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Italian and German Unification in Europe

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the name of the man who led German unification:

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Guiseppe Garibaldi

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

2.

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

3.

What nation did Otto Von Bismarck unite as one?

a)

Prussia

b)

Austria

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

4.

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)

a)

Italy

b)

Austria

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

5.

One reason why Germany and Italy were able to unify was that both had:

a)

same religion

b)

strong economies and free trade

c)

strong leaders

d)

geographical unity

6.

The first Kaiser of a unified Germany

a)

Victor Emanuel

b)

Wilhelm I

c)

Nicholas I

d)

Charles I

7.
The strongest of the German states were
a)
Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Naples and Venetia
c)
Russia and Sweden
d)
Prussia and Austria
8.

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

a)

colonialism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

9.

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

10.

What are the Brothers Grimm most famous for writing that portrayed German culture?

a)

A German dictionary

b)

A book of fairy tales

c)

About the German language

d)

A travel guide of Germany

11.

What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

To expand the power of Napoleon's empire

b)

To promote the ideas of the French Revolution

c)

To restore the old political order of Europe

d)

To establish a new world order

12.

How did the Industrial Revolution spur (increase) Europeans' desire to colonize Africa?

a)

They needed more land.

b)

They wanted to control everything.

c)

They needed more raw materials.

13.
War with this country completed unification and gave Germany the Alsace-Lorraine.
a)
France
b)
Denmark
c)
Russia
d)
Poland
14.
First King of Italy
a)
Wilhelm I
b)
Victor Emanuel II
c)
Cavour
d)
Manzzini
15.

What year was Italian unification complete?

a)

1848

b)

1861

c)

1870

d)

1871

16.

Why did Italy have a hard time unifying culturally?

a)

involved in a war and kept losing its people

b)

it couldn't gain control of its people

c)

it had developed more regionally for centuries

17.

What common goal did Prime Minister Cavour, King Victor Emanuel, and Garibaldi share?

a)

they wanted Italy to remain separate states

b)

they wanted Italy to be ruled by different governments

c)

they wanted to change Italy from a single nation to a collection of states

d)

they wanted to change Italy from a collection of states to a single country under one leader