Ap euro exam prep

41.The purpose of Kulturkampf was to

C put allegiance to Prussia to Catholicism

42.The 1861 emancipation Edict of Russia

A allowed the serfs independence from the landowning nobles, but kept them tied to their villages

40.By 1911, which of the following British institution's power was permanently reduced?

A the House of Lords

3. The Tudor line of English monarchs established a tradition of

A. Absolute rule

38.The 19th century British Liberal and conservative parties had which of the following in common?

A. Both supported home rule for Ireland

29.Which of the following artists worked in the Impressionist style?

A. Claude Monet

54. Walter ulbricht is most closely associated with which of the following

A. Establishing a strong Communist force in East Germany

32.All of the following are examples of the 19th century British imperial policy except

A. Extending Britain's involvement in slave trading

56. France quit their colonial efforts in Indochina in 1954 when

A. It lost the battle at dien bien phu

10.One direct effect the Black Death had on the Church was that the Black Death

A. Led to an increase in the proportion of unqualified clergy

19.Henry IV France embarked on a foreign policy focused primarily on

A. Preventing Hapsburg encirclement of France

28.Catherine II of Russia and Fredrick II of Prussia were similar in that they both

A. Pursued strengthening absolute rule over their subjects

30.The English "south sea Bubble" refers to

A. The inflated confidence in a British corporation of investors that collapsed

15.Ulrich Zwingli teachings agreed with Martin Luther's on all of the following except

A. The meaning of communion

27.The hohenzollerns of Prussia between the reigns of Fredrick William, the great Elector, and the Fredrick the Great are best known for

A. Unifying the fractured German lands into a stronger Prussian state

4.The Hundreds years' War settled the question of

A. Whether England was to retain continental possessions in France

49.The Fourteen Points can be best described as

A. Woodrow Wilson's idealistic goals for the postwar world

13.Which of the following were concepts raised in Matin Luther's protesting beliefs

All of the above

36.The notion that the English had adopted responsible government because their northern climate made them enthusiastic and hearty is most associated with

B. Montesquieu

22.Which of the following was not a provision in the Treaty of Utrecht

B. Spain was permitted to maintain its control of Gibraltar

59. In October,1957, the USSR shocked and alarmed the West when

B. Sputnik was launched

55. The purpose of the Breton Woods conference was to

B. help promote economic stability in the post- world war 11 era

8.Francesco Petrarch is most closely associated with which of the following

B. humanism

14. Which of the following was invented at the end of the fifteenth century in Germany

B. the printing press

46.The Women's social and political Union gained political and social attention when it began

B. using radical and sometimes violent tactics

34.The purpose of the British North American Act was to

C. Allow Canada to Administer its own affairs

20.Cardinal Mazarin of France was instrumental in

C. Establishing a legacy of absolutism

25.Who is credited with popularizing the idea that valid knowledge could be discovered from sensory experience and observation, I.e, the foundation of the scientific method?

C. Francis Bacon

16.Which of the following is true of Philip II of Spain's reign?

C. His military attacks ended Turkish control of the Mediterranean

6.Which of the following were tactics used by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

C. II and III

52. The purpose of the Nuremberg Laws were to

C. Isolate and disenfranchise Germany's Jews

1. Historian Jacob burckhardt's view of the renaissance is often criticized by other historians by

C. Overstating the uniqueness of the Renaissance As a "rebirth"

57. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin led to

C. The creation of NATO

45.When the Austrian Prince Metternich referred to Italy's as "a geographical expression," he meant which of the following?

C. There was no political entity that could correctly be called Italy

53. Which are the following are true of the Marshall Plan?

C.I,II,III

47.The nineteenth-century idea of compulsory conscription was first realized in

D. Germany

31.During the nineteenth century in Europe there were major outbreaks of revolution in which of the following areas

D. I,II, III

58. A military coalition of which of the following nations briefly recaptured the Egyptian-held Suez Canal in 1956

D. I,III,IV

23.The English conflict between King James I and Parliament was a struggle involving all of the following Except?

D. James anti-Spanish policy

5.Which ruler is credited with establishing a strengthened, consolidated monarchy, thus becoming the " founder of French absolutism"

D. Louis XI

35.Causes of the Sepoy Rebellion included all of the following except

D. Queen Victoria claims to be empress of India

39.In literature, music, and the visual arts, idealizing nature, personal freedom, and the exotic were all characteristics of

D. Romanticism

12.The development of the absolute state is related to the Protestant Reformation because

D. The division of political and religious authority had formerly weakened the power of the political ruler

9.Jan van Eyck's painting, shown above, represents the renaissance in Flanders because

E. A and D It's attention to details increase it's realism, the staple of Flemish Renaissance art It's sentimentality and anecdotal styles typifies the Flemish Renaissance style

2.Which of the following were factors in the start of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) I rivalry of England and France as the two strongest Western European powers II. The land held by the English kings in southwestern France III. Manufacture of woolen textile in Flanders IV. The English king's claim to the French Throne

E. All of the Above

18.The thirty years war was significant in

E. All of the above

33.Which of the following contributed to European territorial expansion in the 19th century

E. All of the above

44.The religious movement as deism was

E. All of the above

37.Russian nineteenth-century foreign policy centered around all of the following except?

E. Attempts to annex Japanese-held islands

26.The above artwork is most associated with which movement in painting?

E. Baroque

48.Great Britain entered World War I in 1914 after which of the following events?

E. Germany invaded neutral Belgium

7. All of the following were factors undermining the influence of the Catholic Church in the later Middle Ages except

E. Groups as such as the Franciscans

21.Under Louis XIV, the Privy council controlled

E. Legal cases

24.The quotation above is a formulation of the ideas of

E. Rene Descartes

11.All of the following were reasons the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century was successful except

E. The German provinces were untied under a strong monarch who was opposed to the Church

17.All of the following were principal motives for European colonization in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries except

E.overwhelming due to industrial agglomeration

51.The year 1941 was a critical point in world war 11 because

Germany began its assault on USSR and Japan attacked the us E.

43.The People's Will is associated with which of the following?

The assassination of czar Alexander II

50.Which of the following actions, undertaken by Germany in the early 20th century, signaled the outbreak of World War II

The invasion of Poland by Germany