Master Ancient Civilizations, the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, World Wars, the Cold War & European Integration
This 50 European History Study Guide covers ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the French Revolution, Napoleon, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the European Union. Each question includes four answer choices with the correct answer provided for self-checking.
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Top 50 European History Study Guide
#1. Which Spanish Armada was defeated by England in 1588?
#2. The 1949 treaty that created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is called?
#3. Which country was divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993?
#4. Which ancient civilization built the Parthenon in Athens?
#5. Which Russian tsar modernized Russia and built St. Petersburg?
#6. Which Italian dictator founded the Fascist Party and ruled from 1922 to 1943?
#7. Who was the first Roman Emperor?
#8. D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, took place on which date?
#9. What was the devastating plague that killed millions in Europe during the 14th century?
#10. Who was the Frankish king crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD?
#11. The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) ended which war?
#12. Which 1939 event marked the beginning of World War II in Europe?
#13. Which war was fought from 1618 to 1648 and devastated Central Europe?
#14. Who was the French president who served as President of the European Council?
#15. Who became Emperor of the French in 1804 after the French Revolution?
#16. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
#17. Napoleon was finally defeated at which battle in 1815?
#18. Who was the French king known as the “Sun King” who built the Palace of Versailles?
#19. Which treaty ended World War I and imposed heavy penalties on Germany?
#20. Which war was fought between England and France from 1337 to 1453?
#21. Which war was fought between Great Britain and France for control of North America (1754-1763)?
#22. hat was the name of the series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land?
#23. Who was the French heroine who led armies during the Hundred Years’ War?
#24. Which English king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
#25. Which 2016 referendum saw the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union?
#26. Which world leader gave the “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946?
#27. Which year did the Roman Empire officially fall?
#28. Who was the Nazi leader of Germany during World War II?
#29. Which German monk started the Protestant Reformation in 1517?
#30. Who unified Italy under King Victor Emmanuel II with help from Garibaldi?
#31. Which battle was the turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II?
#32. Which Italian explorer sailed west from Spain in 1492 and reached the Americas?
#33. The 1957 Treaty of Rome established which organization?
#34. The evacuation of British and Allied troops from France in 1940 is known as?
#35. Which 1789 event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
#36. Which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
#37. What was the name of the war in the Balkans during the 1990s involving Bosnia and Kosovo?
#38. Which 1815 meeting redrew the map of Europe after Napoleon’s defeat?
#39. Which 1914 event triggered the start of World War I?
#40. Which Berlin event saw Soviets block Allied access to West Berlin in 1948-1949?
#41. Who unified Germany in 1871 and became its first Chancellor?
#42. The Holocaust resulted in the murder of approximately how many Jews?
#43. The 1992 Maastricht Treaty established which organization?
#44. Which German military leader was known as the “Desert Fox”?
#45. The 1917 Russian Revolution overthrew which tsar?
#46. Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)?
#47. Which English king established the Church of England after breaking with the Pope?
#48. Which 1961 event divided East and West Berlin?
#49. Which German blacksmith invented the printing press with movable type?
#50. Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
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