Question 1

Mazzini dreamed of ending ___________ domination of Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) German 
B) Austrian 
C) French 
D) Spanish 
E) British 
A) German 
B) Austrian 
C) French 
D) Spanish 
E) British B

Question 2

Who crushed the Polish national uprising of 1830?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Prussia 
C) Austria 
D) Russia 
E) Britain 
A) France 
B) Prussia 
C) Austria 
D) Russia 
E) Britain D

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Giuseppe Mazzini and Young Italy

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) was an Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy, and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement. His efforts helped bring about the independent and unified Italy in place of the several separate states, many of which were dominated by foreign powers that existed until the 19th century.

Mazzini's ideology was based on the principles of nationalism and democracy, and he believed that nations were the natural units of mankind and should be organized accordingly. He was a proponent of a republican form of government, and his ideas were considered radical at the time, especially given the prevalence of monarchies across Europe.

Young Italy (Giovine Italia) was a political movement founded by Mazzini in 1831. The movement's goal was to create a united Italian republic through promoting a popular uprising in the various Italian states. Young Italy was a secret society that attracted many Italians who were passionate about the cause of unification and willing to fight for it. The movement spread rapidly, but its attempts at insurrection were met with harsh repression by the authorities.

Mazzini believed that the unification of Italy could only come about through the efforts of the Italian people themselves, rather than through diplomatic or military intervention by other countries. He inspired many followers with his passionate speeches and writings, and although he never saw a unified Italy in his lifetime, his ideas and the movement he created were instrumental in bringing about the Risorgimento, the resurgence that led to the unification of Italy in the latter half of the 19th century.

Question 4

What vision of postwar Europe informed the proceedings of the Congress of Vienna? How did the Concert of Europe attempt to secure those goals? Were these two efforts successful?

Accepted Answer

The vision of postwar Europe that inform

Question 5

What was the Concert of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) An economic alliance between European powers 
B) An organization to develop music within the European states 
C) An alliance to ensure the status quo achieved with the Congress of Vienna 
D) An attempt to dissolve France into numerous provinces 
E) An organizational body seeking to limit popular access to political ideas 
A) An economic alliance between European powers 
B) An organization to develop music within the European states 
C) An alliance to ensure the status quo achieved with the Congress of Vienna 
D) An attempt to dissolve France into numerous provinces 
E) An organizational body seeking to limit popular access to political ideas

Question 6

Compare and contrast the core of ideas of the Enlightenment and the Romantic movement.

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment and the Romantic movem

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-General Alfred Windischgrätz

Accepted Answer

General Alfred Windischgrätz was an Aust

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron

Accepted Answer

Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron were

Question 9

Which statement best describes the growing movement of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) It was resisted by liberals, who felt that all ethnic groups should live together harmoniously. 
B) It advocated the formation of one European nation to end economic and military conflicts. 
C) It was radical since it encouraged people to shift their political loyalty away from existing states and rulers. 
D) It found its best expression in the writings of John Stuart Mill. 
E) It declined after the Congress of Vienna. 
A) It was resisted by liberals, who felt that all ethnic groups should live together harmoniously. 
B) It advocated the formation of one European nation to end economic and military conflicts. 
C) It was radical since it encouraged people to shift their political loyalty away from existing states and rulers. 
D) It found its best expression in the writings of John Stuart Mill. 
E) It declined after the Congress of Vienna.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Gothic literature

Accepted Answer

Gothic literature is a genre that origin

Question 11

Alexander Hamilton feared political centralization and its consequences for popular liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-ministerial responsibility

Accepted Answer

Ministerial responsibility is a fundamen

Question 13

Which revolt demonstrated the double-edged sword quality of the "principle of intervention"?

Accepted Answer

A) The Greek Revolt 
B) Independence movements in Latin America 
C) The July Revolution of 1830 in France 
D) The Corn Law revolt of 1815 
E) The revolt against Nicholas' police state 
A) The Greek Revolt 
B) Independence movements in Latin America 
C) The July Revolution of 1830 in France 
D) The Corn Law revolt of 1815 
E) The revolt against Nicholas' police state

Question 14

The split between radical and moderate republicans during the Revolution of 1848 in France was created, in part, by differences over the fate of the national workshops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were the chief ideas of nationalism and utopian socialism? How did they seek to change society?

Accepted Answer

Nationalism and utopian socialism were t

Question 16

The revolution of 1848 toppled the government of

Accepted Answer

A) Napoleon III. 
B) Louis XIX. 
C) Louis-Philippe. 
D) Charles X 
E) Louis Napoleon. 
A) Napoleon III. 
B) Louis XIX. 
C) Louis-Philippe. 
D) Charles X 
E) Louis Napoleon.

Question 17

By the end of Andrew Jackson's presidency,

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A) the United States had made significant strides towards equal rights for women. 
B) fewer than one in twenty Americans could read. 
C) the United States was on the brink of civil war. 
D) the United States was an industrial power. 
E) almost all adult white males could vote. 
A) the United States had made significant strides towards equal rights for women. 
B) fewer than one in twenty Americans could read. 
C) the United States was on the brink of civil war. 
D) the United States was an industrial power. 
E) almost all adult white males could vote.

Question 18

The Concert of Europe was meant to serve the interests of conservative forces in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Reform Act of 1832

Accepted Answer

A) was pushed through by the landed aristocracy. 
B) primarily benefited the working poor. 
C) made British throne an elected position. 
D) abolished the House of Lords. 
E) increased the number of people eligible to vote. 
A) was pushed through by the landed aristocracy. 
B) primarily benefited the working poor. 
C) made British throne an elected position. 
D) abolished the House of Lords. 
E) increased the number of people eligible to vote.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Congress of Vienna

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Vienna was a conference

Exam 21: Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

Mazzini dreamed of ending ___________ domination of Italy.

Who crushed the Polish national uprising of 1830?

Please define the following key terms. -Giuseppe Mazzini and Young Italy

What vision of postwar Europe informed the proceedings of the Congress of Vienna? How did the Concert of Europe attempt to secure those goals? Were these two efforts successful?

What was the Concert of Europe?

Compare and contrast the core of ideas of the Enlightenment and the Romantic movement.

Please define the following key terms. -General Alfred Windischgrätz

Please define the following key terms. -Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron

Which statement best describes the growing movement of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe?

Please define the following key terms. -Gothic literature

Alexander Hamilton feared political centralization and its consequences for popular liberties.

Please define the following key terms. -ministerial responsibility

Which revolt demonstrated the double-edged sword quality of the "principle of intervention"?

The split between radical and moderate republicans during the Revolution of 1848 in France was created, in part, by differences over the fate of the national workshops.

What were the chief ideas of nationalism and utopian socialism? How did they seek to change society?

The revolution of 1848 toppled the government of

By the end of Andrew Jackson's presidency,

The Concert of Europe was meant to serve the interests of conservative forces in Europe.

The Reform Act of 1832

Please define the following key terms. -Congress of Vienna

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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