Question 1

The Congress System was formed to suppress revolution and liberalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Analyze the causes for revolution and social unrest in the 1830s.

Accepted Answer

There were several independence movement

Question 3

John Stuart Mill wrote in support of women being recognized as equal in intelligence and political understanding to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

To prevent Europe from expanding its realm of influence and power,the United States countered in 1820 with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Treaty of Ghent. 
B)  the Monroe Doctrine 
C)  the Treaty of Paris. 
D)  the Oregon Letter. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  the Treaty of Ghent. 
B)  the Monroe Doctrine 
C)  the Treaty of Paris. 
D)  the Oregon Letter. 
E)  none of these.

Question 5

In what ways did the French Revolution continue to influence politics and culture?

Accepted Answer

The ideas of the Enlightenment and the F

Question 6

Which of the following did liberals in nineteenth-century Europe not believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government should not interfere in the private affairs of its citizens. 
B)  The government should not intervene in economic matters. 
C)  The best government was one moderated by a constitution and a parliament. 
D)  The government had a responsibility to alleviate the conditions of the poor and unemployed. 
E)  The government should promote the success of individuals and protect their civil rights. 
A)  The government should not interfere in the private affairs of its citizens. 
B)  The government should not intervene in economic matters. 
C)  The best government was one moderated by a constitution and a parliament. 
D)  The government had a responsibility to alleviate the conditions of the poor and unemployed. 
E)  The government should promote the success of individuals and protect their civil rights.

Question 7

Slavophilism in nineteenth-century Russia advocated all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  liberation of the serfs. 
B)  rejection of foreign cultural influences. 
C)  reverence for the Orthodox Church. 
D)  a conservative and paternalistic tsar. 
E)  unifying people under sobornost by widening representation in the parliament. 
A)  liberation of the serfs. 
B)  rejection of foreign cultural influences. 
C)  reverence for the Orthodox Church. 
D)  a conservative and paternalistic tsar. 
E)  unifying people under sobornost by widening representation in the parliament.

Question 8

The Corn Laws in Britain were intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the price of grain for the poor. 
B)  limit the amount of grain purchased by any one merchant. 
C)  promote capitalist agriculture. 
D)  protect British farmers from foreign competition. 
E)  reduce the use of potatoes as a staple crop. 
A)  reduce the price of grain for the poor. 
B)  limit the amount of grain purchased by any one merchant. 
C)  promote capitalist agriculture. 
D)  protect British farmers from foreign competition. 
E)  reduce the use of potatoes as a staple crop.

Question 9

According to definition,the state is a political entity which does all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  collect taxes. 
B)  finance armies. 
C)  issue passports. 
D)  emphasize common culture. 
E)  demand obedience of laws. 
A)  collect taxes. 
B)  finance armies. 
C)  issue passports. 
D)  emphasize common culture. 
E)  demand obedience of laws.

Question 10

Which was the group that Mazzini organized to fight for Italian unification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbonari 
B)  Risorgimento 
C)  Roman Brotherhood 
D)  Young Italy 
E)  Nihilists 
A)  Carbonari 
B)  Risorgimento 
C)  Roman Brotherhood 
D)  Young Italy 
E)  Nihilists

Question 11

Compare the uses of nationalism as a means to foster unification in German and Italy in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In Italy,credit goes largely to the writ

Question 12

What territorial dispute posed the greatest controversy at the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

A)  England's possession of the Straits of Gibralter 
B)  The division of Poland and its relationship to Russia 
C)  The creation of the autonomous kingdoms in northern Italy 
D)  Who would maintain control of the throne of Spain 
E)  Whether Austria should be awarded complete control of Hungary 
A)  England's possession of the Straits of Gibralter 
B)  The division of Poland and its relationship to Russia 
C)  The creation of the autonomous kingdoms in northern Italy 
D)  Who would maintain control of the throne of Spain 
E)  Whether Austria should be awarded complete control of Hungary

Question 13

John Stuart Mill was unusual in this era for his political support of whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  peasants 
B)  proletariats 
C)  the poor 
D)  criminals 
E)  women 
A)  peasants 
B)  proletariats 
C)  the poor 
D)  criminals 
E)  women

