Revolutions of 1848 Crash Course

Which year is considered significant for the revolutions that swept across Europe?

• 1848

• 1492

• 1789

• 1688

What was one of the main causes of the 'Hungry Forties' in Europe?

• War

• Industrialization

• Potato blight

• Political unrest

Which country experienced a devastating potato blight leading to mass emigration?

• France

• Italy

• Ireland

• Germany

What was the British government's response to the Irish famine?

• Stuck to laissez-faire

• Encouraged emigration

• Implemented new laws

• Provided aid

Which novelist dressed in men's clothes to get cheaper seats at the theater?

• Emily Bronte

• Jane Austen

• Charlotte Bronte

• George Sand

Who was the composer whose operas became a symbol of a unified Italy?

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Giuseppe Verdi

What did the women in Messina, Sicily do in the fall of 1847?

• Formed a new government

• Started a war

• Tore down royal insignia

• Supported the pope

Who convinced the new provisional government in France to set up national workshops?

• Louis Blanc

• George Sand

• Karl Marx

• Giuseppe Mazzini

What was the famous opening line of The Communist Manifesto?

• 'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains'

• 'Workers of the world, unite!'

• 'A spectre is haunting Europe'

• 'The history of all hitherto existing society'

Who were the authors of The Communist Manifesto?

• Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

• Louis Blanc and George Sand

• Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Verdi

• Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte