US AP European History Advanced Test 1

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History Test 1 (Ap European History Advanced) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Ap European History Advanced USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Ap European History Advanced.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 1 (Ap European History Advanced) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 1 (Ap European History Advanced) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Ap European History Advanced

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was D-Day?

A) 1944 Normandy landing

B) Pacific battle

C) Air raid

D) Naval clash

Question 2

Who was Frederick the Great?

A) Austrian duke

B) Prussian king

C) French general

D) Russian czar

Question 3

What was Council of Trent?

A) War council

B) Trade pact

C) 1545 to 1563 reforms

D) Peace treaty

Question 4

What did Congress of Vienna do?

A) freed serfs

B) united Italy

C) started WWI

D) restored order after Napoleon

Question 5

Which was the French Revolution (1789)?

A) Overthrow of monarchy

B) Religious reform

C) Colonial revolt

D) Industrial revolution

Question 6

Who was John Calvin?

A) Luther

B) Geneva reformer

C) Pope

D) King

Question 7

What was absolute monarchy?

A) Shared power

B) No king

C) Total king rule

D) Church rule

Question 8

Who was Napoleon?

A) Tsar of Russia

B) King of England

C) Kaiser of Germany

D) French emperor 1804-15

Question 9

What was the League of Nations?

A) Failed peace group

B) Trade bloc

C) War alliance

D) Court

Question 10

How long did Louis reign?

A) 20 years

B) 72 years

C) 40 years

D) 90 years

Question 11

Which of the following best defines appeasement?

A) Fighting early

B) No policy

C) Giving in to Hitler

D) Alliance

Question 12

Which of the following best defines decolonization?

A) More colonies

B) No change

C) Trade bloc

D) Empire breakups postwar

Question 13

Which person led Bolsheviks?

A) Vladimir Lenin

B) Stalin

C) Trotsky

D) Kerensky

Question 14

Provide the definition of the Russian Revolution:

A) Reform calm

B) 1917 czar fall

C) No change

D) Monarchy kept

Question 15

What best defines the Meiji Restoration?

A) Shogun return

B) Isolation

C) 1868 Japan modernizing

D) Colony status

Question 16

Which person took over 1799?

A) Louis XVI

B) Robespierre

C) Directory rule

D) Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 17

Which of the following best defines the Scramble for Africa?

A) 1880s colonization rush

B) Trade fair

C) Peace pact

D) No interest

Question 18

Which of the following best defines destalinization?

A) More terror

B) Khrushchev thaw

C) No change

D) War start

Question 19

Which term means "European economic-political union"?

A) the English Civil War (1642-51)

B) the Enlightenment

C) the EU

D) Counter-Reformation

Question 20

Name the person who were Jesuits.

A) Protestant sect

B) Army unit

C) Bank guild

D) Catholic order

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