World History Spring Final Exam Review 2012

Economic Systems

1.Adam Smith is known for what?

2. Capitalism is the name of the economic system in which _____.

3.Which statement represents a central idea of laissez-faire economics?

4.Karl Marx believed that all important changes in history have come about through _____.

5.The economic policies of the Soviet Union traditionally emphasized the production of

6.Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?

7.The historical origins of socialism are primarily found in the thinking and writing of :

8.In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels expressed the idea that:

9.In the People’s Republic of China, which factor best reflects Marxism?

10. The description above best applies to the:

“A group of planners makes all economic decisions. The group assigns natural, human, and capital resources to the production of

those goods and services it wants. The group decides how to produce them and to whom to distribute them”

The Enlightenment

11.The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers in Europe encouraged later political revolution with their support of:

12.The Declaration of Independence clearly reflects the ideas of ____

13.According to the philosophy of John Locke, __________.

14.Voltaire promoted the idea that people should demand ____

15.What did Baron de Montesquieu admire most about the English government was ___.

16. Which speaker’s statement best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?

Speaker A: Good government stresses the importance of the nation and accepts the rights of the individual only if the interests of the

individual are the same as those of the nation.

Speaker B: The person of the king is sacred and to attack him in any way is to attack religion itself. The respect given to a king is

religious in nature.

Speaker C: All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the duty of government to protect these natural

rights of its citizens.

Speaker D: Our goal will not be achieved by democracy or liberal reforms, but by blood and iron. Only then will we be successful. No

nation achieves greatness or unity without the traumatic experiences of war.

The Revolutions

17.The English colonies in American were unique because _____.

18.The French Revolution _____.

19.Before the French Revolution ____.

20.The mob stormed the ____. To free political prisoners and to acquire weapons and ammunition

21.The bourgeoisies of the Third Estate were dissatisfied because they wanted ____.

22.One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to:

23.Which of the following was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?

24.This quotation refers to Lenin’s plan to

“…the organizations of the revolutionaries must consist first, foremost, and mainly of people who make revolutionary activity their

profession…such an organization must of necessity be not too extensive and as secret as possible…”

-V.I. Lenin, 1917

25.Which statement best describes a relationship between World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution?

26.The political reorganization of Russia after the Communist Revolution of 1917 resulted in:

27.In the view of this cartoonist, Russia under Lenin’s rule was characterized by:

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The Scientific Revolution and the Industrial Revolution

28.How did the ideas of the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment contribute to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution?

29.Which invention is incorrectly paired?

30.The concentrated movement from rural areas to the growing industrial cities of the period was referred to as ___.

31.Which of the following was true of worker’s lives during the early Industrial Revolution?

Imperialism and Nationalism

32.Imperialism is the policy of _____.

33.Possession of a distant strategic location gave an imperial power _______.

34.A motive for the late 19th Century empire building of Western European nations was _____.

35.In 1890 a country's power in the world was directly proportional to the size of its _____.

36.Which country had no colonial possessions in Africa?

37.Great Britain wanted to control the Suez Canal because it provided it with a vital link to __________.

38.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the people who constitute a nation?

39.In the late 19th Century, European nations tried to protect themselves and their

national interests by _____.

40. The belief that one's own country and its independent government are more important

than anything else in international relations is known as _____.

41.Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

According to the map, which of the following cities was the last to become part of

unified Italy?

World War I

42.Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points influenced many colonial peoples in Asia and Africa to

43. The Treaty of Versailles sought to punish which country by blaming them for World War I, taking from them significant territories,

and making them pay reparations to other countries?

44.After World War One, Germany’s economy

45.The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to

46. Which idea was included in the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles to show the intent of the Allies to punish the Central Powers for

their role in World War I?

47.A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the:

48.The Triple Entente was made up of _____.

49.Which is not considered a cause of World War I?

50.Multiple alliances among European nations __________________.

51.Problems between Serbia and Austria were caused by _____.

The 1920s and 1930s

52.Which was a major cause of the Great Depression of the 1930’s?

53.Which is an accurate statement about the Soviet economy under the leadership of Joseph Stalin?

54.In the 1930’s, a significant reason why the Great Depression happened was:

55.All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except:

56.The imperialist policies followed by Japan after World War I, were based on a desire to:

The Rise of Totalitarianism

57.What was one reason why totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?

58.The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundations for the:

59.One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both:

60.Which policy shows that appeasement does not always prevent war?

61.What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930’s appealed to many people in Germany?

62.In the 1930’s, the Japanese government followed a policy of imperialism primarily to:

63.During the mid-1930’s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?

64.One reason the Fascist governments of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler came to power in Italy and Germany was that these nations:

65.In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarianism governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely a result of:

66.The National Socialist Party in Germany was also known as the _________ Party:

67.To destroy the Communist Party and promote his own rise to power, Benito Mussolini founded the ____________ in Italy.

68.Censorship, Mass arrests, and a secret police force are more characteristic of :

69.One motive behind Japan’s policy of imperialism is the early 20th century was:

70.Fascism in Europe during the 1920’s and 1930’s can best de described as:

World War II

71.World War II is often considered to be a turning point in history because:

72.Which is one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?

73.Which event is generally considered to be the first belligerent act of World War II?

74.What did Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, Italy’s attack on Ethiopia, and Germany’s blitzkrieg in Poland have in common?

75. Which world leader is best described by those characteristics?

“He warned his countrymen about Hitler, rallied his nation against German assaults, refused to surrender when faced with an invasion,

and worked closely with President Roosevelt.”

The Cold War

76. During the Cold War Era (1945-1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military

conflict mainly because of

77.The expansion of communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of

78.In the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP) and Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of Perestroika both sought to

79.The Great Leap Forward in China and the five-year plans in the Soviet Union were attempts to increase

80.During the 1980’s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced Perestroika in the Soviet Union to

81.The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is symbolic of the

82.One reason the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact was to

83. What is the main idea of this quotation?

“From Stetin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the

capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia,

all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I might call the Soviet Sphere, and all are subject, in one form or

another, not only to Soviet influence, but to very high, and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow." -

Winston Churchill

84. Which statement would be consistent with the views of Fidel Castro?

Decolonization and the Modern World

85.Which factor most limited the development of African nationalism?

86.Which statement best describes the political situation in Africa after World War II?

87.Mohandas Gandhi is best known for his

88.Which action best illustrates Mohandas Gandhi’s concept of civil disobedience?

89.One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that

90.One similarity between the Sepoys in India, the Boxers in China, and the Mau Mau in Kenya is that these groups

91.The main course of the Arab-Israeli conflicts from 1948 to 1973 was the clash between

92.In 1979, the signing of the Camp David Accords by Egypt and Israel indicated that

93.Which statement best characterizes the period of apartheid in South Africa?

94.A major problem facing many Central American nations is that their nation’s wealth is

95. Which conclusion do these three headlines suggest?

“The Soviet Union Splits into 15 Republics”

“Yugoslavia Experiences Internal Conflict”

“Germany Reunifies”

96. These headlines are similar in that each refers to the issue of

United States Adopts Economic Sanctions against South Africa

Chinese Dissidents Imprisoned After Student Protest

Kurds Forced To Flee Northern Iraq

97.Today, human rights violations most often occur in nations in which:

98. In this quotation, the author is suggesting that:

“What harms the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.” -Elie Wiesel

99. Based on the map, it can be concluded that India’s railway system —

100.Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

According to the information in the graph, in 2000--