Ch.12.1-12.4 Rise of Austria, Prussia, and Russia Quiz

What started the Thirty Years' War?

• Religious conflicts

• Territorial disputes

• Economic competition

• Dynastic struggles

What did Peter the Great do to modernize Russia?

• Forced westernization

• Implemented isolationism

• Ignored technological advancements

• Embraced traditionalism

Who emerged as a new Protestant power within the German states?

• France

• Austria

• Prussia

• Britain

Which empress defeated the Ottoman Empire and won a warm-water port on the Black Sea?

• Anne of Great Britain

• Elizabeth I

• Catherine the Great

• Maria Theresa

What were the treaties established in 1648 to bring peace to Europe known as?

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Peace of Westphalia

• Treaty of Vienna

• Peace of Versailles

Who became the ruler of Prussia in 1713 and placed great emphasis on military values?

• Catherine the Great

• Maria Theresa

• Frederick II

• Frederick William I

Which country gained part of eastern Poland in the partition of Poland in 1772?

• Austria

• Russia

• Prussia

• France

Who was the ruler of Austria and strengthened Hapsburg power by reorganizing the bureaucracy and improving tax collection?

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great

• Peter the Great

• Frederick II

Which city did Peter the Great build as a new capital on territory won from Sweden?

• Kiev

• Novgorod

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

Which empress followed Peter the Great's lead in embracing Western ideas and expanding Russia's borders?

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great

• Elizabeth I

• Anne of Great Britain