Question 1

Why did Great Britain and France align themselves with the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War?

Accepted Answer

A) They opposed Russian expansion in the eastern Mediterranean where they had naval and commercial interests. 
B) They feared losing control of holy places in Palestine. 
C) They supported the Ottoman Empire's reasons for going to war. 
D) They feared that Russia's expansion plans would eventually reach their lands. 
A) They opposed Russian expansion in the eastern Mediterranean where they had naval and commercial interests. 
B) They feared losing control of holy places in Palestine. 
C) They supported the Ottoman Empire's reasons for going to war. 
D) They feared that Russia's expansion plans would eventually reach their lands. A

Question 2

The Paris Commune was dominated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) genuine proletarians 
B) radicals and socialists 
C) strict communists 
D) socialists and anarchists 
A) genuine proletarians 
B) radicals and socialists 
C) strict communists 
D) socialists and anarchists B

Question 3

Which element of the nineteenth-century European order was destroyed by the Crimean War?

Accepted Answer

A) the split between Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics 
B) the Concert of Europe 
C) multinational empires 
D) the myth of Prussian invincibility 
A) the split between Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics 
B) the Concert of Europe 
C) multinational empires 
D) the myth of Prussian invincibility B

Question 4

Which of the following distinguished Russia from the rest of Europe in the 1800s,but was ended in February 1861?

Accepted Answer

A) bourgeoisie 
B) serfdom 
C) conscription 
D) legalism 
A) bourgeoisie 
B) serfdom 
C) conscription 
D) legalism

Question 5

Refer to the excerpt "Heinrich von Treitschke Demands the Annexation of Alsace and Lorraine." On what grounds does Treitschke base the German claim to Alsace and Lorraine? Why does he contend it is proper to ignore the wishes of the people involved? What,if any,political morality informs his views?

Accepted Answer

Heinrich von Treitschke bases the German

Question 6

The Ballot Act of 1872 introduced ________.

Accepted Answer

A) universal male suffrage 
B) suffrage to Caucasian males without Anglican religious requirements 
C) a literacy poll for voting requirements 
D) voting by secret ballot 
A) universal male suffrage 
B) suffrage to Caucasian males without Anglican religious requirements 
C) a literacy poll for voting requirements 
D) voting by secret ballot

Question 7

Count Camillo Cavour was a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fanatical Catholic 
B) fervent democrat 
C) socialist 
D) strong monarchist 
A) fanatical Catholic 
B) fervent democrat 
C) socialist 
D) strong monarchist

Question 8

One of the objectives of the Paris Commune was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) administer Paris separately from the rest of France 
B) persuade the government to move the capital back to Paris 
C) combat anti-Semitism in Paris 
D) infiltrate the government and military in order to liberate Paris from France 
A) administer Paris separately from the rest of France 
B) persuade the government to move the capital back to Paris 
C) combat anti-Semitism in Paris 
D) infiltrate the government and military in order to liberate Paris from France

Question 9

Czech "trialism" was vetoed and argued against because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Francis Joseph was not willing to accept the concept 
B) the Magyars believed they might be forced to make similar concessions to their own subject nationalities 
C) the Germans in the empire would lose standing 
D) there was little public support for it in Bohemia 
A) Francis Joseph was not willing to accept the concept 
B) the Magyars believed they might be forced to make similar concessions to their own subject nationalities 
C) the Germans in the empire would lose standing 
D) there was little public support for it in Bohemia

Question 10

Which of these ruled the French Second Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Napoleon III 
B) Napoleon Bonaparte 
C) Louis XVIII 
D) Adolphe Thiers 
A) Napoleon III 
B) Napoleon Bonaparte 
C) Louis XVIII 
D) Adolphe Thiers

Question 11

The unification of Germany was a blow to European ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The unification of Germany was a blow...

Question 12

The war of 1870 against ________ had been the French government's last and most disastrous attempt to shore up its foreign policy and secure domestic popularity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The war of 1870 against ________ had...

Question 13

The leader of Ireland's movement for home rule was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Gladstone 
B) Parnell 
C) Disraeli 
D) O'Malley 
A) Gladstone 
B) Parnell 
C) Disraeli 
D) O'Malley

Question 14

The Hatt-i Hümayun ________.

