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1
Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied soldiers from France, occurred in what French city?
Nantes
Dunkirk
Bayonne
Dieppe
2
What Protestant sect believed that faith comes only from within oneself?
Anabaptist
Calvinism
Methodism
Lutheran
3
What modern-day country was the New Sweden colony located in?
The Virgin Islands
Canada
The United States
Belize
4
Which reform was
NOT
seen under Napoleon III's rule?
Emancipation of the serfs
Modernization of the French banking system
Consolidation of the railway system
Reconstruction of Paris by Baron Haussmann
5
What was the Congress of Vienna designed to prevent?
The use of war to settle disputes
The return of exiled leaders to their home countries
Conspiracy against the Bourbon dynasty
Takeover of Concert of Europe by power-hungry autocrats
6
What did the Reformation not eventually lead to?
Fewer religious holidays
More power for the church
Literacy for women
The spread humanist education
7
Which thinker believed that law and society should be organized to bring optimal happiness?
Jeremy Bentham
David Ricardo
Karl Marx
Thomas Malthus
8
Which author critiqued society in the book Utopia in 1516?
Thomas Audley
Thomas Moore
Thomas Wolsey
Thomas More
9
Following unification, who was Italy's first king?
Victor Emanuel III
Umberto I
Francesco Crispi
Victor Emanuel II
10
"Ecrasez l'infame", Voltaire's slogan of "crush the infamous thing", suppressed
censorship
the church
the French monarchy
French universities
11
during WW2 What was the largest political propaganda machine?
Hollywood/advertising
Political Posters
British Government
American Government
12
(Alliances) What countries formed the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy, Russia
Italy, Austria, Ukraine
Japan, Indo-China, Zimbabwe
Italy, Germany, Austria
13
Which country had the earliest advancements in both industrialization and women's rights?
France
Britain
Russia
The Netherlands
14
In Emile, Rousseau...
advanced his case for atheism
advanced his views on the Social Contract
denounced Voltaire for his unproductive lifestyle
called for "natural" education free from the church
15
Which country benefited the most after joining the EU?
England
Turkey
Ireland
Scotland
16
Which french ruler conquered most of Italy by 1808
Francis I
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte II
Napoleon Bonaparte III
17
Which of the following was the least like an enlightened absolutist ruler?
Catherine the Great
Frederick the Great
Maria Theresa
King Stainslaw
18
What are two similarities between the falls of the Habsburg empire and the Russian empire?
Involvement in WWI and internal conflicts
No proper name nor proper language and rampant xenophobia
Rise of communistic ideals and major economic shortcomings
Famine and weak leadership
19
Why did the witch hunts of 1400-1700 ultimately end?
The spread of scientific ideals led others to go against it
People were more trusting of the idea of the devil
There were no more accusations
People moreso trusted anarchy
20
(Alliances) What countries formed the Three Emperor's League in 1873?
Germany, Austria, Russia
Germany, France, Russia
Austria, France, United States
Japan, Russia, Hungary
21
How long did Frederick the Great reign?
21 years (1731-52)
46 years (1740-86)
39 years (1740-79)
5 years (1772-7)
22
Who is not an enlightened monarch?
Queen Victoria
Catherine the Great
King Stainslaw
Frederick the Great
23
What was the code name for the D-Day Invasion in World War 2?
Operation Overlord
Operation Expert
Operation Sand
Operation Beach
24
Enlightened Monarchs of the 18th century supported all of the following EXCEPT
secular and technical education
pacifist foreign policy
increased economic policy
administrative reform
25
The catholic majority consisted mainly of…
England, Switzerland, Netherlands
Ireland, Spain, France, Austria, Poland
Russia, Balkans, parts of Poland
Scandinavia, Southern German States, Lithuania
26
This meeting took place in Lividia Palace, and was headed by Stalin, FDR, and Churchill
Yalta Conference
Wannsee Conference
Potsdam Conference
Tehran Conference
27
John Calvin believed salvation came through…
Reincarnation
Avid bible studies
Predestination
Indulgences
28
The European Union was primarily designed to compete against the American economy.
Its primary purpose was to contain the spread of communism.
False
Its primary purpose was to act as a cohesive economic block.
True
29
What era of music was started by Ludwig Van Beethoven, following the classical era
Baroque
Impressionistic
Romantic
Modern
30
What was the main cause behind different African Colonies ability to claim their independence?
They had gained money through trade during WWII
European countries decided to pursue peace abroad after WW2
African countries learned fighting tactics to rid Europeans
European countries lost economic power after costs of WWII
31
Christian Democratic parties and Chartists were both primarily concerned with
anti-communism
racial issues
social and democratic reforms
environmentalism
32
Edmund Burke wrote what pamphlet in 1790 against abandoning traditions?
On Empire, Liberty, Reform
Letters on a Regicide Peace
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents
Reflections on the Revolution in France
33
Which women made notable contributions during the Scientific Revolution?
Virginia Woolf
Margaret Cavendish
Mary Wollstonecraft
Queen Elizabeth
34
Which french king came to power following a revolution in France in 1830
Charles X
Louis Philippe
Louis XVIII
Louis XIX
35
Who are a part of the Lumpenproletariat?
Landlords
Prostitutes
Farmers
Wage labourers
36
The Brezhnev Doctrine was used to justify what?
Leonid Brezhnev's economic readjustment policy
Suppression of democratic uprisings in Russia
Increases in strategic arms supply to threaten the U.S.
The invasion of Czechoslovakia
37
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
da Gama
de Las Casas
Cabot
Magellan
38
What is the estimated percentage of death of Africans on the Middle Passage?
16-22%
6-10%
10-16%
2-6%
39
(Alliances) In what year did France and Russia agree to defend each other from Germany?
1894
1893
1889
1901
40
Which country had the most superior banking in world during the 16th and 17th centuries?
The Netherlands
England
Spain
Portugal
41
Who encouraged France to return to Catholicism after the first revolution?
Joan of Arc
Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand
Voltaire
Ignatius of Loyala
42
What is the process of Bacon’s inductive reasoning?
Following the Bible’s teachings
Having small pieces of information with conclusions
Combining experimentation with theory
Using reason to derive knowledge
43
Laws putting limits on working hours were aimed at protecting
The poor
The elderly
Women and children
Disabled people
44
In the 1500s, population and wealth in Europe increased, leading to all of the following EXCEPT
wider gap between rich and poor
lower taxes
fewer jobs
inflation
45
Which of the following is a NOT a correct pairing of a crop from the New World and its origin?
Potatoes- Chile
Tomatoes- Mexico
Kidney beans- Peru
Pineapples- New Mexico
46
Which of the following empires had the largest colonial empires from the period 1600-1789?
English
Spanish
French
Dutch
47
What did the Tennis Court Oath produce?
A new constitution
A new national assembly
The great terror
Reign of terror
48
What was the name of the radical, political group in France?
Conservatives
Jacobin's
Moderates
Royals
49
What was not one of John Locke’s ideals?
That the role of government is to protect natural rights
Humanity is naturally peaceful
Protection of Property is a right
There should be one, powerful king
50
Who led the most successful Resistance Movements in Yugoslavia
Petr Braiko
Masha Brusking
Josip Tito
Alexander Ckekalin
51
Similarities between the northern renaissance and the italian renaissance?
artists backed by church
classical styles and perspective
illustrated themes of religion and individuals
everday life
52
Who was the founder of "Young Italy?"
Giovanni Turini
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Mazzini
Victor Emanuel
53
What did the theory of Positivism heavily draw on
Empiricism
Rationalism
Nativism
Capitalism
54
Pablo Picasso's
Guernica
portrays which event?
The lack of support for farmers in 18th century Spain
Picasso's mental illness
Those oppressed by the Nazi party
Fascist bombing of a village during the Spanish Civil War
55
Who lead the Reformation in Switzerland based on a literal interpretation of scripture?
John Wycliffe
Charles V
Ulrich Zwingli
Elizabeth I
56
What style of literature were Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Goethe part of?
Gothic
Naturalism
Realism
Romanticism
57
Which of the following was NOT an aspect of urbanization after the Industrial Revolution?
