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The mother of all AP Euro reviews...from the Black Death to the Maastricht Treaty
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1
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted __________.
a navy and colonies like Britain’s
to become more isolated
to expand the German Empire by gaining territory
to forge alliances with Russia and France
2
The 1935 Nuremberg laws ________.
were modeled after the Soviet New Economic Policy
nationalized all banks and factories
stripped German Jews of their citizenship
established a police state in Germany
3
The Brehznev Doctrine said...
All communist countries had a duty to help other communist
All capitalist countries had a duty to help other capitalist
4
What new crisis, in May 1960, set-back relations between Khruschev and Eisenhower?
The Bay of Pigs
U2 Spy plane Incident
Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
5
The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________.
ruthless political expediency
tools made by machinists
slow decision making
welfare policies
6
Leader of Solidarity movement in Poland was
none
Jaruzelsaki
Alberto
Lech Walesha
7
The revolutions of 1848 began in ________.
Germany
Great Britain
Austria
France
8
Cavour’s methods to achieve Italian unification would coincide with this philosopher’s ideology
Descartes
Machiavelli
Robespierre
Locke
9
One of the PRIMARY motives for New Imperialism was the ________.
desire to bring Western values to non-Western areas
need for new sources of raw materials
belief an empire was necessary for a great power
desire to promote Christianity among non-Westerners
10
The declaration of Napoleon as Emperor of France was ratified by ________.
a voice vote in the Assembly
a consul of the republic
a plebiscite
The Directory
11
Which of these best explains the Great Purges?
They were the kind of revolution foreseen by Marx.
They were a reaction to the Versailles settlement.
They were a natural outgrowth of the Bolshevik takeover.
They were largely the product of Stalin’s fears and goals
12
The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in __________.
France
The Netherlands
England
Germany
13
A key provision of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty called for ________.
the establishment of uniform wages in all the EU countries
the creation of a unified currency
new laws to enforce gender equality in the workplace
the creation of a police force to fight the drug trade
14
One of the central features of the Romantic movement in Germany was the emergence of ________.
anarchism
communism
nationalism
liberalism
15
In the peace talks that ended World War I, Germany________.
negotiated a few minor concessions
was forced to accept terms dictated by the victors
negotiated several major concessions
retained the right tostation troops west of the Rhine River
16
the 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia was led by ________.
Lech Wałęsa
Václav Havel
Nicolae Ceausescu
Gustav Husak
17
The Roman Catholic Church recognized the need for reform and met from 1545–1563 at the _______.
Council of Trent
Peace of Augsburg
Diet of Worms
Peace of Westphalia
18
Baroque art became associated with ________.
English nobility
the Renaissance
Roman Catholicism
popular Protestantism
19
Napoleon III’s primary goal in redesigning Paris was to ________.
make it less protester-friendly
attract new residents
pacify reformers
deflect attention away from his social policies
20
The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
21
At the time of the Yalta Conference, Eastern Europe was occupied by ________.
the Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
the United States
Great Britain
22
The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of reaction to what two developments?
the deaths of Robespierre and Danton
the Tennis Court Oath and the Reign of Terror
the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Great Fear
the Reign of Terror and the power of the sans-culottes
23
The monarch that most exemplifies Enlightened Absolutism was ________.
Catherine the Great
Nicholas I
Maria Theresa
Frederick the Great
24
The
Concert of Europe
refers to the ________.
new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British alliance
January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution
an arrangement for resolving mutual foreign policy issues
1814 restoration of the French monarchy
25
The Second Industrial Revolution was associated with________.
iron, chemicals, and railroads
steam, iron, and electricity
textiles, plastics, and railroads
steel, chemicals, and electricity
26
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was proclaimed by ________.
Louis XVI
the First Estate
the National Assembly
the Directory
27
The single most powerful European political ideology proved to be ________.
nationalism
republicanism
liberalism
communism
28
The Reformation in Zurich was led by ________.
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry of Navarre
Ulrich Zwingli
29
Who was known as the "father of humanism?"
Dante Alighieri
Francesco Petrarch
Giovanni Boccaccio
Michelangelo Buonarroti
30
The Holocaust claimed the greatest number of victims from ________.
Poland
Russia
Hungary
Germany
31
What field of science most influenced racial thinking at the end of the nineteenth century?
physics
medicine
chemistry
biology
32
The French monarchy was hostile towards Protestants until ________.
Elizabeth I provided financial and military support
Henry of Navarre (Henry IV, The Good Henry) came to power
the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
33
Which of the following would be an example of socialist realism?
a collage of headlines about socialism
a painting of university professors
a poster depicting factory workers
a photo documentary of writers
34
Proletarianization was closely linked to _______ and______.
poverty; serfdom
the elite lifestyle; landowning
industrialization; urbanization
enclosures; the rural economy
35
Cosimo de’ Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434?
Rome
Genoa
Venice
Florence
36
What Party did Margaret Thatcher lead?
Labour
Liberal
Conservative
37
The first major European nation to begin to create a welfare state was ________.
Great Britain
Germany
Spain
France
38
The American policy to resist the extension of Soviet expansion is called __________.
constraint
containment
restraint
constriction
39
According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only by ________.
the people
fellow monarchs
the nobility
God
40
Under Lenin’s New Economic Policy,________.
peasants did not have to pay taxes
the government restricted free trade
peasants hoarded grain
private economic enterprise was permitted
41
Who called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”?
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
U.S. President Jimmy Carter
U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Pope John Paul II
42
What was the policy Gorbachev brought about that helped to decentralize control of industry?
communism
Manifest destiny
Privolnoye
Perestroika
43
Which of these men ruled the French Second Empire?
Napoleon III
Louis Phillippe
Charles X
Napoleon Bonaparte
44
The term
Anschluss
refers to the ________.
alliance of Germany, Japan,and Italy
German invasion of Poland
union of Austria with Germany in 1938
shared tradition of anti-Semitism in Austria and Germany
45
The most important political thought of the Enlightenment occurred in ________.
Prussia
Italy
France
Great Britain
46
What was the most important problem in the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Catherine had been raised in Spain
the couple had different religious views
the couple lived in different countries
Henry VIII needed a male heir
47
Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this “humane” form of execution.
electrocution
guillotine
hanging
poisoning
48
What English humanist wrote a famous book called
Utopia
?
Thomas Hobbes
Roger Bacon
Henry VIII
Thomas More
49
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
A Counterblast toTobacco
Leviathan
Common Sense
50
The major powers at the Congress of Vienna included ________ and took place in...
Russia, France, Italy, and Great Britain - 1810
Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain - 1814
Prussia, Austria, France, and Italy - 1805
Russia, France, Austria, and Great Britain - 1800
51
Overthrew the Communist party in the Velvet Revolution
Latvia
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic
52
What is William of Orange known for?
Along with the Duke of Alba, he suppressed Protestant revolt
He led the Turks against Spain.
He was the captain of the Spanish Armada.
He led the movement for the independence of the Netherlands
53
Led by Bismarck and Wilhelm I, this is called the most significant symbol of Nationalism in period 3.
German unification
The creation of the Dual Monarchy
The reign of Napoleon III
Italian unification
54
Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Catherine of Aragon
King Henry VIII
Archduke Phillip
55
Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
the Puritans and Anglicans respectively
the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
the Reds and the Whites respectively
the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively