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The seven provinces that became the United Provinces of the Netherlands emerged as a nation in 1572 after revolting against \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. France
B. Spain
C. England
D. Germany
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B. Spain

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After the economy declined and shipbuilding was taken over by England, the Dutch remained strong in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. naval supremacy
B. political prowess
C. fishing industries
D. financial institutions
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D. Financial Institutions

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What government was able to build a strong monarchy with a secure financial base that was not dependent on noble estates, diets, or assemblies?
A. political absolutism embodied in France
B. political absolutism embodied in England
C. parliamentary monarchy embodied in the Netherlands
D. parliamentary monarchy embodied in England

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A. Political Absolutism embodied in France

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The Militia Ordinance gave English Parliament the power to ________.
A. raise its own army
B. raise or lower taxes
C. dissolve the monarchy
D. house soldiers in the homes of the citizens

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A. Raises its own Army

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Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
A. the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively
B. the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
C. the Puritans and Anglicans respectively
D. the Reds and the Whites respectively

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B. the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively

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During the reign of James I, the British Parliament met \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
A. annually
B. continuously
C. only when convened by the monarch
D. twice a year
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C. only when convened by the monarch

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Under the Treaty of Dover, Charles II allied with the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ against the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. French; Spanish
B. German Empire; Dutch
C. French; Dutch
D. English; French
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C. French; Dutch

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Charles I might have ruled indefinitely without Parliament had his religious policies not provoked war with\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. France
B. Ireland
C. Spain
D. Scotland
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D. Scotland

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After Cromwell’s death, the English were soon ready to restore ________.
A. the monarchy and the Anglican Church
B. the Presbyterian Church and diplomatic relations with Spain
C. the monarchy and diplomatic relations with Spain
D. diplomatic relations with Spain and Parliament

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A. the monarchy and the Anglican Church

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Which of the following kings issued the first Declaration of Indulgence in 1672?
A. Charles I
B. Charles II
C. James I
D. George I
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B. Charles ll

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According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. God
B. the nobility
C. the people
D. fellow kings
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A. God

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King Louis XIV made life difficult for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. 	royal officials
B. 	Huguenots
C. 	military leaders
D. 	Catholics
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B. Huguenots

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The organization that formed to resist the military aggression of Louis XIV was the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. 	the Catholic League
B. 	Peace of Ryswick 
C. 	League of Augsburg
D. 	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
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C. League of Augsburg

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John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
A. Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture
B. Second Treatise of Civil Government
C. Common Sense
D. A Counterblast to Tobacco

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B. Second Treatise of Civil Government

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Which of these were the major components of the Habsburg lands in the 1700s?
A. Bohemia, Austria, Hungary
B. Hungary, Poland, Austria
C. Spain, Austria, Poland
D. Brandenburg, Hungary, Bohemia
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A. Bohemia, Austria, Hungary

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Who was known as the Great Elector?
A. Frederick William
B. John III Sobieski
C. Michael Romanov
D. Theodore II
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A. Frederick William

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The document authorizing succession of the Habsburg crown through the female heir, Maria Theresa, was the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. Pragmatic Sanction
B. Treaty of Nijmwegen
C. Peace of Ryswick
D. Crown of Saint Stephen
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A. Pragmatic Sanction

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The reign of Ivan IV was followed by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. reign of the five good tsars
B. reign of Peter the Great
C. purging of the boyars
D. “Time of Troubles”
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D. “Time of Troubles”

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Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia’s boyars ________.
A. gained power
B. became the primary agents of modernization
C. lost much of their power
D. were exiled to Siberia

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C. lost much of their power

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Under the Peace of Nystad in 1721, Russia gained control of\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. Estonia, Livonia, and part of Finland
B. Livonia, Latvia, and Finland
C. Estonia, Latvia, and part of Finland
D. Livonia, Sweden, and part of Finland
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A. Estonia, Livonia, and part of Finland

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St. Petersburg ________.
A. was built on the Gulf of Sweden
B. exemplified Russia’s new orientation to the West
C. was completed in 1709 but not inhabited until Russia defeated Sweden
D. was given that name by Lenin after the 1917 Russian Revolution

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B. exemplified Russia’s new orientation to the West

