Story of the World, Book 4, Modern Times
Test 20
Multiple Choice:
1. The Boxer
Rebellion took place in
A. China
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. Africa
2. The trip
across country with the Oregon Trail, coast to coast, took about
A. 2 weeks
B. 1 month
C. 6 months
D. 2 years
3. Cuba’s main
export during this time was
A. salt
B. gold
C. sugar
D. cocoa
4. Korea is a
nation in/on a/an
A. island
B. peninsula
C. archipelago
D. landlocked
territory
5. “Sino” means
A. Chinese
B. elephantine
C. Martian
D. angry
6. Alexander II
of Russia deterred corruption by
A. recognizing
the right to a trial by jury, not just with a judge
B. restricting
freedom of the press
C. centralizing
power
D. rejecting
the West entirely
Fill in the blank with the best answer
1. (extra
credit) The secret society that
began the Boxer Rebellion was called the
S_____ of R_______ and H_________ F_______.
2. (extra
credit) Russia under Nicholas II
needed to retain control over Port Arthur so
they could have a w_____ w______ p_________.
3. Two American
Indians that fought against Western territory being taken over by
immigrants from the East coast were C______ H_______ and
G__________.
4. The leader
in Persia was called a s_____.
5. The U.S.
fought with Spain after the sinking of the M_______.
6. The United
States Navy during the Spanish American War was run by Theodore
R________, who later took his R___________ R____________
charging up San
J_________ Hill.
7. The Spanish
American War took C__________, G__________, P_________ Rico,
and the P___________ away from Spain and put them under
American control.
8. The migrants
who traveled to the western territories of America in covered wagons in
the 1800s were called p_________.
9. In the
Battle of Adowa, E___________ defeated the I________ army and won the
right to stay independent of European colonialization.
10. Liberia was
a country in A____________ founded as a home or freed American
s______ (liber means free).
Pick the best answer from the selections.
1. During the
war between China and Japan, the Qing emperor was in charge of
______________ (China / Japan) and the Meiji emperor was in
charge of
_____________ (China / Japan).
Essays (pick one, middle school write at least 100 words,
high school shoot for 250)
1. Tell the
story of the Boxer Rebellion;
include information on its origins and end.
2. Tell the
story of Crazy Horse and General Custer;
include information on the background of each man and the causes of
their conflict.
3. Describe the
involvement of the New York Journal and
William Randolph Hearst in the Spanish American War; include his famous quote, and explain it.
4. Tell the
story of Kojong and Min. Be
complete.
5. Alexander
III “set out to undo everything his father had done”. What does this mean?
Give a full explanation with examples.
Short answer
1. The rebels
that fought in the Boxer Rebellion pulled up railroad lines. Why?
2. Andrew
Carnegie was a philanthropist.
What does that mean?
3. What
important product did British companies start selling and using out of Persia?
4. What
colonial (European) nation first ruled the Philippines and Cuba?
5. What were
buffalo chips used for?
6. What country
did China and Japan (and later Russia) fight for control of?
7. Why did
Russians have a picture of Alexander III in their homes?
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