Question 1

According to this map, which of the following European countries experienced revolt during the 1830s?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Greece 
C)  Spain 
D)  Belgium 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Greece 
C)  Spain 
D)  Belgium

Question 2

Napoleon's occupation of Spain significantly weakened the country during the early 1800s. How is that reflected in this map?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Spain shifted its focus to seizing territory from the United States in North America instead of focusing on its South American colonies. 
B)  Spain had to cede their colonial holdings in South America to France during this time as part of Napoleon's demands. 
C)  Spain was able to focus their efforts on strengthening their presence in South America, since they had little control over their home country. 
D)  Spain could no longer exert sufficient control over their colonies in South America and lost many from the 1810s through the 1830s. 
A)  Spain shifted its focus to seizing territory from the United States in North America instead of focusing on its South American colonies. 
B)  Spain had to cede their colonial holdings in South America to France during this time as part of Napoleon's demands. 
C)  Spain was able to focus their efforts on strengthening their presence in South America, since they had little control over their home country. 
D)  Spain could no longer exert sufficient control over their colonies in South America and lost many from the 1810s through the 1830s.

Question 3

After Prussia was defeated and humiliated by the French in 1806, Frederick William III undertook major domestic reforms. What did he do, and why did he take this course of action?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

In the early 1820s, rebellions against the monarchies in Spain and Russia were led by army officers because these men

Accepted Answer

A)  had the most to lose when the liberal monarchs of those two countries decided to end the special privileges given to military officials. 
B)  were generally the only literate people in their society, which made them the natural leaders of any reform campaign. 
C)  were most familiar with the extent of royal corruption and were able to choose a good moment for starting a rebellion. 
D)  had been influenced by French ideas about reform during the long campaigns against Napoleon. 
A)  had the most to lose when the liberal monarchs of those two countries decided to end the special privileges given to military officials. 
B)  were generally the only literate people in their society, which made them the natural leaders of any reform campaign. 
C)  were most familiar with the extent of royal corruption and were able to choose a good moment for starting a rebellion. 
D)  had been influenced by French ideas about reform during the long campaigns against Napoleon.

Question 5

What reforms did the revolution of 1830 achieve in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king extended political liberties and doubled the number of voting men, though that number remained miniscule, and the king's reforms did little to improve the situation of the poor and working classes. 
B)  The revolt forced the monarchy to agree to a constitution and the sharing of powers as well as the extension of suffrage to all men over the age of thirty. 
C)  The monarchy was once again abolished, and universal suffrage was extended to both men and women, as new elections were called to restore the French legislature. 
D)  The revolution's reforms were primarily economic and included the right to organize workers unions and strike against unjust working conditions. 
A)  The king extended political liberties and doubled the number of voting men, though that number remained miniscule, and the king's reforms did little to improve the situation of the poor and working classes. 
B)  The revolt forced the monarchy to agree to a constitution and the sharing of powers as well as the extension of suffrage to all men over the age of thirty. 
C)  The monarchy was once again abolished, and universal suffrage was extended to both men and women, as new elections were called to restore the French legislature. 
D)  The revolution's reforms were primarily economic and included the right to organize workers unions and strike against unjust working conditions.

Question 6

Explain which government came to power after Napoleon's downfall and how that regime fared.

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Question 7

What impact did the Congress of Vienna have on Europe by 1815?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Poland was liberated and regained territory lost in the Third Partition. 
B)  Great Britain expanded its territorial control to include land in France. 
C)  France shrank back to the borders it had in 1789. 
D)  Germany lost a considerable amount of territory and influence. 
A)  Poland was liberated and regained territory lost in the Third Partition. 
B)  Great Britain expanded its territorial control to include land in France. 
C)  France shrank back to the borders it had in 1789. 
D)  Germany lost a considerable amount of territory and influence.

