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Q: 100
IDENTIFY the two European countries underlined.
COUNTRY A is a large country, with a long coastline bordering the Arctic Ocean. Its port cities are locked by ice most of the year. In comparison COUNTRY B is an island country with a mild climate and many ports accessible all year round.
COUNTRY A: RUSSIACOUNTRY B: THE UNITED KINGDOM
Q: 200
ADOUBLE
JEOPARDY!
MEXICO CITY
A: 200
Q: 300
This country’s distinct shape and location on a major body of water affects trade with other countries. For hundreds of years, merchants have taken advantage of its perfect location to trade goods from Africa, Asia, and Europe. In spite of a major trade barrier to its north, excellent highways, bridges, and tunnels connect this country with its neighbors to the north.
Identify the country.
A: 300
ITALY
Mediterranean SeaAfricaAsia
Q: 400
This country is slightly smaller than the United States and is known for its beautiful long coastline by a major ocean. Dense forests cover most of its northern region. In its northwest lies the world’s largest wetland area. Most major cities are located in its eastern coastline.
BRAZIL
A:400
Q:500
This physical feature in Europe is a large mountain-free landform. It stretches from the Pyrenees Mountains in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east. Identify this physical feature and at least three countries that are part of it.
A:500The European Plain or the North
European PlainFrance, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Poland,
Belarus (and more)
Q:100
Named after a famous explorer, this term was one of the most significant results of the Age of Exploration and in many ways the first global trade of goods and ideas.
A:100
The Columbian Exchange
Q:200
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The term ________ means to focus on one product or service. For example, a factory that builds only cars, or a person who strings beads in a jewelry store.
A: 200
Q: 300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
A: 300
Trade Barriers
Q: 400
Which economic term best describes using money to earn more money?
A: 400
Q: 500In order to pay its debts for World War I, as dictated by
the________________, Germany engaged in a tremendous hyperinflation of its currency, printing paper
marks until, by 1923, they became utterly worthless. The destruction of the currency wiped out the people's savings,
which meant that there would be very little capital available within the German economy for years to come.
1) Fill in the blank.
2) What worldwide economic event made this situation in Germany worse?
3) What the direct result of this in Germany?
A: 500
1. Treaty of Versailles
2. Worldwide Depression
3. Rise to Nazism.
Q: 100
Group of states or communities come together to support each other and to work on common problems. Participants are voluntary, equal members. They have to meet with each other before taking action on an issue. The European Union is an example.
A: 100
Confederacy/Confederate System of Government
Q: 200
The last ruler of the Incan Empire.
A: 200
Atahualpa
Q: 300
The ability to borrow money.
A: 300
Q: 400
This country has a centralized economy and a centralized government. The government owns all factories and most farms. About 90 percent of the people work for the government. Health care and education are provided by the government at no cost. The country has a high literacy rate of 99%. Name this country.
A: 400
Q: 500
European empire building in _________ and ________ was one of the main reasons for the outbreak of WWI.
A: 500
Africa and Asia
Q:100
A revolutionary group who believe that the Mexican government is not doing enough to help the poor in the country. In 1994, the group led an uprising in Chiapas in protest against Mexico joining the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A:100
Q: 200
“I was born a slave, but nature gave me a soul of a free man….”
A: 200
Toussaint L‘Ouverture
Q: 300
On the morning of September 16, 1810, in the town of Dolores, this revolutionary hero launched the Mexican War of Independence, when he declared an open revolt against the injustices of the Spanish colonial system.
A: 300
Miguel Hidalgo
Q: 400
A military and revolutionary leader, who led an independence movement that helped to create the Republic of Colombia in 1819. It was made up of the modern-day countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Panama.
A: 400
Simon Bolivar
Q: 500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
A: 500
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Q:100
Which of the following was an important cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A. differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia
B. an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia
C. differences among social and economic classes in Russia
D. an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia
A: 100Which of the following was an important
cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A. differences among religious and ethnic groups in Russia.
B. an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia.
C. differences among social and economic classes in Russia.
D. an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade Russia.
Q: 200
WW II , the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers are all _____________.A.effects of European exploration and colonization on various world regions.B.examples of conflicts that changed Europe in the 20th century.C.causes of European empire building in Africa and Asia. D.causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A: 200
WW II , the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers are all ____________.
A.effects of European exploration and colonization on various world regions.B.examples of conflicts that changed Europe in the 20th century.C.causes of European empire building in Africa and Asia. D.causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Q: 300
An armed revolt against the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959, lead to the establishment of a revolutionary government which later reformed along communist lines. What is the historical name for this revolt?
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A: 300
The Cuban Revolution
Q: 400
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, this country disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. Its fall was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom, and a triumph of democracy. The United States rejoiced as its arch enemy was brought to its knees, thereby ending a conflict which had hovered over these two superpowers since the end of the second World War.
1. Identify the country underlined.2. Identify the conflict underlined3. What event is being described in this passage?
A: 400
Soviet UnionThe Cold WarThe collapse of the Soviet Union
Q: 500
Sequence the following conflicts in correct chronological order.•Russian Revolution•WWII•The Cuban Revolution•The destruction of the Aztec Empire•The destruction of the Incan Empire.•Latin American revolutions.
A: 500
1.The destruction of the Aztec Empire.2.The destruction of the Incan Empire.3.Latin American Revolutions.4.Russian Revolution5.WWII6.The Cuban Revolution
Q: 100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
A: 100
A=Aztec EmpireB= Inca Empire
Q: 200
Which statement describes the economy of Cuba.
A.Cuba has a pure command economy.B.Cuba has a pure market economy.C.Cuba is mostly a market economy, but the government does control some businesses.D.Cuba is mostly a command economy, but the government allows some people to own their own businesses.
A: 200
Which statement describes the economy of Cuba.
A.Cuba has a pure command economy.B.Cuba has a pure market economy.C.Cuba is mostly a market economy, but the government does control some businesses.D.Cuba is mostly a command economy, but the government allows some people to own their own businesses.
Q: 300
Put the following events in the order in which they happened.
1. Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.2. Germany invaded Poland.3. Germans were unhappy because of high
unemployment and poverty.4. France and Great Britain declared war on
Germany.
A: 300
3. Germans were unhappy because of high unemployment and poverty.1.Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.2.Germany invaded Poland.4. France and Great Britain declared war on Germany.
Q: 400
The box for “Entrepreneur” is at the top of the diagram because it shows that the entrepreneur is A.First in the alphabet compared to the other words.B.Dependent on other people to make the business successful.C.Most important in organizing all other resources for a successful business.D.Interested in making sure that the people in the business are well trained for the job.
Capital
A: 400
C. Most important in organizing all other resources for a successful business.
Q: 500
Identify the structure of government illustrated above and name two countries with the same structure.
A: 500
Parliamentary Democracy with a
Constitutional Monarchy and a Federal System
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
Identify the city in this passage.
Overcrowding, industrialization, vehicle emissions, and location at the base of mountains which traps emissions producing a heavy overlay of smog has been a major cause of pollution in this crowded city.
ANSWER
NAFTA and the EUROPEAN UNION are examples of
organizations that remove____________________ in order to increase trade
between member countries.
NAFTA and the EUROPEAN UNION are examples of
organizations that remove____________________ in order to increase trade
between member countries.
ANSWER
Identify the two empires marked
A and B
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B
ANSWER
Identify the speaker of the following quote.