History final multiple choice questions Flashcards
Which of these new ways of thinking were NOT part of the Scientific Revolution?
a) Rationalism
b) Speculative Reasoning
c) Sensationalism
d) Scientific Method
b- Speculative Reasoning
Which of these was NOT an effect of the Enlightenment?
a) More affectionate child-rearing methods
b) Rise of reform movements
c) Greater questioning of government forms
d) none of the above
d- None of the above
When was the peak of Enlightenment thinking?
a) 1710s
b) 1730s
c) 1750s
d) 1810s
c- 1750s
Which of these 18th-century agricultural reforms financially hurt poor European laborers?
a) Expanded food production
b) Enclosure
c) Creation of serfdom
d) Adoption of new crops, like potatoes and beans
b- Enclosure
What ideology did the Holy Alliance ascribe to?
a) Conservativism
b) Liberalism
c) Nationalism
d) Socialism
a- Conservativism
What was romanticism?
a) A growing emphasis on forming romantic marriages
b) A sect of religious thinking
c) A cultural movement that emphasized emotionalism and sentimentality
d) None of the above
c- A cultural movement that emphasized emotionalism and sentimentality
Which of these was NOT a component of the Consumer Revolution?
a) People increasingly defined their self-identity through consumerism
b) It emphasized individualism
c) Rural areas were just as affected by the Consumer Revolution as urban areas
d) Clothing became a major indicator of identity and class
c- Rural areas were just as affected by the Consumer Revolution as Urban Areas
How did Napoleon address slavery in the French Empire?
a) He abolished slavery throughout France and the French Colonies
b) He only abolished slavery in France, but allowed slavery in the colonies
c) He reinstated slavery after the government had previously abolished slavery
d) The French empire never used enslaved labor
c- He reinstated slavery after the government had previously abolished slavery
Otto von Bismarck championed the idea of Realpolitik. What reasoning did this approach to politics rely on?
a) Speculative Reasoning
b) Practical or non-idealistic Reasoning
c) Moralistic Reasoning
d) Empathetic Reasoning
b- Practical or non-idealistic Reasoning
Which of these was the driving force of New Imperialism?
a) Desire for Natural Resources
b) Nationalism
c) European technological and military might
d) All of the above
d- All of the above
Where did most European emigrants go during the mass migration of the late 19th to Early 20th centuries?
a) The USA
b) India
c) Canada
d) Australia
a- the United States of American
Which of these affected the mass European migration during the late 19th to early 20th century?
a) Forced nations to standardize immigration policies
b) fueled industrialization
c) increased a sense of western superiority
d) All of the above
d- All of the above
Who originally proposed the League of Nations?
a) David Lloyd George
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Otto von Bismark
d) Kaiser Wilhelm II
b- Woodrow Wilson
Which of these was an artistic movement during the early 20th century?
a) Nihilism
b) Dadaism
c) Stoicism
d) None of the above
b- Dadaism
How did the Great Depression change family structure?
a) Young people postponed marriage
b) People had less children
c) It did not change family structure
d) Both a and b
d- Both a and b
What led to Vatican City being left out of WWII?
a) Catholic Neutrality Agreement
b) Lateran Treaty
c) Treaty of Craiova
d) The Treaty of Peace with Italy
b- Lateran Treaty
What country in Europe was an important place of the early enlightenment because of its religious tolerance?
a) England
b) Poland
c) Dutch Republic
d) France
c- Dutch Republic
What us the name of the book that outlined the ideas of early European capitalism?
a) The Invisible Hand
b) The Theory of Moral Sentiments
c) Lectures on Jurisprudence
d) The Inquiry into Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations
d- Inquiry into Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations
Louis XV kicked this religious order out of France in 1763:
a) Jesuits
b) Protestants
c) Methodists
d) Anabaptists
a- Jesuits
This political group is the one that voted to put King Louis XIV to death:
a) The Mountain
b) Gridirons
c) Monastery
d) Cordeliers
a- The Mountain
Which was a modernist visual art movement?
a) Futurism
b) Impressionism
c) Surrealism
d) All of the above
d- All of the above
How did Hitler’s forces crush Poland so quickly at the beginning of the war?
a) The Nazis had large armies due to their alliance with Spain
b) Nazi blitzkrieg strategy was incredibly effective in overwhelming their enemies
c) France gave Poland over to Hitler as appeasement
d) The Polish willingly gave themselves to reform German Empire
b- Nazi blitzkrieg strategy was incredibly effective in overwhelming their enemies
Who was NOT a European leader during WWII?
a) Benito Mussolini
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Vladimir Lenin
d) Winston Churchill
c- Vladimir Lenin
William Blake, called factories “satanic mills”, was a poet of this movement:
a) Transcendentalism
b) Romanticism
c) Dada
d) Orientalism
b- Romanticism
This war was the result of Russian attempts to grab land from the Ottoman Empire:
a) Crimean War
b) Anglo-Turkish War
c) Russo-Persian War
d) November Uprising
a- Crimean War
What political party’s win in 1919 Germany caused major upheaval?
a) Social democrats
b) Weimar Party
c) Nazi Party
d) Communist Part
a- Social democrats
Freud described 3 parts of the self, the id, the ego, and the…
a) Soul
b) Conscious
c) Superego
d) Subconscious
c- Superego
Which of the following did NOT make important discoveries related to European medical knowledge?
a) Louis Pastuer
b) Joseph Lister
c) Victor Hugo
d) Edward Jenner
c- Victor Hugo
What concept did Adam Smith’s description of the pin factory introduce?
a) Scarcity of Resources
b) Free Markets
c) Division of Labor
d) Comparative Advantage
c- Division of Labor
Which of the following was NOT a lead in the Scientific Revolution?
a) Robert Boyle
b) Friedrich Nietzche
c) Rene Descartes
d) Willian Harvey
b- Friedrich Nietzche
What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna?
a) Restore Europe’s territorial divisions to the pre-Napoleonic days
b) Make France pay for war reparations
c) Reinstate Napoleon to power
d) Avoid war with Germany through appeasement
a- Restore Europe’s territorial divisions to the pre-Napoleonic days
What was he name of the paramilitary fascist group led by Benito Mussolini?
a) Third Reich
b) Cosa Nostra
c) Red Coats
d) Black shirts
d- Black Shirts
Who is often considered “the father of modern science” and one of the founders of the scientific method using experimentation?
a) Nicolaus Copernicus
b) Francis Bacon
c) Immanuel Kant
d) Abbe Raynal
b- Francis Bacon
Which of the following countries did NOT experience a revolution in the mid-19th century?
a) Poland
b) Greece
c) Belgium
d) They all experienced revolutions
d- They all experienced revolutions