Question 1

Medical care for soldiers in the Crimean War was phenomenal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What were the major steps that led to German unification?

Accepted Answer

The major steps that led to German unifi

Question 3

As his first step towards unifying Germany, Bismarck immediately declared war on Austria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The South won the U.S. Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the process of Italian unification, Giuseppe Garibaldi

Accepted Answer

A)  Captured the pope and forced him to surrender Rome to Cavour 
B)  Led an unsuccessful socialist uprising against Piedmont 
C)  Defended Venice for Austria against Piedmont 
D)  Led an expedition that conquered Sicily and Naples and turned them over to the king of Piedmont 
A)  Captured the pope and forced him to surrender Rome to Cavour 
B)  Led an unsuccessful socialist uprising against Piedmont 
C)  Defended Venice for Austria against Piedmont 
D)  Led an expedition that conquered Sicily and Naples and turned them over to the king of Piedmont

Question 6

In the aftermath of the 1866 defeat by Prussia, Germans in Austria allied with the Czechs to curtail the autonomous aspirations of the Hungarians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the late nineteenth century, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

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A)  Changed into liberal democracies 
B)  Were not subject to the divisive forces of nationalism 
C)  Became the dominating powers of Europe 
D)  All of these options are incorrect 
A)  Changed into liberal democracies 
B)  Were not subject to the divisive forces of nationalism 
C)  Became the dominating powers of Europe 
D)  All of these options are incorrect

Question 8

It can be argued that the downfall of Napoleon III came about especially because of his overly adventuristic foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

__________ gained its independence from Great Britain in 1867.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ gained its independence from Great Britain...

Question 10

Florence Nightingale gained fame

Accepted Answer

A)  For her success nursing British wounded in the Crimean War 
B)  As the first female newspaper reporter, covering the Crimean War and exposing British military incompetence 
C)  As the first Englishwoman to obtain a medical degree and establishing a medical school to train female physicians 
D)  All of these options are incorrect 
A)  For her success nursing British wounded in the Crimean War 
B)  As the first female newspaper reporter, covering the Crimean War and exposing British military incompetence 
C)  As the first Englishwoman to obtain a medical degree and establishing a medical school to train female physicians 
D)  All of these options are incorrect

Question 11

After the victory over France, the new German Empire was proclaimed, not in Berlin, but in________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After the victory over France, the new...

Question 12

Otto von Bismarck, the unifier of Germany,

Accepted Answer

A)  Was a middle-class Austrian who united Germany around Austria 
B)  Was a Prussian aristocrat who united Germany around Prussia 
C)  Was a German socialist who created a German Social Democratic Republic 
D)  All of these options are incorrect 
A)  Was a middle-class Austrian who united Germany around Austria 
B)  Was a Prussian aristocrat who united Germany around Prussia 
C)  Was a German socialist who created a German Social Democratic Republic 
D)  All of these options are incorrect

Question 13

A major achievement of Napoleon III was the rebuilding of ________ under the direction of Haussmann.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A major achievement of Napoleon III was...

Question 14

Alexander II of Russia

Accepted Answer

A)  Succeeded in making reforms that transformed Russia into a liberal, rather than an autocratic, country 
B)  Refused, like his father Nicolas I, to make any reforms at all 
C)  Undertook some reforms, including the emancipation of serfs, but failed to make Russia a truly modern . country, reverting to autocratic habits 
D)  All of these options are incorrect 
A)  Succeeded in making reforms that transformed Russia into a liberal, rather than an autocratic, country 
B)  Refused, like his father Nicolas I, to make any reforms at all 
C)  Undertook some reforms, including the emancipation of serfs, but failed to make Russia a truly modern . country, reverting to autocratic habits 
D)  All of these options are incorrect

Question 15

Rejecting the politics of liberalism, Bismarck declared that the great questions of his day were decided by "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rejecting the politics of liberalism, Bismarck declared...

Question 16

Camillo di Cavour was

Accepted Answer

A)  The nineteenth century statesman who united Italy 
B)  The most important follower of Karl Marx in the nineteenth century 
C)  The statesman at the Congress of Vienna who favored conservative, repressive governments for Europe 
D)  An important romantic music composer 
A)  The nineteenth century statesman who united Italy 
B)  The most important follower of Karl Marx in the nineteenth century 
C)  The statesman at the Congress of Vienna who favored conservative, repressive governments for Europe 
D)  An important romantic music composer

Question 17

How did the forces of nationalism between 1850 and 1870 change the geopolitical structure of Europe? Consider the cases of Italy, Germany, Austria, the Ottoman Empire, France and Russia.

Accepted Answer

During the period between 1850 and 1870,

Question 18

Bismarck, prior to provoking Austria into war, cemented his diplomatic position by promising some Austrian territory to ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bismarck, prior to provoking Austria into war,...

Question 19

To what extent did all the changes wrought in Europe by nationalism between 1850 and 1870 represent victories or defeats for the principles of classic liberalism and classic conservatism?

Accepted Answer

The changes wrought in Europe by nationa

Question 20

As part of his effort to unify Germany, Bismarck

Accepted Answer

A)  Arrested all the liberals in the Prussian legislature 
B)  Supported socialist revolutions in Germany 
C)  Waged popular and successful wars against Austria and France 
D)  Acted strongly to suppress all nationalist movements and societies in Germany 
A)  Arrested all the liberals in the Prussian legislature 
B)  Supported socialist revolutions in Germany 
C)  Waged popular and successful wars against Austria and France 
D)  Acted strongly to suppress all nationalist movements and societies in Germany

Exam 19: Nationalism and Statebuilding: Unifying Nations, 1850-1870

Medical care for soldiers in the Crimean War was phenomenal.

What were the major steps that led to German unification?

As his first step towards unifying Germany, Bismarck immediately declared war on Austria.

The South won the U.S. Civil War.

During the process of Italian unification, Giuseppe Garibaldi

In the aftermath of the 1866 defeat by Prussia, Germans in Austria allied with the Czechs to curtail the autonomous aspirations of the Hungarians.

During the late nineteenth century, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

It can be argued that the downfall of Napoleon III came about especially because of his overly adventuristic foreign policy.

__________ gained its independence from Great Britain in 1867.

Florence Nightingale gained fame

After the victory over France, the new German Empire was proclaimed, not in Berlin, but in________.

Otto von Bismarck, the unifier of Germany,

A major achievement of Napoleon III was the rebuilding of ________ under the direction of Haussmann.

Alexander II of Russia

Rejecting the politics of liberalism, Bismarck declared that the great questions of his day were decided by "________."

Camillo di Cavour was

How did the forces of nationalism between 1850 and 1870 change the geopolitical structure of Europe? Consider the cases of Italy, Germany, Austria, the Ottoman Empire, France and Russia.

Bismarck, prior to provoking Austria into war, cemented his diplomatic position by promising some Austrian territory to ________.

To what extent did all the changes wrought in Europe by nationalism between 1850 and 1870 represent victories or defeats for the principles of classic liberalism and classic conservatism?

As part of his effort to unify Germany, Bismarck

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