Question 1

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why were the revolutions of 1848 unsuccessful?

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Question 2

Sparsely populated regions that sent representatives to the House of Commons were known as

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A) empty boroughs. 
B) abandoned boroughs. 
C) stale boroughs. 
D) rotten boroughs. 
E) field boroughs.

Question 3

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
 Mark the borders of each of the following as of 1815: the Kingdoms of Spain, France, Prussia, Sardinia, and the Two Sicilies; the empires of Russia and Austria; the German Confederation; and the Papal States.

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Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The textbook states that "repression could not contain the liberal and nationalist ideals unleashed by the French Revolution" . Is that a true assessment for the years between 1815 and 1848? Why or why not ?

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Question 5

The provisional government established after the abdication of Louis Philippe consisted almost exclusively of

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A) rural peasants. 
B) bourgeois leaders. 
C) urban laborers. 
D) aristocrats. 
E) none of the above

Question 6

The "shock troops" of the revolutions in Germany were

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A) the factory workers. 
B) the bourgeoisie. 
C) artisans hard-pressed by industrialization. 
D) unemployed college graduates. 
E) Freemasons.

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the reactions of Louis Philippe, Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia, and Nicholas I to the revolutions of 1848.

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Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Britain before the revolutions of 1830?

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A) Britain was the freest state in Europe. 
B) Britain was a democracy. 
C) Its social and political systems were dominated by aristocratic interests. 
D) Many towns were governed by corrupt groups. 
E) The new industrial towns had virtually no representation in Parliament.

Question 9

Revolutionary movements against absolutism in Central Europe were destroyed by

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A) agricultural collapse. 
B) obstinate nationalist animosities. 
C) the failure to industrialize. 
D) the tight organization of the Hapsburg Empire. 
E) an unshakable loyalty for tradition.

Question 10

One may correctly say of the Concert of Europe that

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A) its members always agreed with the actions of the alliance. 
B) it was another name for the Quadruple (or Quintuple)Alliance. 
C) it was willing to threaten, but not to act. 
D) it successfully prohibited all movements for national independence in the 1820s. 
E) France was never accepted as a member.

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 national workshops

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Question 12

The Revolution of 1830 in France resulted in

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A) a constitutional monarchy with strong ties to the upper bourgeoisie. 
B) the nearly twenty-year rule of Louis Philippe. 
C) lingering resentment among Parisian workers who had fought the revolution but gained essentially nothing in return. 
D) sparking revolutions in Belgium, Poland, and Italy. 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Who was the dominating influence at the Congress of Vienna?

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A) Castlereagh 
B) Alexander I 
C) Metternich 
D) Talleyrand 
E) von Hardenberg

Question 14

Louis Kossuth is associated with

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A) working-class leadership in Vienna in 1848. 
B) directing the bombardment of Prague by conservative forces. 
C) leading the Magyars of Hungary as they sought liberal reforms. 
D) military leadership of a pro-Hapsburg Croat army. 
E) the great landlords' opposition to liberalization in Hungary.

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 June Revolution

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Question 16

Who demanded that the French government establish cooperative workshops in 1848?

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A) François Guizot 
B) Alexis de Tocqueville 
C) Louis Blanc 
D) Louis Philippe 
E) Louis Napoleon

Question 17

The Czech renaissance refers to the

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A) founding of the university in Prague in 1348. 
B) Hussite revolt in the fifteenth century. 
C) defenestration of Prague in 1618. 
D) Czech cultural revival in the first half of the nineteenth century. 
E) Pan-Slavic Congress in Prague.

Question 18

After initial victories by revolutionaries, the tide turned in favor of the Hapsburg authorities as the result of

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A) conflicting national interests among the revolutionaries. 
B) disillusionment with the Constitutional Assembly. 
C) a lack of agreement on further revolutionary actions. 
D) the government's victory over the Czechs in Bohemia. 
E) assistance from Russia.

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Czech renaissance

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Exam 22: Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why were the revolutions of 1848 unsuccessful?

Sparsely populated regions that sent representatives to the House of Commons were known as

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Mark the borders of each of the following as of 1815: the Kingdoms of Spain, France, Prussia, Sardinia, and the Two Sicilies; the empires of Russia and Austria; the German Confederation; and the Papal States.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The textbook states that "repression could not contain the liberal and nationalist ideals unleashed by the French Revolution" . Is that a true assessment for the years between 1815 and 1848? Why or why not ?

The provisional government established after the abdication of Louis Philippe consisted almost exclusively of

The "shock troops" of the revolutions in Germany were

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the reactions of Louis Philippe, Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia, and Nicholas I to the revolutions of 1848.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Britain before the revolutions of 1830?

Revolutionary movements against absolutism in Central Europe were destroyed by

One may correctly say of the Concert of Europe that

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? national workshops

The Revolution of 1830 in France resulted in

Who was the dominating influence at the Congress of Vienna?

Louis Kossuth is associated with

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? June Revolution

Who demanded that the French government establish cooperative workshops in 1848?

The Czech renaissance refers to the

After initial victories by revolutionaries, the tide turned in favor of the Hapsburg authorities as the result of

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Czech renaissance