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Mr. Beidler's Europe Review
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The Triple Entente (WW I) were
Russia, Japan, Germany
Austria-Hungary, Italy, Germany
Russia, France, Britain
Ottoman Empire, China, Japan
2
He unified Germany and became the Chancellor
of Germany in 1871
Woodrow Wilson
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Karl Marx
Otto Von Bismarck
3
Head of the committee of Public Safety in France during Reign of Terror (used the Guillotine)
Isaac Newton
Maximilien Robespierre
John Locke
Adam Smith
4
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to
promote religious freedom
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression
5
The cartoon illustrates the tension that led to which war?
World War II
World War I
Cold War
Franco-Prussian War
6
Prime Minister of Britain during WW II
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
7
How did geography affect both Napoleon’s invasion and Hitler’s invasion of Russia?
The climate created obstacles to success.
Warm-water ports prevented the flow of supplies.
The tundra enabled the movements of troops.
Deserts made invasion possible.
8
Wrote "The Prince", leaders use to stay in power (the end justifies the means)
Martin Luther
Niccolo Machiavelli
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
9
In the 1930s, under Joseph Stalin's rule, the __ killed many government and military officials.
Glasnost
Great Purge
Perestroika
Collectivization
10
• NATO, Warsaw Pact, Berlin Wall, Cuban missile crisis - These events are most closely associated with
World War II
World War I
the Cold War
the Persian Gulf War
11
Nazi Dictator of Germany during WW II
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
12
A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that
merchants supported the Green Revolution
Italian city-states grew wealthy from trade with Asia
farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains
many European scholars had migrated to this area
13
Gorbachev in the 1980s restructured the economy of the Soviet Union through a program called _.
Perestroika
Collectivization
Glasnost
Great Purge
14
The chief goal of the European Union (EU) is to
Encourage the free movement of goods, people, and capital.
Set up a welfare state in every nation.
Establish a common language for all of Europe.
Fight off Communist aggression.
15
In 1588 the Spanish _____ was defeated by Great Britain, thus bringing down the Spanish Empire.
Czar
Pogroms
Renaissance
Armada
16
Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by
applying reason and the laws of nature
borrowing ideas from ancient Greece and Rome
studying the practices of successful leaders
relying on faith and divine right
17
In the 1990s Germany was reunited after the fall of the ___ signifying the end of the Cold War.
Great Purge
Glasnost
Berlin Wall
Perestroika
18
First dictator of the Soviet Union, led the Bolsheviks
Otto Von Bismarck
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Rasputin
19
Emperor of France, reforms, code, conquered all Europe in early 1800s
Henry VIII
Adam Smith
Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilien Robespierre
20
One major effect of Napoleon’s rule of France was that it led to
trade agreements with Great Britain
an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
massive emigration to the Americas
a restoration of political stability
21
The unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck demonstrates the
influence of Marxist ideology
force of civil disobedience
impact of nationalism
power of democratic ideals
22
inventor of the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
John Calvin
Niccolo Machiavelli
Martin Luther
23
Martin Luther objected to the Church practice of selling ____ to sinners.
Blitzkrieg
Franchise
Indulgences
Guillotine
24
The ____ was used by the Jacobins to execute Louis XVI and others during the French Revolution.
Indulgences
Blitzkrieg
Guillotine
Franchise
25
The term feudalism is best defined as a system in which
land is exchanged for military service and loyalty
a division of political power between separate branches
a holy war exists between Christians and Muslims
a process in which goods are traded for other goods
26
Swiss leader of the Protestant Reformation, believed in predestination
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Niccolo Machiavelli
27
In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to
set minimum wages
form labor unions
take control of the government
return to farming
28
The ____ was the spark for the later Enlightenment based upon Ancient Greek and Roman classics.
