Transcript Final Review

Material From Test I
Which English King was
executed by parliament?
Leviathan was written by:
Oliver Cromwell’s constitution
was called the:
The Act of Settlement:
Europe's first intercontinental
war was the:
The ruler most associated with
absolutism is:
First European to propose a
"Heliocentric" universe:
Isaac Newton’s most important
work was:
Tycho Brahe’s major contribution
to science was his:
Considered the father of the
Scientific Method of Research
The Telescope was first turned to
the heavens by:
The Primary crop of the Virginia
Colony was:
The primary unifying force in
Prussia was:
The Pragmatic Sanction:
War of Jenkins’s Ear was fought
between
Mercantilism is defined as:
The Diplomatic Revolution was:
The Philosophes sought to apply
reason to:
The Most influential of the
Philosophes was:
Many Philosophes believed in a
“rational” version of religion
known as:
Who wrote The Social Contract
The Encyclopedia was compiled
by:
Gustavus Adolphus was King of:
The Quote “Life, Liberty, and
Property” is attributed to:
New Netherlands becomes:
The siege of La Rochelle was
directed against what group?
The Great Migration occurred
due to what conflict?
King George's War was part of
what larger conflict?
Much of the credit for Britain’s
success in the Seven Years’ War
should be given to:
The system of Intendants, and a
push towards absolutism first
began under:
The Test Act barred those that
believed in _____________ from
office.
Which of the following is NOT a
category commonly used to
divide Shakespeare’s plays
“Divine Right of Kings” refers to
the belief that:
The “Gunpowder Plot” was an
attempt to kill
The Father of New France was:
Which of these men is NOT one
of the leaders that ended the
Sengoku Jidai in Japan?
In China, the Successor to the
Ming Dynasty were called the
Manchu, or the:
The Taj Mahal was designed as a:
The Mughal empire reached its
greatest extent under:
The Great Northern War saw a
major victory for:
1. Mary Wollstonecraft authored a Vindication of the Rights of Women.
2. The Table of Ranks made lineage the determinant of an individual’s
social status.
3. Sir Robert Walpole is widely considered England’s first Prime Minister.
4. The Acts of Union (1707) joined Scotland and England.
5. The first King of Prussia was Frederick William I.
6. The founders of the Scientific Revolution were called "Natural
Philosophers"
7. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the Nine Year War.
8. Louis XV was dominated by his “favorites.”
9. Most African slaves were destined for North America.
10. The Slave Trade is initially controlled by the Dutch.
• English Civil War
• Isaac Newton
• The Thirty Years War
• The War of Jenkins Ear
Material From Test II
Essay on the Principle of
Population was written by
Thomas Paine is most famous for
having written:
The First Continental Congress
met in:
The Communist Manifesto was
written by:
The Stamp Act Congress:
British General Cornwallis
surrendered at:
The turning point of the
American Revolution was:
The leader of the rebellion in
Haiti was:
The Continental System was
designed to:
The chief revolutionary leader in
Rio de la Plata was:
In 1822, Dom Pedro became
emperor of:
Proletarianization can be defined
as:
The British North American Act:
The “Battle of Nations” was:
The Congress of Vienna
combined Piedmont and:
The first war to be covered by
war correspondents and
photographers was:
The primary mover behind the
unification of Italy was:
The Danish War was fought over
the territories of:
The Dual Monarchy is associated
with which Empire?
The only territory to change
hands after the Austro Prussian
War was:
The 1848 revolutions:
The Franco Prussian war saw the
collapse of:
The man most responsible for the
unification of Germany was:
“La Reforma” was under:
The Opium war was fought
between:
Commodore Matthew C. Perry
forcibly opened trade with:
The first Emperor of Mexico
was:
The Critique of Pure Reason was
written by:
Considered the greatest of the
German Romantic Writers:
John Wesley was the leader of
the:
"The Great Fear" led the French
aristocracy to:
The Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen was:
The first attempt at protection of
Child Laborers was the:
On October 5, 1789, some 7,000
women marched on:
The most famous political club to
emerge from the Estates General
was the:
The Termidorian Reaction
brought an end to:
The first Steam-Powered
locomotive was developed by:
Total military mobilization of
men and property was called the:
The __________ allied with the
Sans-Culottes.
