History of Europe Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of European history from antiquity to the present day, examining the major political, social, cultural, and economic developments that have shaped the continent. Through an analysis of key events such as the rise and fall of empires, religious reformations, revolutions, world wars, and integration efforts, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the forces and figures that contributed to Europes evolution. The course emphasizes the interconnectedness of European societies, the diversity of experiences across regions, and the enduring influence of Europe on global history.
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The Western Experience 10th Edition by Mortimer Chambers
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Chapter 1: The First Civilizations
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Q1) The Israelites were
A)a matriarchal society.
B)a patriarchal society.
C)a seafaring society.
D)a polytheistic society.
E)a hunting and gathering society.
Answer: B
Q2) The greatest feats of engineering in the ancient world, the pyramids, were built approximately
A)between 2600 and 2400 B.C.
B)in 1500 B.C.
C)between 1000 and 900 B.C.
D)in 500 B.C.
E)ca.3100 B.C.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Forming of Greek Civilizations
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Sappho of Lesbos. Answer: Sappho of Lesbos was an ancient Greek poet who lived around 630-570 BCE. She is known for her lyric poetry, particularly her love poems and songs that were often dedicated to the women of her community. Sappho's work is significant because she is one of the few female poets from ancient Greece whose work has survived. Her poetry offers a rare glimpse into the lives and emotions of women in ancient Greece, and her writing is celebrated for its beauty, passion, and emotional depth.
Sappho's poetry also had a significant influence on later Greek and Roman poets, as well as on the development of lyric poetry in general. Her work has been admired for its exploration of themes such as love, desire, and the complexities of human emotions. Sappho's legacy has endured through the centuries, and she continues to be celebrated as one of the greatest poets of antiquity.
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Chapter 3: Classical and Hellenistic Greece
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Q1) In comparison with the world of the polis, Hellenistic civilization was
A)less wealthy.
B)marked by a more equitable distribution of wealth.
C)characterized by economic activity on a larger scale.
D)hampered in trade relations by lack of a common language.
E)characterized by a return to small-scale economic activities.
Answer: C
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: League of Corinth.
Answer: The League of Corinth was a federation of Greek states established by Philip II of Macedon in 338 BC. Its purpose was to unite the Greek city-states under Macedonian leadership in order to wage war against the Persian Empire. The League of Corinth was significant because it marked the first time in history that the Greek city-states had been united under a single leadership. This allowed Philip II to consolidate his power and expand his influence throughout Greece, ultimately leading to the rise of the Macedonian Empire. The League of Corinth also set the stage for Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire, which had a profound impact on the course of world history.
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Chapter 4: The Roman Republic
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Q1) The Second Triumvirate of Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus captured Rome by challenging the authority of
A)the Assembly of Tribunes.
B)the army.
C)the Senate.
D)the Praetorian Guard.
E)Bologna.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: consuls.
Q3) In the first century B.C., as Roman imperialism brought the state into further wars, the political situation was dominated by
A)repeated invasions of Germanic barbarians.
B)repeated rebellion of the Greek city-states.
C)continual warfare in Asia Minor.
D)a series of plebeian revolts.
E)attempts of powerful generals to achieve supremacy in Rome through use of the army.
Q4) How did Augustus Caesar (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) use the forms of Republican government to create an imperial government?
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Apennines.
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Chapter 5: The Empire and Christianity
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a correct match?
A)St.Paul: inclusion of gentiles in the Christian religion
B)St.Ambrose: assertion that emperors control the church
C)St.Jerome: translation of the Old and New Testaments into the Latin version of the Bible called the Vulgate
D)St.Augustine: argument that humans are predestined to salvation or damnation
E)Eusebius: a history of the church
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: latifundia.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ambrose of Milan.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Paul.
Q5) Review the "Tacitus on the Powers of Augustus" feature in this chapter.How would you interpret the measures of Augustus? Did he intend to enhance his own power or restore the Republic?
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: St.Perpetua.
Q7) Regarding the issue of conversion, Paul advocated
A)circumcision as a condition of conversion.
B)conversion on the basis of personal faith.
C)conversion based on observation of Mosaic law.
D)conversion on the basis of ethnic identity.
E)violent resistance against Roman persecution.
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Chapter 6: The Making of Western Europe
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Q1) Which one of the following was NOT a reason for the emergence of the single-family peasant farm as the basic unit of agricultural production in the Early Middle Ages?
A)The mounted soldier made warfare expensive, so many warriors became full-time farmers.
B)The declining birthrate made it necessary for entire families to work in agricultural production.
C)Horses made it easier, although more expensive, for farmers to support themselves.
D)It was more economically feasible for landowners to rent their land to farmers.
E)Villa owners could no longer purchase slaves.
Q2) Compare the roles of women in Germanic and Roman society.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Bede the Venerable.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Corpus Iuris Civilis.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Cassiodorus.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Tacitus.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Clovis.
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Creation and Erosion
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Q1) How did commercial activities in the Byzantine Empire differ from those in Western Europe? Why?
Q2) Describe and explain the combination of factors that allowed the Arabs to quickly conquer and convert much of the Byzantine Empire, as well as other areas.
Q3) Compare methods of military expansion and defense in the Arabic, Byzantine, and Carolingian empires.
Q4) Review the feature entitled "The Koran on Christians and Jews" in this chapter.How does Islam build upon the traditions of Judaism and Christianity in this passage?
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Umayyads.
Q6) The Treaty of Verdun
A)divided the Carolingian Empire into three parts.
B)gave Normandy to the Viking king Rollo.
C)established the Danelaw.
D)formalized the schism between the Western and Eastern Churches.
E)marked the Carolingian emperor protector of the papacy.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Vladimir.
Q9) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Alcuin. Page 9
Q8) Explore the possible motives for Emperor Leo III's policy of iconoclasm.
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Chapter 8: Restoration of an Ordered Society
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Saladin.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: fief.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Reconquista.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: feudalism.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Concordat of Worms.
Q6) The obligations due a serf to his lord usually included
A)yearly rent on land.
B)work three days a week on the demesne.
C)paying a fine for leaving the manor.
D)paying an inheritance tax.
E)All these answers are correct.
Q7) What promoted the formation of the feudal system?
A)overpopulation in Europe, requiring new means of government regulation
B)increased agricultural production
C)chaotic conditions and the need for security
D)the growing influence of the Church, promoting readjustment of political institutions
E)lawyers beginning to clarify, define, and regulate patron/client relationships
Q8) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Hospitalers.
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Chapter 9: The Flowering of Medieval Civilization
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Q1) Review the "Excerpts from the Magna Carta" feature in this chapter.How, specifically, does the Magna Carta affirm the feudal nature of English society in 1215? In what ways does the Magna Carta represent a departure from the feudal order?
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Alfonso X.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Héloïse.
Q4) Why do you think so many people found heretical movements appealing in the High Middle Ages? Include social, economic, and political reasons as well as religious and spiritual ones in your answer.
Q5) The dialectic arguments in Sic et Non implied that
A)Christian dogma and law contained contradictions.
B)reason could not be reconciled to faith.
C)Aristotle's philosophy was inappropriate to Scholasticism.
D)a systematic view of all truth could be found in Scholasticism.
E)emotional devotion to Christ and Mary would bring about a greater understanding of God and faith.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Inquisition.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: courtly love.
Q8) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Siete Partidas.
Q9) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: flying buttress.
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Chapter 10: The Urban Economy and the Consolidation of States
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Q1) Which of the following was usually NOT included in town regulations and expenses?
A)street cleaning
B)curfews
C)the condemnation of prostitution
D)the segregation of businesses such as butchering
E)regulation of weights and measures
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Dante Alighieri.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Roger Bacon.
