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European History #1
Test Description: European history standards for 6th grade Georgia CRCT.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why is Chernobyl famous?
A
It is Ukraine's major seaport.
B
A pipeline carrying oil broke at Chernobyl, and thousands of barrels of oil were lost.
C
It is the region with rich, black soil that makes Ukraine so productive.
D
An explosion at a nuclear power plant contaminated soil and water for miles around.y
2) Which of the following was not a reason for European exploration?
A
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity.
B
Europeans wanted to learn from the natives in the New World
C
Europeans were looking for a shorter route to transport spices
D
European nations wanted to gain control of natural resources in new lands.
3) Which of the following was a reason that Christopher Columbus was exploring when he found the Caribbean Islands?
A
He went in search of new land where he could create his own country.
B
He wanted to become the ruler of the natives in the new world.
C
He was looking for a new route to Asia that was faster than going around Africa.
D
He heard of the new world, and wanted to see it for himself.
4) Which Portugese Prince started a school where people could learn how to sail and navigate?
A
Prince Christopher the Explorer
B
Prince Henry the Navigator
C
Princess Ms. Wester
D
Prince Ferdinand the Magellan
5) The USSR set out to reform its government and economy during the late 1980's and early 1990's. What was the end result?
A
Their economy rebounded to its highest ever.
B
The entire government collapsed and communism ended in the USSR.
C
The country returned to the rule of the Romanovs.
D
They stopped trading with other countries around the world.
6) The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. What happened to East and West Germany as a result of this action?
A
East Germany and West Germany held different elections
B
They reunited and became one Germany.
C
East Germany started to compete with West Germany.
D
They went to war.
7) Which of the following was an important cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A
differences among social and economic classes in Russia
B
differences between religious and ethnic groups of Russia
C
an unsuccesful attempt by China to invade Russia
D
an unsuccesful attempt by Britian to invade Russia
8) After World War I, the entire world suffered economically due to
A
the rise of Facism
B
the development of nuclear weapons
C
the rise of the superpowers
D
a worldwide depression
9) The Russian Revolution anded the rule of the Romanov dynasty and ushered in the dictatorship of ____________.
A
Benito Mussolini
B
Vladimir Lennin
C
Josef Stalin
D
Adolph Hitler
10) In the 1700's, the UK sent many people, who were convicts, to _________ and set up a penal colony.
A
Brazil
B
New Zealand
C
Australia
D
America
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