Chapter 12 Test Flashcards
What contribution did napoleon make to French law?
Code Napoleon
What two countries mentioned in this chapter achieved unification through nationalism? 
Italy and Germany
Which nation controlled and annexed eastern Poland after the Congress of Vienna?
Russia
What eastern Europe country was partitioned by powerful neighboring countries, and regained its independence only after World War I?
Poland
What term describes devotion and loyalty to one’s own people and country? 
Nationalism 
The Belgium revolted, and became independent from what country?
 The Netherlands 
 what nation revolted and obtained independence from the Ottoman empire with help from other European countries?
Greece
What nation experienced a war for independence that was partly based on ideas from the enlightenment and the reformation?
United States
What nation controlled an annexed eastern Poland?
Russia
The Zollverein was an economic union that led to the unification of what country?
Germany
What country was involved in a dispute with Prussia concerning control of Schleswig and Holestine ?
Denmark
What are the three reasons that Napoleon was able to seize power?
1. Chaos in France
2. His military success
3. The overthrow of the directory
What were three effects of the French revolution on French society? 
- Decreased power of the Roman church
- Secularization of marriage
- State-controlled education
What three reasons were motivation for nationalism? 
- To escape of an oppressive power
- To seek equality for citizens
- To justify oppressing others
What nationalist formed the red shirts and conquered Sicily and Naples?
Garibaldi 
Who was an Italian nationalist who formed a group called young Italy?
Mazzini 
Who was the first Kaiser of United Germany?
Wilhelm I
Who was the chancellor of Persia who became the driving force behind political unification of the German states?
Otto van Bismarck 
In what country did Napoleon lose the majority of his men because of enemy soldiers and harsh weather conditions? 
Russia 
The declaration of the rights of man was an important document, and what country?
France
What is the name of the committee that led Francis revolutionary government?
The committee of public safety
Who was the king of France at the start of the French revolution?
Louis XIV
Who was the queen of France during the French revolution?
Marie Antoinette 
What French writer described and endorsed enlightenment ideals?
Voltaire 
French aristocrats and nobles were members of what estate?
Second
What are three contrasts of the French revolution and the American revolution?
1. France rejected the protestant reformation, the Americans colonies were founded by the protestants
2. French Accepted enlightenment ideas without biblical restraints,  and in the opposite Americans did accept enlightenment, ideas with biblical restraints
3. the French opposed religion and established a secular state in America they maintained their religious beliefs and experienced a spiritual awakening 
Why did the desire for nationalism sweep across Europe?
- to escape the control of an oppressive power
- Seek equality for citizens
- Combine regions with a common language or culture.