Q4) The Beguines were
A)women in the Dominican order.
B)the Third Order of the Franciscans.
C)examples of pious laity formed into semi-monastic groups.
D)heretics.
E)the elites of the Cathari.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: book transfer.
Q6) Examine map 10.2.What challenges did the Muscovites face in the area surrounding their base in Moscow? How did they overcome those challenges?
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Q7) What were the responsibilities of the English Parliament? How was the Parliament's power limited?
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Chapter 11: Breakdown and Renewal in an Age of Plague
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Q1) Did the Black Death cause or merely accelerate political unrest in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries?
Q2) Which of the following factors contributed to the instability of the nobility?
A)dynastic instability
B)livery
C)divisions within the nobility
D)loss of feudal privileges
E)expansion of papal authority
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Charles V.
Q4) How accurately do the depictions of architecture found in this chapter reflect the realities of urban living in the Late Middle Ages?
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Philip VI.
Q6) Which best describes patterns of living a generation after the Black Death?
A)More fertile soil allowed a greater diversity of diet, including more meat, fruit, and cheese.
B)Economic collapse led to a decline in housing.
C)Rural settlement patterns became more dispersed.
D)Sumptuary legislation declined as class distinctions became blurred.
E)Disposable wealth declined.
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Chapter 12: Tradition and Change in European Culture,
1300-1500
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Q1) Review the feature entitled "Petrarch on Ancient Rome" in this chapter.What was happening in ancient Rome during the time of "Scipio, Brutus, Cato, and many others"? Does Petrarch romanticize this period of Roman society?
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Jan Hus.
Q3) Review the feature entitled "Petrarch on Ancient Rome" in this chapter.How does this passage reveal the aspirations of the Renaissance?
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Coluccio Salutati.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: patron.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Masaccio.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Brunelleschi.
Q8) The papacy attempted to overcome its fiscal crisis by
A)collecting a tax for appointments to ecclesiastical offices.
B)selling dispensations.
C)selling future appointments.
D)all of these: collecting a tax for appointments to ecclesiastical offices; selling dispensations; and selling future appointments.
E)None of these answers is correct.
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Chapter 13: Reformations in Religion
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ignatius Loyola.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT true of women in the sixteenth-century Roman Catholic Church?
A)Mystics like St.Teresa were immediately welcomed by the Church because of the power of their visions.
B)An increasing number of religious orders were founded for them to join.
C)Through their charity work, they played a crucial role in the Counter-Reformation.
D)They were not participants at the council of Trent.
E)Their devotion was especially notable in Spain.
Q3) The Anabaptists believed that
A)infants should be baptized.
B)baptism was not a legitimate religious ceremony.
C)the Bible should not be taken literally.
D)baptism should be administered to mature adults.
E)church authority was legitimate.
Q4) What techniques does Titian employ to create a sense of tension in his painting shown in this chapter?
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Anabaptists.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Henry VIII.
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Chapter 14: Economic Expansion and a New Politics
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ferdinand Magellan.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Star Chamber.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ferdinand.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Francisco Pizzaro.
Q5) Compare and contrast how the Spanish and Portuguese exploited their respective overseas empires.Your response should include discussion of their motives, the economic impact on each country, and their relations with the native populations.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: enclosures.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Castile.
Q8) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Aragon.
Q9) Inflation, which began around 1500, indicated
A)impending crisis for the European economy.
B)declining demand for goods.
C)an increase in demand.
D)an increase in people's debts.
E)a decrease in the silver supply.
Q10) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Charles V.
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Chapter 15: War and Crisis
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: gentry.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: the Fronde.
Q3) Describe the social conditions that would encourage a peasant or urban laborer to join the army during this period.
Q4) What factors help explain the increased depiction of brutality in art during this period? (Consider illustrations throughout the chapter in your response.)
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: billeting.