Accepted Answer

A) gave non-Muslims equal opportunities for state employment and state schools 
B) excluded non-Muslims from state employment 
C) excluded non-Muslims from state schools 
D) excluded non-Muslims from military obligations 
A) gave non-Muslims equal opportunities for state employment and state schools 
B) excluded non-Muslims from state employment 
C) excluded non-Muslims from state schools 
D) excluded non-Muslims from military obligations

Question 15

The most important political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914 was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the leadership of Bismarck 
B) German unification 
C) Russian defeat in the Crimean War 
D) Italy's alliance with Prussia against Austria 
A) the leadership of Bismarck 
B) German unification 
C) Russian defeat in the Crimean War 
D) Italy's alliance with Prussia against Austria

Question 16

Emperor Francis Joseph's scheme for centralized administration of the Habsburg Empire meant that the government was dominated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Russians 
B) liberals 
C) Hungarians 
D) German-speaking Austrians 
A) Russians 
B) liberals 
C) Hungarians 
D) German-speaking Austrians

Question 17

Issued as a decree from the sultan,the Hatt-i Sharif of Gülhane attempted to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) formally annex Serbia and all Slavic peoples to the Ottoman Empire 
B) reorganize the empire's administration and military along European lines 
C) pressure bureaucrats to recognize only Christianity as a legitimate religion 
D) democratize the Ottoman Empire 
A) formally annex Serbia and all Slavic peoples to the Ottoman Empire 
B) reorganize the empire's administration and military along European lines 
C) pressure bureaucrats to recognize only Christianity as a legitimate religion 
D) democratize the Ottoman Empire

Question 18

The Hungarians accepted which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the Compromise of 1867 
B) the February Patent 
C) the October Diploma 
D) a federation of states 
A) the Compromise of 1867 
B) the February Patent 
C) the October Diploma 
D) a federation of states

Question 19

The most important nationalist leader in Europe,who brought new fervor to the hopes of Italian nationalism and unification in the 1830s and 1840s,was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Giuseppe Mazzini 
B) Francisco Franco 
C) Giuseppe Garibaldi 
D) Camillo Cavour 
A) Giuseppe Mazzini 
B) Francisco Franco 
C) Giuseppe Garibaldi 
D) Camillo Cavour

Question 20

Which of the following groups would have supported the Compromise of 1867?

Accepted Answer

A) Czechs 
B) Hungarians 
C) Romanians 
D) Croatians 
A) Czechs 
B) Hungarians 
C) Romanians 
D) Croatians

Exam 22: The Age of Nation-States

Why did Great Britain and France align themselves with the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War?

The Paris Commune was dominated by ________.

Which element of the nineteenth-century European order was destroyed by the Crimean War?

Which of the following distinguished Russia from the rest of Europe in the 1800s,but was ended in February 1861?

Refer to the excerpt "Heinrich von Treitschke Demands the Annexation of Alsace and Lorraine." On what grounds does Treitschke base the German claim to Alsace and Lorraine? Why does he contend it is proper to ignore the wishes of the people involved? What,if any,political morality informs his views?

The Ballot Act of 1872 introduced ________.

Count Camillo Cavour was a ________.

One of the objectives of the Paris Commune was to ________.

Czech "trialism" was vetoed and argued against because ________.

Which of these ruled the French Second Empire?

The unification of Germany was a blow to European ________.

The war of 1870 against ________ had been the French government's last and most disastrous attempt to shore up its foreign policy and secure domestic popularity.

The leader of Ireland's movement for home rule was ________.

The Hatt-i Hümayun ________.

The most important political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914 was ________.

Emperor Francis Joseph's scheme for centralized administration of the Habsburg Empire meant that the government was dominated by ________.

Issued as a decree from the sultan,the Hatt-i Sharif of Gülhane attempted to ________.

The Hungarians accepted which of the following?

The most important nationalist leader in Europe,who brought new fervor to the hopes of Italian nationalism and unification in the 1830s and 1840s,was ________.

Which of the following groups would have supported the Compromise of 1867?

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