Question 1

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

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A)  the building of the Eiffel Tower. 
B)  the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 
C)  a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. 
D)  the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. 
E)  the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism. 
A)  the building of the Eiffel Tower. 
B)  the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 
C)  a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. 
D)  the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. 
E)  the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism.

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"iron and blood" and Realpolitik

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"Iron and blood" and Realpolitik are bot

Question 3

The unification of Italy was successfully accomplished mainly through the efforts of Giuseppe Mazzini and the Piedmont king, Charles Albert.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In your opinion, what force or forces played the most important role in reviving the progress of European social and political reform in the later nineteenth century?

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In my opinion, the most important force

Question 5

The final act of Italian unification occurred in 1870 when

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A)  Garibaldi's Red Shirts defeated the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
B)  Savoy was defeated with the aid of Prussian troops. 
C)  Rome became the capital city following the withdrawal of French troops. 
D)  Piedmont took control of Lombardy as a result of French abandonment of Venice. 
E)  the pope renounced any territorial claims in all of Italy. 
A)  Garibaldi's Red Shirts defeated the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
B)  Savoy was defeated with the aid of Prussian troops. 
C)  Rome became the capital city following the withdrawal of French troops. 
D)  Piedmont took control of Lombardy as a result of French abandonment of Venice. 
E)  the pope renounced any territorial claims in all of Italy.

Question 6

The Russian zemstvos were

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A)  radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes. 
B)  local assemblies with limited self-governing powers. 
C)  agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules. 
D)  the emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free. 
E)  Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St. Petersburg. 
A)  radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes. 
B)  local assemblies with limited self-governing powers. 
C)  agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules. 
D)  the emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free. 
E)  Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St. Petersburg.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Napoleon III

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Napoleon III, born Charles-Louis Napoleo

Question 8

Whose role was more essential to the unification: Cavour's, Mazzini's, or Garibaldi's?

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Cavour's role was more essential to the

Question 9

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-Baron Haussmann and Paris

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Baron Haussmann was a French civic plann

Question 10

The dominant literary and artistic movement in the 1850s and 1860s was

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A)  Romanticism. 
B)  Realism. 
C)  Positivism. 
D)  Impressionism. 
E)  Modernism. 
A)  Romanticism. 
B)  Realism. 
C)  Positivism. 
D)  Impressionism. 
E)  Modernism.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Marx's Das Kapital

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Das Kapital is a foundational work of Ma

Question 12

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-"survival of the fit"

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The term "survival of the fit" is a vari

Question 13

What were Marx's enduring insights?

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Marx's enduring insights revolve around

Question 14

Napoleon's most disastrous foreign policy adventure occurred in

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A)  the Crimea. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Palestine. 
D)  Schleswig-Holstein. 
E)  Mexico. 
A)  the Crimea. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Palestine. 
D)  Schleswig-Holstein. 
E)  Mexico.

Question 15

Compare the aims and accomplishments of Bismarck and Cavour. Which statesman faced the greatest challenges and who was most successful? Be specific.

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Bismarck and Cavour were both influentia

Question 16

Prussian leadership of German unification meant that

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A)  a new era of peaceful European interstate relations had begun. 
B)  the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C)  Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D)  true parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E)  a new era of peace had arrived in Europe. 
A)  a new era of peaceful European interstate relations had begun. 
B)  the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C)  Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D)  true parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E)  a new era of peace had arrived in Europe.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Dual Monarchy

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The Dual Monarchy refers to the politica

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Second German Empire

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The Second German Empire, also known as

Question 19

Like most of the other nations of Europe, Britain experienced a violent revolution in 1848, a revolution that resulted in the urban working classes taking control of Parliament in the elections of 1849.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ottoman Empire

Accepted Answer

The Ottoman Empire was a vast and powerf

Exam 22: an Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

IDENTIFICATIONS -"iron and blood" and Realpolitik

The unification of Italy was successfully accomplished mainly through the efforts of Giuseppe Mazzini and the Piedmont king, Charles Albert.

In your opinion, what force or forces played the most important role in reviving the progress of European social and political reform in the later nineteenth century?

The final act of Italian unification occurred in 1870 when

The Russian zemstvos were

IDENTIFICATIONS -Napoleon III

Whose role was more essential to the unification: Cavour's, Mazzini's, or Garibaldi's?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Baron Haussmann and Paris

The dominant literary and artistic movement in the 1850s and 1860s was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Marx's Das Kapital

IDENTIFICATIONS -"survival of the fit"

What were Marx's enduring insights?

Napoleon's most disastrous foreign policy adventure occurred in

Compare the aims and accomplishments of Bismarck and Cavour. Which statesman faced the greatest challenges and who was most successful? Be specific.

Prussian leadership of German unification meant that

IDENTIFICATIONS -Dual Monarchy

IDENTIFICATIONS -Second German Empire

Like most of the other nations of Europe, Britain experienced a violent revolution in 1848, a revolution that resulted in the urban working classes taking control of Parliament in the elections of 1849.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ottoman Empire

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