SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CLEP Western Civilization II
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
clep
,
history
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. Result of end of Austria-Prussian War - Austria doesn't get involved in German affairs - North German Confederation made under rulership of Prussia. Major step towards German unification.
North German Confederation
Quadruple Alliance
Austro-Piedmontese War
First and Second International
2. Passed in 1833 by the SADLER COMMITTEE - this helped prevent exploitation of children factory workers.
Bradenburg-Prussia
Factory Act
Committee of Public Safety
Battle of the Bulge
3. A member of a British political party - founded in 1689 - that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832. Fond of kings and against revolution.
Tories
War of Austrian Succession
Austro-Hungarian empire dissolved
Allies
4. ETHIOPIA beat off Italy's invasion of their country in this battle. Italy was the only European nation to have been defeated by Africans in war.
Battle of Adowa
Oliver Cromwell
Dual Monarchy
Boer War
5. Organizations devoted to revolution. Created by radical COMMUNISTS and SOCIALISTS - including Marx.
Robert Koch
Austria-Hungary
Treaty of London
First and Second International
6. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.
Warsaw Pact
Lateran Pact
Theodore Herzl
ancien regime
7. A Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy. He dissected human cadavers. (1514-1564)
Vesalius
Chartist Movement
Soviet-Afghan War
Fabian Society
8. Britain and America
Emmeline Prankhurst
Allied Powers
Battle of the Bulge
Emelyn Pugachev
9. Soviet Union and its allies had the right to intervene in any socialist country whenever they saw the need to PROTECT COMMUNISM.
Brezhnev Doctrine
Thomas Malthus
Enigma
Home Rule
10. A religious war between the Catholics and Protestants - which resulted in the political restructuring of Europe and the development of nation states - the Dutch Republic - the Swiss Confederacy - the Austro-Hungarian Empire; granted religious freedom
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
11. Germany - Italy - and Japan
Axis Powers
Brest-Litovsk Treaty
Austria-Hungary
William Gladstone
12. Invented CROP ROTATION.
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
13. The English Parliament drove out an Catholic absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's WILLIAM III OF ORANGE and MARY - his wife - both Protestants. This Revolution was bloodless - and the new monarch's assented to a BILL OF
Ottoman empire dissolved
Adam Smith
Holy Alliance
The Glorious Revolution
14. From it emerged Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - Hungary - and Austria.
Lusitania
Revisionists
Austro-Hungarian empire dissolved
Tories
15. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Louis Philippe I
Lenin and Trotsky
Absolutism
Andrew Carnegie
16. Important ZIONIST.
Theodore Herzl
Edict of Nantes
Andrew Carnegie
Concert of Europe
17. A Jewish British prime minister.
Committee of Public Safety
Fascist Party
Joseph II
Benjamin Disraeli
18. Republican form of government. United Provinces of the Netherlands; tolerant of all religions. 1st half of 17th century was golden age-govt. consisted of organized confederation of 7 provinces each w/ rep. govt. It established the Bank of Amsterdam a
Dutch Republic
Battle of the Bulge
Louis Philippe I
Oliver Cromwell
19. A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political - social - and economic life in India for more than 200 years.
Lenin and Trotsky
Adam Smith
Adolf Eichmann
British East India Company
20. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT who wrote to Voltaire and Diderot and questioned capital punishment and serfdom.
Louis Philippe I
Ottoman empire dissolved
Adam Smith
Catherine the Great
21. Petition in 19th century Britain where members of the working class demanded reforms in Parliament and in elections - including suffrage for all MEN.
Chartist Movement
John Stuart Mill
Andrew Carnegie
Marie Curie
22. The King of Prussia who chose Otto Van Bismark to be his Prime Minister. He was eventually crowned Kaiser of Prussia and Germany.
Bradenburg-Prussia
Edict of Nantes
Korean War
Kaiser Wilhelm I
23. Discovered in 1895 and led to questions about the nature of matter.
Spanish Civil War
X-Ray
William Gladstone
Lateran Pact
24. Civil conflict caused by Irish nationalists in the IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY against the British Empire - led by EAMON de VALERA.
Panther
Easter Rising
Vesalius
The Glorious Revolution
25. British political party. Liberals. Against the king.
Edinburgh
Whigs
Seven Weeks' War
Joseph II
26. French general who became EMPEROR of the French (1769-1821) Subtly became sole ruler of a country trying to become democratic. Claimed the title of FIRST CONSUL. Napoleon waged economic and literal war on England constantly. KING OF ITALY too.
