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World History: The Modern Era
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Final Exam Study Guide 2016
Section 1: The French Revolution
Identifications:
Louis XVIMaximilien RobespierreNapoleon BonaparteDeclaration of the Rights of ManCongress of ViennaSection 1 Practice Questions
1. The French Revolution ended with the installment of which man in power?
A. Louis XVI B. Maximilian Robespierre C. Toussaint L ’Overture D. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. How did the Napoleonic code reflect Enlightenment principles?
A. It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.
B. It guaranteed women equal rights.
C. It valued community rights over individual rights.
D. It valued the security of the state over individual liberty.
3.
A.
C.
D.
Which of the following is TRUE about Napoleon?
Sold Louisiana to the Americans. B. Defeated Haiti, increasing his stronghold in the Americas.
France’s sense of nationalism decreased due to the embarrassment he caused the French people.
Born in Paris, he vowed he would someday rule all of France.
4. Promotion in Napoleon’s bureaucracy was based on:
A. merit
B. birthright
C. wealth
D. military victories
E. height
5. Which of the following statements about Napoleon is FALSE?
A. Napoleon suffered his last defeat at Waterloo.
B. He gave his brother the crown of Spain.
C. He crowned himself emperor as a sign of his total authority.
D. Napoleon successfully defeated Russia.
6. Which of the following was the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?
A. to punish France
B. to create a lasting peace
C. to create a united Europe
D. to strengthen Germany
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Section 2: Revolutions
NationalismProvisionalSuffrageEconomicsAdam SmithKarl MarxSection 2 Practice Questions:
Matching A. nationalism B. conservatism C. liberalism D. republicanism E. provisional F. suffrage
1. A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political
authority and organized religion.
2. A political philosophy originally based largely on Enlightenment principles holding that people
should be as free as possible from government restraint and that civil liberties – the basic rights
of all people – should be protected.
3. It is a feeling of pride in, and intense devotion to, one’s country.
4. This was set up by a group of moderate and radical republicans; it was a temporary government.
5. This means the right to vote.
6. The belief that a government’s power comes from the rule of law and the citizens who are
allowed to vote.
Matching A. economics
7.
8.
9.
10.
B. money
C. barter
D. inflation
A medium of exchange
Trading goods for goods
A general rise in the level of prices
Science regarding the allocation of scarce resources
11. Which is the goal of economics?
A. profits B. equality C. becoming rich
D. providing the greatest good to the greatest number of people
12. What is the basic law that governs economics?
A. the Law of Scarcity B. Law of Demand
C. Law of Supply D. Law of Full Employment
13. Human Needs and Wants are:
A. limited by resources
C. not a part of the economic puzzle
E. pretty bizarre
B.
unlimited
pretty selfish and petty
D.
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14. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need” is the guiding principle behind:
A. capitalism
D. pedagogy
B.
E.
communism
government
15. Who wrote the “Wealth of Nations”?
A.
Karl Marx
B.
D.
Adam Smith
E.
C.
socialism
Socrates
C.
Frederich Engels
John Dewey
Section 3: The Industrial Revolution
Identifications:
IndustrializationUrbanizationThe Communist Manifesto (1848)The Enclosure MovementAssembly LineLudditeCapitalismSection 3 Practice Questions:
1. The first industry to industrialize was:
A. textiles
B. steel
C. machines
D. iron
2. Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
A. David Ricardo
B. Thomas Malthus
C. Karl Marx
3. Early factories were located by __________:
A. rivers.
B. farms
C. coal mines.
E. railroads
D. Adam Smith
E. Fidel Castro
D. city centers
4. Karl Marx was reacting to the ________ when he wrote the Communist Manifesto.
A. Scientific Revolution
B. Industrial Revolution
C. Feudalism
D. Renaissance
5. Which group benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?
A. the working class
B. the middle class
C. farmers
D. the nobility
6. Social Darwinism suggested that “survival of the fittest” was appropriate for:
A. vegetables B. agriculture
C. humans
D. science E. religion
Matching
7.
8.
