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In 1588 the Spanish _____ was defeated by Great Britain, thus bringing down the Spanish Empire.
Pogroms
Renaissance
Armada
Czar
2
• Five-year plans• Collectivization of agriculture• Great Purge -Which individual did these
Adolf Hitler
Deng Xiaoping
Joseph Stalin
Jawaharlal Nehru
3
The cartoon illustrates the tension that led to which war?
Franco-Prussian War
World War II
World War I
Cold War
4
Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?
decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
end of religious warfare
posting of the Ninety-five Theses
sale of indulgences
5
Which institution served as the primary unifying force in medieval western Europe?
military
monarchy
legislature
church
6
Monarchs like Louis XIV believed that kings have a ________ to rule.
Appeasement
Indulgences
Divine Right
Franchise
7
President of the US, Treaty of Versailles (14 points)
Rasputin
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Woodrow Wilson
8
King of England, forms the church of England (Protestant Reformation), had 6 wives
Napoleon Bonaparte
Henry VIII
John Locke
Isaac Newton
9
_________ was a council made up of workers, soldiers, and peasants.
Armada
Soviets
Pogroms
Renaissance
10
Why did Woodrow Wilson support the creation of the League of Nations?
divide Germany into several countries so the they could not start war
surround Germany w/ peaceful democratic nations to be a positive influence
take land from Germany and Austria-Hungary, give it to Britain and France.
He wanted to punish Germany for starting World War I.
11
The Axis Powers in WW II were
Germany, Italy, India
Japan, Italy, Germany
Britain, Soviet Union, China, France, and US
China, Turkey, Middle East
12
Sculptor and painter of the Renaissance (Sculpture of David / Sistine Chapel)
Leonardo da Vinci
William Shakespeare
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
13
Wrote "Wealth of Nations", father of Capitalism, the invisible hand (supply and demand)
Isaac Newton
Adam Smith
John Locke
Maximilien Robespierre
14
In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to
take control of the government
form labor unions
set minimum wages
return to farming
15
heir to the Austro Hungarian throne, his assassination sparked the start of WW I
Rasputin
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Otto Von Bismarck
Karl Marx
16
The Holocaust refers to the
Non Aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union.
Dropping of the atomic bomb to end WW II.
Allied landing on the coast of France.
Nazi program of genocide against the Jews.
17
D day refers to
Nazi program of genocide against the Jews.
Allied landing on the coast of France.
Dropping the atomic bomb to end WW II.
Non Aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union
18
Head of the committee of Public Safety in France during Reign of Terror (used the Guillotine)
Adam Smith
Isaac Newton
Maximilien Robespierre
John Locke
19
Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by
studying the practices of successful leaders
applying reason and the laws of nature
borrowing ideas from ancient Greece and Rome
relying on faith and divine right
20
Fascist leaders in Italy and Germany came to power in the 1920s and 1930s because they
supported the League of Nations
maintained political traditions
exploited economic hardships to gain popular support
resisted all forms of extreme nationalism
21
Gorbachev opened the Soviet Union up to the West in a program called _______ .
Perestroika
Collectivization
Glasnost
Great Purge
22
The 1800s saw an expansion of the _________ in Western Europe.
Guillotine
Blitzkrieg
Franchise
Divine Right
23
The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO were all intended to
Help Germany rebuild after WW II.
Counter Soviet influence in Europe.
Weaken dictatorships in Spain, Greece, and Portugal.
Bring Lasting peace to Europe.
24
In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to
protect natural rights
keep kings in power
regulate the economy
expand territory
25
Which period is associated with Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and William Shakespeare?
Age of Absolutism
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Early Middle Ages
26
Which change to Christian church practice was suggested by Martin Luther?
increasing the sale of indulgences
printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
saying the mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it
installing statues of saints in churches
27
inventor of the printing press
Niccolo Machiavelli
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
28
Which statement best represents an Enlightenment concept that challenged traditional ideas in Europe?
truth is revealed solely through the Church or Bible rather than science
Governmental power based on social contract with citizens and their leaders
Monarchy is by nature an oppressive and illegitimate form of authority
mercantile system is superior to an economic system defined by natural laws
29
In the 1990s Germany was reunited after the fall of the ___ signifying the end of the Cold War.
Perestroika
Berlin Wall
Great Purge
Glasnost
30
German Priest who started the Protestant Reformation (95 Theses)
John Calvin
Niccolo Machiavelli
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
31
Where did Karl Marx predict a revolution of the proletariat would occur first?
independent Latin America
agricultural Russia
colonial Africa
industrial Europe
32
1 way in which Lenin’s New Economic Policy and Gorbachev’s perestroika are similar is that both
increased tensions during the Cold War
allowed capitalism elements within communist economic system
supported censorship of news and of personal correspondence
strengthened their country’s military defenses
33
Swiss leader of the Protestant Reformation, believed in predestination
Johannes Gutenberg
John Calvin
Niccolo Machiavelli
Martin Luther
34
Mad monk of Russia, who controlled the Czar, hard to kill
Otto Von Bismarck
Vladimir Lenin
Rasputin
Karl Marx
35
Famous writer of the English Renaissance (Hamlet/Romeo and Juliet)
Niccolo Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
36
The term feudalism is best defined as a system in which
a division of political power between separate branches
a process in which goods are traded for other goods
a holy war exists between Christians and Muslims
land is exchanged for military service and loyalty
37
A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that
many European scholars had migrated to this area
farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains
Italian city-states grew wealthy from trade with Asia
merchants supported the Green Revolution
38
He unified Germany and became the Chancellor
of Germany in 1871
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Woodrow Wilson
Karl Marx
Otto Von Bismarck
39
Nazi Dictator of Germany during WW II
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
40
Ivan the Great took the title of ________ in 1472 as the ruler of Russia.
Czar
Soviets
Armada
Abdicate
41
What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?
increase in trade
colonization of the Americas
development of the manorial system
economic decline
42
Leader in the Scientific Revolution, Laws of Motion
John Locke
Maximilien Robespierre
Adam Smith
Isaac Newton
43
Napoleonic _____ proclaimed rights for all peoples; all men are equal, and freedom of religion.
Glasnost
Code
Collectivization
Perestroika
44
The Triple Entente (WW I) were
Austria-Hungary, Italy, Germany
Ottoman Empire, China, Japan
Russia, Japan, Germany
Russia, France, Britain
45
Inventor, scientist and painter, Mr. Renaissance (Mona Lisa, Last Supper)
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Niccolo Machiavelli
46
Wrote "The Prince", leaders use to stay in power (the end justifies the means)
Niccolo Machiavelli
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
47
How did geography affect both Napoleon’s invasion and Hitler’s invasion of Russia?
Warm-water ports prevented the flow of supplies.
The tundra enabled the movements of troops.
The climate created obstacles to success.
Deserts made invasion possible.
48
individual achievement• Use of classical Greek and Roman ideas• Art works of Leonardo da Vinci
Scientific Revolution
European Renaissance
Hellenistic Golden Age
Early Middle Ages
49
The ____ was the spark for the later Enlightenment based upon Ancient Greek and Roman classics.
Pogroms
Renaissance
Soviets
Armada
50
Father of Communism, wrote the "Communist Manifesto" with Engels
Karl Marx
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Vladimir Lenin
Rasputin
51
Which event had the greatest influence on the development of laissez-faire capitalism?
fall of the Roman Empire
invention of the printing press
Industrial Revolution
Green Revolution
52
The ____ was used by the Jacobins to execute Louis XVI and others during the French Revolution.
Guillotine
Blitzkrieg
Franchise
Indulgences
53
Soviet Dictator of the Soviet Union during the 1930s and WW II
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Benito Mussolini
Vladimir Putin
54
Many peasants in the Soviet Union resisted the ________ of their farms.
Glasnost
Perestroika
Collectivization
Great Purge
55
The chief goal of the European Union (EU) is to
Fight off Communist aggression.
Set up a welfare state in every nation.
Encourage the free movement of goods, people, and capital.
Establish a common language for all of Europe.
56
The Magna Carta can be described as a
journal about English feudal society
statement of grievances of the middle class in England
list of feudal rights that limited the power of the monarchy
census of all tax-paying nobility in feudal England
57
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by
forcing Germany to accept blame for the war, pay reparations
taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain
dividing Germany into four occupied zones
supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
58
One major effect of Napoleon’s rule of France was that it led to
trade agreements with Great Britain
massive emigration to the Americas
an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
a restoration of political stability
59
Emperor of France, reforms, code, conquered all Europe in early 1800s
Napoleon Bonaparte
Henry VIII
Maximilien Robespierre
Adam Smith
60
Which revolution was caused by the factors shown in this partial outline?
Cuban
Russian
French
Mexican
61
Fascist Dictator of Italy during WW II
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
62
First dictator of the Soviet Union, led the Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
Otto Von Bismarck
Karl Marx
Rasputin
63
Current leader of Russia
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
64
Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they established
principles of responsibility for human rights violations
an end to genocide
provisions for the postwar occupation Germany
condemnation of the use of nuclear weapons
65
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
promote religious freedom
66
Gorbachev in the 1980s restructured the economy of the Soviet Union through a program called _.
Collectivization
Glasnost
Perestroika
Great Purge
67
The anti-Jewish attitude in the Russian government contributed to the _________.
Soviets
Czar
Pogroms
Abdicate
68
What is meant by Machiavelli’s belief that “the end justifies the means”?
Pleasing all of the people at any given time is possible.
Leaders may use any method to do what is best for the state.
Leaders must always act for the common good.
The general public always acts in its own best interest.
69
In the 1930s, under Joseph Stalin's rule, the __ killed many government and military officials.
Great Purge
Glasnost
Perestroika
Collectivization
70
Hitler and the German army used _______ to conquer most of Western Europe in 1939 and 1940.
Guillotine
Franchise
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
71
The policy of _______ was an attempt to avoid war with Hitler's Germany.
Franchise
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Indulgences
72
• NATO, Warsaw Pact, Berlin Wall, Cuban missile crisis - These events are most closely associated with
World War II
the Cold War
World War I
the Persian Gulf War
73
Martin Luther objected to the Church practice of selling ____ to sinners.
Guillotine
Indulgences
Blitzkrieg
Franchise
74
Prime Minister of Britain during WW II
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
75
Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that
allow people to pursue their self-interest in a free market
the government should regulate the economy and foreign trade
anarchy would result if universal male suffrage was granted
governments run banking system to prevent instability
76
The unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck demonstrates the
power of democratic ideals
influence of Marxist ideology
force of civil disobedience
impact of nationalism
77
Last leader of the Soviet Union, 1985-1990, did Perestroika and Glasnost
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
78
the great powers of Europe were competing for land, labor, and resources. This is an example of which causes of WW1
alliances
nationalism
militarism
imperialism
79
English Philosopher, wrote "Two treatise on Government", Natural rights
John Locke
Henry VIII
Isaac Newton
Adam Smith
80
One reason the League of Nations failed as a world organization was that it
encouraged the annexation of territory by force
dealt with conflict by establishing naval blockades
supported the rise of fascist states
lacked a military force to settle conflicts
81
Slavs in Eastern Europe wanted independence from A-H Empire (assassination of Franz Ferdinand), What cause of WW1?
alliances
nationalism
imperialism
militarism
82
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
collapse of the Taliban
power of the European Union
end of the Cold War
strength of the Warsaw pact
83
Czar Nicholas II was forced to ________ the throne in 1917.
Soviets
Abdicate
Czar
Armada
84
What was a key characteristic of an absolute monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries?
a system of checks and balances
increased political rights for peasants and serfs
freedom of religion
centralized governmental authority