Question 1

Although he believed in personal power and a strong central government,Napoleon III permitted the creation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Supreme National Tribunal with veto power over his rule. 
B)  a revitalized National Assembly under the control of the socialists. 
C)  strong provincial parlements as a guard against peasant uprisings. 
D)  trade unions and legalized strikes to win favor with workers. 
E)  a National Executive Council to oversee his work as president. 
A)  a Supreme National Tribunal with veto power over his rule. 
B)  a revitalized National Assembly under the control of the socialists. 
C)  strong provincial parlements as a guard against peasant uprisings. 
D)  trade unions and legalized strikes to win favor with workers. 
E)  a National Executive Council to oversee his work as president.

Question 2

The widespread unemployment and pressure placed on public relief in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century resulted in what has been labeled the:

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A)  Disgruntled Fifties. 
B)  Age of Anxiety. 
C)  Year of the Famine. 
D)  Decade of the Barricades. 
E)  Hungry Forties. 
A)  Disgruntled Fifties. 
B)  Age of Anxiety. 
C)  Year of the Famine. 
D)  Decade of the Barricades. 
E)  Hungry Forties.

Question 3

The French Revolution of 1848 resulted in:

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A)  a series of political dinners being held across the country. 
B)  toppling of the government of King Louis Philippe. 
C)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
D)  the establishment of the Third Republic. 
E)  toppling of the government of Charles X. 
A)  a series of political dinners being held across the country. 
B)  toppling of the government of King Louis Philippe. 
C)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
D)  the establishment of the Third Republic. 
E)  toppling of the government of Charles X.

Question 4

Bismarck supported the monarchy and fiercely opposed the liberal movement,despite being born into the Junker class of the liberal working class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The expression the "Eastern Question" refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  question of who would benefit as the Ottoman empire lost its grip in southeastern Europe. 
B)  problem of Jewish settlements in the Habsburg empire. 
C)  ongoing conflict between Russia and China. 
D)  relationship between Slavophiles and Russian Westernizers. 
E)  deep suspicion of the French and the British of Russian political goals in the West. 
A)  question of who would benefit as the Ottoman empire lost its grip in southeastern Europe. 
B)  problem of Jewish settlements in the Habsburg empire. 
C)  ongoing conflict between Russia and China. 
D)  relationship between Slavophiles and Russian Westernizers. 
E)  deep suspicion of the French and the British of Russian political goals in the West.

Question 6

As a result of the Crimean War:

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia gained absolute control over the Balkans. 
B)  Austrian influence in the Balkans was increased. 
C)  Romania lost its independence. 
D)  the Ottoman army was destroyed. 
E)  Russia lost its influence in the Balkans. 
A)  Russia gained absolute control over the Balkans. 
B)  Austrian influence in the Balkans was increased. 
C)  Romania lost its independence. 
D)  the Ottoman army was destroyed. 
E)  Russia lost its influence in the Balkans.

Question 7

In the nineteenth century,both the United States and Russia shared a similar problem in building their respective nations,which was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of an extensive rail system to transport goods. 
B)  slavery and serfdom. 
C)  the many competing nationalities living within their borders. 
D)  lack of a strong central government. 
E)  the rapid expansion of the territory under their control. 
A)  the lack of an extensive rail system to transport goods. 
B)  slavery and serfdom. 
C)  the many competing nationalities living within their borders. 
D)  lack of a strong central government. 
E)  the rapid expansion of the territory under their control.

Question 8

Education was a goal of the Prussian reformers prior to 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In Austria,the revolution of 1848 was initially referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  "a fight for the survival of the Austrian people." 
B)  "the death blow to all European radicals." 
C)  "the final chapter of the French Revolution." 
D)  "the springtime of peoples." 
E)  "a holy war against Russian orthodoxy." 
A)  "a fight for the survival of the Austrian people." 
B)  "the death blow to all European radicals." 
C)  "the final chapter of the French Revolution." 
D)  "the springtime of peoples." 
E)  "a holy war against Russian orthodoxy."

Question 10

Pan-slavism was promoted through the writings of:

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A)  Lajos Kossuth. 
B)  Ján Kollár. 
C)  Salvy Dcera. 
D)  Pan Tadeusz. 
E)  Hieronymus Palack. 
A)  Lajos Kossuth. 
B)  Ján Kollár. 
C)  Salvy Dcera. 
D)  Pan Tadeusz. 
E)  Hieronymus Palack.