Q6) Compare the policies and leadership of Elizabeth I and Charles I with regard to religion and relations to the political community represented in the House of Commons.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Gustavus Adolphus.
Q8) Elizabeth I
A)never married.
B)tolerated religious dissent.
C)executed Mary Queen of Scots.
D)never married, and executed Mary Queen of Scots
E)All these answers are correct.
Q9) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Olivares.
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Chapter 16: Culture and Society in the Age of the Scientific Revolution
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Q1) Consider maps 16.1 and 16.3.Where did the greatest improvements in communications occur? How did those improvements build upon political stability and urban growth?
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Isaac Newton.
Q3) With the growth of larger political states and the discoveries of the new science, were seventeenth-century Europeans losing their faith in the Christian God? What evidence do you find that this was, or was not, the case?
Q4) Review the feature entitled "Galileo and Kepler on Copernicus" in this chapter.Judging from this letter, do you think Kepler had already published his work? If no, why not, and why is he then urging Galileo to publish first?
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Copernicus.
Q6) How can we explain the European witch craze of the seventeenth century by placing it in its historical context? Consider issues of gender, politics, economics, and religion in your response.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: witch craze.
Q8) How does the new certainty and confidence in science reflect the increased order of European states? What did that certainty imply about the relationship between the state of political development/stability and science/culture?
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Chapter 17: The Emergence of the European State System
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Q1) Discuss the role of conflicts over succession in the development of the English Parliament in particular and other European states in general.
Q2) Review the feature entitled "Locke on the Origins of Government" in this chapter.What is the "state of nature" Locke refers to in this passage?
Q3) The main enemies of the Austrian Habsburgs in the late seventeenth century were
A)the French and the Prussians.
B)the French and the Italians.
C)the Turks and the French.
D)the Turks and the Russians.
E)the Junkers and the Hohenzollerns.
Q4) Thomas Hobbes believed that
A)all political authority must reside in an absolute and sovereign power in order to restrain the natural warlike impulses of human beings.
B)the natural rights of all human beings include freedom of expression.
C)the will of the state may be exercised only with the approval of the majority.
D)the natural state of human beings is one of freedom, equality, and peace.
E)war is an unnatural state.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Junkers.
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Chapter 18: The Wealth of Nations
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Q1) The competition for overseas commercial empires in the eighteenth century was primarily between
A)France and Spain.
B)Britain and Spain.
C)Britain and France.
D)Russia and Britain.
E)West Africa and Portugal.
Q2) What social problems resulted from mechanization/automation?
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: commercial empires.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: French and Indian War.
Q5) Which of the following was NOT true of the protoindustrial period?
A)It was heavily dependent on the agrarian sector for labor.
B)It contributed to rural incomes.
C)It strengthened connections between cities and countryside.
D)It led to significant technological improvements and advances in productivity.
E)It increased rural families' demands for products and services.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: India Act of 1784.
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Chapter 19: The Age of Enlightenment
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: The Spirit of Laws.
Q2) The philosophes believed the most important function of philosophy was to pursue A)metaphysical exploration.
B)pure scientific knowledge.
C)the meaning and implications of power.
D)the rational study of human behavior.
E)the scientific basis of the Christian worldview.
Q3) Rousseau's most important concept in The Social Contract was that A)government must be based on the absolute authority of a divinely appointed monarch.
B)governments exist by divine plan and to rebel against them is to rebel against God.
C)government must be based on voluntary participation by citizens, not simply by the accident of history or inheritance.
D)the main function of laws is to subdue man's evil nature.
E)citizens should not participate in government.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: deism.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Pamela.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Saint Monday.
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Chapter 20: The French Revolution
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Legislative Assembly.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: departments.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true of the foreign policy of the French Republic?
A)Feudal practices and hereditary privileges were abolished wherever French armies prevailed.
B)Belgium was incorporated into France.
C)Patriots from other lands looked to the French revolutionaries to liberate their own countries.
