Topic 14 Nationalism and Revolutions

What Russian strategic goal helped lead to the Crimean War?

• industrializing the country to compete with other european countries

• unifying the country into one political whole like

• controlling important water trade routes to the Mediterranean Sea

• maintaining a balance ofpower in the European political structure

How did the Industrial Revolution impact slavery in the British Empire?

• It made slavery less profitable, which helped lead to its abolition in most of the empire

• It made slavery less of an issue because of social problems arising from industrialization

• it made slavery more viable in distant colonies, thus making it a major debate

• it made slavery more vital since it supplied workers needed for factories

What event led directly to the final unification of Germany in 1871?

• annexation of Schleswig and holstein from Denmark

• conflict with France called the Franco-Prussian War

• creation of the North German confederation

• defeat Austria in a war instigated by Otto von Bismarch

How did the Austrian Empire deal with Hungarian nationalists in 1867?

• they established a dual monarchy

• the destroyed them in civil war

• they allied with Prussia to crush them

• the ceded control of Vienna to them

Which issue nearly destroyed the United States in conflict in the mid-nineteenth century?

• nationalism

• class division

• civil rights

• slavery

Czar Alexander II began to implement reforms in Russia such as

• creating a dual monarchy

• emanicipating the serfs

• introducing new plebiscites

• abolishing slavery

Which Italian state provided leadership in the unification of Italy?

• Venetia

• Tuscany

• Piedmont

• Parma

What was the rold of Otto von Bismarck in German history?

• He suppressed the German Junker class

• He was the architect of German unification

• He was named the first emperor of Germany

• He led the Austrian Empire against Germany

How did Napoleon III come to power in France?

• through democratic action

• through a coup d'etat

• through military conquest

• through pressure by reformers

A plitical philosophy originally based on the idea that people should be as free as possible from government restraint is

• Nationalism

• Romanticism

• Democracy

• Liberalism