Question 1
Those rulers associated with enlightened absolutism in the eighteenth century
A) could never completely overcome the political and social realities of the time.
B) exhibited less concern for the power of their states than their predecessors.
C) successfully undermined the interests of the European nobility.
D) were unable to implement any changes in administrative and judicial systems.
E) reduced the size of their armies and waged few wars.
Question 2
The Share Our Wealth campaign was launched by
A) Franklin Roosevelt.
B) Hugh Johnson.
C) Huey Long.
D) Harold Ickes.
E) Henry Ford.
Question 3
Gustavus III of Sweden
A) established freedom of religion, speech, and press.
B) instituted a repressive new code of justice that reinforced the use of torture.
C) increased tariffs and tolls.
D) won the wholehearted support of his nobles for his new policies.
E) All of these are correct.
Question 4
Roosevelt's first months in office were known as the
A) Sixty Days.
B) Ninety Days.
C) Hundred Days.
D) Two Hundred Days.
E) Three Hundred Days.
Question 5
During the eighteenth century, Spain
A) was temporarily rejuvenated by the reforms of Philip V.
B) continued to decline as its empire in the west collapsed.
C) fought a series of successful wars against France.
D) became an international power again with its surprise attack on Florida and Cuba.
E) lost all of its American colonies.
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