cortes
49.
Batista, the Cuban Dictator was overthrown by...
A
Fidel Castro
B
Francisco Pizarro
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Vasco Da Gama
50.
Fidel Castro wanted to organize a __________________________ government in Cuba.
A
Democratic
B
Parliamentary Democracy
C
Communist
D
Independent
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51.
When the US placed an embargo on Cuba, Cuba became friends with...
A
America
B
France
C
Spain
D
The Soviet Union
When the Soviet Union was given permission to build a missile launch site in Cuba, which could have
almost started a nuclear war, this was know as...
52.
A
The Cuban Missile Crisis
B
The American Embargo
C
A Nuclear War
D
Cuba's Embargo
53.
The people in Mexico who support improved human rights and living conditions are the....
A
Indigenous
B
Inca
C
Aztec
D
Zapatistas
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