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HistoryWestern Civilization/European HistoryThe Western ExperiencePractice Set 2464
HistoryWestern Civilization/European HistoryThe Western ExperiencePractice Set 2464States And Nations In The Nineteenth Century, 1830-1870
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Question 1
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The Second Republic
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was established when Louis-Philippe abdicated.
was founded when Louis-Philippe's grandson ascended to the throne.
was led by Alphonse de Lamartine.
was established when Louis-Philippe abdicated and led by Alphonse de Lamartine.
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Question 2
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Which countries did NOT experience revolution in 1848?
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Britain and Italy
Hungary and Poland
Britain and Russia
Russia and France
Venice and Hungary
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Question 3
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In 1848, French revolutionaries from the middle class and working class were most divided over
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support for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
whether the state had an obligation to provide work for the unemployed.
whether to implement universal manhood suffrage.
whether to have a monarchy or a republic.
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Question 4
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The outcome of the revolutions of 1848 revealed the
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support of middle-class liberals for the independence of small nationalities such as the Poles and the Venetians.
willingness of monarchs to support middle-class demands.
split in goals between middle-class and working-class radicals.
power of the union of middle- and working-class agendas.
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Question 5
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As a result of the revolutions of 1848, serfdom was abolished in
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Austria.
Russia.
Piedmont.
Poland.
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Question 6
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Proponents of nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century espoused
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adopting a common European language.
the idea that different peoples had distinct historical character.
universal human rights.
free trade to promote industrial development.
independence from industrialization.
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Question 7
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At the inception of Napoleon III's Second Empire, opposition came from
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businessmen.
the Catholic Church.
local notables.
monarchists.
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Question 8
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The regime of Napoleon III fell in spite of the fact that it
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curbed the power of the French Church.
invested in massive social programs.
outlawed the right to strike.
established a democratic government.
censured the press.
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Question 9
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Which was NOT among the causes of the Crimean War?
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Britain's concern about Russian expansion toward Persia and India
France's desire to protect Catholics in the Ottoman Empire
Russia's desire to protect Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire
the Ottoman emperor's desire to expand his control in the Balkan area of Europe
British encouragement of Ottoman cooperation with Russia
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Question 10
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The principal barrier(s) to Italian unification was/were
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Austria.
Guiseppe Garibaldi.
Napoleon III.
the papacy.
Austria and the papacy.
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Question 11
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Italian unification occurred because
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of efforts on the part of Piedmontese and Garibaldian troops.
the papacy was an active supporter of a strong Italian state.
glaring differences between north and south Italy were lessening.
the leaders of Piedmont looked to Austria for support in defeating the French.
of the need to rectify the south's poverty.
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Question 12
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Once in power, Bismarck
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opposed nationalism.
dissolved the parliament.
reinstated the parliament.
alienated Russia.
promoted a free press.
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Question 13
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The Franco-Prussian War was provoked by
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Napoleon III's desire to annex southern Germany.
competition over influence in Spain.
France's alliance with Austria.
conflict over Alsace and Lorraine.
competition over influence in Vienna.
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Question 14
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Bismarck's Kulturkampf involved a struggle with
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German liberals.
the Catholic Church.
the socialists.
German universities.
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Question 15
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The law of 1861 that liberated the Russian serfs also
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integrated the free peasantry into Russian society.
granted the village commune the power to control the movements of the freed serfs.
allowed serfs to earn enough from the land they acquired to pay the obligatory purchase price to their former masters.
created a prosperous and free peasant class.
forced masters to pay compensation to their former serfs.
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Question 16
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The creation of a public culture in nineteenth-century European states was aided by
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a vast extension of aristocratic patronage.
the tendency of authors to write for an audience of intimate friends.
the building of many new theaters, museums, and opera houses.
the practice of newspapers being funded by subscription rather than advertising.
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Question 17
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The nineteenth century saw the invention of
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photography.
the ballet.
the novel as a literary form.
opera and chamber music.
the newspaper.
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Question 18
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Which of the following is a correct match?
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Verdi and Wagner: composers
Dickens and Balzac: poets
Liszt and Paganini: novelists
Beethoven and Turner: painters
Dumas and Paganini: musicians
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Question 19
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"In 1848 the forces of liberalism, democracy, and nationalism met in a head-on collision.Autocracy and capitalism emerged victorious." Explain this statement.Do you agree or disagree?
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