Ch 18 - European Power and Expansion

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What was the root cause of the Thirty Years' War?

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Conflicts between Catholics and Protestants

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What was Louis XIV's military goal in Europe?

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To expand France to what he considered its natural borders

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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought an end to what in England?

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The theory of divine right monarchy

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Between 1673 and 1682, the French explored and occupied what New World territory?

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Louisiana

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What was the main reason the princes of Moscow were able to expand their power and rule Russia?

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They cooperated with the Mongols.

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What did the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 establish in the Holy Roman Empire?

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It officially recognized Lutheranism and allowed authorities in each region to decide whether the territory would be Catholic or Lutheran.

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What changed for Europeans as a result of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648?

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The treaties that established it ended conflicts fought over religious faith.

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Why did Spain's overseas empire begin to lose its economic viability?

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Its American silver mines ran out of silver.

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Which group led the commoners to rebel against the French government in the Fronde? Options: The landed aristocracy, Magistrates in Paris, Intendants, Women

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Magistrates in Paris

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Louis XIV believed in what political doctrine?

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The divine right of kings