Review for World History
Spring Semester Final Exam
Directions
• Use a separate sheet of paper to answer
the review questions for our spring
semester final exam
• Turn this in at the end of the period
• Do not use books, the internet, notes or
anyone else…you have a final coming up,
see what you remember and what you
need to review
Match the following terms to their definitions
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Abdicate
Appeasement
Attrition
Revolution
Rebellion
Meiji
Propaganda
Realpolitik
Apartheid
Social Darwinism
a. Wearing down until enemy
surrenders
b. To step down or give up
c. Citizens fight to overthrow gov’t
d. “Advertising” for a gov’t cause
e. Legal segregation
f. Only the “fit” are successful
g. To give someone something in
order to avoid a fight/conflict
h. Citizens fight to change a policy
that they feel is unfair
i. “Enlightened Rule”
j. Political theory where ends justify
the means – do whatever is
necessary to gain goals
Copy and fill out the chart.
Revolution
Monarch
before
revolution
Leader of
Revolution
What did
they fight
for?
English
Civil War
Becomes
dictatorship
Haitian
End to
Slavery
American
French
Interesting
facts…
G. W. & T.J.
Louis XVI
Who won?
Match the following terms.
a.
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Theory of Divine Right
Abdicate
Congress of Vienna
Open Door Policy
Capitalism
Communism
Totalitarianism
Domino Theory
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c.
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Belief that all should be economically
equal with the government in control
of all resources
All countries allowed to trade in a
sphere of influence
Political theory that if one nation fell
to communism then all weak
countries within the region would
also turn to communism.
To give up; particularly used in a
monarchy
Belief that god has allowed someone
to rule
Meeting of European powers that
reset the balance after the fall of
Napoleon
Belief that individuals should invest
and be in charge of resources
Usually a dictator ship where one
person is in control of media,
education, economy, government
Napoleon.
• Declared himself
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after the French
Revolution.
Where was Napoleon
defeated?
Industrial Revolution
• Where does it start?
• Why does it start here?
• Name some of the issues with the
industrial revolution for workers.
Causes of WWI are…
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Sparking the “Powder Keg”
• What area of the
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world was considered
the “powder keg”?
Whose assassination
sparked the “powder
keg”?
WWI: the sides
Name the members of the Alliances.
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Russian Revolution
• Who came to power
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as a result of the
Russian Revolution?
What main political
theory did he
subscribe to?
After the Revolution,
Russia became the
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Dictators
• Name the
totalitarian
dictators of
WWII. Where
were they in
power?
WWII: the sides
Name the members of the Alliances
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Cold War Matching
a. US gives money to war torn
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Satellite Nations
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
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European nations in
exchange for staying
Democratic
Divide between Democratic
and Communist nations
described by Churchill
Defensive alliance between
US, GB, and other Western
nations
Countries around the USSR
that were under the control
of the Communists
If any country is in danger of
invasion by Communists, the
US will come to their aid
Defensive alliance between
USSR and other communist
nations
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Who was this man?
What did he do?
How did he do it?
Who did he influence?
REMINDERS!!!
• You need to review on your own for the final
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(remember it counts 15% of your grade). You
will need a pencil for your final exam.
Don’t forget to know the geography on the
study guide!
COME PREPARED SO YOU CAN LEAVE FOR
BREAK KNOWING YOU DID YOUR BEST!!