1. Modern World History Chapter 11 & 12 Unit Test
Mr. Novak & Mr. Wrobel
Test: Tuesday, November 30th

2. Test Format – 47 Minute Exam
20 Matching Questions (2 Points Per Question – 40 Points)
50 Multiple Choice Questions (1 Points Per Question – 50 Points)
10 Short Answer Questions (5 Points Per Question – 10 Points or 20 Points Depending on your class Period)
Periods 2 & 7 Pick 2 out of 10 to answer
Period 3 Pick 4 out of 10 to answer
Test is worth 100 Points (Periods 2 & 7) & 110 Points (Period 3)

3. Matching Terms (slides 4 – 23 deal with the matching section of the test)
Chapter 11
secret ballot
Zionism
coalition
segregation
abolition movement
home rule
Louisiana Purchase
Manifest Destiny
capital offense
electorate
Chapter 12
Sun Yixian
balance of trade
Usman dan Fodio
trade surplus
trade deficit
protectorate
purdah
Ram Mohun Roy
Guang Xu
Shaka

4. a crime punishable by death
capital offense

5. allows people to cast votes without announcing them publicly
secret ballot

6. legal separation of the races
segregation

7. the body of people allowed to vote
electorate

8. an alliance of different political parties
coalition

9. local self-government
home rule

10. land acquisition that doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase

11. movement devoted to rebuilding a Jewish state in Palestine
Zionism

12. campaign against slavery and the slave trade
abolition movement

13. idea that it was inevitable that the United States would expand across the continent
Manifest Destiny

14. Indian tradition of isolating women in separate quarters
purdah

15. promoted Indian cultural pride and is often called the founder of Indian nationalism
Ram Mohun Roy

16. economic situation that occurs when a nation exports more than it imports
trade surplus

17. colony administered by local rulers with European advisors
protectorate

18. emperor who launched the Hundred Days of Reform in China
Guang Xu

19. president of the new Chinese republic after the fall of the Qing dynasty
Sun Yixian

20. leader who sparked an Islamic revival across West Africa in the early 1800s
Usman dan Fodio

21. economic situation that occurs when a nation imports more than it exports
trade deficit

22. leader of the powerful Zulu kingdom in the early 1800s
Shaka

23. the difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports
balance of trade

24. (slides 24 – 73 deal with the multiple choice questions)
In 1832, large towns and cities in Britain received greater representation in Parliament as a result of…
(answer) The Great Reform Act

25. Through reforms that took place during the late 1800s, Britain transformed itself into…
A parliamentary democracy

26. The British Corn Laws were supported by…
farmers and wealthy landowners, because they kept grain prices high.

27. What did the Catholic Emancipation Act accomplish in Ireland in 1829?
Irish Catholics were allowed to vote and hold office.

28. One result of the social welfare reforms passed in Great Britain in the early 1900s was that…
Marxism gained only limited support among the British working class.

29. What war brought an end to France’s Second Empire?
Franco-Prussian War

30. What was a result of widespread anti-Semitism in Europe in the late 1800s?
Theodor Herzl helped to launch modern Zionism.

31. In order to repress the involvement of the Catholic Church in French government, reformers…
created a system of free public elementary schools.

32. In 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized…
the first women’s rights convention.

33. In the 1890s, U.S. farmers joined city workers to support the…
Populist party.

34. Rotten boroughs in Britain were…
rural towns that had an unfairly large number of representatives in Parliament.

35. The Chartist movement in Britain demanded…
the secret ballot.

36. What happened after the French helped Italian nationalists defeat Austria in the mid-1800s?
A united Italy became a rival on France’s border.

37. By the 1860s, Benjamin Disraeli had forged the old Tory Party into the modern
Conservative Party.

38. Which of the statements below is true about British social reforms of the mid-1800s?
New laws limited women and children to a 10-hour work day.

39. When it was founded in 1900, the British Labour Party was primarily made up of…
socialists and union members.

40. Charles Stewart Parnell was a leading figure in the…
Irish nationalist movement.

41. In the 1800s, what was a major reason why the Irish resented the British in Ireland?
Irish peasants paid high rents to British absentee landlords.

42. Through the aid of Prince Maximilian, Napoleon III hoped to…
turn Mexico into a French satellite.

43. Which of the following was a socialist group that had a strong influence on British politics?
the Fabian Society

44. Under the Napoleonic Code, French married women…
had no right to their own earnings.

45. What leader, backed by royalists and ultranationalists, was accused of plotting to overthrow the French republic?
Georges Boulanger

46. William Lloyd Garrison pushed for what kind of social change?
the end to slavery in the United States

47. African Americans were allowed to vote in the United States when…
Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment.

48. Which issue in the platform of the Populist Party eventually became law in the United States?
the eight-hour workday

49. Which of the following was a Social Darwinist argument in favor of Western imperialism?
Westerners thought they had a duty to bring their civilization to inferior races.

