Question 1

The pacifist spirit that countered aggressive nationalism was best displayed by

Accepted Answer

A)  the success of the Geneva Conventions. 
B)  demonstrations against war and imperialism. 
C)  promoting legislation for antiwar platforms in England. 
D)  pressuring the overturning of the Dreyfus conviction. 
E)  the formation of the Socialist Union. 
A)  the success of the Geneva Conventions. 
B)  demonstrations against war and imperialism. 
C)  promoting legislation for antiwar platforms in England. 
D)  pressuring the overturning of the Dreyfus conviction. 
E)  the formation of the Socialist Union.

Question 2

In exploring the cultures of anti-Semitism in nineteenth century Europe,why did Theodor Herzl initiate the Zionist movement?

Accepted Answer

Herzl argued that despite the assimilati

Question 3

In what area of Europe did the revolutions of 1848 have the greatest effect? Analyze the causes and effects.

Accepted Answer

The revolutions of 1848 took place prima

Question 4

What was the purpose of the Slavic Congress in 1848?

Accepted Answer

A)  To negotiate the release of territories in the Russian Empire that wanted to be part of eastern Europe 
B)  To return Poland to the control of its own government instead of being a dependent state of Russia 
C)  To form the nation of Yugoslavia 
D)  To reserve the right to use Czech, Slovak, and Croation languages, while remaining part of the Habsburg Empire 
E)  To gain independence from the Habsburg Empire under a protectorate state of Russia 
A)  To negotiate the release of territories in the Russian Empire that wanted to be part of eastern Europe 
B)  To return Poland to the control of its own government instead of being a dependent state of Russia 
C)  To form the nation of Yugoslavia 
D)  To reserve the right to use Czech, Slovak, and Croation languages, while remaining part of the Habsburg Empire 
E)  To gain independence from the Habsburg Empire under a protectorate state of Russia

Question 5

Which of the following was not one of the new,working class political organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Democratic Party of Germany 
B)  Socialist Revolutionaries 
C)  the Labour Party 
D)  Mensheviks 
E)  Whigs 
A)  Social Democratic Party of Germany 
B)  Socialist Revolutionaries 
C)  the Labour Party 
D)  Mensheviks 
E)  Whigs

Question 6

As part of nation building,many European nations extended voting rights.Which was the first country in Europe to extend suffrage to women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finland 
B)  Russia 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  Great Britain 
A)  Finland 
B)  Russia 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  Great Britain

Question 7

The writer of Lay Down Your Arms! was

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A)  Émile Zola. 
B)  Alfred Nobel. 
C)  Baroness Bertha von Suttner. 
D)  Mikhail Bakunin. 
E)  Theodore Herzl. 
A)  Émile Zola. 
B)  Alfred Nobel. 
C)  Baroness Bertha von Suttner. 
D)  Mikhail Bakunin. 
E)  Theodore Herzl.

Question 8

The Reichstag was

Accepted Answer

A)  King William I's Palace in Berlin. 
B)  the German Constitution. 
C)  the German military forces. 
D)  the Federal Parliament. 
E)  the official monetary system in the newly unified Germany. 
A)  King William I's Palace in Berlin. 
B)  the German Constitution. 
C)  the German military forces. 
D)  the Federal Parliament. 
E)  the official monetary system in the newly unified Germany.

Question 9

For Theodore Herzl,the end to anti-Semitism would come when

Accepted Answer

A)  all Jews put their cultural identification before their national identification. 
B)  the nation-states of Europe passed legislation for complete religious freedom. 
C)  Jews received their own country. 
D)  the communist revolution was successful in overthrowing the apparatus of the state. 
E)  the final conflict between Hegel's thesis and antithesis created a new synthesis without cultural bias. 
A)  all Jews put their cultural identification before their national identification. 
B)  the nation-states of Europe passed legislation for complete religious freedom. 
C)  Jews received their own country. 
D)  the communist revolution was successful in overthrowing the apparatus of the state. 
E)  the final conflict between Hegel's thesis and antithesis created a new synthesis without cultural bias.

