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WorksheetsRevolution, War, and Rebellion
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which French leader embarked on mercantile wars and wars over the Spanish & Austrian Succession
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Frederik the Great
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Louis XVI
2.
Built the Prussian army and ruled according to enlightened absolutism
a)
Maria Theresa
b)
Charles V
c)
Frederik the Great
d)
Frederik William I
3.
The leader of the brutally suppressed Russian rebellion in 1773 and 1775 was ________.
a)
David Hume
b)
Emelyan Pugachev
c)
Josiah Wedgwood
d)
Robert Jacques Turgot
4.
The French Revolution began in
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
5.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
6.
Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?
a)
voting in the Estates General was not fair
b)
the king had ordered them to do so
c)
they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror
d)
they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed
7.
How did Chartists protest?
a)
Through Peaceful Means Only
b)
Through Violent Means Only
c)
Through Both Peaceful and Violent Means
8.
True or false: The Chartists wanted a Secret Ballot
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Why were there protests at "Peterloo" in Britain in 1815?
a)
The creation of a new police force, the “bobbies”
b)
The increase in taxes on the press and restriction of meetings
c)
The revision of the Corn Laws to the advantage of the upper class
d)
The introduction of universal male suffrage into British politics
10.
Who was the leader of France after Napoleon Bonaparte?
a)
Louis XVIII
b)
Louis Philippe
c)
Louis Napoleon
d)
Louis XVI
11.
Who was the "Citizen King" or "Bourgeois Monarchy"?
a)
Louis XVIII
b)
Louis Philippe
c)
Charles X
d)
Louis Napoleon
12.
What was the July Revolution?
a)
Voting of Louis Napoleon into office.
b)
Unrest due to Charles X suspending the Constitution
c)
Ultraroyalists against liberals
d)
Conservatives couldn't afford bread.
13.
How did the Congress of Vienna inspire nationalist movements across Europe in the revolutions of 1830 and 1848?
a)
They imposed British rule on Europe
b)
They put absolute monarchs back in power
c)
They established the nations of Germany and Italy
d)
They established democratic governments across Europe
14.
Why were the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 so widespread?
a)
People opposed nationalism
b)
People supported absolute monarchs
c)
Trade increased and united Europe into a market economy
d)
Enlightenment ideas and nationalism had spread across Europe
15.
The majority of Revolutions of 1848...
a)
Failed and returned to conservatism
b)
Ended with liberal constitutions
c)
Gave equal rights to the working classes
d)
Brought about nationalistic unifications
16.
What reforms stayed permanent after the Revolutions of 1848 in Austria?
a)
Ending of serfdom
b)
Liberal Constitution
c)
Equal rights for Hungarians
d)
Independence for Czechs
17.
This nation had a successful revolution in 1830, splitting it from another nation. It was recognized as a neutral state.
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Belgium
d)
Prussia
18.
Who was the great leader of the Hungarians?
a)
Kossuth
b)
Fichte
c)
Herder
d)
Hegel
19.
This nation was conservative, kept serfdom, and tried to enforce their culture, language and traditions on other ethnic groups. They also helped to aid another nation in putting down their rebellion.
a)
France
b)
Austria
c)
Russia
d)
Prussia
20.
This move by Metternich in the German regions discouraged liberal teachings, outlawed student organization, and imposed censorship ...
a)
Chartist Movement
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Carlsbad Decrees
d)
Congress of Vienna
21.
Why was Italy unable to achieve their goals in 1848?
a)
Monarchs stepped in to help the conservatives.
b)
The Pope refused to leave.
c)
Russia wasn't able to help the liberals.
d)
A constitutional government was not achieveable.
22.
The revolutions in Europe in 1830 and 1848 were primarily motivated by
a)
conservative reasons.
b)
nationalistic reasons.
c)
turmoil in Germany.
d)
the need for conservative constitutions.
23.
Main cause of the 1848 revolutionary uprisings in Austrian Empire:
a)
AUT wanted to control only the German countries
b)
Excess of nations within the Empire
c)
AUT wanted to control only the Italian countries
d)
Lots of liberal groups within the Empire
24.
