Question 1

One of the most powerful forces driving the internal politics of the Austrian empire was ethnic nationalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Beginning in the mid-1850s under Napoleon III,much of Paris was rebuilt with both social and political concerns in mind.This reconstruction was directed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Compte de Chateaubriand. 
B)  Baron Haussmann. 
C)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
D)  Baron Arouet. 
E)  Compte de Rothschilde. 
A)  Compte de Chateaubriand. 
B)  Baron Haussmann. 
C)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
D)  Baron Arouet. 
E)  Compte de Rothschilde.

Question 3

The Crimean War was,in essence,a response to the collapse of the Ottoman empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The incident that began the Franco-Prussian War was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the French repression of German student fraternities west of the Rhine. 
B)  a banquet held in honor of Napoleon's victory at Jena. 
C)  the assassination of the Prussian ambassador to France. 
D)  a public scandal that implicated Otto von Bismarck. 
E)  an international misunderstanding created by Otto von Bismarck. 
A)  the French repression of German student fraternities west of the Rhine. 
B)  a banquet held in honor of Napoleon's victory at Jena. 
C)  the assassination of the Prussian ambassador to France. 
D)  a public scandal that implicated Otto von Bismarck. 
E)  an international misunderstanding created by Otto von Bismarck.

Question 5

What were the forces that pushed for democratic reforms and the Second Reform Bill of 1867?

Accepted Answer

The success of the British Industrial Re

Question 6

Bismarck's policies can best be understood as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an extension of the Congress of Vienna. 
B)  his attempt to bring lasting peace to Europe. 
C)  an example of his desire to restore the monarchy of Prussia. 
D)  an illustration of his desire for power and influence for Prussia. 
E)  an expression of his quest for personal power and wealth. 
A)  an extension of the Congress of Vienna. 
B)  his attempt to bring lasting peace to Europe. 
C)  an example of his desire to restore the monarchy of Prussia. 
D)  an illustration of his desire for power and influence for Prussia. 
E)  an expression of his quest for personal power and wealth.

Question 7

The massive rebuilding effort in France,financed by Crédit Mobilier,was especially focused on preserving the medieval center of Paris as a symbol of its glorious past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The 1848 revolution in Germany saw the creation of many political clubs that admitted,for the first time,women:

Accepted Answer

A)  and elected many of them to positions of authority within their organizations. 
B)  and also called for universal suffrage to include women of all classes. 
C)  as well as members of the Junker class in Prussia. 
D)  but refused them the right to speak in their meetings. 
E)  who could join only those clubs to which their husbands belonged. 
A)  and elected many of them to positions of authority within their organizations. 
B)  and also called for universal suffrage to include women of all classes. 
C)  as well as members of the Junker class in Prussia. 
D)  but refused them the right to speak in their meetings. 
E)  who could join only those clubs to which their husbands belonged.

Question 9

In his book The Subjection of Women,John Stuart Mill advocated the:

Accepted Answer

A)  right of women to vote. 
B)  subjection of women to men. 
C)  right of women to work as domestic servants. 
D)  right of women to enter religious orders. 
E)  subjection of women to the Church of England. 
A)  right of women to vote. 
B)  subjection of women to men. 
C)  right of women to work as domestic servants. 
D)  right of women to enter religious orders. 
E)  subjection of women to the Church of England.

Question 10

The first emperor of a united Germany was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm I. 
B)  Wilhelm II. 
C)  Friedrich Wilhelm I. 
D)  Otto II. 
E)  Wilhelm Friedrich II. 
A)  Wilhelm I. 
B)  Wilhelm II. 
C)  Friedrich Wilhelm I. 
D)  Otto II. 
E)  Wilhelm Friedrich II.

Question 11

Bismarck's quest for a united Germany required that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  placate Austria as much as possible so as not to cause Austria to declare war to stop Prussia. 
B)  use diplomacy as his means of achieving unification as Austria and France remained the military powers in Europe. 
C)  fight short, deliberate wars to achieve limited ends that would eventually lead to unification. 
D)  create a House of Nobles in addition to the legislative assembly to give a voice to the rulers of all the independent German states in exchange for their uniting with Prussia. 
E)  defeat both Austria and Russia in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1870. 
A)  placate Austria as much as possible so as not to cause Austria to declare war to stop Prussia. 
B)  use diplomacy as his means of achieving unification as Austria and France remained the military powers in Europe. 
C)  fight short, deliberate wars to achieve limited ends that would eventually lead to unification. 
D)  create a House of Nobles in addition to the legislative assembly to give a voice to the rulers of all the independent German states in exchange for their uniting with Prussia. 
E)  defeat both Austria and Russia in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1870.

Question 12

During the Crimean War,the advances of medicine and improved camp conditions resulted in very few deaths for the French and English troops from diseases,such as typhus or cholera,which usually took as many lives as the actual battles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Prussia was to Germany as _________ was to Italy.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Roman Republic 
B)  Piedmont-Sardinia 
C)  Venetia 
D)  the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 
E)  Tuscany 
A)  the Roman Republic 
B)  Piedmont-Sardinia 
C)  Venetia 
D)  the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 
E)  Tuscany

Question 14

Compare and contrast the problems Russia and the United States experienced in their nation building.

Accepted Answer

Russia and the United States faced many

Question 15

The term Manifest Destiny was used to express the desire of many to see:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States overspread the continent. 
B)  slavery in the United States continue forever. 
C)  the United States take its rightful place among the European imperial powers. 
D)  Russia expand from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. 
E)  the British establish themselves around the world so that the sun would never set on their empire. 
A)  the United States overspread the continent. 
B)  slavery in the United States continue forever. 
C)  the United States take its rightful place among the European imperial powers. 
D)  Russia expand from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. 
E)  the British establish themselves around the world so that the sun would never set on their empire.

Exam 21: Revolutions and Nation Building 1848-1871

One of the most powerful forces driving the internal politics of the Austrian empire was ethnic nationalism.

Beginning in the mid-1850s under Napoleon III,much of Paris was rebuilt with both social and political concerns in mind.This reconstruction was directed by:

The Crimean War was,in essence,a response to the collapse of the Ottoman empire.

The incident that began the Franco-Prussian War was:

What were the forces that pushed for democratic reforms and the Second Reform Bill of 1867?

Bismarck's policies can best be understood as:

The massive rebuilding effort in France,financed by Crédit Mobilier,was especially focused on preserving the medieval center of Paris as a symbol of its glorious past.

The 1848 revolution in Germany saw the creation of many political clubs that admitted,for the first time,women:

In his book The Subjection of Women,John Stuart Mill advocated the:

The first emperor of a united Germany was:

Bismarck's quest for a united Germany required that he:

During the Crimean War,the advances of medicine and improved camp conditions resulted in very few deaths for the French and English troops from diseases,such as typhus or cholera,which usually took as many lives as the actual battles.

Prussia was to Germany as _________ was to Italy.

Compare and contrast the problems Russia and the United States experienced in their nation building.

The term Manifest Destiny was used to express the desire of many to see:

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