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International reaction to British policy during the Boer War is best characterized as
Indifference
hostility
approval
voluntary offers of assistance
unified resistance
Which of the following best describes Luther's doctrine of "justification by faith alone"?
Christians are entitled to political advantages not afforded non-believers.
Belief in Christ is sufficient justification for receiving God's grace.
Christians should abandon their jobs and social responsibilities in order to adhere to the rules of the faith
Christians should not depend on their faith alone to understand social ills.
Good works must be performed to achieve perfection in God's sight.
This reason best explains the growing tension between the aristocracy and the middle class in Europe in the 18th century
The middle class sympathized with impoverished peasants.
The middle class generally lived in urban areas; the aristocracy flourished along the rivers.
The aristocracy refused to share its power and access to political influence.
The middle class has little opportunity for social mobility or change in lifestyle.
The middle class and aristocracy practiced different faiths.
This 1779 cartoon "the Horse America Throwing his Master" is best described as
a commentary on American colonies' inability to govern themselves
a satire of the uselessness of American colonists' efforts to defend themselves.
a satire of George III's vulnerability in the face of the American colonies' rebellion
a commentary on the American colonies' penchant for violence
satire on the cruelty toward animals displayed by early Americans
Peter the Great made all of the following advancements in his reorganization of the Russian army EXCEPT
conscripting 300,000 total troops by the end of his reign
adopting policies of military discipline patterned on the western European forces
founding a College of War in 1718-1719 to administer the army.
adopting special policies for the officer corps
designating his son, Alexis, as commander of the military
The concept of the "elect" is associated with which Protestant reformer?
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
Martin Bucer
Jon Snow
Which country's government most aggressively and thoroughly restricted the freedom of Jews during the second half of the nineteenth century?
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf took the position that women
should be apolitical
should not attempt to compete with men
should not merely imitate men
should refuse to acknowledge their gender differences with men
should shed all attachments to men in order to pursue their goals
All of the following are true of Robespierre EXCEPT
he opposed the war in 1792.
he gained considerable support from the sans-culottes faction.
he favored the de-Christianization of France.
he served as the chief figure of the Committee of Public Safety
he managed the Terror against republican political figures
As a result of Napoleonic code of 1804
all privileges based on birth were abolished
the laws of primogeniture were renewed
salaried officials were paid in accordance with their land inheritances
women gained social and political equality with men.
divorce became easier for women to obtain than in the past
Nietzsche's main problem with Christianity was that
it glorified weakness rather than strength
it had been disproved by modern science
it promoted intolerance of other faiths
it was monotheistic
it demanded self-sacrifice and required strict adherence to doctrine.
All of these are valid explanations for the rise of Enlightenment political thought in France EXCEPT
the corruption of the royal court
the blundering of administrative bureaucracy
the less-than-glorious mid-century wars
the power of the church
the freedom of speech, worship, and literary expression under Louis XIV
The "September Massacres" involved
the assassination of the Jacobins
murders of members of the Legislative Assembly by the sans-culottes
the execution of prisoners in city jails believed to be counterrevolutionaries
riots in Versailles in September 1792 that resulted in the deaths of over 1200 aristocrats
the putting to death of Louis XVI and his family for treason against the state.
Who said "the great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and majority decision - that was the mistake of 1848-1849- but by iron and blood"
Camillo Cavour
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Kaiser William I
Giuseppe Mazzini
Otto von Bismarck
The Girondists who participated in the French Revolution are best characterized as
a radical group of Jacobins
religious conservatives opposed to violent revolution
secret supporters of the emigres
secret sympathizers with Austria
monarchists
The Nazis sought to attract
big business and corporate interests
social and political groups experiencing economic instability and displacement
labor unions
religious minorities
land speculators
Which doctrine was promoted by the First International?
Fabianism
Anarchism
Marxism
Liberalism
Social conservatism
Which of the following was a new artistic technique developed by artists during the Renaissance?
Drafting
Chiaroscuro
Surrealism
Expressionism
Realism
The Berlin Blockade of 1948-49
forced the Russians to back down and reopen access to Berlin
lowered Cold War tensions
reunited East and West Germany
failed to prevent Soviets from moving into West Germany
weakened the resolve of the US to help the Germans
The Cheka was a name for the Russian
ministry
secret police
army
assembly
Bolshevik opposition party
England became a fully Protestant country during the reign of
Henry VIII
Mary I
Edward VI
Richard III
Elizabeth II
Which group had the greatest influence on the thought of Blaise Pascal?
