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. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






2. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






3. This war was began as a follow-up of the War of Austrian Succession when Prussia invaded Austria

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


4. These revolutions occurred in 1)France - because of the depression and rising unemployment rates caused starvation in France in which they then overthrew the bourgeois monarchy 2)Austria - because the Hungarians rebelled against the Austrian Empire a






5. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






6. This man promoted the idea of sterilizing medical equipment before operating






7. This event showed that Germany was war hungry and turned the British onto the side of the French






8. A tough finance minister who thought that Russia's industrial backwardness was threatening Russia's power and greatness






9. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






10. This pianist was considered the master of Romanticism music






11. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






12. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






13. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party

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


14. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.






15. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






16. The British had a war with the Chinese to make sure they could sell their opium to china






17. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






18. 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






19. One of the leaders of The Mountain






20. The Leader of Prussia who wanted military expansion - and hired Bismarck to further his goals






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






22. This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies






23. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






24. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






25. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain

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


26. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






27. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






28. This was the work that started the tabula rasa theory where the human mind is blank until it is filled with experiences that allow a person to think differently






29. 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






30. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






31. The motto of the French Revolution and the demands of the popular people

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


32. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






33. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation






34. This German - along with his partner Ludendorff - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






35. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






36. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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


37. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






38. Leader of English Romanticism who published works in the countryside






39. These were the types of buildings designed by Charles Fourier for a utopian society






40. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






41. This was a policy of discriminatory laws designed to keep Asians out of countries






42. This was the man who dominated the reform movement in Scotland. He established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland so that ministers ran the church - not bishops






43. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






44. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






45. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






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






47. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






48. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






49. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






50. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression