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Unit 5: Modern Era

Question 1 of 21

1

Which document does the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen closely resemble?

Select one of the following:

  • US Constitution

  • Constitution of 1801

  • Napoleonic Code

  • Declaration of Independence

Explanation

Question 2 of 21

1

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the American colonies to declare independence?

Select one of the following:

  • Stamp Act

  • death of Samuel Adams

  • "No Taxation without Representation"

  • Quartering Act

Explanation

Question 3 of 21

1

Identify the correct Estates of France associations.

Select one of the following:

  • 1: Clergy, 2: Nobility, 3: Everyone Else

  • 1: Nobility, 2: Clergy, 3: Everyone Else

  • 1: King, 2: Clergy, 3: Nobility

  • 1: God, 2: King, 3: Everyone Else

Explanation

Question 4 of 21

1

Which of the following is NOT true about the Reign of Terror?

Select one of the following:

  • those responsibilty were known as the Committee of Public Safety

  • most people that died were from the former Third Estate

  • it began with the execution of Louis XIV

  • occured during the Napoleonic Age

Explanation

Question 5 of 21

1

Which form of government replaced the Directory of France?

Select one of the following:

  • monarchy

  • dictatorship

  • democracy

  • anarchy

Explanation

Question 6 of 21

1

Simon Bolivar helped many Latin nations declare independence, giving him this nickname.

Select one of the following:

  • El Libertador

  • The Latin Napoleon

  • El Jefe de Bolivia

  • One-Man Revolution

Explanation

Question 7 of 21

1

The Napoleonic Era begins with

Select one of the following:

  • Napoleon's time in the army

  • the crowning of Napoleon as Emperor

  • the coup d'etat that removed the Directory from France

  • the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte

Explanation

Question 8 of 21

1

What did the Napoleonic Code NOT do?

Select one of the following:

  • unite laws into one civil code

  • gave more rights to women

  • established Napoleon as Emperor

  • made marriages a legal contract rather than a religious one

Explanation

Question 9 of 21

1

Check all that were main objectives of the Congress of Vienna

Select one or more of the following:

  • a new map

  • conferences of peace

  • balance in power

  • kings in command

  • make all satellite states free

Explanation

Question 10 of 21

1

The Congress of Vienna's purpose was to

Select one of the following:

  • restore Europe to boundaries before France's revolution

  • divide Europe up among the 5 major powers on the continent

  • kill Napoleon's ideas

  • ensure Europe remained a continent of monarchs

Explanation

Question 11 of 21

1

Its difficult to make a blanket statement that China was economically inferior to Europe because

Select one of the following:

  • they supported a large population

  • they grew tea

  • they had a culture of invention

  • death defying leaps of faith

Explanation

Question 12 of 21

1

The Industrial Revolution began in in the mid ___ century, continuing into the 1800s.

Select one of the following:

  • 18th

  • 17th

  • 19th

  • 16th

Explanation

Question 13 of 21

1

Check all that apply as Eurocentric theories for the Industrial Revolution to occur.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Cultural superiority: theory holds that Europeans are just better and smarter than other people.

  • Culture of science and invention in Europe makes creation of revolutionary technologies possible.

  • Freer political institutions in Europe encouraged innovation and incentives for inventors.

  • Europe’s small population required labor-saving inventions.

  • Coal deposits in England created demand for energy

  • High wages in European countries

Explanation

Question 14 of 21

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

This machine, the , was the backbone of the Industrial Revolution

Explanation

Question 15 of 21

1

Which group ruled over the Keivan Rus and gave power to the Muscovite Princes?

Select one of the following:

  • Mongols

  • Chinese

  • Germans

  • Russians

Explanation

Question 16 of 21

1

Which of the following is NOT true about Ivan the Terrible?

Select one of the following:

  • begin the tradition of purging political enemies

  • his wife died at a young age

  • Ivan the Great was his father

  • took the throne at age 16

Explanation

Question 17 of 21

1

The Scramble for Africa

Select one of the following:

  • helped end industrialism in Europe

  • was stopped by the Ethiopian empire

  • began the Zulu Wars

  • was a product of social Darwinist theory

Explanation

Question 18 of 21

1

Geronimo was a political leader in the

Select one of the following:

  • Phillippine Occupation

  • Spanish-American War

  • Indian Wars

  • Panama Occupation

Explanation

Question 19 of 21

1

This family had the political power in Japan during the 18th C

Select one of the following:

  • Royal

  • Tokugawa

  • Perry

  • Minamoto

Explanation

Question 20 of 21

1

Which machine created in the Industrial Revolution is most responsible for the defeat of unindustrialized societies by western ones in battle?

Select one of the following:

  • Maxim gun

  • factories

  • social Darwinism

  • steam engine

Explanation

Question 21 of 21

1

Which European country was embarrased in a war that most of the world thought they would win?

Select one of the following:

  • Great Britain

  • Japan

  • Russia

  • USA

Explanation

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