Question 11

The Italian Romantic nationalist,Giuseppe Mazzini:

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A)  held secret meetings with Napoleon III to secure Elba for Italy. 
B)  sought to unite Italy under the leadership of Victor Emmanuel II. 
C)  led a successful invasion of Sicily from Switzerland in 1848. 
D)  detested the Carbonari for its role in advocating labor strikes. 
E)  launched a failed invasion of Sardinia in 1834. 
A)  held secret meetings with Napoleon III to secure Elba for Italy. 
B)  sought to unite Italy under the leadership of Victor Emmanuel II. 
C)  led a successful invasion of Sicily from Switzerland in 1848. 
D)  detested the Carbonari for its role in advocating labor strikes. 
E)  launched a failed invasion of Sardinia in 1834.

Question 12

The Frankfurt Assembly was plagued by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a virulent pamphlet war between liberals and socialists. 
B)  the question of working-class demands for social reform. 
C)  the question of a national religion. 
D)  disunity caused by religious differences. 
E)  tensions between liberalism and nationalism. 
A)  a virulent pamphlet war between liberals and socialists. 
B)  the question of working-class demands for social reform. 
C)  the question of a national religion. 
D)  disunity caused by religious differences. 
E)  tensions between liberalism and nationalism.

Question 13

Who led the "Thousand" that set out to liberate Sicily from Bourbon rule in 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lajos Kossuth 
B)  Camillo Benso di Cavour 
C)  Francis II of France 
D)  Giuseppe Garibaldi 
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini 
A)  Lajos Kossuth 
B)  Camillo Benso di Cavour 
C)  Francis II of France 
D)  Giuseppe Garibaldi 
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini

Question 14

The decree emancipating 22 million Russian serfs in 1861:

Accepted Answer

A)  produced limited change and left the peasants still working for their former masters. 
B)  contained no provision for the compensation of landowners. 
C)  turned a nation of agricultural laborers into a nation of farmers. 
D)  reduced the power of the mir, or peasant commune. 
E)  led to the rapid industrialization of Russia due to the increased number of newly created factory workers. 
A)  produced limited change and left the peasants still working for their former masters. 
B)  contained no provision for the compensation of landowners. 
C)  turned a nation of agricultural laborers into a nation of farmers. 
D)  reduced the power of the mir, or peasant commune. 
E)  led to the rapid industrialization of Russia due to the increased number of newly created factory workers.

Question 15

The task of unifying Italy was especially daunting as was a patchwork of small states before the unification movement of 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In what ways did the Crimean War change warfare?

Accepted Answer

The Crimean War was fought with much the

Question 17

Nation building in the United States was inextricably linked to the expropriation of Native American lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Second Empire in France was founded in 1852:

Accepted Answer

A)  after a majority vote of the people. 
B)  after Louis Napoleon seized power. 
C)  immediately following a bloody revolution. 
D)  after the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  after France invaded Mexico. 
A)  after a majority vote of the people. 
B)  after Louis Napoleon seized power. 
C)  immediately following a bloody revolution. 
D)  after the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  after France invaded Mexico.

Question 19

In what ways did the American Civil War transform the United States?

Accepted Answer

Domestically,the most obvious effect was

Question 20

Why was unification of Italy such a long and difficult process?

Accepted Answer

Although Garibaldi and Cavour made Italy

Exam 21: Revolutions and Nation Building 1848-1871

Although he believed in personal power and a strong central government,Napoleon III permitted the creation of:

The widespread unemployment and pressure placed on public relief in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century resulted in what has been labeled the:

The French Revolution of 1848 resulted in:

Bismarck supported the monarchy and fiercely opposed the liberal movement,despite being born into the Junker class of the liberal working class.

The expression the "Eastern Question" refers to the:

As a result of the Crimean War:

In the nineteenth century,both the United States and Russia shared a similar problem in building their respective nations,which was:

Education was a goal of the Prussian reformers prior to 1848.

In Austria,the revolution of 1848 was initially referred to as:

Pan-slavism was promoted through the writings of:

The Italian Romantic nationalist,Giuseppe Mazzini:

The Frankfurt Assembly was plagued by:

Who led the "Thousand" that set out to liberate Sicily from Bourbon rule in 1860?

The decree emancipating 22 million Russian serfs in 1861:

The task of unifying Italy was especially daunting as was a patchwork of small states before the unification movement of 1848.

In what ways did the Crimean War change warfare?

Nation building in the United States was inextricably linked to the expropriation of Native American lands.

The Second Empire in France was founded in 1852:

In what ways did the American Civil War transform the United States?

Why was unification of Italy such a long and difficult process?

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