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