50. What colony did the British help create for freed slaves in West Africa in 1787?
Sierra Leone

51. David Livingstone believed that opening the interior of Africa to Christianity and trade would…
end the slave trade.

52. The Boer War was sparked by…
the discovery of gold and diamonds on Boer-held lands.

53. Ethiopia was able to remain independent because…
Ethiopia modernized and imported European weapons.

54. The desire to return to the purity and simplicity of Muhammad’s original teachings was the goal of what Islamic reform movement?
Wahhabi

55. As the Ottoman empire crumbled, Russia plotted to seize the Bosporus and Dardanelles in order to…
gain access to the Mediterranean Sea.

56. The interest of Europeans in Iran intensified with what discovery in the region?
Oil

57. Rifle cartridges greased with animal fat were a key cause of the…
Sepoy Rebellion.

58. The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to…
protect U.S. trading rights in China.

59. Which country was able to preserve its independence by defeating Italian invaders in 1896?
Ethiopia

60. At the Berlin Conference, European powers agreed that, in order to claim part of Africa, a European power had to…
set up a government office there.

61. Who did King Leopold II hire to explore the Congo River basin and arrange trade treaties with African leaders?
Henry Stanley

62. As the Boers of southern Africa migrated north, they clashed with the…
Zulus

63. Which statement best describes how Catholic and Protestant missionaries interacted with African natives?
They saw natives as children in need of guidance.

64. The Shona of Zimbabwe organized to resist European imperialism under the leadership of…
Nehanda

65. In the Ottoman empire, tensions between Turkish nationalists and ethnic groups seeking independence sparked genocide against the
Armenians

66. What ruler is sometimes called the “father of modern Egypt” due to the reforms he made?
Muhammad Ali

67. What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?
Parliament ended the rule of the East India Company.

68. The Indian National Congress was formed to…
push for Indian self-rule.

69. What was a result of the Taiping Rebellion that began in China in 1850?
The Qing government survived but had to share power.

70. In the Treaty of Nanjing, Britain gained control of…
Hong Kong

71. The Hundred Days of Reform in China was partly brought about by China’s…
defeat in the Sino-Japanese War.

72. Which of the following was one of Sun Yixian’s “Three Principles of the People?”
economic security for all Chinese

73. The “self-strengthening movement” did not succeed in China because…
the Qing government did not support it.

74. (slides 74 – 84 deal with the short answer questions)
Answer on the lined notebook paper I gave you and in complete sentences (restate the question in the answer). Put the number of the question next to your answer and make sure to put your name at the top of the lined notebook paper.
Periods 2 & 7 - You pick 2 of 10 to answer. (5 points per correct question) (10 Points Total)
Period 3 - You pick 4 of 10 to answer. (5 points per correct question) (20 Points Total)
You only have 47 minutes to take the exam, so be brief. No extra time will be granted to you, tests will be collected at the bell.
Only answer the number asked of you, you will not get extra credit if you answer more. I will only grade the first ones that I encounter if you do decide to answer more.

75. The Traitor, 1899
Draw Inferences The cartoon represents Alfred Dreyfus during his trials for treason in France. Describe the controversy that has inspired the artist to draw the cartoon. What does the cartoon imply about the possibility of Dreyfus getting a fair hearing?
The Traitor, 1899

76. Express Problems Clearly Why did the multiple parties in France find it necessary to form coalition governments during the early years of the Third Republic? What were the disadvantages of this type of government?

77. Test Conclusions In the early 1900s in Britain, some radical women suffragists turned to violence to achieve their goals. Explain their ideas about protest. Do you agree or disagree with them?

78. Analyze Information From 1803 to 1853 the United States acquired five large areas of Western land, extending its territories from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Identify these areas labeled on the map with the letters A-E. What economic reasons do you think caused the United States to expand its territories to the Pacific Ocean?

79. The Suez Canal
Draw Conclusions Refer to the map. How did the Suez Canal influence the spread of Western European imperialism? Use details from the map as well as what you know about the canal to support your answer.

80. Recognize Cause and Effect In what ways did the Industrial Revolution influence the “new imperialism”?

81. Identify Assumptions British policy in India encouraged Western education. What did the British assume that this policy would accomplish? What was the effect of this assumption?

82. Express Problems Clearly What was the Boxer Uprising
Express Problems Clearly What was the Boxer Uprising? How did the uprising contribute to the fall of the Qing dynasty?

83. Identify Central Issues Describe the trend you see in these graphs
Identify Central Issues Describe the trend you see in these graphs. What would be an appropriate title for the two graphs together?

84. Make Generalizations From about 1870 to 1914, imperialist nations had great success in establishing overseas empires. What advantages did the European powers have that allowed imperialism to spread so rapidly?