19th Century European Political Changes

The video explores the impact of the French Revolution of 1789 on European politics, leading to the Congress of Vienna and subsequent revolutions across Europe. It details France's political upheavals, including the rise of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte and the establishment of the Second Republic. The video also covers the German Confederation's formation, the rise of nationalism, and the 1848 revolutions in the German states, which ultimately failed to establish lasting democracies in both France and Germany.

What was the primary goal of the Congress of Vienna after Napoleon's defeat?

• To create a united European nation

• To establish a democratic Europe

• To restore the monarchical order

• To promote socialism

Who was known as 'le roi citoyen' or 'the Citizen King' in France?

• Napoleon I

• Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte

• King Louis-Philippe

• Alexis de Tocqueville

What significant change occurred in France in 1848?

• Napoleon I returned to power

• The monarchy was restored

• The Second Republic was established

• France became a socialist state

What was the outcome of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's coup in 1851?

• He was exiled from France

• He became a democratic leader

• He declared himself Emperor

• He abolished the Second Republic

What was the status of Germany in 1848?

• A collection of independent states

• A single unified nation

• A socialist republic

• A French colony

What was the German Confederation's purpose after the Congress of Vienna?

• To replace the Holy Roman Empire

• To establish a socialist government

• To unite all German-speaking people

• To create a single German nation

What role did student fraternities play in German nationalism?

• They opposed the French Revolution

• They promoted civic responsibility and nationalism

• They supported the monarchy

• They were against German unification

What was the Frankfurt National Assembly's main goal?

• To dissolve the German Confederation

• To establish a united German empire

• To promote socialism in Germany

• To support the Austrian monarchy

Why did Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV refuse the imperial crown?

• He was against German unification

• He supported the French Revolution

• He did not want a crown from non-nobles

• He wanted to remain King of Prussia

What was the outcome of the German revolutions of 1848?

• A successful establishment of a German empire

• The re-establishment of the German Confederation

• A socialist government was formed

• Germany became a French territory