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The mother of all AP Euro reviews...from the Black Death to the Maastricht Treaty
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1
Which of these best explains the Great Purges?
They were a natural outgrowth of the Bolshevik takeover.
They were the kind of revolution foreseen by Marx.
They were largely the product of Stalin’s fears and goals
They were a reaction to the Versailles settlement.
2
The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of reaction to what two developments?
the deaths of Robespierre and Danton
the Tennis Court Oath and the Reign of Terror
the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Great Fear
the Reign of Terror and the power of the sans-culottes
3
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was proclaimed by ________.
the Directory
the First Estate
the National Constituent Assembly
Louis XVI
4
The American policy to resist the extension of Soviet expansion is called __________.
restraint
constriction
containment
constraint
5
What field of science most influenced racial thinking at the end of the nineteenth century?
physics
chemistry
biology
medicine
6
Napoleon III’s primary goal in redesigning Paris was to ________.
deflect attention away from his social policies
make it less protester-friendly
attract new residents
pacify reformers
7
John XXII tried to return the papacy from __________ to Rome.
Florence
Milan
Avignon
Paris
8
The term
Anschluss
refers to the ________.
alliance of Germany, Japan,and Italy
shared tradition of anti-Semitism in Austria and Germany
German invasion of Poland
union of Austria with Germany in 1938
9
A key provision of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty called for ________.
new laws to enforce gender equality in the workplace
the creation of a unified currency
the creation of a police force to fight the drug trade
the establishment of uniform wages in all the EU countries
10
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
A Counterblast toTobacco
Leviathan
Common Sense
11
The Holocaust claimed the greatest number of victims from ________.
Germany
Russia
Hungary
Poland
12
The most important political thought of the Enlightenment occurred in ________.
Prussia
Italy
Great Britain
France
13
The Black Death found its way into Europe via __________.
Spain
North Africa
Scandinavia
Italy
14
The French monarchy was hostile towards Protestants until ________.
the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Henry of Navarre came to power
Elizabeth I provided financial and military support
15
The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
16
The single most powerful European political ideology proved to be ________.
republicanism
liberalism
communism
nationalism
17
The monarch that most exemplifies enlightened absolutism was ________.
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
Frederick the Great
Joseph II
18
One of the central features of the Romantic movement in Germany was the emergence of ________.
communism
liberalism
nationalism
anarchism
19
At the time of the Yalta Conference, Eastern Europe was occupied by ________.
Great Britain
Nazi Germany
the United States
the Soviet Union
20
Who was known as the "father of humanism?"
Dante Alighieri
Giovanni Boccaccio
Francesco Petrarch
Michelangelo Buonarroti
21
The
Concert of Europe
refers to the ________.
new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British alliance
January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution
an arrangement for resolving mutual foreign policy issues
1814 restoration of the French monarchy
22
What is William of Orange known for?
Along with the Duke of Alba, he suppressed Protestant revolt
He led the movement for the independence of the Netherlands
He led the Turks against Spain.
He was the captain of the Spanish Armada.
23
Under Lenin’s New Economic Policy,________.
peasants hoarded grain
private economic enterprise was permitted
peasants did not have to pay taxes
the government restricted free trade
24
What event was held in the attempt to unite the Swiss and German Protestants?
the Peace of Westphalia
the Diet of Worms
the Marburg Colloquy
the Diet of Augsburg
25
In the peace talks that ended World War I, Germany________.
negotiated a few minor concessions
negotiated several major concessions
retained the right tostation troops west of the Rhine River
was forced to accept terms dictated by the victors
26
The revolutions of 1848 began in ________.
Austria
Great Britain
Germany
France
27
Which of the following would be an example of socialist realism?
a photo documentary of writers
a painting of university professors
a collage of headlines about socialism
a poster depicting factory workers
28
The Reformation in Zurich was led by ________.
Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Henry of Navarre
29
The declaration of Napoleon as Emperor of France was ratified by ________.
a voice vote in the Assembly
a consul of the republic
a plebiscite
The Directory
30
The major powers at the Congress of Vienna included ________.
Russia, France, Italy, and Great Britain
Prussia, Austria, France, and Italy
russia, France, Austria, and Great Britain
Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain
31
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted __________.
to forge alliances with Russia and France
to become more isolated
a navy and colonies like Britain’s
to expand the German Empire by gaining territory
32
The 1935 Nuremberg laws ________.
established a police state in Germany
stripped German Jews of their citizenship
were modeled after the Soviet New Economic Policy
nationalized all banks and factories
33
The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________.
tools made by machinists
ruthless political expediency
welfare policies
slow decision making
34
Which of these men ruled the French Second Empire?
Charles X
Louis Phillippe
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon III
35
According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only by ________.
the nobility
fellow monarchs
the people
God
36
The Roman Catholic Church recognized the need for reform and met from 1545–1563 at the _______.
Diet of Worms
Peace of Augsburg
Council of Trent
Peace of Westphalia
37
In Spain, Napoleon faced________.
harsh winter conditions
well-organized military forces
guerrilla warfare
a powerful navy
38
Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?
King Henry VIII
Archduke Phillip
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Catherine of Aragon
39
What was the most important problem in the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
the couple had different religious views
the couple lived in different countries
Henry VIII needed a male heir
Catherine had been raised in Spain
40
Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany________.
by legal means
after a campaign of selective assassination
after a brief, but bloody, revolution
after a heated lawsuit
41
Cavour’s methods to achieve Italian unification would coincide with this philosopher’s ideology
Descartes
Locke
Robespierre
Machiavelli
42
Proletarianization was closely linked to _______ and______.
enclosures; the rural economy
the elite lifestyle; landowning
poverty; serfdom
industrialization; urbanization
43
Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
the Reds and the Whites respectively
the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively
the Puritans and Anglicans respectively
44
The Second Industrial Revolution was associated with________.
steel, chemicals, and electricity
textiles, plastics, and railroads
steam, iron, and electricity
iron, chemicals, and railroads
45
Who called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”?
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Pope John Paul II
U.S. President Jimmy Carter
U.S. President Ronald Reagan
46
Baroque art became associated with ________.
popular Protestantism
the Renaissance
English nobility
Roman Catholicism
47
One of the primary motives for the New Imperialism was the ________.
belief an empire was necessary for a great power
need for new sources of raw materials
desire to promote Christianity among non-Westerners
desire to bring Western values to non-Western areas
48
The first major European nation to begin to create a welfare state was ________.
Spain
Great Britain
France
Germany
49
The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in __________.
The Netherlands
France
Germany
England
50
Cosimo de’ Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434?
Florence
Genoa
Rome
Venice
51
What English humanist wrote a famous book called
Utopia
?
Roger Bacon
Thomas More
Thomas Hobbes
Henry VIII
52
The Open Door Policy ________.
allowed China to control its own trade
divided China into sections
allowed all nations to trade in Chinaon equal terms
was strongly supported by Russia
53
The most important political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914 was ________.
Italian unification
The creation of the Dual Monarchy
German unification
the leadership of Bismarck
54
the 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia was led by ________.
Václav Havel
Lech Wałęsa
Nicolae Ceausescu
Gustav Husak
55
Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this “humane” form of execution.
poisoning
guillotine
electrocution
hanging
