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World History Final Exam Review
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Question #1 The Greeks first came up with the idea of Democracy
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Question #2 The Romans first came up with the idea of a Republic RULE BY LAWS
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Question #3 Absolutism is the unlimited power & complete control of the King by divine right. Unlimited Royal Power
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Question #4 The Magna Carta came up with the idea of Common Law Limited Royal Power
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Question #5 The Scientific Revolution was a new way of thinking about the natural world. It challenged the authority of the Church and tradition. Scientific Revolution
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Question #6 The Enlightenment was a time of REASON that led to major reforms in Society, it was sparked by the Scientific Revolution The Enlightenment
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Question #7 The 1 st ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution giving freedom of speech, religion, press, fair trial, petition were the Bill of Rights Bill of Rights
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Question #8 The U.S. Constitution represented the ideas of the FEDERAL SYSTEM with 3 branches of government… U.S. Constitution
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Question #9 The French 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man gave universal rights to all Frenchman Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Question #10 The U.S. Constitution represented the ideas of the FEDERAL SYSTEM with 3 branches of government… U.S. Constitution
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Question #11 The British Loyalists fought against the American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War Loyalists vs. Patriots
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Question #12 The Storming of the Bastille became the symbol of the French Revolution Storming of the Bastille
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Question #13 Liberty, Equality & Fraternity was the slogan of the French Revolution Liberty, Equality & Fraternity
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Question #14 Maximilien Robespierre was the leader of the Reign of Terror during the radical stage of the French Revolution Maximilien Robespierre
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Question #15 Napoleon Bonaparte was the French Emperor who tried to take over Europe and then the World Napoleon Bonaparte
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Question #16 The Industrial Revolution led to long hours, unsafe working conditions and boring repetitive tasks and jobs to do Industrial Revolution
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Question #17 The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 1750s Britain, Birth Place of the Industrial Revolution
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Question #18 The Principles of Capitalism… –Law of Supply & Demand –Market Economy –Profit Motive –Free Enterprise Capitalism
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Question #19 The Arts –Classicism emphasized the mind, the intellect and reason –Romanticism shows life as it can be, beautiful and heroic –Realism shows life as it really is, harsh and unfair –Existentialism says that life has no universal meaning The Arts
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Question #20 Imperialism is the act of a stronger nation taking over & dominating a weaker nation is known as Imperialism
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Question #21 The Jewel of the Crown was the term Britain used to describe the imperialist conquest of India Jewel of the Crown
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Question #22 Karl Marx was the writer of the Communist Manifesto and leader of the communist movement Karl Marx
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Question #23 Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks and Father of the Russian Revolution Vladimir Lenin
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Question #24 The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the spark that started WWI Franz Ferdinand
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Question #25 World War I ended on November 11 th, 1918 at 11am 11-11-11am
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Question #26 World War I fighting was symbolized by trench warfare Trench Warfare
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Question #27 The name of President Wilson’s post war peace plan for the world was called the 14 Points 14 Points
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Question #28 The idea of fascism, which placed the state over the individual, was made popular by Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini
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Question #29 The idea of totalitarianism where the government controls both public & private life was made popular by Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin
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Question #30 Mein Kampf is the name of Hitler’s book that highlighted his anti-semitic & lebensraum beliefs Mein Kampf
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Question #31 Neville Chamberlain made popular the idea of appeasement or giving in to an aggressor… Neville Chamberlain
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Question #32 The Nuremberg Trials charged people with war crimes against humanity Nuremberg Trials
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Question #33 The Invasion of Poland was the spark that started World War II Invasion of Poland
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Question #34 The Manhattan Project was the name of the top- secret plan to build the world’s first atomic bomb Manhattan Project
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Question #35 Genocide is the systematic killing and execution of a race of people (Ex: Holocaust) Genocide
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Question #36 The Cold War is the struggle over political differences carried on short of military of action. The Cold War
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Question #37 The Truman Doctrine is the idea of containment and stopping the spread of communism Truman Doctrine
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Question #38 The greatest example of brinkmanship that almost led to a nuclear World War III was? Cuban Missile Crisis
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Question #39 The idea of lessening the cold war tension and reaching out in peace by Nixon was called? Détente
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Question #40 The ultimate symbol of the cold war that ended up falling in November of 1989… The Berlin Wall 1989
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Question #41 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre by the communist party ended the hopes for democracy Tank Man
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Question #42 The Iran Hostage Crisis led by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
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Question #43 September 11 th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers 911 Terrorist Attack
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Question #44 Gandhi led the independence of India in 1947 Mahatma Gandhi
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Question #45 Mao Zedong is the father of communist China 1949 Communist China
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Question #46 Mikhail Gorbachev accidentally ended the USSR through the policy of perestroika. Perestroika & Glasnost
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Question #47 Winston Churchill is considered to be the most important man of the 20 th Century. The British Bulldog
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Question #48 Hotel Rwanda told the story of the Hutu genocide of the Tutsi people 1 Million Tutsis Killed
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Question #49 Forrest Gump was the story of five decades of U.S. History… American History
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Question #50 Invictus was the story of Mandela and the South African Rugby team Nelson Mandela
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