Global II -Trimester 2-Part 1 of Final

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  1. The first part of the Industrial Revolution, which country set the pace?

    2. Your answer:
    Britain
    United States
    Germany
    Belgium

  2. During the second part of the Industrial Revolution, which countries had the more abundant supplies of raw material than the country in Question #1?

    3. Your answer:
    Austria- Hungary, Belgium and Germany
    Spain, Portugal and Italy
    Germany, France and the United States
    Denmark, Switzerland and the United States

  3. Two countries in particular became very important industrial countries within a very short period of time after the country in #1. They were:

    4. Your answer:
    France and Austria- Hungary
    Germany and France
    Germany and the United States
    Belgium and Italy

  4. Countries began to industrialize quickly because

    5. Your answer:
    factories with advanced technology moved to other countries.
    new sources of energy were used that were more efficient.
    all of the answers
    countries had different styles of governments which promoted industrialization.

  5. Russia had significant industrial resources but lacked these items for rapid industrialization:

    6. Your answer:
    an organized government
    people who cared about technology
    social and political conditions
    an educated working class of people

  6. As the Second Industrial Revolution took hold, so did monopolies. Which man played an important part in the formation of monopolies?

    7. Your answer:
    John D. Rockefellar
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Samuel Morse
    Orville and Wilbur Wright

  7. Large amounts of capital had to be invested for companies to grow. Thus this item was begun to let anyone own a piece of the business.

    8. Your answer:
    monopolies
    stocks
    venture capitalists
    giant corporations

  8. Germ theory was coming into being during the late 1800's. One scientist showed the link between microbes and disease and put his knowledge to work by developing a vaccine for rabies. He was:

    9. Your answer:
    Joseph Lister
    Robert Koch
    Louis Pasteur
    Florence Nightingale

  9. In Russia the symbol of the Red Guard and the Bolsheivks, in general, represented which group of people?

    10. Your answer:
    the proletariat
    the merchants
    the party members
    the businessmen

  10. What was the trigger event for World War I?

    11. Your answer:
    The assasination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophia.
    None of the answers.
    Germany's interference with Austro-Hungarian rule.
    Bismark making demands on the other countries in the area.

  11. The demand for goods during the Second Industrial Revolution, helped to create large cities, railroads and factories.

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. Japan lacked the raw materials so it could not participate in the Second Industrial Revolution.

    13. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  13. Unions helped to organize the work force in industrialized countries to make the jobs safer.

    14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  14. During the Second Industrial Revolution, countries that were considered to be the most successful were the ones that could measure high output in textiles.

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. Alfred Nobel invented steel, and was so upset by how it was used in war, that later he started the Nobel Peace prize.

    16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  16. Electricity replaced steam as the fuel source during the Second Industrial Revolution.

    17. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  17. Interchangeable parts and assembly lines helped to speed up production. This was demonstrated by Henry Ford.

    18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  18. A form of a monopoly during the Second Industrial Revolution was one that controlled oil wells, oil pipelines and the LOCAL gas station management.

    19. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  19. Better hygiene awareness and practice caused a large drop in the death rate and disease during the late 1800's.

    20. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  20. In general, when discussing life expectancy between men and women, women usually have a longer life span. We spoke about 1850 Males lived to 40.3 yrs; women 42.8 yrs. By 1910- males 52.7 yrs and females 56.0 yrs, the trend continues.

    21. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  21. The trigger event for the United States entering World War I was

    22. Your answer:

  22. Which two main mammals could the avian flu mutate in to create a pandemic?

    23. Your answer:

  23. When talking about diseases in the US, what does CDC stand for?

    24. Your answer:

  24. When talking about disease, what does WHO, stand for?

    25. Your answer:

  25. Gandhi was raised and educated in what country?

    26. Your answer:

  26. In the US, what was the term that was used during the 50's to refer to the "witch-hunts" for communists?

    27. Your answer:

  27. Winston Churchill was not really a good houseguest when he was trying to impress a certain U.S person the first time. Where did Churchill stay?

    28. Your answer:

  28. The "blitzkrieg" refered to what historical happening? Russians invading Japan; Germans bombing London; or the United States entering the war? Write out the phrase.

    29. Your answer:

  29. "V-E Day" ended the war on what continent and what did it stand for?

    30. Your answer:

  30. When V-E Day happened, what country was the United States still at war with during World War II?

    31. Your answer:

  31. Which part of Berlin was the democratic side?

    32. Your answer:
    South Berlin
    West Berlin
    North Berlin
    East Berlin

  32. The Russians would not allow the Allies to get food and supplies to their part of Berlin, how were these items gotten to the city?

    33. Your answer:
    airlifted
    a secret tunnel was used
    smuggled in
    the turnpike was used

  33. What was the "Iron Curtain"?

    34. Your answer:
    a decorative metal curtain in the Krelin
    none of these answers
    a symbolic term referring to war machines which were guarding the democratic and communist sides of Germany
    a large metal curtain, used in prisons where tortures were done

  34. Gorbachov of Russia and President Reagan fo the US were responsible for arranging the tearing down of what item, which reunited an important city?

    35. Your answer:
    a museum to the Holocaust
    Berlin Wall
    a flag that the NAZI's used during wartime
    a library which housed bad ideologies

  35. What do the letters NATO stand for?

    36. Your answer:
    North American Transmission Organization
    North American Treaty Organization
    North American Transfer Organization
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  36. The United Nations can supervise but tries to stay out of affairs which are

    37. Your answer:
    not relevent to their security.
    non- of its business.
    civil wars instead of international wars.
    which hold no promise of financial reward.

  37. Who was not an founding member of the United Nations?

    38. Your answer:
    China
    United States
    Soviet Union
    Japan

  38. Who won the Cold War?

    39. Your answer:
    China won because they wanted to show the world their strength
    No one, it was a term used for the high stress time of early nuclear power
    The Soviet Union won it because they still had weapons
    The US won because they had the technology to build more bombs

  39. This politician, during his hunt for communists, ruined many careers. Students signed up as communists while in college and this man tracked them down and exposed the people. The movie industry was hit hard and actors and actresses were blacklisted. Who was the man?

    40. Your answer:
    Senator Richard Nixon
    Senator Joseph McCarthy
    Senator Winston Churchill
    Senator Joe Lieberman

  40. Lenin believed that a socialist revolution could succeed in Russia if

    41. Your answer:
    peasants owned the land they worked.
    Russia became an industrial state.
    a small group of revolutionaries let the effort.
    revolutions were carried out at the same time in other parts of Europe.

  41. After Revolution broke out in Russia in March 1917, which man did the Germans allow unobstructed passage through Germany, because they knew he would cause trouble and hopefully pull Russia out of WWI?

    42. Your answer:
    Stalin
    Trotsky
    Kerensky
    Lenin

  42. To gain control of territory that would supply raw materials and markets to them, Japan decided to invade what region?

    43. Your answer:
    India
    Manchuria
    Hawaii
    the Phillipines

  43. Which country fought with the Axis powers in World War I; and then due to no recognition, decided to fight with the Germany in World War II?

    44. Your answer:
    France
    Austria
    Switzerland
    Italy

  44. In regards to the Korean War, what was the Parallel (latitude) that was supposed to be the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)?

    45. Your answer:
    the 51st Parallel
    the 10th parallel
    the no-man's land parallel
    38th Parallel

  45. Japan was rebuilt after World War II due to a treaty. The United States wanted

    46. Your answer:
    to keep an eye on Japan.
    to make it a strong demilitarized country.
    to make it a good market for the United States.
    to enable Japan to pay for all of the damage she caused.

  46. When people congregate into masses, and can be influenced easily to often do bad things it is called

    47. Your answer:
    grouping
    functional pluralism
    societal massing
    mob mentality

  47. Which statement is FALSE about females in most Muslim countries?

    48. Your answer:
    Muslim countries encourage women to worship whom they please
    Women in Afghanistan women were treated very badly by the Taliban
    In Muslim countries women show great gender bias.
    Women still wear burkas (tradional dress covering the face)in certain Muslim countries

  48. In modern day China, according to our speaker, which item(s) are true?

    49. Your answer:
    People favor living in the cities instead of the suburbs.
    They don't have to ask questions about political candidates because the government knows best and gives one choice and knows best.
    All of these answers, are true about China.
    There is still great gender bias in modern China.

  49. The system of legally separating races in South Africa was called

    50. Your answer:
    ethnic cleansing.
    apartheid.
    extraterritoriality.
    Maumau.

  50. The Little Red Book, of communist rules, was carried around and read by which nationality?

    51. Your answer:
    It was carried by Churchill's followers in England.
    It was carried by Gandhi's followers in India.
    It was carried by Mao Zedung's followers in China.
    It was carried by Castro's followers in Cuba.

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