History Pre Test
  • 1. In the 1400s, this man helped Portugal take an early lead in exploration by providing money to study navigation, develop better boats, and encourage voyages along the coast of Africa. Who was he?
A) Francisco Pizarro
B) James Cook
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Prince Henry
  • 2. Which was not a reason for the establishment of European overseas colonies?
A) Europeans were interested in learning from other cultures.
B) European industry needed more sources of raw materials.
C) Europeans thought that colonies would buy European products.
D) Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples.
  • 3. There were many reasons for the exploration of the world by the Europeans starting in the 1400’s. Some of those reasons are: * To find a sea route to the spices of Asia. * To find gold, silver, and precious stones. * To expand their knowledge of the world. * To build and control larger empires. * To expand the Christian religion. * To find natural resources for their newly created factories* To open up new markets for their newly created products.
A) The Europeans were trying to expand their territories, gather riches, and spread their religion.
B) Europeans were looking to find ways to ease overcrowding in their cities.
C) The monarchs of Europe were trying to develop and use new sailing technologies.
D) European explorers were trying to prove that the earth was not flat.
  • 4. Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of World War I?
A) fear of the spread of communism
B) an explosion on the battleship Maine
C) European empire building in Africa and Asia
D) the Japanese invasion of the Philippines
  • 5. Which of the following was an important cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A) an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia
B) an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia
C) differences among social and economic classes in Russia
D) differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia
  • 6. Withdrawal from WWI, poverty, starvation, overthrow of the czar, civil war and communism are associated with the
A) Chinese Revolution
B) French Revolution
C) Russian Revolution
D) Spanish Revolution
  • 7. Which of the following events occurred as a result of European exploration of the Americas in the 1400s and the 1500s?
A) the invention of the astrolabe, which improved navigation.
B) the destruction of the Aztec and Incan civilizations
C) the discovery that only the Atlantic Ocean separated Asia from Europe
D) the discovery and use of the Northwest Passage to Asia
  • 8. In the 1500s, the Incan civilization was conquered by Spanish soldiers led by
A) Montezuma
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Francisco Pizarro
  • 9. In the 1500s the Aztec Empire in Central America was conquered by Spanish soldiers led by
A) Montezuma.
B) Christopher Columbus.
C) James Cook.
D) Hernando Cortés.
  • 10. Part of the Columbian Exchange between Europe and the Americas included the
A) Introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas
B) Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas
C) Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe
D) Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific
  • 11. Cortes and Pizarro were able to conquer the Aztecs and the Incas because
A) the Native Central Americans were peaceful and refused to fight the Spanish soldiers
B) the Aztec navy was quickly defeated by the superior Spanish Armada
C) European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish
D) the Aztecs and Incas were at war with each other, making them weaker
  • 12. One impact of the African Slave Trade included
A) Africans brought their French and English languages to Latin America
B) More opportunities for Africans to own land
C) Less shipping between continents
D) Further blending of ethnic groups in Latin America
  • 13. The African slave trade grew because European nations wanted the captured Africans
A) to replace the labor of the serfs
B) to increase the number of soldiers in their armies
C) to work on the plantations in their colonies
D) to work in the new factories
  • 14. Miguel Hidalgo is best known as the Father of Independence in
A) Boliva
B) Hati
C) Mexico
D) Venezuela
  • 15. In the 1800s, Miguel Hidalgo helped to inspire the people of Mexico to rise up against which country and eventually gain independence?
A) France
B) Russia
C) England
D) Spain
  • 16. After a ten−year struggle, Haiti was the first nation in Latin America to gain independence in 1804. How did Haiti
A) as part of the treaty at the end of the French and Indian War
B) when the British defeated Napoleon at Waterloo
C) in a revolution started by Simón Bolívar
D) in a revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture
  • 17. A book about the history of Latin America during the 1800s featuring Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar and Miguel Hidalgo, would most likely have which title?
A) The Rise of Communism in Latin America
B) Independence Movements in Latin America
C) The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America
D) United States Colonies in Latin America
  • 18. "The Liberator" who led Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador in their successful fight for independence from
A) Jose de San Martin
B) Toussaint L'Ouverture
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Miguel Hidalgo
  • 19. A lasting impact of the Cuban Revolution has been
A) More leaders chosen by the people
B) Less political freedom for Cubans
C) More economic choices for the people
D) Less need for trade with other countries
  • 20. How did Canada achieve independence from Britain?
A) as a result of the American Revolution
B) as a result of the British defeat of the French
C) by a war for independence
D) by means of negotiations over a period of time
  • 21. Today, some citizens and elected leaders of Québec believe their province should take which action?
A) close its borders to all new immigrants
B) become an independent country
C) withdraw from the United Nations
D) refuse to trade with the United States
  • 22. What is causing some of the people of Quebec to desire independence from Canada?
A) French descendents living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English
B) Oppressed Quebec citizens desire freedom of speech and religion
C) Large deposits of fossil fuels that Quebec doesn’t want to share with the rest of Canada
D) Canada conquered Quebec during World War II
  • 23. The first Australians were nomadic hunters and gatherers. When Europeans reached Australia, they called the dark−skinned people they encountered
A) Aborigines
B) Maoris
C) Aztecs
D) Inuits
  • 24. In the late 1700s the British government used the colony of Australia as
A) a source of resources like coal and iron
B) a location in which to build new factories
C) a military base to replace the African colonies
D) a prison to which criminals could be sent.
  • 25. Why did so many aborigines die from diseases after European colonization of Australia?
A) Europeans brought new diseases to Australia
B) Eating habits changed
C) An increased need for sewage facilities
D) A shortage of soap
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