Chapter 12

Question 1

All of the following are consistent with the goals of 19th c. Liberals except

Answer 1

the desire to maintain the eco restraints associated with mercantilism or the regulated eco. of enlightened absolutists

Question 2

The Six Acts attempted to

Answer 2

prevent radical leaders from agitating and to give the authorities new powers

Question 3

What did the Four Ordinances issued by Charles X do?

Answer 3

restricted freedom of the press, dissolved recently elected Chamber of Deputies, limited the franchise to the wealthiest, called for new elections

Question 4

Which of the following correctly identifies the major pillars of the 19th c conservatism?

Answer 4

legit monarchies, landed aristocracies, est. churches

Question 5

The major powers at the Congress of Vienna included

Answer 5

Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain

Question 6

The Charter provided for a

Answer 6

hereditary monarchy and a bicameral legislature

Question 7

19th c. liberals derived some of their political ideas from the

Answer 7

writers of the Enlighment

Question 8

In Dec. 1816, an unruly mass meeting took place near London. As a result of this disturbance Parliament

Answer 8

extended existing laws against seditious gatherings and executed nearly 500 people

Question 9

Which of the following events illustrated to Russian soldiers how backward and politically stifled their own nation remained?

Answer 9

Russia’s occupation of France

Question 10

As a political outlook, nationalism was and is based on the relatively modern concept that a nation is composed of people who are joined together by the bonds of a common

Answer 10

language, customs, culture, and history

Question 11

While European powers were plotting conservative interventions in Italy and Spain, a third Mediterranean revolt erupted in

Answer 11

Greece

Question 12

This secret Russian society was more moderate; while it favored constitutional monarchy and the abolition of serfdom, it wanted to protect the interests of the monarchy

Answer 12

Northern Society

Question 13

He lowered interest rates on government bonds in order to create a fund to pay an annual sum to the survivors of the emigres who forfeited land, restored the rule of primogeniture, and enacted a law that punished sacrilege with imprisonment or death

Answer 13

Charles X

Question 14

Tsar Alexander I turned away from reform and at home and abroad took the lead in suppressing

Answer 14

liberalism and nationalism

Question 15

The early 19th century statesman who, more than any other, epitomized conservatism was the Austrian prince

Answer 15

Metternich

Question 16

Although this revolt failed completely, it was the first rebellion in modern Russian history whose instigators had specific political goals

Answer 16

Decembrist Revolt

Question 17

Early 19th century nationalism directly opposed the principle upheld at the Congress of Vienna that

Answer 17

legit monarchies/dynasties, rather than ethnicity, provide the basis for political unity

Question 18

The Concert of Europe refers to the

Answer 18

new informal arrangement for resolving mutual foreign policy issues

Question 19

The single most powerful European political ideology of the 19th century proved to be

Answer 19

nationalism

Question 20

Louis XVIII agreed to become a

Answer 20

constitutional monarch

Question 21

The vast majority of nationalists believed all of the following except

Answer 21

legitimate monarchies provide a basis for political unity

Question 22

All of the following national groups sought independence from their host states except the

Answer 22

Romani

Question 23

The author who associated nationhood with the divine order of things was

Answer 23

Burke

Question 24

19th century liberalism is associated with all of the following except

Answer 24

representation

Question 25

The pillars of 19th century conservatism include all of the following except

Answer 25

written constitutions

Question 26

The Decembrist Revolt was led by

Answer 26

junior officers

Question 27

Nicholas I saw serfdom as

Answer 27

a great evil, but too dangerous to reform

Question 28

In the French elections of 1830, the liberals

Answer 28

won a stunning victory

Question 29

The real goal of early 19th century political liberals was

Answer 29

political reforms based on private property

Question 30

In July 1819, Metternich suppressed student organizations with the

Answer 30

Carlsbad Decree

Question 31

The Cato Street Conspiracy was

Answer 31

a plot to blow up the cabinet

Question 32

The Russians established a special relationship with independent Serbia for all of the following reasons except

Answer 32

continuation of its expansion policy in the region

Question 33

The two liberators of South America from Spain were

Answer 33

Simon Bolivar and San Martin

Question 34

France formally recognized Haitian independence in

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1804

Question 35

The wars of independence in South America were led by

Answer 35

creoles

Question 36

What power lost territory and prestige as a result of the Greek Revolution of 1821?

Answer 36

Ottoman Empire

Question 37

The Great Reform Bill of 1832 finally passed because

Answer 37

of the Peterloo Massacre

Question 38

The purpose of the Catholic Emancipation Act was to

Answer 38

allow Catholics seats in Parliament

Question 39

Under Metternich’s leadership in the early 1820’s, Austria moved to suppress revolutions in

Answer 39

Spain and Italy

Question 40

Charles X’s reign was associated with all of the following except

Answer 40

alliance with the middle class