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18th Century: Social Transformation and State-Building
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18th Century: Social Transformation and State-Building
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1. Which of the following was the most significant outcome of Charles I’s execution in 1649?
2. Typically the largest expenditure item in the budget of an 18th-century state—excluding interest on the national debt—was
3. Peter the Great’s reforms in large measure were determined by
4. After 1688, England forbade Catholics in ________ from sitting in Parliament, teaching, purchasing land, and exporting anything except agricultural goods to England.
5. How did the execution of Charles I affect public opinion in Scotland?
6. The “golden age” of Ottoman rule came under
7. Which of the following states successfully occupied Moscow in the 17th century?
8. The term “United Provinces” was used to describe
9. The main cause of the War of the Spanish Succession was
10. In 1713 Emperor Charles VI sought approval of the Pragmatic Sanction in order to guarantee
11. The Ottoman sultans organized non-Muslims according to religious communities called
12. After 1653 Cromwell transformed England into a
13. Which of the following Petrine reforms exemplifies the consolidation of absolute rule in Russia in the 18th century?
14. During the 18th century, Russia expanded in Europe primarily by gaining territory from
15. The partitions of Poland 1772–1795
16. In which pair listed below did the institution of Parliament succeed in confirming the right to share power with the monarch?
17. Which of the following French kings is acknowledged as the embodiment of an absolute monarch?
18. All of the following mercantilist policies were implemented by Jean-Baptiste Colbert between 1648 and 1653 EXCEPT
19. The battle in the Great Northern War that was the turning point that helped determine the outcome in favor of Russia was the
20. As a result of the Ottoman victory in the major battle ______, Serbia came under Turkish control.
21. The establishment and growth of St. Petersburg during the 18th century was part of Peter the Great’s attempt to do which of the following?
22. Which of the following became a British possession as a result of the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession?
23. Frederick I (1701–1713) became king of Prussia during the
24. Which of the following was successful at establishing absolute monarchy in the 17th century?
25. “Divine right” monarchy was a term used to refer to