Question 1

The Crimean War was,in essence,a response to the collapse of the Ottoman empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In what ways did the Crimean War change warfare?

Accepted Answer

The Crimean War was fought with much the same mentality as the Napoleonic Wars,but with much different technology.It saw the first use of rifled muskets,underwater mines,and trench warfare as well as the first tactical use of railroads and telegraphs.It was also the first war to use war correspondents and photojournalism.The stories and pictures of the war brought the realities of warfare home to the people; the grim realities of disease and undersupplied troops prompted dramatic changes in the military's administrative systems and changed the public's concept of war.It was also the first time the government used counter-journalism to promote the war and to send images home of success,despite the negative reality.It also called attention to the conditions and fates of armies during combat,exposing the often fatal lack of consideration for health and welfare issues.

Question 3

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  Austrian rule. 
B)  a Great Germany. 
C)  a democratic,Italian government. 
D)  French rule. 
E)  the papacy. 
A)  Austrian rule. 
B)  a Great Germany. 
C)  a democratic,Italian government. 
D)  French rule. 
E)  the papacy. E

Question 4

Lajos Kossuth:

Accepted Answer

A)  sought independence and a parliamentary government for Hungary. 
B)  was a Polish radical. 
C)  became an outspoken critic of pan-Slavism. 
D)  fought for a united Czech nation. 
E)  fought for the unification of Germany. 
A)  sought independence and a parliamentary government for Hungary. 
B)  was a Polish radical. 
C)  became an outspoken critic of pan-Slavism. 
D)  fought for a united Czech nation. 
E)  fought for the unification of Germany.

Question 5

During the Crimean War,the advances of medicine and improved camp conditions resulted in very few deaths for the French and English troops from diseases such as typhus or cholera,which usually took as many lives as the actual battles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Education was a goal of the Prussian reformers prior to 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Although it would prove to be a long and uneven process,the abolition of slavery was begun in the modern world with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ratification of the U.S.Constitution. 
B)  abolishment of serfdom by Germany. 
C)  adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. 
D)  Haitian Revolution against Napoleonic France. 
E)  British abolishment of slavery within their empire. 
A)  ratification of the U.S.Constitution. 
B)  abolishment of serfdom by Germany. 
C)  adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. 
D)  Haitian Revolution against Napoleonic France. 
E)  British abolishment of slavery within their empire.

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  repealed all taxes on food. 
B)  doubled the franchise by extending the vote,in general,to all skilled workers. 
C)  allowed the British parliament to restrict the franchise in special elections. 
D)  provided for the world's first pension program for workers. 
E)  repealed the Corn Laws. 
A)  repealed all taxes on food. 
B)  doubled the franchise by extending the vote,in general,to all skilled workers. 
C)  allowed the British parliament to restrict the franchise in special elections. 
D)  provided for the world's first pension program for workers. 
E)  repealed the Corn Laws.

Question 10

What made the third quarter of the nineteenth century so transformative for the Western world?

Accepted Answer

The unification of Germany and Italy cha

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Lajos Kossuth 
B)  Camillo Benso di Cavour 
C)  Francis II of France 
D)  Giuseppe Garibaldi 
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini 
A)  Lajos Kossuth 
B)  Camillo Benso di Cavour 
C)  Francis II of France 
D)  Giuseppe Garibaldi 
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini

Question 12

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  Compte de Chateaubriand. 
B)  Baron Haussmann. 
C)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
D)  Baron Arouet. 
E)  Compte de Rothschilde. 
A)  Compte de Chateaubriand. 
B)  Baron Haussmann. 
C)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
D)  Baron Arouet. 
E)  Compte de Rothschilde.

Question 13

Democrats under Andrew Jackson campaigned for:

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion of U.S.territory to provide more land for cotton production. 
B)  the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution. 
C)  universal suffrage for white males. 
D)  full integration of Native Americans of the Old South into American society. 
E)  the extension of slavery throughout the United States by repealing the Mason-Dixon Law. 
A)  expansion of U.S.territory to provide more land for cotton production. 
B)  the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution. 
C)  universal suffrage for white males. 
D)  full integration of Native Americans of the Old South into American society. 
E)  the extension of slavery throughout the United States by repealing the Mason-Dixon Law.