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Michael Romanov was the ________.
A. heir to the throne after the death of Peter the Great
B. founder of St. Petersburg
C. son of Ivan the Terrible
D. first of the Romanov dynasty to rule Russia

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D. first of the Romanov dynasty to rule Russia

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Peter I came to power in Russia with the assistance of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. streltsy
B. boyars
C. cossacks
D. Orthodox Church
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A. streltsy

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The Great Northern War involved what two nations?
A. Prussia and Russia
B. Sweden and Norway
C. Russia and Sweden
D. the German Empire and Sweden
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C. Russia and Sweden

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Peter the Great’s inspiration for rebuilding his court in St. Petersburg was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. Versailles
B. Berlin
C. Aix-la-Chapelle
D. the Pantheon
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A. Versailles

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Changes in military structure and technologies ________.
A. favored absolute monarchies over republics
B. weakened monarchies across Europe
C. cut the costs of war
D. made finance a key element in political maneuvering

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D. made finance a key element in political maneuvering

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Which of the following is true of the Netherlands?
A. The nation refused to allow Roman Catholics or Jews to live within its borders.
B. The Calvinist Reformed Church was the established church and the only legitimate form of organized religion.
C. Toleration marked the Dutch religious life where peoples of differing religious faiths lived together peacefully.
D. All and only Protestants were allowed within the Netherlands; Roman Catholics were forced to convert within six months of their residency in the Netherlands.

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C. Toleration marked the Dutch religious life where peoples of differing religious faiths lived together peacefully.

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The economy of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century can be described as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. strong and diverse
B. weak and in decline
C. strictly agrarian
D. limited to manufacturing industries
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A. Strong and Diverse

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What were the two dominant models of European political development in the early modern period?
A. military despotism and democratic socialism
B. democratic socialism and parliamentary monarchy
C. monarchy and socialism
D. parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism

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D. parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism

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What policies did Sir Robert Walpole promote as chief minister in England?
A. He maintained peace abroad and promoted religious and political liberty at home.
B. He advanced aggressive military initiatives abroad and imposed no new domestic policies.
C. He strictly limited free speech and increased taxes on the nobility.
D. He shut down newspapers and restricted religious liberties.

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A. He maintained peace abroad and promoted religious and political liberty at home.

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The Petition of Right can be characterized as _________.
A. Charles I’s attempt to placate Parliament
B. the long-term result of the English Civil War
C. the document that triggered the English Civil War
D. Parliament’s demands on the king, presented in exchange for voting new taxes

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D. Parliament’s demands on the king, presented in exchange for voting new taxes

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Under Oliver Cromwell, England was officially \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. a Puritan republic
B. a Catholic monarchy
C. an Anglican republic
D. a Quaker republic
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A. a Puritan republic

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In the Treaty of Dover, Charles II and Louis XIV’s secret agreement called for Charles II to________.
A. dismiss the Parliament of Lords and Commons, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes
B. announce his conversion to Catholicism, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
C. revoke the Clarendon Code, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
D. revoke the Test Act, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes

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B. announce his conversion to Catholicism, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy

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Which of the following events completed the Glorious Revolution?
A. Charles I was executed.
B. William and Mary were proclaimed English monarchs.
C. George II became king of Great Britain.
D. The Secret Treaty of Dover was signed between England and France.

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B. William and Mary were proclaimed English monarchs.

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John Law believed that ________
A. halting gold payments in France was absolutely necessary
B. France should abandon its overseas colonies
C. France should dramatically increase its level of taxation
D. an increase in the paper-money supply would stimulate France’s economic recovery

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D. an increase in the paper-money supply would stimulate France’s economic recovery

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The chief feature of eighteenth-century French political life was the ________.
A. Louis XIV’s lack of leadership
B. failure of the nobility to dominate the Parliament
C. protest by the peasantry to gain more influence and representation in Parliament
D. attempt of the nobility to use its authority to limit the power of the monarchy

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D. attempt of the nobility to use its authority to limit the power of the monarchy

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Which of the following dynasties is correctly identified with the region it ruled?
A. Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia
B. Habsburg dynasty in Russia
C. Romanov dynasty in Austria
D. Árpád dynasty in Poland
A

A. Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia

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What did Peter the Great learn about his son, Aleksei that presented a problem for the monarchy?
A. Aleksei was too weak to take over the throne.
B. Aleksei did not want to become king.
C. Aleksei might become a focus for rebellion.
D. His son had entered into a plot to overthrow Peter.