A. urbanization
B. factories
C.
enclosure
D. assembly line
The fencing off of common lands was known as _____.
New inventions in the textile industry made it necessary to change from the “putting out”
system to producing cloth in ____.
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9. The movement of people from the country to cities is called ____.
10. Popularized by Henry Ford, this was a way of organizing workers and machines in order to
create a finished product more efficiently.
11. An extreme ideology that focuses on ending class struggle, abolishing private property and
abolishing the state.
A. Socialism B. Communism C. Utilitarianism D. Egalitarianism E. Democracy
Matching
12.
13.
14.
15.
A. Karl Marx B. James Watt C. Thomas Edison D. Louis Pasteur
Inventor who improved the steam engine.
American inventor of the incandescent light bulb
He believed that the bourgeoisie were the oppressors and the proletariat were the oppressed.
French doctor who proved the “germ theory.”
16. Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?
A. the steam engine B. the windmill
C. animals D. the dynamo
17. Early in the Industrial Revolution, working-class women
A. received the same pay as men.
B. lost the right to vote
C. earned more pay than men
D. worked 12 or more hours a day outside the home.
18. Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early
Industrial Revolution is true?
A. Unions protected their interests.
B. Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.
C. Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well.
D. The British government was interested in improving their lives.
19. Which result was caused by the discovery that germs caused disease?
A. the development of anesthesia B. the beginning of nursing
C. higher death rates D. improved sanitation E. development of voodoo medicine
20. In nineteenth-century cities, the poor lived:
A. in planned residential neighborhoods. B. on the outskirts of the city.
C. in skyscrapers.
D. in tenements near the factories.
21. Which of the following is the most closely linked to labor reform?
A. ministers
B. unions
C. Social Darwinists
D. city planners
22. The factory system created a new labor system in which workers:
A. had to adjust to periods of hectic work followed by idle periods.
B. performed repetitive tasks for long hours.
C. received paid vacations and weekends off.
D. weren’t at the mercy of the clock; they could create their own hours.
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Section 4: The Russian Revolution
Identifications:
Vladimir I. LeninBolsheviksNicholas IIMenshaviksRasputinKerenskyLeon TrotskyJosef StalinTreaty of Brest-LitovskJohn ReedU.S.S.R.Section 4 Practice Questions:
1. The slogan that contained the Bolshevik program for Russia:
A. “Peace, Land and Bread”
B. “Worker control of production”
C. “All Power to the Soviets”
D. all of the above
2. The first leader of the Bolshevik Revolution was
A. Vladimir Lenin B. Leon Trotsky C. Aleksandr Kerensky D. Karl Marx
E. Joseph Stalin
3. Who was the Czar on the throne at the time of the Russian Revolution?
A. Alexi II B. Alexander III C. Nicholas II D. Smirnoff IV E. Zhivago
4. What was the name of the war that ended in 1905 and exposed Russia as weak?
A. Kurile conflict B. First World War C. Far East War D. Russo-Japanese War E. War of 1905
5. Which war was Russia totally unprepared for, forcing them to withdraw?
A. Kurile conflict B. World War I C. Far East War D. Russo-Japanese War E. War of 1905
6. What was the name of the illiterate holy man who influenced the Czarina by promising to cure
her son of hemophilia? A. Gregore B. Alexi C. Plotkin D. Stalin E. Rasputin
7. What was the Cheka?
A. the legislature of the USSR
D. an agricultural collective
B. the supreme governing body C. secret police
E. a new dance that was all the rage in the discos of Russia
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8. What was the army set up and led by Trotsky to defend the nation called?
