Exam 3: World Politics and Economics: 1648 1945

Explain how Germany caused concern in Europe leading up to World War I.

The participants of the Vienna peace conference sought to restore normalcy, by which they meant

Which of the following nations was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was afraid of

The Treaty of Versailles officially ended

Although the French may have helped to defeat the British in the American War of Independence, their own cause was hurt because

The goals of the participants of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919

What important principle was established by the Peace of Westphalia?

Describe the conflicts between the Western Allies and the USSR that came to the forefront toward the end of World War II.

Which nation launched "Operation Barbarossa"?

Choose one of the actions listed next, identify the main reasons the action was taken, briefly summarize the consequences of the action, and, in terms of the interests and objectives of the leaders who made it, explain why the decision to take the action was or was not correct.

Which system of conflict resolution was more successful in maintaining peace in Europe: the eighteenth-century system of diplomacy among monarchs or the Concert of Europe? What factors best explain the success of this system, and which events best illustrate it?

Prior to World War I,

Which of the following was not among the factors that contributed to the outbreak of World War I?

The Reformation is best characterized as what kind of event?

The sovereign nation-state system originated where?

One of the advantages Germany enjoyed from being at the center of Europe was that

The empire that felt most threatened by nationalist movements was

Prior to World War I, the most powerful economic power in continental Europe was

Which factor played a major role in the decline of Bismarck's alliance system?