Fall 2023 Semester Exam

France’s approach to peace was guided in large part by 40

The foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England was laid by the 4

What is this young immigrant’s problem? 33

World War I was a ___, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources & people-1

Germany was especially unhappy with Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles because it 46

the leader of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia 75

laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England 63

Which country was not a member of the Triple Alliance? 35

By attacking Austria in May 1915, Italy 42

wrote the novel Don Quixote 67

Wearing the other side down with constant attacks-92

Which of the statements best describes how United States helped cause the failure of the League of Nations -51

Kept the Western Front from moving very much 91

the Russian leader who mobilized the army against Germany to start World War I-74

What does Schurz want for the German people? 31

His assassination started World War I-89

According to the passage, how many hours did workers spend working? 29

Which is NOT a discovery made by Galileo using the telescope? 8

The attack on this ship by German submarines provoked the United States-77

Based on the graphs above, which country had the most foreign trade? 48

John Locke believed that humans’ natural rights included all of the following EXCEPT 8

After the war, Britain ruled Iraq and Palestine as 47

Economic system based on industrial production 69

politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics 71

What consumer good(s) do you think the inventions of Watt, Hargreaves, and Cartwright were used to manufacture? 28

Siberian peasant who influenced Alexandra-94

Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery? 27

general who guided German military operations-86

Based on the graphs above, which country was least prepared for war? 49

The assassination of this leader created the situation that started World War I. 73

What had never happened during Queen Elizabeth’s twenty-six year reign? 7

According to the figure, the Russian government was _____.50

Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should-11

Absolutism is ....5

belief that people owe loyalty to a nation 70

Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that 13

Under the leadership of _____, the Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution. 44

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 granted the Americans control of ________. 15

Which of the following best describes the life of Africans under European rule? 34

Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire-93

Revolutionaries used the guillotine as an instrument of execution because they believed-17

one of the new nation-states that were created at the end of World War I-78

Assembling troops and supplies for war-90

A military draft-79

__________ urged princes in the Middle East to revolt against their Ottoman overlords.-84

Philip II of Spain was known as the 3

Which of the following is the belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints? 25

What were the two major reasons that Napoleon's Grand Empire collapsed? 18

The trench warfare of World War I began at the first battle in this city. 72

The idea that kings receive their power from God 60

fostered the myth of himself as the "Sun King" 65

Why did queen Elizabeth order parliament to meet? 6

What percentage of land was owned by the clergy? 20

What caused the United States to join the Allies in fighting World War I? 43

Sought to increase France's wealth and power by following the ideas of mercantilism. 57

Great Britain, France, Italy, and Russia-82

French protestants influenced by John Calvin 52

In an attempt to end Russia's involvement in the war, Lenin 45

By the end of King Philip II's reign, Spain had...2

a nation officially governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations-88

Production done by individuals in their homes 68

In the 1800s, women could 32

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed..19.

the Russian czar’s wife who was influenced by Rasputin-76

officially ended the Thirty Years’ War 54

Which of the following was the first to argue that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe? 10

Anti-Huguenots are best defined as ...58

Protestants in England inspired by Calvinist ideas 61

systems directed by government agencies in order to mobilize resources for the war effort-83

What percentage of the population was nobility? 21

Based on this passage, one would conclude ____. 30

By 1840 Britain’s most valuable product was 24

granted Puritans, but not Catholics, the right of free public worship 56

Otto von Bismarck practiced realpolitik, which was 26

Prime minister of Great Britain, who wanted to make the Germans pay for the war-97

The spread of ideas to influence public opinion for or against a cause-81

assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia-80

new name for the Bolsheviks after they seized power-85

Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire became known as 38

Marked the end of the artistic Renaissance 66

World organization created at the Paris Peace Conference-96

his execution horrified much of Europe 55

In 1914, ______________ was considered an act of war. 37

Soldiers in the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell 62

The Treaty of Versailles was: 39

Recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France 53

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

The factory created a new labor system in which __________. 23

The Schlieffen Plan was 41

The right of each people to have their own nation-98

As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763-12

the most Catholic king 59

Head of the Petrograd soviet and, later, commissar of war-95

system of government in which a ruler holds total power 64

Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought was his-14

Declared that Germany and Austria were responsible for starting World War I-87

What was the dominant religion in western Europe during the Enlightenment? 16