Peace War And Enlightened Depots

Question 0

In the 18th century European professional armies fought wars based on _______________ rather than bloody mass combat

Answer 0

Maneuver and strategy

Question 1

During the 18th century the most prevalent form of government in Europe was

Answer 1

Monarchy

Question 2

Great powers in Europe did not have __________ wars

Answer 2

Religious

Question 3

England’s first prime minister

Answer 3

Robert Walpole

Question 4

Robert Walpole supported the __________ party of parliament

Answer 4

Whigs

Question 5

Louis XV was dominated by

Answer 5

His royal mistress and court favorites

Question 6

Under the reign of Louis XV nobles regained much

Answer 6

Political power and privileges

Question 7

The pragmatic sanction promised Maria Theresa right to inherit

Answer 7

The Habsburg throne and territories

Question 8

Captured Silesia and ignored the pragmatic sanction

Answer 8

Fredrick the great

Question 9

Caused a Austrian Prussian rivalry in the mid 18th century

Answer 9

Fredrick the greats capture of Silesia

Question 10

During the seven years war Prussia was saved from defeat when

Answer 10

Peter III, who admired Fredrick the great, dropped out of the war

Question 11

Towards the end of the 18th century which great power owned Silesia

Answer 11

Prussia

Question 12

Philosophies in the mid 18th century urged absolute rulers to use their power for

Answer 12

The good of people

Question 13

Enlightened despots held the same ideals if witch scientific revolution thinker.

Answer 13

Voltaire

Question 14

Like Thomas Hobbes, philosophies did not support

Answer 14

Democracy

Question 15

Catherine the great restricted practices of

Answer 15

Torture

Question 16

Catherine the great allowed religious tolerance to

Answer 16

Jews

Question 17

Catherine the great corresponded to the ideas of

Answer 17

Voltaire

Question 18

Catherine the greats new enlightened law codes were

Answer 18

Refused by nobles an had little affect

Question 19

The pugachev rebellion was

Answer 19

A dangerous uprising of serfs along the Volga river

Question 20

The end of the pugachev rebellion resulted in Catherine the great

Answer 20

Giving absolute power to nobles over their estates and serfs

Question 21

Catherine the great ignored philosophies arguments against war resulting in

Answer 21

The further spread of russian territory

Question 22

The first servant of the state

Answer 22

Fredrick the great

Question 23

Fredrick the great encouraged Jews and Huguenots to

Answer 23

Integrate to Prussia

Question 24

Fredrick the great strengthened the power of the

Answer 24

Junkers

Question 26

The changes instituted by Peter the great and Fredrick the great effected what part of society

Answer 26

The top lay or nobility

Question 27

All enlightened despots shared the ideas of

Answer 27

Religious tolerance

Question 32

Imported western ideas to accelerate the pace of change

Answer 32

Peter and Fredrick the great