The Second Republic in France ended when
a)
the Third Republic began
b)
Louis Napoleon abdicated
c)
Louis Napoleon became emperor
d)
Louis Philippe became emperor
25.
Prussia's first war for German unification was fought against this country in 1864.
a)
Austria
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
Italy
26.
Prussia's final war for German unification was fought against this country in 1870.
a)
Austria
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
Italy
27.
This person founded Young Italy, set up a revolutionary republic in Rome, and spent many years in exile plotting and dreaming of a united Italy.
a)
Mazzini
b)
Cavour
c)
Garibaldy
d)
Victor Emmanuel II
28.
The Paris Commune was composed of
a)
genuine proletarians
b)
radicals and socialists
c)
strict communists
d)
socialists and anarchists
29.
Document issued by Nicholas II that promised freedom of speech and assembly
a)
October Manifesto
b)
People’s Will
c)
pogrom
d)
refugee
30.
What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?
a)
A. It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks.
b)
B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia.
c)
C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany.
d)
D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
31.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A. the Bolsheviks
b)
B. the Czarists
c)
C. the nobility
d)
D. the clergy
32.
Which of the following answers is the correct chronological order of events during the Russian Revolution?
a)
A. Bloody Sunday, World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family
b)
A. World War I, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication
c)
A. World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family
d)
A. February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family, World War I
33.
The Bolshevik Party in 1917 gained the support of the peasant class because they promised them -
a)
"Peace, Land, and Bread"
b)
"Liberty, Equality, and Freedom"
c)
abolition of the secret police
d)
democratic reforms on all levels of government
34.
Which leader hoped to create "socialism with a human face" in Czechoslovakia?
a)
Alexander Dubcek
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Imre Nagy
d)
Josip Broz
35.
What caused the Cold War to intensify in 1979?
a)
Gorbachev's perestroika
b)
US invasion of Iraq
c)
Boris Yeltsin's presidency of Russia
d)
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
36.
Imre Nagy was the leader of ____ who saw his country invaded by the Soviets in 1956.
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
Hungary
c)
Afghanistan
d)
East Germany
37.
1968
a)
Bolshevik Revolution
b)
Building of the Berlin Wall
c)
Prague Spring
d)
Potsdam Conference
38.
Who was the first president of the Russian Federation that was directly elected by the people?
a)
Vladmir Putin
b)
Boris Yeltsin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Dmitry Medvedev
39.
When this man was elected president of Czechoslovakia, it marked the first time that a non-communist had been in power since 1945. Who was he?
a)
Dmitry Medvedev
b)
Vladimir Meciar
c)
Vaclav Havel
d)
Alexander Dubcek
40.
The leader of the communist revolution in Cuba during the 1950's, who became an anti-American dictator.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Lech Walesa
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Ho Chi Minh
41.
Leader of Solidarity that helped Poland gain independence from the Soviet Union, later became president of Poland in 1990.
a)
Lech Walesa
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Ho Chi Minh
42.
Who fought each other during the Hundred Years War?
a)
Germany and France
b)
England and Spain
c)
England and France
d)
France and Germany
43.
A Reconquista is . . .
a)
The effort to take Gaul.
b)
The effort to take England
c)
The effort to kill King John.
d)
The effort to take Spain from the Moors.
44.
Spanish territory that revolted, leading to more problems for Philip II
a)
Netherlands
b)
Spanish HRE
c)
Spanish colonies in Africa
d)
Spanish colonies in Central and South America
45.
Winner of War of the 3 Henry's
a)
Henry III
b)
Henry IV
c)
Henry II
d)
Henry, Duke of Guise
46.
Catholics massacred Huguenots in France on ________ Day.
a)
St Andrew's
b)
St Bartholomew's
c)
St Stephen's
d)
St Valentine's
47.
Henry IV converted from ______ to ________ to become king of France.
a)
Catholic; Huguenot
b)
Catholic; Lutheran
c)
Huguenot; Catholic
d)
Lutheran; Catholic
48.
