Question 1

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

Question 2

What was the conservative English political party in power until 1830?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Napoleon's escape from exile and return to France delayed the negotiations of the Congress of Vienna and resulted in the Congress's decision to return France's borders to those of 1790.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Giuseppe Mazzini and Young Italy

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian politici

Question 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
revolutions of 1848

Accepted Answer

The revolutions of 1848, also known as t

Question 6

What can the Romantic movement be viewed as?

Accepted Answer

A) A reaction against the Enlightenment's preoccupation with reason 
B) A continuation of Enlightenment ideals and practices 
C) An attempt to create a socialist society 
D) A movement of lower-class, less literate people 
E) A fascination with war and conflict 
A) A reaction against the Enlightenment's preoccupation with reason 
B) A continuation of Enlightenment ideals and practices 
C) An attempt to create a socialist society 
D) A movement of lower-class, less literate people 
E) A fascination with war and conflict

Question 7

Professional civilian police forces known as serjents first appeared in 1829 in

Accepted Answer

A) Germany. 
B) Russia. 
C) Italy. 
D) Bavaria. 
E) France. 
A) Germany. 
B) Russia. 
C) Italy. 
D) Bavaria. 
E) France.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The Germanic Confederation, also known a

Question 9

France's Charles X was allied with the

Accepted Answer

A) peasants. 
B) Republicans. 
C) Jacobins 
D) middle classes. 
E) ultraroyalists. 
A) peasants. 
B) Republicans. 
C) Jacobins 
D) middle classes. 
E) ultraroyalists.

Question 10

All nineteenth-century conservatives, from Edmund Burke to Joseph de Maistre, opposed any change whatsoever in the traditional political and social structures of society, and argued that a hereditary monarchy must be maintained at all costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a novel p

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

William Wordsworth was a prominent Engli

Question 14

Because of the increased employment opportunities resulting from the Industrial Revolution, the early nineteenth century experienced a significant decrease in crime, especially crimes against property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which architectural style were the Romantics attracted to?

Accepted Answer

A) Gothic 
B) Baroque 
C) Neo-classical 
D) Post-Modernist 
E) Renaissance 
A) Gothic 
B) Baroque 
C) Neo-classical 
D) Post-Modernist 
E) Renaissance

Question 16

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Corn Laws of 1815

Accepted Answer

The Corn Laws of 1815 were a series of t

Question 17

Which statement best describes the state of the Italian peninsula following the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

A) It was entirely unified as a single country. 
B) It remained divided into several states subject to the domination of other European powers. 
C) It had been devastated by the last campaigns of Napoleon. 
D) It had been completely annexed by Austria, a move confirmed by the Congress. 
E) It sunk into complete anarchy and chaos. 
A) It was entirely unified as a single country. 
B) It remained divided into several states subject to the domination of other European powers. 
C) It had been devastated by the last campaigns of Napoleon. 
D) It had been completely annexed by Austria, a move confirmed by the Congress. 
E) It sunk into complete anarchy and chaos.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Nationalism is an ideological concept th

Question 19

In 1821 the Greeks revolted against the Ottoman Turks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the ultimate result of the revolution of 1848 in France?

Accepted Answer

A) The continued rule of Louis-Philippe but with radical reforms 
B) New elections to the national Assembly, resulting in the dominance of the radical republicans 
C) Europe's first socialist state under the guidance of Blanc's workshops 
D) A new French empire under Louis Napoleon 
E) The triumph of the Paris Commune 
A) The continued rule of Louis-Philippe but with radical reforms 
B) New elections to the national Assembly, resulting in the dominance of the radical republicans 
C) Europe's first socialist state under the guidance of Blanc's workshops 
D) A new French empire under Louis Napoleon 
E) The triumph of the Paris Commune

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

Who crushed the Polish national uprising of 1830?

What was the conservative English political party in power until 1830?

Napoleon's escape from exile and return to France delayed the negotiations of the Congress of Vienna and resulted in the Congress's decision to return France's borders to those of 1790.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Giuseppe Mazzini and Young Italy

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. revolutions of 1848

What can the Romantic movement be viewed as?

Professional civilian police forces known as serjents first appeared in 1829 in

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

France's Charles X was allied with the

All nineteenth-century conservatives, from Edmund Burke to Joseph de Maistre, opposed any change whatsoever in the traditional political and social structures of society, and argued that a hereditary monarchy must be maintained at all costs.

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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

Because of the increased employment opportunities resulting from the Industrial Revolution, the early nineteenth century experienced a significant decrease in crime, especially crimes against property.

Which architectural style were the Romantics attracted to?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Corn Laws of 1815

Which statement best describes the state of the Italian peninsula following the Congress of Vienna?

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

In 1821 the Greeks revolted against the Ottoman Turks.

What was the ultimate result of the revolution of 1848 in France?

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