1848 Revolution Quiz

Which year saw revolutions sweep across Europe in the wake of the upheavals and protests?

• 1492

• 1848

• 1789

• 1688

What caused the 'Hungry Forties' in Europe?

• Potato blight

• Standardization

• All of the above

• Bad harvests

What did the British liberal Whig government believe in during the Irish famine?

• Government intervention

• Communism

• Laissez-faire

• Socialism

Who were the authors of The Communist Manifesto?

• Voltaire and Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

• Adam Smith and John Locke

What did the upper-class reformers in France object to?

• All of the above

• Limited voting rights

• Cronyism

• Censorship

Who was the nephew of Napoleon who won the French republic elections in 1848?

• Prince Metternich

• François Guizot

• Louis-Philippe

• Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte

What did the German socialist Louis Blanc convince the provisional government to set up for unemployed men?

• National workshops

• Farms

• Factories

• Mines

What did the Polish peasants refuse to join during the 1846 revolution?

• Upper-class nationalists

• Imperial government

• Austrian rule

• Middle-class reformers

Who was the architect of conservative reforms in Central Europe?

• Franz Ferdinand

• Emperor Ferdinand

• Prince Metternich

• Francis Joseph

What did the privileged Austrian deputy believe should prevent individuals from voting?

• Daily wage

• All of the above

• Charitable institution contributions

• Jewish people