CLEP Western Civilization II Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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CLEP Western Civilization II
CLEP Western Civilization II Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Thirty Years' War - Raged from 1614 to 1648; battle between Calvinists,
Lutherans, and Catholics.
Treaty of Westphalia - Formed in 1648, ended Thirty Years' War
The Treaty of Westphalia: - paved the way for secularization in...
Thirty Years' War - ✔✔Raged from 1614 to 1648; battle between Calvinists,
Lutherans, and Catholics.
Treaty of Westphalia - ✔✔Formed in 1648, ended Thirty Years' War
The Treaty of Westphalia: - ✔✔paved the way for secularization in politics
More on the Treaty of Westphalia: - ✔✔recognized the independency of the
Swiss Confederacy and the United Provinces of Holland, later called the
Dutch republic
Who was the strongest after the war? - ✔✔France didn't see any fighting
on its own land, making it the most powerful nation in Europe
What was the strongest German state after the war? - ✔✔Brandenburg-
Prussia
Family tree of Prussia's great electors - ✔✔Frederick William (r. 1640-
1688) - Frederick I (William's son, r. 1688-1713) - Frederick William I
(William's grandson, r. 1713-1740)
, What helped the electors contribute and lay the foundation of future
Germany? - ✔✔Their good relation with the Junkers, Prussia's nobles
What did the electors do to them? - ✔✔gave them exemptions from taxes,
which created an organized beauracracy
Who governed that? - ✔✔The Central Directory, which mainly consisted of
nobles and professionals from the common stock.
What was Prussia's main interest? - ✔✔a powerful army; it grew from
30,000 men to 80,000 in 1740.
Which nation had radically different ethnic and religious groups? - ✔✔The
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Why were there many Muslims in the nation? - ✔✔The Hapsburg
monarchy (Austro-Hungarian Empire) liberated the Ottoman Empire
What was affected in Austria because of the linguistic, cultural and political
differences? - ✔✔Austria's military.
Absolutism: - ✔✔emphasizes the complete authority of a nation's ruler.
Who wrote the book Leviathan? - ✔✔Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
What did he write in that book? - ✔✔(1) Left to their own devices, people
will create miserable lives for themselves and others because they are
naturally selfish, short-sited, and greedy. (2) To solve this problem, people
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