World Cultures Final Exam (Chib)

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One of the earliest controversial theories that arose out of the Scientific Revolution was____.

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The Committee for Public Safety guillotined thousands during the ______.

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The Industrial Revolution began with what country?

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Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Triple Alliance formed in the late 1800s?

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Which of the following was NOT a significant result of the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?

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The ____ Estate was a privileged class, containing the nobility.

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This particular industry was the first to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

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Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Triple Entente formed in 1907?

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Rousseau's concept of the ideal gov't was centered on____.

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IN summer of 1789, a group of delegates in the Estates-General declared their own gov't, which they called the ___.

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Which of the following European countries took longer to industrialize due to geographical and transportation limitations?

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Which event was the catalyst that sparked World War I?

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A philosophe of the 18th century France would ____.

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Nobles who fled France became known as___.

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An economic policy that lets owners of industry and business set working conditions without interference from the gov't is called _____.

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Russia's biggest asset in fighting WWI was__.

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All of the following are ideas associated with the work of John Locke except

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When rumors of Louis XVI's plan to use military force against the National Assembly reached Paris, an angry mob attacked ___.

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According to Marx, the final phase of socialism, called ____, is where the workers would control the gov't in a "dictatorship of the proletariat."

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One-sided info designed to keep up morale and support a war or cause is called

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Which Enlightenment thinker's work served as a basis for the American Constitution's "check and balances' system?

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Napoleon's loss of Battle of Trafalgar?

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Which was NOT a reform pushed by the Chartist Movement in England?

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Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called ___.

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Which Enlightenment thinker pushed for reform in the justice and trial system?

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What did Napoleon consider his most significant achievement?

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A policy that local cultures had to adopt the language and culture of the colonizing country was called____.

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Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the March Revolution?

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Which Enlightenment thinker pushed for reform in the justice and trial system?

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Which of the following was NOT one of Napoleon's major mistakes?

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The product that allowed Britain to gain economic power in China was______.

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Which of the groups formed the White Army?

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Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas were most influential on the ideals of the American Revolution and subsequent gov't?

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Which of the following was NOT a significant goal of the Congress of Vienna?

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Under the terms of this agreement, Japan opened two ports to the United States

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The civil war that began in 1920s China was between what two groups?

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A large program of gov't reform that aimed to pull United States out of the Great Depression was called ___.

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Why were the Europe's post-WWI new democracies unstable?

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The new post-WWI democratic gov't in Germany was called______.

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Which country was largely responsible for getting Germany out of its inflation crisis of the early '20s?

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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

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The alliance between Hitler and Mussolini was known as _____.

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The US foreign policy in the 1930s could best be described as______.

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Russification is_____.

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The violent British response to a peaceful protest against the Rowlatt Acts was know as ____.

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Japan became an imperial power by annexing and harshly ruling this country .

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What was different about Japan's form of Fascism compared to the European Fascists?

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The Prussian leader used nationalism to unify Germany under Prussian control.

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By 1871, and _ were the two most economically and militarily powerful countries in Europe.

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In which country did the status and roles of women increase during the post-war period?

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The following events are suppose to be in chronological order, but two events have been switched around. Select the two events that should be switched around. (They are numbered in the order that you should use)

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was the movement of people to cities in large numbers.

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An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested for profit is call ❌.

capitalism

imperialism

industrialization

socialism

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The right to vote is called .

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was a movement that worked for the creation of the Jewish homeland in Israel.

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( Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Nicolaus Copernicus ) was a scientist whose theory of evolution remains controversial to this day.

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❌ is the belief that those who have progressed industrially are inherently superior to those who have not.

Social Darwinism

Paternalism

Imperialism

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is a governing policy in which peoples' needs are provided for but few rights are granted.

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The war fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire over Ottoman territory near the Black Sea was called the ( Crimean War, World War II, Battle of the Bulge ).

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were Indian soldiers led by British officers.

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A 1900 rebellion against the Dowager Empress and foreign influence in China was called the ( Boxer Rebellion, Takagwa Rebellion ).

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Mussolini was also called .

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is a militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader.

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A temporary alliance of several political parties is a/an .

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The was a conference between Germany, Italy, Britain and France to discuss the fate of Czechoslovakia.

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The pledge to "renounce war as an instrument of national policy," signed by almost every country in the world in 1928, was the ( Kellogg-Briand Agreement, New Deal, Rome-Berlin Axis ).

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What countries were mainly a part of the Allied Powers? Check all that apply.

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Which main countries were a part of the Central Powers? Check all that apply.

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Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles was called the "war guilt."

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The Great Purge was a reign of terror set by Putin.

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was the Turkish leader who prevented the from invading.

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When the US entered the war, Stalin wanted the Allies to open up a new front in what part of Europe?

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The largest land and sea attack in history is known as ____.

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Following the war, pre-war gov'ts were quick to return to the following countries EXCEPT_____.

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Which of the following was NOT a part of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?

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Germany's takeover of what country forced Britain and France to declare war?

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This attack was meant to neutralize the "dagger pointed at Japan's throat."

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The fighting in Egypt was largely over who had control of what strategic location?

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This event resulted in the largest number of combat-related civilian deaths in the war.

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A student numbered the following in chronological order, but two were switched around. Select the two events that should be switched. THE ORDER IS NUMBERED.

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The theory was the idea that the earth is at the center of the universe.

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was the time when scholars challenged the ways of ancient thinking and the church; old ways of thinking were replaced by new theories.

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The theory is idea that planets rotated around the sun.

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was Italian scientist who built his own telescope and found that Jupiter had four moons, earth’s moon had an uneven surface and the sun had dark spots.

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The is a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.

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founded the theory of motion.

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The was a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and and thought and thee power of individuals to solve problems.

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A ( social contract, coalition ) is an agreement by which the people create the government.

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( John Locke, Voltaire, Mary Wollstonecraft ) was a philosopher who believed humans could learn from their experiences and improve themselves.

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❌ - French writer who devoted himself to the study of political liberty

Montesquieu

Rousseau

John Locke

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was a French writer who devoted himself to the study of political liberty

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What were the main ideas of Beccaria? Select all that apply.

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What were the main ideas of Voltaire? Select all that apply.

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What were the main ideas of John Locke? Select all that apply.

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What were the main ideas of Montesquieu? Select all that apply.

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What were the main ideas of Rousseau? Select all that apply.

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The are the French social critics who believed that all people could apply reason to all aspects of life. Reason, nature, happiness, progress, and liberty are their core beliefs.

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The was a social and political system in 15th century to late 18th century France.

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What was the Great Fear?

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What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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Why was the Third Estate unhappy under the Old Regime?

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What was the Legislative Assembly?

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