Cities annexing suburbs
An increase in the population of cities
Urban planners building narrower streets
Poor living quarters
58
Which European power initially controlled the most of the New World?
Portugal
England
Poland
Spain
59
The goal of the Peace of Augsburg was to…
Give the German princes the power to choose a religion
To officially recognize anabaptists
Unite Germany under one religion
Allow religious freedom among individuals in Germany
60
This battle was considered Hitler's last stand
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Britain
61
(Alliances) The _____ Congress set the stage for Germany (and Austria) vs Russia
Berlin
Augsberg
Nazi Allies
Continental
62
What happened in Russia after the collapse of the USSR?
maintained all colonies
Russian Federation is created
revolution broke out
economic boom
63
The Enlightenment occurred approximately when?
1550-1600
1650-1700
1700-1800
1800-1900
64
Which 19th century Anarchist induced riots by declaring that all property is theft?
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Luigi Galleani
Mikhail Bakunin
Peter Kropotkin
65
Which nation was not a part of the Quadruple Alliance?
Prussia
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
66
The War of the Roses was between
The House Lannister and the House Stark
The House of Lancaster and the House of York
The House of Tudor and the House of York
The House of Windsor and the House of York
67
Which philosopher shared their ideas of existentialism and ubermensch?
Karl Marx
Nietzsche
Immanuel Kant
Theodor W. Adorno
68
What occurred in 1715
Invention of Gregorian Calendar
Jacobite Uprising
Whiskey Rebellion
American Revolution
69
(Alliances) Who was the German King in 1890 who dismissed Bismarck from office?
Wilhelm I
Winston XXVIII
William II
Wilhelm II
70
What art movement's work was often found in the Salon de Refuses
Expressionism
Classicism
Impressionism
Romanticism
71
Where were most African slaves sent?
Chesapeake Region
New Spain
Brazil
Caribbean
72
What was the name of the treaty that formed the European Union?
Treaty of Maastricht
Treaty of Rome
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Westphalia
73
what year was Napoleon given the title of Emperor?
1802
1803
1804
1801
74
Who wrote
The Subjection of Women
?
Millicent Fawcett
Margaret Thatcher
Emmeline Pankhurst
John Stuart Mill
75
Of this list, who is the famous Netherlandish painter of the Northern Renaissance?
Michelangelo
Raphael
Vermeer
Jan Van Eyck
76
What culture trend had admiration of Gothic architecture believed that the world is mysterious?
Neoclassicism
Neo-Gothicism
Surrealism
Romanticism
77
Which of the following individuals was not involved in the unification of Italy?
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe DiCocco
Victor Emmanuel II
Giuseppe Garibaldi
78
Which of the following was not a colony controlled by Britain during the period of 1600-1789?
The Netherlands
India
Caribbean
North America
79
Which pope lost his place in Rome in 1870
Pius VII
Pius VIII
Pius IX
Leo XII
80
Who initiated the naval spice trade by sailing to India?
Diaz
da Gama
Cabot
Magellan
81
Which of the following countries made unsuccessful attempts to break from the Soviet Control?
Hungary and Poland
Yugoslavia and Poland
Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Poland Czechoslovakia
82
European family life in the 1500s most differed from family life in the 1400s in which way?
shorter life expectancy
higher infant mortality
couples married at later ages
divorce became more common
83
These two musical periods are distinguished by the innovation of harmony
Baroque and Classical
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Antiquity and Middle Ages
Modern and Contemporary
84
Author of "A Critique of Pure Reason"
Tom Stoppard
Plato
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
85
The reason to form the Anglican Church was...
Henry VIII did not agree with Catholic views
The Catholic Church spoke against actions of Henry VIII
Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife
Henry VIII wanted more influence in England
86
What was the purpose of the European Economic Committee?
To provide a united economic front against the USSR.
To provide a common currency for its member states.
To bring about economic integration among its member states.
To punish Germany for its part in WW2.
87
Which 19th century political ideology promoted an unregulated economy?
Conservatism
Socialists
Nihilism
Liberalism
88
What is the name of the organization designed to bring Europe together in 1993?
European Union
European Economic Committee
European Organization for Quality
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
89
What was the purpose of the Decembrist Revolution?
To protest the rise of Tsar Nicholas I to the throne
To petition for universal male suffrage
To bring socialism to Russia
To restore the monarchical line of succession
90
The five sectors of Normandy beach during Operation Overlord were named what?
Iowa, Omaha, Gold, Gemini, and Dagger
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Dagger
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
Iowa, Omaha, Gold, Gemini, and Sword
91
Who was the first Jewish Prime Minister of England?
William Ewart Gladstone
Sr. Robert Wapole
Benjamin Disraeli
David Lloyd George
92
Which Pope issued the
Inter caetera
, a papal bull that divided land between Spain and Portugal?
Pope Innocent VIII
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Pius III
Pope Alexander VI
93
Which of the following protested against Spanish treatment of Native Americans?
Valeriano Weyler
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
94
What did Francisco Pizarro do from 1531-1534?
Circumnavigated the world
Reached India by going around Africa
Conquered the Inca in Peru
Conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
95
what was the common name for the unoccupied free zone of France
Free France
Vichy France
Southern France
"Zone Libre"
96
Who is on their knees?
He/she/it is on it's knees
We're on our knees
You are on your knees
I am on my knees
97
Which country was a founder of the European Economic Committee?
East Germany
Luxembourg
England
Spain
98
The German speaking land in western Czechoslovakia which Hitler wanted for Germany
Rhineland
Prague
Kaliningrad
Sudetenland
99
From the mid 1940's to the 1960's, Europe's population did which of the following?
Declined because of the availability of contraceptives
Grew larger than Asia and Africa
Declined because of Cold War tensions and fear
Rose because of the increasing birth rate
100
Which sculptor finished the first freestanding nude since antiquity (the David) in 1440?
Splinter
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
101
The enlightenment thinkers Voltaire,Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau share which idea
They were all British
They all believed in a federal system of government
They were all French
They all believed in limited government
102
In the mid-1970's which of the following proved to be the biggest threat facing the Italian Gov
The escalation of political terrorism
The increasing strength of the Italian Communist Party
The inability to increase industrial output
The reemergence of fascism as a political force
103
What art style had admiration for ancient Greek and Roman culture?
Humanism
Neoclassicism
Realism
Dadaism
104
What quality is most important in impressionist music?
Timbre
Rhythm
Picardy Thirds
Modulation
105
This era of music is often described as mathematical, uses counterpoint; J.S. Bach
Renaissance
Contemporary
Classical
Baroque
106
What was a result of the Crimean War?
Crimea became a democracy
Russia's defenses were weakened
Russia became a military dictatorship
The price of pierogies increased exponentially
107
What movement was said to "destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical conventions?"
Protestantism
Communism
Socialism
Nihilism
108
Which two of King Henry the Eighth's six wives were executed?
Anne Boleyn & Kathryn Howard
Anne of Cleves & Catherine of Aragon
Katherine Parr & Anne of Cleves
Jane Seymour & Katherine Parr
109
In 1939 what countries enter in what is known as the "phony war."
Poland, Norway
Britain, France
Italy, France
Russia, Germany
110
Which best characterized Enlightened Despotism?
The monarch encourages the spread of Deism and rationalism
The monarch believes in the people's right to self-rule
Monarch exercises absolute authority as he sees fit
Monarch rules with absolute authority for the good of ppl
111
During the Victorian Age, middle class women were most likely to:
Spend the day cleaning
Work as a shopkeeper
Host a book club
Nap all day
112
"loose lips, sink ships" was a popular saying, because of the concern for
Censorship
Big Waves
Code Breakers
Being Heard
113
This image is considered the beginning of which artistic movement??
Surrealism
Impressionism
Romanticism
Expressionism
114
What was the phrase "Blood and Iron" used for?
von Bismarck's calls for German unification by nationalism
Otto von Bismarck's calls for radical uprising
Napoleon I's rallying of an army in the Battle of Trafalgar
Giuseppe Mazzini's promotion of Italian unification
115
Which of the following was not a part of the Napoleonic code?
End of Feudalism
Religious toleration
Woman's suffrage
Equality before the law
