Which 1. of the following Italian states led the unification of Italy
a. The papal states
b. The roman republic
c. Piedmonts Sardinia
d. Sicily
2. By maintaining his alliance system Bismarck tried to
a. Prevent Austria from making an alliance with Russia
b. Prevent Prussia from making an alliance with France
c. Prevent France from making an alliance with Russia
d. Prevent Prussia from making an alliance with Russia
3. Which of the following statements best describes policies of the committee of
Public Safety
a. It carried out liberal economic reforms
b. It gave more political freedom to the middle class
c. It implemented mass terror and executions
d. It tried to eliminate all radical Jacobins from the government
4. The young Italy society
a. Undertook an attempt to reform the papal states
b. Was a nationalist movement that sought to free the northern Italian states
from Austria
c. Wanted to unite Italy and establish a powerful monarchy
d. Had no effect
5. Chartism was
a. A political movement that supported economic liberalism and demanded
to cut all social welfare
b. A movement of British economist who supported laissez-faire
c. A radical political movement that demanded political reforms
d. A conservative political movement that opposed liberalism
6. According to the Monroe doctrine
a. The U.S guaranteed Latin America political independence
b. The U.S recognized political independence of Latin America
c. The U.S tried to prevent Europe from interference of Latin America
d. All of the above
7. The industrial revolutions preconditions involved all of the following except
a. The building of a railroad network which furthered industrial development
b. Revolutionary changes in agriculture
c. The availability of capital
d. The growth of population
8. The first European state that experienced the industrial revolution was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Spain
France
England
Prussia
9. The reform proposed by William I of Prussia in 1858 included
a. The distribution of free grain to the poor of Berlin
b. The expansion of the Prussia military
c. Free aid to unemployed women
d. Free housing for the poor in Berlin
10. The Decembrist revolt occurred in
a. Russia
b. Austria
c. Prussia
d. France
11. This nation achieved independence from the Netherlands and became
constitutional monarchy in 1832
a. Denmark
b. Belgium
c. Luxembourg
d. Bavaria
12. What of the following best describes the economics condition in Europe during
the 1840s
a. Economic decline
b. Serious agricultural crisis
c. High level of unemployment
d. All of the above
13. Which of the following ideologies fits best the Risorgimento and caronari
movements
a. Conservatism
b. Laissez-faire
c. Nationalism
d. Marxism
14. Which of the following completed the unifications of Germany in 1871
a. Russo-Prussian War
b. Franco-Prussian War
c. Austro-Prussian Prusso-Danish War
d. War
15. Against what nation was the 3rd coalition formed
a. The Russian empire
b. Prussia
c. France
d. The Austro-Hungarian Empire
16. During the 1700s and 1800s the French monarchy
a. Experienced dramatic industrial expansion
b. Faced serious economic and financial crisis
c. Carried out a set of liberal political reforms
d. All of the above
17. Which of the following does not fit Bismarcks approach to politics and
government
a. Use of warfare
b. Use of diplomacy
c. Centralized government
d. Political liberalism
18. During the French revolution, what social group opposed the electoral principles
based of economics wealth and demanded political equality in 1790
a. Sans-culottes
b. Clergy
c. The upper middle class
d. Aristocracy
19. At the battle of Trafalgar
a. The British destroyed the French fleet and prevented napoleons invasion
b. The Prussians defeated the Dutch that lead to the Prussian annexation of
the Netherlands
c. The French defeated the British and invaded the British Isles
d. The Prussians crushed the Austrian army and annexed the south German
states
20. Marie Antoinette was
a. A heroine of the French revolution who organized women and left them to
storm the Bastille
b. A famous French novelist who lived during the revolution of 1789 and
wrote a revolutionary novel that informs historians about the certain
revolutionary events
c. A famous courtesan and the lover of Louis XIV
d. Wife of Louis XVI
21. The continental system
a. Closed continental European ports to British ships and prohibited trade
with England
b. Promoted trade of continental Europe with the British isles
c. Promoted tourism between Europe and North America
d. Was a commercial network between continental Europe and Australia
22. Which of the following statements concerning the British poor laws is the most
accurate
a. The poor laws established residential workhouse to provide shelter and
work for the poor
b. The poor laws tried to address the unemployment issue
c. The poor laws attempted to reduce social tensions in industrial areas
d. All of the above
23. Which of the following best describes early 19th century liberalism
a. It emphasized civil and economics freedom
b. It stressed economic equality
c. It emphasized working class political action
d. It stressed autocracy as the best form of government
24. This French king ruled during the revolutions and was sentenced to death by a
group of radical revolutionaries and publicly executed
a. Louis XIV
b. Louis XVI
c. Charles IV
d. Charles VI
25. All but one of the following were major issues that Latin America faced after its
independence
a. Social inequality and fragmentation
b. Economic dependence on foreign goods
c. Political instability and fragmentation
d. Labor shortages that plague the expanding industries