Absolutism

Why did absolute rulers regulate religious gatherings?

• To eliminate Protestants

• To control the spread of ideas

• To prevent democracy

• To prevent the spread of the plague

While supporting this theory, Jean Baptiste Colbert worked to make France an economic power.

• Functionalism

• Capitalism

• Imperialism

• Mercantilism

Prussia's strong _____ tradition in Germany contributed to the 20th century world wars.

• military

• economic

• Nazi

• social

To increase their power, the Hapsburgs retook Hungary from what empire?

• French

• Russian

• Ottoman

• Baltic

Who was the first ruler to assume the title Czar of Russia?

• Peter the Great

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladimir Lenin

• Ivan the Terrible

Why did Peter the Great fight Sweden for a port on the Baltic?

• To gain access to the west

• To prevent Europe from coming east

• To boycott French goods

• To obtain a naval base

In 1649, who abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords in England?

• James II

• Charles I

• Oliver Cromwell

• Elizabeth I

Philip II took actions to defend Spain as a ______ nation.

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Lutheran

• Muslim

Louis XIV's abuse of power eventually led to revolution and ______ government.

• military

• protestant

• territorial

• democratic

Louis XIV made what country a great military power?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Germany