The Defenestration of Prague involved an attack on representatives of _______.
a)
Charles V
b)
Ferdinand II
c)
Frederick the Wise
d)
Frederick V
49.
The French intervened in the 30 Years' War mainly because they were afraid of ___________.
a)
the spread of Protestantism
b)
Dutch independence
c)
Swedish expansion
d)
Habsburg power
50.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Armada?
a)
Elizabeth had rejected Philip’s proposal.
b)
Philip bothered about the Religious Settlement.
c)
Philip was cross that Mary had been executed.
d)
Philip wanted to marry Mary Queen of Scots
51.
This unpopular monarch was the reason for the English Civil War
a)
Edward I
b)
Charles I
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
52.
Who became leader of England directly after the English Civil War?
a)
William and Mary
b)
Oliver Cromwell
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
53.
What were the supporters of monarchy (Charles I) called during the English Civil War?
a)
Roundheads
b)
Cavaliers
c)
Boyars
d)
Missionaries
54.
Which of the following religions were most persecuted during the Glorious Revolution?
a)
Protestant
b)
Church of England
c)
Angelicans
d)
Catholics
55.
What is Parliament most notable for doing during the Glorious Revolution?
a)
Making James II an Absolute Monarch
b)
Granting Catholics equal rights
c)
Forcing William and Mary to agree to the English Bill of Rights
d)
Abolitioning slavery in their colonies
56.
Which of the following wars began with questions over Maria Theresa's reign
a)
English Civil War
b)
War of Spanish Succession
c)
War of Austrian Succession
d)
War of the Roses
57.
Which of these was NOT a war fought to maintain the "balance of power" in Europe?
a)
Seven Years War
b)
War of Spanish Succession
c)
Hundred Years' War
d)
War of Austrian Sucession
58.
Which of these countries was not involved in the "partition of Poland"?
a)
France
b)
Prussia
c)
Russia
d)
Austria
59.
Which of these wars was also known as the French and Indian War?
a)
The Hundred Years' War
b)
The War of Spanish Succession
c)
The Seven Years War
d)
The War of Austrian Succession
61.
France losing portions of its new world colonies was the effect of the _______.
a)
Seven Years War
b)
Thirty Years War
c)
War of Spanish Succession
d)
English Civil War
61.
France losing portions of its new world colonies was the effect of the _______.
a)
Seven Years War
b)
Thirty Years War
c)
War of Spanish Succession
d)
English Civil War
62.
What treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession?
a)
Treaty of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Utrecht
d)
Treaty of Portsmouth
64.
What is the treaty that ended one war and caused another?
a)
Treaty of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Utrecht
d)
Treaty of Portsmouth
64.
What is the treaty that ended one war and caused another?
a)
Treaty of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Utrecht
d)
Treaty of Portsmouth
65.
Where was the Seven Years' War NOT fought?
a)
Europe
b)
India
c)
Continental U.S.
d)
China
66.
"Blood and Iron" refers to
a)
Taking an iron pill if you lose blood
b)
the nickname many called Napoleon
c)
Using weapons to fight to expand Prussia
d)
Injuries making steel with the Bessemer Process
67.
Otto von Bismarck believes in Real Politik, which means he will
a)
Do whatever is necessary to get what he wants
b)
Always do what is right or moral
c)
Donate large amounts of money to charity
d)
Refuse to fight wars
68.
How many wars will Bismarck plan and fight before Germany is unified?
a)
12
b)
9
c)
15
d)
3
69.
Who did Russia fight in the CRIMEAN WAR?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
All of the Above
70.
Which Tsar was assassinated after freeing the serfs and trying to reform Russia?
a)
Nicholas I
b)
Alexander I
c)
Nicholas II
d)
Alexander II
71.
Which was showed the weakness of Russian autocracy and society in 1905?
a)
World War II
b)
Sino-Japanese War
c)
Crimean War
d)
Russo-Japanese War
72.
Where did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
India
d)
Britain
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