Final: Quiz Questions

Question 1

The Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years’ War

Answer 1

ended a period in European history in which religion was the primary basis for a
nation’s foreign policy

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an absolute state?

Answer 2

sovereignty held, in part, by a representative assembly

Question 3

Louis XIV claimed he had the authority to rule France because of

Answer 3

the concept of “Divine Right” which stated that God had chosen him to be the
king of France.

Question 4

All of the following aided in the development of French absolutism except

Answer 4

. the king’s ability to rule directly over the internal administration of the kingdom.

Question 5

As a result of the Glorious Revolution England became

Answer 5

a constitutional monarchy

Question 6

This absolutist ruled Russia during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Answer 6

Peter the Great

Question 7

This class of slaves recruits in the Ottoman Empire who rose to secure permanent military and 
administrative positions was the

Answer 7

janissaries

Question 8

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 8

The radical expansion of the Shi’ite ulama within the Empire

Question 9

The Safavid Empire was based in which one of the following geographic areas of today?

Answer 9

Iran

Question 10

An important aspect of Akbar the Great’s policy was

Answer 10

religious toleration

Question 11

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of the Mughal Empire?

Answer 11

Its defeat at the Battle of Vienna

Question 12

The Chinese educational system

Answer 12

gave Chinese society cohesion and stability.

Question 13

The Chinese civil service exam, a dominate characteristic of the Ming Dynasty, tested

Answer 13

Confucian classics

Question 14

The Chinese civil service exam created all the following except:

Answer 14

the expansion of scientific thought throughout China

Question 15

The restrictive form of trade between Europe and Ming/Qing China was known as the:

Answer 15

Canton system

Question 16

The name of the Chinese dynasty established by the Manchu’s was the _________ dynasty?

Answer 16

Qing

Question 17

The Enlightenment

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was dominated by the upper classes

Question 18

This phase of the French Revolution aimed to eliminate all anti-revolutionaries throughout
France.

Answer 18

. the Reign of Terror

Question 19

Which of the following was not a main cause of the French Revolution?

Answer 19

the death of Louis XVI

Question 20

The French Jacobins, radical leaders of the French Revolution, were headed by

Answer 20

Robespierre

Question 21

This country’s brutal winter and stubborn army finally stopped Napoleon and his army in their
march through Europe.

Answer 21

Russia

Question 22

At the Congress of Vienna, the victorious allies

Answer 22

restored the balance of power in Europe after the Napoleonic Era

Question 23

By aiming at establishing legitimacy and a traditional balance of power in European political
affairs, Metternich and his associates at the Congress of Vienna were advocates of the ideology
known as

Answer 23

conservatism.

Question 24

The demands of classical liberalism of 19th century Europe included all of the following
except

Answer 24

social welfare reform.

Question 25

Nationalist movements resulted in unification for these two European countries during the
decade of the 1870s.

Answer 25

Germany and Italy

Question 26

As the Prime Minister of Prussia, he led the effort to unify all the German states.

Answer 26

Otto Van Bismark

Question 27

During the Industrial Revolution in Europe the bourgeoisie were

Answer 27

composed of increasingly wealthy individuals who wanted political status and
power

Question 28

During the Industrial Revolution in Europe the proletariat was

Answer 28

. the new industrial working class

Question 29

Karl Marx believed that the key to understanding history is

Answer 29

class struggle

Question 30

Social Darwinist theory said that

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the laws of natural selection and survival of the fittest also applied to societies as
well as organisms

Question 31

In the nineteenth century, European nations imperialized areas of Asia and Africa for the
following except

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manufactured goods to be sent from Asia to Europe

Question 32

The ________ Conference of 1884-85 was brought on by Europe’s competition for African
Colonies. This conference laid down the basic rules for European imperialism.

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Berlin

Question 33

Cape Town and Cape Colony were originally settled by the

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Dutch

Question 34

In 1853 the U.S. navy under Commodore Matthew Perry entered Tokyo by and

Answer 34

demanded that ports be opened to American traders

Question 35

Western influence on Japan during the 19th Century resulted in

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modernized country that eventually began to practice its own form of
Imperialism

Question 36

This war, fought between the British and China, led to the opening of five Chinese ports for
international trade

Answer 36

The First Opium War

Question 37

Which of the following characterizes the attitude of Chinese society toward Western society
and influence during the era of imperialism?

Answer 37

Considerable disinterest and later opposition to in Europe influence

Question 38

The Sepoy Mutiny in India led to

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direct rule of India by the British government

Question 39

Which of the following factors was not a cause of World War I?

Answer 39

The Russian Revolution

Question 40

At the outset of World War I, Germany:

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invaded France by way of Belgium

Question 41

Which of the following was an accomplishment of the peace conference at Versailles after
WWI?

Answer 41

The establishment of the principle of German reparations payments

Question 42

The new concept of the “mandate,” created at the Paris Peace Conference,

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actually expanded Western imperialism in former Ottoman areas.

Question 43

This man led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Answer 43

Vladimir Lenin

Question 44

The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed British commitment to

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a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Question 45

The Muslim League demanded the creation of a Muslim nation in British India called the
“land of the pure” or

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Pakistan

Question 46

Gandhi advocated

Answer 46

nonviolent action protesting British rule

Question 47

Prior to WWII, Hitler was able to consolidate his power by all of following except

Answer 47

. appealing to minority groups like the Jews and the Poles

Question 48

Which of the following was not an underlying cause for World War II?

Answer 48

the failure of international diplomacy under NATO

Question 49

With whom did Hitler sign a non-aggression pact with in 1939, which declared that each
nation would remain neutral in the event of the other waging war?

Answer 49

The Soviet Union

Question 50

Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy was exemplified by all of the following except the

Answer 50

invasion of Ethiopia.