World History

Question 1

The Reign of Terror ended when…?

Answer 1

Members of the Convention, afraid that Robespierre would turn on them, had him arrested.

Question 2

All of the following facilitated the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century in Britain EXCEPT…?

Answer 2

Foreign investment in Britain helped nurture certain industries.

Question 3

Factors in 18th century Britain’s Industrial Revolution.

Answer 3

The industrial Revolution began in Britain and helped make the country enormously powerful in the nineteenth century. Britain had the essential elements that a nation needs to achieve economic success- the factors of production (land, labor, and capital). Many political and economic factors enabled the Industrial Revolution to begin and flourish in Britain. The colonies held by Britain provided both raw materials and markets for British goods. Its powerful navy defended its shipping, political stability at home encouraged commerce, the enclosure movement allowed for efficient farming methods, but also pushed poor farmers out of farming and into cities looking for jobs. Also, private investment in businesses funded experiments for creating better products.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of Lenin’s contributions to Marxism?

Answer 4

His analysis of the racial divide in Russia.
Race has a different context in Russia. Ethnicity divides Russia’s social order. However, Russia was homogeneous in race during Lenin’s lifetime.
His critique of monarchy, analysis of imperialism, and concept of a revolutionary party as a disciplined unit.

Question 5

Whose assassination ignited the final spark that launched WWI?

Answer 5

Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 6

Hitler gained support because of all of the following reasons?

Answer 6

He promised to end Germany’s misfortunes by creating a German Reich, or empire, that would endure for thousands of years.
German’s parliamentary system was considered corrupt and ineffective,
Key people in the army and big business felt they could control him.

Question 7

Whose writings have inspired Islamic movements to turn violent in order to achieve their aims?

Answer 7

Sayyid Qutb

Question 8

Slobadan Milosevic’s plan that increased feelings of separatism and launched civil war in Yugoslavia was known as…?

Answer 8

Great Serbia.

Question 9

What has historically been the most important factor enabling societies to keep abreast of the latest technology?

Answer 9

Participating in global trade and communication networks.

Question 10

The Greeks considered the Trojan War to be the first moment in history when…?

Answer 10

They came together as one people with a common purpose.

Question 11

Mary I of England was nicknamed what due to her merciless executions?

Answer 11

Bloody Mary. Persecutions of Protestants.

Question 12

Rome was first ruled by kings. Then, about 500 bce, the Roman Republic was established, with two annually elected consuls at its head, guided by a Senate. What form of government is this called?

Answer 12

Rome was ruled by a secession of emperors.

Question 13

The schism that split the Muslim community initially resulted because of…?

Answer 13

Who would be best to lead the Muslim community after the death of the Prophet.

Question 14

This great emperor from Mali spent so much money during a visit to Egypt that it caused terrible inflation:

Answer 14

Mansa Musa

Question 15

Mussolini’s Italy, Stalin’s Soviet Union, and Hitler’s Germany were all examples of what type of governments?

Answer 15

Totalitarian.
Politically the state is considered more important than the individual, a single party controls the government, and a powerful dictator untied the people and symbolizes the government. Socially, the government controls all aspects of daily life, denying citizens basic rights and liberties and using secret police to enforce government policies through terror and violence. Economically, the government control business and directs the national economy and uses labor and business to fulfill the objective of the state.

Question 16

Advocates of nationalism in the 19th century believed all of the following except…?

Answer 16

That religion was the primary means of organizing the nation-state.
They did believe: the national state must have boundaries, that members of the national communities had a common destiny that could best be reached by organizing independent nation-states, and that the nation must be the focus of political unity.

Question 17

After the Battle of Buxor, this limited liability company changed from being a private company to begin a regional power with responsibility to tax collecting, administering justice, and providing security.

Answer 17

British East India Company. Became the diwan of Bengal. The British government became increasingly concerned that its limited liability company was now acting as a government.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a similarity that women in the age of the Renaissance and Enlightenment shared across England, Spain, and Mughal India?

Answer 18

Muslim women had the right to divorce.
They had all of this in common: they inherited less than sons and brothers, had few rights in the legal sphere, and were legally considered property of their husbands.

Question 19

What was the focus of Mayan cities?

Answer 19

They were built on ceremonial centers. A priestly class lived in the cities, but for the most part the Mayan population lived in small farming villages. The priestly class would carry out daily religious duties, particularly sacrifices, and the peasants would periodically gather for religious ceremonies and rituals.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about the Silk Road?

Answer 20

The Silk Road is not follow a single route. Crossing central Asia, it branched off in several directions, passing through different oasis settlements.
Gold and Ivory, and even exotic animals and plants were traded on the Silk Road. The movement along the Silk Road correlated with the movement of religion and development of languages

Question 21

Which of the following happened in African society from the forced migration of African males?

Answer 21

An increase in polygamy and multiple marriages.

Question 22

Which war demonstrated to OPEC that it not only shared economic, but also political, cooperation?

Answer 22

The Arab-Israeli War of 1973. As a result of the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, the cartel ordered an embargo on oil shipments to Israel’s ally, the United States. As a result, the U.S. suffered an oil crisis and the cost of petroleum triggered a global economic downturn. OPEC demonstrated that it could control the developed world by changing the price of oil at will.

Question 23

Which of the following did NOT occur during the Renaissance?

Answer 23

The Renaissance saw the rise of courtly and papal patronage, and encompassed the revival of learning based on classical sources, the development of perspective in painting, and advancements in science.

Question 24

Effects of In industrialization reflected a change in demographic transition because of…?

Answer 24

As more women became involved in the workplace and as public discussions for reform turned to birth control, fertility began to decline. Similarly, advances in healthcare and living conditions resulted in decreased mortality. While in the short term,mortality fell faster than fertility, in the long term, lower birth rates led to lower population growth and demographic stability.

Question 25

The Renaissance

Answer 25

an era spanning the fourteenth through the seventeenth century.

Question 26

The Carolingian Renaissance

Answer 26

A period in the late eighth and ninth centuries.

Question 27

The Age of Enlightenment

Answer 27

A time of intellectual and philosophical change in eighteenth century Europe and America.

Question 28

The Protestant Reformation

Answer 28

A movement in the sixteenth century to reform the Christianity of Western Europe.

Question 29

The city-state of Sparta was characterize by?

Answer 29

An emphasis on warfare.

Question 30

The Battle of Salamis was significant because it?

Answer 30

Stranded the Persian army in Greece without naval support.

Question 31

How did the nature of colonialism change in the seventeenth century?

Answer 31

European nations became dependent on the trade and resources of their New World colonies. Trade was the key factor motivator for European colonialism. European ships traveled around the world in search of new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe.

Question 32

Which of the following were NOT effects of the Colombian Exchange?

Answer 32

It did not lead to antibiotics being introduced to Europe.

Question 33

Mehmed the Conqueror’s 1453 capture of Constantinople was significant in the history of slavery because

Answer 33

Made Europeans turn to Sub-Saharan Africa for slaves. Europeans sought a replacement for whites slaves from the Black Sea region and Balkans and turned completely to Africa for slave labor.