Chapter 4 Quiz

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The modern states system in Europe can be traced to the events of the

Protestant Reformation correct incorrect

Age of Exploration correct incorrect

Commercial Revolution correct incorrect

Renaissance correct incorrect

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In order to better oppose the Habsburgs and Venetians in the sixteenth century, the Ottomans made an alliance with the European state of ________________.

Sweden correct incorrect

France correct incorrect

Spain correct incorrect

Russia correct incorrect

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Why did the Ottomans support Protestants and Protestant states?

Their form of Christianity was close to Islam. correct incorrect

They would help the Ottomans improve commercial ties with Europe correct incorrect

The empire had a sizable population of Protestants. correct incorrect

They made natural allies in the Ottomans struggle against the Habsburgs. correct incorrect

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What was the name given to clauses that were attached by the Ottomans to treaties with European states that granted them special economic, commercial, legal, and religious rights?

The Anti-Habsburg Acts correct incorrect

Mercantilism correct incorrect

Capitulations correct incorrect

The Eastern Opportunity correct incorrect

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Who became the Ottomans principle foe during the eighteenth century?

France correct incorrect

The Habsburgs correct incorrect

Venice correct incorrect

Russia correct incorrect

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By what means were Europeans able to penetrate Ottoman markets?

Europeans merchants took advantage of the benefits accorded to them in the capitulations. correct incorrect

European governments subsidized their merchants to trade with the Ottomans. correct incorrect

European technological advances made it cheaper to transport consumer goods to the Ottomans. correct incorrect

European government promoted laissez-faire capitalism to open up Ottoman markets. correct incorrect

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What important strategic factor led the Russians into conflict with the Ottoman Empire?

They wanted open access to holy sites for Orthodox Christians. correct incorrect

The sought warm-water ports in order to access the Mediterranean Sea. correct incorrect

They wanted control over Ottoman raw materials. correct incorrect

They sought better capitulatory agreements than other European states. correct incorrect

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In which war did France lose most of its colonial possessions to Great Britain?

The War of the Spanish Succession correct incorrect

The Thirty Years' War correct incorrect

The War of the Austrian Succession correct incorrect

The Seven Years' War correct incorrect

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Why did Great Britain engage in the Great Game with Russia?

It wanted to secure its position in India. correct incorrect

It sought access to the rich oil reserves of Central Asia. correct incorrect

It desired to prevent Russia from taking over Istanbul. correct incorrect

It wanted to end Russian capitulatory agreements with the Ottomans. correct incorrect

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What event led Britain to adopting a policy, which would last until 1914, favoring the survival of the Ottoman Empire?

The Russian occupation of the Crimea correct incorrect

The Seven Years' War correct incorrect

The French invasion of Egypt correct incorrect

The Depression of 1873 correct incorrect

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During the nineteenth century, what political organization became more prominent worldwide?

Empires correct incorrect

Nation-states correct incorrect

Kingdoms correct incorrect

Republics correct incorrect

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Why did France invade Algeria in 1830?

The French wanted to create a new colonial empire after their loses in the Seven Years' War. correct incorrect

The French wanted to prevent the British from taking Algeria and using it as a commercial base. correct incorrect

The French wanted to end Ottoman raids that had disrupted much of southern France. correct incorrect

The French wanted to capture Algeria and trade it with the Spanish for colonies in the Caribbean. correct incorrect

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In which region of the Ottoman Empire did Russia seek to encourage nationalism to help it accomplish its strategic goal of gaining warm-water ports?

Egypt correct incorrect

The Dardanelles correct incorrect

Syria correct incorrect

The Balkans correct incorrect

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Which of the following was not a condition of the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarja?

The Ottomans ceded portions of the Crimean Peninsula. correct incorrect

The Russians had freedom of navigation on the Black Sea. correct incorrect

The Russians had the right to protect all Orthodox Christians in the Empire. correct incorrect

The Russians had the right to send merchant ships through the straits. correct incorrect

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The First Balkan War resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman Empire by

Russia, Greece, and Bulgaria correct incorrect

Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia correct incorrect

Britain, Greece, and Serbia correct incorrect

Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro correct incorrect

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What did the Ottomans promise Mehmet Ali of Egypt for helping them put down the Greek revolt of 1821?

The Ottoman province of Syria. correct incorrect

The governorship of Yemen. correct incorrect

The title of "King of Egypt." correct incorrect

Control of Athens and its environs. correct incorrect

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Ottoman hopes for keeping control over Greece ended with

the Crimean War. correct incorrect

the Battle of Navarino. correct incorrect

the First Balkan War. correct incorrect

the Treat of Kuchuk Kainarja. correct incorrect

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When were the capitulations ended in the Ottoman Empire?

1914 correct incorrect

1918 correct incorrect

1937 correct incorrect

1798 correct incorrect

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What did Viennese bakers create to celebrate the end of the siege of Vienna in 1683?

Turkish Tortes correct incorrect

Bagels correct incorrect

Croissants correct incorrect

Victory Bread correct incorrect

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Which figure from the American Revolution helped to spark the Seven Years' War?

Thomas Jefferson correct incorrect

Benjamin Franklin correct incorrect

John Adams correct incorrect

George Washington correct incorrect