AP European History 2

Question 1

Which treaty ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648 and established the principle of state sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

Peace of Westphalia

Answer

Treaty of Tordesillas

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Treaty of Utrecht

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Peace of Augsburg

Question 2

What was the primary cause of the English Civil War (1642-1651)?

Accepted Answer

Conflict between Parliament and the Crown over governance

Answer

Religious persecution of Catholics

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Scottish invasion of England

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Economic collapse from plague

Question 3

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for the separation of powers in government?

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu

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Voltaire

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Rousseau

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Locke

Question 4

What was the significance of the Diet of Worms (1521)?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther refused to recant his writings before Emperor Charles V

Answer

The Holy Roman Empire declared war on France

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Protestantism was officially recognized

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The Pope excommunicated all German princes

Question 5

Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789?

Accepted Answer

Storming of the Bastille

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Execution of Louis XVI

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Tennis Court Oath

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Declaration of the Rights of Man

Question 6

What was the primary goal of the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)?

Accepted Answer

Restore the European balance of power after Napoleon's defeat

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Establish democratic governments across Europe

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Create a unified European state

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Punish France through territorial dismemberment