Questions & Answers
Browse all 18 questions from the
Advanced European History Assessment study set below.
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1
Which treaty officially ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648 and established the principle of state sovereignty?
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A
Treaty of Utrecht
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B
Peace of Westphalia
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C
Treaty of Pyrenees
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D
Peace of Augsburg
2
During the French Revolution, which radical political group led by Maximilien Robespierre was primarily responsible for the Reign of Terror?
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A
Girondins
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B
Feuillants
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C
Jacobins
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D
Thermidorians
3
The 1815 Congress of Vienna was primarily organized to address the geopolitical changes caused by which historical figure?
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A
Otto von Bismarck
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B
Napoleon Bonaparte
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C
Klemens von Metternich
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D
Louis XVIII
4
Which English monarch was executed in 1649 following the conclusion of the English Civil War?
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A
James I
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B
Charles I
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C
Charles II
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D
James II
5
The 'Edict of Nantes', issued by Henry IV of France in 1598, granted specific rights to which religious group?
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A
Huguenots
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B
Jesuits
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C
Jansenists
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D
Dominicans
6
Which invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century is considered a catalyst for the spread of the Protestant Reformation?
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A
Water frame
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B
Steam engine
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C
Movable type printing press
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D
Spinning jenny
7
The 'Zollverein', established in 1834, was a customs union that played a critical role in the economic unification of which nation?
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A
Austria
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B
Italy
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C
Prussia
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D
Russia
8
Which major battle in 1571 resulted in the decisive defeat of the Ottoman Empire's naval forces by the Holy League?
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A
Battle of Lepanto
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B
Battle of Vienna
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C
Battle of Mohács
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D
Battle of Preveza
9
The 'Trial of the Pyx' is an ancient ceremony related to the testing of coinage, but which historical figure is famous for the 'Great Debasement' of the currency?
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A
Henry VII
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B
Henry VIII
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C
Edward VI
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D
Elizabeth I
10
Which Russian Tsar is credited with the Westernization and modernization of the Russian Empire during the late 17th and early 18th centuries?
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A
Ivan the Terrible
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B
Peter the Great
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C
Catherine the Great
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D
Alexander I
11
What was the primary objective of the 'Berlin Conference' of 1884–1885?
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A
To establish German hegemony in Europe
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B
To regulate European colonization and trade in Africa
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C
To finalize the borders of the Balkans
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D
To create a collective security pact
12
The 'Defenestration of Prague' in 1618, which triggered the Thirty Years' War, involved the ejection of officials from which building?
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A
Prague Castle
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B
St. Vitus Cathedral
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C
Old Town Hall
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D
Charles Bridge
13
Which philosopher authored 'The Social Contract' (1762), significantly influencing the political ideals of the Enlightenment?
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A
Voltaire
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B
Montesquieu
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C
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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D
Denis Diderot
14
The 'Spartacist Uprising' of 1919 in Berlin was a failed attempt to establish a communist government in which emerging state?
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A
Weimar Republic
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B
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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C
Soviet Russia
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D
German Empire
15
Which 13th-century document was signed by King John of England, limiting the power of the monarchy for the first time?
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A
Petition of Right
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B
Magna Carta
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C
Bill of Rights
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D
Statute of Labourers
16
The 'Dreyfus Affair' of the 1890s deeply divided the society of which European nation?
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A
Germany
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B
Austria-Hungary
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C
France
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D
Italy
17
Which Italian city-state was the primary financier of the Fourth Crusade, leading to the diversion of the crusade toward Constantinople?
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A
Genoa
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B
Florence
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C
Pisa
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D
Venice
18
The 1925 'Locarno Treaties' were primarily aimed at stabilizing the borders of which region?
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A
The Balkans
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B
Western Europe
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C
The Baltic States
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D
The Caucasus
