Question 1

Which of the following was a primary cause of the French Revolution of 1848?

Accepted Answer

A)  The landed aristocracy was dissatisfied over questions of property ownership. 
B)  Workers in France's silk factories were upset over factory wages. 
C)  Women in the major cities were angry over high bread prices. 
D)  The French government refused to consider electoral reforms. 
A)  The landed aristocracy was dissatisfied over questions of property ownership. 
B)  Workers in France's silk factories were upset over factory wages. 
C)  Women in the major cities were angry over high bread prices. 
D)  The French government refused to consider electoral reforms.

Question 2

Between 1815 and 1850, most people who believed in nationalism

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed liberalism. 
B)  also favored democratic republicanism. 
C)  were concerned about growing industrialization. 
D)  distrusted the common masses. 
A)  opposed liberalism. 
B)  also favored democratic republicanism. 
C)  were concerned about growing industrialization. 
D)  distrusted the common masses.

Question 3

What were the major problems facing nineteenth-century European cities? How and with what degree of success were these problems addressed?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Even befor

Question 4

What transportation innovation was introduced to European cities in the 1890s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trains 
B)  Steam cars 
C)  Bicycles 
D)  Electric streetcars 
A)  Trains 
B)  Steam cars 
C)  Bicycles 
D)  Electric streetcars

Question 5

Was the new German Empire of 1871 a nationalist or a liberal state? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The German

Question 6

Where did the doctrine of socialism begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
A)  Russia 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Germany 
D)  France

Question 7

The long-established customs union among the German states was known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Red Shirts. 
B)  Zollverein. 
C)  Werke. 
D)  North German Confederation. 
A)  Red Shirts. 
B)  Zollverein. 
C)  Werke. 
D)  North German Confederation.

Question 8

The years 1815 to 1848 saw the emergence and evolution of socialism in France. Describe this evolution, being sure to emphasize the ideology's principal components. How did socialism reflect the attitudes and aspirations of working people of the time? How did the revolution of 1848 reflect the impact of socialist ideals?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Socialism

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions :
-laissez faire

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 10

What developments inspired the work of early French socialists?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Early Fren

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions :
-modernization

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 12

Who was the leader of the final campaign to unite north and south Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giuseppe Garibaldi 
B)  Camillo Benso di Cavour 
C)  Father Gioberti 
D)  Victor Emmanuel 
A)  Giuseppe Garibaldi 
B)  Camillo Benso di Cavour 
C)  Father Gioberti 
D)  Victor Emmanuel

Question 13

In a plan to force Austria to give up its territory in Italy, Cavour secured a secret alliance with what country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Russia 
D)  France 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Russia 
D)  France

Question 14

Describe the different ethnic groups that made up the Austrian Empire. What impact did those groups have on the revolutions of 1848?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Austri

Question 15

What did Edwin Chadwick's work lead to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain's first public health law 
B)  Great Britain's first social welfare law 
C)  Great Britain's first antidiscrimination law 
D)  Great Britain's first minimum wage law 
A)  Great Britain's first public health law 
B)  Great Britain's first social welfare law 
C)  Great Britain's first antidiscrimination law 
D)  Great Britain's first minimum wage law

Question 16

What ideas united the victorious allies at the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all motivated by traditional ideas about the balance of power. 
B)  They all wanted to resurrect the Holy Roman Empire under Habsburg rule. 
C)  They were all motivated by a desire to punish France harshly and reduced it in size. 
D)  They sought to establish constitutional monarchies in the areas conquered by Napoleon. 
A)  They were all motivated by traditional ideas about the balance of power. 
B)  They all wanted to resurrect the Holy Roman Empire under Habsburg rule. 
C)  They were all motivated by a desire to punish France harshly and reduced it in size. 
D)  They sought to establish constitutional monarchies in the areas conquered by Napoleon.

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions :
-Zionism

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 18

The exchange of which territories in this map reflect the dismantling of territorial concessions made during the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lombardy and Venetia 
B)  Piedmont and Savoy 
C)  The Papal States and Nice 
D)  Romagna and Tuscany 
A)  Lombardy and Venetia 
B)  Piedmont and Savoy 
C)  The Papal States and Nice 
D)  Romagna and Tuscany

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions :
-October Manifesto

Accepted Answer

A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time. 
A) A meeting of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain) and France held in 1814-1815 to fashion a general peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleonic France. 
B) A political philosophy that stressed retaining traditional values and institutions, including hereditary monarchy and a strong landowning aristocracy. 
C) A philosophy whose principal ideas were equality and liberty; proponents demanded representative government and equality before the law as well as such individual freedoms as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. 
D) A doctrine of economic liberalism advocating unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. 
E) The idea that each people had its own spirit and its own cultural unity, which manifested itself especially in a common language and history and could serve as the basis for an independent political state.
F)A radical political doctrine that opposed individualism and that advocated international cooperation and a sense of community; key ideas were economic planning, greater economic equality, and state regulation of property.
G)The well-educated, prosperous, middle-class groups.
H)The Marxist term for the working class of modern industrialized society.
I)The changes that enable a country to compete effectively with the leading countries at a given time.
J)The result of a great general strike in Russia in 1905, it granted full civil rights and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.
K)The idea that disease is caused by the spread of living organisms that can be controlled.
L)The idea, developed by Charles Darwin, that all life had gradually evolved from a common origin through a process of natural selection.
M)The application of the theory of biological evolution to human affairs, it sees the human race as driven to ever-greater specialization and progress by an unending economic struggle that determines the survival of the fittest.
N)A movement in art, literature, and music characterized by a belief in emotional exuberance, unrestrained imagination, and spontaneity in both art and personal life
O)A divisive case in which a Jewish captain in the French army was falsely accused and convicted of treason.
P)The movement toward Jewish political nationhood started by Theodor Herzl.
Q)An effort by various socialists to update Marxist doctrines to reflect the realities of the time.

Question 20

Camillo Benso di Cavour sought to unite Italy under the authority of what state(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Papal States 
B)  Naples 
C)  Sardinia 
D)  Sicily 
A)  The Papal States 
B)  Naples 
C)  Sardinia 
D)  Sicily

Exam 24: Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Which of the following was a primary cause of the French Revolution of 1848?

Between 1815 and 1850, most people who believed in nationalism

What were the major problems facing nineteenth-century European cities? How and with what degree of success were these problems addressed?

What transportation innovation was introduced to European cities in the 1890s?

Was the new German Empire of 1871 a nationalist or a liberal state? Explain.

Where did the doctrine of socialism begin?

The long-established customs union among the German states was known as the

Use the following to answer questions : -laissez faire

What developments inspired the work of early French socialists?

Use the following to answer questions : -modernization

Who was the leader of the final campaign to unite north and south Italy?

In a plan to force Austria to give up its territory in Italy, Cavour secured a secret alliance with what country?

Describe the different ethnic groups that made up the Austrian Empire. What impact did those groups have on the revolutions of 1848?

What did Edwin Chadwick's work lead to?

What ideas united the victorious allies at the Congress of Vienna?

Use the following to answer questions : -Zionism

The exchange of which territories in this map reflect the dismantling of territorial concessions made during the Congress of Vienna?

Use the following to answer questions : -October Manifesto

Camillo Benso di Cavour sought to unite Italy under the authority of what state(s)?

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The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

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Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

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