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Final AP European History Review
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The mother of all AP Euro reviews...from the Black Death to the Maastricht Treaty
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1
Which of these best explains the Great Purges?
They were the kind of revolution foreseen by Marx.
They were a natural outgrowth of the Bolshevik takeover.
They were largely the product of Stalin’s fears and goals
They were a reaction to the Versailles settlement.
2
Which of these men ruled the French Second Empire?
Charles X
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon III
Louis Phillippe
3
What was the most important problem in the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Henry VIII needed a male heir
the couple lived in different countries
Catherine had been raised in Spain
the couple had different religious views
4
Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this “humane” form of execution.
electrocution
poisoning
guillotine
hanging
5
John XXII tried to return the papacy from __________ to Rome.
Milan
Paris
Florence
Avignon
6
The first major European nation to begin to create a welfare state was ________.
France
Great Britain
Spain
Germany
7
In Spain, Napoleon faced________.
a powerful navy
guerrilla warfare
well-organized military forces
harsh winter conditions
8
Under Lenin’s New Economic Policy,________.
the government restricted free trade
private economic enterprise was permitted
peasants hoarded grain
peasants did not have to pay taxes
9
The monarch that most exemplifies enlightened absolutism was ________.
Catherine the Great
Joseph II
Maria Theresa
Frederick the Great
10
One of the primary motives for the New Imperialism was the ________.
desire to bring Western values to non-Western areas
belief an empire was necessary for a great power
need for new sources of raw materials
desire to promote Christianity among non-Westerners
11
The 1935 Nuremberg laws ________.
were modeled after the Soviet New Economic Policy
established a police state in Germany
nationalized all banks and factories
stripped German Jews of their citizenship
12
The American policy to resist the extension of Soviet expansion is called __________.
containment
constriction
restraint
constraint
13
A key provision of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty called for ________.
new laws to enforce gender equality in the workplace
the creation of a police force to fight the drug trade
the creation of a unified currency
the establishment of uniform wages in all the EU countries
14
Cavour’s methods to achieve Italian unification would coincide with this philosopher’s ideology
Machiavelli
Locke
Descartes
Robespierre
15
The Roman Catholic Church recognized the need for reform and met from 1545–1563 at the _______.
Diet of Worms
Council of Trent
Peace of Westphalia
Peace of Augsburg
16
The Black Death found its way into Europe via __________.
Italy
Spain
Scandinavia
North Africa
17
One of the central features of the Romantic movement in Germany was the emergence of ________.
anarchism
liberalism
communism
nationalism
18
The term
Anschluss
refers to the ________.
union of Austria with Germany in 1938
alliance of Germany, Japan,and Italy
German invasion of Poland
shared tradition of anti-Semitism in Austria and Germany
19
Napoleon III’s primary goal in redesigning Paris was to ________.
deflect attention away from his social policies
attract new residents
pacify reformers
make it less protester-friendly
20
Who called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”?
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Pope John Paul II
U.S. President Ronald Reagan
U.S. President Jimmy Carter
21
What is William of Orange known for?
He led the Turks against Spain.
Along with the Duke of Alba, he suppressed Protestant revolt
He was the captain of the Spanish Armada.
He led the movement for the independence of the Netherlands
22
What event was held in the attempt to unite the Swiss and German Protestants?
the Diet of Augsburg
the Peace of Westphalia
the Diet of Worms
the Marburg Colloquy
23
In the peace talks that ended World War I, Germany________.
negotiated a few minor concessions
retained the right tostation troops west of the Rhine River
was forced to accept terms dictated by the victors
negotiated several major concessions
24
Who was known as the "father of humanism?"
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Dante Alighieri
Francesco Petrarch
Giovanni Boccaccio
25
What English humanist wrote a famous book called
Utopia
?
Henry VIII
Thomas More
Thomas Hobbes
Roger Bacon
26
The declaration of Napoleon as Emperor of France was ratified by ________.
a consul of the republic
a plebiscite
The Directory
a voice vote in the Assembly
27
The most important political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914 was ________.
The creation of the Dual Monarchy in Austria-Hungary
German unification
Italian unification
the leadership of Bismarck
28
The most important political thought of the Enlightenment occurred in ________.
Prussia
Great Britain
France
Italy
29
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted __________.
to expand the German Empire by gaining territory
to become more isolated
to forge an alliance with Russia and France
to develop a navy and establish colonies like Great Britain
30
Which of the following would be an example of socialist realism?
a painting of university professors
a photo documentary of writers
a poster depicting factory workers
a collage of headlines about socialism
31
The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Tycho Brahe
32
Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively
the Puritans and Anglicans respectively
the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
the Reds and the Whites respectively
33
The Open Door Policy ________.
allowed China to control its own trade
allowed all nations to trade in China on equal terms
divided China into sections
was strongly supported by Russia
34
The
Concert of Europe
refers to the ________.
1814 restoration of the French monarchy
January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution
an arrangement for resolving mutual foreign policy issues
new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British alliance
35
According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only by ________.
fellow monarchs
the nobility
God
the people
36
Baroque art became associated with ________.
Roman Catholicism
English nobility
popular Protestantism
the Renaissance
37
Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany________.
by legal means
after a heated lawsuit
after a brief, but bloody, revolution
after a campaign of selective assassination
38
The Reformation in Zurich was led by ________.
Ulrich Zwingli
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry of Navarre
39
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was proclaimed by ________.
the National Constituent Assembly
the First Estate
Louis XVI
the Directory
40
Proletarianization was closely linked to _______ and______.
poverty; serfdom
industrialization; urbanization
enclosures; the rural economy
the elite lifestyle; landowning
41
The Second Industrial Revolution was associated with________.
steel, chemicals, and electricity
iron, chemicals, and railroads
steam, iron, and electricity
textiles, plastics, and railroads
42
Cosimo de’ Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434?
Florence
Rome
Genoa
Venice
43
The single most powerful European political ideology proved to be ________.
liberalism
republicanism
communism
nationalism
44
The major powers at the Congress of Vienna included ________.
Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain
Russia, France, Italy, and Great Britain
Prussia, Austria, France, and Italy
Russia, France, Austria, and Great Britain
45
What field of science most influenced racial thinking at the end of the nineteenth century?
medicine
physics
biology
chemistry
46
The Holocaust claimed the greatest number of victims from ________.
Germany
Poland
Russia
Hungary
47
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
Common Sense
Leviathan
A Counterblast to Tobacco
48
Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?
King Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Archduke Phillip
49
The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of reaction to what two developments?
the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Great Fear
the Reign of Terror and the power of the sans-culottes
the Tennis Court Oath and the Reign of Terror
the deaths of Robespierre and Danton
50
The French monarchy was hostile towards Protestants until ________.
the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Henry of Navarre came to power
the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Elizabeth I provided financial and military support
51
The revolutions of 1848 began in ________.
Germany
France
Austria
Great Britain
52
At the time of the Yalta Conference, Eastern Europe was occupied by ________.
Nazi Germany
the Soviet Union
Great Britain
the United States
53
The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in __________.
Germany
England
France
The Netherlands
54
The 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia was led by ________.
Václav Havel
Gustav Husak
Nicolae Ceausescu
Lech Wałęsa
55
The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________.
slow decision making
ruthless political expediency
tools made by machinists
welfare policies
