Revolutions Sweep Europe

Why did Prince Metternich urge conservative leaders to suppress revolutionary ideas?

• He believed conservative leaders would defend peace and stability

• He believed conservative leaders would protect basic rights and freedoms

• He wanted conservative leaders to bring change themselves

• He wanted conservative leaders to replace European monarchs

Why did liberals support a free market economy?

• They believed in fighting for workers’ rights.

• They wanted those who shared a cultural heritage to have their own businesses.

• They saw it as an opportunity for capitalist entrepreneurs to succeed.

• They believed everybody should have a say in how the government should run.

What encouraged revolutionaries in Central Europe to fight the old order?

• The ideas of liberalism and nationalism.

• The desire to gain freedom of religion.

• The people wanted one government.

• The conservatives wanted to gain more rights.

Which group did Louis Philippe's policies favor?

• The working class

• The upper bourgeoisie

• The monarchy

• The elderly and children

What inspired the outbreak of uprisings in Europe?

• Metternich's fear of liberal ideas.

• The difference in religious ideas.

• The difference in cultures in different states.

• The revolts and changes of government in France.

Which of the following made Paris “ripe for revolution” in 1848?

• The economy was in a recession.

• Only Liberals supported the government.

• Socialists were demanding the return of Louis Philippe.

• Radicals had taken sole control of the government.

Why did the majority of the European uprisings fail?

• The uprisings failed as a result of fighting between the classes.

• The uprisings failed as a result of military force and a lack of popular support.

• The uprisings failed because rebels from different countries did not work together.

• The uprisings failed because more people supported the monarchs.

In the early 1800s, the main goal of conservatives was

• to restore power to monarchies.

• to write constitutions with a separation of powers.

• to obtain independence from foreign rule.

• to form a more liberal government.

Which event was one of the causes of the French Revolution in 1830?

• Citizens were angered by the recession.

• Men were not given the right to vote.

• Charles X suspended the legislature and restricted the press.

• Workers demanded better labor laws.

How was France's Second Republic divided from the start?

• Some people supported Louis Philippe and others wanted a liberal government.

• Liberals wanted moderate reform; whereas socialists wanted far-reaching social changes.

• Peasants and the upper-middle class did not believe in rights for workers.

• Nationalists wanted to throw off foreign rule.