Question 1

How did the idea of "balance of power" fuel the European wars of the seventeenth and eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Two pivotal ideas that played into the w

Question 2

Pugachev's rebellion was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  it involved numerous people of various social orders. 
B)  Catherine responded by abolishing serfdom. 
C)  it ended the conscription of peasants into the army. 
D)  it was the first successful demonstration against taxation in Europe. 
E)  it unified the church, nobility, and government against the peasantry. 
A)  it involved numerous people of various social orders. 
B)  Catherine responded by abolishing serfdom. 
C)  it ended the conscription of peasants into the army. 
D)  it was the first successful demonstration against taxation in Europe. 
E)  it unified the church, nobility, and government against the peasantry.

Question 3

What were the major successes of Catherine the Great? What were some of her limitations?

Accepted Answer

Catherine the Great was in somewhat of a

Question 4

Jansenists were conservative Catholic reformers in France who were condemned by the pope for their ideas on human sinfulness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the seventeenth century,France had colonies in all of the following areas except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Caribbean. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  the East Indies. 
D)  the North American heartland. 
E)  New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. 
A)  the Caribbean. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  the East Indies. 
D)  the North American heartland. 
E)  New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 6

Catherine the Great was neither Russian nor legally entitled to the throne of Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

After the last of the Stuart rulers of England died,Parliament offered the throne to

Accepted Answer

A)  Prince George of Hanover. 
B)  Princess Sophia of Anholt-Swerbst. 
C)  Prince Frederick William of Prussia. 
D)  Prince Wilhelm of Denmark. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Prince George of Hanover. 
B)  Princess Sophia of Anholt-Swerbst. 
C)  Prince Frederick William of Prussia. 
D)  Prince Wilhelm of Denmark. 
E)  None of these.

Question 8

What were the significant differences between the Wars of Succession with regards to Spain versus
Austria?

Accepted Answer

The War of Spanish Succession was fought

Question 9

Eighteenth-century statesmen used what means to enforce the balance of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic competition 
B)  colonial expansion 
C)  diplomacy 
D)  warfare 
E)  religious compromise 
A)  economic competition 
B)  colonial expansion 
C)  diplomacy 
D)  warfare 
E)  religious compromise

Question 10

The War of Austrian Succession sought to

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize a woman as inheritor of the Habsburg lands. 
B)  put a member of the Bourbon dynasty on the throne of Spain. 
C)  install a Hohenzollern dynasty over Austria. 
D)  unify the kingdoms of Austria and Hungary. 
E)  retain the capital in Vienna instead of Prussia. 
A)  recognize a woman as inheritor of the Habsburg lands. 
B)  put a member of the Bourbon dynasty on the throne of Spain. 
C)  install a Hohenzollern dynasty over Austria. 
D)  unify the kingdoms of Austria and Hungary. 
E)  retain the capital in Vienna instead of Prussia.

Question 11

The outcome of the Wars of Spanish Succession saw

Accepted Answer

A)  economic ruination of France. 
B)  France and Spain forbidden to ever unite. 
C)  Louis XIV's grandson Philip on the throne of Spain. 
D)  a territorial shift in which Austria gained control of the Spanish Netherlands. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  economic ruination of France. 
B)  France and Spain forbidden to ever unite. 
C)  Louis XIV's grandson Philip on the throne of Spain. 
D)  a territorial shift in which Austria gained control of the Spanish Netherlands. 
E)  All of these.

Question 12

The Austrian alliance brought Russia into European politics and diplomacy by forming a front against

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Prussia. 
E)  Sweden. 
A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Prussia. 
E)  Sweden.

Exam 16: State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

How did the idea of "balance of power" fuel the European wars of the seventeenth and eighteenth century?

Pugachev's rebellion was significant because

What were the major successes of Catherine the Great? What were some of her limitations?

Jansenists were conservative Catholic reformers in France who were condemned by the pope for their ideas on human sinfulness.

In the seventeenth century,France had colonies in all of the following areas except

Catherine the Great was neither Russian nor legally entitled to the throne of Russia.

After the last of the Stuart rulers of England died,Parliament offered the throne to

What were the significant differences between the Wars of Succession with regards to Spain versus Austria?

Eighteenth-century statesmen used what means to enforce the balance of power?

The War of Austrian Succession sought to

The outcome of the Wars of Spanish Succession saw

The Austrian alliance brought Russia into European politics and diplomacy by forming a front against

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