Question 1

The early socialist who advocated a system of cooperative communities called phalansteries was

Accepted Answer

A) Flora Tristian. 
B) Robert Owen. 
C) Louis Blanc. 
D) Charler Fourier. 
E) the comte de Saint-Simón. 
A) Flora Tristian. 
B) Robert Owen. 
C) Louis Blanc. 
D) Charler Fourier. 
E) the comte de Saint-Simón.

Question 2

Thomas Malthus advocated government intervention to ease the plight of the poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did Romanticism shape European art, music, and literature in the first half of the nineteenth century?

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Romanticism had a profound impact on Eur

Question 4

What were the chief ideas associated with the ideology of conservatism and liberalism in the first half of the nineteenth century? How were these ideas put into practice between 1815 and 1830?

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The chief ideas associated with the ideo

Question 5

Central to the liberal ideology in the nineteenth century was

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A) the passage of child labor laws. 
B) the preservation of law and order. 
C) an emphasis on individual freedom. 
D) the buildup of a nation's military. 
E) the creation of a socialist community. 
A) the passage of child labor laws. 
B) the preservation of law and order. 
C) an emphasis on individual freedom. 
D) the buildup of a nation's military. 
E) the creation of a socialist community.

Question 6

Revolts in Latin America were facilitated by

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A) massive slave revolts across South and Central America. 
B) the expansionist policies of the United States. 
C) Austrian policy in the Americas. 
D) British defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. 
E) the fall of the Bourbon monarchy in Spain. 
A) massive slave revolts across South and Central America. 
B) the expansionist policies of the United States. 
C) Austrian policy in the Americas. 
D) British defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. 
E) the fall of the Bourbon monarchy in Spain.

Question 7

The Congress of Vienna's treatment of Poland

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A) demonstrates the application of the principle of legitimacy. 
B) reveals the overshadowing of the principle of legitimacy by more practical considerations of power. 
C) resulted in Austrian domination of Poland. 
D) allowed for complete Polish autonomy. 
E) shows the emergence of Poland as a great European power. 
A) demonstrates the application of the principle of legitimacy. 
B) reveals the overshadowing of the principle of legitimacy by more practical considerations of power. 
C) resulted in Austrian domination of Poland. 
D) allowed for complete Polish autonomy. 
E) shows the emergence of Poland as a great European power.

Question 8

Which Romantic artist served as a bridge between Classicism and Romanticism?

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A) Poe 
B) Beethoven 
C) Delacroix 
D) Friedrich 
E) Bach 
A) Poe 
B) Beethoven 
C) Delacroix 
D) Friedrich 
E) Bach

Question 9

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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?

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The vision of postwar Europe that inform

Question 11

Which two American political parties debated the power of the federal government in the late eighteenth century?

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A) Republicans and Democrats 
B) Democrats and Whigs 
C) Whigs and Tories 
D) Federalists and Republicans 
E) Republicans and Whigs 
A) Republicans and Democrats 
B) Democrats and Whigs 
C) Whigs and Tories 
D) Federalists and Republicans 
E) Republicans and Whigs

Question 12

Early socialism embraced the belief that the competition bred by early industrial capitalism would dramatically improve society and create a new model of progress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Many liberals advocated ministerial responsibility as a check on royal power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Frankfurt Assembly

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The Frankfurt Assembly, also known as th

Question 15

What was the most important form of literary expression for the Romantics?

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A) The essay 
B) Poetry 
C) The novel 
D) The play 
E) The monograph 
A) The essay 
B) Poetry 
C) The novel 
D) The play 
E) The monograph

Question 16

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Simón Bolívar

Accepted Answer

Simón Bolívar, also known as El Libertad

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
conservatism

Accepted Answer

Conservatism is a political and social p

Question 18

The Monroe Doctrine, promulgated by the United States, asked for European intervention in Latin America to prevent the revolutionary impulse from spreading northward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following were characteristics of Romanticism EXCEPT

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A) a strong, pantheistic worship of nature. 
B) the rejection of the supernatural and unfamiliar. 
C) a preoccupation with sentiment, suffering, and self-sacrifice. 
D) a reverence for history that inspired nationalism. 
E) a reaction to the excesses of the Industrial Revolution. 
A) a strong, pantheistic worship of nature. 
B) the rejection of the supernatural and unfamiliar. 
C) a preoccupation with sentiment, suffering, and self-sacrifice. 
D) a reverence for history that inspired nationalism. 
E) a reaction to the excesses of the Industrial Revolution.

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Romanticism

Accepted Answer

Romanticism was an artistic, literary, a

Exam 21: Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

The early socialist who advocated a system of cooperative communities called phalansteries was

Thomas Malthus advocated government intervention to ease the plight of the poor.

How did Romanticism shape European art, music, and literature in the first half of the nineteenth century?

What were the chief ideas associated with the ideology of conservatism and liberalism in the first half of the nineteenth century? How were these ideas put into practice between 1815 and 1830?

Central to the liberal ideology in the nineteenth century was

Revolts in Latin America were facilitated by

The Congress of Vienna's treatment of Poland

Which Romantic artist served as a bridge between Classicism and Romanticism?

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 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?

Which two American political parties debated the power of the federal government in the late eighteenth century?

Early socialism embraced the belief that the competition bred by early industrial capitalism would dramatically improve society and create a new model of progress.

Many liberals advocated ministerial responsibility as a check on royal power.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Frankfurt Assembly

What was the most important form of literary expression for the Romantics?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Simón Bolívar

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. conservatism

The Monroe Doctrine, promulgated by the United States, asked for European intervention in Latin America to prevent the revolutionary impulse from spreading northward.

All of the following were characteristics of Romanticism EXCEPT

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Romanticism

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