Nationalism in Italy & Germany

Which strategy WAS NOT used by Bismarck to make Germany a unified and powerful nation?

• returning Alsace and Lorraine to France

• strengthening the Prussian army

• instigating a war between Prussia and France

The people of the Italian states shared customs and language and thought of themselves as belonging to one nation would be known as...

• Reichstag

• imperialism

• nationalism

Which statement is NOT true about the German state and people?

• By 1800, the Holy Roman Empire was little more than a loose collection of separate states

• The people of the German states shared customs and language and thought of themselves as belonging to one nation.

• The German-speaking people began to feel a common bond with each other when Napoleon conquered them and they fell under French rule.

German philosophers used this word to describe their belief that each nation has its own unique spirit.

• Reichstag

• nationalism

• Volksgeist

• humanism

In 1929, the pope officially recognized Italy as a nation with its capital at Rome. What city did Italy recognize as an independent state located in Rome and the world's smallest nation?

• Naples

• Venice

• Vatican City

• Florence

Which of the following factors caused German and Italian unification?

• the revival of democratic revolutions, and nationalism

• the Congress of Vienna which encouraged Europe to look to the future

• the religious wars that divided Europe in the 1800s

• the history of the unified cooperation among states and city-states

What is nationalism?

• a movement that depicted human beings as mainly shaped by the environments in which they lived

• an educational program that stressed the dignity of man and placed confidence in human potential

• a strong sense of attachment or belonging to one's own country

• a movement that followed the French Revolution and emphasized an appreciation of nature

Which of the following statements best describes Napoleon's role in the nineteenth century movements to unify Germany and Italy?

• Napoleon's conquests stirred feelings of nationalism in that people began to experience a new sense of unity.

• Napoleon supported independent nations within his empire and encouraged Italian and German unification.

• Napoleon inspired a movement that followed the French Revolution and emphasized an appreciation nature.

• Napoleon led the path to history of unified cooperation among states and city-states

Which was NOT important to the unification of Italy?

• Garibaldi waged war on the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

• The French and Piedmontese defeated Austria.

• Venice joined Piedmont in its war against the Austrians.

• King Victor Emmanuel appointed Count di Cavour as prime minister of Sardinia.