Question 14

Who was the German artist in Romanticism who painted stark landscapes to express God in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conrad von Hearst. 
B)  Eugene Delacroix. 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Caspar David Friedrich 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Conrad von Hearst. 
B)  Eugene Delacroix. 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Caspar David Friedrich 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Question 15

The one area in which Adam Smith did admit the government must be involved in the economy pertained to

Accepted Answer

A)  taxes. 
B)  military. 
C)  tariffs on trade. 
D)  infrastructure. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  taxes. 
B)  military. 
C)  tariffs on trade. 
D)  infrastructure. 
E)  None of these.

Question 16

All of the following were reforms within British society that granted privileges to Jews except

Accepted Answer

A)  knighting of Jews such as Moses Montefiore. 
B)  Jews were admitted to the bar to practice law. 
C)  the Catholic Emancipation Act allowed Jews to hold office except as lord chancellor. 
D)  Jews were elevated to the hereditary nobility. 
E)  Jews were allowed to take an oath using the Hebrew Bible. 
A)  knighting of Jews such as Moses Montefiore. 
B)  Jews were admitted to the bar to practice law. 
C)  the Catholic Emancipation Act allowed Jews to hold office except as lord chancellor. 
D)  Jews were elevated to the hereditary nobility. 
E)  Jews were allowed to take an oath using the Hebrew Bible.

Question 17

The Grimm brothers' interest in promoting German culture through their collection of fairy tales is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  jingoism. 
B)  nationalism. 
C)  cultural assimilation. 
D)  regionalism. 
E)  high culture. 
A)  jingoism. 
B)  nationalism. 
C)  cultural assimilation. 
D)  regionalism. 
E)  high culture.

Question 18

Nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  was rejected by liberals after 1848. 
B)  proposed thinking about a common identity based on cultural affiliations. 
C)  maintained an optimistic view of human nature. 
D)  urged people to place their loyalty to the state instead of the individual leader. 
E)  emphasized all of these. 
A)  was rejected by liberals after 1848. 
B)  proposed thinking about a common identity based on cultural affiliations. 
C)  maintained an optimistic view of human nature. 
D)  urged people to place their loyalty to the state instead of the individual leader. 
E)  emphasized all of these.

Question 19

The Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were an attempt to

Accepted Answer

A)  promote a liberalist agenda in Germany. 
B)  unify the German states through the radical activities of Young Germany. 
C)  enforce German as the primary language among the Confederation. 
D)  restrict political expression in the press and universities in Germany. 
E)  restrict foreign influences (particularly French) on German culture. 
A)  promote a liberalist agenda in Germany. 
B)  unify the German states through the radical activities of Young Germany. 
C)  enforce German as the primary language among the Confederation. 
D)  restrict political expression in the press and universities in Germany. 
E)  restrict foreign influences (particularly French) on German culture.

Question 20

Great Britain is the homeland of "classical liberalism."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

The Congress System was formed to suppress revolution and liberalism.

Analyze the causes for revolution and social unrest in the 1830s.

John Stuart Mill wrote in support of women being recognized as equal in intelligence and political understanding to men.

To prevent Europe from expanding its realm of influence and power,the United States countered in 1820 with

In what ways did the French Revolution continue to influence politics and culture?

Which of the following did liberals in nineteenth-century Europe not believe?

Slavophilism in nineteenth-century Russia advocated all of the following except

The Corn Laws in Britain were intended to

According to definition,the state is a political entity which does all of the following except

Which was the group that Mazzini organized to fight for Italian unification?

Compare the uses of nationalism as a means to foster unification in German and Italy in the nineteenth century.

What territorial dispute posed the greatest controversy at the Congress of Vienna?

John Stuart Mill was unusual in this era for his political support of whom?

Who was the German artist in Romanticism who painted stark landscapes to express God in nature?

The one area in which Adam Smith did admit the government must be involved in the economy pertained to

All of the following were reforms within British society that granted privileges to Jews except

The Grimm brothers' interest in promoting German culture through their collection of fairy tales is an example of

Nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe

The Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were an attempt to

Great Britain is the homeland of "classical liberalism."

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