A. the Red Army B. the Trots C. the Nationals D. the Commies
9. The civil war in Russia from 1918-21 was between:
A. the Tsar and the Communists
B. Mensheviks (Whites) and Bolsheviks (Reds)
C. Communists and Capitalists
D. Cheka and the people
E. none of the above; there was no civil war!
10. Who was the leader after Lenin died in 1924? A. Josef Stalin B. Leon Trotsky
C. Yakov Smirnoff D. Aleksandr Kerensky E. Mikhail Gorbachev
11. A council of workers and soldiers
A. Soviets B. Bolsheviks C. Mensheviks D. Union
E. Committee
12. Communist leader who competed with Stalin for power
A. Lenin B. Trotsky
C. Sputnik
D. Gorbachev E. Breshnev
13. Lenin’s New Economic Policy was designed
A. to end all traces of capitalism.
B. make the Soviet Union into an industrial state.
C. to lead to an agricultural nation D. end state control over farms and industry.
E. rebuild the Soviet economy by using capitalism.
14. Stalin rose to power by
A. assassinating Lenin.
B. winning the confidence of the Russian people.
C. building a loyal following among Communist party members.
D. using the Red Army to defeat his enemies.
15. The reason for Stalin’s five-year plans was to
A. turn the Soviet Union into a capitalist nation. B. increase farm production.
C. produce more consumer goods.
D. turn the Soviet Union into a modern industrial power.
E. extend planning time for the economy
Section 5: China
Qin Shi-HuangdiSun Yat-SenChiang Kai-ShekMao Tse-Tung (Zedong)The Long MarchDeng Tsao-Ping (Xiaoping)Great Leap ForwardGreat Proletarian Cultural RevolutionTiananmen Square Massacre6
Section 5 Practice Questions:
1. Where is China located?
A. Southwest Europe B. Southeast Asia C. Northwest Asia D. the Middle East
2. What crop has China been growing since 2500 BC?
A. Rice B. wheat C. beans D. sweet potatoes
3. The Peasant Uprising that was created to drive out all foreigners in 1900 was called the:
A. Communist Revolution B. Peasant Uprising
C. Boxer Rebellion
D. Canton Rebellion
E. Campaign Against Spiritual Pollution
4. A policy put forth by the United States. It called for the Chinese to trade with everyone on an equal
basis.
A. Treaty of Versailles B. Treaty of Hong Kong C. Treaty of Nanking
D. Open Door Policy
E. None of the Above
5. What war was started by the British to continue illicit trade with China?
A. Opium War B. Russo Japanese War C. Sino-Japanese War D. WWI
E. None of the Above
6. Who was the father of Communist China (and still revered as the great helmsman)?
A. Chairman Mao B. Deng Tsao-Ping C. Sun Yat-Sen D. Chaing Kai-Shek E. Fu Manchu
7. In what year was the People’s Republic of China declared (hint: think football and San
Francisco)? A. 1900
B. 1911
C. 1934
D. 1949
E.
1969
8. Which US president opened China and became the first to visit?
A. John Kennedy B. Richard Nixon C. Lyndon Johnson D. Gerald Ford E. Ronald Reagan
9. The Capital of the People’s Republic of China is:
A. Shanghai
B. Canton
C. Beijing
D. Lhasa
E. Hong Kong
10. After 1900, Chinese reformers supported
A. Confucian ideals. B. Westernization. C. Imperialism. D. Christianity.
11. Why did the Opium Wars begin?
A. Russia attempted to bring illegal drugs into Japan
B. China wanted to trade Opium with the USA – This greatly insulted Britain
C. China refused to let France use their ports
D. Britain refused to stop their trading of opium to Chinese merchants – they sighted it as their right
to free trade
12. Extraterritoriality allowed for which of the following:
A. foreigners to live under their own laws and to be tried in their own courts.
B. foreigners to live under the laws of the host country and be tried in their courts.
C. extradition to the home country when a crime is committed.
D. none of the above
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13. Which event molded the communist leadership of China for over 50 years?