The French Revolution officially
ends with the founding of:
1.
Frankenstein was written by Percy Shelly
2.
The Napoleonic Code abolished privileges of birth.
3.
The Industrial Revolution begins in Britain
4.
Convention of 1839 guaranteed Belgian Neutrality.
5.
The Frankfurt Parliament Unified Germany.
6.
Robespierre did not associate with the Committee of
Public Safety.
7.
The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the American
Revolution.
8.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended the MexicanAmerican War
9.
The First Prime Minister of Canada was Robert Walpole.
10.
The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the US.
• The Four Ordinances
• The Intolerable Acts
• The Reign of Terror
• Moderate Liberalism
Test 3 – Essay Test
• What is the significance of the “Scramble for Africa.” Does it still
effect us today? If so, how?
• How did Alliances help lead to a world conflict? Was it strictly the
alliance system that led to war or would war have happened even
without the alliance systems?
Material From Test IV
Lenin's secret police organization
was called the:
Lenin's successor as head of the
Communist Party in Russia was:
The Balfour Declaration:
Hitler wrote Mein Kampf while:
In Europe, World War II began
with the German invasion of:
The Spanish Civil War was
caused by:
The D-Day operation was led by:
The Sturmabteilung, or “brown
shirts,” were founded by:
The Enabling Act:
The Fasci di Combattimento was
founded by:
The Asian theater of World War
II began with the:
The Anschluss was:
The Korean Peninsula was
divided along the::
De-Stalinization originally
occurred under this Soviet leader.
Just before the Second World
War, Italy invaded:
The German plan to attack
Russia in the Second World War
was:
The “Suez crisis” occurred when
__________ seized control of the
canal.
The Schutzstaffel were led by
Which of these countries did
NOT come from the division of
Austria-Hungary?
Colonial India broke into two
states - India and
______________.
In 1962, the conflict in Algeria
was resolved by a government
led by:
“The Tet Offensive” occurred
during
" Vietnamization" was a policy
pursued by President:
The Soviet claim that they had the
right to intervene in the domestic
policies of communist countries was
called the:
“Star Wars” was the nickname
for:
Perestroika can be translated to
mean:
The eastern European revolutions
from 1988-1990 lead to the
eventual split of which country?
The first leader of Russia, after
the fall of Communism was:
The first man in space was:
The European Economic
Community was also known as
the:
The Feminine Mystique was
written by:
Segregation in the United States
was ruled illegal in:
The 1973 Arab-Israeli War began
with a surprise attack on:
Independence in Ghana came
under:
Apartheid is defined as:
From 1952-1959, Britain declared a
State of Emergency in this African
state, in an attempt to put down a
revolt.
The events at Chernobyl are
generally considered to be the:
The precursor to the Internet was
the:
The Lateran Accord was
negotiated by:
The Groundwork for the UN was
laid at the _________
Conference.
1.
Collectivization was an initiative started by Leon Trotsky.
2.
The Turning point of WWII was the battle of Stalingrad.
3.
Germany was divided into five occupation zones.
4.
Détente occurred during the leadership of Brezhnev and
Reagan.
5.
The Cold War ends with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
6.
The closest the Cold War came to a “hot war” was the
Cuban Missile Crisis.
7.
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was an enormous
upheaval in Russia.
8.
The Iranian Revolution led to US hostages being held for
444 Days.
9.
The Marshall Plan helped rebuild Europe after World War
II
10.
The Persian Gulf War began with the Invasion of Kuwait.
• Name the five members of the UN Security Council
• Name at least four of the Slavic Peoples that made up Yugoslavia
• Name six members of NATO (Bonus Points for any extra you name.)
• Name the at least four countries involved in the 1989 Revolutions.
• Name at least four current European or Asian Heads of State
(Leaders, Prime Ministers, Presidents, Premiers, etc.).