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WorksheetsItalian and German Unification in Europe
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
This is the name of the man who led German unification:
Otto von Bismarck
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Count Cavour
Mikhail Gorbachev
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."
Garibaldi
Cavour
Simon Bolivar
Bismarck
What nation did Otto Von Bismarck unite as one?
Prussia
Austria
Germany
Italy
After Napoleon's defeat, the rulers of Europe met at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The only two countries not united at this time were: (choose two)
Italy
Austria
Spain
Germany
One reason why Germany and Italy were able to unify was that both had:
same religion
strong economies and free trade
strong leaders
geographical unity
The first Kaiser of a unified Germany
Victor Emanuel
Wilhelm I
Nicholas I
Charles I
What is the belief that each ethnic group should have their own sovereign nation?
colonialism
imperialism
nationalism
militarism
Why was the German Confederation created in 1815?
To create a buffer against French expansion (Napoleon)
To unite all of the German states
To start the process of unification
To establish a military power
What are the Brothers Grimm most famous for writing that portrayed German culture?
A German dictionary
A book of fairy tales
About the German language
A travel guide of Germany
What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna?
To expand the power of Napoleon's empire
To promote the ideas of the French Revolution
To restore the old political order of Europe
To establish a new world order
How did the Industrial Revolution spur (increase) Europeans' desire to colonize Africa?
They needed more land.
They wanted to control everything.
They needed more raw materials.
What year was Italian unification complete?
1848
1861
1870
1871
Why did Italy have a hard time unifying culturally?
involved in a war and kept losing its people
it couldn't gain control of its people
it had developed more regionally for centuries
What common goal did Prime Minister Cavour, King Victor Emanuel, and Garibaldi share?
they wanted Italy to remain separate states
they wanted Italy to be ruled by different governments
they wanted to change Italy from a single nation to a collection of states
they wanted to change Italy from a collection of states to a single country under one leader
