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Italian and German Unification

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Italian military commander that gained control of Sicily, overthrew the King in Naples, and joined with Northern Italy? He was instrumental in the unification of most of the Italian Peninsula (not Rome and Venetia). He was known as the "Sword of Unification."

a)

Count Cavour

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Otto Von Bismarck

2.

Who was the founding member of Young Italy and was instrumental in the early unification process of Italy? He believed that common ideals and a single nationality is better for the well being of the nation.

a)

Sylvester Stallone

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Count Cavour

3.

Who was the "Brain" of Italian unification? He was Victor Emmanuel II's prime minister and brought Piedmont to the world stage when he sent Italian troops to fight in the Crimean War on the side of the French and British. This political move ensured French and British support getting the Austrian's out of Northern Italy.

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Benito Mussolini

4.

What were the last two regions to join Italian unification?

a)

Sicily and Sardinia

b)

Piedmont and Rome

c)

Rome and Venetia

d)

Austria and France

5.

What year was Italian unification complete?

a)

1848

b)

1861

c)

1870

d)

1871

6.

What is the belief that each ethnic group should have their own sovereign nation?

a)

colonialism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

7.

Why was the German Confederation created in 1815?

a)

To create a buffer against French expansion (Napoleon)

b)

To unite all of the German states

c)

To start the process of unification

d)

To establish a military power

8.

How did the German Confederation create the first steps in unity?

a)

Trade barriers were lifted

b)

A common currency was formed

c)

weights and measures were standardized

d)

all of the above

9.

What is the name for an aristocratic landowner in Germany?

a)

junta

b)

coup

c)

junker

d)

none of the above

10.

What is the term used to describe the right of the nation-state to pursue its own advantage by any means, including war and the repudiation of treaties?

a)

geopolitics

b)

realpolitik

c)

socialism

d)

absolutism

11.

What was NOT an objective of Otto Von Bismarck?

a)

Raise money to increase and expand the military

b)

Bring Austria and Switzerland into a unified Germany

c)

Reduce the power of the Austrians

d)

Unify all the German States

12.

Prussian leader who wanted to unite all of the German states using "Blood and Iron."

a)

William I

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Otto the Great

d)

Otto Von Bismark

13.

Who did Bismarck engage in war and was victorious over in order to receive Schleswig? Prussia's ally, Austria, received Holstein.

a)

Sweden

b)

Netherlands

c)

France

d)

Denmark

14.

What war stripped Austria of allies and ended with the treaty of Prague in 1867?

a)

Seven Years' War

b)

Seven Weeks' War

c)

Thirty Years' War

d)

French and Indian War

15.

What war started from an altered telegram sent by Bismarck? The German nations supported Prussia in this war and it ended with the creation of the country of Germany.

a)

Crimean War

b)

Austro-Hungarian War

c)

Russo-Japanese War

d)

Franco-Prussian War