AP European History : War and Civil Conflict

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP European History

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Example Questions

Example Question #591 : Ap European History

In what years did the three Partitions of Poland occur?

Possible Answers:

1792 . . . 1793 . . . 1795

1782 . . . 1783  . . . 1785

1772 . . . 1793 . . . 1795

1772 . . . 1773 . . . 1775

Correct answer:

1772 . . . 1793 . . . 1795

Explanation:

The first Partition of Poland occurred in 1772, and was meant to be the only one as the Partitioning powers believed the losses had sufficiently weakened Poland. The passing of the May 3rd Constitution and subsequent restructuring of the Polish government in 1791 caused the partitioning powers to be concerned that Poland might attempt to become a regional power as it had been before. So, the second and third partitions were undertaken to erase Poland from the map.

Example Question #335 : Political History

Mirabeau said of which nation "Other states possess an army; ___________ is an army which possesses a state."

Possible Answers:

Germany

Russia

Prussia

Austria

Correct answer:

Prussia

Explanation:

Prussia had amongst the finest military traditions anywhere in Europe. They had such well drilled and experienced troops that they regularly took on nations many times larger than themselves and were victorious.

Example Question #592 : Ap European History

In the Seven Years War Prussia successfully defeated the attacks of what three nations?

Possible Answers:

France . . . Britain . . . Russia

Sweden . . .  Denmark . . . Norway

Austria . . . France . . . Russia

Spain . . . Netherlands . . . Poland

Correct answer:

Austria . . . France . . . Russia

Explanation:

In an attempt to retake the Silesia region which they had lost to Prussia in a previous war, Austria recruited Russia and France to join an alliance against Prussia. However, Prussia successfully fought off each nations attempts to invade its territory and at the end of the war Prussia maintained all of its territory.

Example Question #336 : Political History

Which three nations partook in the Partitions of Poland?

Possible Answers:

Austria . . . Prussia . . . Sweden

Austria . . . Russia . . . Sweden

Prussia . . . Russia . . . Sweden

Austria . . . Prussia . . . Russia

Correct answer:

Austria . . . Prussia . . . Russia

Explanation:

Austria, Prussia, and Russia were the three partitioning powers. As the only three nations to border Poland at the time they were also the only nations capable of doing so.

Example Question #593 : Ap European History

Which of the following is not a result of the Siege of Vienna (1683)?

Possible Answers:

It provided Austria with the opportunity to invade Hungary

It began the decline of the Ottoman Empire

It signaled Poland's rise to be the major power in Europe

It prompted a new, larger, coalition to fight the Ottoman Empire

Correct answer:

It signaled Poland's rise to be the major power in Europe

Explanation:

For the past three centuries before the Siege of Vienna, Poland was a major power in Eastern Europe, and Europe on the whole. The victory at Vienna, made possible only by Poland's involvement, was the last great military achievement by Poland, which would be in a steep decline for the next century, until the nation was partitioned in 1795.

Example Question #594 : Ap European History

When was the Thirty Years War fought?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The Thirty Years War began in 1618 as a religious conflict between Protestant and Catholic groups within Germany, but then spread to become a war between most of the major powers of Europe.

Example Question #341 : Political History

Where did the Thirty Years War primarily take place?

Possible Answers:

The Austrian Empire

The Italian States

The Low Countries (Netherlands and Belgium)

The German Principalities

Correct answer:

The German Principalities

Explanation:

The many German Principalities served as the hosting grounds for armies from across Europe as the small regional dispute over religion devolved into a war over what nations would be the pre-eminent powers of Europe.

Example Question #57 : War And Civil Conflict

As a result of the Thirty Years War, which nation rose to prominence as a continental power?

Possible Answers:

Sweden

Denmark

Russia

England

Correct answer:

Sweden

Explanation:

Sweden intervened in order to protect the interests of the Protestant regions of Germany. When the major powers of Europe became involved in the war and Sweden was able to fight them off it served as a signal that Sweden as one of the major powers of the time.

Example Question #595 : Ap European History

How did most of the armies in Germany resupply themselves during the Thirty Years War?

Possible Answers:

They used the major ports of Germany to resupply

They returned to their home nations each winter and returned in the spring with enough provisions to last the campaign

They stole the supplies from their defeated counterparts

They fed off the land

Correct answer:

They fed off the land

Explanation:

Due to the length of time and distance from home these soldiers were, they could not be resupplied effectively from their home nations, so they instead stole the supplies they needed from cities, towns, and villages in Germany. This caused widespread starvation and destruction in Germany. There were many regions where more than two-thirds of the population was killed or fled the country.

Example Question #601 : Ap European History

What nation emerged as the major power of Europe following the Thirty Years War?

Possible Answers:

France

Austria

Spain

England

Correct answer:

France

Explanation:

France emerged as the pre-eminent power in Europe following the Thirty Years War. At the time of the French intervention in 1635 the war had largely fallen into stalemate with the Austrian and Spanish Hapsburgs on one side, and the Protestant Germans, English, Danes, and Swedes on the other. France entered on the side of the latter, and brought about a swift change in the fortunes of the war, and in the end led their alliance to a decisive victory.

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