Pogroms
Renaissance
Armada
Soviets
29
Which change to Christian church practice was suggested by Martin Luther?
saying the mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it
increasing the sale of indulgences
printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
installing statues of saints in churches
30
Why did Woodrow Wilson support the creation of the League of Nations?
divide Germany into several countries so the they could not start war
take land from Germany and Austria-Hungary, give it to Britain and France.
surround Germany w/ peaceful democratic nations to be a positive influence
He wanted to punish Germany for starting World War I.
31
German Priest who started the Protestant Reformation (95 Theses)
John Calvin
Niccolo Machiavelli
Martin Luther
Johannes Gutenberg
32
• Five-year plans• Collectivization of agriculture• Great Purge -Which individual did these
Joseph Stalin
Jawaharlal Nehru
Deng Xiaoping
Adolf Hitler
33
What was a key characteristic of an absolute monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries?
increased political rights for peasants and serfs
a system of checks and balances
freedom of religion
centralized governmental authority
34
1 way in which Lenin’s New Economic Policy and Gorbachev’s perestroika are similar is that both
supported censorship of news and of personal correspondence
increased tensions during the Cold War
allowed capitalism elements within communist economic system
strengthened their country’s military defenses
35
The anti-Jewish attitude in the Russian government contributed to the _________.
Pogroms
Soviets
Abdicate
Czar
36
Gorbachev opened the Soviet Union up to the West in a program called _______ .
Great Purge
Glasnost
Collectivization
Perestroika
37
D day refers to
Nazi program of genocide against the Jews.
Allied landing on the coast of France.
Dropping the atomic bomb to end WW II.
Non Aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union
38
The Magna Carta can be described as a
list of feudal rights that limited the power of the monarchy
statement of grievances of the middle class in England
journal about English feudal society
census of all tax-paying nobility in feudal England
39
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by
dividing Germany into four occupied zones
forcing Germany to accept blame for the war, pay reparations
taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain
supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
40
Which statement best represents an Enlightenment concept that challenged traditional ideas in Europe?
truth is revealed solely through the Church or Bible rather than science
mercantile system is superior to an economic system defined by natural laws
Governmental power based on social contract with citizens and their leaders
Monarchy is by nature an oppressive and illegitimate form of authority
41
The 1800s saw an expansion of the _________ in Western Europe.
Blitzkrieg
Franchise
Guillotine
Divine Right
42
King of England, forms the church of England (Protestant Reformation), had 6 wives
John Locke
Isaac Newton
Napoleon Bonaparte
Henry VIII
43
Ivan the Great took the title of ________ in 1472 as the ruler of Russia.
Abdicate
Soviets
Czar
Armada
44
Monarchs like Louis XIV believed that kings have a ________ to rule.
Divine Right
Appeasement
Franchise
Indulgences
45
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
end of the Cold War
collapse of the Taliban
power of the European Union
strength of the Warsaw pact
46
Which revolution was caused by the factors shown in this partial outline?
Cuban
Mexican
French
Russian
47
Mad monk of Russia, who controlled the Czar, hard to kill
Karl Marx
Otto Von Bismarck
Rasputin
Vladimir Lenin
48
Soviet Dictator of the Soviet Union during the 1930s and WW II
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
49
Current leader of Russia
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
50
Sculptor and painter of the Renaissance (Sculpture of David / Sistine Chapel)
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
51
Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?
posting of the Ninety-five Theses
end of religious warfare
decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
sale of indulgences
52
Fascist Dictator of Italy during WW II
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
53
Which event had the greatest influence on the development of laissez-faire capitalism?
fall of the Roman Empire
Green Revolution
invention of the printing press
Industrial Revolution
54
heir to the Austro Hungarian throne, his assassination sparked the start of WW I
Karl Marx
Rasputin
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Otto Von Bismarck
55
Last leader of the Soviet Union, 1985-1990, did Perestroika and Glasnost
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
56
Napoleonic _____ proclaimed rights for all peoples; all men are equal, and freedom of religion.
Glasnost
Perestroika
Collectivization
Code
57
Many peasants in the Soviet Union resisted the ________ of their farms.
