Question 1

Leopold I signed the Treaty of Karlowitz and made peace with the Ottomans in 1699 ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   because he could not hope to break the siege of Vienna
B)   to end the alliance of the Ottomans and the Hungarian rebels
C)   because of the victory of King John Sobieski of Poland at Kahlenberg
D)   because of the looming Spanish Succession
E)   to end Ottoman raids in the Mediterranean D

Question 2

How did his sense of gloire drive Louis XIV's international policies?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV's diplomacy and warfare were driven in large part by his concern for gloire. Louis believed that gloire was a finite commodity and that in order for him to increase his gloire, he had to take it from someone else. Such a belief drove Louis to commit France to a number of expansionist wars, but its effects were felt elsewhere. Following the Peace of the Pyrenees, for example, Louis ordered his ambassadors to assume precedence at European diplomatic functions, drawing attention to France's ascendancy over Spain. Louis even threatened Spain with war over this issue.

Question 3

How did Louis XIV and Colbert justify the Dutch War?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV and Colbert justified the Dutch War in separate yet somewhat related ways. Louis explained that France had helped protect the United Provinces and enabled them to set up their own republic. In return for his generosity, the United Provinces had proven an insolent and ungrateful nation who needed to be punished for their actions. Colbert echoed Louis' sense of ingratitude, but his justifications were more connected to trade. According to Colbert, Holland had too much of a share of commerce and manufacturing, and that some of these would benefit French subjects.

Question 4

What role did peace play in the theories of Hugo Grotius and Samuel Pufendorf?

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Question 5

Hungarian nobles were unhappy with the Treaty of Vasvar (1664), believing that their interests had been sacrificed to Leopold I's interests in the Habsburg dynasty in the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Louis XIV's actions during the Dutch War (1672-1678) furthered divisions between European rulers, leading to a lack of united opposition against his goal of dominating Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The strongest claimants to the Spanish crown were Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I, both of whom had direct connections through their mothers and wives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

True to the assumptions of King Augustus II of Poland, Peter the Great of Russia, and Frederick IV of Denmark, the young Charles XIII of Sweden proved to be an easy target.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the Great Northern War, Russian troops used the tactic of drawing the ________ into the Russian interior and destroying supplies, much like their descendants would do against Napoleon and the Nazis.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ottomans
B)   Ukrainian Cossacks
C)   Swedes
D)   Prussians
E)   Danes

Question 10

How did Louis XIV drive international relations?

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Question 11

Following his appointment as grand vizier in 1656, Mehmed Köprülü reformed the administration and fiscal system of the Ottoman Empire, allowing it to resume its expansion. Köprülü's major success was the subjection of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Transylvania
B)   Hungary
C)   Vienna
D)   Baghdad
E)   the Balkans

Question 12

Following her marriage to Louis XIV, the Spanish princess Maria-Theresa renounced her claim to the Spanish throne, which rendered Louis XIV's claim null and void.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the "courts of reunion"?

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Question 14

How did the Ottomans threaten Europe in the age of absolutism?

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Question 15

Following Russia's defeat in the Great Northern War, the Treaty of Nystad (1721) confirmed Sweden's ascendancy in northern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did European powers oppose Philip of Anjou becoming king of Spain?

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Question 17

What role did dynastic relations play in the War of Devolution?

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Question 18

What did Charles XII of Sweden achieve?

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Question 19

The names of the three major peace treaties that helped usher in a new era of European diplomacy were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Treaty of Vienna, the Peace of Westphalia, and the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
B)   the Treaty of Poltava, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Treaty of Vasvar
C)   the Treaty of Passarowitz, the Peace of Rheims, and the Treaty of the Pyrenees
D)   the Peace of Augsburg, the Treaty of Nijmegen, and the Treaty of Ryswick
E)   the Peace of Utrecht, the Treaty of Karlowitz, and the Treaty of Nystad

Question 20

According to Hugo Grotius, natural laws bound rulers to peace, but there were still circumstances that justified war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Leopold I signed the Treaty of Karlowitz and made peace with the Ottomans in 1699 ________.

How did his sense of gloire drive Louis XIV's international policies?

How did Louis XIV and Colbert justify the Dutch War?

What role did peace play in the theories of Hugo Grotius and Samuel Pufendorf?

Hungarian nobles were unhappy with the Treaty of Vasvar (1664), believing that their interests had been sacrificed to Leopold I's interests in the Habsburg dynasty in the west.

Louis XIV's actions during the Dutch War (1672-1678) furthered divisions between European rulers, leading to a lack of united opposition against his goal of dominating Europe.

The strongest claimants to the Spanish crown were Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I, both of whom had direct connections through their mothers and wives.

True to the assumptions of King Augustus II of Poland, Peter the Great of Russia, and Frederick IV of Denmark, the young Charles XIII of Sweden proved to be an easy target.

During the Great Northern War, Russian troops used the tactic of drawing the ________ into the Russian interior and destroying supplies, much like their descendants would do against Napoleon and the Nazis.

How did Louis XIV drive international relations?

Following his appointment as grand vizier in 1656, Mehmed Köprülü reformed the administration and fiscal system of the Ottoman Empire, allowing it to resume its expansion. Köprülü's major success was the subjection of ________.

Following her marriage to Louis XIV, the Spanish princess Maria-Theresa renounced her claim to the Spanish throne, which rendered Louis XIV's claim null and void.

What were the "courts of reunion"?

How did the Ottomans threaten Europe in the age of absolutism?

Following Russia's defeat in the Great Northern War, the Treaty of Nystad (1721) confirmed Sweden's ascendancy in northern Europe.

Why did European powers oppose Philip of Anjou becoming king of Spain?

What role did dynastic relations play in the War of Devolution?

What did Charles XII of Sweden achieve?

The names of the three major peace treaties that helped usher in a new era of European diplomacy were ________.

According to Hugo Grotius, natural laws bound rulers to peace, but there were still circumstances that justified war.