Fall 2023 Semester Exam

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

Philip II of Spain was known as the 3

By attacking Austria in May 1915, Italy 42

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

Absolutism is ....5

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

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

Otto von Bismarck practiced realpolitik, which was 26

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

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

Why did queen Elizabeth order parliament to meet? 6

Recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France 53

Wearing the other side down with constant attacks-92

The Treaty of Versailles was: 39

the leader of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia 75

Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that 13

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

new name for the Bolsheviks after they seized power-85

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

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

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

In the 1800s, women could 32

Anti-Huguenots are best defined as ...58

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

What is this young immigrant’s problem? 33

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

system of government in which a ruler holds total power 64

wrote the novel Don Quixote 67

politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics 71

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

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

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

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

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

Assembling troops and supplies for war-90

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

Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery? 27

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

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

belief that people owe loyalty to a nation 70

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

Economic system based on industrial production 69

Protestants in England inspired by Calvinist ideas 61

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

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

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

What percentage of the population was nobility? 21

French protestants influenced by John Calvin 52

What does Schurz want for the German people? 31

By 1840 Britain’s most valuable product was 24

Based on this passage, one would conclude ____. 30

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

Great Britain, France, Italy, and Russia-82

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

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

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

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

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

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

His assassination started World War I-89

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

assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia-80

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

Soldiers in the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell 62

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

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

The Schlieffen Plan was 41

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

laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England 63

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

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

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

Kept the Western Front from moving very much 91

the most Catholic king 59

general who guided German military operations-86

Marked the end of the artistic Renaissance 66

The idea that kings receive their power from God 60

officially ended the Thirty Years’ War 54

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

World organization created at the Paris Peace Conference-96

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

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

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

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

What percentage of land was owned by the clergy? 20

his execution horrified much of Europe 55

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

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

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

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

A military draft-79

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

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

Production done by individuals in their homes 68

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

Siberian peasant who influenced Alexandra-94

After the war, Britain ruled Iraq and Palestine as 47