Question 1

After the execution of ____________________, Parliament declared England to be a/an ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Charles I,

Question 2

Intendants were French royal governors first set in place by ____________________ ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Intendants were French royal governors first set...

Question 3

The best description of the period during which Cromwell ruled England's Commonwealth would be

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely unsettled. 
B)  calm but concerned. 
C)  frightening. 
D)  inward-looking. 
E)  popular. 
A)  extremely unsettled. 
B)  calm but concerned. 
C)  frightening. 
D)  inward-looking. 
E)  popular.

Question 4

Demonstrate why the Thirty Years' War and the Treaty of Westphalia served as major "turning points." Discuss the long-term consequences.

Accepted Answer

The Thirty Years' War, which lasted from

Question 5

In Eastern Europe, unlike the situation in the West, the monarchs compromised extensively with

Accepted Answer

A)  urban merchants. 
B)  noble landlords. 
C)  peasants. 
D)  Catholic priests. 
E)  Lutherans. 
A)  urban merchants. 
B)  noble landlords. 
C)  peasants. 
D)  Catholic priests. 
E)  Lutherans.

Question 6

Explain the historical background of modern Russia. What forces and institutions made that country unique in Europe? give some reasons why Russia lagged behind France and England.

Accepted Answer

The historical background of modern Russ

Question 7

Under Peter the Great, serfdom

Accepted Answer

A)  was abolished. 
B)  became more rigid. 
C)  became somewhat more lenient. 
D)  was temporarily suspended. 
E)  was applied to the entire peasantry. 
A)  was abolished. 
B)  became more rigid. 
C)  became somewhat more lenient. 
D)  was temporarily suspended. 
E)  was applied to the entire peasantry.

Question 8

Russia, from 1613, was ruled by this dynasty:

Accepted Answer

A)  Habsburg 
B)  Hohenzollern 
C)  Romanov 
D)  Poniatowski 
E)  Muscovite 
A)  Habsburg 
B)  Hohenzollern 
C)  Romanov 
D)  Poniatowski 
E)  Muscovite

Question 9

James I's most notable achievement was his

Accepted Answer

A)  implementation of the Test Act. 
B)  conquest of Gibraltar. 
C)  constitutional reforms. 
D)  alliance with France. 
E)  backing of a modern translation of the Bible. 
A)  implementation of the Test Act. 
B)  conquest of Gibraltar. 
C)  constitutional reforms. 
D)  alliance with France. 
E)  backing of a modern translation of the Bible.

Question 10

Most of the Bourbon kings faced one overriding problem, that of

Accepted Answer

A)  an unhappy peasantry. 
B)  the threat of foreign invasion. 
C)  lack of finances sufficient to run the country. 
D)  poor relations with the Church. 
E)  a power-hungry nobility. 
A)  an unhappy peasantry. 
B)  the threat of foreign invasion. 
C)  lack of finances sufficient to run the country. 
D)  poor relations with the Church. 
E)  a power-hungry nobility.

Exam 25: Foundations of the European States

After the execution of ____________________, Parliament declared England to be a/an ____________________.

Intendants were French royal governors first set in place by ____________________ ____________________.

The best description of the period during which Cromwell ruled England's Commonwealth would be

Demonstrate why the Thirty Years' War and the Treaty of Westphalia served as major "turning points." Discuss the long-term consequences.

In Eastern Europe, unlike the situation in the West, the monarchs compromised extensively with

Explain the historical background of modern Russia. What forces and institutions made that country unique in Europe? give some reasons why Russia lagged behind France and England.

Under Peter the Great, serfdom

Russia, from 1613, was ruled by this dynasty:

James I's most notable achievement was his

Most of the Bourbon kings faced one overriding problem, that of

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