Collectivization
Glasnost
Great Purge
Perestroika
58
What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?
economic decline
colonization of the Americas
increase in trade
development of the manorial system
59
The policy of _______ was an attempt to avoid war with Hitler's Germany.
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Indulgences
Franchise
60
The Axis Powers in WW II were
Britain, Soviet Union, China, France, and US
Germany, Italy, India
China, Turkey, Middle East
Japan, Italy, Germany
61
Leader in the Scientific Revolution, Laws of Motion
Adam Smith
Isaac Newton
Maximilien Robespierre
John Locke
62
Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that
anarchy would result if universal male suffrage was granted
governments run banking system to prevent instability
allow people to pursue their self-interest in a free market
the government should regulate the economy and foreign trade
63
the great powers of Europe were competing for land, labor, and resources. This is an example of which causes of WW1
imperialism
alliances
nationalism
militarism
64
Slavs in Eastern Europe wanted independence from A-H Empire (assassination of Franz Ferdinand), What cause of WW1?
imperialism
nationalism
militarism
alliances
65
_________ was a council made up of workers, soldiers, and peasants.
Armada
Soviets
Renaissance
Pogroms
66
The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO were all intended to
Weaken dictatorships in Spain, Greece, and Portugal.
Counter Soviet influence in Europe.
Help Germany rebuild after WW II.
Bring Lasting peace to Europe.
67
Wrote "Wealth of Nations", father of Capitalism, the invisible hand (supply and demand)
Adam Smith
Maximilien Robespierre
John Locke
Isaac Newton
68
Where did Karl Marx predict a revolution of the proletariat would occur first?
agricultural Russia
industrial Europe
colonial Africa
independent Latin America
69
In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to
protect natural rights
expand territory
keep kings in power
regulate the economy
70
Czar Nicholas II was forced to ________ the throne in 1917.
Soviets
Czar
Armada
Abdicate
71
individual achievement• Use of classical Greek and Roman ideas• Art works of Leonardo da Vinci
European Renaissance
Early Middle Ages
Scientific Revolution
Hellenistic Golden Age
72
Father of Communism, wrote the "Communist Manifesto" with Engels
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Rasputin
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
73
Fascist leaders in Italy and Germany came to power in the 1920s and 1930s because they
resisted all forms of extreme nationalism
maintained political traditions
exploited economic hardships to gain popular support
supported the League of Nations
74
Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they established
principles of responsibility for human rights violations
an end to genocide
condemnation of the use of nuclear weapons
provisions for the postwar occupation Germany
75
Hitler and the German army used _______ to conquer most of Western Europe in 1939 and 1940.
Appeasement
Franchise
Blitzkrieg
Guillotine
76
Famous writer of the English Renaissance (Hamlet/Romeo and Juliet)
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolo Machiavelli
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
77
President of the US, Treaty of Versailles (14 points)
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Woodrow Wilson
Rasputin
78
Inventor, scientist and painter, Mr. Renaissance (Mona Lisa, Last Supper)
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
79
Which institution served as the primary unifying force in medieval western Europe?
church
military
legislature
monarchy
80
Which period is associated with Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and William Shakespeare?
Renaissance
Early Middle Ages
Age of Absolutism
Enlightenment
81
What is meant by Machiavelli’s belief that “the end justifies the means”?
Leaders must always act for the common good.
The general public always acts in its own best interest.
Leaders may use any method to do what is best for the state.
Pleasing all of the people at any given time is possible.
82
The Holocaust refers to the
Nazi program of genocide against the Jews.
Allied landing on the coast of France.
Non Aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union.
Dropping of the atomic bomb to end WW II.
83
English Philosopher, wrote "Two treatise on Government", Natural rights
John Locke
Adam Smith
Isaac Newton
Henry VIII
84
One reason the League of Nations failed as a world organization was that it
encouraged the annexation of territory by force
lacked a military force to settle conflicts
dealt with conflict by establishing naval blockades
supported the rise of fascist states