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30 Cards in this Set
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Cardinal Richelieu believed in a
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strong monarchy.
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The Thirty Years' War was fought to
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reduce the power of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert's most important contribution was to the French
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economy.
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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. |
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.
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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. |
negotiated an alliance with the Ottoman Turks.
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Catherine the Great's main accomplishment was
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expanding Russia's territory to the Black Sea and into Poland
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Poland was easily attacked because
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infighting made it weak.
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The Pragmatic Sanction allowed
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Maria Theresa to inherit all Habsburg lands.
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The Holy Roman Empire in the mid-1700s could best be described as
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diverse and conflicted.
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The Hohenzollerns gained their power by
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seizing Catholic lands.
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The Diplomatic Revolution
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shifted European alliances.
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Mary I, England's first reigning queen, was determined to
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make England a Catholic nation.
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Elizabeth I successfully opposed
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Spanish attempts to restore Catholicism to England.
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Elizabeth I's biggest domestic problem was the Puritans, who wanted to
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reform the Anglican Church.
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To help bring peace and unity to France, Henry IV converted to Calvinism.
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False
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Cardinal Richelieu helped strengthen the clergy's role in French government.
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False
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Under Louis XIV, France became less tolerant toward Protestants.
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True
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The Treaty of Utrecht was designed in part to limit France's power.
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True
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To escape Western influence, Peter the Great moved Russia's capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
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False
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Peter the Great made the position of czar more powerful.
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True
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Catherine the Great's domestic policy was more successful than her foreign policy.
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False
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Poland was divided among Russia, Austria, and Prussia in a series of three partitions.
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True
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Frederick William rebuilt Brandenburg-Prussia by unifying all of his lands' armies.
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True
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To emulate Louis XIV's show of power, Frederick William I lived extravagantly.
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False
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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
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The Seven Years' War began in North America, but it involved almost all of Europe.
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True
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To help restore Catholicism to England, Mary I married Philip II of Spain.
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True
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Elizabeth I's rule was greatly weakened by her failure to manage Parliament skillfully.
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False
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James I's difficulties with Parliament stemmed from his attempts to restore Catholicism to England.
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False
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