BENCHMARK REVIEW #2

RANDOM TRIVIA
1. Prior to the American Revolution, which country issued a series of taxes on the colonist to help
pay for the military action in North America.
2. In Boston, a group of citizens disguised as Indians tossed 15,000 lbs worth of tea into the harbor.
This incident would be known as what?
3. All the tension between Britain and America all came to a head on July 4th, 1776 when what
happened?
4. The Third Estate was broken up into three groups. What were they?
5. What was the name of the Prison that was taken over in Paris during the French Revolution?
6. In order from top to bottom, what was Frances social structure like?
7. The people of France mistrusted the king of France. However, they also mistrusted whom just as
much?
8. When the king and nobles shut the National Assembly out from their usual place of meeting,
they setup in the Kings _________.
9. The 250 million dollars it cost France to aid _______ in their fight for independence was the last
straw before revolution began.
10. Which city became the meeting place for people who wanted to discuss politics and ideas during
the Enlightenment?
11. The British government wanted the colonists to pay EXTREME taxes. However, the colonists
had no representation in Parliament. Since they had no representation in Parliament, the colonists
accused the British of what?
12. According to John Locke, if the government fails to protect your rights, the citizens have the
right to do what?
13. In France, bad weather caused widespread crop failures, resulting in a severe shortage of grain.
This shortage of grain caused what important food to increase in value?
14. Shortly after establishing the idea of a representative government over an absolute monarchy, the
Third Estate representatives were locked out of their meeting room. They met at an indoor tennis
court, pledging to stay until they drew up a new constitution. This became known as what?
15. France was split into three large social classes. These social classes were called what?
16. What is the preamble to the Declaration of Independence?
17. About 97% of the people in France belonged to which estate?
18. What were some of the negative effects of urbanization?
19. Europe was able to take over the areas in Africa because they had several advantages. Name at
least two.
20. The great businessmen of the Industrial Revolution were called what?
21. What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
22. During the Industrial Revolution a lot of people began to make a lot of money. However, most of
this new money belonged to whom?
23. The factory owners and businessmen were all members of the growing __________ class.
24. Before the Industrial Revolution, for centuries, most Europeans had lived where?

25. For years people mainly lived on farms. However, after 1800, the balance shifted and more
people began moving towards __________.
26. After the sinking of the British ship the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram, who entered
World War I?
27. Roosevelt and Churchill signed a treaty of friendship in August 1941. What was this agreement
called?
28. World War I was a war mainly fought where?
29. Nearly how many soldiers died as a result of World War I?
30. After the Wall Street Crash, banks and businesses failed and millions of people lost their jobs.
This period is known as the _______ _________.
31. Many women worked on the front lines during World War I as what?
32. This song became famous amongst soldiers during World War I. What was it called?
33. One-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war is
another way to say what?
34. On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, on the 11th month (November 11, 1918), what happened?
35. What two major countries signed the armistice that ended World War I?
36. ___________ was the phrase the soldier told their wives and families as they went off to war
during World War I.
37. Even though the Great War was initially between Serbia and Austria-Hungary, why did it become
a major conflict with multiple countries?
38. During World War I, the government depended on whom like never before?
39. What event started World War 1?
40. America didnt enter World War I until late because for most of the war we were what?
41. In the trenches, when you go up and over, this means you are going up and out of your trench
and then over to the other trench. However, before you get there you must cross what?
42. Who was a part of the Triple Entente during World War I?
43. Who was a part of the Triple Alliance during World War I?
44. What happened on June 28, 1914?
45. To protect themselves, most countries during World War I began building strong armies and
navies. They also started forming what?
46. What were the MAIN causes of war?
47. At the start of the 1900s, the people in Europe were filled with a great sense of ______.
48. Name two threats you faced while living in a trench.
49. The Family Feud, The Great War, and the War to End All Wars are all names for which major
war in world history?
50. World War I involved the use of new _________.
51. For most of World War I the United States practiced what?
52. As a result of World War I, what happened to an entire generation of people in Europe?
53. The men slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud, and dreamed mud. This quote is more than
likely describing the lives of soldiers who lived where?
54. When the United States joined the war in 1917, which side did we join with?
55. How long was World War I going on before the U.S. finally entered it?
56. Who was blamed for starting World War I?
57. What two events made the United States join World War I?
58. What did Germany offer Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram?

TRUE OR FALSE
1. Many leaders felt that honest reporting would turn people against the war.
2. The assassination of the Archduke and the Zimmerman Telegram were two events that forced
America to enter the war.
3. Trench foot was extremely rare during the war and most soldiers never worried about it.
4. The MAIN causes of war were Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nukes.
5. The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from Mexico to Germany in an attempt to get the Germans
to help Mexico take back some territory from the United States.
6. The government purposely used propaganda to get people to support the war.
7. During World War I, Germany and Austria-Hungary was forced to fight the war on two separate
sides of the country since they were fighting France & Russia.
8. The US supported Britain by actively fighting in the war from the very beginning.
9. During World War 1 the government used women like never before. They used them to replace
the men and work in factories, offices, and shops.
10. The majority of the people who lived on the colonies had been born and raised in Europe and this
was their first time seeing the new land.
11. By the time the French and Indian War ended, England was able to thrive economically since
they were victorious.
12. The American Revolution was a great social movement toward democracy and equality.
13. In France, the top 3% of the population owned about 30% of the land.
14. After the British started taxing for tea, things became violent on the colonies. This is why the
Boston Tea Party happened.
15. King Louis and Marie Antoinette were thrown in prison.
16. According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the citizens.
17. Despite the fact that the colonist had been away from the English for many decades and were
very much so independent, they were still expected to follow British laws.
18. Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacque Rousseaus view of the social contract was very much so
similar.
19. In an attempt to put an end to the huge debt Britain built up during the French and Indian War,
Britain made sure it never set up laws and taxes that prevented the colonists from buying and
selling from other countries.
20. The philosophes often challenged many assumptions about government and society. However,
they often viewed women as second to men.
21. King Louis XVI was indecisive and allowed matters to drift.
22. Although we study it now today, the fall of the Bastille was not very significant in the eyes of the
people in France.
23. In October 1789, thousands of French women rioted and killed several guards in the kings
palace because they wanted the right to vote.
24. July 14 in France is similar to the Fourth of July in the United States
25. Although they encouraged reform, philosophes were not active revolutionaries.

VOCABULARY

1. What is the policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically,
economically, or socially?
2. This is an agreement to stop fighting.
3. What is when a country chooses to not participation in a dispute or war?
4. In this type of warfare, soldiers fought each other from trenches.
5. One-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war is what?
6. Having EXTREME pride in your country, willing to defend it is known as what?
7. These are agreements to help one another in the event of an attack.
8. Building up armed forces and getting ready for war is better known as what?
9. During this time period there was an increased output of machine-made goods that began in
England in the middle 1700s.
10. This is the process of developing machine production of goods.
11. This is the process of city building and the movement of people to cities.