History Knowledge: European History, Level 3

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1.

Which was CANNOT be used to describe, or pointed to as a factor in, The Roman Revolution?
- A.
  
  The use of violence to prevent politicians from personally appearing to announce veto's and vote (as was required by Roman law)
- B.
  
  The use of previously unexplored powers invested in the the tribunates of the plebeans
- C.
  
  Lack of finances after the third Punic War forced Roman leaders to depend on their generals to organize legions themselves which undermined central authority
2.

What was one reason that the revloution of 1848 was unsuccessful in Germany?
- A.
  
  The Revolution was led by liberal intellectuals who failed to garner sufficient popular support
- B.
  
  France intervened on behalf of the Prussian King to help crush the rebellion
- C.
  
  The leaders of the revolution made a series of military blunders
- D.
  
  The people of Germany were not ready for a Marxist revolution
- E.
  
  The constitution which was promulgated by the rebels did not grant rights to women
3.

What significant event happened prior to the battle of hastings which is essential to understanding the context of the battel?
- A.
  
  Harold lost the support of several of his barons who defected to William
- B.
  
  Harold first fought a battle in norther England with a Danish contender for the throne name Harold Hadrata
- C.
  
  A Danish King named Harold Hadrata agreed to help finance William's campaign
- D.
  
  The Pope supported another contender to third throne named Harold Hadrata
- E.
  
  Harold Hadrata sent forces to help Harold repel William's invasion
4.

Which of the following contributed directly to Machiavelli's writing of "The Prince"?
- A.
  
  The Death of Lorenzo de Medici
- B.
  
  The ambitions of Cesare Borgia
- C.
  
  The decline of Venice as a great power
- D.
  
  The invasion of Italy by Charles VIII
- E.
  
  The French victory in the Hundred Years War
5.

Which of the following CANNOT be said to be one of the causes of World War I?
- A.
  
  The power vacuum created in the Balkans by the Decline of the Ottoman Empire
- B.
  
  The assassination of Archduke Franz Furdinand
- C.
  
  German military planner's fear of fighting a two front war which tended to become a self fulfilling prophecy
- D.
  
  Austria-Hungary and Russia's competing interests in the Balkans
- E.
  
  None of the above
6.

Nazi planners decided to build their death campus in Poland because...
- A.
  
  The polish economy was weakened by the invasion and it would be less of a financial burden
- B.
  
  The death camps were already there, leftover from the euthanasia program
- C.
  
  The euthanasia program had been unpopular in Germany so planners decided to move the camps outside the Reich
- D.
  
  Railway networks made it easier to transport Jews from Russia to Poland than from Russia to Germany
- E.
  
  Poles hated Jews even more than Germans did
7.

What two German gernerals nearly attained the status of military dictators at the end of World War I?
- A.
  
  Albrecht von Wallenstein and Maximillian of Bavaria
- B.
  
  Kaiser Wilhelm II and Paul von Hindenburg
- C.
  
  Frederick III and Erich Ludendorff
- D.
  
  Erich Ludendorff and Paul von Hindenburg
- E.
  
  Albrecht von Wallenstein and Paul von Hindenburg
8.

The battle of Syracuse was a major factor in...
- A.
  
  The conquest of Sicily
- B.
  
  The establishment Sicilian resistance against Roman aggression
- C.
  
  Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
- D.
  
  The Roman Revolution
- E.
  
  The decline of the Athenian Empire
9.

Which of the following was one of the major policies of Cardinal Richelieu?
- A.
  
  Bringing the nobility under the control of the French crown
- B.
  
  Allying with Spain to oppose the spread of Protestantism in Europe
- C.
  
  Annexing German territory
- D.
  
  Manipulating Spanish succession to benefit French interests
- E.
  
  Allying with Italy against Spain
10.

The Franco Prussian War had what effect besides the aquisition of Alsace Lorraine?
- A.
  
  The nomination of Otto Von Bismarck as prime minister
- B.
  
  The final unification of the German states into a single empire
- C.
  
  The exclusion of Austria from German unification
- D.
  
  The unification of Austria and Germany
- E.
  
  The collapse of central authority in Austria