Nationalism and Imperialism

• Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor

• Austro-Prussian War, 1866

• Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871

These events led directly to

• the unification of Germany

• foreign rule in Italy

• the rebellion of the Sepoys

• an alliance between Serbs and Russians

The slogan “Blood and Iron” and a united Germany are most closely associated with

• Prince Metternich

• Simón Bolívar

• Camillo Cavour

• Otto von Bismarck

One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to

• overthrow divine right monarchies

• unify their nations

• establish communist systems

• form an alliance with Great Britain

“To him who wishes to follow me, I offer hardships, hunger, thirst and all the perils of war.”

— Garibaldi’s Memoirs

This quotation from Garibaldi is most closely associated with Italian

• exploration

• nationalism

• imperialism

• neutrality

The unification of Italy and the unification of Germany show that

• socialism was an effective way of organizing the economy

• nationalism could be used to consolidate political interests

• colonialism could be used to spread European civilization

• interdependence was a significant obstacle to waging war

The unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck demonstrates the

• influence of Marxist ideology

• impact of nationalism

• force of civil disobedience

• power of democratic ideals

One reason Italy and Germany were not major colonial powers in the 16th and 17th centuries was that they

• had self-sufficient economies

• lacked political unity

• rejected the practice of imperialism

• belonged to opposing alliances

Which 19th century ideology led to the unification of Germany and of Italy and to the eventual breakup of Austria-Hungary and of the Ottoman Empire?

• imperialism

• nationalism

• liberalism

• socialism

Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except

• gain new resources

• show their power

• learn about other cultures

• spreading their greatness

Buying Alaska was beneficial to the U.S. when what was found there?

• a new river connecting the oceans

• New types of weapons

• a faster route to Asia

• Natural resources, like gold, timber and oil