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C. Aleksei might become a focus for rebellion.

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The goal of the Table of Ranks was to ________.
A. draw the nobility into state service
B. eliminate the need for nobles to serve the central state
C. force nobles into military service
D. restrict religious leaders from controlling parts of the central state

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A. draw the nobility into state service

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Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to ________.
A. the decline of Poland
B. a permanent Russian influence on European affairs
C. an alliance with England
D. an alliance with Finland

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B. a permanent Russian influence on European affairs

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Peter the Great’s creation of the procurator general illustrates his attempt to ________
A. bring the church under secular control
B. introduce Protestantism to Russia
C. weaken the streltsy
D. turn Russia to the West

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A. bring the church under secular control

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Prussia is unique in early modern history because the Hohenzollerns ________.
A. had been rulers of Poland
B. were Catholic rulers of a Protestant state
C. forged an alliance with Russia
D. created a major new state

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D. created a major new state

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Poland is an example of a state that was weak because of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. a small territory
B. the ascendancy of its nobility
C. religious division
D. larger neighbors
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B. the ascendancy of its nobility

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The Habsburg Empire can be described as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. small but cohesive
B. large but divided
C. strongly centralized
D. disappearing by 1700
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B. large but divided

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What was the effect in France of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the ensuing religious repression?
A. Culture in France was at its peak.
B. Universities opened, drawing thinkers from all over the world.
C. A new era of religious conflict opened.
D. France became a symbol of intolerance.

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D. France became a symbol of intolerance.

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In what way did the Sejm fail Poland?
A. The Sejm failed to advance successful military operations.
B. The Sejm was ruined with royal intrigue that took away power from the governing body.
C. The Sejm was made up of foreigners who did not know the issues of Poland.
D. The Sejm required unanimity for any legislative action, which blocked effective government.

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D. The Sejm required unanimity for any legislative action, which blocked effective government.

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What problem did the Pragmatic Sanction attempt to address?
A. a weak military 
B. religious intolerance within Germany
C. a female heir to the throne
D. religious restrictions on Protestants
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C. a female heir to the throne

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How did Frederick William I differ from Frederick the Great in use of military power?
A. Frederick William I was interested in a strong military, while Frederick the Great disliked military strength.
B. Frederick the Great was interested in a strong military, while Frederick William I disliked military strength.
C. Frederick William I avoided putting his powerful army into places of conflict, while Frederick the Great advanced destructive invasions.
D. Frederick William I was reckless with his military strength, while Frederick the Great rarely went to war.

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C. Frederick William I avoided putting his powerful army into places of conflict, while Frederick the Great advanced destructive invasions.

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The Table of Ranks and the Holy Synod were both implemented by Peter the Great to _______.
A. expand central secular authority
B. eliminate the threat of a noble uprising
C. defeat Sweden in the Great Northern War
D. eliminate the power of the streltsy

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A. expand central secular authority

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Peter the Great attempted to emulate which political model?
A. French absolutism
B. English representative government
C. Poland’s Sejm
D. the Dutch Republic
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A. French Absolutism

51
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When James I and Charles I attempted to rule as strong monarchs, they were blocked primarily by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. Parliament
B. the Anglican Church
C. Spain
D. the Puritans
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A. Parliment

52
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The Militia Ordinance effectively did which of these?
A. abolished Parliament
B. ended the English monarchy
C. made Parliament an independent power in Britain
D. brought France and England into an alliance

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C. made Parliament an independent power in Britain

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The revocation of the Edict of Nantes is best seen in the context of Louis XIV’s policy of ________.
A. religious persecution
B. unifying France under an absolute monarchy
C. alliance with the Catholic Church
D. making war on Catholics

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B. unifying France under an absolute monarchy

54
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Poland can be seen as an extreme example of the political model represented by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. England
B. France
C. Russia
D. Spain
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A. England

55
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The idea of the divine right of kings was attractive to monarchs because it effectively ________.
A. gave them free license over their people
B. ended the influence of the church in secular matters
C. made them free of noble rule
D. created an alliance between the nobles and commoners

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C. made them free of noble rule

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