Napoleon
Korean War
Brest-Litovsk Treaty
'Turnip' Townsend
27. In 1884 - this British prime minister passed the REFORM ACT - which gave the vote to 60 percent of British men.
Jacobins
William Gladstone
Denis Diderot
John F. Kennedy
28. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.
Allies
Giueseppe Garibaldi
Quadruple Alliance
Enclosure movement
29. Founded the Salvation Army
Home Rule
John Rockefeller
Concert of Europe
William and Catherine Booth
30. French mathematician who invented CALCULUS - devised a theory of chance and probability. Wrote the 'Pensees.' Argued that religion and science are both true. PASCAL's WAGER said that It is worth the risk believing in God.
Allied Powers
Blaise Pascal
Sir Francis Bacon
Battle of the Bulge
31. Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and Ottoman Empire ALLIED during WWI
Friedrich Nietzsche
Central Powers.
ultraroyalists
Brezhnev Doctrine
32. British feminist of the eighteenth century who argued for women's equality with men - even in voting - in her 1792 'Vindication of the Rights of Women.'
Austro-Piedmontese War
North German Confederation
Mary Wollstonecraft
Leipzig
33. First ruled by the Great Elector - Frederick William. Formed after Thirty Year's War. Prussia's nobles - JUNKERS - were given exemption from taxes to give loyalty to the Fredericks. Built an enormous army. Would become Germany.
Berlin Conference
Greek Revolution
Bradenburg-Prussia
Treaty of Tilsit
34. Thousands of Russians marched on the Winter Palace. Nicholas II gave up power. A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT was set up - and immediately social reforms took place.
Boer War
Russian Revolution
Utilitarianism
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
35. One of the prominent JACOBIN radical leaders during the revolution. He edited a radical newspaper. He called to rid France of the enemies of the Revolution
soviets
White Russians
Jean Paul Marat
Georges Jacques Danton
36. Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a TELESCOPE to study the stars. Advocated heliocentric theory. Was tried by the INQUISITION and spent his life under house arrest.
Galileo Galilei
Austro-Piedmontese War
Nikita Khrushchev
Napoleon
37. English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal GRAVITY - a theory about the nature of light - and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation - presented in Principia Mathematica (1
British East India Company
Heinrich Himmler
Isaac Newton
Franz Ferdinand
38. The process by which religious beliefs - practices - and institutions lose their significance in sectors of society and culture.
Edward Gibbon
Potsdam
Secularization
Dulce et Decorum Est
39. Germany supported this country in keeping control of it's Slavic nationalistics - which put GERMANY at odds with RUSSIA - because they wanted Slavs free.
Chartist Movement
Austria-Hungary
Revolution from Above
Factory Act
40. Tsar who - in the late 17th and early 18th century - turned to the western model to 'modernize' Russia.
Seven Year's War
Peter the Great
Girondins
Francois Voltaire
41. Fascist dictator of ITALY (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia - joined Germany in the Axis pact - and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.Called IL DUCE (the leader)
Rene Descartes
Benito Mussolini
Allied Powers
New Economic Policy
42. AUSTRIA and HUNGARY. Ruled by Francis Joseph of the Hapsburg empire from 1848 to 1916.
Louis Philippe I
Lenin and Trotsky
Franz Ferdinand
Dual Monarchy
43. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.
Zimmerman telegram
Whigs
Edict of Nantes
Stalingrad
44. Anti-Nazi - Anti-Vichy Regime French fighters who were led by CHARLES de GAULLE.
Benito Mussolini
Free French
Friedrich Nietzsche
Giuseppe Mazzini
45. Mutiny of Russia's fleet took place here.
First and Second International
Austro-Hungarian Empire
conscription
Kronstadt
46. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.
Volksgeist
Giueseppe Garibaldi
Catherine the Great
Tories
47. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.
Frederick the Great
Nazi
Thermidor
Russian Revolution
48. Three nations - Austria - Russia - and Prussia - who were nervous about liberal revolts - established the PROTOCOL OF TROPPAU that states they can intervene in the affairs of other countries unable to remain CONSERVATIVE.
Rene Descartes
Adam Smith
Stalingrad
Holy Alliance
49. Austrian archduke who was assasinated by SERBIAN NATIONALISTS as the trigger of the FIRST WORLD WAR in 1914.
John F. Kennedy
William Gladstone
Franz Ferdinand
Spanish-American War
50. Disastrous battle during which the British suffered 60 -000 casualties and had nothing to show for it.
Edward Gibbon
Battle of the Somme
Central Powers.
Girondins
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests