WorksheetsRevolutions of 1848
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
The issue that ignited the French Revolution of 1848 was:
A meeting of the Estates General
The desire for a constitution
A large scale protest about universal manhood sufferage
Republican Banquets that were a loophole for freedom of assembly.
What was the scope of the Revolutions of 1848?
Localized issues just in Paris and Vienna
Nationwide protests in Italy, Austria, and France
Revolutions all over the continent, but notably not in Britain and Russia
None of these are accurately stated
What generally was the result of all of the revolutions of 1848?
Except in a few small cases, generally the revolutions led to conservative governments taking back control
The European Socialist Soviet Republic began
Most countries formed republics
The beginning of the Russian Revolution
Well-known socialists who emerged during 1848 (3)
Louis Blanc, Frenchman in favor of National Workshops
Karl Marx, a scientific socialist in favor of revolutions by the working class.
Alexander de Tocqueville, a member of the French assembly in favor of government sanctioned socialism
Fredrick Engels, a British industrialist who supported Marx and his message.
Well known Republicans during the Revolutions of 1848 (3)
Alexander de Tocqueville who unwittingly predicted the revolutions.
Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian Republican that sought Italian Unification
Robert Blum, a German who would be executed trying to help revolution in Austria
Nicolas I of Russia, a Czar who supported the Decembrist Revolt
What event was the German Revolution of 1848 centered around?
The Vienna Student riots- a group of Germanic Austrians seeking revolution
The Frankfurt Parliament- a Pan-German Parliament seeking Unification
The Hungarian Parliament- a Pan-German Slavic meeting seeking nationalism
The Berlin Conference- a meeting called by Bismarck to determine new national borders
Revolution failed to materialize in Britain because:
Despite having horrible industrial conditions in Britain, laws passed by Parliament provided enough reform.
The Chartist took over Parliament and all of their goals in place
They put suppressed the revolutions with violence and brutality
Revolutionary banquets were encouraged, unlike France.
All of the following are nations/entities resisting Italian Unification except:
Italian Bourbon Dynasty
Austrians
French Bourbon Dynasty
The Pope
What was France's result in 1848?
By 1852, the French Republic was recognized by all European nations
By 1852, Louis Phillipe Egalite had returned from exile
By 1852, Napoleon III had politically maneuvered to become Emperor
By 1852, the Paris Commune had been suppressed by the Republic
What was the difference in political reality on the central part of the continent?
Countries like France were seeking more constitutional reforms, countries like Germany and Austria were just seeking a constitution
Countries like Italy were seeking a constitution, while countries like France sought more socialist policies
Countries like Hungary were seeking to join Austria, while countries like Germany invited the king of Bohemia to be a constitutional monarch
What was the final result of the German Revolution of 1848
Fredrick William IV became a constitutional monarch.
Bismarck became a constitutional monarch.
Fredrick William IV rejected a constitutional monarchy
Wilhelm I started the Austro-Germanic War
Why did the Hungarian revolution of 1848 fail?
The Hungarian Parliament was too conservative and overruled the army.
Prussia intervened in the conflict because of the Holy Alliance
Russian intervened in the conflict to suppress revolution on its border.
Franz Josef I of Austria invaded and suppressed the revolution
