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