European Empires

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• What was the name of the king of England crowned in 1714?
• How did Otto von Bismarck, the chancellor of Prussia, lead the drive for German unity?
• What were the causes of the Seven Years War?
• What were the various ways in which the Seven Years' War proved to be disastrous for relations between Great Britain and its colonies? Please analyze.
• What were the main consequences of the Seven Years' War?
• How did the Seven Years' War cause the American Revolutionary War?
• How was the Baroque Era affected by the Thirty Years' War?
• What are the main causes and the main consequences of the Thirty Years' War? Analyze two causes and two consequences in depth.
• Why have some historians labeled the Thirty Years' War as the last religious war, and others the first modern war?
• What local conflict sparked the Thirty Years' War? How did that cause it to widen into a general European war?
• What impact did the Thirty Years' War have on German States?
• What was the economy of Prussia like during Frederick the Great's rule?
• Frederick the Great of Prussia vs. Catherine the Great of Russia? Which monarch best represents the enlightenment?
• Frederick the Great stated, "I am the first servant of the state." How is this a different from Louis XIV's statement, "I am the state."?
• What was the Metternich system, and how did it provide stability for Europe during the 1800s?
• Compare and contrast Bismarck and Metternich?
• What did Louis XIV mean when he said 'I am the state'?
• How did Charles V respond to the Protestant Reformation?
• Why were Henry VIII and Charles V enemies?
• Why did Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in collaboration with the Pope, issue the Edict of Worms in 1521? What were the implications of this move?
• What were the immediate (or short-term) causes of the Sepoy rebellion?
• Why did France and Spain become increasingly interested in the American Revolution?
• What was the Treaty of Utrecht about?
• How did Peter the Great impact Russia? How did Peter the Great impact the people of Russia?
• Was Peter the Great really great? Why or why not?
• Imagine Ivan the Great is applying for a job. Create a resume for him?
• What good things would Ivan the Great say about Ivan the Terrible? What good things would Ivan the Great say about Ivan the Terrible?
• Compare and contrast Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great?
• What issues did Ivan the Terrible face as a ruler?
• Why was Louis XIV known as the Sun King? And why was he more important than other rulers in France?
• What were the steps that King Louis XIV took to build an absolutist state in France?
• What was the relationship that King Louis XIV had with his citizens, and was he loved or feared as a king?
• Why did Louis XIV change the capital of France from Paris to Versailles?
• How did Louis XIV control the ambitions of the French nobility? How did his methods compare to those of Richelieu?
• How did the Fronde end?
• Which country was the first to dominate the Exploration Age?
• What is a triumvirate?
• Who was the last of Henry VIII's children to rule England?
• James l of England believed in the divine right of kings. What does that mean?
• When did india get its independence from the British?
• What r the main features of indus valley civilization?
• What are some countries that colonized Africa?
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• If terrorism is related to Islam, why doesn't Israel suffer from terrorist attacks?
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• Why did Gandhi want to go to Pakistan?
• How many Christians did the Jewish Bolsheviks kill?
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• What role did Africa play in the origin of the human species?
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• Why did the UN vote on the creation of Israel?
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• What led to the Statute of West Minister (1931)?
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• What was the Middle Passage?
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• What is "Savila Se Bela Losa"?
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• Who was Amerigo Vespucci and what did he discover?
• Who was Catherine d'Medici?
• contrast Spanish exploration and exploitation of the New World with the English exploration and colonization?
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• Why was the Napoleonic Code created?
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• What system of government is the "divine right of kings"?
• What role did Vladimir Lenin have in Russia in 1917?
• What countries are responsible for the exploitation of Egyptian resources?
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• What is the main problem with punch-card voting devices?
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• What was a consequence of the British taking over the Fur trade in the Ohio Valley?
• Do you know of any emperors who would be considered to be a good or bad leader? List a few examples and explain how they were a good or bad leader.
• To what extent did economic motives dominate the European annexation of Africa?