CHAPTER 21
why did Klemens von Metternich, as austrian foreign minister, have to oppose the spread of nationalism in Europe
Austria was multiethnic empire and the spread of nationalism among its different ethnic groups threatened to dissolve the empire
In the 19th century, how did Ireland's population grow despite extreme poverty?
Extensive cultivation of the humble potato
Which of the following people was part of the romantic movement of the nineteenth century?
George Sand
Many Europeans and Americans embraced the Greek revolution because
Of a love of Greek classical culture
The Quadruple Alliance, the nations that defeated Napoleon, included
Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain
What reform did France's Second Republic institute in 1848?
The right to vote for all adult men
What did Klemens von Metternich and Alexander I proclaim at the Troppau Conference in 1820?
They proclaimed the principle of active intervention to maintain all autocratic regimes whenever they were threatened
The romantic movement was characterized by
a belief in emotional exuberance and unrestrained imagination
In 1848, how did Hungarian revolutionaries envision a future Hungary?
as a unified, centralized Hungarian nation
The allied powers at the Congress of Vienna were determined to
avoid the creation of hostility and resentment in France
Karl Marx argued that socialism would be established
by violent revolution
In the nineteenth century, what did Eugene Delacroix's work typically feature?
dramatic, colorful scenes
Romantics and early nationalists investigated folk songs, folk tales, and proverbs in order to
find the unique greatness of every people in its folk culture
The British Corn Laws of 1815 were enacted with the goal of
forbidding the importation of foreign grain unless prices in Britain reached very high levels, selfishly benefiting the aristocratic landowners in Britain
In Great Britain the Great Reform Bill of 1832
gave greater representation to the new, industrial areas of the nation
Metternich believed that _________ was responsible for the warfare and bloodshed of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centures
liberalism
Charles Fourier, a Utopian socialist, envisioned what?
mathematically precise, self-sufficient communities and abolition of marriage, free unions based on love
The victorious allies at the Congress of Vienna were guided by______________
principle of balance of power
According to Joseph Proudhon, property was
profit stolen from workers
The Karlsbad Decrees of 1819
required members of the German Confederation to root out subversive ideas and to spy on liberal and radical organizations
According to the doctrine of laissez faire, the government should intervene in
the economy as little as possible
What did Henri de Saint-Simon believe in 19th century?
the key to progress was proper social organization
The Chartist movement in Britain in 1830s and 1840s demanded
universal male suffrage
