Honors World 9 FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE

The assembly line was invented by

Henry Ford

Which of the following speeches was given by President Abraham Lincoln to emancipate slaves in northern territories during the U.S. Civil War?

Emancipation Proclamation

The theory of evolution relies heavily upon the ideas of whom?

Charles Darwin

On which of the following did the British establish a penal colony?

Australia

At the turn of the 20th century, the U.S. controlled ALL but which of the following?

Japan

Leading imperial nations tended to develop strong beliefs in ___________ in order to justify their control over others

Racism

Which of the following was NOT a motivating factor of imperialism? A. ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY FOR POWER

B. CONVERSION OF PEOPLE TO CHRISTIANITY

C. DESIRE TO LEARN ABOUT DIVERSE CULTURE AND PEOPLE

D. NATIONAL PRIDE FROM CONTROLLING A LARGE EMPIRE

___________ were Indian soldiers who served under the British East India Company.

Sepoys

The U.S. gained control of _______________ in Asia as a result of the 1898 Spanish-American War.

Puerto Rico

The cultural, economic, or political domination of one country by another is known as ____________.

Imperialism

India was often referred to by the British as the “___________________”.

“Jewel in the crowN”

___________ Indochina was composed of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

French

Africa is a ___________, not a country.

continent

______________ labor built the Suez Canal.

egyptian

Which of the following was the last monarch of Hawaii?

Queen Liliuokalani

Who overthrew the last monarch of Hawaii?

American Businessmen

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the British establishing a railroad system in India?

a. India became financially beneficial to Britain. b. India’s economy was modernized. c. India was able to ship raw materials and manufactured goods to ports and internal locations. *d. Trade began to decline within India.

__________ was the 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India.

Sepoy mutiny

____________________ is the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.

Annexation

Which of the following scientists is responsible for beginning the study of genetics?

Gregor Mendel

Which of the following inventors is responsible for the perfecting the assembly line for use in standardization of the auto industry?

Henry Ford

Which of the following scientists is responsible for advancing the theory of evolution?

Charles darwin

Which of the following inventors is responsible for the idea of a research lab?

Thomas edison

Which of the following scientists is responsible for new knowledge in the area of psychology?

Ivan pavlov

Which of the following correctly matches the section of the U.S with their “name” during the U.S. Civil War?

a. *NORTH-UNION, SOUTH-CONFEDERACY

b. B.NORTH-CONFEDERACY, SOUTH-UNION

c. C.NORTH-REBELS, SOUTH-YANKEES

d. D.NONE OF THE ABOVE

The right to vote is also called

Suffrage

An indigenous inhabitant of Australia is known as a(n)

aborigine

Which of the following was the 16th President of the U.S. and also President during the U.S. Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

A common culture experienced by a large number of people is called

Mass culture

The purpose of the ___________________was to warn Europe to stay out of American affairs in Latin America.

Monroe doctrine

The Sino-Japanese War was a war between Japan and ___________.

china

The Russo-Japanese War was a war between Japan and ___________.

russia

The German plan for attacking France during WWI was called the ______________________.

Schlieffen Plan

An extreme love of one’s country can be defined as _____________________.

nationalism

Which of the following countries was blamed completely by the Treaty of Versailles?

germany

Modern weapons forced the soldiers to dig lines that stretched over 400 miles from the north to Switzerland where they fought for 4 years. This was called…

Trench warfare

This formal agreement ended WWI but forced Germany to accept full responsibility for starting the war and pay reparations.

Treaty of versailles

This agency used propaganda to encourage Americans to support the war effort.

Committee on public information

European nations established political, social, and economic control over other countries. This practice is called ________________.

imperialism

Wilson wanted the U.S. to stay out of the war and not take sides. That is called _________.

NEUTRALITY

These were used by the Germans to sink merchant ships and hopefully starve Britain into surrendering.

U-BOATS OR SUBMARINES

European countries signed treaties forming groups that promised to protect one another in case of an attack. These groups are called _______________.

