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24 Revolutions of 1830-1848 Europe and German/Italy Unification

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following are characteristics of nation-states? Select the THREE correct answers.
a)
People use a common language, such as Russian.
b)
People share a common history.
c)
People live in a defined territory.
d)
People belong to a particular social status, such as the nobility.
e)
People are members of International Organizations, such as the Red Cross
2.
Which 1848 revolution was successful in meeting the demands of European Radicals?
a)
Austrian
b)
Hungarian
c)
Czech
d)
French
3.
How were the regimes of Napoleon I and Napoleon III similar?
a)
Both involved France in many wars of conquest
b)
Both came to power during a time of political stability
c)
Both were named President of France following a nationwide election
d)
Both seized power of the government as Emperors
4.
Which word best describes the results of the 1848 revolts in Europe?
a)
permanent
b)
short-lived
c)
peaceful
d)
chaotic
5.
Conservatives fought against
a)
monarchies.
b)
the old aristocracy.
c)
constitutional government.
d)
established churches.
6.
Liberals wanted governments to be based on
a)
divine right.
b)
nationalism.
c)
the economy.
d)
written constitutions.
7.
Which of the following goals represents conservative ideology in Europe in the early 1800s?
a)
restoration of power to royal families
b)
establishment of a homeland for each national group
c)
support for freedom of the press
d)
tolerance for religious differences
8.
Which statement would a conservative who lived during the early 1800s support?
a)
Government works best when it is limited.
b)
Monarchies need to be replaced with democratic republics.
c)
Monarchies should be sustained in order to keep public order.
d)
The preservation of personal liberties is the goal of good government.
9.
When can nationalism be a unifying force?
a)
when people who speak the same language decide to create their own country out of many states
b)
when people who share a common culture decide to separate from a foreign empire
c)
when people who resent being conquered by another country rebel against their control
d)
when people who want to change their government force a monarch to renounce his throne
10.
Which event encouraged Alexander II to modernize Russia?
a)
The death of Czar Nicholas I in 1855
b)
The Russian defeat in the Crimean War in 1856
c)
A Hungarian uprising against the Austrian Empire in 1848
d)
A Polish revolt against Russian rule in 1830
11.
The most notable effort by Alexander II to modernize Russia came in 1861, when the Czar granted freedom to ___________?
a)
political prisoners
b)
radical republicans
c)
serfs
d)
slaves
12.
The Revolution of 1830 in France was led by:
a)
Liberals
b)
the nobility and the army
c)
The Jacobins
d)
students
13.
Clemens von Metternich was a delegate at the Congress of Vienna. What country was he representing?
a)
Prussia
b)
Russia
c)
Britain
d)
Austria
14.

What is nationalism?

a)

The belief that a person's loyalty should go to the ruler

b)

The belief that a person's loyalty should go to the nation itself

c)

The belief that a person's loyalty should go to the church

d)

The belief that a person's loyalty should go to the military

15.

Who became the new president of France after the 1848 revolt?

a)

Louis Napoleon

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

King Louis Philippe

16.

What was the main group of people that supported the conservatives during the revolutions?

a)

Nobles

b)

Kings

c)

Merchants and business people

d)

The poor

17.

In what year did Germany attempt to last unify and was unsuccessful?

a)

1830

b)

1848

c)

1866

d)

1871

18.

Who was the Prime Minister of Prussia?

a)

Otto von Wilhem

b)

Louis-Philippe

c)

Wilhelm I

d)

Otto von Bismarck

19.

What did Bismarck believe would be the key to German unification?

a)

Peace

b)

Trade

c)

Economic Stability

d)

the Blood and Iron Policy

20.

Who was the founder of "Young Italy?" He was also known as the soul of Italian Unification.

a)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
b)

Giuseppe Mazzini

c)

Camillo di Cavour

d)
Emmanuel I
21.

Who unified much of Southern Italy with only a volunteer army in 1860? He was also known as the sword of Italian Unification.

a)
Giuseppe Mazzini  
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Cavour
d)
Emmanuel II
22.
Giuseppe Garibaldi may have been able to become the first leader of a unified Italy, but instead, turned over control of Naples and Sicily to _________ who was shortly thereafter crowned king.  
a)
Bismarck
b)
Mazzini
c)

Vittorio Emmanuel II 

d)
Cavour
23.

The first Kaiser of a unified Germany?

a)
Victor Emanuel 
b)
WIlhelm I
c)
Nicholas I
d)
Charles I
24.

The Brains of Italian Unification: unites Italy under the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.

a)
Cavour
b)

Mazzini

c)
Garibaldi
d)
Bismarck
25.

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

26.

Bismarck's practice of Realpolitik was guided by which of the following?

a)

Doing what was moral

b)

Doing what would best serve the people

c)

Doing what was necessary to support the nation

d)

None of the above

27.

This is the name of the last war that Germany engages in before their unification:

a)

Franco-Prussian War

b)

Austro-Prussian War

c)

World War I

d)

Korean Conflict

28.

Which of the following is the best definition for realpolitik?

a)

The use of any means to get and hold power

b)

trying to contain the spread of Communism

c)

Telling the European empires that they may not colonize in the Western Hemispere

d)

the use of indigenous peoples to work on European plantations

29.

Who most likely said the following: "it is not by speeches and majority resolutions that the great questions of the time are decided – that was the big mistake of 1848 and 1849 – but by iron and blood."

a)

Garibaldi

b)

Cavour

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Bismarck

30.
In Bismarck’s practice of Realpolitik, his political actions were guided by 
a)
the needs of the people.
b)
traditional morality.
c)
the principle of divine right.
d)
the needs of the state.

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