HIST102 Final Exam

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The struggle for empire and the domination by one country of the political, economic and cultural life of another country or a region is known as

new imperalism

These three people, Jean Paul Marat, Maximilien Robespierre, and George-Jacques Danton, were among the leading participants of a central event in European history. Define the form of government these people advocated.

republic?

Give the name of the theory that states that the right to govern does not rest on divine right but derives from the consent of the people.

social contract

What historical period is defined here: A period of time in the 20th century that is characterized by the ideological, political and military division of the world into two hostile camps - communist and anti-communist

the Cold War

The political system known as "Dual Power" emerged in Russian during.

the February Revolution

Give the correct term: the period of 1934-1938 in the USSR is known as

the Great Terror

These three people, Jean Paul Marat, Maximilien Robespierre, and George-Jacques Danton, were among the leading participants of a central event in European history. Give the beginning and end dates of this historical event.

1789-1799

After the revolution of 1789, France experienced two other revolutions. Give their years. Which of these revolutions resulted in proclamation of the French republic?

1830, 1848, 1848

An intellectual and cultural movement that challenged the political, economic, and social foundations of the medieval order. When did this movement take place in Europe or, in other words, which country is known as the Age of Reason? Which century?

18th

Give the dates of the Russian Revolutions.

1905-1907, 1917 February 1917 October 1917

WWI began in what year? WWI ended for Russia in what year? WWI ended for the rest of the countries in what year after signing a series of peace treaties? Germany signed the Brest-Litovsk treaty with Russia; what was the name of the Treaty Germany signed with the rest of the allies?

1914, 1918, 1919, Treaty of Versailles

In what year did industrialization start in the USSR?

1928

How long did it take for the USSR to industrialize?

1928-1942, ended in 1941 due to WWII, three five year plans

The French term "fin-de-siecle" literally means the end of the century Exactly to which century does it refer?

19th

Give the names of any liberal thinkers of the 19th century (either laissez-faire liberalism or liberal democracy, discussed in the lectures)

Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus

This country grew from a small principality into a world empire that had lands in Europe and Asia. The Urals, Siberia, Central Asia, and even Alaska were parts of this empire. Give the names of its capitals.

Moscow, Saint Petersburg

Give the names of the four European countries that experienced the Velvet Revolution (peaceful transition from communism to democracy)

Poland, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia

The events that belong to the moderate stage of the French Revolution.

Storming of the Bastille, civil constitution of the clergy,

These three people, Jean Paul Marat, Maximilien Robespierre, and George-Jacques Danton, were among the leading participants of a central event in European history. Give the name of the big historical event in which all of them were active participants.

French Revolution

Giuseppe Mazzini is a representative of

liberal nationalism

An ideology that developed in the 19th century and represents the world view of the bourgeoisie is known as

liberalism

With the birth of what cultural movement does the fin-de-siecle is associated?

modernism

Give the name of one of the first European feminists discussed in the lecture. Identify this name with the central European historical event and century. What is the most famous document this person wrote?

French Revolution, Olympe de Gouges, Declaration of the Rights of Woman of 1791, 18th century

Select the events that happened before the beginning of WWII.

Anschluss, Annexation of the Sudentanland, Munich conference, Remilitarization of the Rhineland, Molotov-Ribbentrop pact

The Battles that are Napoleon's victories.

Austerlitz, Jena, Borodino

This country was partitioned at the end of the 18th century and disappeared from the map as an independent state. It reappeared on the map at the beginning of the 19th century in a smaller size and under a different name. Give the names of the countries that partitioned it.

Austria, Prussia, Russia

What specific political group does Vladimar Ul'ianov (Lenin) represent?

Bol'sheviks

Give at least four names of independent/unified states that emerged in the 19th century.

Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania

Select the five names of the European countries that (re)emerged as a result of WWI (and the Russian Revolution).

Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Austria,

Whose ideas are presented here? Life is a struggle for survival, and even small biological variations might help species win out in the natural selection.

Darwin, 19th century, England

What was the first country to experience the Industrial Revolution?

England

An intellectual and cultural movement that challenged the political, economic, and social foundations of the medieval order. Give the name of this movement.

Enlightenment

Select the names of those countries that used to be parts of the Russian Empire but then became independent as a result of the Russian Revolution.

Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland,

Name two wars that played a crucial role in the unification of Germany and give their years.

Franco-Prussian War, 1870, Austro-Prussian War, 1866

From the mid 15th century and until 1740 only this dynasty had a ruling title of the Holy Roman emperor. Give the name of the dynasty.

Habsburg

A series of economic and social changes that represent a shift from an agrarian, handcraft, labor-intensive economy to one dominated by machine manufacture, factories and urbanization is known as an

Industrial Revolution

What historical event does this group of people represent? Camillo di Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel.

Italian unification, 1859-1870

Give the names of the countries ruled by the Bourbon dynasty.

Italy, Spain

An intellectual and cultural movement that challenged the political, economic, and social foundations of the medieval order. Give two names of the prominent thinkers who represent this movement and were discussed in the Unit 1 lectures.

John Locke, Jean Jacque Rousseau

Give the names of two rulers who in the 19th century restored monarchy in France.

Louis XVIII, 1814, Napoleon, 1804

A theory that states that the technological and economic factors are the moving forces of history is known as

Marxism

Name two major characters in the movie who were related to the political police and were in conflict with each other.

Mitia and Sergei

Article I. In the event of a territorial and political rearrangement in the areas belonging to the Baltic States (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), the northern boundary of Lithuania shall represent the boundary of the spheres of influence of Germany and U.S.S.R. In this connection the interest of Lithuania in the Vilna area is recognized by each party Name this document, its year, the names of the countries who signed it

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 1939, Germany, USSR

These three people, Jean Paul Marat, Maximilien Robespierre, and George-Jacques Danton, were among the leading participants of a central event in European history. Give the name of one more, the most famous historical figure that started his political career as a member of this political group. This person was discussed in the lectures.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Give the names and dates of the two famous coups associated with French history at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century.

National Convention, 1792?

Name the Soviet foreign policy doctrine that led to the velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe.

New Thinking

When did the Bolsheviks take power in Russia? Give the year and the month.

October, 1917

Name the person who was the "architect" of the German Unification When and where was unified Germany proclaimed?

Otto van Bismarck, 1871, France

This country was partitioned at the end of the 18th century and disappeared from the map as an independent state. It reappeared on the map at the beginning of the 19th century in a smaller size and under a different name. Give the name of the country.

Poland

Select the countries that were members of the Communist block during the Cold War.

Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Rumania

This country was partitioned at the end of the 18th century and disappeared from the map as an independent state. It reappeared on the map at the beginning of the 19th century in a smaller size and under a different name. Give the new name of the country at the beginning of the 19th century.

Poland-Lithuania

Give the name of the county ruled by this dynasty: Hohenzollern Family

Prussia

This dynasty ruled the Russian Empire since 1613.

Romanovs

This country grew from a small principality into a world empire that had lands in Europe and Asia. The Urals, Siberia, Central Asia, and even Alaska were parts of this empire. Give the name of this country.

Russia

When did WWII start? Month and year.

September, 1939

When did WWII end? Month and year.

September, 1945

Read the except from a primary historical document. Identify this text with the year when it was written, author(s), and theory/political doctrine. "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles. Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary re-constitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes."

The Communist Manifesto, 1848, Marx and Engels, communism

Give the names of the major countries that fought in the same bloc during WWI and WWII.

US, Britain, USSR, France

Give the full name of the country: USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Give the name of the first woman in space and the year of her space travel.

Valentina Tereshkova, 1963

This country was partitioned at the end of the 18th century and disappeared from the map as an independent state. It reappeared on the map at the beginning of the 19th century in a smaller size and under a different name. Give the name of the capital.

Warsaw

Who was the author of the Fourteen Points? At what conference were they presented?

Woodrow Wilson, the Paris Peace conference, 1919

Give the name of the first man in space and the year of his space travel.

Yuri Gagarin, 1961

What event is defined here? The socio-economic reform undertaken by Stalin that replaced individual peasant farming with collective farms.

collectivization

What type of economy was the foundation of Soviet industrialization?

communism?

Repressions against peasant(s) who did want to join collective farms are known as

dekulakization

Identify this group of European rulers with a form of government. Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, Louis XV, Maria Theresa, Joseph II. Identify the form of government these rulers are associated.

enlightened absolutism

The system of the labor camps in the USSR under Stalin is known as

gulag

These three people, Jean Paul Marat, Maximilien Robespierre, and George-Jacques Danton, were among the leading participants of a central event in European history. What is the historical term used to identify these people and other members of this political group?

the Jacobins

Give the full and correct name. The two centers of the Dual Power were.

the Petrograd Council, the Provisional government

What political group (opposition) did this person, Nikolai Bukharin, represent in the Industrialization debates in the USSR in the 1920s?

the Right Opposition

Give the name of the event in which these groups of people participated: Reds vs Whites.

the Russian Civil War

What event ended the communist system in Europe (the last communist state in Europe collapsed)? In what year did this happen?

the fall of the Soviet Union, 1991

This country was partitioned at the end of the 18th century and disappeared from the map as an independent state. It reappeared on the map at the beginning of the 19th century in a smaller size and under a different name. After the defeat of Napoleon, the same country became a part of the Russian Empire. Give the name of the congress that approved this change.

the partition of Poland?

What was the name of the socio-economic policy that the Soviet government implemented during the Civil War (1918-1920)?

war communism


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