The Balance of Power
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- Q1
Which monarch's death catalysed the Spanish War of Succession?
Spain's Philip IV
Spain's Charles II
England's Philip IV
France's Louis XIV
30s - Q2
Which treaty, signed in 1713, marked the end of the Spanish War of Succession?
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Paris
30s - Q3
In 17th and 18th century diplomacy, the 'balance of power' aimed to:
Prevent any one state from becoming too powerful
Ensure religious uniformity across Europe
Create a single European superstate
Promote democratic governance
30s - Q4
Who was the 'great balancer' in the 18th century?
Russia
France
Britain
Spain
30s - Q5
What was the main language of diplomacy in the 17th and 18th centuries?
French
English
Latin
German
30s - Q6
Diplomats could have more in common with one another than the people of the nation they represented.
True
False
30s - Q7
According to Jeremy Black, diplomats applied 'the balance of power' in
an organic way, according to a natural sense of justice
a balanced, ration, almost scientific way
in a sometimes strategic way, to assure their nation's power
30s - Q8
How did Enlightenment thinkers tend to think about war?
Inevitable
A mix of all three
Irrational
Evil
30s - Q9
Who did Enlightenment figures tend to blame for war?
Monarchs
Parliaments
Themselves
Human nature
30s - Q10
What did Enlightenment philosophers mean by 'republic'?
A nation where democracy ensures representative government
A nation where the executive and the legislative are separate
Nations without a monarch
30s