French Revolution, Napoleon, and Nationalism Test Review

1. 1. When can nationalism be a unifying force?

• When people who share a common culture decide to separate from a foreign empire

• When people who resent being conquered by another country rebel against their control

• When people who want to change their government force a monarch to renounce his throne.

• When people who speak the same language decide to create their own country out of many states

2. 2. What was one direct outcome of the events listed below?

• rise of revolutions based on common ethnicity

• centralized control of eastern Europe in a unified empire

• end of political cooperation in western Europe

• adoption of the use of mercenary troops

3. 3. How did the Congress of Vienna in 1815 affect European countries?

• Nationalism was promoted.

• Balance of power was restored.

• Religious dissenters were prosecuted.

• Trade routes were limited.

4. 4. Which set of events reflects the proper chronological order of the stages of the French Revolution?

• King Louis XVI placed under house arrest, meeting of the Estates General, Reign of Terror

• Tennis Court Oath, the Great Fear, Execution of Louis XVI

• The Great Fear, March on Versailles, Committee of Public Safety

• Tennis Court Oath, Execution of Louis XVI, Storming of the Bastille

5. 5. Which aspect of the American Revolution most influenced South American independence movements?

• A. British use of Hessian mercenary soldiers

• B. the ability to borrow money to fight a war

• C. Colonial alliances with Native Americans

• D. the ability to overthrow a colonial power

2. 6. Using the chart below, identify what a positive example of nationalism would be.

• Two countries going to war for resources in the same geographic area

• Countries in the New World gain independence from European superpowers

• The creation of nationalistic movements

• Exterminating ethnic groups that do not adopt a nation's majority culture

7. 7. All of the following were causes of the Moderate Stage of the French Revolution except

• dissatisfaction in the 3rd Estate.

• the burden of the expanding debt.

• disillusionment with the King and Queen.

• the tyranny of the Committee of Public Safety.

8. 8. Which leader’s ideas of imperialism and militarism brought stability and order to revolutionary France?

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• King Louis XVI

9. 9. Which event was a defining moment of the Radical Stage of the French Revolution?

• the Great Fear

• the Storming of the Bastille

• the Tennis Court Oath

• the Reign of Terror

10. 10. Which idea was an important part of the ideology that drove the Mexican Revolution under Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?

• the importance of law based in religion

• the independence of the colonial people

• the unification of opposing cultural groups

• the elimination of private land ownership