Question 8

During the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) and beyond, British prime minister Robert Castlereagh (1769-1822) had which of the following goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  To create a settlement that would punish France and prevent it from ever again becoming a great power in Europe 
B)  To reduce the power of the Catholic church throughout Europe 
C)  To make Great Britain the chief arbiter of European affairs 
D)  To establish constitutional monarchies in the newly reorganized states in order to bring them into line with British values and traditions 
A)  To create a settlement that would punish France and prevent it from ever again becoming a great power in Europe 
B)  To reduce the power of the Catholic church throughout Europe 
C)  To make Great Britain the chief arbiter of European affairs 
D)  To establish constitutional monarchies in the newly reorganized states in order to bring them into line with British values and traditions

Question 9

Following the battle of Borodino in September 1812, Napoleon

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A)  entered Moscow to find that the Russians had set it on fire and retreated. 
B)  overran Moscow and entered the royal palace, taking Tsar Alexander I prisoner. 
C)  negotiated a truce with Tsar Alexander I in which the Russian monarch agreed to relinquish control of Poland in exchange for a French retreat. 
D)  ordered his troops to retreat, an effort that failed to save the bulk of his army. 
A)  entered Moscow to find that the Russians had set it on fire and retreated. 
B)  overran Moscow and entered the royal palace, taking Tsar Alexander I prisoner. 
C)  negotiated a truce with Tsar Alexander I in which the Russian monarch agreed to relinquish control of Poland in exchange for a French retreat. 
D)  ordered his troops to retreat, an effort that failed to save the bulk of his army.

Question 10

How was the British Reform Bill of 1832 both moderate and precedent setting?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 11

Nineteenth-century poets and writers who collected old legends and folktales that expressed a shared cultural and linguistic heritage stretching back to the Middle Ages embraced what ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utopian socialism 
B)  Romantic nationalism 
C)  Conservatism 
D)  Liberalism 
A)  Utopian socialism 
B)  Romantic nationalism 
C)  Conservatism 
D)  Liberalism

Question 12

The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte began after

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A)  his victories in the Italian campaigns of 1796-1797. 
B)  the emergence of a power vacuum in the Directory, which needed to be filled by a vigorous leader. 
C)  the general success of the French wars after 1795. 
D)  his soldiers' discovery of the Rosetta stone and other important artifacts from the ancient world. 
A)  his victories in the Italian campaigns of 1796-1797. 
B)  the emergence of a power vacuum in the Directory, which needed to be filled by a vigorous leader. 
C)  the general success of the French wars after 1795. 
D)  his soldiers' discovery of the Rosetta stone and other important artifacts from the ancient world.

Question 13

According to this map, which European state was the first to experience an attempted revolution during the 1820s?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Prussia 
D)  The Austrian Empire 
A)  Spain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Prussia 
D)  The Austrian Empire

Question 14

Which of the following is true of Ferdinand VII after his restoration to the Spanish throne in 1814?

Accepted Answer

A)  He restricted freedoms and abolished the constitution of 1812. 
B)  He attempted to restore the Spanish empire in America, sending expeditions to seize Brazil and Mexico. 
C)  His rule as a liberal, constitutional monarch was held up as a model for other European monarchs. 
D)  His excessive use of torture and executions led to such a European outcry that he was deposed by a joint French-Austrian army, and his throne was given to his daughter. 
A)  He restricted freedoms and abolished the constitution of 1812. 
B)  He attempted to restore the Spanish empire in America, sending expeditions to seize Brazil and Mexico. 
C)  His rule as a liberal, constitutional monarch was held up as a model for other European monarchs. 
D)  His excessive use of torture and executions led to such a European outcry that he was deposed by a joint French-Austrian army, and his throne was given to his daughter.

Question 15

Between 1807 and 1812, which European nations demonstrated the strongest resistance against French rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prussia and Austria 
B)  Italy and Germany 
C)  Spain and Portugal 
D)  The Netherlands and Denmark 
A)  Prussia and Austria 
B)  Italy and Germany 
C)  Spain and Portugal 
D)  The Netherlands and Denmark

Question 16

After Napoleon defeated the Russians at Friedland in 1807, the ensuing Treaties of Tilsit

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A)  effectively took Russia out of the continental conflict by demanding its neutrality. 
B)  turned Russia into France's largest satellite state in Europe. 
C)  forced Prussia to relinquish its territory west of the Elbe, which became the kingdom of Westphalia under Napoleon's brother. 
D)  established a formal alliance between France and Russia against Great Britain and Austria. 
A)  effectively took Russia out of the continental conflict by demanding its neutrality. 
B)  turned Russia into France's largest satellite state in Europe. 
C)  forced Prussia to relinquish its territory west of the Elbe, which became the kingdom of Westphalia under Napoleon's brother. 
D)  established a formal alliance between France and Russia against Great Britain and Austria.