D)The Revolution's leaders set out consciously to overthrow the "old regime" across Europe.
E)Liberated peoples would pay special taxes and provide supplies.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: the Terror.
Q5) Opposition to the Revolution and the National Assembly came from
A)a large segment of the clergy.
B)émigré nobles.
C)the monarchy.
D)other European monarchs.
E)All these answers are correct.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Jacobin Club.
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Chapter 21: The Age of Napoleon
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: lycées.
Q2) Which of the following provisions did Napoleon's Concordat with the papacy NOT contain?
A)Catholicism was to be the "preferred" religion of France.
B)Non-Catholics were to enjoy religious freedom.
C)Lands confiscated and sold during the Revolution were to be returned to the Church.
D)Primary education was to be controlled by the clergy.
E)The state had the power to regulate the place of the Church in French society.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Third Coalition.
Q4) In 1807, at Tilsit, Napoleon agreed to share predominant influence in Europe with the ruler of
A)Russia.
B)Austria.
C)Prussia.
D)Saxony.
E)Britain.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Joséphine de Beauharnais.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ferdinand VII.
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Chapter 22: Foundations of Nineteenth Century Europe
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Q1) Review the feature entitled "Policing Universities-The Carlsbad Decrees" in this chapter.What do you think the purpose of a university education was in the eyes of the German Confederation?
Q2) Review the Historical Issues feature entitled "Industrialization and the Standard of Living" in this chapter.How does Hartwell engage the other arguments?
Q3) Economic differentiation meant that
A)different countries specialized in economic activities most suited to their climate and resources.
B)different types of business organization were allowed by law.
C)workers had to learn a variety of skills to stay employed.
D)groups and institutions became more specialized by function as industrialization progressed.
E)family members specialized in distinct skills.
Q4) Review the Historical Issues feature entitled "Industrialization and the Standard of Living" in this chapter.What, according to Hobsbawm, were some of the beneficial aspects of industrialization? Why do you think Ashton disagrees that those same developments were detrimental effects of industrialization?
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Louis XVIII.
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Chapter 23: States and Nations in the Nineteenth Century, 1830-1870
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: William I.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Millet.
Q3) The Second Republic
A)was established when Louis-Philippe abdicated.
B)was founded when Louis-Philippe's grandson ascended to the throne.
C)was led by Alphonse de Lamartine.
D)was established when Louis-Philippe abdicated and led by Alphonse de Lamartine.
E)All these answers are correct.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
Q5) Why did the Crimean War represent a low point in the achievements of Europe in the nineteenth century?
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Cavour.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Expedition of the Thousand.
Q8) Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Was Bismarck's policy motivated by pragmatic or ideological concerns?
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Chapter 24: Progress and Its Discontents
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true of Germany's spectacular economic expansion following unification?
A)The acquisition of Alsace-Lorraine provided Germany with more raw materials.
B)German factories had the latest and most efficient equipment.
C)Germany concentrated its marketing efforts within its own borders.
D)The educational system played an important role in supplying the talent needed by the commercial sector.
E)The government played an active role in encouraging business.
Q2) The Vatican Council of 1869-1870
A)advised the pope to come to terms with modern civilization.
B)issued a statement approving the values of capitalist society.
C)proclaimed the dogma of papal infallibility.
D)acknowledged the exclusive authority of the state over its citizens.
E)issued a statement concerning Bismarck's anti-Catholic policies.
Q3) The demographic transition that took place between 1870 and 1914 involved
A)a sharp rise in the death rate.
B)an increase in the birthrate.
C)higher population growth in Europe.
D)movement from urban to rural areas.
E)a decline in death and birth rates.
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Chapter 25: Nineteenth-Century Empires
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Q1) Review the feature entitled "The Earl of Cromer: Why Britain Acquired Egypt" in this chapter.What made the British especially well-equipped to rule Egypt, according to Cromer?
