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World History Final Exam Review Spring 2011 Pre-Ap
Chapter 14 and the English Revolution
1. This document was supposed to ensure a smooth succession in Austria.
2. This treaty should have ensured peace between the Catholic and Lutheran princes in
Germany.
3. This Edict gave some religious toleration to the Huguenots.
4. What treaty ended the Seven Years War?
5. Ruling family of Prussia
6. Ruling family of Austria
7. Define Diplomatic Revolution
8. What is absolutism?
9. This man is credited with developing the first essay
10. Henry IV was the first member of this dynasty
11. The main event that led to the overthrow of James II was
12. The “ship money” issue, raised by the lawsuit of John Hampden,
13. Oliver Cromwell’s control of England was based on the
14. The Habeas Corpus Act was important because it
15. The Bill of Rights of 1689 provided for all of the following EXCEPT
16. The Gunpowder Plot was
17. The Navigation Act of 1651
18. Title given to the leader of the majority party in Parliament
19. Act which created the new country of Great Britain
20. Name given to the bloodless overthrow of James II
Chapter 17, the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
21. Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire hoped that reason would have the effect of
22. The political philosopher who argued that liberty is the birthright of all humans was
23. The Enlightenment was a time when people thought progress could come about if society
were ruled by
24. Thinkers who believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life
25. This Frenchman published the first encyclopedia in 1751
26. According to the Ptolemaic system,
27. Author of “The Social Contract”
28. Author of “The Wealth of Nations”
29. This man proposed early ideas on criminal justice
30. Rationalism is the belief that
31. The great Enlightenment scientist who discovered gravitation was
32. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
33. Who led the Boston Tea Party?
34. Who was the commander of the British army?
35. What document begins with “We hold these Truths to be self-evident….”?
36. What are the first ten amendments which guarantee certain basic rights?
37. This placed a tax on documents such as wills and contracts.
38. Who is the author of the pamphlet called “Common Sense”?
39. What type of government has power divided between state and national government?
40. What term refers to the supporters of the Constitution?
41. Who was the commander of the American army?
42. What document begins with “We the people of the Unites States, in order to forma more
perfect Union”?
43. The American nation’s first constitution was called the
44.
Colonists who supported Britain in the American Revolution were called
45.
What act prevented colonists from selling their most valuable goods to anyone besides
England?
46. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington after this Battle
Chapter 18, The French Revolution
47. The different social classes in France were called
48. Robespierre’s period of power is called the
49. The event that symbolically started the French Revolution was
50. The constitution written by the National Assembly called for
51. The organization appointed in 1795 by the National Convention to conduct the government
of France was called the
52. In 1806 Napoleon established the “Continental System”, which was
53. What new governments followed the National Assembly? (which of the following is in the
correct order?)
54. The Thermidorian reaction resulted in the death of
55. The Napoleonic Code
56. Napoleon’s last bid for power is known as
57. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Reign of Terror?
58. Napoleon became Emperor Napoleon I of France
59. The Treaty of Tilsit divided Europe between
The Civil War
60. Who led the raid at Harper’s Ferry?
61. The compromise of 1850 provided that ________________ be admitted as a free state
62. These debates helped push slavery issues to the nation’s forefront.
63. This act in essence repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing popular sovereignty in
territories that had been legally closed to slavery.
64. The President of the Confederacy was
65. The first state to secede from the Union was
66. One of the most famous conductors of the underground railroad was
67. The 13th Amendment –
68. The Fifteenth Amendment prevented voting discrimination based on –
69. The Nullification Crisis of 1833 occurred as a result of
70. The nullification theory declared that
71. Which states’ right was tested during the civil war?
72. Which of the following has been based on the 14th Amendment?
73. What announcement begins with “four score and seven years ago….”
74. Which amendment gives women the right to vote?
75. What term refers to the separation of whites and blacks in public places?
Industrial Revolution
76. What country led the Industrial Revolution?
77. How much land was left fallow each year when using the crop rotation system?
78. A group of workers who join together to bargain for better working conditions and higher
wages
79. The economic system based on private ownership, free competition, and profit
80. When a single company controls an entire industry the situation is called a
81. The British term for a corporation
82. Why did other European nations lag behind Britain in their adoption of the Industrial
Revolution?
83. Karl Marx claimed his ideas were based on
Unification and Nationalism
84. Which elected ruler of France declared himself emperor?
85. Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy after the conquest of
86. Who originated the political style known as real politik?
87. The ruler of the unified Germany was given the title
88. All of the following are elements of romanticism except
89. As a result of the 7-weeks war, what was given to Italy?
90. What did the Germans call their newly formed empire in 1871?
91. Define the Law of Guarantees
Imperialism
92. In what battle did the Greeks and her allies defeat the Ottomans?
93. What group is responsible for the modernization of Japan?
94. What was the first product from Europe that the Chinese people bought in large quantities?
95. Who forced Japan to open trade in 1853?
96. What was the name given to the Dutch settlers of South Africa?
97. Another name for an Indian prince who ruled a small state.
98. The presence of battlefield nurses and war correspondents, common to modern day wars,
began during the
99. What is the Indian word for dust?
100. An area controlled by two nations as partners
101. Imperialism can best be defined as
102. Hindu tradition of burning the widow at her husband’s funeral
103. One effect of the Sepoy Mutiny, or First War of Rebellion was
104. By 1914 the only independent states in Africa were
105. What battle ensured Ethiopian independence?
106. What was one result of the Boxer Rebellion?
107. What treaty forced Russia out of Manchuria and Korea?
108. Russia’s main reason for war with the Ottoman Empire was to get access to
109. What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during the European
colonization?
Chapter 23 World War 1
110. Who were the members of the Allied Powers?
111. Who were the Central Powers?
112. The Western Front was characterized by
113. What was Wilson’s proposal for peace called?
114. Which of the following is not an underlying cause of World War I?
115. Who killed Franz Ferdinand?
116. According to the Schlieffen plan, Germany would
117. The main purpose of the League of Nations was
118. Who was Marshal Ferdinand Foch?
119. World War I’s only major surface naval battle occurred at
120. Poison gas was introduced in the Battle of
121. Territories administered on behalf of the League of Nations were known as
122. The principle of national self-determination called for
123. What events led to the United States’ decision to enter the Great War?
124. When did World War I end?
125. What happened in the Battle of Passchendaele?
126. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
Russian Revolution
127. Dzhugashivili was the real name of
128. Ulyanov was the real name for
129. Who had the slogan “Peace, Land, and Bread”?
130. The first Soviets were
131. What was the name for Russia’s parliament?
132. The letters USSR stand for what?
133. Leader of Russia immediately after the abdication of Czar Nicholas.
134. Lenin’s plan to improve Russia’s economy?
135. Type of economy in Russia under Stalin
136. The freeing of the serfs by Alexander II had little effect because
137. One step taken by Nicholas I to keep revolution at bay was to
138. A dictatorship of the proletariat is one in which
139. A fateful decision made by the provisional government was to
140. In 1917, the Bolsheviks dissolved the Constituent Assembly because
141. What territory was in dispute in the Russo-Japanese War?
The Years between the Wars
142. The two world powers that merged from World War I in better financial shape than when
they entered it were
143. Central to the philosophy of existentialism is the idea that each individual must
144. Define the Popular Front
145. By 1929, the world’s economy was basically balanced on
146. How did the lives of women change during the postwar years?
147. What generalization did Einstein set forth about light, space, and time?
148. One example of American contribution to the arts in the 1920’s was
149. What is the date of Black Tuesday?
150. By spending more money than the government raised through taxes, Roosevelt created
151. France was not as greatly affected by the depression because
152. Describe the laws to protect workers which the French government passed
153. The leadership in Italy after World War I can best be described as what?
154. How did Roosevelt pay for some of his recovery projects?
155. Describe Nazism
156.
According to fascism, a primary solution to economic problems was
157. How did western nations respond to the economic crises caused by the Great Depression?
158. What was the worst problem faced by the Weimar Republic?
Chapter 26 World War 2
159. Commander of German troops in North Africa
160. Commander of the Allied invasion of France
161. American commander in the Pacific
162. What two countries signed a non-aggression pact in 1939 that surprised the world?
163. The Battle of Britain was fought primarily
164 Hitler’s final solution referred to the
165. Hitler’s invasions went chronologically from
166. The name of Germany’s Parliament under Hitler.
167. The Teheran Conference determined
168. What are some results of World War II?
169. Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union was known as
170. The name given to American pilots who volunteered to fight for China
171. The man who replaced Mussolini was
172. The word “sitzkrieg” means
173. Which of the following was NOT passed during World War II?
174. This man was Japan’s Emperor during World War II
175. Germany’s last offensive
176. The Conference at which Britain and France allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland
177. A group of laws that deprived the Jews of German citizenship
178. The military dictator who was premier of Japan
179. City on the English Channel from which Allied troops were rescued from the advancing
Nazis (Many were rescued in civilian yachts and fishing boats.)
180. Pearl Harbor was bombed on