Question 1

After war broke out with Prussia and Austria in 1792, the radical ____________________ took over the government in France.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After war broke out with Prussia and...

Question 2

Who did Napoleon fight against in his Egyptian campaign?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Britain 
C) Morocco 
D) Spain 
E) Austria 
A) Russia 
B) Britain 
C) Morocco 
D) Spain 
E) Austria

Question 3

Why did liberals NOT trust total democracy as a form of government?

Accepted Answer

A) They believed it was not a workable government model. 
B) They feared mob rule. 
C) They felt the checks-and-balances system was inadequate. 
D) They feared power would corrupt all government institutions. 
E) They wanted to limit the monarchy's power but allow the monarchy the final decision on matters. 
A) They believed it was not a workable government model. 
B) They feared mob rule. 
C) They felt the checks-and-balances system was inadequate. 
D) They feared power would corrupt all government institutions. 
E) They wanted to limit the monarchy's power but allow the monarchy the final decision on matters.

Question 4

Which was NOT a belief of an 18th-century liberal?

Accepted Answer

A) equality before the law 
B) freedom of self-determination 
C) freedom of the press 
D) freedom of assembly 
E) liberty of conscience 
A) equality before the law 
B) freedom of self-determination 
C) freedom of the press 
D) freedom of assembly 
E) liberty of conscience

Question 5

What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) The invasion was a success. 
B) The guerrilla warfare tactic was found to be a successful form of warfare. 
C) The remaining one-third of Napoleon's army endured a long retreat. 
D) The summer invasion resulted in a quick retreat. 
E) The Russians and French established a long-term alliance. 
A) The invasion was a success. 
B) The guerrilla warfare tactic was found to be a successful form of warfare. 
C) The remaining one-third of Napoleon's army endured a long retreat. 
D) The summer invasion resulted in a quick retreat. 
E) The Russians and French established a long-term alliance.

Question 6

Term for identification: Directory

Accepted Answer

The term "directory" in the context of c

Question 7

What was the purpose of the levée en masse  in France?

Accepted Answer

A) redistribution of wealth 
B) radical constitution 
C) army of draftees 
D) state-controlled church 
E) better trade situation 
A) redistribution of wealth 
B) radical constitution 
C) army of draftees 
D) state-controlled church 
E) better trade situation

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the Battle of Trafalgar?

Accepted Answer

A) It ensured French domination of most of the continent. 
B) It frustrated a potential French invasion of England. 
C) It knocked the Russians out of the anti-French coalition. 
D) It made it necessary for France to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States. 
E) It was Napoleon's last victory over England. 
A) It ensured French domination of most of the continent. 
B) It frustrated a potential French invasion of England. 
C) It knocked the Russians out of the anti-French coalition. 
D) It made it necessary for France to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States. 
E) It was Napoleon's last victory over England.

Question 9

What event during the French Revolution led to the counterrevolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Protest over the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens. 
B) Protest over the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C) Protest over the storming of the Bastille. 
D) Protest over the Jacobin Terror. 
E) Protest over the execution of the king and queen. 
A) Protest over the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens. 
B) Protest over the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C) Protest over the storming of the Bastille. 
D) Protest over the Jacobin Terror. 
E) Protest over the execution of the king and queen.

Question 10

Term for identification: Seven Years' War

Accepted Answer

The Seven Years' War was a global confli

Question 11

Term for identification: Maximilien Robespierre

Accepted Answer

Maximilien Robespierre was a French lawy

Question 12

What was the Thermidorian Reaction against?

Accepted Answer

A) the extreme measures taken during the Reign of Terror 
B) the king's tyranny 
C) the execution of the king 
D) the Directory's incompetence 
E) Napoleon's intrigues 
A) the extreme measures taken during the Reign of Terror 
B) the king's tyranny 
C) the execution of the king 
D) the Directory's incompetence 
E) Napoleon's intrigues

Question 13

What leader came closest to amassing the necessary qualities to be labeled a true enlightened despot ?

Accepted Answer

A) Louis XIV 
B) Louis XV 
C) Napoleon 
D) Robespierre 
E) Prince Metternich 
A) Louis XIV 
B) Louis XV 
C) Napoleon 
D) Robespierre 
E) Prince Metternich

Question 14

Explain liberalism and the role key Enlightenment thinkers played in developing the liberal creed.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of li

Question 15

Define the essential elements of the Vienna Settlement. How successful was the agreement?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 16

Liberals of the 18th  century generally believed that ____________________ was the best cure for society's problems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Liberals of the 18th  century generally believed...

Exam 30: Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

After war broke out with Prussia and Austria in 1792, the radical ____________________ took over the government in France.

Who did Napoleon fight against in his Egyptian campaign?

Why did liberals NOT trust total democracy as a form of government?

Which was NOT a belief of an 18th-century liberal?

What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?

Term for identification: Directory

What was the purpose of the levée en masse in France?

Which of the following is true of the Battle of Trafalgar?

What event during the French Revolution led to the counterrevolution?

Term for identification: Seven Years' War

Term for identification: Maximilien Robespierre

What was the Thermidorian Reaction against?

What leader came closest to amassing the necessary qualities to be labeled a true enlightened despot ?

Explain liberalism and the role key Enlightenment thinkers played in developing the liberal creed.

Define the essential elements of the Vienna Settlement. How successful was the agreement?

Liberals of the 18th century generally believed that ____________________ was the best cure for society's problems.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 Bce

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 Bce

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 Bce -800 Ce

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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