
WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 21 LESSON 3
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WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 21 LESSON 3
Enlightened Absolutism and the Balance of Power
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why do new ideas often spark change?
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Enlightenment ideas included
A.the right to pay low taxes.
B.freedom of religion.
C.equality between women and men.
D.winning wars.
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Multiple Choice
It was more important to Frederick the Great to have a powerful nation than to
A.follow all Enlightenment ideals.
B.keep a strong bureaucracy.
C.abolish all cruelty and torture.
D.treat everyone humanely.
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Multiple Choice
Which leader tried to make real Enlightenment changes in his or her country?
A.Frederick II, or Frederick the Great
B.Empress Maria Theresa
C.Joseph II of Austria
D.Catherine the Great
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Multiple Choice
Why did Catherine the Great treat the Russian peasants badly?
A.She resented the peasants' power.
B.The landed nobility were more important to her for keeping Russia strong.
C.She did not understand any Enlightenment reforms and did not favor them.
D.The peasants were not doing their jobs to her satisfaction.
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Multiple Choice
Overall, the large powerful states of Europe treated Enlightenment principles as
A.interesting ideas but not practical.
B.something to continually try to implement.
C.outrageous attacks on their power.
D.ideas of little importance.
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Multiple Choice
Britain and France fought against each other in both North America and
A.Russia.
B.India.
C.Britain.
D.France.
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Multiple Choice
Under the _________ , the French transferred Canada and lands east of the Mississippi to England.
A.Treaty of Versailles
B.Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
C.Treaty of Paris
D.Treaty of London
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Multiple Choice
What was the final result of the war in North America?
A.France owned the Louisiana territory.
B.Spain kept Spanish Florida and Cuba.
C.Nobody won, so nobody had any more land.
D.Great Britain became the world's greatest colonial power.
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