World History: Second Semester - Chapter 19

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Cardinal Richelieu believed in a

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strong monarchy.

Front 2

The Thirty Years' War was fought to

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reduce the power of the Holy Roman Empire.

Front 3

Jean-Baptiste Colbert's most important contribution was to the French

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economy.

Front 4

Under Louis XIV, France did all of the following except
a. explored and colonized North America.
b. established a strong monarchy.
c. expanded its territory to the Rhine River.
d. colonized the West Indies.

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expanded its territory to the Rhine River.

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Other European nations believed that France's expansionist goals

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upset Europe's balance of power.

Front 6

Peter the Great did all of the following except
# modernized and strengthened the Russian army.
# took control of the Orthodox Church.
# increased the number of serfs and worsened their condition.
# negotiated an alliance with the Ottoman Turks.

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negotiated an alliance with the Ottoman Turks.

Front 7

Catherine the Great's main accomplishment was

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expanding Russia's territory to the Black Sea and into Poland
and Siberia.

Front 8

Poland was easily attacked because

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infighting made it weak.

Front 9

The Pragmatic Sanction allowed

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Maria Theresa to inherit all Habsburg lands.

Front 10

The Holy Roman Empire in the mid-1700s could best be described as

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diverse and conflicted.

Front 11

The Hohenzollerns gained their power by

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seizing Catholic lands.

Front 12

The Diplomatic Revolution

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shifted European alliances.

Front 13

Mary I, England's first reigning queen, was determined to

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make England a Catholic nation.

Front 14

Elizabeth I successfully opposed

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Spanish attempts to restore Catholicism to England.

Front 15

Elizabeth I's biggest domestic problem was the Puritans, who wanted to

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reform the Anglican Church.

Front 16

To help bring peace and unity to France, Henry IV converted to Calvinism.

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False

Front 17

Cardinal Richelieu helped strengthen the clergy's role in French government.

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False

Front 18

Under Louis XIV, France became less tolerant toward Protestants.

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True

Front 19

The Treaty of Utrecht was designed in part to limit France's power.

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True

Front 20

To escape Western influence, Peter the Great moved Russia's capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

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False

Front 21

Peter the Great made the position of czar more powerful.

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True

Front 22

Catherine the Great's domestic policy was more successful than her foreign policy.

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False

Front 23

Poland was divided among Russia, Austria, and Prussia in a series of three partitions.

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True

Front 24

Frederick William rebuilt Brandenburg-Prussia by unifying all of his lands' armies.

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True

Front 25

To emulate Louis XIV's show of power, Frederick William I lived extravagantly.

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False

Front 26

The Diplomatic Revolution created a new balance of power: Great Britain allied with Prussia, and France allied with Austria and Russia.

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True

Front 27

The Seven Years' War began in North America, but it involved almost all of Europe.

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True

Front 28

To help restore Catholicism to England, Mary I married Philip II of Spain.

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True

Front 29

Elizabeth I's rule was greatly weakened by her failure to manage Parliament skillfully.

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False

Front 30

James I's difficulties with Parliament stemmed from his attempts to restore Catholicism to England.

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False