WH Unit 8 Nationalism Quiz Review

Vocabulary Checkpoint:

Match the word with its definition.

• Conservatism

• A political belief that governments should do what is best for the populace using Enlightenment ideas of limiting government and having governments that represent the people rather than rule by monarchs

• Liberalism

• Emphasizes the interests of a nation over the needs of individuals, other groups, or other countries.

• Nationalism

• Opposed ideas of Enlightenment and favored the traditional power structure. Supported rule by monarchies and traditional social structures with a powerful aristocracy and the strength of the Church

What was the main goal the Congress of Vienna had for Europe?

• give self-rule to nations

• unite against Napoleon

• prevent further conflict

• replace monarchies with republics

Which of the following groups would be most likely to try to remove their own monarch from power and create a republic?

• socialists

• liberals

• conservatives

• nationalists

What did Otto von Bismarck use to stir up feelings of German nationalism?

• anger toward Austria’s influence in the German states

• unity against France in the Franco-Prussian War

• racism against other ethnic groups in the German states

• pride of the former glory of the Holy Roman Empire

What change did Italy undergo in the mid-nineteenth century?

• Separate Italian kingdoms unified into a single Italy.

• The pope became the highest leader of the Italian states, while each state kept self-rule.

• Piedmont, Sardinia, and Sicily broke from Italian rule.

• Conservatives overthrew the revolutionary government and returned the Italian royal family to power.

What method did Matthew Perry use to convince Japan to open to trade?

• He agreed to open American ports to Japanese merchants and give special trading privileges to Japan.

• He agreed to proclaim the superiority of the Japanese Emperor over the United States.

• He gave gifts of American weapons to show how Japan could benefit from trade with the United States.

• He threatened to use military force if Japan refused to accept his demands.

How did the Japanese government change after the Meiji Restoration?

• It placed the shogun as Japan’s ruler, replacing the emperor.

• It abolished hereditary rule and used elections to choose leaders.

• It divided Japan into districts and increased the power of the districts’ loca

• It wrote a constitution and implemented an assembly.