Nationalism, Unification, and Reform

What event marked the beginning of the breakdown of the Concert of Europe?

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The Franco-Prussian War

• The invasion of the Turkish Balkan provinces by Russia

• The unification of Italy

Who was the ruler of the Kingdom of Piedmont in 1849?

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Louis-Napoleon

• Camillo di Cavour

• King Victor Emmanuel II

Which territories did Piedmont gain after provoking Austria into declaring war in 1859?

• Venetia

• Lombardy and Venetia

• Lombardy

• Nice and Savoy

What was the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War for France?

• Loss of Alsace and Lorraine

• Annexation of Rome

• Unification under Napoleon III

• Victory over Prussia

Who was proclaimed kaiser of the Second German Empire in 1871?

• Count Otto von Bismarck

• Francis Joseph

• King William I

• Napoleon III

What was the main reason for the Crimean War?

• The revolutions of 1848

• Russia's expansion into Ottoman lands

• The unification of Germany

• Britain's economic interests

Which Italian leader raised an army of a thousand volunteers?

• Camillo di Cavour

• Louis-Napoleon

• King Victor Emmanuel II

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

What did the Compromise of 1867 create?

• The Second German Empire

• The dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary

• The North German Confederation

• The Kingdom of Italy

What was the main issue that led to the American Civil War?

• Territorial expansion

• State rights

• Slavery

• Economic disparities

Who was the Prussian king who tried to enlarge the Prussian army in the 1860s?

• King William I

• Alexander II

• Napoleon III

• Francis Joseph