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The seven provinces that became the United Provinces of the Netherlands emerged as a nation in 1572 after revolting against ________.
Spain
What government was able to build a strong monarchy with a secure financial base that was not dependent on noble estates, diets, or assemblies?
political absolutism embodied in France
The Militia Ordinance gave English Parliament the power to ________.
raise its own army
Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
After Cromwell's death, the English were soon ready to restore ________.
the monarchy and the Anglican Church
According to advocates of the "divine right of kings," kings could be judged only by ________.
God
King Louis XIV made life difficult for ________.
Huguenots
The organization that formed to resist the military aggression of Louis XIV was the
________.
League of Augsburg
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
The document authorizing succession of the Habsburg crown through the female heir, Maria Theresa, was the ________.
Pragmatic Sanction
Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars ________.
lost much of their power
St. Petersburg ________.
exemplified Russia's new orientation to the West
Michael Romanov was the ________.
first of the Romanov dynasty to rule Russia
The Great Northern War involved what two nations?
Russia and Sweden
Peter the Great's inspiration for rebuilding his court in St. Petersburg was ________.
Versailles
Changes in military structure and technologies ________.
favored absolute monarchies over republics
Which of the following is true of the Netherlands?
Toleration marked the Dutch religious life where peoples of differing religious faiths lived together peacefully.
What were the two dominant models of European political development in the early modern period?
parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism
What policies did Sir Robert Walpole promote as chief minister in England
He maintained peace abroad and promoted religious and political liberty at home
Under Oliver Cromwell, England was officially ________.
a Puritan republic
In the treaty of Dover, Charles II and Louis XIV's secret agreement called for Charles II to__________
announce his conversion for Catholicism, and in exchange Louis Xiv promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
Which of the following events completed the Glorious Revolution?
William and Mary were proclaimed English monarchs.
Which of the following dynasties is correctly identified with the region it ruled?
Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia
Poland is an example of a state that was weak because of _______.
the ascendancy of its nobility
The Habsburg Empire can be described as ________.
large but divided
What was the effect in France of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the ensuing religious repression?
France became a symbol of intolerance.
How did Frederick William I differ from Frederick the Great in use of military power?
Frederick William I avoided putting his powerful army into places of conflict, while Frederick the Great advanced destructive invasions
Peter the Great attempted to emulate which political model?
French absolutism
When James I and Charles I attempted to rule as strong monarchs, they were blocked primarily by ________.
Parliament
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