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1
Napoleon III’s primary goal in redesigning Paris was to ________.
pacify reformers
make it less protester-friendly
attract new residents
deflect attention away from his social policies
2
The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
3
All of the following were primary motives for New Imperialism EXCEPT
interest in learing about non-Western cultures
need for new sources of raw materials
belief an empire was necessary for a great power
desire to promote Christianity among non-Westerners
4
What organization resulted from the Maastricht Treaty?
World Bank
European Union
Warsaw Pact
NATO
5
Proletarianization was closely linked to _______ and______.
poverty; serfdom
enclosures; the rural economy
the elite lifestyle; landowning
industrialization; urbanization
6
Philosophes
and salons of the Enlightenment occurred primarily in ________.
Prussia
Italy
Great Britain
France
7
The 1935 Nuremberg laws ________.
were modeled after the Soviet New Economic Policy
nationalized all banks and factories
stripped German Jews of their citizenship
established a police state in Germany
8
The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________.
ruthless political expediency
slow decision making
welfare policies
tools made by machinists
9
Who was known as the "father of humanism?"
Francesco Petrarch
Giovanni Boccaccio
Dante Alighieri
Michelangelo Buonarroti
10
The Open Door Policy ________.
allowed all nations to trade in China on equal terms
allowed China to control its own trade
divided China into sections
was strongly supported by Russia
11
What was the most important problem in the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
Henry VIII wanted a male heir
Catherine had been raised in Spain
the couple had different religious views
the couple lived in different countries
12
What event was held in the attempt to unite the Swiss and German Protestants?
the Marburg Colloquy
the Diet of Worms
the Peace of Westphalia
the Diet of Augsburg
13
The term
Anschluss
refers to the ________.
alliance of Germany, Japan,and Italy
union of Austria with Germany in 1938
German invasion of Poland
shared tradition of anti-Semitism in Austria and Germany
14
In Spain, Napoleon faced________.
harsh winter conditions
guerrilla warfare
well-organized military forces
a powerful navy
15
What English humanist wrote a famous book called
Utopia
?
Thomas More
Roger Bacon
Thomas Hobbes
Henry VIII
16
What is William of Orange known for?
He was the captain of the Spanish Armada.
He led the Turks against Spain.
He led the movement for the independence of the Netherlands
Along with the Duke of Alba, he suppressed Protestant revolt
17
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
18
Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively
the Puritans and Anglicans respectively
the Reds and the Whites respectively
the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
19
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted __________.
to expand the German Empire by gaining territory
to become more isolated
a navy and colonies like Britain’s
to forge alliances with Russia and France
20
The
Concert of Europe
refers to the ________.
an arrangement for resolving mutual foreign policy issues after Napoleon
1814 restoration of the French monarchy
January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution
new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British alliance
21
In the peace talks that ended World War I, Germany________.
was forced to accept terms dictated by the victors
negotiated a few minor concessions
retained the right tostation troops west of the Rhine River
negotiated several major concessions
22
At the time of the Yalta Conference, Eastern Europe was occupied by ________.
Nazi Germany
the Soviet Union
the United States
Great Britain
23
Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?
Archduke Phillip
King Henry VIII
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Catherine of Aragon
24
Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this “humane” form of execution.
hanging
guillotine
poisoning
electrocution
25
According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only by ________.
God
the nobility
fellow monarchs
the people
26
Which of these best explains the Great Purges?
They were a reaction to the Versailles settlement.
They were largely the product of Stalin’s fears and goals
They were the kind of revolution foreseen by Marx.
They were a natural outgrowth of the Bolshevik takeover.
27
The first major European nation to begin to create a welfare state was ________.
Great Britain
Germany
France
Spain
28
The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of reaction to what two developments?
the Reign of Terror and the power of the sans-culottes
the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Great Fear
the deaths of Robespierre and Danton
the Tennis Court Oath and the Reign of Terror
29
Baroque art became associated with ________.
the Renaissance
Roman Catholicism
popular Protestantism
English nobility
30
Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany________.
by legal means
after a brief, but bloody, revolution
after a campaign of selective assassination
after a heated lawsuit
31
Under Lenin’s New Economic Policy,________.
peasants did not have to pay taxes
the government restricted free trade
private economic enterprise was permitted
peasants hoarded grain
32
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
33
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
34
One of the central features of the Romantic movement in Germany was the emergence of ________.
anarchism
nationalism
communism
liberalism
35
The monarch that most exemplifies enlightened absolutism was ________.
Catherine the Great
Maria Theresa
Joseph II
Frederick the Great
36
Cavour’s methods to achieve Italian unification included which of the following?
alliances
warfare
economic control
assassinations
37
Which of the following would be an example of socialist realism?
a poster depicting factory workers
a collage of headlines about socialism
a painting of university professors
a photo documentary of writers
38
The single most powerful European political ideology proved to be ________.
communism
liberalism
nationalism
republicanism
39
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was proclaimed by ________.
the National Constituent Assembly
Louis XVI
the First Estate
the Directory
40
The revolutions of 1848 began in ________.
Austria
Germany
France
Great Britain
41
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
Common Sense
A Counterblaste to Tobacco
Leviathan
42
The Reformation in Zurich was led by ________.
Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Henry of Navarre
43
The Second Industrial Revolution was associated with________.
iron, chemicals, and railroads
steel, the telephone, and electricity
steam, iron, and electricity
textiles, plastics, and railroads
44
What city did Serbian nationalists besieged from 1992-1996?
Belgrade
Prague
Bucharest
Sarajevo
45
The most impactful political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914 was ________.
The creation of the Dual Monarchy
the leadership of Bismarck
German unification
Italian unification
46
A key provision of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty called for ________.
the creation of a police force to fight the drug trade
the creation of a unified currency
new laws to enforce gender equality in the workplace
the establishment of uniform wages in all the EU countries
47
What field of science most influenced racial thinking at the end of the nineteenth century?
chemistry
medicine
biology
physics
48
The French monarchy was hostile towards Protestants until ________.
the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Henry of Navarre came to power
the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Elizabeth I provided financial and military support
49
Which of these men ruled the French Second Empire?
Louis Phillippe
Napoleon III
Charles X
Napoleon Bonaparte
50
The Holocaust claimed the greatest number of victims from ________.
Hungary
Poland
Russia
Germany