Question 17

How were the settlement of the Congress of Vienna and the period of "restoration" emblematic of the new political doctrine of conservatism that emerged in Europe after 1815? How did conservatives justify their belief in the necessity for a return to a pre-1789 social order?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 18

Why was the Reform Bill of 1832 a political landmark?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased the number of male voters by about 50 percent and set a precedent for widening suffrage further. 
B)  It granted a powerful voice to the numerically superior but materially poorer south and demonstrated the weakness of industry. 
C)  It gave universal suffrage to all men over the age of twenty-five and to women who held a sufficient amount of property. 
D)  It granted women the right to initiate divorce on grounds other than abandonment, specifically abuse of themselves or their children. 
A)  It increased the number of male voters by about 50 percent and set a precedent for widening suffrage further. 
B)  It granted a powerful voice to the numerically superior but materially poorer south and demonstrated the weakness of industry. 
C)  It gave universal suffrage to all men over the age of twenty-five and to women who held a sufficient amount of property. 
D)  It granted women the right to initiate divorce on grounds other than abandonment, specifically abuse of themselves or their children.

Question 19

Napoleon's founding of the Legion of Honor in 1802 was part of his campaign to

Accepted Answer

A)  claim the legacy of ancient Rome by establishing an elite based on virtue and faithfulness. 
B)  build a permanent elite fighting force that could help increase French colonial possessions abroad. 
C)  control French culture by granting liberal pensions to those artists and writers of whom he approved. 
D)  create a new nobility by establishing a social hierarchy based on merit. 
A)  claim the legacy of ancient Rome by establishing an elite based on virtue and faithfulness. 
B)  build a permanent elite fighting force that could help increase French colonial possessions abroad. 
C)  control French culture by granting liberal pensions to those artists and writers of whom he approved. 
D)  create a new nobility by establishing a social hierarchy based on merit.

Question 20

Which of the following characterizes Napoleon's approach to war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire to cut his opponents off from their supplies and defeat them without a major battle 
B)  A focus on shipbuilding and naval warfare, to take advantage of France's extensive coastline 
C)  The ability to train, inspire, and support brilliant generals to support his campaigns 
D)  The careful study of military strategy and an instinct for sudden, overwhelming attacks 
A)  The desire to cut his opponents off from their supplies and defeat them without a major battle 
B)  A focus on shipbuilding and naval warfare, to take advantage of France's extensive coastline 
C)  The ability to train, inspire, and support brilliant generals to support his campaigns 
D)  The careful study of military strategy and an instinct for sudden, overwhelming attacks

Exam 20: Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

According to this map, which of the following European countries experienced revolt during the 1830s? ​ ​

Napoleon's occupation of Spain significantly weakened the country during the early 1800s. How is that reflected in this map? ​ ​

After Prussia was defeated and humiliated by the French in 1806, Frederick William III undertook major domestic reforms. What did he do, and why did he take this course of action?

In the early 1820s, rebellions against the monarchies in Spain and Russia were led by army officers because these men

What reforms did the revolution of 1830 achieve in France?

Explain which government came to power after Napoleon's downfall and how that regime fared.

What impact did the Congress of Vienna have on Europe by 1815? ​ ​ ​

During the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) and beyond, British prime minister Robert Castlereagh (1769-1822) had which of the following goals?

Following the battle of Borodino in September 1812, Napoleon

How was the British Reform Bill of 1832 both moderate and precedent setting?

Nineteenth-century poets and writers who collected old legends and folktales that expressed a shared cultural and linguistic heritage stretching back to the Middle Ages embraced what ideology?

The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte began after

According to this map, which European state was the first to experience an attempted revolution during the 1820s? ​ ​

Which of the following is true of Ferdinand VII after his restoration to the Spanish throne in 1814?

Between 1807 and 1812, which European nations demonstrated the strongest resistance against French rule?

After Napoleon defeated the Russians at Friedland in 1807, the ensuing Treaties of Tilsit

How were the settlement of the Congress of Vienna and the period of "restoration" emblematic of the new political doctrine of conservatism that emerged in Europe after 1815? How did conservatives justify their belief in the necessity for a return to a pre-1789 social order?

Why was the Reform Bill of 1832 a political landmark?

Napoleon's founding of the Legion of Honor in 1802 was part of his campaign to

Which of the following characterizes Napoleon's approach to war?

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According to this map, which of the following European countries experienced revolt during the 1830s?

Napoleon's occupation of Spain significantly weakened the country during the early 1800s. How is that reflected in this map?

What impact did the Congress of Vienna have on Europe by 1815?

According to this map, which European state was the first to experience an attempted revolution during the 1820s?