Chapter 14 Quiz

Prussian reforms included which of the following in the early nineteenth century?

A constitution

Which of the following statements best describes Metternich?

Each of these statements can be used to describe Metternich.

The Risorgimento was a/an

Italian nationalist movement.

Who founded the organization known as Young Italy?

Mazzini

During the war between France and Prussia

Napoleon III was captured and Parisians were threatened with starvation.

Which of the following contributed to the demise of the revolutionary efforts in 1848−1849?

Nationalist rivalries

At the Congress of Vienna, Alexander I was mistrusted by most of the diplomats attending because he

considered himself the only one who could save Europe.

After the 1848 revolution, German liberals

lost control of their temporary governments and were discredited.

In street fighting in European cities

regular forces ultimately proved able to defeat fractionalized and inexperienced revolutionaries.

Liberal gains due to the 1848 revolutions included the right to vote by all Frenchmen, the abolition of serfdom in Austria, and

the establishment of parliament in Prussia.

Factors that relate to the German revolution of 1848 include each of the following except

the strong Marxian influence among German workers.

According to the author, the major impact of the 1848 revolutions in Germany was

the thwarting of liberal ambitions and the ultimate adoption of nationalism by the German middle classes.

According to the authors, Bismarck

used the Franco Prussian War to gain Southern German support.

Count Cavour, it may be said

was the primary architect of Italian unification.

Metternich's approach to European politics involved

working for a restoration of a balance of power.