1. Unit 6
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2. Imperialism/Industrial Rev.
Nationalism
Misc
World War I A B 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question
Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child.
The stanza above 19th century term “White Man’s Burden” poem reflects the following idea: (R)
a. Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans
b. Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
c. Imperialism was opposed by most Europeans
d. Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of its colonial peoples

4. Answer 1 – 10
d. Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of its colonial peoples

5. Question
“The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. Workers of the world, unite!”
This statement was made in response to conditions resulting from:
a. Protestant Reformation
b. Industrial Revolution
c. Counter-Reformation
d. Commercial Revolution

6. Answer 1 – 20
b. Industrial Revolution

7. Question
The meeting of European countries to decide how to divide African territories was the
Scramble Conference
Berlin Colonization Meeting
Berlin Conference
Apartheid Conference

8. Answer 1 – 30
c. Berlin Conference

9. Question
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the British East India Company improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to (I) a. Provide jobs for the colonies b. Obtain raw materials needed for industrialization c. Impress the colonists with their technological knowledge d. Help missionaries spread Christianity

10. Answer 1 – 40
b. Obtain raw materials needed for industrialization

11. Question
Which of these inventions were created in the Industrial Revolution? a. Railroads b. Steel c. Gunpowder d. Aircraft

12. Answer 1 – 50
b. Steel

13. Question
Which 19th century ideology led to the unification of Germany and Italy and the eventual breakup of Austria-Hungary and of the Ottoman Empire: a. Imperialism b. Nationalism c. Liberalism d. Socialism

14. Answer 2 – 10
b. Nationalism

15. Question
The best example of the success of nationalism in Europe is the a. development of socialism in France b. Industrial Revolution in Great Britain c. establishment of the Common Market d. unification of Germany

16. Answer 2 – 20
d. unification of Germany

17. Question
The Boxer Rebellion of the early 20th century was an attempt to a. eliminate poverty among the Chinese peasants b. bring western-style democracy to China c. restore trade between China and European nations d. remove foreign influences from China

18. Answer 2 – 30
d. remove foreign influences from China

19. Question
The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in a. a return to a feudal system of government b. the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation c. an alliance between China, Korea, Russia, and Japan d. a strengthening of Japan’s isolationist policies

20. Answer 2 – 40
b. the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation

21. Question
Which situation resulted from the Russo-Japanese War of 1905? a. Japan lost its status as a world power b. the Japanese Emperor encouraged reforms in Russia c. dissident groups challenged the power of the Russian Czar d. Russia gained control of China and Japan

22. Answer 2 – 50
c. dissident groups challenged the power of the Russian Czar

23. Question
Of the various items of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points Plan, the most successful was: a. Freedom of trade b. No secret alliances c. The release of colonial holding d. The creation of the League of Nations

24. Answer 3 – 10
d. The creation of the League of Nations

25. Question
Which of the following empires did not decline as a result of the First World War? a. Wilsons b. Ottomans c. Hapsburgs d. Romanovs

26. Answer 3 – 20
a. Wilsons

27. Question
A major cause of World War I was a. a decline in the policy of imperialism b. the existence of opposing alliances c. an increase in acts of aggression by England d. the spread of communism throughout Europe

28. Answer 3 – 30
b. the existence of opposing alliances

29. Question
All of the following are characteristics of the Industrial Revolution, EXCEPT: a. The building of factories b. The urbanization of the cities c. Mass production of goods d. Socialized Medicine

30. Answer 3 – 50
d. Socialized Medicine

31. Question
The killing of this man, by a Serbian nationalist, starts World War I:
a. Woodrow Wilson
b. Franz Ferdinand
c. Florence Freemen d. Benito Mussolini

32. Answer 4 – 10
b. Franz Ferdinand

33. Question
Which of the following was NOT introduced in active warfare for the first time during WWI? a. poison gas b. tanks c. airplanes d. guerilla warfare

34. Answer 4 – 20
d. guerilla warfare

35. Question
What invention was adapted to use for warfare for WWI? a. Steamships b. Railroads c. Airplanes d. Cotton

36. Answer 4 – 30
c. Airplanes

37. Question
The Triple Entente included all of the following countries EXCEPT: a. Great Britain b. France c. The U.S. d. Austria-Hungary

38. Answer 4 – 40
d. Austria-Hungary

39. Question
What was the War Guilt Clause? a. Serbia had to take blame for killing the archduke b. No one was blamed for the war c. Germany had to accept full responsibility for WWI d. Germany had to repay debts to countries in the war

40. Answer 4 – 50
c. Germany had to accept full responsibility for WWI

41. Question
The Triple Alliance included all of the following countries EXCEPT: a. Germany b. Austria-Hungary c. Russia d. Ottoman Empire

42. Answer 5 – 10
c. Russia

43. Question
What was the difference in styles of warfare in the Western Front and the Eastern Front?
a. Eastern Front was known for its use of poison gas and the Western Front was dominated by naval power
b. The Western Front was mainly trench warfare with poison gas and the Eastern front was naval power
c. The Western Front was mainly trench warfare with poison gas and the Eastern Front was trench and mobile warfare
d. Eastern Front was known for its use of poison gas and the Western Front was dominated by mobile warfare

44. Answer 5 – 20
c. The Western Front was mainly trench warfare with poison gas and the Eastern Front was trench and mobile warfare

45. Question
Which of the events below was the final straw motivating the US to join the fighting of WWI?
a. The sinking of the Lusitania
b. The attack on Pearl Harbor
c. The attacks in 9/11
d. The Zimmerman Telegram

46. Answer 5 – 30
d. The Zimmerman Telegram

47. Question
What does the term “reparations” refer to? a. The repairs taking place across Europe during the Industrial Revolution b. The payments totaling $32 Billion owed by Germany at the end of the war c. The idea that Germany had to take full responsibility for starting the war d. The idea that the creation of overseas colonies was necessary to maintain power

48. Answer 5 – 40
b. The payments totaling $32 Billion owed by Germany at the end of the war

49. Question
Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution? a. World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution
b. World War I postponed the Russian Revolution by restoring confidence in the Czar
c. the Russian Revolution inspired the Russian people to win World War I
d. World War I gave the Czar’s army the needed experience to suppress the Russian Revolution

50. Answer 5 – 50
a. World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution