11. Describe the court and court life in France in the time of Louis XIV. Name five prominent men connected with Louis XIV’s court.
12. What part did Gustavus Adolphus and Richelieu play in the Thirty Years’ War? How may we reconcile Richelieu’s political acts with his religious convictions?
13. What nations were engaged in the War of the Spanish Succession? What issues were at stake? What were the important provisions of the Peace of Utrecht (1713)?
14. What was the revolution of 1688 in England? How was it accomplished?
15. What is meant by the cabinet system of government? Account for the advance of cabinet government in the reigns of George I and George II.
16. For what qualities and what acts was the Great Elector (Frederick William of Prussia) noted?
17. State the cause and the result of the first war between Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa. Name two famous battles of the Seven Years’ War in which Frederick the Great was victorious.
18. State the results of the Seven Years’ War for France according to the provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1763).
19. Why were Frederick the Great, Catherine II of Russia, and Joseph II of Austria called “enlightened despots”? Describe the work of any one of these rulers.
20. Outline two of the fundamental causes for the unrest in France during the early years of the reign of Louis XVI.