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The mother of all AP Euro reviews...from the Black Death to the Maastricht Treaty
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1
Napoleon III’s primary goal in redesigning Paris was to ________.
make it less protester-friendly
attract new residents
deflect attention away from his social policies
pacify reformers
2
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 Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
the Reds and the Whites respectively
3
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
4
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
5
The Open Door Policy ________.
divided China into sections
allowed all nations to trade in Chinaon equal terms
allowed China to control its own trade
was strongly supported by Russia
6
The first major European nation to begin to create a welfare state was ________.
Germany
France
Great Britain
Spain
7
At the time of the Yalta Conference, Eastern Europe was occupied by ________.
the United States
Great Britain
the Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
8
What field of science most influenced racial thinking at the end of the nineteenth century?
physics
chemistry
biology
medicine
9
The Black Death found its way into Europe via __________.
Spain
North Africa
Italy
Scandinavia
10
The declaration of Napoleon as Emperor of France was ratified by ________.
a voice vote in the Assembly
The Directory
a plebiscite
a consul of the republic
11
In the peace talks that ended World War I, Germany________.
retained the right tostation troops west of the Rhine River
was forced to accept terms dictated by the victors
negotiated several major concessions
negotiated a few minor concessions
12
The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
13
Which of these best explains the Great Purges?
They were a reaction to the Versailles settlement.
They were a natural outgrowth of the Bolshevik takeover.
They were largely the product of Stalin’s fears and goals
They were the kind of revolution foreseen by Marx.
14
What event was held in the attempt to unite the Swiss and German Protestants?
the Peace of Westphalia
the Marburg Colloquy
the Diet of Worms
the Diet of Augsburg
15
What English humanist wrote a famous book called
Utopia
?
Thomas More
Henry VIII
Roger Bacon
Thomas Hobbes
16
The single most powerful European political ideology proved to be ________.
nationalism
liberalism
republicanism
communism
17
The French monarchy was hostile towards Protestants until ________.
Elizabeth I provided financial and military support
the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Henry of Navarre came to power
the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
18
The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of reaction to what two developments?
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
the deaths of Robespierre and Danton
19
Proletarianization was closely linked to _______ and______.
the elite lifestyle; landowning
poverty; serfdom
enclosures; the rural economy
industrialization; urbanization
20
The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________.
tools made by machinists
slow decision making
ruthless political expediency
welfare policies
21
The Reformation in Zurich was led by ________.
John Calvin
Henry of Navarre
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
22
Who was known as the "father of humanism?"
Francesco Petrarch
Dante Alighieri
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Giovanni Boccaccio
23
Cosimo de’ Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434?
Venice
Genoa
Florence
Rome
24
the 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia was led by ________.
Nicolae Ceausescu
Lech Wałęsa
Gustav Husak
Václav Havel
25
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was proclaimed by ________.
Louis XVI
the First Estate
the National Constituent Assembly
the Directory
26
The 1935 Nuremberg laws ________.
established a police state in Germany
were modeled after the Soviet New Economic Policy
nationalized all banks and factories
stripped German Jews of their citizenship
27
The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in __________.
The Netherlands
France
England
Germany
28
Who called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”?
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Pope John Paul II
U.S. President Jimmy Carter
29
The Black Death found its way into Europe via __________.
North Africa
Scandinavia
Italy
Spain
30
One of the central features of the Romantic movement in Germany was the emergence of ________.
anarchism
liberalism
nationalism
communism
31
The most important political thought of the Enlightenment occurred in ________.
Italy
Great Britain
France
Prussia
32
The Holocaust claimed the greatest number of victims from ________.
Poland
Russia
Germany
Hungary
33
One of the primary motives for the New Imperialism was the ________.
desire to bring Western values to non-Western areas
desire to promote Christianity among non-Westerners
belief an empire was necessary for a great power
need for new sources of raw materials
34
The Second Industrial Revolution was associated with________.
steel, chemicals, and electricity
textiles, plastics, and railroads
steam, iron, and electricity
iron, chemicals, and railroads
35
According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only by ________.
fellow monarchs
God
the nobility
the people
36
Which of these men ruled the French Second Empire?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Phillippe
Charles X
Napoleon III
37
The Roman Catholic Church recognized the need for reform and met from 1545–1563 at the _______.
Peace of Augsburg
Diet of Worms
Peace of Westphalia
Council of Trent
38
In Spain, Napoleon faced________.
guerrilla warfare
well-organized military forces
a powerful navy
harsh winter conditions
39
The monarch that most exemplifies enlightened absolutism was ________.
Joseph II
Frederick the Great
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
40
Cavour’s methods to achieve Italian unification would coincide with this philosopher’s ideology
Locke
Robespierre
Machiavelli
Descartes
41
Under Lenin’s New Economic Policy,________.
peasants did not have to pay taxes
private economic enterprise was permitted
the government restricted free trade
peasants hoarded grain
42
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted __________.
to expand the German Empire by gaining territory
to become more isolated
to forge alliances with Russia and France
a navy and colonies like Britain’s
43
What was the most important problem in the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
the couple lived in different countries
Henry VIII needed a male heir
Catherine had been raised in Spain
the couple had different religious views
44
Which of the following would be an example of socialist realism?
a painting of university professors
a photo documentary of writers
a poster depicting factory workers
a collage of headlines about socialism
45
The
Concert of Europe
refers to the ________.
new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British alliance
1814 restoration of the French monarchy
an arrangement for resolving mutual foreign policy issues
January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution
46
Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this “humane” form of execution.
poisoning
electrocution
guillotine
hanging
47
Baroque art became associated with ________.
English nobility
the Renaissance
Roman Catholicism
popular Protestantism
48
The major powers at the Congress of Vienna included ________.
russia, France, Austria, and Great Britain
Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain
Prussia, Austria, France, and Italy
Russia, France, Italy, and Great Britain
49
The revolutions of 1848 began in ________.
France
Germany
Great Britain
Austria
50
What is William of Orange known for?
He was the captain of the Spanish Armada.
He led the movement for the independence of the Netherlands
Along with the Duke of Alba, he suppressed Protestant revolt
He led the Turks against Spain.
51
John XXII tried to return the papacy from __________ to Rome.
Milan
Paris
Avignon
Florence
52
Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Catherine of Aragon
King Henry VIII
Archduke Phillip
53
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
Leviathan
Common Sense
A Counterblast toTobacco
54
The term
Anschluss
refers to the ________.
alliance of Germany, Japan,and Italy
German invasion of Poland
shared tradition of anti-Semitism in Austria and Germany
union of Austria with Germany in 1938
55
The American policy to resist the extension of Soviet expansion is called __________.
containment
constriction
restraint
constraint
56
Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany________.
by legal means
after a campaign of selective assassination
after a heated lawsuit
after a brief, but bloody, revolution
