Question 1

In 1848, the Frankfurt Assembly

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A) unanimously adopted a Grossdeutsch solution for the Germanies. 
B) succeeded in making Prussia's Frederick William IV president of a united Germany. 
C) failed in its attempt to create a united Germany. 
D) gained the support of Austria. 
E) declared its solidarity with revolutionary France. 
A) unanimously adopted a Grossdeutsch solution for the Germanies. 
B) succeeded in making Prussia's Frederick William IV president of a united Germany. 
C) failed in its attempt to create a united Germany. 
D) gained the support of Austria. 
E) declared its solidarity with revolutionary France.

Question 2

Central to the liberal ideology in the nineteenth century was

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A) the passage of child labor laws. 
B) the preservation of law and order. 
C) an emphasis on individual freedom. 
D) the buildup of a nation's military. 
E) the creation of a socialist community. 
A) the passage of child labor laws. 
B) the preservation of law and order. 
C) an emphasis on individual freedom. 
D) the buildup of a nation's military. 
E) the creation of a socialist community.

Question 3

​The Congress of Vienna placed much of Italy under Austrian domination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Romantic artist whose paintings were described as "airy visions, painted with tinted steam" was

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A) Friedrich. 
B) Turner. 
C) Delacroix. 
D) Watteau. 
E) Berlioz. 
A) Friedrich. 
B) Turner. 
C) Delacroix. 
D) Watteau. 
E) Berlioz.

Question 6

The July Ordinances of Charles X in 1830

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A) represent Charles's acceptance of political liberalism. 
B) reduced the French electorate and imposed rigid censorship of the press. 
C) resulted in the king's assassination by radicals. 
D) enacted the socialist ideals of Flora Tristan. 
E) redefined the relationship between the French state and the Catholic Church. 
A) represent Charles's acceptance of political liberalism. 
B) reduced the French electorate and imposed rigid censorship of the press. 
C) resulted in the king's assassination by radicals. 
D) enacted the socialist ideals of Flora Tristan. 
E) redefined the relationship between the French state and the Catholic Church.

Question 7

Early socialism embraced the belief that the competition bred by early industrial capitalism would dramatically improve society and create a new model of progress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What were the chief ideas associated with the ideologies of liberalism, nationalism, and early or utopian socialism? Why were liberalism, nationalism, and early socialism considered revolutionary by many people? How were these ideologies similar? How were they different?

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The chief ideas associated with the ideo

Question 9

The foremost social group embracing liberalism was made up by

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A) factory workers. 
B) the industrial middle class. 
C) radical aristocrats. 
D) army officers. 
E) the landed gentry. 
A) factory workers. 
B) the industrial middle class. 
C) radical aristocrats. 
D) army officers. 
E) the landed gentry.

Question 10

Metternich's "principle of legitimacy" refers to

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A) freedom of religion. 
B) the adoption of laissez-faire economics. 
C) the sanctity of marriage. 
D) proper justification for revolution. 
E) the restoration of legitimate monarchs who would preserve traditional institutions. 
A) freedom of religion. 
B) the adoption of laissez-faire economics. 
C) the sanctity of marriage. 
D) proper justification for revolution. 
E) the restoration of legitimate monarchs who would preserve traditional institutions.

Question 11

The early socialist who advocated a system of cooperative communities called phalansteries was

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A) Flora Tristian. 
B) Robert Owen. 
C) Louis Blanc. 
D) Charler Fourier. 
E) the comte de Saint-Simón. 
A) Flora Tristian. 
B) Robert Owen. 
C) Louis Blanc. 
D) Charler Fourier. 
E) the comte de Saint-Simón.

Question 12

Why was Britain able to avoid the upheavals of revolution in the 1830s and 1840s?

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Britain was able to avoid the upheavals

Question 13

Political caricatures during the 1830s and 1840s in France often depicted Louis-Philippe with a pear-shaped head in part because the French word for pear had the slang meaning of

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A) autocratic. 
B) cruel. 
C) lascivious. 
D) corrupt. 
E) simpleton or fool. 
A) autocratic. 
B) cruel. 
C) lascivious. 
D) corrupt. 
E) simpleton or fool.

Question 14

London's police were called "bobbies" because

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A) on their horses they seemed to "bob" above the crowd like an apple in a barrel. 
B) no one knows the reason. 
C) the legislation to create them was introduced by Robert Peel. 
D) the first officer sworn into duty was named Bob. 
E) that way they would have a nickname. 
A) on their horses they seemed to "bob" above the crowd like an apple in a barrel. 
B) no one knows the reason. 
C) the legislation to create them was introduced by Robert Peel. 
D) the first officer sworn into duty was named Bob. 
E) that way they would have a nickname.

Question 15

Giuseppe Garibaldi founded the organization Young Italy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The revolution of 1848 in France ultimately resulted in

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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.

Question 17

The leader of the Congress of Vienna was

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A) Tsar Alexander I. 
B) Napoleon. 
C) Viscount Castlereigh. 
D) Prince Talleyrand. 
E) Klemens von Metternich. 
A) Tsar Alexander I. 
B) Napoleon. 
C) Viscount Castlereigh. 
D) Prince Talleyrand. 
E) Klemens von Metternich.

Question 18

What similarities do the revolutions of Latin America have with the revolutions of Europe during the early to middle decades of the nineteenth century? How did they differ?

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The revolutions of Latin America and Eur

Question 19

Which of the following were major themes/subjects of Romantic artists?

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A) portraits. 
B) Madonnas and religious scenes. 
C) landscapes and depictions of nature. 
D) scenes from aristocratic family life. 
E) urban scenes. 
A) portraits. 
B) Madonnas and religious scenes. 
C) landscapes and depictions of nature. 
D) scenes from aristocratic family life. 
E) urban scenes.

Question 20

By 1824, which one of the following Latin American states had not become independent?

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A) Peru 
B) Paraguay 
C) Uruguay 
D) Colombia 
E) Panama 
A) Peru 
B) Paraguay 
C) Uruguay 
D) Colombia 
E) Panama

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

In 1848, the Frankfurt Assembly

Central to the liberal ideology in the nineteenth century was

​The Congress of Vienna placed much of Italy under Austrian domination.

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.

The Romantic artist whose paintings were described as "airy visions, painted with tinted steam" was

The July Ordinances of Charles X in 1830

Early socialism embraced the belief that the competition bred by early industrial capitalism would dramatically improve society and create a new model of progress.

What were the chief ideas associated with the ideologies of liberalism, nationalism, and early or utopian socialism? Why were liberalism, nationalism, and early socialism considered revolutionary by many people? How were these ideologies similar? How were they different?

The foremost social group embracing liberalism was made up by

Metternich's "principle of legitimacy" refers to

The early socialist who advocated a system of cooperative communities called phalansteries was

Why was Britain able to avoid the upheavals of revolution in the 1830s and 1840s?

Political caricatures during the 1830s and 1840s in France often depicted Louis-Philippe with a pear-shaped head in part because the French word for pear had the slang meaning of

London's police were called "bobbies" because

Giuseppe Garibaldi founded the organization Young Italy.

The revolution of 1848 in France ultimately resulted in

The leader of the Congress of Vienna was

What similarities do the revolutions of Latin America have with the revolutions of Europe during the early to middle decades of the nineteenth century? How did they differ?

Which of the following were major themes/subjects of Romantic artists?

By 1824, which one of the following Latin American states had not become independent?

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