Revolutions in Europe

During the early 1800s, liberals and conservatives disagreed mainly over

• whether leaders should be elected.

• whether women should vote.

• whether ethnic minorities should have equal rights.

• whether to expand government programs.

Which event was one of the causes of the French Revolution in 1830?

• Citizens were angered by the recession.

• Men were not given the right to vote.

• Charles X suspended democratic rights.

• Workers demanded better labor laws.

How was France’s Second Republic divided from the start?

• Some people supported Louis Philippe and others wanted a liberal government.

• Liberals wanted moderate reform; whereas socialists wanted far-reaching social changes.

• Peasants and the upper-middle class did not believe in rights for workers.

• Nationalists wanted to throw off foreign rule.

What common goal did the revolutions throughout the Austrian Empire have?

• They all aimed to remove the emperor from power.

• They all backed Metternich's proposed reforms.

• They all sought independence from the Austrian Empire.

• They all demanded political power and protections for basic rights.

What aspect of the French Revolution inspired creole leaders like Simón Bolívar?

• the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity

• the structure of the French social system

• the importance of nationalism

• the ability of the French to fight off foreign rule

What was the spark that finally ignited widespread rebellion in Latin America?

• the American Revolution

• the French Revolution

• Napoleon’s invasion of Spain

• unfair political and social systems

Haitian slaves rose up in revolt in 1791 after being inspired by

• Toussaint L’Ouverture’s push for religious freedom.

• talk of liberty and equality.

• promises made by rich sugar plantation owners.

• Napoleon’s offer of freedom.

What did Father Hidalgo and Father Morelos have in common?

• their desire for political domination

• their belief that wealthy Creoles should rule Mexico

• their belief that slavery was necessary

• their support for Mexicans of non-European backgrounds

How did conditions in Spanish America conflict with the ideals of the Enlightenment?

• Creoles did not enjoy equality with peninsulares.

• The economy was based on plantation agriculture.

• The American Revolution served as a source of inspiration.

• Spanish America was divided politically.

Which of the following contributed most directly to German nationalism?

• Prussians' loyalty to their monarch

• Napoleon's military campaigns

• Prussia's Junker class

• William I's actions in 1848