Atheists
Deists
Jansenists
Skeptics
Jesuits
In the 15th century, taxation and enforcement of the laws were assumed by
monarchs
feudal warlords
nobles
representative legislatures
semi-autonomous vassals
The famous "Tennis Court Oath" of 1789 resulted in
a commitment by the National Assembly to write a new French constitution
the start of the French Revolution
Louis XVI's abdication
rioting in Paris
a permanent rift between the Third and First estates
Slavery in Italy during the Renaissance
disappeared
decreased from its ancient-world numbers
was thriving and widespread
stagnated as a result of the Plague
involved African slaves exclusively
Scientific experimentation and investigation during the 16th and 17th centuries was
largely an informal endeavor
funded exclusively by universities
condemned by the Church
discouraged by the monarchy
embrace by the Church
Which phrase best sums up the spirit of Louis XIV's government?
"Traditional Liberties"
"I am the state"
"The Sufferer"
"Thorough"
"King of Straw"
Stalin's power and influence lay in his
oratorical abilities
brilliant writings and theories
master of the crucial details of the party structure
military abilities
diplomatic finesse.
Trade between Britain and America after the Revolutionary War
increased
decreased
remained the same
decreased, then increased quickly
effectively stopped until the 19th century
The demands of the Nazi platform of 1920 included all of the following EXCEPT
repudiation of the Versailles Treaty
agrarian reform
unification of Austria and Germany
anti-Semitic public policy
the replacement of small retail shops with large department stores
The "Little Entente" formed in 1920-21 consisted of
France and England
Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia
Hungary, Russia, and Poland
Germany, Poland, and Hungary
Czechoslovakia, Russia, and Poland
The most dynamic force for change in the revolutions of 1848 originated with which group
Political liberals
Working classes
Disgruntled military personnel
Middle classes
Political elites
The most significant late 18th century industrial development was
the perfection of the steam engine
application of electrical energy to production
use of gas lighting in factories
development of hydraulic lifts
introduction of women into the workplace
The "Scramble for Africa" was precipitated by which of the following
the completion of the Suez Canal
France's prevention of Italy from annexing Tunisia
Britain's expansion into presentday Zimbabwe
Bismarck's annexations of southwest Africa, Togoland, the Cameroons, and East Africa
Britain's advance into the Sudan
The 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
led Austria into war with Serbia
was welcomed by William II of Germany
resulted in the disintegration of the German and Austro-Hungarian alliance
resulted in Germany's assisting Serbia in a war against Austria
resulted in swift military retaliation by Austria
Which of the following was a result of the expansion of literacy in the late 19th century?
a decline in the production of visual art
a strengthened love of democracy amongst most literary activists
an explosion in the number of cheap newspapers published
a weakened spirit of nationalism
an instant improvement in the overall quality of literature available
Which idea was endorsed in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1748) as a prescription for regulating the power of government
a republic
a benevolent but absolute monarchy
a monarchy tempered by a reformed aristocracy
unrestricted democracy
the division of powers among different government branches
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889
as the major entrance to Paris
as a symbol of French cultural superiority
as a temporary structure for the international trade exposition
as a radio tower that would enable France to conduct espionage on its neighbors
from funds collected from schoolchildren
19th century British imperialism was centered in which part of Africa?
Egypt and southern Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Senegal
Algeria
By the 1830s, which social group took the lead in formulating protections for their political and economic interests?
factory workers
workshop masters
displaced farmers
teachers
urban artisans
All of the following were major developments in Europe between 1860 and 1914 EXCEPT
centralized bureaucracies decreased in importance
socialism became a major political force
increasing numbers of white-collar workers appeared
the labor force became organized into unions
urban life came to dominate society
All of the following are true of the Bolsheviks EXCEPT
they represented Lenin's faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party
their name meant "majority"
they seized power in 1917.
they were generally supportive of western European socialist parties that sought to work within their nation's existing political structures
they succeeded in part because of weakened support for the tsar after WWI.
All of the following were aspects of 19th century prison reform EXCEPT
grouping men, women, and children together in family units
complete separation of prisoners at all times
the separation of prisoners during the night
an individual cell for each prisoner
long periods of silence among prisoners
The group known as the Roundheads in the English Civil War referred to
supporters of Charles I
supporters of Parliament
peasantry that supported Charles I
Catholics that supported Charles I
supporters in the northwest half of England
Perestroika refers to
restructuring the Soviet economy and bureaucracy
openness
cooperation of hard-line conservatives and moderates in the Soviet Communist party
a rapid build-up of weapons of mass destruction
the isolationist nature of Soviet foreign policy
The phrase "Crush the Infamous Thing" is associated with
Louis XVI's view of the Paris Commune
Rousseau's attitude toward the distribution of property
Voltaire's attitude toward the Catholic Church
Joseph II's attitude toward the Catholic Church
Spinoza's views of God and nature
The scholarly renaissance in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPT
the spread of humanism
the rise of the use of the vernacular in literary and political communications
the invention of movable type
the recovery of classical knowledge and languages
the end of mercantilism
The idea that society should let strong men dominate and not protect the weak is most closely associated with the work of
Thomas Henry Huxley
Herbert Spencer
Jules Ferry
David Friedrich Strauss
William Paley
In what way was the political life in the NEtherlands unique to Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries?
The Netherlands was a republic with a decentralized government
The Netherlands enjoyed a strong centralized government
The Netherlands was rule by a powerful monarchy
The Netherlands established the first parliamentary system of government
Political life in the Netherlands was dictated by the rules of a strict theocracy.
Which of the following factors best explains why Puritans fled to America from England?
they were protesting English tolerance
they failed to obtain exemption from Catholic services
James I became determined to uphold and develop the Anglican episcopy
James I decided to punish dissenters
Mary I became determined to maintain and enhance militant Catholicism
The British political system in the age of Walpole was
dominated by a large standing army
characterized by little or no dissent
generally more responsive to public opinion than Continental governments were
characterized by a lack of free speech and association
immune to popular political pressure
The long-term goal of the Paris Commune was the
creation of a workers' republic
creation of Paris as an autonomous commune separate from France
destruction of the National Assembly
institution of a Marxist state
institution of a new National Assembly for France
Which of the following is famous for his newspaper article "J'accuse" in support of Alfred Dreyfus?
Adolphe Thiers
Marshal MacMahon
Emile Zola
Pierre Joseph Proudhon
George Boulanger
All of the following are true of the steam engine EXCEPT
it enabled industrialization to grow and expand into different areas of production
its use spread slowly because James Watt retained exclusive patent rights until 1800.
it provided the first steady and virtually unlimited source of inanimate power
it differed from other contemporary engines in that it was powered by burning coal.
it was invented by James Watt in 1769
Which did Ronald Reagan NOT do during an intensification of Cold War rhetoric?
describe the Soviet Union as an "evil empire"
increase military spending
slow arms limitation negotiations
propose the Strategic Defense Initiative, involving high-tech space-based defense against a nuclear attack
deploy a major new missile system in Asia
Which of the following factors led most directly to Martin Luther's posting of his "Ninety-five Theses" on the door of a Castle Church in Wittenberg?
Pope Leo X's revival of a plenary Jubilee Indulgence to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
John Tetzel's claim that indulgences remitted sins and released the dead from punishment in purgatory
the election of Charles I of Spain as Emperor Charles
The Diet of Worms 1521
the death of Emperor Maximilian I and the subsequent search for a new emperor
Which of the following was the primary goal that led to the Sugar Act in 1764? To produce more revenue ...
by taxing British farmers who grew sugar cane
by taxing imports into the colonies
by taxing legal documents and items such as newspapers
by enforcing a restrictive harvest of sugar cane in the colonies, thus forcing them to import more sugar from Britain
by taxing the profits of colonial sugar harvesters
The years after the Crimean War were characterized by
instability in European affairs
Prussian aggression being held in check by the Concert of Europe
France and Austria holding the Concert of Europe together in the face of Italian and German unification
British maintenance of military forces on the Continent to preserve the Concert of Europe
a stable and uninterrupted peace among nations
All of the following are true of the French war against Austria in 1792 EXCEPT
Louis XVI favored it in the hopes that it would restore the ancien regime
it led to a second revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic
it radicalized the revolution
the Girondists believed that it would preserve the revolution from domestic enemies
it strengthened domestic support for Louis XVI
German unification in the second half of the 19th century was dramatically strengthened by
the liberal Prussian Parliament
the conservative policies of Otto von Bismarck
the acquisition of Schleswig from Denmark
the Zollverein (tariff union)
heavy taxes approved by the Prussian Parliament
In Freud's most important book, The Interpretation of Dreams, he argues that
unconscious drives and desires contribute to conscious behavior
there is no mediation between the id and the ego
the content of dreams have no reasonable scientific explanation
sexuality can be determined during infancy
dreams contain little or no valuable information about a person's psyche.
The March Laws passed by the Hungarian diet and approved by Emperor Ferdinand in 1848 ensured all of the following EXCEPT
equality of religion
a relatively free press
payment of taxes by the nobility
jury trials
the establishment of a separate Hungarian state within the Habsburg domains.
Russian government from 1801 to 1855, during the reigns of Alexander I and Nicholas I, is best characterized as
open to limited democratic reforms
extremely autocratic
republican
socialist
violently opposed to the role of the Russian Orthodox Church
Which of the following was the group of writers and critics who fostered reformist attitudes during the Enlightenment?
Utilitarians
Professors
Enlightened despots
Philosophes
Courtiers
Gorbachev's glasnost policy included all of the following EXCEPT
release of dissident from prison
allowance of criticism of the government
allowance of national minority demonstrations
the end of the Cold War
freedom of expression