Question 10

Russian was the primary language of instruction in Polish schools in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Second Socialist International was split on various types of nationalism affecting a unified socialist platform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why did socialist movements become increasingly more radical over the nineteenth century,particularly in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

Largely repressed by more conservative g

Question 13

The Compromise of 1867 granted

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition of the Hungarian language for education and journalism purposes. 
B)  local states within empires the right to use their own dialects. 
C)  limited workers' organization rights. 
D)  domestic autonomy in Hungary. 
E)  limited rights for voting within the Habsburg protectorate states. 
A)  recognition of the Hungarian language for education and journalism purposes. 
B)  local states within empires the right to use their own dialects. 
C)  limited workers' organization rights. 
D)  domestic autonomy in Hungary. 
E)  limited rights for voting within the Habsburg protectorate states.

Question 14

Shortly after becoming the president of the French Republic in 1848,Louis Napoleon

Accepted Answer

A)  revised the constitution for a true democracy with universal suffrage. 
B)  nationalized all state-owned properties and industries. 
C)  declared war on Italy. 
D)  crowned himself Emperor Napoleon III of the Second Empire. 
E)  died. 
A)  revised the constitution for a true democracy with universal suffrage. 
B)  nationalized all state-owned properties and industries. 
C)  declared war on Italy. 
D)  crowned himself Emperor Napoleon III of the Second Empire. 
E)  died.

Question 15

The Compromise of 1867 gave Austria the right to dismiss the Hungarian parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What were the responses of the Catholic Church to nationalism?

Accepted Answer

Pope Pius IX was in power when Italy uni

Question 17

To help Italy unify as a nation,Camille Cavour utilized the strategy of

Accepted Answer

A)  rallying around the Catholic Church as the most common element within the Italian states. 
B)  allying with France to help drive Austria out of the Italian states. 
C)  supporting Mazzini as a patriot rather than harassing him as a radical. 
D)  liberalist economic reforms to modernize the states of Italy and form an economic union. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy based around the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
A)  rallying around the Catholic Church as the most common element within the Italian states. 
B)  allying with France to help drive Austria out of the Italian states. 
C)  supporting Mazzini as a patriot rather than harassing him as a radical. 
D)  liberalist economic reforms to modernize the states of Italy and form an economic union. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy based around the kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Question 18

Pope Leo XII was more liberal than Pope Pius IX,but still conservative in his Rerum Novarum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How did wars reflect increasing attempts at unification and embracing of nationalism?

Accepted Answer

Bismarck was one of the masters of utili

Question 20

How did nationalism contribute to the growth of racism in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The deliberate fostering of a sense of c

Exam 22: The Triumph of the Nation-State,1848-1900

The pacifist spirit that countered aggressive nationalism was best displayed by

In exploring the cultures of anti-Semitism in nineteenth century Europe,why did Theodor Herzl initiate the Zionist movement?

In what area of Europe did the revolutions of 1848 have the greatest effect? Analyze the causes and effects.

What was the purpose of the Slavic Congress in 1848?

Which of the following was not one of the new,working class political organizations?

As part of nation building,many European nations extended voting rights.Which was the first country in Europe to extend suffrage to women?

The writer of Lay Down Your Arms! was

The Reichstag was

For Theodore Herzl,the end to anti-Semitism would come when

Russian was the primary language of instruction in Polish schools in the nineteenth century.

The Second Socialist International was split on various types of nationalism affecting a unified socialist platform.

Why did socialist movements become increasingly more radical over the nineteenth century,particularly in Eastern Europe?

The Compromise of 1867 granted

Shortly after becoming the president of the French Republic in 1848,Louis Napoleon

The Compromise of 1867 gave Austria the right to dismiss the Hungarian parliament.

What were the responses of the Catholic Church to nationalism?

To help Italy unify as a nation,Camille Cavour utilized the strategy of

Pope Leo XII was more liberal than Pope Pius IX,but still conservative in his Rerum Novarum.

How did wars reflect increasing attempts at unification and embracing of nationalism?

How did nationalism contribute to the growth of racism in the nineteenth century?

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