A. Long March B. Short March C. Salt March D. Silk March
14. Which event in the history of modern China pitted the young against the old?
A. The Hundred Blossoms Campaign B. Cultural Revolution
C. The Great Leap Forward
D. The Open Door Policy
15. Which Mao policy wanted to move China from an agricultural to an industrial society?
A. The Long March B. The Sepoy Rebellion C. Tiananmen Square Policy D. Great Leap Forward
Section 6: India
Identification:
Harrapan CivilizationIndus RiverGanges RiverHinduismMohenjo-DaroMauryan EmpireGupta EmpireBritish RajSepoy RebellionGreat Salt MarchMohandas GandhiNehruJinnahIndian National CongressThe Indian Independence Act of 1947Section 6 Practice Questions:
1. In the 1920’s and 30’s____ led the nationalist movement which taught that nonviolent resistance
and civil disobedience was the way to win rights:
A. Sun Yixiain B. Mohandas Ghandi C. Muhammad Al Jinnah D. Ram Mohun Roy
2. The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by
A. food shortages. B. British insensitivity to Indian customs.
C. a tax increase. D. a reduction in the sepoys’ salary.
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3. When World War I ended, many Indians expected
A. To gain more territory.
B. To become citizens of Britain.
C. Separate states for Hindus and Muslims.
D. Greater self-government.
4. The Great Salt March is an example of?
A. a protest parade B. Violent resistance C. Civil Disobedience D. Economic Sanctions
5. The Indian National Congress wanted
A. eventual self-rule for India. B. a revolution to end British rule.
C. a tax on British goods.
D. control of India.
6. How many subcontinents are there besides India?
A. 1 B.
2
C.
3
D.
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7. Which mountain range is the world’s highest?
A. Hindu-Kush
B.
Himalayas
D. Tibetan Plain
E.
Rockies
C.
E.
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Ghats
8. What river is most holy to Hindus?
(hint: it is so polluted it won’t sustain life)
A. Indus
D. Ganges
B.
E.
Brahmaputra
Delaware
C.
Irawaddy
C.
Irawaddy
9. Along which river did Indian civilization first emerge?
A. Indus
D. Ganges
B.
E.
Brahmaputra
Delaware
10. How many people live in India?
A. 300 million
D. 1.5 billion
B.
E.
500 million
700 million
C.
1.2 billion
11. What is the seasonal wind that India is famous for called:
A. cyclone
D. monsoon
B.
E.
typhoon
nor’easter
C.
hurricane
12. The great Mauryan king who renounced violence for peace and spread Buddhism
throughout southeast Asia was:
A. Asoka
B.
Chandragupta I
D. Siddhartha Gautama
C.
E.
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Chandragupta II
Akbar
13.
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 created which countries? Fill in all responses that apply
A. India
D. Malaysia
B.
E.
Pakistan
Burma
C.
Bangladesh
14. Who led the Indians to independence through civil disobedience?
(hint: Martin Luther King used this man’s strategies in the civil rights movement in the USA)
A. Mohandas Gandhi B.
D. Rao
E.
Indira Gandhi
Chairman Mao
C.
Nehru
Section 7: Japan
Identification:
ShogunSamuraiTokugawa ShogunateMeiji RestorationEmperor HirohitoSection 7 Practice Questions:
Matching
A. Meiji B. eta C. Samurai D. shogun E. daimyos F. Kabuki
1. Heads of noble families who controlled vast landed estates and relied on samurai for protection.
2.The emperor gave this title, which meant supreme military commander.
3.This means "enlightened (wise) rule."
4.Theater that combines drama, dance, and music.
5.Armies were made up of these warriors who were never to show weakness or surrender to an
enemy.
Multiple choice
6.This period of Japanese history represents a time period of modernization and westernization.
A. Tokugawa B. Meiji C. Samurai D. Ultranationalism E. Communist
7. Famed suicide samurai warriors from World War II were called:
A.
Shinto
B.
Bushido
C.
Kamikaze
D.
Ninja
8. This period of Japanese history represents a time period of isolationism from the rest of the
world. A. Tokugawa B. Meiji C. Samurai D. Ultranationalism E. None of the above
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9. In 1853, who did President Fillmore send to Japan with demands to open up trade with the
United States?
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Alfred T. Mahan C. Nathaniel Algren D. Commodore Perry E. Stan Lee
10. The Tokugawa shoguns developed a strict system of social classes, dividing society into four
classes. Who made up the lowest class of society? (hint: they were the traders)
A. craftsworkers B. farmers C. merchants D. rulers
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