Question 14

The German Confederation:

Accepted Answer

A)  provided a common defense and real executive power. 
B)  was created at the Congress of Vienna. 
C)  did not include either Austria or Prussia. 
D)  was created by Otto von Bismarck. 
E)  was dominated by Austria and did not include Prussia. 
A)  provided a common defense and real executive power. 
B)  was created at the Congress of Vienna. 
C)  did not include either Austria or Prussia. 
D)  was created by Otto von Bismarck. 
E)  was dominated by Austria and did not include Prussia.

Question 15

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Bismarck's policies can best be understood as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an extension of the Congress of Vienna. 
B)  his attempt to bring lasting peace to Europe. 
C)  an example of his desire to restore the monarchy of Prussia. 
D)  an illustration of his desire for power and influence for Prussia. 
E)  an expression of his quest for personal power and wealth. 
A)  an extension of the Congress of Vienna. 
B)  his attempt to bring lasting peace to Europe. 
C)  an example of his desire to restore the monarchy of Prussia. 
D)  an illustration of his desire for power and influence for Prussia. 
E)  an expression of his quest for personal power and wealth.

Question 17

Although he believed in personal power and a strong central government,Napoleon III permitted the creation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Supreme National Tribunal with veto power over his rule. 
B)  a revitalized National Assembly under the control of the socialists. 
C)  strong provincial parliaments as a guard against peasant uprisings. 
D)  trade unions and legalized strikes to win favor with workers. 
E)  a National Executive Council to oversee his work as president. 
A)  a Supreme National Tribunal with veto power over his rule. 
B)  a revitalized National Assembly under the control of the socialists. 
C)  strong provincial parliaments as a guard against peasant uprisings. 
D)  trade unions and legalized strikes to win favor with workers. 
E)  a National Executive Council to oversee his work as president.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  economic development. 
B)  bringing about the end of privilege. 
C)  national unity. 
D)  representative government. 
E)  all of these 
A)  economic development. 
B)  bringing about the end of privilege. 
C)  national unity. 
D)  representative government. 
E)  all of these

Question 19

The Franco-Prussian War was waged:

Accepted Answer

A)  because Bismarck wanted to annex Schleswig and Holstein. 
B)  in order to destroy the North German Confederation. 
C)  as the final stage in German unification. 
D)  to reduce the power of the Habsburg empire. 
E)  to allow Bismarck to seize power in Prussia. 
A)  because Bismarck wanted to annex Schleswig and Holstein. 
B)  in order to destroy the North German Confederation. 
C)  as the final stage in German unification. 
D)  to reduce the power of the Habsburg empire. 
E)  to allow Bismarck to seize power in Prussia.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  providing a separate constitution for the kingdom of Bohemia. 
B)  immediately closing the state university. 
C)  creating a single house of representatives. 
D)  calling for Emperor Francis Joseph I to abdicate. 
E)  removing all fees and tuition for higher education. 
A)  providing a separate constitution for the kingdom of Bohemia. 
B)  immediately closing the state university. 
C)  creating a single house of representatives. 
D)  calling for Emperor Francis Joseph I to abdicate. 
E)  removing all fees and tuition for higher education.

Exam 21: What is a Nation? Territories ,states , and Citizens,1848–1871

The Crimean War was,in essence,a response to the collapse of the Ottoman empire.

In what ways did the Crimean War change warfare?

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:

Lajos Kossuth:

During the Crimean War,the advances of medicine and improved camp conditions resulted in very few deaths for the French and English troops from diseases such as typhus or cholera,which usually took as many lives as the actual battles.

Education was a goal of the Prussian reformers prior to 1848.

Although it would prove to be a long and uneven process,the abolition of slavery was begun in the modern world with the:

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.

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

What made the third quarter of the nineteenth century so transformative for the Western world?

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

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:

Democrats under Andrew Jackson campaigned for:

The German Confederation:

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.

Bismarck's policies can best be understood as:

Although he believed in personal power and a strong central government,Napoleon III permitted the creation of:

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

The Franco-Prussian War was waged:

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

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