Q2) What do the photos found in this chapter indicate about how non-Western peoples experienced imperialism in profoundly distinct ways?
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: new imperialism.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Meiji Restoration.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: White Dominions.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: British East India Company.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: sati.
Q8) Compare and contrast the experiences of Japan and China in the nineteenth century.How did these two societies confront the challenge of European pressures?
Q9) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Mahmud II.
Q10) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Thomas Cook.
Q11) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Zulu.
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Q12) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Manchuria.
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Q1) During the Great War, women
A)worked in key wartime industries.
B)became increasingly independent.
C)resisted the change in their traditional roles.
D)both worked in key wartime industries and became increasingly independent.
E)All these answers are correct.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Friedrich Ebert.
Q3) Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.What kinds of situations did this agreement not provide for?
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Fourteen Points.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Balkans.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Irish Free State.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: League of Nations.
Q8) Explain why the declarations of war throughout Europe were greeted with great popular acclaim and joy.
Q9) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Rosa Luxembourg.
Q10) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Triple Entente.
Q11) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Sinn Fein.
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Fordism.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: James Joyce.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: War Communism.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ethiopia.
Q5) By 1939 Soviet Russia, owing to the accomplishments of the First, Second, and Third Five-Year Plans, ranked third among the world's industrial nations behind
A)Great Britain and the United States.
B)the United States and Japan.
C)the United States and Germany.
D)Great Britain and Germany.
E)Great Britain and France.
Q6) In the Fascist corporate state
A)all workers in a given sector of the economy were organized into confederations.
B)large corporations were granted special rights.
C)business leaders were encouraged to express their views on state policy.
D)the state was arbiter between trade unions and employers.
E)workers were encouraged to strike.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Politburo.
Q8) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Hermann Göring.
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: General Rommel.
Q2) Review the Historical Issues feature entitled "The Historians' Debate on German Genocide" in this chapter.Which of the three authors do you find most convincing and why?
Q3) President Harry Truman
A)helped outline the future of Germany and peace terms for Japan at the Potsdam meetings.
B)brought the U.S.into war with the Soviet Union.
C)proclaimed U.S.willingness to commit American troops to UN military actions.
D)warned the Soviet Union not to take Czechoslovakia.
E)intended to stimulate Europe's postwar economic recovery.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Hitler-Stalin Pact.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Vyacheslav Molotov.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Battle of the Bulge.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: genocide.
Q8) Compare the destruction seen in the photos in this chapter.Was the extent of the damage justified?
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Jean-Paul Sartre.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Palestine.
Q3) Postwar authors wanting to show how ordinary people experienced dictatorship, war, and dislocation favored a style known as
A)existentialism.
B)neorealism.
C)neoconservatism.
D)surrealism.
E)None of these answers is correct.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Comecon.
Q5) Describe the political shifts that occurred in France, Italy, West Germany and Great Britain in the late 1970s through the early 1980s.
Q6) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: stagflation.
Q7) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Cold War.
Q8) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Truman Doctrine.
Q9) How did the Suez Crisis come about and what effect did it have on Great Britain and France?
Q10) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Marshall Plan.
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Q1) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: glasnost.
Q2) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: European Union.
Q3) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: privatization.
Q4) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Council of Europe.
Q5) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Thatcher.
Q6) Review the feature entitled "A Turkish Girl Arrives in Germany" in this chapter.Western civilization tends to equate economic freedom with social equality.How does this source dispute this notion? What factors can inhibit or prohibit social equality regardless of economic opportunities?
Q7) How will the European Union overcome nationalism?
Q8) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Putin.
Q9) Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Green parties.
Q10) After the fall of communism, Yugoslavia
A)remained unified.
B)suffered the horrors of a genocidal war and political fragmentation.
C)was reunified after a genocidal war.
D)peacefully negotiated its breakup into two republics.
E)joined Kosovo to form a new republic.
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