ALLIANCES

This international organization was designed by Wilson to prevent future wars. What is it?

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

This man was the heir to the Austrian throne and his assassination was one of the causes of WWI. Who is he?

FRANZ FERDINAND

This was a new weapon introduced during WWI and it could blind or kill a person from suffocation. What is it?

POISON GAS

This new type of weapon that cleared a path for armies was called a ____________.

TANK

This individual was President of the U.S. during WWI. Who is he?

WOODROW WILSON

All of the following contributed to the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic EXCEPT for:

A. UNCONTROLLABLE INFLATION

B. A LACK OF A DEMOCRATIC TRADITION

C. A LARGE NUMBER OF POLITICAL PARTIES

D. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAWES PLAN *

The New Deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by

INCREASING GOVERNMENT SPENDING

All of the following increased during the Great Depression EXCEPT

*a.Imports and exports. b.Bank closings. c.Unemployment. d.Business failures.

During the global depression, war debts caused great suffering in

GERMANY

By 1935, which of the following Eastern European countries was still a democracy?

Czechoslovakia

Hitler's main method for achieving lebensraum was to

conquer other countries

Nazism was the German form of

Fascism

All of the following countries took control of other countries' territory during the 1930s EXCEPT

A. France*B. JapanC. SpainD. Germany

What country invaded Manchuria in 1931?

Japan

What countries were part of the Axis Powers?

Italy, Japan, Germany

Treaty that blamed Germany for WWI

Treaty of Versailles

"Lightning war" or a type of fast attack was used by Germany in attack on Poland

Blitzkrieg

1935 laws that imposed restrictions on Jews in Germany and took their citizenship

Nuremberg Laws

known as the "night of broken glass" when Jewish homes and businesses were raided

Kristallnacht

Who was the Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922-1933?

Mussolini

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state in Russia

Stalin

What President gave the speech "A day which will live in infamy..."?

FDR

In what cities did the atomic bomb get dropped to end WWII?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which leader lead the Salt March?

Ghandi

Hitler was a member of the ____ party

Nazi

Germany, Italy and Japan were all members of the ________ powers during WWII

AXIS

The 1830s movement to distribute China’s vast wealth so that no Chinese would live in poverty was called

Opium Wars

Which of the following leaders strongly influenced Mexico with this “La Reforma” movement?

A.Santa AnnaB.Madero C. VillaD. Juarez**

The ____ was Pres Wilson’s plan for peace following WWI

Fourteen Points

U-Boats are simply ___________

Sailboats

Which of the following presidents is responsible for the building of the Panama Canal?

Teddy Roosevelt

Which of the following was not a cause of WWI?

Militarism, Alliance System, Rumors*, Imperialism

The ___ was the imaginary line divided the capitalist West from the communist East.

Iron Curtain

What was the US response to the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba?

Cuban Missile Crisis

The term ___ refers to the indirect conflict between the US and the Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII

Cold War

The ____ was a program of financial aid and European economic recovery after WWII

Marshall Plan

What Cold War President made the declaration “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

Reagan

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were examples of

Containment ideology

____ was a post WWII organization where the members pledges to seek to settle disagreements peacefully and prevent or end future wars

United Nations

During the Korean War, the US succeeded in_____

Keeping South Korea free from communism

What name was given to the failed attempt to take over Cuba?

The Bay of Pigs

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Korea remained divided

This political faction seized control of Russia in 1917 and was led by Lenin was called

The Bolsheviks

After WWII, American leaders developed a policy of __ to resist and stop Soviet Communism.

Containment

__________ was a military alliance formed by the US, Canada, and ten European nations following WWII.

NATO

The continent of Europe is in the ______ hemisphere

Eastern

Continent of Australia is in the _________ hemisphere

Eastern

______ was a Japanese suicide bomber

kamikazee

North Korea and South Korea are divided along the _________

38th parallel

Cuba is a _________nation

communistic

The ____ physically divided Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War

Berlin Wall

The Battle of Midway was a significant battle in which war?

WWII