Berenson, Europe in the Modern World: A New Narrative History 2e Student Resources

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The Thirty Years War was the deadliest war in 17^th-century Europe, resulting in the loss of two million soldiers, mostly German, and of another three million-non-combatants, also mostly German. correct incorrect

The Thirty Years War was the deadliest war in 17^th century Europe because it mobilized an unprecedented number of soldiers, coincided with dramatic climate change, caused massive damage to crops and housing, and stoked murderous religious passions. correct incorrect

The Thirty Years War was the deadliest war in 17^th-century Europe. correct incorrect

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The experience of the Fronde convinced Louis XIV to establish control over France's leading nobles, the only group with the potential to dilute his power, by luring them to Versailles and making them dependent on him. correct incorrect

Louis XIV established control over France's leading nobles, the only group with the potential to dilute his power, by luring them to Versailles and making them dependent on him.. correct incorrect

The Fronde convinced Louis XIV to establish control over France's leading nobles, the only group with the potential to dilute his power. correct incorrect

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Throughout the 17th century, many rulers shored up their powers by oppressing peasants and currying the favor of nobles. correct incorrect

Throughout the 17th century, peasants suffered the most of all social groups because they worked harder for less compensation, had to pay higher taxes and serve in the military, and, in some cases, were treated as virtual slaves. correct incorrect

Throughout the 17^th century, peasants rose up in rebellion, avoided military service, and refused to pay their taxes. correct incorrect

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Louis XIV went to war with Spain, the Netherlands, the German States, and England, culminating in the War of Spanish Succession, which involved numerous European countries and also the Caribbean Islands and parts of India and North America. correct incorrect

Louis XIV went to war so often that he undermined his own power and also the power of France. correct incorrect

Had Louis XIV gone to war less often-or not at all-his reign would have been more successful than was actually the case, because constant warfare left his treasury depleted and his rival powers, especially England and the Netherlands, relatively strong. correct incorrect

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The English Revolution was both a religious and political contest, pitting Anglicans against Puritans and the monarchy against parliament. correct incorrect

While the English Revolution was partly a political struggle, pitting the monarchy against parliament, it was more fundamentally a religious one, the result of a deep schism within English Protestantism. correct incorrect

The English Revolution led to the execution of a king, the rise of a dictator, and the invasion of Ireland. correct incorrect