Question 1

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A)  repealed all taxes on food.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E)  repealed the Corn Laws. 
A)  repealed all taxes on food.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E)  repealed the Corn Laws.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 2

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 3

The great wave of nation building that occurred in the period 1848 to 1871 largely followed the democratic ideals and political principles laid out by the liberal revolutionaries of 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Central to the Jeffersonian Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  opposition to a national religion. 
B)  opposition to special privilege based on birth. 
C)  a dependency on free, independent farmers. 
D)  territorial expansion. 
E)  stimulation of commerce by establishing central banking institutions. 
A)  opposition to a national religion. 
B)  opposition to special privilege based on birth. 
C)  a dependency on free, independent farmers. 
D)  territorial expansion. 
E)  stimulation of commerce by establishing central banking institutions.

Question 5

The Russian emancipation decree of 1861 revolutionized land holding within Russia,with devastating results for the large-scale landowners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  France. 
C)  Piedmont-Sardinia. 
D)  the Venetian Republic. 
E)  the Papal States. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  France. 
C)  Piedmont-Sardinia. 
D)  the Venetian Republic. 
E)  the Papal States.

Question 7

Although Prussia had an active and a liberal intelligentsia,an engaged press,and a liberal civil service,the liberal political movement was not popular enough to win a majority of votes to ever confront the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Karl Marx summarized the relationship between Napoleon Bonaparte and _________ by stating: "All facts and personages of great importance in world history occur twice . . . the first time as tragedy,the second as farce."

Accepted Answer

A)  N. Lenin 
B)  Nicholas II of Russia 
C)  Otto von Bismarck 
D)  Louis Napoleon 
E)  Louis XVIII 
A)  N. Lenin 
B)  Nicholas II of Russia 
C)  Otto von Bismarck 
D)  Louis Napoleon 
E)  Louis XVIII

Question 9

The Frankfurt Assembly was plagued by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a virulent pamphlet war between liberals and socialists. 
B)  the question of working-class demands for social reform. 
C)  the question of a national religion. 
D)  disunity caused by religious differences. 
E)  the problem of nationality. 
A)  a virulent pamphlet war between liberals and socialists. 
B)  the question of working-class demands for social reform. 
C)  the question of a national religion. 
D)  disunity caused by religious differences. 
E)  the problem of nationality.

Question 10

Nation building in the United States was inextricably linked to the expropriation of Native American lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What role did the Dissenters play in the rise of the British Liberal Party and why?

Accepted Answer

The Dissenters were a group of largely m

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

In the United States,conflict ensued bet

Question 13

Although the term Realpolitik was closely associated with Otto von Bismarck,it was coined by the former German revolutionary:

Accepted Answer

A)  Friedrich von Schiller. 
B)  Ludwig Feuerbach. 
C)  August Ludwig von Rochau. 
D)  Arthur Schopenhauer. 
E)  Rosa Luxemburg. 
A)  Friedrich von Schiller. 
B)  Ludwig Feuerbach. 
C)  August Ludwig von Rochau. 
D)  Arthur Schopenhauer. 
E)  Rosa Luxemburg.

Question 14

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 15

In his book The Subjection of Women,John Stuart Mill advocated the:

Accepted Answer

A)  right of women to vote. 
B)  subjection of women to men. 
C)  right of women to work as domestic servants. 
D)  right of women to enter religious orders. 
E)  subjection of women to the Church of England. 
A)  right of women to vote. 
B)  subjection of women to men. 
C)  right of women to work as domestic servants. 
D)  right of women to enter religious orders. 
E)  subjection of women to the Church of England.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Was Bismarck the key to success in the building of a German nation-state?

Accepted Answer

Although Bismarck waged a powerful diplo

Question 18

The Frankfurt Assembly argued two separate configurations for a united Germany: a "Great Germany" to include all Germans and a "Small Germany" to include all Germans with the exception of those:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the South German Confederation. 
B)  in the North German Confederation. 
C)  in the Habsburg empire. 
D)  Germans living in Poland. 
E)  Germans living in Prussia. 
A)  in the South German Confederation. 
B)  in the North German Confederation. 
C)  in the Habsburg empire. 
D)  Germans living in Poland. 
E)  Germans living in Prussia.

Question 19

The Crimean War prompted dramatic changes in the British army's medical service due to the actions of individuals such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clara Barton. 
B)  Florence Nightingale. 
C)  Julia Ward Howe. 
D)  Alice Cameron. 
E)  Jane Austen. 
A)  Clara Barton. 
B)  Florence Nightingale. 
C)  Julia Ward Howe. 
D)  Alice Cameron. 
E)  Jane Austen.

Question 20

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.

Exam 21: Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

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

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.

The great wave of nation building that occurred in the period 1848 to 1871 largely followed the democratic ideals and political principles laid out by the liberal revolutionaries of 1848.

Central to the Jeffersonian Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT:

The Russian emancipation decree of 1861 revolutionized land holding within Russia,with devastating results for the large-scale landowners.

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:

Although Prussia had an active and a liberal intelligentsia,an engaged press,and a liberal civil service,the liberal political movement was not popular enough to win a majority of votes to ever confront the king.

Karl Marx summarized the relationship between Napoleon Bonaparte and _________ by stating: "All facts and personages of great importance in world history occur twice . . . the first time as tragedy,the second as farce."

The Frankfurt Assembly was plagued by:

Nation building in the United States was inextricably linked to the expropriation of Native American lands.

What role did the Dissenters play in the rise of the British Liberal Party and why?

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

Although the term Realpolitik was closely associated with Otto von Bismarck,it was coined by the former German revolutionary:

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.

In his book The Subjection of Women,John Stuart Mill advocated the:

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

Was Bismarck the key to success in the building of a German nation-state?

The Frankfurt Assembly argued two separate configurations for a united Germany: a "Great Germany" to include all Germans and a "Small Germany" to include all Germans with the exception of those:

The Crimean War prompted dramatic changes in the British army's medical service due to the actions of individuals such as:

Democrats under Andrew Jackson campaigned for:

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