Renaissance and Reformation
Renaissance means this:
A. Rebirth
B. Revolution
C. Reform
D. Discovery
A. Rebirth
This invention by Eli Whitney made cotton processing much faster:
A. Spinning Jenny
B. Cotton Gin
C. Steam Engine
D. Power Loom
B. Cotton Gin
The assassination of this Austrian Archduke started World War I:
A. Otto von Bismarck
B. Franz Ferdinand
C. Kaiser Wilhelm II
D. Nicholas II
B. Franz Ferdinand
These two countries were the main rivals during the Cold War:
A. United States and China
B. Germany and France
C. United States and Soviet Union
D. Japan and United Kingdom
C. United States and Soviet Union (USSR)
This canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through Central America:
A. Suez Canal
B. Panama Canal
C. Erie Canal
D. Kiel Canal
B. Panama Canal
This Italian artist and inventor painted the Mona Lisa and sketched ideas for flying machines:
A. Michelangelo
B. Raphael
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Donatello
C. Leonardo da Vinci
This term describes people moving from rural areas to cities for work:
A. Immigration
B. Urbanization
C. Industrialization
D. Migration
B. Urbanization
This term describes European countries competing to take control of African land and resources, contributing to the outbreak of WWI:
A. Nationalism
B. Triple Entente
C. Scramble for Africa
D. Alliances
C. Scramble for Africa
This 1957 Soviet satellite was the first object launched into space:
A. Apollo 11
B. Voyager 1
C. Sputnik
D. Challenger
C. Sputnik
A major cause of the Sepoy Rebellion was the belief that rifle cartridges were greased with these two animal fats offensive to Hindu and Muslim soldiers:
A. Chicken and fish
B. Sheep and goat
C. Cow and pig
D. Horse and deer
C. Cow and pig
This German monk nailed the 95 Theses to a church door, criticizing the Catholic Church:
A. John Calvin
B. Martin Luther
C. Henry VIII
D. Erasmus
B. Martin Luther
This environmental problem worsened as factories burned coal and released smoke into the air:
A. Water pollution
B. Soil erosion
C. Air pollution
D. Deforestation
C. Air pollution
This harsh treaty from WWI helped create anger in Germany and led to WWII:
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Treaty of Versailles
C. Congress of Vienna
D. Munich Agreement
B. Treaty of Versailles
What is known as the rapid, competitive buildup of military, especially nuclear, weapons between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
A. Space Race
B. Arms Race
C. Cold Conflict
D. Nuclear Expansion
B. Arms Race
This continent was heavily divided and controlled by European powers during the 1800s, mainly for their natural resources:
A. Asia
B. South America
C. Africa
D. Australia
C. Africa
This term refers to the religious movement that led to the creation of Protestant churches:
A. Enlightenment
B. Reformation
C. Humanism
D. Secularism
B. Reformation
During the Industrial Revolution, many children worked long hours in these places:
A. Schools
B. Offices
C. Factories
D. Farms
C. Factories
This genocide led by the Nazis resulted in the deaths of about six million Jews:
A. The Holocaust
B. Armenian Genocide
C. Rwandan Genocide
D. Great Purge
A. The Holocaust
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism to other countries:
A. Isolationism
B. Containment
C. Imperialism
D. Detente
B. Containment Policy
This region of the United Kingdom experienced conflict between Catholics and Protestants in the late 1900s during The Troubles:
A. Scotland
B. Wales
C. Northern Ireland
D. England
C. Northern Ireland
These were payments made to the Catholic Church that were believed to reduce punishment for sins:
A. Tithes
B. Taxes
C. Indulgences
D. Offerings
C. Indulgences
Why did people move to cities to work in factories?
A. To find better-paying jobs
B. To escape war
C. To attend school
D. To farm more land
A. To find better-paying jobs
The United States dropped atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities to help end World War II:
A. Tokyo and Osaka
B. Kyoto and Nagasaki
C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D. Yokohama and Kobe
C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This term describes wars where the U.S. and Soviet Union supported different sides without fighting each other directly:
A. Civil Wars
B. Revolutionary Wars
C. World Wars
D. Proxy Wars
D. Proxy War
This is a series of protests and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa that began after a man set himself on fire in protest:
A. Arab Spring
B. French Revolution
C. Iranian Revolution
D. Fall of the Berlin Wall
A. Arab Spring