Exam 21: What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

One of the most powerful forces driving the internal politics of the Austrian empire was ethnic nationalism.

The task of unifying Italy was especially daunting as it had not been a united nation since the height of the Roman Empire almost 1,500 years before the unification movement of 1848.

Who led the "Thousand" that set out to liberate Sicily from Bourbon rule in 1860?

The reformers and revolutionaries of the mid-nineteenth century had as one of their goals:

Although none were completely successful,the revolutionaries of 1848 in _________ realized that their goals could only be accomplished in a modern nation-state.

In the nineteenth century,both the United States and Russia shared a similar problem in building their respective nations,which was:

How did slavery polarize the states,and why did it lead to war?

Giuseppe Mazzini's vision of the future for Italy was not shared by all Italians,some of whom,unlike Mazzini,wanted to see an Italy united under:

Bismarck's quest for a united Germany required that he:

One of the radical demands made by the popular movement of students and artisans to the Austrian Habsburg monarchy in 1848 was:

The American Civil War resulted in many changes for the United States,among which were the abolishment of slavery,a rapid expansion of the national economy,and:

Bismarck supported the monarchy and fiercely opposed the liberal movement,despite being born into the Junker class of the liberal working class.

After the formation of the United Provinces in 1568 as a modern nation-state,no new states were formed in Europe until after 1850.

In 1867,the conservative government of Great Britain passed the Great Reform Bill which:

The Italian Romantic nationalist,Giuseppe Mazzini:

Beginning in the mid-1850s under Napoleon III,much of Paris was rebuilt with both social and political concerns in mind.This reconstruction was directed by:

The massive rebuilding effort in France,financed by Crédit Mobilier,was especially focused on preserving the medieval center of Paris as a symbol of its glorious past.

Italian unification was achieved both on the battlefield and through diplomacy: the diplomatic fight was led by:

After the failed revolutions of 1848,the hopes of moderates working for Italian unification no longer centered on popular movements but rather on political moves by:

Passed in March 1848,the March Laws: