Crash Course in European History

Which two European Union’s largest economies did not exist as unified kingdoms or sovereign states during the first 26 episodes?

• France and Spain

• Portugal and Greece

• Italy and Germany

• Netherlands and Belgium

Who was the first of the disruptive nation-builders mentioned in the text?

• Otto von Bismarck

• Camillo di Cavour

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Napoleon III

What was Napoleon III’s modus operandi?

• War

• Cultural integration

• Diplomacy

• Economic reforms

What term describes the political realism that replaced romantic dreams of national unification?

• Idealpolitik

• Realpolitik

• Demopolitik

• Nationpolitik

Who expressed realpolitik best with the phrase 'The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches and majority decisions but by blood and iron'?

• Camillo di Cavour

• Otto von Bismarck

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Napoleon III

What was the name of the war between Prussia and Austria over the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein?

• Franco-Prussian War

• Austro-Prussian War

• Italian War of Independence

• Crimean War

What did Bismarck implement as the first social welfare program in the West?

• Universal healthcare

• Pension for the elderly

• Free education

• Accident and sickness protection for workers

Summarise the ideology of Realpolitik