WH Unit 8 Nationalism Quiz Review

Vocabulary Checkpoint:

Match the word with its definition.

• Liberalism

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

• Conservatism

• 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

• Nationalism

• 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

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.