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