Question 1

In 1859,the classic defense of liberty,On Liberty,was written by:

Accepted Answer

A)  John Stuart Mill. 
B)  Jeremy Bentham. 
C)  Harriet Taylor. 
D)  William Godwin. 
E)  Benjamin Disraeli. 
A)  John Stuart Mill. 
B)  Jeremy Bentham. 
C)  Harriet Taylor. 
D)  William Godwin. 
E)  Benjamin Disraeli. A

Question 2

The British leader who urged increasing the franchise in the hope it would result in more conservative votes was:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Gladstone. 
B)  Edward Elgar. 
C)  Charles Dickens. 
D)  Benjamin Disraeli. 
E)  Robert Peel. 
A)  William Gladstone. 
B)  Edward Elgar. 
C)  Charles Dickens. 
D)  Benjamin Disraeli. 
E)  Robert Peel. D

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The unification of Germany and Italy changed the map of Europe,with important implications for the balance of power.The emergence of the United States as a major power also had international ramifications.For old as well as new nation-states,economic and political transformations were important means of securing a state's power.At the same time,demands for more representative government,the abolition of privilege,land reform,and slavery/serfdom were all factors in national development in the Western world.Nation building not only changed states,but it transformed relations between states and among the peoples of those states: questions concerning how to balance the power and interests of minorities and majorities,the wealthy and the poor,the powerful and the dispossessed.
These transformations were anything but predictable.Nationalism showed itself to be a volatile,erratic,and malleable force during the mid-nineteenth century.It provided much of the fuel for revolutionary movements in 1848,but it also helped tear the revolutionaries' movement apart,undermining revolutionary gains.The upshot of this fit of nation building was a period of remarkable stability on the Continent,which ushered in an era of unprecedented capitalist and imperial expansion.The antagonisms unleashed by German unification and the crumbling of the Ottoman empire would reemerge in the Great Power politics that precipitated the First World War.

Question 4

The term Manifest Destiny was used to express the desire of many to see:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States overspread the continent. 
B)  slavery in the United States continue forever. 
C)  the United States take its rightful place among the European imperial powers. 
D)  Russia expand from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. 
E)  the British establish themselves around the world so that the sun would never set on their empire. 
A)  the United States overspread the continent. 
B)  slavery in the United States continue forever. 
C)  the United States take its rightful place among the European imperial powers. 
D)  Russia expand from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. 
E)  the British establish themselves around the world so that the sun would never set on their empire.

Question 5

In what ways did the Crimean War change warfare?

Accepted Answer

The Crimean War was fought with much the

Question 6

In 1831,Giuseppe Mazzini founded a nationalist group,_________,dedicated to Italian unification.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Carbonari 
B)  Young Italy 
C)  the "Thousand" 
D)  the Italian Brotherhood 
E)  the Risorgimento 
A)  the Carbonari 
B)  Young Italy 
C)  the "Thousand" 
D)  the Italian Brotherhood 
E)  the Risorgimento

Question 7

The 1848 revolution in Germany saw the creation of many political clubs that admitted,for the first time,women:

Accepted Answer

A)  and elected many of them to positions of authority within their organizations. 
B)  and also called for universal suffrage to include women of all classes. 
C)  as well as members of the Junker class in Prussia. 
D)  but refused them the right to speak in their meetings. 
E)  who could join only those clubs to which their husbands belonged. 
A)  and elected many of them to positions of authority within their organizations. 
B)  and also called for universal suffrage to include women of all classes. 
C)  as well as members of the Junker class in Prussia. 
D)  but refused them the right to speak in their meetings. 
E)  who could join only those clubs to which their husbands belonged.

Question 8

The expression the "Eastern Question" refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  question of who would benefit as the Ottoman empire lost its grip in southeastern Europe. 
B)  problem of Jewish settlements in the Habsburg empire. 
C)  ongoing conflict between Russia and China. 
D)  relationship between Slavophiles and Russian Westernizers. 
E)  deep suspicion of the French and the British of Russian political goals in the West. 
A)  question of who would benefit as the Ottoman empire lost its grip in southeastern Europe. 
B)  problem of Jewish settlements in the Habsburg empire. 
C)  ongoing conflict between Russia and China. 
D)  relationship between Slavophiles and Russian Westernizers. 
E)  deep suspicion of the French and the British of Russian political goals in the West.

Question 9

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 10

The Second Empire in France was founded in 1852:

Accepted Answer

A)  after a majority vote of the people. 
B)  after Louis Napoleon seized power. 
C)  immediately following a bloody revolution. 
D)  after the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  after France invaded Mexico. 
A)  after a majority vote of the people. 
B)  after Louis Napoleon seized power. 
C)  immediately following a bloody revolution. 
D)  after the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  after France invaded Mexico.

Question 11

The French Revolution of 1848 resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of political dinners being held across the country. 
B)  toppling of the government of King Louis Philippe. 
C)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
D)  the establishment of the Third Republic. 
E)  toppling of the government of Charles X. 
A)  a series of political dinners being held across the country. 
B)  toppling of the government of King Louis Philippe. 
C)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
D)  the establishment of the Third Republic. 
E)  toppling of the government of Charles X.

Question 12

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico and the United States. 
B)  Spain and Mexico. 
C)  Spain and the United States. 
D)  Mexico and France. 
E)  Canada and the United States. 
A)  Mexico and the United States. 
B)  Spain and Mexico. 
C)  Spain and the United States. 
D)  Mexico and France. 
E)  Canada and the United States.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the efforts of Garibaldi and Cavour to establish Italian unity.

Accepted Answer

Garibaldi and Cavour represented two dif

Question 14

One result of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  freeing of the serfs in Russia. 
B)  unification of the United Provinces in the Netherlands. 
C)  accession of Napoleon III to the throne in France. 
D)  uniting of Venetia with the rest of Italy. 
E)  passage of the Reform Bill of 1867 in Britain. 
A)  freeing of the serfs in Russia. 
B)  unification of the United Provinces in the Netherlands. 
C)  accession of Napoleon III to the throne in France. 
D)  uniting of Venetia with the rest of Italy. 
E)  passage of the Reform Bill of 1867 in Britain.

Question 15

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 16

The first emperor of a united Germany was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm I. 
B)  Wilhelm II. 
C)  Friedrich Wilhelm I. 
D)  Otto II. 
E)  Wilhelm Friedrich II. 
A)  Wilhelm I. 
B)  Wilhelm II. 
C)  Friedrich Wilhelm I. 
D)  Otto II. 
E)  Wilhelm Friedrich II.

Question 17

What were the domestic and international effects of the U.S.Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Domestically,the most obvious effect was

Question 18

Prussia's most successful counter to Austrian power was the creation of a customs union that established free trade among the German states and a uniform tariff against the rest of the world.This customs union was called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tarigewerkschaft. 
B)  Zollverein. 
C)  Verbindungsteuer. 
D)  Zollschätzen. 
E)  Schutstaffel. 
A)  Tarigewerkschaft. 
B)  Zollverein. 
C)  Verbindungsteuer. 
D)  Zollschätzen. 
E)  Schutstaffel.

Question 19

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.

Question 20

One of the most powerful forces driving the internal politics of the Austrian empire was ethnic nationalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

In 1859,the classic defense of liberty,On Liberty,was written by:

The British leader who urged increasing the franchise in the hope it would result in more conservative votes was:

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

The term Manifest Destiny was used to express the desire of many to see:

In what ways did the Crimean War change warfare?

In 1831,Giuseppe Mazzini founded a nationalist group,_________,dedicated to Italian unification.

The 1848 revolution in Germany saw the creation of many political clubs that admitted,for the first time,women:

The expression the "Eastern Question" refers to the:

The German Confederation:

The Second Empire in France was founded in 1852:

The French Revolution of 1848 resulted in:

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between:

Compare and contrast the efforts of Garibaldi and Cavour to establish Italian unity.

One result of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 was the:

The Franco-Prussian War was waged:

The first emperor of a united Germany was:

What were the domestic and international effects of the U.S.Civil War?

Prussia's most successful counter to Austrian power was the creation of a customs union that established free trade among the German states and a uniform tariff against the rest of the world.This customs union was called the:

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

One of the most powerful forces driving the internal politics of the Austrian empire was ethnic nationalism.

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