Test your basic knowledge |

AP European History

Subjects : history, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. One of the Bloodiest battles in the war - a fight to the death for Japanese soldiers - as the Americans were coming closer to Japan






2. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






3. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






4. The war lost 15 million lives and cost 196 billion in today's money






5. The German chancellor during the Weimar Republic who convinced the president to accept rule by decree






6. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






7. This was the man who discovered Americas while originally looking for a faster and all-sea route to the East but instead landed in the West Indies.






8. The big 4 were US - Britain - France and Italy

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


9. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






10. French Prime Minister who moved and occupied into the Ruhr to collect war reparations






11. The forced famine of Ukraine by Stalin over not producing enough grain






12. This was the name of the military dictatorship that England took on during the reign of Oliver Cromwell






13. The old leader of Austria in the years before WWI






14. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


15. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points






16. This was the royal dynasty of Austria that ruled over a vast part of Central Europe while battling with the Turks over Hungary






17. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






18. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






19. This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money - glory - or to convert non-Christians






20. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






21. This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work






22. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






23. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






24. People justified imperialism by the concept of 'white man's burden -' which stated that European should govern other because it was right and better for the people






25. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






26. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


27. This was the document published by Henry IV that granted liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship to the Huguenots






28. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






29. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






30. This man invented the cotton gin which allowed for the faster picking of cotton in the Americas






31. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






32. This was the new feeling of pride for one's country after the Napoleonic era






33. This was the group that carried out the Reign of Terror






34. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






35. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






36. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






37. This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler






38. The old Tsarist secret police






39. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






40. This was an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






41. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






42. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


43. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






44. Pioneered by the Curies - Plank and Einstein - a new view of physics that shattered the perfect world of Newtonian physics and made the world seem much more random and not as much certainty.






45. Leaders who violently rejected parliamentary restraint and liberal values - as well as exercised unprecedented control over masses and sought to mobilize them for war.






46. This event occurred when both Britain and France wanted the town of Fashoda; in the end - the British gained control of the town - because the French gave up






47. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






48. This is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power






49. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






50. French military leader who assumed control of France and lead it out of the war successfully