1800's European Politics

Citizens have the greatest amount of political

influence in which type of government?

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Which form of government has single ruler with absolute power and does not allow citizens to vote or have a say in government?

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Who were the key players at the Congress of Vienna?

• Merchants and traders

• Representatives of major European powers

• Military generals

• Local government officials

Name one major goal of the Congress of Vienna and its outcome.

• Create more political unrest in Europe

• Restore stability and order in Europe

• Establish a communist government in Europe

• Expand the French Empire

How did the Congress of Vienna impact the borders of European countries?

• Abolished all borders between European countries

• Redrew the borders to restore balance of power

• Completely ignored the borders of European countries

• Created new borders based on population size

The Congress of Vienna disliked Enlightenment ideas, especially

• democracy

• monarchy

• anarchy

• dictatorships

Restoring the balance of power means

• no country would be strong enough to threaten the others

• one country to rule them all

• Russia and France would rule Europe

• only trade with neighboring countries

Nationalism is

• loyalty to one's king

• loyalty to one's country

• loyalty to one's flag

1. Which is NOT true of the Franco-Prussian War?

• It was fought after the American Revolution.

• It resulted in the national unification of Germany.

• France won the war.

• It was fought between France and Germanic states.

2. Who was the Prussian Chancellor and wily statesman who altered an important letter in order to provoke the Franco-Prussian War?

• Napoleon III

• Otto von Bismarck

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Wiilhelm I