European History 1848 Revolution Quiz

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

• 1848

• 1789

• 1688

• 1492

What caused the 'Hungry Forties' in Europe?

• Bad harvests

• Industrialization

• Potato blight

• All of the above

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

• Economic reforms

• Social welfare

• Government intervention

• Laissez-faire

Who were the authors of The Communist Manifesto?

• Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Adam Smith and John Locke

• Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

• Voltaire and Montesquieu

What did the upper-class reformers in France object to in 1848?

• Censorship

• Limited voting rights

• Cronyism

• All of the above

What was the Austrian deputy's opinion on the voting rights of individuals who are not independent?

• They should be allowed to vote

• They should not be allowed to vote

• They should be given limited voting rights

• They should be given additional voting rights

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

• Aristocratic landowners

• Austrian rule

• Upper-class nationalists

• All of the above

Who became a symbol of a unified Italy free from foreign domination?

• Louis Blanc

• George Sand

• Giuseppe Verdi

• Giuseppe Mazzini

What did the French women in Messina, Sicily tear down in 1847?

• Church symbols

• Austrian flags

• Government buildings

• Royal insignia

What did the new national assembly in France shut down in 1848?

• Farms

• Factories

• Schools

• National workshops