Crash Course European History Quiz

Who declared himself emperor on December 2, 1851, and set out to modernize France?

• Camillo di Cavour

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Napoleon III

Which war did Napoleon III help provoke, leading to the defeat of Russia and the need for reforms in the Russian autocratic system?

• Crimean War

• Austro-Prussian War

• Franco-Prussian War

• Italian War of Independence

Who aimed to create a unified Italian state and gained support from Napoleon III in defeating Austria?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Otto von Bismarck

• Camillo di Cavour

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

Which German politician expressed realpolitik best when he said 'Germany looks not to Prussia’s liberalism... but by blood and iron'?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Camillo di Cavour

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Otto von Bismarck

What did Bismarck use to unite Germany in opposition to Catholicism, but eventually abandoned due to public outrage?

• North German Confederation

• Prussian army

• Social Democratic party

• Kulturkampf

What did Bismarck target next after the Kulturkampf, leading to the outlawing of the party and increasing economic downturn?

• Catholics

• Protestants

• Workers

• Industrialists

In which palace was the German Empire declared in January 1871, following Prussia's victory over France?

• Palace of Westminster

• Versailles Palace

• Palace of Versailles

• Buckingham Palace

What did Bismarck use to build a community or nation by finding enemies or targeting certain categories of individuals to be outcasts?

• Realpolitik

• Constitutional values

• Negative integration

• Positive integration